Jim Carrey’s “Yes Man,” took over the top spot of the weekend box office for the weekend of December 19-21 with a take of more than $18M, placing it ahead of other weekend debuts including Will Smith’s “Seven Pounds,” and the animated “The Tale Of Despereaux,” featuring Matthew Broderick.
Below are the top 10 Box Office totals for the weekend of December 19-21, 2008 according to Nielsen EDI.

Rank
Title
Studio
Weekend Gross
Gross

1
YES MAN
WARNER BROS.
$18,262,471
$18,262,471

2
SEVEN POUNDS
SONY PICTURES
$14,851,136
$14,851,136

3
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
UNIVERSAL
$10,103,675
$10,103,675

4
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
$48,366,989
$9,890,105

5
FOUR CHRISTMASES
WARNER BROS.
$100,110,827
$7,701,375

6
TWILIGHT
SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT
$158,423,218
$5,189,319

7
BOLT
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
$94,900,059
$4,146,856

8
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
FOX SEARCHLIGHT
$12,037,510
$3,053,760

9
AUSTRALIA
TWENTIETH CENTURY …