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Moviegoers stuffed themselves on a diverse buffet of movies at the Thanksgiving box office, with overall revenues ringing in it at a record $290 million for the Wednesday through Sunday stretch, easily surpassing the $270.5 collected in 2009. “The Twilight Saga: Break Dawn Part II”, “Skyfall”, and “Lincoln” all drew …

Twilight: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 topped the box office this weekend with $141.3 million domestically from 4,070 theaters and $199.6 million internationally from 61 markets. It’s the franchise’s best global opening, thanks to massive international business. Meanwhile, SkyFall also set a frnachise record, becoming the best-selling Bond film of all …

James Bond pic Skyfall easily seduced the North American box office with a potent $87.8 million debut, bringing its worldwide cume to $518.6 million. The film’s four-day domestic total is $90 million, including $2.2 million earned in exclusive Thursday runs in IMAX and other large-format theaters. The top 12 films of the weekend, …

New family film Wreck-It Ralph opened to a record-breaking $49.1 million from 3,752 theaters — the top weekend debut for a Disney Animation Studios title. Wreck-It Ralph did especially well on Friday in the Northeast, where families looked for a distraction from the aftermath of superstorm Sandy. Most of the 300 theaters closed early …

Ben Affleck’s “Argo” rose to No. 1 in its third weekend of play at the domestic box office as four new films, including big-budget epic “Cloud Atlas,” turned in dismal performances. “Argo” grossed $12.4 million from 2,855 theaters for a dazzling North American total of $60.8 million. The film, from …

Paramount’s Paranormal Activity 4 topped the domestic box office chart with $30.2 million, but it lagged notably behind the past two films in the hit Halloween franchise. There are signs of franchise fatigue the film’s opening was 43 percent behind Paranormal Activity 3’s $52.6 million debut a year ago and 26 percent behindParanormal Activity 2’s opening …

Box office revenues soared 58 percent over a year ago thanks to a handful of films that overperformed, led by Liam Neeson action pic Taken 2 and Ben Affleck’s critical darling Argo. Taken 2 grossed $22.5 million from 3,706 theaters in its second weekend to stay at No. 1. An unqualified hit, the pic has now earned $86.8 …

Sequel Taken 2 stormed to the top of the North American box office with a record-breaking $50 million debut, more than double the original 2009 film and marking more good news for Liam Neeson. Taken 2 nabbed the best-ever October opening for a PG-13 film and the third-best overall after Paranormal Activity 3 ($52.6 million) and Jackass 3D ($50.4 …

In a sizable victory for Sony, 3D cartoon “Hotel Transylvania” debuted to an estimated $43 million — the biggest opening since “The Dark Knight” Rises and the top September bow ever. It’s also the best performance to date for the studio’s animation unit. Time travel/action film “Looper” also performed well, bringing in $21.2 …

Initial estimates show Jake Gyllenhaal-Michael Pena cop drama End of Watch — the only film to overperform — andJennifer Lawrence horror pic House at the End of the Street topping the domestic box office with $13 million. To make things more confusing, Clint Eastwood’s The Trouble With The Curve finished at $12,720,000. The three films ending in such …