Enchanted charmed the money right out of the pockets of holiday weekend movie goers. The modern-day fantasy flick banked 50-million since it's release Wednesday -- 35-million coming since Black Friday. This Christmas, a holiday drama focusing on an African-American family and starring R-and-B star Chris Brown, rolled up 18-point-six-million on the weekend -- 27-million since opening Wednesday. This Christmas was also the top per-showing earner, taking in than 10-grand each time the movie rolled.
Beowulf, the retelling of the legendary dragon-slaying myth, dropped from first to third place in its second week, earning 16-million bucks during the weekend. Beowulf, which was made on a 150-million budget, has now earned back 56-million.
The action flick Hitman opened in fourth place, earning 13-million over the weekend and 21-million since opening Wednesday.
Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Movie landed in fifth place with 12-million dollars, pushing its total take to 112-million dollars during its four-week run.
Elsewhere among top earning flicks, American Gangster slipped from third to eighth while pushing its four-week total to 115-million; just behind American Gangster was the horror flick The Mist, which earned just nine-million; and the Coen Brothers' No Country for Old Men was rolled onto an additional 700 screens (putting it on more than 850) and finished 10th, topping eight-million dollars at the ticket window. -- Glen Wisemen
