8 November 2009 3:22 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
1. "A Christmas Carol" ($31 million)
2. "Michael Jackson's This Is It" ($14 million)
3. "The Men Who Stare At Goats" ($13.3 million)
2. "The Fourth Kind" ($12.5 million)
5. "Paranormal Activity" ($8.6 million)
Did Ebenezer Scrooge learn his lesson at the box office this weekend? It's difficult to say, as the Jim Carrey-starring "A Christmas Carol" certainly took the top prize with a $31 million weekend, though the result is considered relatively disappointing given the film's potential draw to family crowds and its hefty budget of $200 million. The odds of the holiday movie recouping that number anytime soon are rather small, though we've certainly seen stranger box office occurrences lately.
It was a veritable game of musical chairs for the rest of the box office top five. "Michael Jackson's This Is It" came behind from a fourth place finish on Friday to second place by weekend's end with $14 million, thanks in large to an excellent Saturday and Sunday performance. »
- Josh Wigler
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