Box Office: Same story as 'Breaking Dawn, Pt. 2' and 'Skyfall' dominate Thanksgiving
'Rise of the Guardians' looks like a major disappointment
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There was little change at the box office on Thanksgiving as most of America sat down with family and friends to enjoy a holiday meal.
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Pt. 2" remained in the top spot with another $8 million and $183 million so far. It's tracking slightly ahead of "Part 1" which was at $179.1 million at this point last year.
"Skyfall" remained in the second slot with $7.6 million and $185.7 million domestically. The 23rd James Bond flick has now grossed a franchise record $693.6 million worldwide.
Third place went to Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" which continues to draw in moviegoers who only go to the theater a few times a year. The period drama found another $4.8 million in only 2,018 theaters for a superb $37.1 million in just 14 days.
"Life of Pi" had a nice 23% jump from its opening day for a $4.5 million take and $8.2 million so far. The Ang Lee 3D epic could easily crack $30 million by end of day Sunday.
Disappointing in fifth is DreamWorks Animations' "Rise of the Guardians." The family friendly flick should rebound on Friday and Saturday, but Thursday's $3.7 million and a two-day gross of $8.5 million was not what the independent animation studio was hoping for.
More disheartening for DWA? The critically lambasted "Red Dawn" had a better per screen average ($1,209 vs. $1,021 for "Guardians") pulling in another $3.2 million and $7.4 million so far.
Look for more box office updates throughout the weekend on HitFix.
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November 23, 2012 at 6:51PM EST Reply to CommentRise of the Guardians was a major misfire. It looked beautiful and the characters were well-conceived, but why would you put so much energy into creating such quirky versions of characters like Santa or the Easter Bunny and then put them into a blatantly mundane and pedestrian story? The quirk factor of the characters needed to carry over to the tone and plot of the movie...it did not.
And Lincoln was a great 1 hour 50 minute movie trapped in a 2 hour 29 minute movie. Anything not having to do with hustling the votes (with the exception of a few Mary Todd scenes) was a drag and pure Spielberg schmaltz. That being said, somebody give James Spader's character his own film!