By Franck Tabouring
Weekend of November 28 – 30, 2008

Seth Gordon’s holiday comedy “Four Christmases” topped the North American box office this weekend with $31.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon as a couple paying a visit to all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day, the film lifted its domestic total to $46.7 million after only five days in release.

Jumping to No. 2 this weekend was Walt Disney’s “Bolt,” which collected another $26.5 million and brought its cumulative to $66.8 million. Featuring the voices of John Travolta and Miley Cyrus, the family adventure follows a dog who believes he has superpowers until he realizes he’s merely the star of a popular TV show.

At No. 3, Catherine Hardwicke’s vampire romance “Twilight” took home $26.3 million, reaching an impressive total haul of $119.6 million after a two-week run. With Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in the lead roles, the movie focuses on a teenage girl falling in love with a friendly vampire.

Dropping to fourth place was Marc Forster’s 007 adventure “Quantum of Solace,” which pulled in $19.5 million. The cumulative gross of the 22nd official Bond film now stands at $142 million after only three weeks in release.

Debuting at No. 5 only was Baz Luhrmann’s epic adventure “Australia,” which earned $14.8 million from 2,642 locations. In the film, Nicole Kidman plays an English aristocrat who falls in love with a stockman (Hugh Jackman) during her stay in Australia.

Following closely at No. 6 with $14.5 million was “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,” which brought its total gross to $159.5 million. New entry “Transporter 3” only made it to seventh place with $12.3 million. Its domestic total currently stands at $18.5 million.

At the bottom of the box office, David Wain’s surprise hit “Role Models” collected $5.2 million at No. 8 for a total of $57.8 million, while “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” reached a cumulative gross of $5.1 million in ninth place.

Rounding out the top 10 was Gus Van Sant’s latest drama “Milk,” which opened at only 36 locations but managed to pull in $1.3 million. In the film, Sean Penn stars a Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected into public office in the United States.

Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)