Disney usually has a ball at Thanksgiving with animated features, but Treasure Planet was eclipsed. The cartoon took just $12m for the weekend and only $16.5m for the 5-day. That’s a #4 showing, right behind the other Disney offering, The Santa Clause 2, which was up 20% over last weekend.

The big winners were no surprise: James and Harry again duked it out for the number one spot. Bond took the 5-day with $46.3m (vs. HP: $45.8m), but Potter owned the weekend, with $32.2m, or just a million and change over Die Another Day.

Again, 8 mile showed it won’t go the distance, dropping another 30% this weekend. And though I was almost sure this would be the weekend I would write “The Wedding has finally let out,” that movie posted a 12% gain to collect $4.1m, despite the fact that 328 fewer theaters were showing it this weekend. It now stands at $210.7m, a sensational take that puts it well within striking range of Goldmember, the #4 picture of the year ($213.1m.) I can’t think of a more fitting “film” to be knocked down by an indie…

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