U.S Box Office Report - 25th - 27th November 2011

1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 - $42M - $221.3M
2. The Muppets - $29.5M - $42M
3. Happy Feet Two - $13.4M - $43.7M
4. Arthur Christmas - $12.7M - $16.9M
5. Hugo - $11.4M - $15.4M
6. Jack and Jill - $10.3M - $57.4M
7. Immortals - $8.8M - $68.6M
8. Puss in Boots - $7.4M - $135.3M
9 . Tower Heist - $7.3M - $65.4M
10. The Descendants - $7.2M - $10.7M

This weekend's box office might seem almost anti-climatic but that's in part due to the three new films opening on Wednesday, in a hope of scoring some of that lucrative Thanksgiving market. That early opening led to slightly subdued weekend figures. In a real direct clash, three studios opted to open three family friendly films on the same day - and that's on top of Puss in Boots and Happy Feet 2. Having been starved of entertainment of late, the family market found themselves spoilt for choice. Good for the public, not so good for the losing studios. Add into the mix the Thanksgiving holiday and the second frame for Twilight: Breaking Dawn and we have ourselves one very busy box office.

U.S Box Office Report - 18th - 20th November 2011

1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 - $139.5M - $139.5M
2. Happy Feet 2 - $22M - $22M
3. Immortals - $12.2M - $52.9M
4. Jack and Jill - $12M - $41M
5. Puss in Boots - $10.7M - $122.3M
6. Tower Heist - $6.9M - $53.3M
7. J. Edgar - $5.9M - $20.6M
8. A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas - $2.9M - $28.3M
9. In Time - $1.6M - $33.4M
10. The Descendants - $1.25M - $1.25M

Just two wide new releases this frame but one is destined to be amongst the biggest of 2011. Twilight: Breaking Dawn is joined by the Happy Feet sequel and, opening in limited release, Alexander Payne's new flick, The Descendants. After a solid showing last frame, would the Immortals be a one weekend wonder?

U.S Box Office - 11th - 13th November 2011

1. Immortals - $32M - $32M
2. Jack & Jill - $26M - $26M
3. Puss in Boots - $25.5M - $108.8M
4. Tower Heist - $13.2M - $43.8M
5. J. Edgar - $11.4M - $11.4M
6. A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas - $5.9M - $23.2M
7. In Time - $4.1M - $30.6M
8. Paranormal Activity 3 - $3.6M - $100.8M
9. Footloose - $2.7M - $48.7M
10. Real Steel - $2M - $81.7M

We have two new releases this weekend before the latest Twilight film is unleashed (and records potentially smashed). Adam Sandler returns to screens with Jack & Jill and that's joined by Tarsem's sword and sandals epic, Immortals. Also joining the fray in a more limited capacity is J.Edgar, Clint Eastwood's biopic based of the infamous FBI director. Last weekend saw Puss In Boots see off Tower Heist, retaining the top spot for a second frame and witnessing one of the lowest frame to frame drops in recent memory. Could the Shrek spin off make it three in a row?

U.S Box Office Report - 3rd - 5th November 2011

1. Puss in Boots - $33M - $33M
2. Tower Heist - $25.1M - $25.1M
3. A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas - $13M - $13M
4. Paranormal Activity 3 - $8.5M - $95.3M
5. In Time - $7.7M - $24.2M
6. Footloose - $1.4M - $41.7M
7. Real Steel - $3.4M - $78.7M
8. The Rum Diary - $2.9M - $10.4M
9. The Ides of March - $2M - $36.8M
10. Moneyball - $1.9M - $70.3M

Two wide releases join the fight for the top spot this weekend, and they'll be joined next weekend by Immortals and the Adam Sandler comedy Jack & Jill. Last weekend's Puss in Boots will be hoping for a decent hold after its $34M start. The other releases last frame disappointed to varying degrees - In Time made it above $10M but poor word of mouth might kneecap it a week on, while The Rum Diary was billed a failure by the end of its first night. But to this week, we have the ensemble comedy Tower Heist up against the third Harold & Kumar flick - Would Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy be enough to see off the Christmas themed stoners?