The Marilyn Monroe picture earned $ 311,000 out of 183 theaters on Wednesday and Thursday , and then expanded into 244 theaters for the weekend , when it earned $ 1.8 million more . `` The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 '' grossed $ 62.3 million over Wednesday-to-Sunday . In the first weekend of its release, it earned an impressive $26.4 million, which is a huge number for any film in this genre. `` Arthur Christmas '' unwrapped a fairly lackluster $ 17 million .
`` The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 '' grossed $ 62.3 million over Wednesday-to-Sunday . In the first weekend of its release, it earned an impressive $26.4 million, which is a huge number for any film in this genre. `` Arthur Christmas '' unwrapped a fairly lackluster $ 17 million .