'Twilight' tops Friday B.O.

'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning -- Part 1'Stateside auds continue being smitten with Summit's bloodsuckers. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning -- Part 1" made $16.9 million yesterday.Since its opening last Friday, "Breaking Beginning -- Part 1" has acquired a domestic cume of $220.2 million, $37.2 million of that's been acquired since Wednesday. "Twilight's" second installment "New Moon" made $66.3 million in this Thanksgiving five-day window this past year, which B.O. affiliates expect the penultimate installment to emulate. By today, pic is $3.9 million behind "New Moon's" extended weekend.Disney's "The Muppets" needed second last evening with $12.3 million, up 86% in the Wednesday opening and nearly doubling its cume to $24.8 million in your area."Muppets" leads individuals of family fare this holiday weekend then Warner Bros.' "Happy Foot Two" with $5.millions of. Sony's "Arthur Christmas" showed up around $4.6 000 0000 yesterday, with Paramount's "Hugo" on its heels at $4.5 million.Around the Wednesday openings, "Arthur" edged out "Hugo" at $2.4 million to $1.7 million, correspondingly. However, fathers and moms since, "Hugo" has stiffened the area with a domestic cume of $8.5 million to "Arthur's" $8.8 million. Whether or not this may sustain its momentum and beat "Arthur" is tough to convey, however, as family auds are infamously tough to predict. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com