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After a few relatively quiet months at the domestic box office, moviegoers crowded in to theaters over the past month for blockbusters Breaking Dawn Part 2, Skyfall and Wreck-It Ralph. As a result, November 2012 business was up a whopping 26 percent year-over-year to $1.08 billion, and also topped November 2009's $995 million record. Through the end of the month, year-to-date box office was at $9.86 billion, and 2012 is now guaranteed to set a new yearly box office record.Denzel WashingtonRobert ZemeckisSteven SpielbergAng Lee

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 once again led the foreign box office this weekend, and has already become the highest-grossing Twilight movie ever overseas. Meanwhile, Rise of the Guardians expanded in to most overseas markets and performed decently, while Skyfall continued its steady march towards $1 billion worldwide.Ang Lee

With two new nationwide releases—Killing Them Softly and The Collection—failing to make any noise at the box office, the post-Thanksgiving weekend lived up its reputation as a dumping ground. As a result, for the third-straight weekend the top two movies were The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 and Skyfall. On the strength of those holdovers, the Top 12 earned $106.4 million, which is up a whopping 45 percent from the same frame last year.Steven SpielbergBrad PittAndrew DominikBen Affleck

The box office was expectedly slow on Friday, with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Skyfall and Lincoln once again holding the top three spots despite falling hard from their Black Friday grosses. Meanwhile, newcomers Killing Them Softly and The Collection each performed very poorly. Brad Pitt

The weekend after Thanksgiving is typically a quiet one at the box office, and over the last few years the major studios have mostly avoided releasing any new movies during this period. This year, at least, The Weinstein Company and upstart distributor LD Entertainment are giving it their best shot with Killing Them Softly and The Collection, respectively. With Brad Pitt playing a ruthless hitman, Softly has the most potential, though it's going to be hard to get near the top of the chart against strong holdovers like The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 and Skyfall. Andrew Dominik

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 and Skyfall continued to rack up impressive grosses overseas this weekend, while Life of Pi got off to a very good start in a few Asian markets.Ang Lee

With a handful of strong holdovers and a few interesting new releases, moviegoers turned out in massive numbers over the Thanksgiving weekend. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Skyfall and Lincoln held on to their positions in the top three, while newcomers Life of Pi and Red Dawn outperformed. The only disappointment was Rise of the Guardians, which missed the mark for a DreamWorks Animation offering.Steven Spielberg

Over the first two days of the long Thanksgiving weekend, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 and Skyfall continued to draw large crowds and easily placed first and second, respectively. Among newcomers, Rise of the Guardians got off to a disappointing start, while Life of Pi and Red Dawn are outperforming modest expectations.Steven Spielberg

As usual, Thanksgiving weekend is shaping up to be a very busy one at the box office. Family audiences will get to choose between Rise of the Guardians and Life of Pi, with the DreamWorks Animation movie sure to win out. Meanwhile, the long-delayed Red Dawn remake finally hits theaters, and will hope to take advantage of the newfound star status of Chris Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson. Even with all of these new entries, though, the top movie will once again be The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, which could be at around $230 million by Sunday. Martin ScorseseAng LeeBradley CooperJennifer Lawrence

With an estimated $199.5 million haul, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 had the biggest day-and-date launch ever for a Twilight movie. Across its 61 markets Breaking Dawn Part 2 is tracking 38 percent above its predecessor, which ultimately earned a franchise-best $430.9 million. Including its $141.1 million domestic opening, Breaking Dawn Part 2 debuted to nearly $341 million worldwide this weekend, which ranks eighth all-time (and tops for a Twilight movie). Seth MacFarlane

The fifth and final Twilight movie opened to an outstanding $141.1 million this weekend, though that wasn't quite enough to set a new record for the popular franchise. Meanwhile, Skyfall had another strong weekend and Lincoln over-performed in its nationwide debut; as a result, the Top 12 earned $242.4 million, which makes this the sixth-highest-grossing weekend ever. Steven SpielbergOliver StoneDenzel WashingtonJoe Wright

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 scored one of the top opening days ever, but surprisingly fell short of setting a new franchise record on Friday. Steven SpielbergDenzel Washington

As expected, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 got off to a very impressive start last night. The fifth and final installment in the perennial franchise grossed an estimated $30.4 million from midnight and 10 p.m. Thursday showtimes, which is slightly higher than the midnight-only grosses for Breaking Dawn Part 1 ($30.25 million) and Eclipse ($30.1 million). It's also noticeably better than New Moon's $26.3 million.

Just four years after the franchise began, the fifth and final Twilight movie is expected to dominate the box office when it debuts at 4,070 locations this weekend. Assuming it gets the typical finale bump, Breaking Dawn Part 2 will easily score a franchise-best opening, and it could even be on track for a 2D opening record. Steven SpielbergKristen StewartRobert PattinsonTaylor LautnerDaniel Day-LewisOliver StoneJoe WrightKeira Knightley

The big story this weekend may be Skyfall's record-setting domestic debut, but that doesn't change the fact that the movie's real strength continues to be its foreign performance. The 23rd James Bond adventure added $90 million from 80 markets this weekend for a new total of $429.6 million, which puts it a day away from passing Casino Royale ($431 million) to become the highest-grossing Bond movie ever overseas.*Ben Affleck

After doing tremendous business overseas in the past two weeks, Skyfall definitely did not disappoint in its domestic debut this weekend. The 23rd James Bond movie scored an outstanding $88.4 million, which is a new opening weekend record for the 50-year-old franchise. This helped push the Top 12 to $163 million, which is up 29 percent over the same period last year.Daniel CraigDenzel WashingtonBen AffleckSteven Spielberg

As expected, Skyfall set a new opening day record for a Bond movie on Friday with a very strong $30.8 million. That's the fifth-highest debut of the year, and best since July's The Dark Knight Rises. Add in IMAX and large-format grosses from Thursday and Skyfall is already at $33 million.Daniel CraigDenzel WashingtonSteven Spielberg

Thursday/Midnight Update: Skyfall is already off to a strong start at the domestic box office. The 23rd James Bond movie earned $2.2 million on Thursday at 463 IMAX and premium large-format theaters, and then added $2.4 million from midnight shows. Data isn't available for Quantum of Solace or Casino Royale, but these are very good figures for an early November date when few, if any, kids are out of school.Steven SpielbergSean ConneryDaniel CraigDaniel Day-Lewis

After a very strong start overseas last weekend, Skyfall expanded its reach to nearly every foreign market and scored an unbelievable $156 million. The 23rd James Bond movie has already earned $287 million, which makes it the third-highest-grossing Bond movie ever behind Daniel Craig's previous two entries, and its well on its way to setting a new franchise record. Adam Sandler

The northeast is still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, though the storm's devastation didn't hurt the box office this weekend. In fact, thanks to impressive debuts from Wreck-It Ralph and Flight, the Top 12 was up 20 percent to $124.6 million. Robert ZemeckisDenzel WashingtonBen AffleckRussell Crowe