Notable Wednesday Box Office news: ‘Tangled’ on the cusp of $100 million at the domestic box office and ‘Black Swan’ continues to fill its 18 theaters.
First Place – Warner Bros.’ ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1’ – Mr. Potter gets his revenge with a first place finish on Wednesday after losing the weekend to Miss Rapunzel in ‘Tangled. $1.129 million on Tuesday in 4,125 theatres with a domestic total approaching $250 million.
Second Place – Disney’s ‘Tangled’ – $1.1 million in 3,603 theatres for Wednesday gives this PG-rated family favorite a strong second place finish and after 15 days of release the 3-D animated re-telling of Rapunzel has a domestic total of $98.98 million.
Third Place – Sony’s ‘Burlesque’ – Cher and Christina dance their way into the third spot with $582,829 on Wednesday in 3.037 theaters and $28.8 million after 15 days in theatres the film has a domestic total of $28.2 million.
Daily Box Office Top 12 Movies for Wednesday, December 7, 2010:
| Movie Title | Wednesday Gross
|
Theatres | Per-Theatre Average | Domestic Total |
| 1. Harry Potter 7 | $1.12M | 4,125 | $274 | $248.1M |
| 2. Tangled | $1.1M | 3,603 | $304 | $99.98M |
| 3. Burlesque | $582k | 3,037 | $192 | $28.8M |
| 4. Love and Other Drugs | $508k | 2,458 | $207 | $24.1M |
| 5. Unstoppable | $432k | 3,152 | $137 | $70.1M |
| 6. Due Date | $366k | 2,450 | $149 | $91.9M |
| 7. Faster | $327k | 2,470 | $133 | $19.3M |
| 8. Megamind | $279k | 3,173 | $88 | $137.4M |
| 9. The Next Three Days | $238k | 2,236 | $107 | $19.0M |
| 10. Black Swan | $212k | 18 | $11,819 | $2.1M |
| 11. The Warrior’s Way | $210k | 1,622 | $129 | $3.8M |
| 12. Morning Glory | $172k | 2,263 | $76 | $29.5M |
*Wednesday daily box office numbers provided by Hollywood.com Box Office
