Monday, November 28, 2011

"Twilight" lights up box offices for 2nd week (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) ? The "Twilight" vampire movie hovered at the top of box office charts for a second straight week, beating a revival of "The Muppets" and other family fare during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1" earned an estimated $42 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters from Friday through Sunday, according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters.

"The Muppets," a movie that returns Kermit, Miss Piggy and their puppet friends to the big screen for the first time in 12 years, finished in second place with $29.5 million over three days. Third place for the weekend belonged to 3D animated film "Happy Feet Two," which brought in $13.4 million.

Walt Disney Co released "The Muppets." Privately held Summit Entertainment distributed "Breaking Dawn: Part 1." "Happy Feet Two" was distributed by Time Warner Inc unit Warner Bros.

(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Bill Trott)

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20111127/en_nm/us_boxoffice

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