Box office report for Nov. 29, 2010: "Harry Potter 7" has a bit more magic than "Tangled"


Published: November 29, 2010 by Brandy McDonnell Comment on this article Leave a comment

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(Clockwise from center) DANIEL RADCLIFFE as Harry Potter, SOPHIE THOMPSON as Mafalda Hopkirk, KATE FLEETWOOD as Mary Cattermole and STEFFAN RHODRI as Reg Cattermole in Warner Bros. Pictures’ fantasy adventure “HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.   
Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
HP7-1-FP-0414 (Clockwise from center) DANIEL RADCLIFFE as Harry Potter, SOPHIE THOMPSON as Mafalda Hopkirk, KATE FLEETWOOD as Mary Cattermole and STEFFAN RHODRI as Reg Cattermole in Warner Bros. Pictures’ fantasy adventure “HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

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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by Brandy McDonnell
Entertainment Reporter
Brandy McDonnell, also known by her initials BAM, writes stories and reviews on movies, music, the arts and other aspects of entertainment. She is NewsOK’s top blogger: Her 4-year-old entertainment news blog, BAM’s Blog, has notched more...
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