Four Christmases continues to spread holiday cheer at the box office
Movies December 9, 2008 By Laurie A. Trotta
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
