Vampires and secret British agents dominated a record-setting weekend at the box office, as two very different franchises raked in seriously big bucks. Breaking Dawn Part 2 garnered $43 million on Friday and Saturday, setting The Twilight Saga’s high mark for money made in a movie’s second weekend. Altogether, the concluding chapter in this story has already made $577 around the world. Skyfall , meanwhile, became the first James Bond movie to go over $200 domestically; it banked $36 million over the weekend and settled in to second place. Overall, the total domestic box office broke $288 million, easily beating the 2009 record of $268 million. Here is a look at the top five: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 : $43.1 million ($64.0 million in five days) Skyfall – $36.0 million ($51.1 million) Lincoln : $25.0 million ($34.1 million) Rise of the Guardians : $24.0 million ($32.6 million) Life of Pi : $22.0 million ($30.2 million)
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Breaking Dawn Wins Record-Setting Weekend
