Though its gross was annihilated by that of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” when the films made their respective debuts last weekend, sleeper standout “The Blind Side” pulled out a box office victory on Thanksgiving Day this week.
The Sandra Bullock football film grossed $9.5 million Thursday, topping the $9.2 million for “New Moon.” The strong Thanksgiving performance speaks phenomenally about the film’s audience holdover potential for this weekend.
Over the past two days, “New Moon” is nonetheless the winner–it leads by about $23.5 million to $17.4 million.
New releases “Ninja Assassin” and “Old Dogs” both took a backseat to last week’s leaders; “Assassin” earned $4.6 million Thursday ($7.9 million since Wednesday), while “Old Dogs” pulled in $4.1 million of its $7.2 million total on Thanksgiving.
Expanded release “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” now in 2027 theatres, grossed $1.35 million Thursday and $1.1 million Wednesday.