Taking the weekend numbers in to account, the film narrowly won out over last week�s No. 1 film "The Cat in the Hat", which brought in $24.7 million on Friday and Sat for a 10-day total to $77 million. 

Family films were indeed the clear winners this holiday weekend. Will Ferrell's "Elf" brought in another $22.2 million. 

From there it was a steep drop off for the more adult orientated films. �Gothika,� came in at No. 4 with $12.71 million. �Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," rounded out the top 5 with $12.7 million. 

Billy Bob Thornton's foul-mouthed and drunken "Bad Santa," came in 6th with $12.5 million. 

Even Ron Howard couldn�t win in the family dominated market. His new thriller "The Missing," starring Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones fizzled to 7th place finish with $11.7 million weekend gross. 

The action adventure film "Timeline," failed to bring in the big crowds and only managed to land in 8th place with $8.5 million. 

Top 10 with estimated earnings (Fri-Sat) 

1) The Haunted Mansion - $25.3 million.

2) Dr. Seuss' the Cat in the Hat - $24.7 million.

3) Elf - $22.2 million.

4) Gothika - $12.71 million.

5) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - $12.7 million.

6) Bad Santa - $12.5 million.

7) The Missing - $11.7 million.

8) Timeline - $8.5 million.

9) Love Actually - $7.9 million.

10) Brother Bear - $4.9 million.
 

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