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WEEKEND BOXOFFICE ESTIMATES
		Gross	Cume
1.	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	140.7	140.7
2.	The Blind Side	34.5	34.5
3.	2012	26.5	108.2
4.	Planet 51	12.6	12.6
5.	A Christmas Carol	12.2	79.8
Weekend of Nov. 20-22. Figures in $ mil.

"2012"
	Release	Wknd. B.O.	Cume B.O.
1.	2012	165.2	165.2
2.	A Christmas Carol	17.2	34.5
3.	This Is It	11.1	155.1
4.	Up	5.4	374.6
5.	Couples Retreat	3.6	34.2
Figures in millions. Weekend of Nov. 13-15, 2009

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