{"id":4104,"date":"2009-11-27T14:20:26","date_gmt":"2009-11-27T19:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=4104"},"modified":"2009-11-27T14:20:26","modified_gmt":"2009-11-27T19:20:26","slug":"the-blind-side-sacks-ninja-assassin-new-moon-at-thanksgiving-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2009\/11\/27\/the-blind-side-sacks-ninja-assassin-new-moon-at-thanksgiving-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Blind Side&#8221; Sacks &#8220;Ninja Assassin,&#8221; &#8220;New Moon&#8221; at Thanksgiving Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Though its gross was annihilated by that of &#8220;The Twilight Saga: New Moon&#8221; when the films made their respective debuts last weekend, sleeper standout &#8220;The Blind Side&#8221; pulled out a box office victory on Thanksgiving Day this week.<\/p>\n<p>The Sandra Bullock football film grossed $9.5 million Thursday, topping the $9.2 million for &#8220;New Moon.&#8221;  The strong Thanksgiving performance speaks phenomenally about the film&#8217;s audience holdover potential for this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past two days, &#8220;New Moon&#8221; 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