I was surprised [1] at how much I ended up enjoying Four Christmases [2] starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, and maybe some of the early buzz from others who also liked it helped the holiday comedy win the Thanksgiving weekend box office this year with an estimated $46.7 million since opening Wednesday [3].

Meanwhile the highly anticipated Baz Luhrmann epic Australia [4] opened at No. 5 after Quantum of Solace [5] in fourth place, Twilight [6] (which passed the $100 million mark this weekend) in third, and Bolt [7] in second place. Gus Van Sant's biopic Milk [8] also did very well for a limited release, coming in at No. 10 over the weekend.

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. [9]