( Entertainment Weekly ) -- Jaden Smith is getting a small taste of what it 's like to walk in dad Will 's action-blockbuster shoes . Keanu Reeves stars in the remake of the 1951 sci-fi flick `` The Day the Earth Stood Still . '' As expected , the remake of the 1951 sci-fi flick starring Keanu Reeves easily replaced `` Four Christmases '' atop the box office leader board with an opening weekend gross of $ 31 million , according to Sunday 's estimates . Despite mediocre reviews , the film held fairly steady throughout the weekend , falling slightly shy of our $ 36 million estimate . The Vince Vaughn-Reese Witherspoon yuletide comedy came in second with $ 13.3 million , bringing its three-week total to just under $ 88 million , while `` Twilight '' faded to the third spot during its fourth week with just over $ 8 million . The teen vampire romance managed to reach one milestone , however , grossing a total of $ 150 million -- the amount director Catherine Hardwicke surmised the movie would have to suck in for sequel `` New Moon '' to get the go ahead . Obviously , Summit executives saw the writing on the wall weeks ago and have hired Chris Weitz ( `` About a Boy , '' `` American Pie '' ) to direct next fall 's follow-up . Rounding out the top five are Disney 's doggie flick `` Bolt '' with $ 7.5 million and Baz Luhrmann 's underperforming `` Australia '' with $ 4.3 million . The weekend 's other new major release -- `` Nothing Like the Holidays , '' starring John Leguizamo and Debra Messing -- got coal in its stocking with a measly $ 3.5 million during its first weekend . Also of note is the Clint Eastwood-starring `` Gran Torino '' ( rumored to be the actor-director 's last turn in front of the camera ) . Although it opened in only six theaters ( three in New York , three in L.A. ) , the film scored the best per screen average , $ 47,333 , with a gross of only $ 284,000 . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . Copyright 2009 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
` ` The Day the Earth Stood Still '' opened with a weekend gross of $ 25 million . The yuletide drama ` ` Four Christmases '' dropped to second with $ 20 million . Teen vampire romance ` ` ' '' had a gross total of $ 150 million .