Bella Swan, James Bond and Abe Lincoln have combined to lift Hollywood to record Thanksgiving revenue at the box office.
Kristen Stewart’s finale as Bella in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” was No. 1 again, with $64 million during the five-day holiday stretch that began Wednesday, according to studio estimates.
The movie added $97.4 million overseas to bring its total worldwide take to $577.7 million.
Daniel Craig’s Bond adventure “Skyfall” came in at No. 2, with $51 million for the weekend, while Daniel Day-Lewis and Steven Spielberg’s Civil War saga, “Lincoln,” finished third, with $34.1 million.
According to box-office tracker Hollywood.com, the three films paced Hollywood to an all-time Thanksgiving week best of about $290 million from Wednesday to yesterday.
That tops the previous record of $273 million over Thanksgiving in 2009, when “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” led the weekend.
The “Twilight” finale, “Skyfall” and “Lincoln” finished in the same top-three rankings for the second-straight weekend as new releases were unable to dislodge the holdovers.
Leading the newcomers was Paramount and DreamWorks Animation’s tale “Rise of the Guardians” at No. 4, with $24 million for the weekend.