'Deathly Hallows, Part 1' continues to enchant moviegoers.
By Josh Wigler
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I"
Photo: Warner Bros.
As people across the country recover from their Thanksgiving turkey comas, it's clear that moviegoers remained energetic throughout the five-day holiday box-office weekend. Thanks to the combined efforts of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1" and "Tangled," this past weekend was the second-highest-grossing Thanksgiving period on record, second only to last year when "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" and "The Blind Side" battled it out.
"Harry Potter" led the charge, soaring away from the five-day weekend with $76.3 million in its pocket, $50.4 million of which was made during the standard Friday-through-Sunday timeframe. The seventh installment in the beloved novel-turned-film series has earned $220.4 million after two weekends in theaters, an impressive result that's bound to get shattered when the second half of "Deathly Hallows" arrives next summer.
But Harry, Ron and Hermione didn't earn first place without a fight, as Disney's "Tangled" provided some stiff competition. Both movies targeted similar family-friendly crowds, and while "Harry Potter" won in the end, it was a close race. "Tangled" ended its five-day debut with $69 million, less than $10 million behind "Harry." It was even closer when examining the standard three-day totals of each film, where "Potter" outpaced "Tangled" by less than $1 million. Of course, it can't be ignored that "Tangled" debuted in almost 2,500 3-D locations — meaning higher ticket prices — while Warner Bros. opted to skip 3-D altogether for the first "Deathly Hallows" installment.
"Tangled" performed the best of the weekend's new releases, with Cher and Christina Aguilera's "Burlesque" coming in a distant second with a $17.2 million fourth-place finish. Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway's "Love & Other Drugs" and Dwayne Johnson's "Faster" fell flat, arriving in sixth and seventh place with $14 million and $12.2 million respectively over the five-day holiday weekend.
The Box-Office Top Five
#1 "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1" ($76.3 million)
#2 "Tangled" ($69 million)
#3 "Megamind" ($17.6 million)
#4 "Burlesque" ($17.2 million)
#5 "Unstoppable" ($16.2 million)
Upcoming Releases
"The Warrior's Way" kicks its way into the box-office arena next weekend, while director Darren Aronofsky and actress Natalie Portman's "Black Swan" dances in limited release.
Check out everything we've got on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1," "Tangled" and "Megamind."
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