Patrons flocked to the box office over the extended Holiday weekend, providing Hollywood with its own holiday prize, the second biggest Thanksgiving weekend ever. Studios estimate an overall 5-day total of $236 million, with Warner Bros.’ seasonal comedy “Four Christmases” leading the way a weekend total of $31.7 million. The comedy, starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon, was able to pull in a total take of $46.7 million over the extended Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Disney’s animated “Bolt,” which features a dog who believes his fictional television star superhero powers are real, took the number two slot over the three-day period grossing $26.6 million, but finished third over the extended holiday weekend to the film “Twilight”. “Bolt” came in with $36 million over the five days compared to the $39.5 brought in by “Twilight”.
James Bond scored number four as Sony’s “Quantum of Solace” earned $19.5 million in its third weekend out, with 28.1 over the extended weekend. Rounding out the top five was “Australia” starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. The film earned $14.8 million over the weekend and $20 million since opening on Wednesday.
Gus Van Sant’s highly acclaimed “Milk” starring Sean Penn opened on only 36 screens, making a five-day debut of $1.87 million and a three-day count of $1.4. The Focus Feature biopic details the rise and subsequent assassination of San Francisco’s Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician. The film will expand in coming weeks.
Box Office Grosses
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Rank | Title | Weekend | Total Gross |
1 | Four Christmases (2008) | $46.7M | $46.7M |
2 | Twilight (2008/I) | $39.5M | $120M |
3 | Bolt (2008) | $36M | $66.9M |
4 | Quantum of Solace (2008) | $28.1M | $142M |
5 | Australia (2008) | $20M | $20M |
6 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) | $19.6M | $160M |
7 | Transporter 3 (2008) | $18.5M | $18.5M |
8 | Role Models (2008) | $7.81M | $57.9M |
9 | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) | $2.19M | $5.16M |
10 | Milk (2008) | $1.87M | $1.87M |