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‘Twilight’ keeps on shining at box office

LOS ANGELES

The latest “Twilight” movie has plenty of daylight left with a second-straight win at the weekend box office.

“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1” took in $42 million domestically over the three-day weekend and $62.3 million in the five-day Thanksgiving boom time from Wednesday to Sunday. That raised its domestic total to $221.3 million.

Debuting at No. 2 was Disney’s family flick “The Muppets,” with $29.5 million for the three-day weekend and $42 million over the five-day holiday haul.

Three other family films rounded out the top-five: the Warner Bros. sequel “Happy Feet Two” at No. 3 with a three-day total of $13.4 million and $18.4 million for five days; Sony’s animated comedy “Arthur Christmas” at No. 4 with $12.7 million for three days and $17 million for five days; and Paramount’s epic adventure “Hugo” at No. 5 with $11.4 million for three days and $15.4 million for five days.

Between “Breaking Dawn” and the blitz of family films, analysts thought Hollywood had a shot at record revenue over Thanksgiving, one of the year’s busiest weekends at movie theaters. But viewers did not come close to record numbers.

Pa. exhibit showcases legendary photographer

pittsburgh

Critics say a new exhibit and online catalog featuring the work of photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris capture the essence of daily African-American life in the 20th century.

From the 1930s to the 1980s. Harris took almost 80,000 pictures of people from all walks: presidents, housewives, sports stars, babies, civil rights leaders and even cross-dressing drag queens.

Harris is remembered for a strong personal desire to document a positive view of African-Americans and counter negative stereotypes in the white press.

He was lead photographer for the Pittsburgh Courier, which was distributed all over the country via a network of Pullman train porters.

The exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Art is up until April.

To view the exhibit online, go to http://teenie/cmoa/org.

Associated Press