The Blind Side looks like it will finally make an end-run around New Moon this weekend, decisively taking the first place slot from the vampire drama in yesterday's box office. Meanwhile, Brothers landed in the number-three spot with more than some trackers were expecting (though still not a magnificent haul) while Everybody's Fine made its title seem like the state of highest denial. Full figures after the jump:
THE BLIND SIDE: $6.7 million ($115.5 million)
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON: $5.2 million ($244.2 million)
BROTHERS: $3.7 million (new)
ARMORED: $2.4 million (new)
OLD DOGS: $2 million ($29.1 million)
2012: $2 million ($144.2 million)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: $1.9 million ($109.4 million)
NINJA ASSASSIN: $1.6 million ($26.4 million)
EVERYBODY'S FINE: $1.3 million (new)
PLANET 51: $1 million ($30.7 million)