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Weekend Box Office For December 5 – 7

#1 Four Christmases from Warner Bros. holds at #1 bringing in $18.1 million, down 41%, bringing total earnings to $70,843,000. Christmases showed in 3335 theaters, thats up 25. Budget was $80 million.

#2 Twilight holds at #2 bringing in $13.1 million, down 49%, bringing total earnings to $138,552,000. Twilight showed in 3620 theaters, up 195. Budget was $37 million.

#3 Bolt holds at #3 this weekend bringing in $9.6 million, thats up 63% over last bringing total earnings to $79,281,000. Bolt showed in 3516 theaters, down 138. Budget is unknown.

#4 Australia from Summit rises to #4 bringing in $7 million, down 52%, earning a total of $30,869,000. Australia showed in 2721 theaters, up 79. Budget was $130 million.

#5 Quantum of Solace drops to #5 this weekend bringing in $6.6 million, down 65%, bringing its total to $151,468,000. Solace showed in 3423 theaters, thats down 78. Budget was $200 million.

Rounding out the top 10 are:

#6 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa : Weekend Gross: $5,100,000, down 64% / Theaters: 3317, down 392 / Gross: $165,675,000 / Budget $150 million

#7 Transporter 3 : Weekend Gross: $4,500,000, down 62% / Theaters: 2626 / Gross:$25,381,000 / Budget unknown

#8 Punisher: War Zone : Weekend Gross: $4,000,000, / Theaters: 2508, / Gross: $4,000,000 / Budget: $35 million

#9 Cadillac Records : Weekend Gross: $3,500,000 / Theaters: 686 / Gross: $3,500,000 / Budget: $12 million

#10 Role Models : Weekend Gross: $2,622,000, down 50% / Theaters: 1907, down 288 / Gross: $61,665,000 / Budget $28 million

A note on “Gross”: On average, studios will earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.

Sources:

Box Office Mojo

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