Pamela McClintock Of THR:
Sam Mendes' James Bond pic Skyfall reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with $11 million, while Gerard Butler's new soccer-themed romantic comedy Playing for Keeps flopped with $6 million.
Skyfall continues to shatter records, becoming the highest-grossing movie released by Sony with $918 million in worldwide tickets sales, beating Spider-Man 3 ($890 million). Sony is MGM's distribution and marketing partner on the film.
In North America, Skyfall unseated The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2, which had topped the chart for three consecutive weekends. From MGM and Sony, Skyfall's North American cume is now $261.2 million, not far behind Breaking Dawn 2's $268.7 million total.
DreamWorks Animation and Paramount's holiday-themed Rise of the Guardians climbed up the chart to No. 2, grossing $10.5 million and down only 21 percent. The 3D toon, earning $61.9 million domestically to date, has been a disappointment, but DWA and Paramount believe the kids pic will have especially strong legs throughout the holidays.
Overseas, Rise of the Guardians earned $26 million from 58 markets for an international total of $90.5 million and worldwide haul of $152.7 million.
Summit Entertainment's Breaking Dawn 2 came in No. 3 for the weekend, grossing $9.2 million. Steven Spielberg's Lincoln followed closely with $9.1 million. The historical drama has now grossed $97.3 million for DreamWorks and Disney.
Fox's Life of Pi, directed by Ang Lee, placed No. 5 with $8.3 million for a domestic total of $60.9 million.
Playing for Keeps, also starring Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Dennis Quaid, came in No. 6 despite a B+ CinemaScore.
The soccer-themed romantic comedy marks another box-office flop for Butler after recent surfing drama Chasing Mavericks.
FilmDistrict acquired U.S. distribution rights to Playing for Keeps in 2011. Directed by Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit of Happyness), the story follows the travails of a washed-up soccer star who hopes to redeem himself by coaching his son's soccer team but falls prey to desirable single moms.
Butler, whose next film is the White House action pic Olympus Has Fallen, has a mixed record at the box office since 300 made him a Hollywood star, grossing $456.1 million worldwide in spring 2007. His highest-grossing film since is The Ugly Truth ($205.2 million). Last year, Coriolanus and Machine Gun Preacher both fell flat at the domestic box office.
This weekend and last mark the lull before the Christmas crush begins with the Dec. 14 release of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Domestic Box Office, December 7- 9
1. Skyfall, 5/3,401, MGM/Sony, $11 million, $261.2 million.
2. Rise of the Guardians, 3/3,639, DreamWorks Animation/Paramount, $10.5 million, $61.9 million.
3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, 4/3,646, Summit, $9.2 million, $268.7 million.
4. Lincoln, 5/2,014, DreamWorks/Disney, $9.1 million, $97.3 million.
5. Life of Pi, 3/2,946, Fox, $8.3 million, $60.9 million.
6. Playing for Keeps, 1/2,837, FilmDistrict, $6 million, $6 million.
7. Wreck-It Ralph, 6/2,746, Disney, $4.9 million, $164.4 million.
8. Red Dawn, 3/2,754, FilmDistrict, $4.3 million, $37.3 million.
9. Flight, 6/2,413, Paramount, $3.1 million, $86.2 million.
10. Killing Them Softly, 2/2,424, The Weinstein Co., $2.7 million, $11.8 million.
Next: The Hobbit: An Expected Journey (with 9 minutes of IMAX footage from for J.J. Abrams’ "Star Trek Into Darkness" sequel in selected venues) takes on the world as the saga begins!
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