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Summary The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 earned an estimated $139.5 million in its weekend debut.
The tale of a wolf pack and vampire coven eclipsed Happy Feet Two, a sequel to the popular computer-animated film on penguins, which drew $22 million, according to monitor Exhibitor Relations.Last weeks box office winner, big-budget 3-D epic Immortals, slipped to third place with $12.2 million, just ahead of the Adam Sandler comedy Jack and Jill, with $12 million.Puss in Boots, the animated childrens film, dropped to fifth place with $10.7 million, followed by the action comedy Tower Heist, starring Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller, with $6.9 million.Biopic J. Edgar with Leonardo DiCaprio on the life of longtime FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover ($5.9 million) was at seventh ahead of the stoner comedy A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas ($2.9 million), and In Time ($1.6 million).Debuting in 10th place was the new George Clooney comedy-drama The Descendants at $1.2 million.
