Box Office Thoughts for the Weekend of November 28, 2008

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The grosses for this week vary slightly depending whether you are counting the normal three day weekend or the five day Thanksgiving weekend.

Since I don’t live in the U.S., I will be looking at the three-day totals, for the five day totals, click here.

Four Christmases topped the box office with an estimated gross of $31.7M. Last week’s top film, Twilight dropped to third place with an estimated $26.4M, while Bolt moved up one to second with an estimated $26.6M.

Australia opened in fifth place, with an estimated $14.8M. This is a bit surprising, since I would have expected it to open a bit higher.

Transporter 3 opened in seventh with an estimated $7.3M, and, even though it opened in a limited release of 36 screens, Milk opened in tenth place with an estimated $1.4M.

And that’s the box office thoughts for the week.

Sean Patrick Kelly

Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.