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Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Skyfall Lead Record Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office
Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Skyfall Lead Record Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office
November 25, 2012

Bella and Bond are a winning combination.

Breaking Dawn - Part 2 and Skyfall brought in an estimated $64 million and $51.1 million, respectively, over the five-day holiday weekend, leading the way to record-setting Thanksgiving revenue, according to numbers released Sunday, Nov. 25, by Box Office Mojo.

(Both movies were tops last weekend as well, with the fifth and final Twilight film -- which stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson**, and Taylor Lautner** -- earning approximately $141.3 million, and the new James Bond flick, starring Daniel Craig as 007, raking in $41.5 million.)

In third place was Steven Spielberg's Civil War-era drama, Lincoln, featuring Daniel Day-Lewis as America's famed 16th president. It grossed a respectable $34 million over the long weekend, which began Wednesday, Nov. 21.

Rounding out the top five were two new movies: the animated flick Rise of the Guardians, with $32 million in revenue, and Ang Lee's Life of Pi, based on the 2001 fantasy-adventure novel by Yann Martel, which brought in some $30.1 million.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the combined totals for the five films contributed to the biggest Thanksgiving weekend box office ever, with overall revenues ringing in at more than $290 million from Wednesday to Sunday. That easily tops the previous record of $273 million, which was set in 2009 when another Twilight movie, New Moon, led the holiday weekend.

This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Skyfall Lead Record Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office


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It will be a great if I never have to hear anything more about Twilight...
Posted by linz*13 November 26, 2012, 3:34 pm
breaking dawn pt2 was amazing!!! the best one!!! can't wait to see it again!!
Posted by hollyanne November 26, 2012, 12:31 am
Dnt care for twilight but skyfall bad azz
Posted by lyav November 25, 2012, 10:43 pm
Still don't care for Twilight.
Posted by Coffee & Cigarettes November 25, 2012, 8:51 pm
BD Part 2 was AMAZING!!! Can't wait 2 see it again!
Posted by KendraCO November 25, 2012, 6:52 pm
Neither movie looks appealing to me. My 20 year old daughter wants to see Breaking Dawn Part 2.
Posted by Ninja killer November 25, 2012, 5:36 pm
I loved the twist at the end of Breaking Dawn part 2! ;)
Posted by Jellyfish Forever November 25, 2012, 4:32 pm
Skyfall and Breaking dawn are still a must see for me. Skyfall looks like a bad azz great movie!!!
Posted by XD**Sjay\'sBelle((/^_^)\\) November 25, 2012, 4:29 pm
Breaking dawn-good Skyfall- fantastic
Posted by sâtánika November 25, 2012, 4:21 pm
Can't wait to see Breaking Dawn, Skyfall looks awesome too.
Posted by Bella*S November 25, 2012, 3:28 pm

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