Christmas Day was anything but misérable for Les Misérables at the box office. The Oscar hopeful scored the second biggest single-day Christmas opening, cashing in with $18 million, according to Hollywood.com . The total is only overshadowed by the $24.6 million that Sherlock Holmes took in in 2009, though it should be noted that day fell on a Friday. So, Les Mis holds the record, at least for the next twelve months, as the biggest non-Christmas Day opening in addition to the highest ever for a musical. Not to be scoffed at, Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained cashed in with the third biggest Christmas launch, grossing $15 million. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , which bowed in mid-December domestically, grossed $11.3 million Tuesday, while Fox’s family comedy Parental Guidance with Billy Crystal and Bette Midler came in fourth with $6.5 million. Tom Cruise starrer Jack Reacher took in $5.3 million Tuesday, brining its five-day total to $23.3 million. Overall, Christmas Day generated $73 million at the box office, another solid showing for a 2012 that has proved a generally good one for Hollywood. The Top five Christmas Day openings: 1. Sherlock Holmes , Warner Bros. – $24,608,941 Christmas 2009 2. Les Miserables , Universal – $18 million (estimated) Christmas 2012 3. Django Unchained , The Weinstein Company – $15 million (estimated) Christmas 2012 4. Marley and Me , Fox – $14,380,980 Christmas 2008 5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , Paramount – $11,871,831 Christmas 2008 [ Source: Hollywood.com ]
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‘Les Misérables’ And ‘Django’ Second & Third Biggest Xmas Openers Ever
