Box Office: Twilight Drops Out of the Number 1 Spot

Another weekend with no new genre releases, but after three weeks in a row at the top The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 slipped to the Number 3 slot, beat out by non-genre films New Year's Eve and The Sitter. This coming weekend brings the releases of Mission: Impossible 4 and Sherlock Holmes 2, so expect a furious battle between those two for the top spot next. You can read more about the weekend Box Office results at this link.

Genre Films at the Box Office the Weekend of December 9-11 (Based on Early Estimates*):
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Rank - 3 (LW - 1) / Revenue - $7.9 MM / Fresh Rating - 28%
The Muppets Rank - 4 (LW - 2) / Revenue - $7.1 MM / Fresh Rating - 98%
Arthur Christmas Rank - 5 (LW - 4) / Revenue - $6.6 MM / Fresh Rating - 92%
Hugo Rank - 6 (LW - 3) / Revenue - $6.1 MM / Fresh Rating - 96%
The Immortals Rank - 10 (LW - 8) / Revenue - $2.4 MM / Fresh Rating - 38%
Puss in Boots Rank - 12 (LW - 10) / Revenue - $1.7 MM / Fresh Rating - 81%


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.