The top movies at the North American box office

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning on November 27, led by the new release "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

1 (1) The Twilight Saga: New Moon ....... $42.5 million

2 (2) The Blind Side .................... $40.1 million

3 (3) 2012 .............................. $18.0 million

4 (*) Old Dogs .......................... $16.8 million

5 (5) A Christmas Carol ................. $16.0 million

6 (*) Ninja Assassin .................... $13.1 million

7 (4) Planet 51 ......................... $10.2 million

8 (6) Precious .......................... $ 7.1 million

9(24) Fantastic Mr. Fox ................. $ 7.0 million

10 (7) The Men Who Stare at Goats ........ $ 1.5 million

NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses.

TOTALS TO DATE

The Twilight Saga: New Moon ....... $230.7 million

2012 .............................. $138.8 million

A Christmas Carol ................. $105.4 million

The Blind Side .................... $100.3 million

Precious .......................... $ 32.4 million

The Men Who Stare at Goats ........ $ 30.5 million

Planet 51 ......................... $ 28.5 million

Old Dogs .......................... $ 24.1 million

Ninja Assassin .................... $ 21.0 million

Fantastic Mr. Fox ................. $ 10.1 million

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

"The Blind Side" and "Ninja Assassin" were released by Warner Bros Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc.

"2012" and "Planet 51" were released by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp.

"A Christmas Carol" and "Old Dogs" were released by Walt Disney Pictures, a unit of Walt Disney Co.

"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" was released by Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

"The Men Who Stare at Goats" was released by Overture Films, a unit of Liberty Media Corp.

"Fantastic Mr. Fox" was released by Twentieth Century Fox, a unit of News Corp

(Reporting by Bob Tourtellotte: Editing by)