Official studio estimates:
"@ERCboxoffice: FRIDAY RESULTS: #1 BREAKING DAWN - $17 mil, #2 MUPPETS - $12 mil, #3 HAPPY FEET TWO - $5 mil, #4 ARTHUR XMAS & HUGO - $4.5 mil"
http://www.deadline....stmas-4-hugo-5/
1. Twilight Saga’s Breaking Dawn Part 1 (Summit) Week 2 [4,066 Theaters]
Wednesday $12.5M, Thursday $7.6M, Friday $17M (-76%)
Estimated 3-Day Weekend $41M, Est 5-Day Holiday $61.3M, Est Cume $220.3M
2. The Muppets (Disney) NEW [3,440 Theaters]
Wednesday $7.3M, Thursday $5.5M, Friday $13M
Estimated 3-Day Weekend $31M, Est 5-Day Holiday $43.5M
3. Happy Feet Two 3D (Warner Bros) Week 2 [3,606 Theaters]
Wednesday $3M, Thursday $2M, Friday $5.4M
Estimated 3-Day Weekend $13M (-38%), Est 5-Day Holiday $18M, Est Cume $43.4M
4. Arthur Christmas 3D (Sony Pictures) NEW [3,376 Theaters]
Wednesday $2.8M, Thursday $1.8M, Friday $4.8M
Estimated 3-Day Weekend $12.2M, Est 5-Day Holiday $16.5M
5. Hugo 3D (Paramount) NEW [1,277 Theaters]
Wednesday $1.6M, Thursday $2.3M, Friday $4.4M
Estimated 3-Day Weekend $11M, Est 5-Day Holiday $15M
6. Jack & Jill (Sony) Week 3 [3,438 Theaters]
Wednesday $2.1M, Thursday $1.8M, Friday $4.1M
Estimated 3-Day Weekend $10.2M, Est 5-Day Holiday $14M, Est Cume $57.3M
7. Immortals 3D (Relativity) Week 3 [3,120 Theaters]
Wednesday $2.2M, Thursday $1.8M, Friday $3.7M
Estimated 3-Day Weekend $9.5M, Est 5-Day Holiday $13.3M, Est Cume $69.4M
8. Puss In Boots 3D (DreamWorks Animation/Par) Week 5 [3,005 Theaters]
Wednesday $2M, Thursday $1.3M, Friday $3.3M
Estimated 3-Day Weekend $8.5M, Est 5-Day Holiday $11.5M, Est Cume $136.5M
9. Tower Heist (Universal) Week 4 [2,474 Theaters]
Wednesday $1.4M, Thursday $1.5M, Friday $2.9M
Estimated 3-Day Weekend $7M, Est 5-Day Holiday $10M, Est $65.2M
10. The Descendants (Fox Searchlight) Week 2 [390 Theaters]
Wednesday $1MK, Thursday $1.1M, Friday $2.7M
Estimated 3-Day Weekend $7M, Est 5-Day Holiday $9M, Est Cume $10.5M