Below are the top 12 weekend final numbers from the North American box office:

1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon - $42,870,031
2. The Blind Side - $40,111,364
3. 2012 - $17,651,729
4. Old Dogs - $16,894,511
5. A Christmas Carol (2009) - $15,758,273
6. Ninja Assassin - $13,316,158
7. Planet 51 - $10,218,641
8. Precious - $7,081,032
9. The Fantastic Mr. Fox - $6,965,267
10. The Road - $1,502,231
11. The Men Who Stare At Goats - $1,501,837
12. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day - $1,301,197

Overall, the US Box Office was down 30% on last weekend's gross.

The box office calmed down after the craziness of last weekend which saw records fall and one of the largest takes for a November weekend. This weekend still saw some great business with nine out of the twelve films in the Top 12 earning over $6 million.

Taking top spot for a second weekend in a row is NEW MOON, which plummetted to $42.8 million, losing a huge 70% of its audience. The fan girls are continuing to watch it, but the mainstream audience may have caught on that the film is actually not that good. As a comparison, the film earned $100 million more last weekend. Financially however it is a huge hit, with a current tally $230.9 million offset against a $50 million budget. The Twilight series has turned from a decent revenue stream to a phenomenal revenue stream.

The big story of the weekend is THE BLIND SIDE, Sandra Bullock's latest surprise smash hit. The film actually increased its audience this weekend by 17.6%, earning an incredible $40 million and taking its total past $100 million. It came within a whisker of beating NEW MOON for the weekend. The $29 million budget film is another shot in the arm for Bullock's career, after the success of THE PROPOSAL earlier in the year.

There were some other new openers this weekend. OLD DOGS, starring John Travolta and Robin Williams did okay with $16.8 million. The film only cost $35 million to make so should turn a profit. NINJA ASSASSIN disappointed somewhat with its $13.3 million opening against a $40 million budget. And THE ROAD opened down in tenth spot with a small $1.5 million. Time will tell whether THE ROAD will have a successful platform release as it was only shown in a little over a hundred venues.

Returning films continued to do great business this weekend, with 2012 and A CHRISTMAS CAROL leading the bunch. The former only dropped 33% on last weekend to reach a current total of $138.4 million. The latter increased its audience by 28.4% on last weekend to take its current total to $104.9 million. Both films must continue to do well as they carried $200+ million price tags.

The Top 12 at the US Box Office took in a total of $175,172,271 for the whole of the weekend 27-29 November 2009.