"Four Christmases," a holiday comedy starring Reese
Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, led the North American box office for a second weekend on
Sunday, December 7, while the spotlight shifted to a handful of Oscar hopefuls playing in limited
release. In a traditionally quiet weekend following the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday,
"Four Christmases" sold about $18.2 million worth of tickets during
the three days beginning Friday, taking its 12-day haul to $70.8 million, said
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures. Only two new films entered the top 10: the action sequel "Punisher:
War Zone" at No. 8 with just $4.0 million. It played in almost four
times as many theaters as the music biopic "Cadillac Records," which
opened at No. 9 with a solid $3.5 million. [full
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