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As lustrous as it was at the box office, the hair couldn't quite beat Harry.
Disney's Rapunzel tale, "Tangled," trailed the seventh Harry Potter film by a whisker at the top of the weekend's domestic box office -- $49.1-million to $50.3-million -- according to Sunday estimates at boxofficemojo.com. The final numbers, which could yet give "Tangled" the edge, are scheduled to be released Monday.
For the five-day Thanksgiving holiday, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1" grossed $76.3-million and "Tangled" made $69-million. After two weeks, "Harry Potter" -- which was on about 500 more screens than "Tangled" -- has now grossed $220-million domestically and more than $600-million worldwide.
Exceeding studio expectations, "Tangled" enjoyed the second-biggest Thanksgiving five-day debut ever, trailing only another Buena Vista film: Disney/Pixar's "Toy Story 2" ($80.1-million). Buena Vista now has nine of the top-11 Thanksgiving openings ever.
Another animated 3-D film -- former box-office champ "Megamind" -- was third for the three-day weekend with $12.85-million. The Christina Aguilera/Cher musical "Burlesque" debuted at fourth with $11.8-million.
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