Movie fans continued to enjoy light holiday fare at the box office this weekend, ending December 7, giving the Reese Witherspoon/Vince Vaughn vehicle “Four Christmases” its second straight first place showing. The comedy raked in approximately $18.2 million for a total of $70.1 million to date, according to studio estimates.
The teen vampire romance “Twilight” continued it solid showing, sinking its teeth into a $13.2 million bite for second place in its third week out, and the animated children’s film “Bolt” from Disney earned $9.7 million for third place. Visionary filmmaker Baz Lehrman’s epic “Australia” was fourth in its second week out at $7 million.
The latest James Bond film, “Quantum of Solace,” earned $6.6 million for fifth place, and has taken in more than $150 million to date. A second children’s film, the animated “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” earned $5.1 million for sixth place, followed by “Transporter 3” with $4.5 million.
The bloody action film “Punisher: War Zone” made its debut at No. 8 with a gross of just $4 million. “Cadillac Records,” the critically acclaimed music film about the early days of legendary Chess Records, was just behind with $3.5 million in limited release.
Box Office Grosses
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| Rank | Title | Weekend | Total Gross |
| 1 | Four Christmases (2008) | $18.2M | $70.8M |
| 2 | Twilight (2008/I) | $13.2M | $139M |
| 3 | Bolt (2008) | $9.7M | $79.3M |
| 4 | Australia (2008) | $7M | $30.9M |
| 5 | Quantum of Solace (2008) | $6.6M | $151M |
| 6 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) | $5.1M | $166M |
| 7 | Transporter 3 (2008) | $4.5M | $25.4M |
| 8 | Punisher: War Zone (2008) | $4M | $4M |
| 9 | Cadillac Records (2008) | $3.5M | $3.5M |
| 10 | Role Models (2008) | $2.62M | $61.7M |
Source: IMDB.com