Box Office: Twilight Owns Thanksgiving at the Theaters

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 held on to the Number 1 spot at the Box Office throughout the five day Thanksgiving holiday weekend, easily staving off all new-comers.   The return of The Muppets to the big screen bowed at Number 2, but still pulled in an impressive $42 million over the holiday. Martin Scorsese's Hugo only reached the Number 5 spot, but it did not have as wide of a release and will expand into more theaters this coming weekend. You can read more about the weekend Box Office results at this link.

Genre Films at the Box Office the Weekend of November 23-27 (Based on Early Estimates*):
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Rank - 1 (LW - 1) / Revenue - $62.3 MM / Fresh Rating - 28%
The Muppets Rank - 2 (LW - n/a) / Revenue - $42.0 MM / Fresh Rating - 98%
Arthur Christmas Rank - 4 (LW - n/a) / Revenue - $17.0 MM / Fresh Rating - 92%
Hugo Rank - 5 (LW - n/a) / Revenue - $15.4 MM / Fresh Rating - 96%
The Immortals Rank - 7 (LW - 3) / Revenue - $12.5 MM / Fresh Rating - 38%
Puss in Boots Rank - 8 (LW - 5) / Revenue - $10.4 MM / Fresh Rating - 81%
In Time Rank - 14 (LW - 9) / Revenue - $0.8 MM / Fresh Rating - 36%
Paranormal Activity 3 Rank - 19 (LW - 11) / Revenue - $0.3 MM / Fresh Rating - 72%


Source: Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo / Fresh Rating - Rotten Tomatoes

*Box Office results are based on the weekend's early estimates and the chart ranks and revenue can change when the final numbers are tallied.