With no new wide release in the traditionally slow weekend for box office after Thanksgiving, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 [TWLI4] earned an estimated $16.9 million to three-peat at number one. The vampire romance has already drawn $247.3 million.
The Muppets [MUPET] proved to be extremely front-loaded, dropping 62% to $11.2 million in its second weekend. The movie apparently appealed more to fanboys than family movigoers.
Moving up to third place after opening fifth last week, Hugo [HUGO] declined just 33% to $7.6 million for its sophomore session.
Remaining in fourth place, Arthur Christmas [ARTHC] also held well, decreasing 39% to $7.4 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PT. 1 | $16,900,000 | $247,290,944 |
| 2 | THE MUPPETS | $11,200,000 | $56,100,000 |
| 3 | HUGO | $7,625,000 | $25,188,476 |
| 4 | ARTHUR CHRISTMAS | $7,350,000 | $25,292,000 |
| 5 | HAPPY FEET TWO | $6,000,000 | $51,785,000 |
| 6 | JACK AND JILL | $5,500,000 | $64,308,000 |
| 7 | THE DESCENDANTS | $5,200,000 | $18,087,330 |
| 8 | IMMORTALS | $4,394,000 | $75,588,285 |
| 9 | TOWER HEIST | $4,134,880 | $70,779,710 |
| 10 | PUSS IN BOOTS | $3,050,000 | $139,522,201 |
| 11 | J. EDGAR | $2,400,000 | $32,661,000 |
| 12 | MY WEEK WITH MARILYN | $1,180,000 | $3,861,206 |
Tag(s): TWLI4, MUPET, HUGO, ARTHC