No surprise here: "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2" came in first at the weekend box office. It raked in $100 million more than "Skyfall," which came in second. Pretty impressive numbers. How long will it stay on top?

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 2," $141.3 million ($199.6 million international). (Review by The News-Herald's Mark Meszoros: 'Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2,' although still painful for non Twi-hards, has welcome sense of humor)
2. "Skyfall," $41.5 million ($49.6 million international). (Review by Meszoros: New Bond film 'Skyfall' almost lives up to all that buzz)
3. "Lincoln," $21 million. (Review by Meszoros: 'Lincoln,' powered by Daniel Day-Lewis' portrayal, engrossingly brings to life crucial bit of presidential history)
4. "Wreck-It Ralph," $18.3 million ($4.8 million international). (Review by The AP's Justin Lowe: Animated 'Wreck-It Ralph' has fun celebrating video games old and new)
5. "Flight," $8.6 million ($1 million international). (Review by Meszoros: 'Flight' directed right into the ground by Robert Zemeckis)
6. "Argo," $4.1 million ($8.7 million international). (Review by Meszoros: With stellar espionage drama 'Argo,' Ben Affleck does it again as director)
7. "Taken 2," $2.1 million ($2 million international). (Review by Meszoros: Liam Neeson helps make 'Taken 2' another guilty pleasure)
8. "Pitch Perfect," $1.3 million ($4.1 million international). (Review by The AP's Christy Lemire: Anna Kendrick helps make 'Pitch Perfect' infectiously catchy)
9. "Here Comes the Boom," $1.2 million ($2.5 million international).
10 (tie). "Cloud Atlas," $900,000 ($5 million international). (Review by Meszoros: 'Cloud Atlas' ambitious, mostly satisfying epic with strong work from Tom Hanks, Halle Berry)
10 (tie). "Hotel Transylvania," $900,000 ($7.8 million international). (Review by The AP's Michael Rechtshaffen: 'Hotel Transylvania' is frighteningly unfunny stuff)
10 (tie). "The Sessions," $900,000.

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