PREDICTED WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

In its second full week at the box office, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1, had some really tough competition over the Thanksgiving Day weekend. With four new movies opening last week, including Disney's Tangled and the new musical Burlesque, Harry Potter just squeezed into the number one position with $49 million, but Tangled was very close behind with about $48.7 million. With no new major releases this week, it looks like it will be another battle between the two children's films to see who is number one at the box office!

Predicted to take down the young wizard and earn the top spot at the box office for the first time is Tangled, the 50th animated feature film from Walt Disney Pictures, based on the classic "Rapunzel" fairy tale. The movie stars a talented cast of voice actors including Mandy Moore (A Walk to Remember), Zachary Levi (Chuck), Donna Murphy (Star Trek: Insurrection), Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond), Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development) and Ron Perlman (Hellboy). Last week the movie made $13,628 on each of its 3,603 screens for an opening weekend total of $49.1 million. Because the movie opened on Wednesday of last week it has already earned $68.7 million since its debut, thanks to good word of mouth. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $25.6 million this weekend.

Predicted to fall one place from last week, and loosing its number one position for the first time since it entered the charts over two weeks ago, is the long awaited final chapter of the beloved Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1. The film features returning stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Bill Nighy and Rhys Ifans. While the movie dropped 59.7% last week from the week before, it was shown on 4,125 screens, earning $12,205 on each screen for a weekend total of about $50.3 million. In just two weeks the movie has earned around $220 million, which already places it 82nd on the all-time highest grossing domestic movies list. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $23.2 million this weekend.

Predicted to hold on to its number three spot from last week is the super-hero themed animated family film MegaMind, which stars Will Ferrell (The Other Guys), Tina Fey (Baby Mama), Jonah Hill (Superbad) and Brad Pitt (Troy). While the movie dropped 19.8% last week from the week before, it was shown on 368 less screens for a total of 3,411. The film earned $3,767 on each screen for a weekend total of about $12.8 million. In just three weeks the movie has earned just over $130 million, earning back its entire $130 million production budget. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $7.7 million this weekend.

Predicted to move up one place from last week is the fifth film from director Tony Scott and actor Denzel Washington (Crimson Tide, Man on Fire, Deja Vu, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3) called Unstoppable. The film is based on the true story of a runaway train in Pennsylvania and also stars Chris Pine (Star Trek), Rosario Dawson (Sin City) and Kevin Dunn (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen). While the movie dropped 9.7% last week from the week before, it was shown on 26 less screens for a total of 3,183. The film earned $3,691 on each screen for a weekend total of about $11.7 million. In just three weeks the movie has earned around $60 million, but still has far to go in order to earn back its entire $100 million production budget. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $7.3 million this weekend.

Predicted to round off the top five and drop one notch from last week is the new music and dance spectacular, Burlesque. The film stars an all-star cast of music and dance icons including Grammy winning recording artist Christina Aguilera, Oscar winner Cher (Moonstruck), Kristen Bell (You Again), Julianne Hough (Dancing with the Stars), Stanley Tucci (The Devil Wears Prada), Alan Cumming (X2: X-Men United), Eric Dane (Grey's Anatomy), Cam Gigandet (Twilight) and Peter Gallagher (American Beauty). Last week, the movie made $3,885 on each of its 3,037 screens for an opening weekend total of $11.8 million. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $6.8 million this weekend.

The rest of the top ten films at the box office this weekend are predicted to look like this:

Predicted to debut at number six this week is the new fantasy action film, The Warrior's Way. The film stars an impressive cast of Western and Eastern actors including Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns), Dong-gun Jang (Nowhere to Hide), Danny Huston (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and Geoffrey Rush (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End). Currently the movie has an average rating of a 4.3 on our site. Out of the six people who have rated the film, five of them have given it five stars while the trailer for the movie has had over 9,000 views. The movie is predicted to earn about $5.5 million in its opening week.

Predicted to fall one place from last week to number seven is the new comedy-drama, Love and Other Drugs. The film stars Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married), Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain), Judy Greer (Barry Munday), Hank Azaria (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian), Gabriel Macht (The Spirit) and Oliver Platt (Flatliners). Last week, the movie made $3,967 on each of its 2,455 screens for an opening weekend total of $9.7 million. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $5.4 million this weekend.

Predicted to drop one place from last week to number eight is the new revenge film, Faster. The film stars Dwayne Johnson (The Rundown), Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade), Carla Gugino (Watchmen), Maggie Grace (Taken), Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation) and Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Going the Distance). Last week, the movie made $3,473 on each of its 2,454 screens for a disappointing opening weekend total of $8.5 million. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $4.1 million this weekend.

Predicted to fall one spot from last week to number nine is the new comedy from Old School director Todd Phillips, entitled Due Date. The road trip comedy stars an excellent cast of actors including Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man 2), Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover), Juliette Lewis (Natural Born Killers), Michelle Monaghan (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang) and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx (Ray) and Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine). While the movie fell 19.6% from last week, it dropped 674 screens for a total of 2,555, earning $2,805 on each for weekend total of about $7.1 million. Now in just three weeks the movie has earned around $84.8 million, earning back its entire $65 million production budget. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $3.8 million this weekend.

Finally, predicted to slip one place from last week to number ten is the prison break thriller The Next Three Days. The movie stars Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, RZA, Brian Dennehy and Liam Neeson. Last week, the film made $1,826 on each of its 2,564 screens for a weekend total of $4.6 million. The movie is predicted to earn an additional $2.6 million this weekend. Be sure to check out Box Office Beat Down this Sunday to see who is crowned the King of the box office this week and check back here next week for more box office predictions!