Below are the weekend estimates from the North American box office:

1. Yes Man $18,160,000
2. Seven Pounds $16,000,000
3. The Tale of Despereaux $10,507,000
4. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) $10,150,000
5. Four Christmases $7,745,000
6. Twilight $5,227,000
7. Bolt $4,256,000
8. Slumdog Millionaire $3,150,000
9. Australia $2,325,000
10. Quantum Of Solace $2,150,000

Both Jim Carrey and Will Smith shared the top 2 spots this weekend with their respective openers, YES MAN and SEVEN POUNDS earning 18M and 16M respectively. Both are decent efforts but are a far cry from either star's usual box office power.

The new CG flick THE TALES OF DESPEREAUX opened in third with an average 10.5M. Last weekend's number one, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL had to make way for all the new openers but managed to hold on with another 10.1M added to its total box office.

In terms of actual dollars spent, the box office merely repeated last weekend's effort.

The US Box Office took in an estimated total of 82.8 million for the whole of the weekend 19-21 December 2008.