Hollywood's Biggest Thanksgiving Box Office Ever

With a record-breaking estimated $288 million at the domestic box office, Hollywood is enjoying its biggest five-day Thanksgiving haul ever.

While new releases Red Dawn, Rise of the Guardians, and Life of Pi proved a mixed bag -- none of them could topple holdovers The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 and Skyfall from the top spots -- it was nevertheless a weekend that Hollywood could indeed be thankful for.

The following estimates (via Rentrak) are for the three-day weekend only. Five-day estimates are posted at Box Office Mojo:

1.  The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 $43.1 million
2. Skyfall $36 million
3. Lincoln $25 million
4. Rise of the Guardians $24 million
5. Life of Pi $22 million
6. Wreck-It Ralph $16.8 million
7. Red Dawn $14.6 million
8. Flight $8.6 million
9. Silver Linings Playbook $4.6 million
10. Argo $3.9 million

Fox Searchlight's Hitchcock debuted in limited release on just 17 screens with an estimated $301,000. Hanna dirextor Joe Wright's adaptation of Anna Karenina expanded in limited release for a weekend take of $832,000.

Source : ign[dot]com