Despite a slew of new films opening in the US, hoping to soak up audiences during the five day Thanksgiving weekend, Harry Potter beat them all, topping the box office $76.2 million from Wednesday to Sunday to take its total to over $220 million in just 10 days. That’s the biggest 10-day haul of any Potter yet.
However Disney, which launched Tangled last Wednesday, probably won’t be crying too much, as the CG animated fairytale took a not too shoddy $69 million. Despite not topping the chart, it was nevertheless the second biggest Thanksgiving opening in history (behind Toy Story 2) and Disney’s biggest non-Pixar animated opening ever.
However while several other movie opened, none made a huge impression on the box office. The Cher and Christina Aquilera musical, Burlesque, only managed the number 4 spot, taking an okay but not stellar $17.1 million, with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway’s Love and Other Drugs placed sixth with $14 million. The Rock’s new movie, Faster, did even worse, taking $12.2 million for a seventh spot finish.
Take a look below for the US boc office top 10 for the 5-day Thanksgiving weekend, 24th-28th November 2010.
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross (millions) | Total Gross to date (millions) |
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 | $76.2 | $220.3 |
| 2 | Tangled | $69.0 | $69.0 |
| 3 | Megamind | $17.5 | $130.4 |
| 4 | Burlesque | $17.1 | $17.1 |
| 5 | Unstoppable | $16.1 | $60.7 |
| 6 | Love and Other Drugs | $14.0 | $14.0 |
| 7 | Faster | $12.2 | $12.2 |
| 8 | Due Date | $10.4 | $85.0 |
| 9 | The Next Three Days | $6.6 | $14.5 |
| 10 | Morning Glory | $5.4 | $26.4 |