Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for December 21st, 2012
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$36,888,365 |
-56% |
4,100 |
$8,997 |
$150,041,265 |
10 |
| 2 |
new |
Jack Reacher |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$15,210,156 |
|
3,352 |
$4,538 |
$15,210,156 |
3 |
| 3 |
new |
This is 40 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$11,579,175 |
|
2,913 |
$3,975 |
$11,579,175 |
3 |
| 4 |
(2) |
Rise of the Guardians |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$5,732,817 |
-20% |
3,031 |
$1,891 |
$79,527,047 |
33 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Lincoln |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$5,525,774 |
-21% |
2,293 |
$2,410 |
$116,673,598 |
45 |
| 6 |
new |
The Guilt Trip |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$5,290,629 |
|
2,431 |
$2,176 |
$7,321,243 |
5 |
| 7 |
(4) |
Skyfall |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$4,867,540 |
-26% |
2,365 |
$2,058 |
$279,959,314 |
46 |
| 8 |
(-) |
Monsters, Inc. 3D |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$4,774,686 |
|
2,618 |
$1,824 |
$262,129,839 |
4,070 |
| 9 |
(5) |
Life of Pi |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$4,017,237 |
-26% |
1,750 |
$2,296 |
$76,373,481 |
33 |
| 10 |
(6) |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$2,626,955 |
-49% |
1,183 |
$2,221 |
$281,632,689 |
39 |
| 11 |
new |
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$2,282,368 |
|
840 |
$2,717 |
$2,282,368 |
3 |
| 12 |
(7) |
Wreck-It Ralph |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$1,819,036 |
-43% |
1,444 |
$1,260 |
$171,741,561 |
52 |
| 13 |
(11) |
Silver Linings Playbook |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$1,781,196 |
-16% |
371 |
$4,801 |
$19,861,238 |
38 |
| 14 |
(13) |
Argo |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$899,693 |
-23% |
450 |
$1,999 |
$106,435,363 |
73 |
| 15 |
(10) |
Red Dawn |
Open Road |
Action |
$794,880 |
-67% |
1,011 |
$786 |
$42,626,783 |
33 |
| 16 |
(12) |
Flight |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$678,171 |
-65% |
742 |
$914 |
$90,957,858 |
52 |
| 17 |
(15) |
Anna Karenina |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$669,187 |
-35% |
331 |
$2,022 |
$9,639,374 |
38 |
| 18 |
(14) |
Hitchcock |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$579,676 |
-48% |
535 |
$1,084 |
$4,194,968 |
31 |
| 19 |
(8) |
Playing for Keeps |
FilmDistrict |
Romantic Comedy |
$424,105 |
-87% |
851 |
$498 |
$12,410,463 |
17 |
| 20 |
new |
Zero Dark Thirty |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$417,150 |
|
5 |
$83,430 |
$646,162 |
5 |
| 21 |
(18) |
Hyde Park on Hudson |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$387,579 |
+32% |
86 |
$4,507 |
$916,571 |
17 |
| 22 |
(30) |
Hotel Transylvania |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$313,892 |
+323% |
301 |
$1,043 |
$144,264,740 |
87 |
| 23 |
(28) |
Here Comes the Boom |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$218,796 |
+168% |
291 |
$752 |
$42,936,477 |
73 |
| 24 |
(19) |
Taken 2 |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$204,623 |
-29% |
275 |
$744 |
$138,469,723 |
80 |
| 25 |
new |
The Impossible |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$143,818 |
|
15 |
$9,588 |
$143,818 |
3 |
| 26 |
(20) |
Pitch Perfect |
Universal |
Comedy |
$130,545 |
-47% |
214 |
$610 |
$64,124,358 |
87 |
| 27 |
(16) |
Killing Them Softly |
Weinstein Co. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$113,244 |
-89% |
149 |
$760 |
$14,736,331 |
24 |
| 28 |
(23) |
The Polar Express |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$106,724 |
+14% |
15 |
$7,115 |
$183,325,342 |
2,966 |
| 29 |
(22) |
The Sessions |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$91,222 |
-38% |
98 |
$931 |
$5,375,009 |
66 |
| 30 |
(17) |
The Collection |
LD Distribution |
Horror |
$80,202 |
-85% |
112 |
$716 |
$6,810,754 |
24 |
| 31 |
(26) |
The Perks of Being a Wallflower |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$77,094 |
-12% |
126 |
$612 |
$17,146,730 |
94 |
| 32 |
(24) |
End of Watch |
Open Road |
Thriller/Suspense |
$72,466 |
-21% |
172 |
$421 |
$40,594,538 |
94 |
| 33 |
(51) |
Frankenweenie |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$69,592 |
+188% |
178 |
$391 |
$34,485,378 |
80 |
| 34 |
new |
Amour |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$68,266 |
|
3 |
$22,755 |
$97,817 |
5 |
| 35 |
(38) |
A Late Quartet |
Entertainment One |
Drama |
$48,093 |
-6% |
39 |
$1,233 |
$1,165,521 |
52 |
| 36 |
(48) |
To the Arctic 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$46,811 |
+25% |
52 |
$900 |
$10,307,864 |
248 |
| 37 |
(27) |
Cloud Atlas |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$39,829 |
-52% |
50 |
$797 |
$26,721,901 |
59 |
| 38 |
new |
On the Road |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$39,550 |
|
4 |
$9,888 |
$39,550 |
3 |
| 39 |
(39) |
The Other Son |
Cohen Media Group |
Drama |
$36,599 |
-27% |
31 |
$1,181 |
$1,105,874 |
59 |
| 40 |
(25) |
Looper |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$34,437 |
-62% |
100 |
$344 |
$66,396,954 |
87 |
| 41 |
(37) |
A Werewolf Boy |
CJ Entertainment |
Drama |
$29,804 |
-43% |
9 |
$3,312 |
$295,400 |
24 |
| 42 |
(29) |
Sinister |
Summit Entertainment |
Thriller/Suspense |
$28,154 |
-64% |
82 |
$343 |
$47,988,003 |
73 |
| 43 |
(31) |
Alex Cross |
Summit Entertainment |
Thriller/Suspense |
$27,298 |
-63% |
76 |
$359 |
$25,801,291 |
66 |
| 44 |
(40) |
A Royal Affair |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$26,774 |
-42% |
36 |
$744 |
$585,872 |
45 |
| 45 |
(41) |
Ice Age: Continental Drift |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$25,801 |
-44% |
72 |
$358 |
$161,055,790 |
164 |
| 46 |
(44) |
Any Day Now |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$23,665 |
-42% |
19 |
$1,246 |
$82,385 |
10 |
| 47 |
new |
Not Fade Away |
Paramount Vantage |
Drama |
$19,182 |
|
3 |
$6,394 |
$19,182 |
3 |
| 48 |
(54) |
Born to be Wild 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$18,192 |
-7% |
30 |
$606 |
$21,551,667 |
626 |
| 49 |
(47) |
The Central Park Five |
IFC Films |
Documentary |
$18,003 |
-53% |
19 |
$948 |
$217,238 |
31 |
| 50 |
(53) |
Hubble 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$17,456 |
-21% |
11 |
$1,587 |
$35,482,535 |
1,011 |
| 51 |
(52) |
Searching for Sugar Man |
Mongrel Media |
Documentary |
$15,703 |
-30% |
25 |
$628 |
$2,960,488 |
150 |
| 52 |
(50) |
Holy Motors |
Indomina Releasing |
Drama |
$14,100 |
-44% |
11 |
$1,282 |
$476,876 |
68 |
| 53 |
(36) |
Paranormal Activity 4 |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$12,141 |
-79% |
50 |
$243 |
$53,849,888 |
66 |
| 54 |
(65) |
The Master |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$11,568 |
+24% |
13 |
$890 |
$15,933,452 |
101 |
| 55 |
(43) |
The Odd Life of Timothy Green |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$10,124 |
-76% |
49 |
$207 |
$51,778,216 |
131 |
| 56 |
(56) |
The Intouchables |
Weinstein Co. |
Comedy |
$8,901 |
-51% |
7 |
$1,272 |
$13,094,646 |
213 |
| 57 |
(45) |
Brave |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$7,365 |
-81% |
39 |
$189 |
$237,236,938 |
185 |
| 58 |
(67) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$6,490 |
-19% |
3 |
$2,163 |
$45,198,998 |
2,488 |
| 59 |
(60) |
Samsara |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Documentary |
$6,306 |
-56% |
8 |
$788 |
$2,601,847 |
122 |
| 60 |
new |
Django |
Rialto Pictures |
Western |
$6,150 |
|
8 |
$769 |
$6,150 |
3 |
| 61 |
(49) |
ParaNorman |
Focus Features |
Comedy |
$5,349 |
-81% |
24 |
$223 |
$55,978,942 |
129 |
| 62 |
(55) |
Chasing Mavericks |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$4,590 |
-76% |
18 |
$255 |
$5,919,210 |
59 |
| 63 |
(57) |
Deadfall |
Magnolia Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$4,088 |
-75% |
8 |
$511 |
$58,601 |
17 |
| 64 |
(69) |
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Documentary |
$3,643 |
-20% |
7 |
$520 |
$945,959 |
94 |
| 65 |
(68) |
Arbitrage |
Roadside Attractions |
Thriller/Suspense |
$3,580 |
-45% |
5 |
$716 |
$7,897,802 |
101 |
| 66 |
(70) |
Under the Sea 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$3,474 |
-21% |
5 |
$695 |
$32,478,881 |
1,410 |
| 67 |
(90) |
Brooklyn Castle |
Producers Distribution Agency |
Documentary |
$3,383 |
+149% |
2 |
$1,692 |
$190,896 |
66 |
| 68 |
(59) |
The Flat |
IFC Films |
Documentary |
$2,501 |
-83% |
6 |
$417 |
$455,203 |
66 |
| 69 |
(72) |
Smashed |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$2,143 |
-48% |
5 |
$429 |
$372,537 |
73 |
| 70 |
(107) |
In Another Country |
Kino Lorber |
|
$1,709 |
+6,736% |
4 |
$427 |
$8,451 |
45 |
| 71 |
(97) |
Keep the Lights On |
|
Drama |
$1,179 |
+44% |
1 |
$1,179 |
$245,138 |
108 |
| 72 |
(78) |
Wagner & Me |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$1,136 |
-65% |
2 |
$568 |
$28,222 |
17 |
| 73 |
(96) |
California Solo |
Strand |
Drama |
$1,007 |
+18% |
1 |
$1,007 |
$12,464 |
24 |
| 74 |
(71) |
Beware of Mr. Baker |
SnagFilms |
Documentary |
$822 |
-81% |
1 |
$822 |
$50,750 |
24 |
| 75 |
(91) |
North Sea Texas |
Strand |
|
$493 |
-61% |
1 |
$493 |
$21,615 |
52 |
| 76 |
(105) |
Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$443 |
+164% |
2 |
$222 |
$28,299 |
52 |
| 77 |
(86) |
Starlet |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$254 |
-85% |
1 |
$254 |
$77,080 |
45 |
| 78 |
(81) |
Somewhere Between |
Long Shot Factory |
Documentary |
$139 |
-95% |
1 |
$139 |
$179,117 |
122 |
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