The holiday season is revving up, and a computer animated feature is leading the way. The $47 million Megamind banked this weekend to claim the number one spot is by no means a record, but when you roll in the other new movies debuting it adds up to one of biggest season kick-offs on the books.
New movies snagged the number two and three spots. Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis' new comedy Due Date rolled in at second place with $33 million against its mid-range $65 million budget. Tyler Perry's adaptation For Colored Girls almost recovered its $21 million budget. At $20 million it took an easy third place.
The numbers were high for the first weekend in November, but are only a taste of what's to come. With new Harry Potter and Chronicles of Narnia entries on the way as well as a the new Tron sequel, the holidays could be a very happy time at the box office. It would be a welcome sign to studios who have seen the number of ticket sales in decline this year and growth from last year down to only 3% year to date.
For the full weekend numbers, check out the chart below:
| 1. | Megamind * | $47,650,000 - | Total: $47,650,000 | LW: N WR: 1 THTRS: 3,944 |
| 2. | Due Date * | $33,500,000 - | Total: $33,500,000 | LW: N WR: 1 THTRS: 3,355 |
| 3. | For Colored Girls * | $20,100,000 - | Total: $20,100,000 | LW: N WR: 1 THTRS: 2,127 |
| 4. | Red | $8,858,000 - | Total: $71,871,000 | LW: 3 WR: 4 THTRS: 3,229 |
| 5. | Saw 3D | $8,200,000 - | Total: $38,801,000 | LW: 1 WR: 2 THTRS: 2,808 |
| 6. | Paranormal Activity 2 | $7,298,000 - | Total: $77,224,000 | LW: 2 WR: 3 THTRS: 3,168 |
| 7. | Jackass 3-D | $5,097,000 - | Total: $110,814,000 | LW: 4 WR: 4 THTRS: 2,165 |
| 8. | Hereafter | $4,020,000 - | Total: $28,730,000 | LW: 5 WR: 4 THTRS: 2,365 |
| 9. | Secretariat | $4,002,000 - | Total: $50,965,000 | LW: 6 WR: 5 THTRS: 2,614 |
| 10. | The Social Network | $3,600,000 - | Total: $85,047,000 | LW: 7 WR: 6 THTRS: 1,860 |
