Three new wide releases opened during this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, but moviegoers preferred the familiarity of two franchise holdovers. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 [TWLI5] sucked in an estimates $60.0 million over the 5-day period to lead the weekend box office. The final Twilight film tumbled 69% from its debut when comparing the 3-day portion of its weekend and brought its total to $227.0 million.
Skyfall [JB23] again finished second at $51.0 million. The Bond sequel barely dropped in advancing its total to $221.7 million.
Lincoln [ABE] also remained third with $34.1 million over Thanskgiving. The biopic actually increased 19% over its previous weekend.
Rise of the Guardians [GURDN] debuted with $31.6 million over the long weekend, the lowest opening for DreamWorks Animation since 2006's Flushed Away. Those who saw the holiday-themed film gave it a CinemaScore of A, giving hope for long legs at the box office through the holidays.
Life of Pi [LIFPI] opened at the fifth spot with $30.2 million since Wednesday. The 3D adaptation of the bests-seling novel attracted an audience that was 60% over the age of 25.
Wreck-It Ralph [RALPH] scored another $23.0 million to up its total to $249.5 million.
Red Dawn [RDAWN] earned $22.0 million over five days to debut in seventh place. The remake's audience skewed male at 62%.
| Rank | TITLE | W-T-F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN PT. 2 | $64,020,000 | $226,950,682 |
| 2 | SKYFALL | $51,100,000 | $221,720,344 |
| 3 | LINCOLN | $34,096,000 | $62,177,000 |
| 4 | RISE OF THE GUARDIANS | $32,607,000 | $32,607,000 |
| 5 | LIFE OF PI | $30,150,000 | $30,150,000 |
| 6 | WRECK-IT RALPH | $23,010,000 | $149,512,000 |
| 7 | RED DAWN | $22,000,000 | $22,000,000 |
| 8 | FLIGHT | $11,358,000 | $74,880,000 |
| 9 | SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK | $5,901,000 | $6,450,643 |
| 10 | ARGO | $5,110,000 | $98,114,000 |
| 11 | TAKEN 2 | $1,300,000 | $136,502,898 |
| 12 | ANNA KARENINA | $1,079,000 | $1,464,977 |
Tag(s): TWLI5, JB23, ABE, GURDN, LIFPI, RALPH, RDAWN