By Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter
After receiving a rare F CinemaScore from moviegoers,?Brad Pitt's?independent crime drama "Killing Them Softly"?opened nationwide to a soft $7 million, coming in No. 7.
Directed by?Andrew?Dominik, the violent crime drama becomes only the eighth movie ever to receive the failing grade.?George Clooney's?"Solaris"?and "Killing Them Softly"?are the only non-horror titles among the bunch.
Pitt's Plan B production company produced the $15 million "Killing Them Softly," based on?George V. Higgins' 1974?book "Cogan's?Trade," with Inferno Entertainment and?Megan Ellison's Annapurna?Pictures, which put up some of the financing. The Weinstein Co. is distributing domestically.
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The movie stars Pitt as professional enforcer Jackie?Cogan, who is charged with investigating a robbery at a mob-protected poker game. It also stars?Ray?Liotta,?James?Gandolfini?and?Sam Shepard.
The weekend after Thanksgiving is generally dominated by holdovers, and this year was no exception as?"Twilight: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2," "Skyfall"?and?Steven Spielberg's?"Lincoln"?continued to top the box office.
Summit Entertainment's "Breaking Dawn 2"?jumped the $700 million mark globally over the weekend, grossing $17.4 million domestically for a total $254.6 million and $48.4 million internationally for a total $447.8 million. The worldwide cume is now $702.4 million.
MGM and Sony's "Skyfall"?grossed $17 million in its fourth weekend for a North American cume of $246 million and worldwide total in the $850 million range.
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"Lincoln," from DreamWorks and Disney, grossed $13.5 million for a domestic total of $48.9 million. The historical drama, starring?Daniel Day Lewis?as the storied president, continues to be a hit with adults.
DreamWorks Animation and Paramount's 3D toon "Rise of the Guardians"?came in No. 4, falling 43 percent in its second weekend to $13.5 million for a domestic total of $48.9 million. The holiday-themed pic got off to a disappointing start over Thanksgiving, but DWA and Paramount are hopeful it will play throughout Christmas, saying it is pacing in step with "The Polar Express."
Overseas, "Rise of the Guardians"?grossed $40 million in 46 territories, placing No. 1 in 20 of those markets. The toon has now grossed $57 million internationally for a worldwide total of $105.9 million.
Ang Lee's?Thanksgiving entry?"Life of Pi"?came in No. 5, falling 47 percent in its second weekend to $12 million for a domestic total of $48.4 million.
The weekend's only other new release was horror sequel "The Collection," which opened to a disappointing $3.8 million.
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