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Weekend Receipts: Harry Potter Manages To Beat Out Pretty-Haired Ladies Over Holiday Weekend

The weekend box office was once again good to the children of Hogwarts as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 managed to claim the top spot, despite a surprisingly strong push from the follicularly themed Tangled. Sadly, it was not all good news for shiny haired princesses as Cher and Anne Hathaway found themselves experiencing a severe holiday hangover. Your weekend receipts are here.

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1

Gross: $50,300,000 ($222,500,000)

Screens: 4,125

Weeks: 2

The latest Harry Potter managed to easily make its way across the $200 million mark, with no help from amped up 3D prices. WB execs are no doubt searching for some way to convince good old J.K. to pen a prequel.

2. Tangled

Gross: $48,600,000 ($68,500,000)

Screens: 3,603

Weeks: 1

The weekend's biggest surprise was Disney's latest animated flick, which nearly doubled expectations with the help of that glorious 3D ticket pricing. Hope you stocked up on those Rapunzel dolls for the kids on Friday!

3. Megamind 3D

Gross: $12,900,000 ($130,000,000)

Screens: 3,411

Weeks: 4

Hey, you gotta take the kids to something when you find out Tangled is sold out...

4. Unstoppable

Gross: $11,600,000 ($60,500,000)

Screens: 3,183

Weeks: 3

Hey, you gotta take the kids to something when Tangled AND Megamind 3D are sold out...

5. Burlesque

Gross: $11,600,000 ($17,000,000)

Screens: 3,037

Weeks: 1

The inspired teaming of Cher and Christina proved to not quite be the Beyonce and Jennifer of Dreamgirls, but something tells me this little gem will be finding a very nice place on the LOGO network by next Thanksgiving.

6. Love And Other Drugs

Gross: $9,600,000 ($13,800,000)

Screens: 2,455

Weeks: 1

It appears audiences only want to see Jake and Annie when he's a gay cowboy and she is rocking an assortment of odd wigs. Apparently no amount of nudity, tears or artistically controlled hand shaking could get anyone in the seats for this weepie.

7. Faster

Gross: $8,500,000 ($11,800,000)

Screens: 2,454

Weeks: 1

Did anyone even know this movie was being released this week?

[Numbers via Deadline]