Jim Carrey's "Yes Man" beat Will Smith's "Seven Pounds" at the North American box office Friday with $6.4 million in ticket sales. That's an unusually low performance for a Carrey comedy.

Meanwhile, "Pounds" debuted at No. 2 with only $5.2 million, a rather disappointing result for Smith, whose films usually picked up a lot more on opening day. Following in third place was new entry "The Tale of Despereaux," which collected $3.5 million.

Down to No. 4, last week's winner "The Day the Earth Stood Still" earned $2.8 million, lifting its domestic gross to $41.3 million after a strong one-week run. Seth Gordon's holiday comedy "Four Christmases" followed at No. 5 with $2.2 million, reaching a total haul of $94.6 million.

Other results: "Twilight" ranked sixth with a daily gross of $1.6 million; "Bolt" pulled in $1 million; "Slumdog Millionaire" took home $755,000 from only 589 locations; and "Australia" finished with $625,000.

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

Seth Gordon's "Four Christmases" held on to the No. 1 spot Friday at the North American box office with $5.8 million in ticket sales. The holiday comedy's domestic total currently stands at $58.4 million.

At No. 2, Catherine Hardwicke's vampire romance "Twilight" pulled in $4.5 million, reaching a total haul of $129.9 million. Following in third place was Walt Disney's "Bolt," which took home $2.4 million for a $72 million cumulative gross.

Meanwhile, Baz Luhrmann's epic adventure "Australia" collected another $2.2 million. The film starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman brought its total haul to $26 million after a little more than one week in release.

Marc Forster's 007 adventure "Quantum of Solace" finished fifth Friday, picking up $2.1 million and lifting its domestic total to $147 million. "Punisher: War Zone," the weekend's widest new release, only made it to No. 6 with a daily gross of $1.6 million.

Things didn't go well for new entries "Cadillac Records" and "Nobel Son," which earned $1.2 million and $120,000 respectively.

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

Seth Gordon's holiday comedy "Four Christmases" jumped to the top of the North American box office on Thanksgiving Day with $8.9 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Friday.

The comedy starring Vince Vaugh and Reese Witherspoon as a couple visiting their four divorced parents lifted its domestic total to $15 million after Wednesday's opening day gross of $6.1 million.

Slipping to No. 2 was Catherine Hardwicke's "Twilight," which generated $5.1 million to reach a total haul of $93.3 million after barely one week in theaters. The film should have no trouble breaking the $100 million mark by the end of today.

Meanwhile, Marc Forster's "Quantum of Solace" pulled in another $4.5 million in third place, bringing its cumulative gross to $122.5 million. Following at No. 4 was Walt Disney's "Bolt," which collected $4.3 million for a $40.2 million total.

This week's other new releases didn't perform as strongly as expected. Baz Luhrmann's epic adventure "Australia" picked up $2.9 million Thursday ($5.2 million total gross), while Olivier Megaton's "Transporter 3" finished sixth with $2.8 million ($6.1 million cumulative gross). 

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