Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for December 23rd, 2011
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(3) |
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$29,556,629 |
+131% |
3,448 |
$8,572 |
$61,993,090 |
10 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$20,270,555 |
-49% |
3,703 |
$5,474 |
$7,024,177 |
10 |
| 3 |
new |
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$12,768,604 |
|
2,914 |
$4,382 |
$21,145,077 |
5 |
| 4 |
(2) |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$12,585,192 |
-46% |
3,734 |
$3,370 |
$49,525,379 |
10 |
| 5 |
new |
The Adventures of Tintin |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$9,720,993 |
|
3,087 |
$3,149 |
$17,729,016 |
5 |
| 6 |
new |
We Bought a Zoo |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$9,360,434 |
|
3,117 |
$3,003 |
$9,818,920 |
3 |
| 7 |
new |
War Horse |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$7,515,402 |
|
2,376 |
$3,163 |
$7,515,402 |
1 |
| 8 |
(4) |
New Year's Eve |
Warner Bros. |
Romantic Comedy |
$3,313,739 |
-55% |
2,585 |
$1,282 |
$32,650,934 |
17 |
| 9 |
new |
The Darkest Hour |
Summit Entertainment |
Action |
$2,993,519 |
|
2,324 |
$1,288 |
$2,993,519 |
1 |
| 10 |
(9) |
The Muppets |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$2,145,762 |
-39% |
1,752 |
$1,225 |
$75,702,287 |
33 |
| 11 |
(7) |
Hugo |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$2,131,828 |
-43% |
1,236 |
$1,725 |
$43,759,097 |
33 |
| 12 |
(11) |
The Descendants |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$2,073,371 |
-37% |
813 |
$2,550 |
$32,364,923 |
40 |
| 13 |
(8) |
Arthur Christmas |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$2,073,319 |
-42% |
1,804 |
$1,149 |
$43,541,321 |
33 |
| 14 |
(10) |
Young Adult |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,746,450 |
-49% |
987 |
$1,769 |
$7,155,898 |
17 |
| 15 |
(5) |
The Sitter |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$1,739,165 |
-62% |
1,786 |
$974 |
$22,227,367 |
17 |
| 16 |
new |
Don 2 |
Reliance Big Pictures |
Action |
$1,673,921 |
|
161 |
$10,397 |
$1,732,055 |
4 |
| 17 |
(6) |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$1,466,306 |
-65% |
1,603 |
$915 |
$270,268,207 |
38 |
| 18 |
(21) |
The Artist |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$883,063 |
+207% |
167 |
$5,288 |
$2,381,493 |
31 |
| 19 |
(18) |
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
Focus Features |
Thriller/Suspense |
$717,459 |
+57% |
55 |
$13,045 |
$1,819,041 |
17 |
| 20 |
(16) |
My Week with Marilyn |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$561,097 |
-5% |
602 |
$932 |
$6,980,293 |
33 |
| 21 |
(17) |
Puss in Boots |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$410,577 |
-12% |
389 |
$1,055 |
$143,661,774 |
59 |
| 22 |
(13) |
Happy Feet 2 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$219,513 |
-80% |
535 |
$410 |
$59,852,155 |
38 |
| 23 |
(25) |
A Dangerous Method |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$197,230 |
+31% |
58 |
$3,401 |
$993,457 |
33 |
| 24 |
(12) |
Jack and Jill |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$185,706 |
-85% |
385 |
$482 |
$71,245,414 |
45 |
| 25 |
(19) |
J. Edgar |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$142,139 |
-63% |
455 |
$312 |
$36,054,409 |
47 |
| 26 |
(14) |
Tower Heist |
Universal |
Comedy |
$137,255 |
-85% |
283 |
$485 |
$76,250,170 |
52 |
| 27 |
(32) |
Real Steel |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$136,939 |
+70% |
227 |
$603 |
$83,962,784 |
80 |
| 28 |
(20) |
Shame |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$123,574 |
-60% |
53 |
$2,332 |
$1,530,991 |
24 |
| 29 |
(15) |
Immortals |
Relativity |
Action |
$120,959 |
-86% |
228 |
$531 |
$82,364,581 |
45 |
| 30 |
(35) |
Moneyball |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$114,352 |
+51% |
242 |
$473 |
$74,505,789 |
94 |
| 31 |
(23) |
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$111,972 |
-36% |
245 |
$457 |
$34,646,158 |
52 |
| 32 |
(29) |
Courageous |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$90,524 |
-12% |
192 |
$471 |
$33,684,292 |
87 |
| 33 |
(22) |
Dolphin Tale |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$76,093 |
-61% |
188 |
$405 |
$71,587,249 |
94 |
| 34 |
new |
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$72,348 |
|
6 |
$12,058 |
$72,348 |
1 |
| 35 |
new |
Pina |
IFC Films |
Documentary |
$68,012 |
|
3 |
$22,671 |
$68,012 |
3 |
| 36 |
(28) |
The Polar Express |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$59,004 |
-43% |
20 |
$2,950 |
$182,616,839 |
2,602 |
| 37 |
(33) |
Carnage |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$58,216 |
-27% |
7 |
$8,317 |
$175,871 |
10 |
| 38 |
(24) |
In Time |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$44,941 |
-72% |
131 |
$343 |
$36,867,949 |
59 |
| 39 |
(42) |
The Ides of March |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$44,098 |
-3% |
145 |
$304 |
$40,647,231 |
80 |
| 40 |
(27) |
Footloose |
Paramount Pictures |
Musical |
$42,762 |
-65% |
182 |
$235 |
$51,437,384 |
73 |
| 41 |
(38) |
Born to be Wild 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$32,178 |
-44% |
49 |
$657 |
$14,876,316 |
262 |
| 42 |
(31) |
Paranormal Activity 3 |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$30,058 |
-67% |
124 |
$242 |
$103,878,057 |
66 |
| 43 |
(34) |
The Way |
Producers Distribution Agency |
Drama |
$27,270 |
-66% |
46 |
$593 |
$4,052,912 |
80 |
| 44 |
(30) |
Margin Call |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$20,911 |
-79% |
30 |
$697 |
$5,186,350 |
66 |
| 45 |
(36) |
The Help |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$19,974 |
-72% |
65 |
$307 |
$169,410,752 |
138 |
| 46 |
new |
In The Land of Blood and Honey |
FilmDistrict |
Drama |
$18,854 |
|
3 |
$6,285 |
$18,854 |
3 |
| 47 |
(40) |
The Skin I Live In |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$14,886 |
-71% |
34 |
$438 |
$2,991,663 |
73 |
| 48 |
(43) |
Drive |
FilmDistrict |
Action |
$11,879 |
-72% |
26 |
$457 |
$34,787,204 |
101 |
| 49 |
(39) |
Midnight in Paris |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$11,450 |
-79% |
28 |
$409 |
$56,334,396 |
220 |
| 50 |
(56) |
Sea Rex 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$9,872 |
+1% |
9 |
$1,097 |
$4,448,826 |
360 |
| 51 |
(41) |
The Three Musketeers 3D |
Summit Entertainment |
Adventure |
$8,207 |
-84% |
37 |
$222 |
$20,358,120 |
66 |
| 52 |
(37) |
Like Crazy |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$7,731 |
-87% |
30 |
$258 |
$3,341,867 |
59 |
| 53 |
(50) |
Martha Marcy May Marlene |
Fox Searchlight |
Thriller/Suspense |
$6,088 |
-72% |
18 |
$338 |
$2,889,383 |
66 |
| 54 |
(51) |
Service Entrance |
Seville |
Comedy |
$5,883 |
-69% |
6 |
$981 |
$443,007 |
206 |
| 55 |
(46) |
Take Shelter |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$5,192 |
-81% |
24 |
$216 |
$1,652,616 |
87 |
| 56 |
(44) |
50/50 |
Summit Entertainment |
Black Comedy |
$3,694 |
-90% |
31 |
$119 |
$35,003,812 |
87 |
| 57 |
(49) |
The Lion King 3D |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$2,585 |
-89% |
10 |
$259 |
$422,759,376 |
6,403 |
| 58 |
(89) |
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$2,483 |
+215% |
5 |
$497 |
$841,576 |
171 |
| 59 |
new |
Miss Minoes |
Music Box Films |
Adventure |
$1,901 |
|
3 |
$634 |
$1,901 |
3 |
| 60 |
(79) |
Addiction Incorporated |
Variance Films |
Documentary |
$1,564 |
-4% |
1 |
$1,564 |
$6,442 |
12 |
| 61 |
(69) |
Sleeping Beauty |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$1,556 |
-66% |
3 |
$519 |
$33,947 |
24 |
| 62 |
(66) |
Eames: The Architect and the Pianter |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$1,478 |
-74% |
5 |
$296 |
$130,507 |
38 |
| 63 |
(65) |
The Guard |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$1,380 |
-78% |
6 |
$230 |
$5,330,294 |
150 |
| 64 |
(57) |
Mozart's Sister |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$1,260 |
-87% |
3 |
$420 |
$676,373 |
129 |
| 65 |
(73) |
Outrage |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$1,105 |
-64% |
1 |
$1,105 |
$29,150 |
24 |
| 66 |
(-) |
The Worst Movie EVER! |
Hiltz Squared |
Comedy |
$1,080 |
|
1 |
$1,080 |
$3,213 |
129 |
| 67 |
(84) |
The Mill and the Cross |
Kino Lorber |
Drama |
$1,027 |
-2% |
3 |
$342 |
$262,188 |
103 |
| 68 |
(63) |
Into the Abyss |
IFC Films |
Documentary |
$939 |
-85% |
3 |
$313 |
$221,488 |
45 |
| 69 |
(102) |
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle |
The Film Desk |
Comedy |
$586 |
+633% |
1 |
$586 |
$18,755 |
8,195 |
| 70 |
(67) |
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within |
Variance Films |
Action |
$562 |
-89% |
2 |
$281 |
$83,472 |
45 |
| 71 |
(80) |
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress |
Alive Mind |
Documentary |
$472 |
-71% |
1 |
$472 |
$195,307 |
152 |
| 72 |
(88) |
Higher Ground |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$455 |
-46% |
5 |
$91 |
$837,571 |
122 |
| 73 |
(87) |
Jane's Journey |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$397 |
-60% |
1 |
$397 |
$21,549 |
101 |
| 74 |
(61) |
Young Goethe in Love |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$344 |
-95% |
2 |
$172 |
$98,545 |
52 |
| 75 |
(64) |
Crazy Wisdom |
Alive Mind |
Documentary |
$323 |
-95% |
1 |
$323 |
$43,742 |
31 |
| 76 |
(85) |
The Whale |
Paladin |
Documentary |
$290 |
-72% |
1 |
$290 |
$58,728 |
108 |
| 77 |
(-) |
Tyrannosaur |
Strand |
Drama |
$288 |
|
1 |
$288 |
$15,735 |
38 |
| 78 |
(93) |
Inni |
Cinema Purgatorio |
Concert/Performance |
$165 |
-71% |
1 |
$165 |
$116,563 |
90 |
| 79 |
(-) |
OKA! |
Dada Films |
Adventure |
$100 |
|
1 |
$100 |
$13,099 |
73 |
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