Holiday Box Office

What takes out a vampire? Wooden stakes, bright sunlight, and Reese Witherspoon. Twilight’s brief reign at the box office looks to end this weekend, victim of Four Christmases and Disney’s Bolt, which is offering fierce competition for second place as families head to the multiplex. Newcomers Australia and Transporter 3 are just okay in ticket sales; apparently romantic epics and recycled action pictures aren't what America needs this Thanksgiving. Older films like Quantum of Solace are performing better. In terms of high quality drama, well, you’re still waiting in most of the country, but the heavy hitters are on their way: Milk is out in limited release, and early December brings Frost/Nixon to theaters.