HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Harry Potter and company still have some magic left.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, the seventh movie based on J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels, remained the No. 1 movie with ticket sales of $50.3 million over Thanksgiving weekend, according to studio estimates released Sunday.
The film, in its second week of release, managed to hold off a strong debut by Disney’s animated musical Tangled, which finished second at $49.1 million.
Coming in third was DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind at a distant $12.9 million. That was followed by the Christina Aguilera and Cher musical Burlesque, which opened in fourth place at $11.8 million.
Rounding out the top five was the runaway train thriller Unstoppable at $11.75 million.
Weekend Box Office: November 26-28, 2010:
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, $50.3 million.
2. Tangled, $49.1 million.
3. Megamind, $12.9 million.
4. Burlesque, $11.8 million.
5. Unstoppable, $11.75 million.
6. Love & Other Drugs, $9.9 million.
7. Faster, $8.7 million.
8. Due Date, $7.3 million.
9. The Next Three Days, $4.8 million.
10. Morning Glory, $4 million.