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had a solid debut this weekend, though it wasn't strong enough to take first place away from. Among the other new releases,got off to a great start, whileanddisappointed.Overall, it was a very good weekend at the box office—the Top 12 earned $137.3 million, which is up a whopping 37 percent from the same weekend last year. Unless all five Christmas Day releases bomb, the 2013 box office is now guaranteed to top last year's $10.84 billion record.In its second weekend in theaters,added an estimated $31.4 million. That's off 57 percent from last weekend, which is identical to the first's drop at the same point.has so far earned $127.5 million, which is off 15 percent from the first movie's pace.Playing at 3,507 locations,opened to $26.8 million this weekend. That's below the first's $28.4 million debut, though it's not an apples-to-apples comparison:burned off some demand with a Wednesday start, and opening weekends in December are historically much lower than those in July (when the first movie opened).For the five-day frame,earned an estimated $40 million. Both of thesequels also opened on the Wednesday before Christmas—brought in $70.5 million, whileearned $45.1 million.'s opening was generally in line with Paramount's expectations, though it does seem like the movie should have done a bit better. It definitely wasn't an awareness problem: thanks to relentless, unavoidable marketing, the average moviegoer absolutely knew that the Channel 4 news team was back on the big screen this weekend.Instead, the slightly underwhelming debut can be chalked up to a few factors. First, the fanbase for the original probably isn't as broad as originally thought: the audience this weekend was 62 percent male, which is an unusually high number for a comedy. Also, while there were plenty of advertisements, they relied too heavily on a few jokes (in particular, Brick with the green screen was used ad nauseum).It's important to remember that movies that open on the weekends before Christmas tend to have lower-than-expected openings before playing well through the holidays. Even with a disappointing "B" CinemaScore, it's still possible thathangs on well over the next two weeks, and a final total north of $120 million is likely.In its fourth weekend, Disney Animation'seased 15 percent to $19.5 million, which is more than newcomersandearned combined.has now grossed $191.6 million, which is ahead of($189.4 million) and only a bit behind($200.8 million). It now looks likewill be the go-to movie for family audiences over the holiday season, and it could be on its way to over $300 million by the end of its run.After a week in limited release, David O. Russell 's star-studded ABSCAM movieexpanded to 2,507 locations and earned a fantastic $19.1 million. In comparison, Russell'stook in $12.1 million when it expanded on the same weekend in 2010. With a handful of Oscar nominations on the way, it's a foregone conclusion that this closes north of $100 million.also expanded nationwide, though it only mustered $9.3 million from 2,110 locations. That's worse than($9.7 million), which opened on the same weekend in 2007 and also had Tom Hanks portraying a historical figure. With an "A" CinemaScore and an audience of older women (57 percent female, 61 percent 35 years of age and up),should hold better than($66.7 million), though $100 million is now out of the question.has now earned $371.8 million, which ranks second in 2013 ahead of($367.5 million). The blockbuster sequel remains on pace to earn over $400 million by the end of its run.In eighth place,opened to a very poor $7.3 million. That's less than half of's debut at the same time in 2010.will be a solid choice for families over the Christmas holiday, though it's unlikely it earns much more than $50 million or so.At just 236 locations,set a new Bollywood record with $3.3 million. While Bollywood movies tend to be very front-loaded, there's a chance that the holidays helpultimately get past $10 million. Spike Jonze 'sopened at six theaters this weekend and earned a solid $258,000. That translates to a $43,000 per-theater average. The well-reviewed sci-fi romance expands in to 47 locations on Christmas Day, and is expected to go nationwide on January 10th.once again dominated the overseas box office this weekend. The movie fell 43 percent to $96 million, and has so far earned $276.3 million. According to Warner Bros., that's on par withacross the same bucket of territories.'s only major new market was Russia, where it set a Warner Bros. opening weekend record with $18.8 million. The movie expands in to Australia on Thursday, then reaches China and Japan in February.Already a sensation at the domestic box office,also looks poised to be a huge hit overseas. The Disney Animation flick added $35.1 million this weekend for a new total of $152.6 million—and its only playing in 61 percent of the international marketplace. It had strong start in Mexico ($5.5 million) and Italy ($2.9 million), both of which were ahead of similar movieCoinciding with its disappointing domestic debut,opened to $13.6 million from 40 foreign markets. Its top territory was the U.K., where it brought in a decent $1.6 million.debuted to $13.4 million in six foreign markets. In comparison, the originalonly made $5.3 million in its entire international run. The movie had a strong $7.4 million five-day start in the U.K., and also did well in Australia ($5.2 million).added $11 million for a new total of $393.6 million. It reaches its final foreign market (Japan) next Saturday.Box Office Mojo