Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for December 2nd, 2011
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$16,535,465 |
-60% |
4,046 |
$4,087 |
$246,926,409 |
17 |
| 2 |
(2) |
The Muppets |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$11,082,755 |
-62% |
3,440 |
$3,222 |
$56,357,170 |
12 |
| 3 |
(5) |
Hugo |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$7,557,709 |
-33% |
1,840 |
$4,107 |
$25,121,185 |
12 |
| 4 |
(4) |
Arthur Christmas |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$7,401,736 |
-39% |
3,376 |
$2,192 |
$25,343,487 |
12 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Happy Feet 2 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$5,919,390 |
-56% |
3,536 |
$1,674 |
$51,704,566 |
17 |
| 6 |
(6) |
Jack and Jill |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$5,356,973 |
-46% |
3,049 |
$1,757 |
$64,165,454 |
24 |
| 7 |
(9) |
The Descendants |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$4,789,741 |
-35% |
574 |
$8,344 |
$17,677,071 |
19 |
| 8 |
(7) |
Immortals |
Relativity |
Action |
$4,464,889 |
-50% |
2,627 |
$1,700 |
$75,659,174 |
24 |
| 9 |
(10) |
Tower Heist |
Universal |
Comedy |
$3,953,925 |
-45% |
2,404 |
$1,645 |
$70,598,755 |
31 |
| 10 |
(8) |
Puss in Boots |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$3,042,241 |
-59% |
2,750 |
$1,106 |
$139,514,442 |
38 |
| 11 |
(11) |
J. Edgar |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$2,308,411 |
-54% |
1,985 |
$1,163 |
$32,569,492 |
26 |
| 12 |
(12) |
My Week with Marilyn |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$1,179,545 |
-33% |
244 |
$4,834 |
$3,860,751 |
12 |
| 13 |
(13) |
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$985,378 |
-38% |
710 |
$1,388 |
$33,085,345 |
31 |
| 14 |
(22) |
Moneyball |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$570,147 |
+100% |
1,004 |
$568 |
$73,787,485 |
73 |
| 15 |
(14) |
In Time |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$555,102 |
-28% |
421 |
$1,319 |
$35,850,495 |
38 |
| 16 |
(24) |
The Ides of March |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$515,897 |
+103% |
1,016 |
$508 |
$40,123,590 |
59 |
| 17 |
new |
Shame |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$349,519 |
|
10 |
$34,952 |
$349,519 |
3 |
| 18 |
(31) |
Dolphin Tale |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$315,278 |
+70% |
410 |
$769 |
$70,714,876 |
73 |
| 19 |
(18) |
Melancholia |
Magnolia Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$270,335 |
-18% |
129 |
$2,096 |
$1,601,918 |
24 |
| 20 |
(16) |
Like Crazy |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$257,767 |
-39% |
152 |
$1,696 |
$2,874,373 |
38 |
| 21 |
(43) |
Midnight in Paris |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$241,434 |
+310% |
305 |
$792 |
$55,944,592 |
199 |
| 22 |
(20) |
Margin Call |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$215,438 |
-27% |
151 |
$1,427 |
$4,684,755 |
45 |
| 23 |
(27) |
Courageous |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$212,898 |
+2% |
265 |
$803 |
$33,036,124 |
66 |
| 24 |
(29) |
The Artist |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$211,265 |
+3% |
6 |
$35,211 |
$501,624 |
10 |
| 25 |
(17) |
Real Steel |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$183,228 |
-45% |
253 |
$724 |
$83,425,009 |
59 |
| 26 |
(28) |
The Way |
Producers Distribution Agency |
Drama |
$178,076 |
-13% |
160 |
$1,113 |
$3,623,724 |
59 |
| 27 |
(19) |
The Help |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$175,552 |
-44% |
262 |
$670 |
$169,036,252 |
117 |
| 28 |
(15) |
Desi Boyz |
Eros Entertainment |
Comedy |
$170,511 |
-76% |
103 |
$1,655 |
$984,679 |
10 |
| 29 |
(32) |
The Skin I Live In |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$156,767 |
-15% |
116 |
$1,351 |
$2,649,733 |
52 |
| 30 |
(21) |
Footloose |
Paramount Pictures |
Musical |
$142,667 |
-51% |
309 |
$462 |
$51,031,234 |
52 |
| 31 |
(30) |
50/50 |
Summit Entertainment |
Black Comedy |
$132,180 |
-33% |
196 |
$674 |
$34,760,171 |
66 |
| 32 |
(25) |
The Smurfs |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$131,777 |
-45% |
327 |
$403 |
$142,500,164 |
129 |
| 33 |
(23) |
Paranormal Activity 3 |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$130,883 |
-52% |
255 |
$513 |
$103,442,444 |
45 |
| 34 |
(34) |
A Dangerous Method |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$119,574 |
-29% |
4 |
$29,894 |
$412,937 |
12 |
| 35 |
(26) |
The Three Musketeers 3D |
Summit Entertainment |
Adventure |
$118,889 |
-48% |
208 |
$572 |
$20,094,465 |
45 |
| 36 |
(36) |
Abduction |
Lionsgate |
Thriller/Suspense |
$94,514 |
-29% |
151 |
$626 |
$27,967,677 |
73 |
| 37 |
(33) |
Martha Marcy May Marlene |
Fox Searchlight |
Thriller/Suspense |
$91,343 |
-48% |
84 |
$1,087 |
$2,732,011 |
45 |
| 38 |
new |
Pastorela |
Pantelion Films |
|
$82,175 |
|
55 |
$1,494 |
$82,175 |
3 |
| 39 |
(37) |
Monsieur Lazhar |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$82,161 |
-28% |
39 |
$2,107 |
$1,561,107 |
38 |
| 40 |
(44) |
The Polar Express |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$72,013 |
+30% |
24 |
$3,001 |
$182,152,924 |
2,581 |
| 41 |
(42) |
Anonymous |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$71,883 |
+4% |
105 |
$685 |
$4,395,456 |
38 |
| 42 |
(35) |
Contagion |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$71,007 |
-54% |
155 |
$458 |
$75,566,379 |
87 |
| 43 |
(40) |
Born to be Wild 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$64,295 |
-28% |
49 |
$1,312 |
$14,564,383 |
241 |
| 44 |
(39) |
Drive |
FilmDistrict |
Action |
$60,515 |
-35% |
86 |
$704 |
$34,598,322 |
80 |
| 45 |
(41) |
Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$43,435 |
-44% |
84 |
$517 |
$176,646,396 |
122 |
| 46 |
(46) |
Take Shelter |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$42,379 |
-16% |
54 |
$785 |
$1,507,338 |
66 |
| 47 |
(45) |
The Rum Diary |
FilmDistrict |
Drama |
$38,110 |
-30% |
63 |
$605 |
$13,018,899 |
38 |
| 48 |
(38) |
The Lion King 3D |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$36,687 |
-65% |
53 |
$692 |
$422,664,111 |
6,382 |
| 49 |
(47) |
Hubble 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$27,132 |
-40% |
17 |
$1,596 |
$29,916,683 |
626 |
| 50 |
(51) |
Le Havre |
Janus Films |
Drama |
$21,618 |
-19% |
16 |
$1,351 |
$267,348 |
45 |
| 51 |
(56) |
Eames: The Architect and the Pianter |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$20,639 |
+13% |
12 |
$1,720 |
$85,798 |
17 |
| 52 |
(59) |
Service Entrance |
Seville |
Comedy |
$19,473 |
+13% |
11 |
$1,770 |
$363,978 |
185 |
| 53 |
(-) |
Cafe de flore |
Adopt Films |
Drama |
$16,915 |
|
6 |
$2,819 |
$1,574,881 |
73 |
| 54 |
(55) |
Into the Abyss |
IFC Films |
Documentary |
$14,494 |
-24% |
21 |
$690 |
$175,184 |
24 |
| 55 |
new |
Answers to Nothing |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$14,262 |
|
21 |
$679 |
$14,262 |
3 |
| 56 |
(57) |
Tomboy |
Rocket Releasing |
Drama |
$13,710 |
-24% |
5 |
$2,742 |
$54,250 |
17 |
| 57 |
(53) |
The Guard |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$13,074 |
-34% |
17 |
$769 |
$5,297,639 |
129 |
| 58 |
(54) |
Under the Sea 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$12,733 |
-34% |
6 |
$2,122 |
$30,111,786 |
1,025 |
| 59 |
(52) |
The Big Year |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$11,466 |
-54% |
25 |
$459 |
$7,179,504 |
52 |
| 60 |
(58) |
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey |
Submarine Deluxe |
Documentary |
$10,525 |
-40% |
15 |
$702 |
$182,579 |
45 |
| 61 |
(67) |
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within |
Variance Films |
Action |
$9,760 |
+7% |
6 |
$1,627 |
$51,469 |
24 |
| 62 |
new |
Sleeping Beauty |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$9,207 |
|
2 |
$4,604 |
$9,207 |
3 |
| 63 |
(63) |
Crazy Wisdom |
Alive Mind |
Documentary |
$9,007 |
-13% |
2 |
$4,504 |
$26,001 |
10 |
| 64 |
(50) |
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World |
Weinstein/Dimension |
Adventure |
$8,910 |
-67% |
31 |
$287 |
$38,528,666 |
108 |
| 65 |
(100) |
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$8,278 |
+1,465% |
4 |
$2,070 |
$148,584 |
73 |
| 66 |
(49) |
Cars 2 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$7,686 |
-73% |
40 |
$192 |
$191,446,625 |
164 |
| 67 |
new |
Outrage |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$6,518 |
|
2 |
$3,259 |
$6,518 |
3 |
| 68 |
(60) |
Sea Rex 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$6,341 |
-50% |
9 |
$705 |
$4,411,823 |
339 |
| 69 |
(62) |
Mozart's Sister |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$6,215 |
-43% |
10 |
$622 |
$628,278 |
108 |
| 70 |
new |
Khodorkovsky |
Kino Lorber |
Documentary |
$6,110 |
|
1 |
$6,110 |
$9,634 |
5 |
| 71 |
(68) |
Inni |
Cinema Purgatorio |
Concert/Performance |
$5,774 |
-18% |
7 |
$825 |
$109,469 |
69 |
| 72 |
(73) |
Young Goethe in Love |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$5,717 |
+11% |
5 |
$1,143 |
$65,757 |
31 |
| 73 |
(78) |
The Mill and the Cross |
Kino Lorber |
Drama |
$5,678 |
+51% |
6 |
$946 |
$254,452 |
82 |
| 74 |
(84) |
Blackthorn |
Magnolia Pictures |
Adventure |
$5,504 |
+150% |
6 |
$917 |
$169,230 |
59 |
| 75 |
(79) |
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$4,997 |
+67% |
5 |
$999 |
$832,797 |
150 |
| 76 |
(48) |
Rockstar |
Eros Entertainment |
Drama |
$4,608 |
-87% |
112 |
$41 |
$985,912 |
24 |
| 77 |
(-) |
Circumstance |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$3,960 |
|
2 |
$1,980 |
$445,789 |
101 |
| 78 |
(77) |
The Other F Word |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Documentary |
$3,604 |
-7% |
2 |
$1,802 |
$49,412 |
31 |
| 79 |
(65) |
Galapagos |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$3,288 |
-66% |
1 |
$3,288 |
$18,029,983 |
4,420 |
| 80 |
(64) |
Sarah's Key |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$2,956 |
-71% |
7 |
$422 |
$7,691,700 |
136 |
| 81 |
(75) |
House of Pleasures |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$2,767 |
-42% |
1 |
$2,767 |
$10,871 |
10 |
| 82 |
(72) |
Revenge of the Electric Car |
Area23a |
Documentary |
$2,545 |
-52% |
2 |
$1,273 |
$142,960 |
45 |
| 83 |
(-) |
America the Beautiful II: The Thin Commandments |
|
Documentary |
$2,182 |
|
1 |
$2,182 |
$11,926 |
54 |
| 84 |
(86) |
Kevin Hart Laugh at My Pain |
Codeblack Entertainment |
Concert/Performance |
$2,038 |
-6% |
5 |
$408 |
$7,704,481 |
87 |
| 85 |
(69) |
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress |
Alive Mind |
Documentary |
$1,940 |
-71% |
1 |
$1,940 |
$188,178 |
131 |
| 86 |
(85) |
My Reincarnation |
Long Shot Factory |
Documentary |
$1,902 |
-12% |
1 |
$1,902 |
$30,797 |
38 |
| 87 |
(96) |
Tyrannosaur |
Strand |
Drama |
$1,392 |
+73% |
3 |
$464 |
$13,454 |
17 |
| 88 |
(-) |
Hell and Back Again |
Docurama |
Documentary |
$1,300 |
|
1 |
$1,300 |
$32,460 |
61 |
| 89 |
(94) |
Higher Ground |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$1,262 |
+27% |
6 |
$210 |
$834,103 |
101 |
| 90 |
(-) |
Paul Goodman Changed My Life |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$1,099 |
|
1 |
$1,099 |
$23,209 |
47 |
| 91 |
(-) |
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$1,017 |
|
3 |
$339 |
$227,835 |
96 |
| 92 |
(-) |
The Bride Wore Black |
Film Forum |
Drama |
$1,016 |
|
1 |
$1,016 |
$14,446 |
15,868 |
| 93 |
(88) |
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator |
Skylight Pictures |
Documentary |
$980 |
-36% |
1 |
$980 |
$36,738 |
82 |
| 94 |
(-) |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
IMAX Films |
Adventure |
$919 |
|
1 |
$919 |
$53,233,344 |
4,791 |
| 95 |
(89) |
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch |
Music Box Films |
Action |
$837 |
-38% |
2 |
$419 |
$6,355 |
17 |
| 96 |
(70) |
The Whale |
Paladin |
Documentary |
$707 |
-89% |
1 |
$707 |
$55,224 |
87 |
| 97 |
(-) |
Thunder Soul |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$279 |
|
1 |
$279 |
$143,986 |
73 |
| 98 |
(81) |
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle |
The Film Desk |
Comedy |
$277 |
-89% |
1 |
$277 |
$17,601 |
8,174 |
| 99 |
(101) |
Rapt |
Lorber Films |
Drama |
$205 |
-59% |
1 |
$205 |
$45,294 |
152 |
| 100 |
(91) |
The Conquest |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$118 |
-91% |
1 |
$118 |
$39,163 |
24 |
| 101 |
(95) |
Restless |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$18 |
-98% |
1 |
$18 |
$162,030 |
80 |
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