Box office report for Nov. 30, 2009: “Twilight: New Moon” shines on
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” continued to shine at the box office over the weekend, taking in another $42.5 million to top the charts for a second straight week.
The real-life football drama “The Blind Side” also scored a second weekend touchdown with $40.1 million, again coming in at No. 2 behind “New Moon” but signficantly closing the gap. The film tells the inspirational story of Baltimore Ravens tackle Michael Oher, who played in the Ravens’ Sunday night overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“New Moon” raised its domestic total to $230.7 million after just 10 days. That’s nearly $40 million more than the franchise’s first film, last year’s “Twilight,” took in during its entire 20-week run. The movie’s worldwide gross stands at $473.7 million, according to the Associated Press.
The “Twilight” movies star Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner and adapt Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling four-book series about a teenage love triangle among a human girl, a vampire and a werewolf.
After the frenetic fan frenzy of the opening weekend, this weekend’s take for “New Moon” represented a steep 70 percent drop from the movie’s $142.8 million opening.
But ”The Blind Side” actually saw its haul increase 18 percent from its $34.1 million first weekend, according to the AP. ”The Blind Side” lifted its 10-day total to $100.3 million and has generated Academy Awards buzz for Sandra Bullock, who plays socialite Leigh Anne Tuohy, who adopted Oher and gave him a chance at an education and success.
The two blockbusters led to Hollywood taking in record a record $275 million over the five-day Thanksgiving period, according to the AP.
That surpassed the previous Thanksgiving record of $244.4 million set in 2000, when “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Unbreakable” topped the box office.
With 2009 domestic revenues at $9.5 billion, Hollywood seems poised to break the record of $9.7 billion set in 2007. Studios have a month of prime holiday business ahead, so the industry should easily top the $10 billion mark domestically for the first time, the AP reports.
But a slate of new wide releases didn’t fare so well over the weekend. Disney’s family comedy “Old Dogs,” from Walt Becker, the director of the 2007 hit “Wild Hogs,” came in at No. 4 with $16.8 million for the weekend and $24.1 million since opening Wednesday.
The actioner Ninja Assassin” opened at No. 6 with $13.1 million over the weekend and $21 million since Wednesday.
The wonderful animated comedy “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” which director Wes Anderson (“The Darjeeling Limited”) adapted from a Roald Dahl book, expanded to nationwide release and pulled in $7 million to finish at No. 9.
Here are the top 10 movies, from the AP:
1. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” $42.5 million.
2. “The Blind Side,” $40.1 million.
3. “2012,” $18 million.
4. “Old Dogs,” $16.8 million.
5. “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” $16 million.
6. “Ninja Assassin,” $13.1 million.
7. “Planet 51,” $10.2 million.
8. “Precious: Based on the Novel `Push’ By Sapphire,” $7.1 million.
9. “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” $7 million.
10. “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” $1.5 million.
-BAM
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