Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office Results

The Blind Side nearly knocked off New Moon as the number one movie at the box office over the weekend. New Moon pulled in $42.5 million which was down a stunning but not unanticipated 70%. In comparison The Blind Side shot up over 17% from its opening weekend for $40.1 million. That puts it at $100 million in just nine days of release while New Moon has collected $230 million in the same time frame.

Of the three new movies that released wide on Thanksgiving it was Old Dogs that pulled in the most with $16.8 million for the weekend and a total of $24 million for the five days. Ninja Assassin made $13.1 million to complete the period with $21 million. Fantastic Mr. Fox collected $7 million for a total of $10 million. Fox has the best long term potential considering reviews and word-of-mouth.

1- The Twilight Saga: New Moon $42.5 ($230.7)
2- The Blind Side $40.1 ($100.0)
3- 2012 $18.0 ($138.7)
4- Old Dogs $16.8 ($24.1)
5- A Christmas Carol $16.0 ($105.0)
6- Ninja Assassin $13.1 ($21.0)
7- Planet 51 $10.2 ($28.4)
8- Precious $7.1 ($32.4)
9- Fantastic Mr. Fox $7.0 ($10.1)
10- The Road $1.5 ($2.0)