Your American Box Office

The holiday season heats cash flows up.

Friday B.O. -- (Grand Total)

1) ANCHORMAN 2 -- $8,700,000 -- ($21,924,000)

2) THE HOBBIT 2 -- $8,605,000 -- ($104,650,000)

3) AMERICAN HUSTLE -- $6,300,000 -- ($7,413,000)

4) FROZEN -- $5,115,000 -- ($177,507,000)

5) SAVING MR. BANKS -- $2,963,000 -- ($3,588,000)

6) THE HUNGER GAMES 2 -- $2,450,000 -- ($365,404,000)

7) A MADEA CHRISTMAS -- $2,410,000 -- ($22,180,000)

8) WALKING WITH DINOSAURS -- $2,125,000 -- (2,125,000)

9) DHOOM 3 -- $1,075,000 -- ($1,075,000)

10) THOR: THE DARK WORLD -- $360,000 -- ($199,798,000)

Saving Mr. Banks opens okay but not gangbusters; Frozen hangs in smartly, while the newest animated feature on the block, Walking with Dinosaurs, opens near the bottom of the Top Ten.

Add On: The weekend totals: Frozen stays bouncy. Saving Mr. Banks, not so much.

1. Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, The - Warner Bros. - $31.5M

2. Anchorman 2 - Paramount - $26.8M

3. Frozen - Disney - $19.2M

4. American Hustle - Sony - $19.1M

5. Saving Mr. Banks - Disney - $9.3M

6. Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The - Lionsgate - $8.8M

7. Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas - Lionsgate - $8.5M

8. Walking With Dinosaurs - 20th Century Fox - $7.3M

9. Dhoom 3 - Yash Raj Films - $3.3M

10. Thor: The Dark World - Disney - $1.3M