Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for December 9th, 2011
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
New Year's Eve |
Warner Bros. |
Romantic Comedy |
$13,019,180 |
|
3,505 |
$3,714 |
$13,019,180 |
3 |
| 2 |
new |
The Sitter |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$9,851,435 |
|
2,750 |
$3,582 |
$9,851,435 |
3 |
| 3 |
(1) |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$7,819,402 |
-53% |
3,604 |
$2,170 |
$259,402,669 |
24 |
| 4 |
(2) |
The Muppets |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$6,978,870 |
-37% |
3,328 |
$2,097 |
$65,742,128 |
19 |
| 5 |
(4) |
Arthur Christmas |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$6,510,486 |
-12% |
3,272 |
$1,990 |
$33,400,598 |
19 |
| 6 |
(3) |
Hugo |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$6,050,309 |
-20% |
2,608 |
$2,320 |
$33,414,719 |
19 |
| 7 |
(7) |
The Descendants |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$4,380,138 |
-9% |
876 |
$5,000 |
$23,630,561 |
26 |
| 8 |
(5) |
Happy Feet 2 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$3,690,304 |
-38% |
2,840 |
$1,299 |
$56,790,405 |
24 |
| 9 |
(6) |
Jack and Jill |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$3,085,098 |
-42% |
2,787 |
$1,107 |
$68,527,385 |
31 |
| 10 |
(8) |
Immortals |
Relativity |
Action |
$2,461,227 |
-45% |
2,299 |
$1,071 |
$79,868,732 |
31 |
| 11 |
(9) |
Tower Heist |
Universal |
Comedy |
$2,358,655 |
-40% |
2,069 |
$1,140 |
$74,122,185 |
38 |
| 12 |
(10) |
Puss in Boots |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$1,628,199 |
-46% |
1,843 |
$883 |
$141,873,474 |
45 |
| 13 |
(11) |
J. Edgar |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$1,188,413 |
-49% |
1,555 |
$764 |
$34,761,111 |
33 |
| 14 |
(12) |
My Week with Marilyn |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$780,822 |
-34% |
244 |
$3,200 |
$5,118,661 |
19 |
| 15 |
(13) |
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$474,749 |
-52% |
470 |
$1,010 |
$33,986,208 |
38 |
| 16 |
(15) |
In Time |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$347,020 |
-37% |
354 |
$980 |
$36,405,892 |
45 |
| 17 |
new |
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
Focus Features |
Thriller/Suspense |
$310,562 |
|
4 |
$77,641 |
$310,562 |
3 |
| 18 |
new |
Young Adult |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$310,263 |
|
8 |
$38,783 |
$310,263 |
3 |
| 19 |
(24) |
The Artist |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$295,361 |
+40% |
16 |
$18,460 |
$888,741 |
17 |
| 20 |
(17) |
Shame |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$283,415 |
-19% |
21 |
$13,496 |
$781,501 |
10 |
| 21 |
(18) |
Dolphin Tale |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$269,737 |
-14% |
342 |
$789 |
$71,068,652 |
80 |
| 22 |
(19) |
Melancholia |
Magnolia Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$230,558 |
-15% |
145 |
$1,590 |
$1,971,443 |
31 |
| 23 |
(23) |
Courageous |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$193,760 |
-9% |
191 |
$1,014 |
$33,333,639 |
73 |
| 24 |
(22) |
Margin Call |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$178,130 |
-17% |
148 |
$1,204 |
$4,947,080 |
52 |
| 25 |
(20) |
Like Crazy |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$165,779 |
-36% |
162 |
$1,023 |
$3,147,092 |
45 |
| 26 |
(14) |
Moneyball |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$150,309 |
-74% |
208 |
$723 |
$74,176,912 |
80 |
| 27 |
(33) |
Paranormal Activity 3 |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$142,652 |
+9% |
302 |
$472 |
$103,629,004 |
52 |
| 28 |
(25) |
Real Steel |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$131,872 |
-28% |
206 |
$640 |
$83,611,200 |
66 |
| 29 |
(26) |
The Way |
Producers Distribution Agency |
Drama |
$123,396 |
-31% |
120 |
$1,028 |
$3,836,967 |
66 |
| 30 |
(16) |
The Ides of March |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$118,673 |
-77% |
187 |
$635 |
$40,467,881 |
66 |
| 31 |
(40) |
The Polar Express |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$116,144 |
+61% |
25 |
$4,646 |
$182,291,397 |
2,588 |
| 32 |
(21) |
Midnight in Paris |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$115,370 |
-52% |
195 |
$592 |
$56,177,987 |
206 |
| 33 |
(29) |
The Skin I Live In |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$110,230 |
-30% |
109 |
$1,011 |
$2,382,086 |
59 |
| 34 |
(27) |
The Help |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$106,325 |
-39% |
212 |
$502 |
$169,224,625 |
124 |
| 35 |
(35) |
The Three Musketeers 3D |
Summit Entertainment |
Adventure |
$86,234 |
-27% |
168 |
$513 |
$20,227,517 |
52 |
| 36 |
(32) |
The Smurfs |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$81,564 |
-38% |
181 |
$451 |
$142,614,158 |
136 |
| 37 |
(34) |
A Dangerous Method |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$76,936 |
-36% |
4 |
$19,234 |
$535,985 |
19 |
| 38 |
(30) |
Footloose |
Paramount Pictures |
Musical |
$70,026 |
-51% |
201 |
$348 |
$51,142,454 |
59 |
| 39 |
(36) |
Abduction |
Lionsgate |
Thriller/Suspense |
$68,213 |
-28% |
131 |
$521 |
$28,064,226 |
80 |
| 40 |
(31) |
50/50 |
Summit Entertainment |
Black Comedy |
$65,038 |
-51% |
146 |
$445 |
$34,887,978 |
73 |
| 41 |
(43) |
Born to be Wild 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$62,090 |
-3% |
49 |
$1,267 |
$14,675,835 |
248 |
| 42 |
(37) |
Martha Marcy May Marlene |
Fox Searchlight |
Thriller/Suspense |
$51,057 |
-44% |
72 |
$709 |
$2,821,084 |
52 |
| 43 |
(44) |
Drive |
FilmDistrict |
Action |
$48,452 |
-20% |
70 |
$692 |
$34,677,497 |
87 |
| 44 |
(46) |
Take Shelter |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$47,721 |
+13% |
63 |
$757 |
$1,573,215 |
73 |
| 45 |
(42) |
Contagion |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$44,759 |
-37% |
111 |
$403 |
$75,638,743 |
94 |
| 46 |
(28) |
Desi Boyz |
Eros Entertainment |
Comedy |
$42,917 |
-75% |
103 |
$417 |
$1,066,167 |
17 |
| 47 |
(50) |
Le Havre |
Janus Films |
Drama |
$38,210 |
+77% |
23 |
$1,661 |
$317,638 |
52 |
| 48 |
(45) |
Rise of the Planet of the Apes |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$35,670 |
-18% |
61 |
$585 |
$176,698,086 |
129 |
| 49 |
(41) |
Anonymous |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$31,852 |
-56% |
82 |
$388 |
$4,463,292 |
45 |
| 50 |
(38) |
Pastorela |
Pantelion Films |
|
$30,870 |
-62% |
44 |
$702 |
$136,570 |
10 |
| 51 |
(47) |
The Rum Diary |
FilmDistrict |
Drama |
$29,471 |
-23% |
63 |
$468 |
$13,070,462 |
45 |
| 52 |
(48) |
The Lion King 3D |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$26,683 |
-27% |
38 |
$702 |
$422,703,159 |
6,389 |
| 53 |
new |
We need to Talk About Kevin |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Drama |
$24,587 |
|
1 |
$24,587 |
$24,587 |
3 |
| 54 |
(52) |
Service Entrance |
Seville |
Comedy |
$23,385 |
+20% |
13 |
$1,799 |
$397,036 |
192 |
| 55 |
(49) |
Hubble 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$22,776 |
-16% |
18 |
$1,265 |
$29,988,039 |
633 |
| 56 |
(69) |
Mozart's Sister |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$16,738 |
+169% |
16 |
$1,046 |
$646,268 |
115 |
| 57 |
(51) |
Eames: The Architect and the Pianter |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$15,942 |
-23% |
11 |
$1,449 |
$112,368 |
24 |
| 58 |
(54) |
Into the Abyss |
IFC Films |
Documentary |
$15,831 |
+9% |
30 |
$528 |
$199,765 |
31 |
| 59 |
(87) |
Tyrannosaur |
Strand |
Drama |
$14,559 |
+946% |
1 |
$14,559 |
$15,085 |
24 |
| 60 |
(58) |
Under the Sea 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$12,746 |
n/c |
9 |
$1,416 |
$30,184,362 |
1,032 |
| 61 |
(72) |
Young Goethe in Love |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$12,524 |
+119% |
8 |
$1,566 |
$81,400 |
38 |
| 62 |
new |
The Snows of Kilimanjaro |
Mongrel Media |
Drama |
$12,358 |
|
9 |
$1,373 |
$12,358 |
3 |
| 63 |
(61) |
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within |
Variance Films |
Action |
$11,525 |
+18% |
7 |
$1,646 |
$68,716 |
31 |
| 64 |
(56) |
Tomboy |
Rocket Releasing |
Drama |
$11,517 |
-16% |
9 |
$1,280 |
$72,880 |
24 |
| 65 |
(-) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$10,595 |
|
2 |
$5,298 |
$84,596,558 |
3,524 |
| 66 |
(57) |
The Guard |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$10,301 |
-21% |
15 |
$687 |
$5,313,327 |
136 |
| 67 |
(59) |
The Big Year |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$8,715 |
-24% |
25 |
$349 |
$7,192,238 |
59 |
| 68 |
(67) |
Outrage |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$8,131 |
+25% |
7 |
$1,162 |
$18,254 |
10 |
| 69 |
(65) |
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$6,170 |
-25% |
6 |
$1,028 |
$158,722 |
80 |
| 70 |
(62) |
Sleeping Beauty |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$5,944 |
-35% |
4 |
$1,486 |
$21,037 |
10 |
| 71 |
(64) |
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World |
Weinstein/Dimension |
Adventure |
$5,888 |
-34% |
23 |
$256 |
$38,536,376 |
115 |
| 72 |
(70) |
Khodorkovsky |
Kino Lorber |
Documentary |
$5,887 |
-4% |
1 |
$5,887 |
$20,102 |
12 |
| 73 |
(74) |
Blackthorn |
Magnolia Pictures |
Adventure |
$4,245 |
-23% |
5 |
$849 |
$174,926 |
66 |
| 74 |
(68) |
Sea Rex 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$4,233 |
-33% |
9 |
$470 |
$4,420,291 |
346 |
| 75 |
new |
My Piece of the Pie |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$4,213 |
|
2 |
$2,107 |
$4,213 |
3 |
| 76 |
(60) |
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey |
Submarine Deluxe |
Documentary |
$3,132 |
-70% |
5 |
$626 |
$192,415 |
52 |
| 77 |
(63) |
Crazy Wisdom |
Alive Mind |
Documentary |
$3,109 |
-65% |
2 |
$1,555 |
$33,010 |
17 |
| 78 |
(77) |
Circumstance |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$2,843 |
-28% |
1 |
$2,843 |
$452,602 |
108 |
| 79 |
(82) |
Revenge of the Electric Car |
Area23a |
Documentary |
$2,791 |
+10% |
3 |
$930 |
$149,136 |
52 |
| 80 |
new |
I Melt with You |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$2,729 |
|
2 |
$1,365 |
$2,729 |
3 |
| 81 |
(-) |
Project Nim |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$2,657 |
|
2 |
$1,329 |
$410,077 |
157 |
| 82 |
new |
Knuckle |
ARC Entertainment |
Documentary |
$2,647 |
|
3 |
$882 |
$2,647 |
3 |
| 83 |
(91) |
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$2,351 |
+131% |
6 |
$392 |
$230,311 |
103 |
| 84 |
(75) |
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$2,250 |
-55% |
2 |
$1,125 |
$836,796 |
157 |
| 85 |
(81) |
House of Pleasures |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$2,120 |
-23% |
3 |
$707 |
$14,904 |
17 |
| 86 |
(66) |
Cars 2 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$2,108 |
-73% |
15 |
$141 |
$191,450,875 |
171 |
| 87 |
(78) |
The Other F Word |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Documentary |
$2,051 |
-43% |
2 |
$1,026 |
$53,214 |
38 |
| 88 |
(73) |
The Mill and the Cross |
Kino Lorber |
Drama |
$1,937 |
-66% |
4 |
$484 |
$257,208 |
89 |
| 89 |
(86) |
My Reincarnation |
Long Shot Factory |
Documentary |
$1,851 |
-3% |
2 |
$926 |
$33,491 |
45 |
| 90 |
(71) |
Inni |
Cinema Purgatorio |
Concert/Performance |
$1,704 |
-70% |
3 |
$568 |
$113,972 |
76 |
| 91 |
(-) |
Garbo: The Spy |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$1,580 |
|
2 |
$790 |
$16,010 |
24 |
| 92 |
(92) |
The Bride Wore Black |
Film Forum |
Drama |
$1,445 |
+42% |
2 |
$723 |
$15,991 |
15,875 |
| 93 |
(-) |
Amigo |
Variance Films |
Drama |
$1,201 |
|
1 |
$1,201 |
$174,365 |
115 |
| 94 |
(94) |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous |
IMAX Films |
Adventure |
$1,136 |
+24% |
1 |
$1,136 |
$53,234,896 |
4,798 |
| 95 |
(96) |
The Whale |
Paladin |
Documentary |
$998 |
+41% |
1 |
$998 |
$56,222 |
94 |
| 96 |
(95) |
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch |
Music Box Films |
Action |
$956 |
+14% |
2 |
$478 |
$7,621 |
24 |
| 97 |
(-) |
Charlotte Rampling: The Look |
Kino Lorber |
Documentary |
$943 |
|
1 |
$943 |
$11,673 |
38 |
| 98 |
(84) |
Kevin Hart Laugh at My Pain |
Codeblack Entertainment |
Concert/Performance |
$935 |
-54% |
3 |
$312 |
$7,705,974 |
94 |
| 99 |
(55) |
Answers to Nothing |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$866 |
-94% |
7 |
$124 |
$21,304 |
10 |
| 100 |
(-) |
Summer |
The Film Desk |
|
$796 |
|
1 |
$796 |
$37,455 |
186 |
| 101 |
(89) |
Higher Ground |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$720 |
-43% |
5 |
$144 |
$835,315 |
108 |
| 102 |
(85) |
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress |
Alive Mind |
Documentary |
$690 |
-64% |
1 |
$690 |
$190,530 |
138 |
| 103 |
(101) |
Restless |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$685 |
+3,706% |
3 |
$228 |
$162,753 |
87 |
| 104 |
(90) |
Paul Goodman Changed My Life |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$617 |
-44% |
2 |
$309 |
$24,266 |
54 |
| 105 |
(98) |
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle |
The Film Desk |
Comedy |
$488 |
+76% |
1 |
$488 |
$18,089 |
8,181 |
| 106 |
(88) |
Hell and Back Again |
Docurama |
Documentary |
$401 |
-69% |
1 |
$401 |
$34,292 |
68 |
| 107 |
(-) |
The Future |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$219 |
|
1 |
$219 |
$568,509 |
136 |
| 108 |
(99) |
Rapt |
Lorber Films |
Drama |
$85 |
-59% |
1 |
$85 |
$45,669 |
159 |
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