Record January Days at the Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	1/2/2010	Avatar	$25,835,551	3,461	$7,465	$334,733,769	16
2	1/1/2010	Avatar	$25,274,008	3,461	$7,303	$308,898,218	15
3	1/9/2010	Avatar	$21,269,537	3,422	$6,216	$415,090,487	23
4	1/1/2005	Meet the Fockers	$18,271,940	3,524	$5,185	$151,131,705	11
5	1/3/2010	Avatar	$17,381,129	3,461	$5,022	$352,114,898	17
6	1/16/2010	Avatar	$17,254,108	3,285	$5,252	$478,115,377	30
7	1/18/2008	Cloverfield	$17,164,536	3,411	$5,032	$17,164,536	1
8	1/6/2012	Devil Inside The	$16,756,764	2,285	$7,333	$16,756,764	1
9	1/23/2010	Avatar	$16,326,050	3,141	$5,198	$542,151,962	37
10	1/10/2010	Avatar	$15,756,027	3,422	$4,604	$430,846,514	24
11	1/17/2010	Avatar	$15,137,240	3,285	$4,608	$493,252,617	31
12	1/1/2010	Sherlock Holmes	$14,889,882	3,626	$4,106	$116,992,838	8
13	1/2/2010	Sherlock Holmes	$14,373,564	3,626	$3,964	$131,366,402	9
14	1/2/2010	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	$14,373,273	3,747	$3,836	$148,098,819	11
15	1/19/2008	Cloverfield	$13,865,250	3,411	$4,065	$31,029,786	2
16	1/30/2010	Avatar	$13,783,881	3,074	$4,484	$585,695,694	44
17	1/8/2010	Avatar	$13,280,653	3,422	$3,881	$393,820,950	22
18	1/17/2009	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	$13,235,767	3,144	$4,210	$23,027,135	2
19	1/1/2010	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	$12,998,264	3,747	$3,469	$133,725,546	10
20	1/8/2005	Meet the Fockers	$12,944,090	3,527	$3,670	$197,578,935	18
21	1/10/1998	Titanic	$12,758,118	2,746	$4,654	$189,661,771	23
22	1/3/1998	Titanic	$12,726,625	2,727	$4,674	$148,578,179	16
23	1/15/2011	The Green Hornet	$12,655,507	3,584	$3,531	$23,751,932	2
24	1/24/1998	Titanic	$12,474,937	2,771	$4,547	$268,867,286	37
25	1/17/1998	Titanic	$12,357,344	2,767	$4,469	$226,510,099	30
26	1/28/2006	Big Momma's House 2	$12,292,234	3,261	$3,769	$20,666,734	2
27	1/10/2009	Gran Torino	$12,148,276	2,808	$4,326	$32,820,262	30
28	1/31/1998	Titanic	$11,963,977	2,853	$4,185	$300,809,839	44
29	1/1/2004	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$11,950,000	3,703	$3,227	$261,350,000	16
30	1/16/2010	The Book of Eli	$11,780,279	3,111	$3,787	$23,453,249	2
31	1/7/2012	Devil Inside The	$11,780,138	2,285	$5,155	$28,536,902	2
32	1/2/1998	Titanic	$11,698,861	2,727	$4,303	$135,851,554	15
33	1/15/2010	The Book of Eli	$11,672,970	3,111	$3,752	$11,672,970	1
34	1/31/2009	Taken	$11,655,053	3,183	$3,662	$21,072,423	2
35	1/18/2010	Avatar	$11,615,834	3,285	$3,536	$504,868,451	32
36	1/1/1998	Titanic	$11,558,520	2,711	$4,002	$124,152,693	14
37	1/1/2007	Night at the Museum	$11,464,626	3,768	$3,043	$127,286,780	11
38	1/1/2011	Little Fockers	$11,443,880	3,554	$3,220	$96,001,305	11
39	1/17/2004	Along Came Polly	$11,354,120	2,984	$3,805	$20,231,345	2
40	1/2/2005	Meet the Fockers	$11,329,665	3,524	$3,215	$162,461,370	12
41	1/6/2001	Cast Away	$11,110,000	2,948	$3,769	$137,133,000	16
42	1/14/2011	The Green Hornet	$11,096,425	3,584	$3,096	$11,096,425	1
43	1/1/2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$11,040,273	3,622	$3,048	$229,636,178	15
44	1/4/2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$10,699,493	3,622	$2,954	$254,290,037	18
45	1/2/2004	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$10,602,130	3,703	$2,863	$272,832,713	17
46	1/3/2004	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$10,563,221	3,703	$2,853	$283,395,934	18
47	1/6/2007	Night at the Museum	$10,485,369	3,730	$2,811	$157,688,762	16
48	1/21/2006	Underworld: Evolution	$10,444,898	3,207	$3,257	$20,693,314	2
49	1/15/2010	Avatar	$10,394,264	3,285	$3,164	$460,861,269	29
50	1/19/2002	Black Hawk Down	$10,390,000	3,101	$3,351	$22,350,000	23
51	1/5/2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$10,285,000	3,381	$3,042	$199,555,000	18
52	1/20/2006	Underworld: Evolution	$10,248,416	3,207	$3,196	$10,248,416	1
53	1/18/1998	Titanic	$10,235,305	2,767	$3,699	$236,745,404	31
54	1/21/2012	Underworld: Awakening	$10,202,990	3,078	$3,315	$19,542,066	2
55	1/1/2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$10,188,000	3,359	$3,033	$174,119,499	14
56	1/18/2002	Black Hawk Down	$10,117,000	3,101	$3,262	$11,960,000	22
57	1/24/2009	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	$10,066,149	3,144	$3,202	$58,978,523	9
58	1/1/2012	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	$10,058,761	3,455	$2,911	$132,406,086	17
59	1/31/2010	Avatar	$10,056,722	3,074	$3,272	$595,752,416	45
60	1/17/2009	Gran Torino	$10,013,163	2,972	$3,369	$67,293,362	37
-	1/1/2009	-		Marley & Me	$9,956,212	3,480	$2,861	$82,400,283	8
62	1/1/2011	True Grit	$9,870,701	3,083	$3,202	$80,290,824	11
63	1/8/2005	White Noise	$9,812,740	2,261	$4,340	$18,732,385	2
64	1/16/2009	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	$9,791,368	3,144	$3,114	$9,791,368	1
65	1/16/2011	The Green Hornet	$9,774,944	3,584	$2,727	$33,526,876	3
66	1/1/2008	National Treasure: The Book of Secrets	$9,679,556	3,832	$2,526	$142,943,238	12
67	1/2/2009	Marley & Me	$9,637,373	3,505	$2,750	$92,037,656	9
68	1/9/2009	Gran Torino	$9,631,856	2,808	$3,430	$20,671,986	29
69	1/24/2010	Avatar	$9,589,537	3,141	$3,053	$551,741,499	38
70	1/15/2005	Coach Carter	$9,498,710	2,524	$3,763	$17,395,188	2
71	1/4/2003	Catch Me if You Can	$9,494,159	3,170	$2,995	$92,385,670	11
72	1/30/2009	Taken	$9,417,370	3,183	$2,959	$9,417,370	1
73	1/20/2012	Underworld: Awakening	$9,339,076	3,078	$3,034	$9,339,076	1
74	1/17/2010	The Book of Eli	$9,336,245	3,111	$3,001	$32,789,494	3
75	1/3/2009	Marley & Me	$9,177,480	3,505	$2,618	$101,215,136	10
76	1/13/2001	Save the Last Dance	$9,129,000	2,230	$4,094	$16,641,000	2
77	1/1/2003	Catch Me if You Can	$9,086,000	3,156	$2,879	$71,658,000	8
78	1/1/2001	Cast Away	$9,060,846	2,929	$3,093	$109,689,440	11
79	1/22/2010	Avatar	$9,028,494	3,141	$2,874	$525,825,912	36
80	1/20/2008	Cloverfield	$9,028,443	3,411	$2,647	$40,058,229	3
81	1/7/2012	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	$9,021,674	3,555	$2,538	$164,863,451	23
82	1/7/2005	White Noise	$8,900,000	2,258	$3,942	$8,900,000	1
83	1/20/2002	Black Hawk Down	$8,900,000	3,101	$2,870	$31,250,000	24
84	1/2/2004	Cheaper by the Dozen	$8,900,000	3,307	$2,691	$73,100,000	9
85	1/4/1998	Titanic	$8,889,792	2,727	$3,260	$157,467,971	17
86	1/16/2004	Along Came Polly	$8,877,225	2,984	$2,975	$8,877,225	1
87	1/18/2009	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	$8,805,501	3,144	$2,801	$31,832,636	3
88	1/7/2005	Meet the Fockers	$8,800,000	3,527	$2,495	$184,600,000	17
89	1/1/2006	King Kong	$8,795,475	3,627	$2,425	$167,505,310	19
90	1/2/2012	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	$8,780,560	3,455	$2,541	$141,186,646	18
91	1/29/2005	Hide and Seek	$8,770,407	3,005	$2,919	$16,602,716	2
92	1/5/2008	National Treasure: The Book of Secrets	$8,754,230	3,762	$2,327	$165,905,443	16
93	1/22/2011	The Green Hornet	$8,663,370	3,584	$2,417	$59,033,561	9
94	1/13/2012	Contraband	$8,631,945	2,863	$3,015	$8,631,945	1
95	1/21/2012	Red Tails	$8,603,320	2,512	$3,425	$14,584,426	2
96	1/19/2008	27 Dresses	$8,603,151	3,057	$2,814	$16,376,003	2
97	1/13/2007	Stomp the Yard	$8,541,104	2,051	$4,164	$15,751,720	2
98	1/14/2012	Contraband	$8,517,425	2,863	$2,975	$17,149,370	2
99	1/2/2009	Bedtime Stories	$8,469,704	3,684	$2,299	$73,507,533	9
100	1/27/2006	Big Momma's House 2	$8,374,500	3,261	$2,568	$8,374,500	1
101	1/10/2009	Bride Wars	$8,367,331	3,226	$2,594	$16,458,088	2
102	1/1/2004	Cheaper by the Dozen	$8,345,000	3,307	$2,523	$64,145,000	8
103	1/16/2009	Notorious	$8,308,024	1,638	$5,072	$8,308,204	1
104	1/3/2004	Cheaper by the Dozen	$8,283,475	3,307	$2,505	$81,050,309	10
105	1/9/2009	The Unborn	$8,273,070	2,357	$3,510	$8,273,070	1
106	1/12/2008	The Bucket List	$8,271,248	2,911	$2,841	$16,080,503	19
107	1/1/1999	Patch Adams	$8,250,000	2,752	$2,998	$54,472,000	8
108	1/1/2006	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$8,237,790	3,853	$2,138	$217,677,877	24
109	1/16/2009	My Bloody Valentine	$8,228,858	2,534	$3,247	$8,228,858	1
110	1/15/2005	Meet the Fockers	$8,227,615	3,554	$2,315	$225,636,965	25
111	1/22/2011	No Strings Attached	$8,222,236	3,018	$2,724	$15,511,845	2
112	1/11/1998	Titanic	$8,220,042	2,746	$2,993	$197,881,813	24
113	1/28/2012	The Grey	$8,180,679	3,185	$2,569	$14,662,396	2
114	1/1/2011	Tron: Legacy	$8,141,135	3,365	$2,419	$125,681,206	16
115	1/14/2005	Coach Carter	$8,100,000	2,524	$3,209	$8,100,000	1
116	1/4/2010	Avatar	$8,094,554	3,461	$2,339	$360,209,452	18
117	1/9/2009	Bride Wars	$8,090,757	3,226	$2,508	$8,090,757	1
118	1/9/2010	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	$8,049,828	3,641	$2,211	$173,403,160	18
119	1/23/2009	Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans	$8,028,294	2,942	$2,729	$8,028,294	1
120	1/2/2006	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$8,025,469	3,853	$2,083	$225,703,346	25
-	1/1/2009	-		The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	$7,939,690	2,988	$2,657	$60,605,838	8
122	1/26/2002	Black Hawk Down	$7,939,000	3,101	$2,560	$55,126,000	30
123	1/22/2005	Are We There Yet?	$7,883,103	2,709	$2,910	$13,364,470	2
124	1/24/2009	Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans	$7,834,114	2,942	$2,663	$15,862,408	2
125	1/3/2010	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	$7,818,116	3,747	$2,087	$155,916,935	12
126	1/28/2005	Hide and Seek	$7,800,000	3,005	$2,596	$7,800,000	1
127	1/18/2008	27 Dresses	$7,772,852	3,057	$2,543	$7,772,852	1
128	1/10/2009	The Unborn	$7,742,745	2,357	$3,285	$16,015,815	2
129	1/9/1998	Titanic	$7,738,150	2,746	$2,835	$176,903,653	22
130	1/27/2007	Epic Movie	$7,713,507	2,801	$2,754	$14,547,352	2
131	1/11/2009	Gran Torino	$7,704,256	2,808	$2,744	$40,524,518	31
132	1/2/2010	It's Complicated	$7,691,535	2,897	$2,655	$55,194,835	9
133	1/12/2008	First Sunday	$7,673,647	2,213	$3,468	$13,831,455	2
134	1/17/2009	My Bloody Valentine	$7,655,776	2,534	$3,021	$15,884,634	2
135	1/26/2008	Meet the Spartans	$7,647,828	2,605	$2,936	$14,525,170	2
136	1/3/2009	Bedtime Stories	$7,637,546	3,684	$2,073	$81,145,079	10
137	1/6/2006	Hostel	$7,620,052	2,195	$3,472	$7,620,052	1
138	1/24/2004	Along Came Polly	$7,592,325	2,995	$2,535	$49,534,840	9
139	1/3/2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$7,576,222	3,622	$2,092	$243,590,544	17
140	1/29/2005	Are We There Yet?	$7,523,889	2,710	$2,776	$33,565,427	9
141	1/17/2009	Notorious	$7,521,680	1,638	$4,592	$15,821,680	2
142	1/31/2004	You Got Served	$7,512,820	1,933	$3,887	$13,338,803	2
143	1/12/2001	Save the Last Dance	$7,512,000	2,230	$3,369	$7,512,000	1
144	1/23/2010	The Book of Eli	$7,501,154	3,111	$2,411	$57,436,916	9

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Biggest January Days at the Box Office