Seth Gordon’s holiday comedy Four Christmases topped the North American box office this Thanksgiving weekend with US$31.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon as a couple paying a visit to all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day, the film lifted its domestic total to $46.7 million after only five days in release.
Jumping to No. 2 this weekend was Walt Disney’s Bolt, which collected another $26.5 million and brought its cumulative gross to $66.8 million. Featuring the voices of John Travolta and Miley Cyrus, the animated adventure follows a dog who believes he has superpowers until he realizes he’s merely the star of a popular TV show.
At No. 3, Catherine Hardwicke’s vampire romance Twilight took home $26.3 million, reaching an impressive total haul of $119.6 million after a two-week run. With Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in the lead roles, the movie focuses on a teenage girl falling in love with a friendly vampire.
Dropping to fourth place was Marc Forster’s 007 adventure Quantum of Solace, which pulled in $19.5 million. The cumulative gross of the 22nd official James Bond film now stands at $142 million after only three weeks in release.
Debuting at a lowly No. 5 was Baz Luhrmann’s epic adventure Australia, which earned $14.8 million from 2,642 locations. In the film, Nicole Kidman plays an English aristocrat who falls in love with a stockman (Hugh Jackman) during her stay in Australia.
Following closely at No. 6 with $14.5 million was Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, which brought its total gross to $159.5 million. New entry Transporter 3 only made it to seventh place with $12.3 million. Its domestic total currently stands at $18.5 million.
Near the bottom of the top ten, David Wain’s surprise hit Role Models collected $5.2 million at No. 8 for a total of $57.8 million, while The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which has just earned Vera Farmiga the best actress award at the British Independent Film Awards, reached a cumulative gross of $5.1 million in ninth place.
Rounding out the top 10 was Gus Van Sant’s latest drama Milk, which opened at only 36 locations but managed to pull in $1.3 million. In the film, Sean Penn stars a Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected into public office in the United States.
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)