While it wasn’t quite able to reach the series high mark, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1’s outstanding $138.1 million opening indicated that the emo teen vampires are as popular as ever. What does appear to have lost some of its appeal, however, is dancing penguins: Happy Feet Two struggled to even open to half as much as its popular 2006 predecessor.
Breaking Dawn Part 1 is second-best among Twilight movies behind 2009’s New Moon ($142.7 million).
New Movies in Theaters
Just premiered:
- The Twilight Saga:Breaking Dawn Part 1: [Romance, 1 hr. 48 min.] Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Billy Burke.
- Happy Feet Two: [Animation, 1 hr. 45 min.] Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Sofia Vergara, Common, Hugo Weaving.
- The Descendants: [Comedy / Drama, 1 hr. 55 min.] George Clooney, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard, Robert Forster.
Top 10 U.S.A. Weekend Box Office
Weekend: November 18th to 20th, 2011
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 $138,122,261 Total: $138,122,261 Week: 1 - Happy Feet Two $21,237,068 Total: $20,237,068 Week: 1
- (1) Immortals $12,351,959 Total: $53,079,889 Weeks: 2
- (2) Jack and Jill $11,738,573 Total: $40,766,479 Weeks: 2
- (3) Puss in Boots $10,804,311 Total: $122,391,873 Weeks: 4
- (4) Tower Heist $7,105,045 Total: $53,538,820 Weeks: 3
- (5) J. Edgar $5,928,120 Total: $20,722,814 Weeks: 2
- (6) A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas $2,902,434 Total: $28,335,280 Weeks: 3
- (7) In Time $1,710,692 Total: $33,454,533 Weeks: 4
- The Descendants $1,190,096 Total: $1,290,096 Week: 1
(#) = Previous week rank,
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