Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for December 25th, 2009
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Avatar |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$75,617,133 |
-2% |
3,456 |
$21,880 |
$212,711,184 |
10 |
| 2 |
new |
Sherlock Holmes |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$62,304,277 |
|
3,626 |
$17,183 |
$62,304,277 |
3 |
| 3 |
new |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$48,875,415 |
|
3,700 |
$13,210 |
$75,589,048 |
5 |
| 4 |
new |
It's Complicated |
Universal |
Romantic Comedy |
$22,100,820 |
|
2,887 |
$7,655 |
$22,100,820 |
3 |
| 5 |
(3) |
The Blind Side |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$11,519,345 |
+15% |
2,766 |
$4,165 |
$184,195,981 |
38 |
| 6 |
(8) |
Up in the Air |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$11,270,248 |
+251% |
1,895 |
$5,947 |
$24,031,968 |
24 |
| 7 |
(2) |
The Princess and the Frog |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$9,004,610 |
-26% |
3,475 |
$2,591 |
$63,679,289 |
33 |
| 8 |
(20) |
Nine |
Weinstein Co. |
Musical |
$5,452,513 |
+2,020% |
1,412 |
$3,862 |
$5,830,605 |
10 |
| 9 |
(4) |
Did You Hear About the Morgans? |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$5,000,143 |
-24% |
2,718 |
$1,840 |
$15,600,328 |
10 |
| 10 |
(6) |
Invictus |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$4,067,541 |
-3% |
2,160 |
$1,883 |
$23,049,804 |
17 |
| 11 |
(5) |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$3,044,259 |
-31% |
1,593 |
$1,911 |
$280,962,758 |
38 |
| 12 |
new |
3 Idiots |
Big Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,645,502 |
|
119 |
$13,828 |
$2,149,227 |
5 |
| 13 |
(7) |
Disney's A Christmas Carol |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$1,292,155 |
-62% |
1,245 |
$1,038 |
$135,888,543 |
52 |
| 14 |
(9) |
Brothers |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$1,210,172 |
-58% |
858 |
$1,410 |
$25,341,515 |
24 |
| 15 |
(11) |
2012 |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$994,494 |
-55% |
800 |
$1,243 |
$161,490,679 |
45 |
| 16 |
(13) |
Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$865,083 |
-28% |
629 |
$1,375 |
$41,778,920 |
52 |
| 17 |
(10) |
Old Dogs |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$652,737 |
-72% |
645 |
$1,012 |
$45,882,504 |
33 |
| 18 |
(24) |
The Young Victoria |
Apparition |
Drama |
$645,315 |
+303% |
163 |
$3,959 |
$927,963 |
10 |
| 19 |
(16) |
The Road |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$449,066 |
-32% |
311 |
$1,444 |
$5,879,604 |
33 |
| 20 |
(26) |
A Single Man |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$352,652 |
+147% |
46 |
$7,666 |
$920,532 |
17 |
| 21 |
(22) |
Broken Embraces |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Thriller/Suspense |
$349,408 |
+76% |
71 |
$4,921 |
$1,190,357 |
38 |
| 22 |
(18) |
The Fantastic Mr. Fox |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$344,592 |
-42% |
197 |
$1,749 |
$18,288,004 |
45 |
| 23 |
new |
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Adventure |
$334,183 |
|
48 |
$6,962 |
$334,183 |
3 |
| 24 |
(12) |
Armored |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$321,543 |
-75% |
244 |
$1,318 |
$15,303,287 |
24 |
| 25 |
new |
Flickan som lekte med elden |
|
Thriller/Suspense |
$204,471 |
|
49 |
$4,173 |
$204,471 |
3 |
| 26 |
(14) |
Ninja Assassin |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$203,124 |
-78% |
166 |
$1,224 |
$37,166,599 |
33 |
| 27 |
(37) |
Where the Wild Things Are |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$197,658 |
+249% |
267 |
$740 |
$76,038,911 |
73 |
| 28 |
(21) |
An Education |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$170,538 |
-23% |
153 |
$1,115 |
$7,437,144 |
80 |
| 29 |
(23) |
Couples Retreat |
Universal |
Comedy |
$162,155 |
-5% |
230 |
$705 |
$108,134,160 |
80 |
| 30 |
(31) |
Crazy Heart |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$159,850 |
+93% |
12 |
$13,321 |
$324,428 |
12 |
| 31 |
(29) |
Law Abiding Citizen |
Overture Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$137,779 |
+58% |
205 |
$672 |
$72,645,906 |
73 |
| 32 |
(15) |
Planet 51 |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$104,685 |
-87% |
209 |
$501 |
$39,213,810 |
38 |
| 33 |
(19) |
The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day |
Apparition |
Action |
$97,741 |
-76% |
102 |
$958 |
$9,744,417 |
59 |
| 34 |
(25) |
Me and Orson Welles |
Freestyle Releasing |
Drama |
$91,606 |
-41% |
115 |
$797 |
$759,235 |
33 |
| 35 |
(28) |
Paranormal Activity |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$71,724 |
-19% |
158 |
$454 |
$107,736,981 |
94 |
| 36 |
(27) |
A Serious Man |
Focus Features |
Comedy |
$66,124 |
-33% |
49 |
$1,349 |
$9,042,780 |
87 |
| 37 |
(41) |
Under the Sea 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$52,590 |
+68% |
26 |
$2,023 |
$19,231,134 |
318 |
| 38 |
(32) |
Astro Boy |
Summit Entertainment |
Adventure |
$51,722 |
-35% |
168 |
$308 |
$19,298,834 |
66 |
| 39 |
(34) |
The Fourth Kind |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$45,120 |
-32% |
64 |
$705 |
$25,360,255 |
52 |
| 40 |
(38) |
The Lovely Bones |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$41,916 |
-7% |
3 |
$13,972 |
$276,161 |
17 |
| 41 |
(36) |
Pirate Radio |
Focus Features |
Comedy |
$32,266 |
-46% |
113 |
$286 |
$7,913,976 |
45 |
| 42 |
(30) |
The Men Who Stare at Goats |
Overture Films |
Black Comedy |
$29,965 |
-65% |
74 |
$405 |
$31,944,330 |
52 |
| 43 |
(33) |
The Polar Express |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$23,257 |
-69% |
20 |
$1,163 |
$181,264,590 |
1,874 |
| 44 |
(44) |
La Danse |
Zipporah |
|
$21,775 |
-13% |
20 |
$1,089 |
$377,925 |
54 |
| 45 |
(35) |
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans |
First Look |
Drama |
$21,456 |
-67% |
32 |
$671 |
$1,367,264 |
38 |
| 46 |
new |
Police, Adjective |
|
|
$19,452 |
|
8 |
$2,432 |
$26,692 |
5 |
| 47 |
(39) |
The Box |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$17,649 |
-57% |
50 |
$353 |
$15,008,812 |
52 |
| 48 |
(-) |
Noemie: Le Secret |
|
|
$15,143 |
|
42 |
$361 |
$217,602 |
17 |
| 49 |
(40) |
Red Cliff |
Magnolia Pictures |
Action |
$14,658 |
-60% |
24 |
$611 |
$485,186 |
38 |
| 50 |
(43) |
The Messenger |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Drama |
$13,955 |
-47% |
22 |
$634 |
$623,689 |
45 |
| 51 |
(47) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Documentary |
$13,282 |
-21% |
8 |
$1,660 |
$22,673,984 |
815 |
| 52 |
(42) |
Coco Before Chanel |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$13,230 |
-53% |
19 |
$696 |
$5,964,683 |
94 |
| 53 |
(45) |
Amelia |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$9,044 |
-52% |
24 |
$377 |
$14,195,118 |
66 |
| 54 |
(62) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$8,717 |
+240% |
4 |
$2,179 |
$7,243,378 |
682 |
| 55 |
(49) |
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee |
Screen Media Films |
Drama |
$8,649 |
-43% |
10 |
$865 |
$235,120 |
31 |
| 56 |
(-) |
Sita Sings the Blues |
Self Distributed |
Musical |
$5,467 |
|
1 |
$5,467 |
$5,467 |
682 |
| 57 |
(-) |
Pour toujours, les Canadiens |
|
|
$5,338 |
|
10 |
$534 |
$521,544 |
31 |
| 58 |
(48) |
The Maid |
Elephant Eye Films |
Drama |
$5,025 |
-69% |
6 |
$838 |
$481,378 |
73 |
| 59 |
(58) |
A Town Called Panic |
Zeitgeist |
Comedy |
$3,737 |
+31% |
2 |
$1,869 |
$10,180 |
12 |
| 60 |
(75) |
The Beaches of Agnes |
Cinema Guild |
Documentary |
$1,616 |
+35% |
3 |
$539 |
$224,318 |
180 |
| 61 |
(61) |
House of the Devil, The |
Magnolia Pictures |
Horror |
$1,369 |
-48% |
3 |
$456 |
$100,659 |
59 |
| 62 |
(56) |
35 Shots of Rum |
Cinema Guild |
Drama |
$1,345 |
-58% |
1 |
$1,345 |
$128,886 |
101 |
| 63 |
(-) |
Le combat dans l'île |
The Film Desk |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,272 |
|
1 |
$1,272 |
$32,630 |
199 |
| 64 |
(57) |
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$1,166 |
-61% |
2 |
$583 |
$1,131,688 |
171 |
| 65 |
(83) |
Seraphine |
Music Box Films |
|
$1,112 |
+25% |
1 |
$1,112 |
$855,871 |
206 |
| 66 |
(76) |
The September Issue |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$1,031 |
-12% |
4 |
$258 |
$3,813,787 |
122 |
| 67 |
(96) |
The Missing Person |
Strand |
|
$1,028 |
+444% |
1 |
$1,028 |
$9,330 |
38 |
| 68 |
(60) |
Until the Light Takes Us |
Variance Films |
|
$988 |
-63% |
1 |
$988 |
$44,308 |
38 |
| 69 |
(67) |
Ong-Bak 2 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Action |
$608 |
-68% |
3 |
$203 |
$102,055 |
66 |
| 70 |
(-) |
Small Change |
New World |
|
$574 |
|
1 |
$574 |
$15,649 |
12,339 |
| 71 |
(90) |
Endgame |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$456 |
-15% |
1 |
$456 |
$7,703 |
52 |
| 72 |
(79) |
Oh My God |
Mitropoulos Films |
Documentary |
$412 |
-63% |
1 |
$412 |
$38,245 |
45 |
| 73 |
(87) |
Serious Moonlight |
Magnolia Pictures |
|
$408 |
-47% |
1 |
$408 |
$25,137 |
24 |
| 74 |
(52) |
The Damned United |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$402 |
-92% |
3 |
$134 |
$437,949 |
80 |
| 75 |
(73) |
Amreeka |
National Geographic Entertainment |
|
$364 |
-73% |
1 |
$364 |
$620,193 |
115 |
| 76 |
(80) |
Bronson |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$338 |
-67% |
2 |
$169 |
$104,792 |
80 |
| 77 |
(71) |
The Slammin' Salmon |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Comedy |
$196 |
-87% |
1 |
$196 |
$38,461 |
17 |
| 78 |
(74) |
Four Seasons Lodge |
|
|
$190 |
-85% |
1 |
$190 |
$42,850 |
47 |
| 79 |
(100) |
Crude |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$145 |
+107% |
1 |
$145 |
$162,172 |
108 |
| 80 |
(95) |
Big Fan |
First Independent Pictures |
Comedy |
$91 |
-60% |
1 |
$91 |
$230,088 |
122 |
| 81 |
(93) |
Beeswax |
Cinema Guild |
Comedy |
$54 |
-80% |
1 |
$54 |
$41,439 |
143 |
| 82 |
(98) |
From Mexico with Love |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$10 |
-93% |
1 |
$10 |
$548,719 |
80 |
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