I don't think an introduction to this weekend's box office is even necessary. If you know what movies came out this weekend, you know what movie killed at the box office, and what would have taken a solid second place.

(P.S.: You like movies, right? Check out Entertainment Editor Mark Meszoros' holiday film preview.)

From The Associated Press:

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1,” $139.5 million ($144 million international) (Review by The News-Herald's Mark Meszoros)
2. “Happy Feet 2,” $22 million ($2.6 million international). (Review by The AP's David Germain)
3. “Immortals,” $12.3 million ($11.9 million international). ("You can see the next Man of Steel in theaters now swinging a sword in 'Immortals'" by The AP's Derrik J. Lang)
4. “Jack and Jill,” $12 million ($1.6 million international). (Review by The AP's Jake Coyle)
5. “Puss in Boots,” $10.7 million ($2.4 million international). (Review by The AP's Christy Lemire)
6. “Tower Heist,” $7 million ($4.5 million international). (Review by Lemire)
7. “J. Edgar,” $5.9 million. (Review by Meszoros)
8. “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas,” $2.9 million.
9. “In Time,” $1.7 million ($4.2 million international). (Review by Lemire)
10. “The Descendants,” $1.2 million.

-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl