LOS ANGELES — The “Twilight” finale and “Skyfall” continued to dominate the box office on a typically slow post-Thanksgiving weekend that brought big business for holdover films but a poor start for Brad Pitt’s new crime story.

Pitt’s “Killing Them Softly,” the weekend’s top new release, tanked with just $7 million domestically.

“Twilight” and “Skyfall” were close enough that domestic rankings could flip-flop when final numbers are released today. The two movies have led a brisk start to the holiday season that could lift Hollywood to record domestic revenues for the year. Estimated weekend sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters were:

1. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2,” $17.4 million

2. “Skyfall,” $17 million

3. “Lincoln,” $13.51 million

4. “Rise of the Guardians,” $13.5 million

5. “Life of Pi,” $12 million

6. “Wreck-It Ralph,” $7.02 million

7. “Killing Them Softly,” $7 million

8. “Red Dawn,” $6.6 million

9. “Flight,” $4.5 million

10. “The Collection,” $3.4 million