Box Office: Twilight, James Bond Stay On Top During Plump Thanksgiving Weekend

Rise of the Guardians | Photo Credits: DreamWorks

Audiences had plenty of new releases to feast on over the holiday weekend at the box office, but last weekend's top three showed impressive staying power.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 grossed an estimated $ 43. million — the highest second weekend ever for a Twilight movie, according to Box Office Mojo.  At No. 2, Skyfall also broke a record, specifically for the highest-grossing James Bond movie ever, thanks in part to its third weekend haul of $ 36 million, which brings its total to $ 2217 million. Lincoln, again, took third place with $ 25 million.

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In fourth place, Rise of the Guardians rose above the rest of the new releases with a $ 24 million debut. Another new release, Ang Lee's dreamy adaptation of the acclaimed novel Life of Pi, followed at No. 5 with $ 22 million.

At No. 6, Wreck-It Ralph grabbed $ 16.8 million. The third major new release of the weekend, the long-delayed Red Dawn, opened to $ 14.6 million.

Rounding out the top 10: Flight (No. 8, $ 8.6 million), Silver Linings Playbook (No. 9, $ 4.6 million) and Argo  (No. 10, $ 3.9 million).

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