Theatergoers still recovering from Thanksgiving had no problem getting into the Christmas spirit this last weekend.

Despite horrible reviews, Four Christmases - a holiday feature starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn - managed to pull in over $31 million over the past three days. (The comedy’s five-day total was $46 million.) That was enough to tame some hungry vampires and give Reese her best opening since Sweet Home Alabama. (The 2002 film had a $35.6 million debut.)

But even with Witherspoon and Vaughn’s combined wattage, Christmases still wasn’t the brightest spot on the box office tree. This weekend’s top performer was actually a political drama with a very limited release. Although it was only seen in 35 theaters, Milk, starring Sean Penn and James Franco, found itself sitting in 10th place. The Gus Van Sant film also averaged $40,385 per theater…nearly $31,000 more than the laugher did per screen.

1. Four Christmases, Warner Bros., $31,069,826 (avg. $9387)
2. Bolt, Disney, $26,581,002 (avg. $7274)
3. Twilight, Summit Entertainment, $26,344,032 (avg. $7692)
4. Quantum of Solace, Sony/MGM, $18,833,552 (avg. $5379)
5. Australia, 20th Century Fox, $14,800,723 (avg. $5602)
6. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Dreamworks/Paramount, $14,207,329 (avg. $3831)
7. Transporter 3, Lionsgate, $12,063,452 (avg. $4594)
8. Role Models, Universal, $5,191,180 (avg. $2365)
9. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Miramax, $1,696,187 (avg. $2914)
10. Milk, Focus Features, $1,453,844 (avg. $40,385)

(You can review last week’s numbers here.)