Via:Ballerstatus.com
The new Harry Potter film battled it out with the animated “Tangled” during the long holiday weekend, but in the end, the young wizard came out on top.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” remained the #1 movie in its second weekend, pulling in $50.3 million to bring its domestic take to $220 million. Worldwide, it’s at over $609 million. That’s a lot of ticket sales!
Coming in at a close second is the latest Disney cartoon musical, “Tangled” with Mandy Moore providing the voice of fairy-tale princess Rapunzel. It earned $49.1 million over the weekend, but $69 million since its opening the day before Thanksgiving.
The animated “Megamind” came in at #3 with $12.8 million to bring its total to $130 million, while “Unstoppable” closed out the top 5 with $11.7 million.
Three other new wide releases had moderate openings.
Christina Aguilera and Cher’s song-and-dance tale, “Burlesque”, had the largest debut behind “Tangled,” coming in at #4 with $11.8 million and a five-day total of $17.2 million since premiering Wednesday
Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway’s romance, “Love & Other Drugs”, opened at #6 with a three-day haul of $9.9 million and a total of $14 million since opening Wednesday.
And, Dwayne Johnson’s action tale “Faster” opened at #7 with $8.7 million for the weekend and $12.2 million since its Wednesday debut.
That’s a wrap for this weekend. Next weekend, look out for the new Kate Bosworth western “The Warrior’s Way.”
This weekend’s top 10 is as follows:
1 – “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,” $50.3 million.
2 – “Tangled,” $49.1 million.
3 – “Megamind,” $12.9 million.
4 – “Burlesque,” $11.8 million.
5 – “Unstoppable,” $11.75 million.
6 – “Love & Other Drugs,” $9.9 million.
7 – “Faster,” $8.7 million.
8 – “Due Date,” $7.3 million.
9 – “The Next Three Days,” $4.8 million.
10 – “Morning Glory,” $4 million.
