The box-office numbers for the Thanksgiving weekend in the United States and Canada are in and THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON has managed to hand on to the number one spot… but only just.
The teen horror flick mustered $42.5 million in five days compared to the newcomer THE BLIND SIDE, which hit at number two with a little over $40.1 million. New Moon suffered a massive 70% drop since last week, which means most fans went out and saw it on that massive opening weekend. THE BLIND SIDE took $57.5 million for five days after opening on Wednesday.
People were still out and about checking out Roland Emmerich’s 2012, which bagged another $18 million. Here’s the rest of the line-up…
1. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” $42,500,000
2. “The Blind Side,” $40,125,000
3. “2012,” $18,000,000
4. “Old Dogs,” $16,846,000
5. “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” $16,003,000
6. “Ninja Assassin,” $13,135,000
7. “Planet 51,” $10,200,000
8. “Precious,” $7,090,000
9. “The Fantastic Mr. Fox,” $7,020,000
10. “The Men Who Stare At Goats,” $1,533,000
Source: Nielsen EDI
