'Potter', Family Films Dominate Box Office

Family-friendly films dominated the box office over the US Thanksgiving weekend, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I bringing in another $50.3 million in grosses for $220.3 million to date.  The seventh film in the series is holding up well, taking strategic advantage of the holiday weekend to increase its grosses rapidly.  The film's weekend numbers were down 60%, but this is not surprising considering the film had a massive opening the week prior.

In second place was

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Harry Potter Magical

Unsurprisingly, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 took the box office crown over its opening weekend.  The seventh film in the series grossed a whopping $125.1 million since opening on Thursday night.  Previous films in the Harry Potter series have had total domestic grosses in the $300 million range (and typically close to or exceeding $1 billion worldwide).  Deathly Hallows Part 1 is on an early track to match, or even exceed, those grosses as audience anticipation of the final chapter in the popular series opening next year builds.

Second place went to the box office king from the prior two weekends,

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Megamind Unstoppable in Second Week

DreamWorks' latest animated foray, Megamind, continued to dominate the box office in its second weekend.  Down a reasonable 35% from its opening weekend, the 3-D animated film pulled in another $30 million, taking its total to $89.8 million after only two weeks.

Second place went to Unstoppable, Director Tony Scott's latest action film about a runaway train.  The Denzel Washington/Chris Pine-starring film opened with

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Megamind Gets Mega-Numbers

DreamWorks Animation's latest 3-D animated film, Megamind, got off to a stellar start in a weekend that saw three new wide releases post good numbers.

Megamind opened with a stellar $47.6 million, great numbers for a family film in the early part of November.  The film wasn't cheap to produce, with a budget estimated north of $130 million, but family films tend to do well through the holiday season.  Audience reaction to the film is also very strong, with a great CinemaScore rating.  As long as Megamind can hold on to its screens, DreamWorks shouldn't have a problem recouping their investment.

Second place went to Warner Bros' Due Date, starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Zach Galifianakis.  The latest film from director

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