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Box Office Enchanted

Disney princess flick owns Thanksgiving weekend

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 25, 2007 4:45 PM CST

(Newser) – Enchanted charmed moviegoers out of $50 million this weekend, one of the best turkey weekend scores ever, Variety reports. Its magic veiled a strong debut by Sony-Screen Gems’ This Christmas, which banked $27.1 million. Newcomers August Rush and The Mist fizzled in seventh and eighth, respectively.

Beowulf conquered the number three spot with $23.3 million in its second week, as Hitman nabbed fourth, banking $21 million. Bee Movie kept buzzing in fifth‚ breaking $100 million in its fourth week. Miramax’s No Country for Old Men took tenth with $11 million, getting a wider 860-screen release over the holiday weekend.

This undated photo provided by Paramount Pictures shows Ray Winstone during a scene from "Beowulf." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures) (Associated Press)

This undated photo provided by Disney shows Amy Adams in "Enchanted." (AP Photo/Disney) (Associated Press)

U.S. actress Amy Adams attends the British premiere of Enchanted in Leicester Square, London, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Nathan Strange) (Associated Press)

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