Three weeks in and Twilight is still on top of the movie box office, though not as powerful. We predicted that The Muppets would take the title over the weekend, but once again the puppet film failed to do so. Breaking Dawn Part I brought in a relatively humble sum of $16.9 this weekend, but has racked up an outstanding total of $247.3 million in the U.S. The Muppets took second place with $11.2 million; Martin Scorsese‘s critically acclaimed Hugo jumped from last week’s fifth place to third place, and brought in $7.6 million; Arthur Christmas took fourth place with $7.3 million; and Happy Feet Two fell from third to fifth place with $6 million.

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The Muppets were unable to take down the vampires and wolves of Twilight during the Thanksgiving holiday. The race to be No. 1 at the box office wasn’t even close: once again Breaking Dawn Part I dominated the box office, pulling in $42 million. The fourth film of the Warner Brothers franchise has already grossed $221.3 million domestically and is nearing $500 million worldwide. As for the group of puppets from The Muppets, well they aren’t doing too bad. The kids’ film pulled in $29.5 million over the weekend, and $42 million in total over the holiday.  Despite Twilight’s big win, the box office Top 5 were all about the family. Happy Feet Two followed The Muppets with $13. 4 million; Arthur Christmas kept up with $12.7 million; and Martin Scorsese‘s first family film Hugo rounded off the Top 5 with $11.3 million.

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Last weekend Breaking Dawn made a ton of cash, which was a surprise to no one. But not everyone who wants to see the latest blockbuster sequel goes opening weekend, and so though the fall off should be heavy (over 50%, possibly over 60%, and just as likely near 70%) it may be able to fend off the newcomers, which will probably hurt each other and let Twilight win. What must have happened is that no one blinked about this weekend, as there’s three films aimed at parents and children hitting theaters: The Muppets, Arthur Christmas and Hugo. On top of a week-old Happy Feet Two. It’s a Children’s film blood bath is what it is.

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Surprise, surprise, Twilight dominated the box office this weekend. Breaking Dawn Part I has already surpassed its budget of $110 million, and is nearing $300 million worldwide. The fourth movie in The Twilight Saga broke a few records, including second biggest opening in November (behind New Moon), and fifth largest opening in history. But despite it’s huge success, the film still underperformed – we predicted a $153 million debut.

Speaking of franchises, Happy Feet Two debuted in theaters but the penguins were completely overshadowed by vampires and wolves. In 2006, Happy Feet earned $41.5 million during its opening weekend. Its sequel only grossed $22 million. Alexander Payne‘s The Descendants also premiered last week and despite its limited 29-theater release, it managed to break into the top 10. Now the question is, when will Fox Searchlight expand the movie’s release?

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Though there was never any doubt the box office for the latest Twilight was going to be strong, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 grossed $30.3 Million in midnight shows, making it the second highest midnight gross ever. The champion is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which did $43.6 Million earlier this year. This bodes well for the film which could do anywhere from $120 Million to $150 this weekend.

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For Taylor Lautner, the biggest challenge of Breaking Dawn Part 1 wasn’t being on the losing end of a love triangle between himself, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), but figuring out how to play imprinted. In the latest and penultimate Twilight film, the werewolf love bond is enacted, and between Jacob (Lautner) and an interesting partner. Check out his thoughts on that and his non-denial about working with Gus Van Sant in out interview…

Also, check out our video version of the press conference (plus some Twilight clips) below…

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For Robert Pattinson, there is now an end to playing Edward Cullen. In the latest film he marries Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) against Jacob’s (Taylor Lautner) objections, and the film ends with a cliffhanger, but though Breaking Dawn is the final book in the Twilight franchise, it was broken into two halves for the big screen and both parts were shot at the same time. So even though we’ll have to wait until November, 2012 for the conclusion of the series, Pattinson’s work is almost all done except for possible reshoots and doing the press tour. He sat down at a press conference to answer questions about the film and other things.

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$169,189,427. $91,071,119. These are the numbers that The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 would have to do in its weekend and on its first day to compete with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which holds the weekend and single day crowns. But those numbers tell a story of how front loaded sequels are these days. Still, it could be close, which would put a kick in the rear of the recent modest box office. And then there’s Happy Feet Two. All that, Renesmee Cullen and more…

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Though The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 doesn’t feature the wrap up of the series, it does get to something the series has been building to since day one: Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) finally putting their desires to bed. And for the couple it is literally a bed-breaking event, one that leads to pregnancy. As a film Breaking Dawn Part 1 classes up the joint by adding Oscar winning writer-director Bill Condon to the mix, but for those hoping for something that might rise above the material, they’re going to be sorely disappointed. For the fans, it’s likely everything they want.

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