Box office report for Nov. 29, 2010: "Harry Potter 7" has a bit more magic than "Tangled"
In the box office battle between a teenage wizard and a fairy-tale princess, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1″ had just a bit more magic than Disney’s animated adventure “Tangled.”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1″ remained the No. 1 movie with $50.3 million over the Thanksgiving weekend, closely followed by the animated musical “Tangled” with $49.1 million, according to the Associated Press.
The penultimate “Harry Potter” movie raised its domestic total to $220.4 million after just 10 days in theaters.
“Tangled” is the latest Disney animated princess tale, with Mandy Moore providing the voice of Rapunzel. The movie raised its five-day total to $69 million since opening the day before Thanksgiving.
While “Deathly Hallows” continued to conjure box office magic, Disney’s “Tangled” far exceeded industry expectations, delivering the second-biggest Thanksgiving debut ever behind “Toy Story 2,” which had a $57.4 million opening.
Disney head of distribution Chuck Viane told the AP the studio would have been happy if “Tangled” had matched the $34 million debut of its hit “Enchanted” over Thanksgiving 2007.
Three other new wide releases had unremarkable openings, led by Christina Aguilera and Cher’s song-and-dance tale “Burlesque” at No. 4 with $11.8 million for the weekend and a five-day total of $17.2 million since premiering Wednesday.




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