The number-one movie in the country is "The Princess and the Frog," which earned 25-million-dollars over the weekend. The fairy tale is a return to hand-drawn animation instead of the computerized artform for Disney. It knocked last week's top movie, "The Blind Side," down to second place. The football film starring Sandra Bullock earned 15-point-five million dollars. In third is the debut of the drama "Invictus," starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, which brought in nine-point-one million dollars. Matt Damon co-stars alongside Freeman in the real-life story of Mandela's attempts to unite a post-apartheid South Africa through sports during his presidency. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" fell to fourth, while Disney's "A Christmas Carol" starring Jim Carrey was fifth for the week.Here is the list of the top ten North American box office draws for the three-day weekend beginning December 11, 2009.
1. The Princess and the Frog - 25-million dollars
2. The Blind Side - 15-point-five-million dollars
3. Invictus - nine-point-one-million dollars
4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon - eight-million dollars
5. Disney's A Christmas Carol - six-point-nine-million dollars
6. Brothers - five-million dollars
7. 2012 - four-point-four-million dollars
8. Old Dogs - four-point-four-million dollars
9. Armored - three-point-five-million dollars
10. Ninja Assassin - two-point-seven-million dollars
