The top movies at the North American box office

LOS ANGELES, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10
films at the North American box office for the three-day
weekend beginning on Nov. 20, led by the new release "The
Twilight Saga: New Moon," according to studio estimates
compiled on Sunday by Reuters. [ID:nN22217571]

1 (*) The Twilight Saga: New Moon .......$140.7 million

2 (*) The Blind Side ..... $34.5 million

3 (1) 2012 ............... $26.5 million

4 (*) Planet 51 .......... $12.6 million

5 (2) A Christmas Carol .. $12.2 million

6 (3) Precious ........... $11.0 million

7 (4) The Men Who Stare at Goats ........ $ 2.8 million

8 (7) Couples Retreat .... $ 2.0 million

9 (6) The Fourth Kind .... $ 1.7 million

10 (9) Law Abiding Citizen ............... $ 1.6 million

NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses.

TOTALS TO DATE

The Twilight Saga: New Moon ....... $140.7 million

2012 ............... $108.2 million

Couples Retreat .... $105.0 million

A Christmas Carol .. $ 79.8 million

Law Abiding Citizen ............... $ 70.0 million

The Blind Side ..... $ 34.5 million

The Men Who Stare at Goats ........ $ 27.6 million

The Fourth Kind .... $ 23.3 million

Precious ........... $ 21.4 million

Planet 51 .......... $ 12.6 million

"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" was released by Summit
Entertainment, which is privately held.

"The Blind Side" was released by Warner Bros Pictures, a
unit of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N).

"2012" and "Planet 51" were released by Columbia Pictures,
a unit of Sony Corp (6758.T) (SNE.N).

"A Christmas Carol" was released by Walt Disney Pictures, a
unit of Walt Disney Co (DIS.N).

"Precious" was released by Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate
Entertainment Corp (LGF.N).

"The Men Who Stare at Goats" and "Law Abiding Citizen" were
released by Overture Films, a unit of Liberty Media Corp
(LINTA.O).

"Couples Retreat" and "The Fourth Kind" were released by
Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co (GE.N).
(Reporting by Dean Goodman: Editing by Jackie Frank)
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