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Weekend US box office report: Harry Potter's magical weekend part 2

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Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part I

Lots of new releases battle it out at the box office, but it's Tangled and Harry Potter that prevail...

In its second week of wide release, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 easily surpassed $220 million in US grosses. It has taken in just under $610 million internationally. It also fought off Disney's highest-grossing non-Pixar release ever to retain the box office crown over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Harry Potter's latest adventure grossed a staggering $50.3 million in its second weekend, holding off the game challenge of Tangled, which took second with $49.1 million. That's an incredible showing, made possible due to the incredible power of a four-day weekend off from school.

It's no wonder that the family fare dominated the weekend. The other new releases, Burlesque (fourth place, $11.8 million), Love And Other Drugs (sixth place, $9.85 million) and Faster (seventh place, $8.7 million), couldn't hold a candle to the power of the Harry Potter franchise, the allure of a Shrek-style fairy tale retelling in Tangled, and of course, the continued drawing power of the weekend's other big-budget family animation, Megamind (third place, $12.85 million). Rounding out the top five was Unstoppable, which took in $11.75 million.

The numbers are drawn in even more stark relief when you look at the five-day holiday totals. Harry Potter outgrossed Tangled by an even wider margin over the holiday, with HP7 picking up $76 million versus Tangled's $69 million. The other flicks aren't even in the same league as these two, but it really shows just how strong Harry Potter's fanbase is that it's still drawing such huge interest long after the opening weekend has ended.

With five new releases for the weekend, it pushed a lot of other flicks out of the top ten. Megamind and Unstoppable weren't so harmed by the release glut, but the other films took a big hit.

Dropping to eighth this weekend after a respectable fourth last weekend was Due Date. The flick managed only $7.3 million over the week, but that pushes its total to date to $85 million. I thought for sure it'd break $100m, and it's not out yet, but its days are numbered.

Dropping out of the top five after last weekend was The Next Three Days. It managed only $4.8 million, and so far has only taken in $14.5 million in two weeks. That's not a good sign for the Lionsgate thriller.

Rounding out the top ten is Morning Glory. The Rachel McAdams vehicle picked up $4 million in the US, and looks to be bleeding box office faster than its $40 million budget would like. It's kind of a shame, because if the movie isn't successful, that means Harrison Ford might think twice before signing on for that next big comedic role, and I think he's a great funny actor.

Speaking of great funny actors, as I'm writing this I just got the news of Leslie Nielsen's parting. He lived to be the ripe old age of 84, but it's always kind of stunning when someone you've grown up watching, from Forbidden Planet all the way through his Naked Gun days, passes away. (I was even one of the few people to see Spy Hard in theaters when it came out!) When you think about the scope of the man's career, it's incredible how he hit his most successful streak of film roles at an age when most actors are winding down their careers. He'll definitely be missed.

So, what's out next weekend? Well, I'm glad you asked, because I was going to tell you anyway. It appears that there's only one movie in wide release, and that's the samurai western mash-up The Warrior's Way. However, in limited releases are the long awaited, ill fated comedy I Love You Phillip Morris and the much anticipated Black Swan. I really hope Black Swan rolls out in my city, because I really want to see it.

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