User blog:Ceauntay/Box office update: 'Heroes' earns $82.2 million on Friday, could crack in $165 million over Thanksgiving weekend

Heroes: The New Heroes has not only top the Friday box office, but also top the 2012 box office for biggest single day gross.

The second installment grossed in $82.2 million from 4,215 screens, the third largest opening day ever behind only Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 2 ($91 million) and Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush Pt 2 ($91 million).

Most believe that the pic was expecting to make $150 million by Sunday, now it's aiming for $165 million debut, the best Thanksgiving weekend debut yet. It will also be the year's second best opening beating The Dark Knight Rises ($160.9 million) and behind only The Avengers ($207.4 million). That will even be the fourth best opening of all-time after Avengers, Deathly Hallows and Final Rush.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, which cracked the $200 million mark, raked in $17.4 million on Friday, putting it on track for $63.5 million by the end of the 5-day weekend. Meanwhile, Skyfall has become the first James Bond movie to gross more then $200 million, domestically. It earned $14.7 million on Friday, and will have a projected 5-day weekend tally of $49.6 million. Lincoln held strong with solid numbers, adding $9.9 million on Friday, landing it at No. 3 on the charts, and leading it toward $34.2 million by the end of the weekend. But Rise of the Guardians looks like it may have the worst opening for Dreamworks Animation since 2006′s Flushed Away. Even though it managed to climb to $9.3 million on Friday, it opened on Wednesday with only $4.9 million, then dipped to $3.7 million Thursday, clearly underperforming. Rounding out the Top 5 was Life of Pi, which got off to an underwhelming start on Wednesday with $3.7 million, but grew slightly on Thursday ($4.5 million) and significantly on Friday ($8.8 million). Word of mouth may be paying off for this ambitious, Oscar-buzzed film.

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Here’s the top five based on Friday estimates:
 * 1) Heroes: The New Heroes - $82.2 million
 * 2) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Pt 2 — $17.4 million
 * 3) Skyfall — $14.7 million
 * 4) Lincoln — $9.9 million
 * 5) Rise of the Guardians – $9.3 million