Daily Domestic Box Office Tuesday, December 15, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Princess and the Frog | $1,443,313 | +8% | +1,084% | 3,434 | $420 | $29,864,750 | 21 |
| 2 | (2) | The Blind Side | $1,268,251 | +16% | -19% | 3,388 | $374 | $152,178,442 | 26 |
| 3 | (3) | Invictus | $847,149 | +19% | 2,125 | $399 | $10,172,556 | 5 | |
| 4 | (5) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $742,050 | +23% | +23% | 2,402 | $309 | $125,769,144 | 40 |
| 5 | (4) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $736,890 | +5% | -32% | 3,635 | $203 | $268,761,019 | 26 |
| 6 | (6) | Brothers | $569,634 | +15% | -30% | 2,088 | $273 | $18,481,443 | 12 |
| 7 | (7) | 2012 | $408,095 | +11% | -25% | 2,838 | $144 | $156,062,742 | 33 |
| 8 | (10) | Old Dogs | $355,375 | +28% | -26% | 3,090 | $115 | $40,629,351 | 21 |
| 9 | (8) | Armored | $340,492 | +14% | -31% | 1,919 | $177 | $12,388,824 | 12 |
| 10 | (9) | Ninja Assassin | $312,187 | +7% | -36% | 2,100 | $149 | $34,909,377 | 21 |
| 11 | (11) | Up in the Air | $267,232 | +27% | +170% | 72 | $3,712 | $4,460,048 | 12 |
| 12 | (12) | Everybody's Fine | $263,809 | +27% | -27% | 2,141 | $123 | $7,798,757 | 12 |
| 13 | (13) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $154,758 | +22% | -20% | 664 | $233 | $38,564,566 | 40 |
| 14 | (16) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $134,733 | +11% | -35% | 1,268 | $106 | $16,514,603 | 33 |
| 15 | (15) | Planet 51 | $134,490 | +10% | -40% | 2,570 | $52 | $37,399,657 | 26 |
| 16 | (14) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $123,110 | -3% | +12% | 524 | $235 | $8,725,189 | 47 |
| - | (17) | The Road | $67,010 | +6% | -18% | 135 | $496 | $4,142,717 | 21 |
| - | (18) | A Single Man | $32,607 | +13% | 9 | $3,623 | $278,849 | 5 | |
| - | (20) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $27,879 | +17% | -33% | 324 | $86 | $31,706,926 | 40 |
| - | (19) | Couples Retreat | $25,970 | +7% | +1% | 371 | $70 | $107,642,485 | 68 |
| - | (21) | Law Abiding Citizen | $25,561 | +29% | -17% | 225 | $114 | $72,310,728 | 61 |
| - | (22) | Pirate Radio | $24,767 | +28% | -29% | 242 | $102 | $7,728,014 | 33 |
| - | (24) | Me and Orson Welles | $21,517 | +36% | +413% | 64 | $336 | $358,754 | 21 |
| - | (23) | A Serious Man | $21,501 | +33% | -1% | 152 | $141 | $8,755,171 | 75 |
| - | (25) | The Fourth Kind | $15,190 | +7% | -4% | 217 | $70 | $25,175,280 | 40 |
| - | (28) | The Polar Express | $11,532 | +29% | +337% | 16 | $721 | $181,073,594 | 1,862 |
| - | (31) | Under the Sea 3D | $11,112 | +45% | +17% | 27 | $412 | $19,076,305 | 306 |
| - | (27) | The Box | $10,389 | +9% | +265% | 203 | $51 | $14,902,542 | 40 |
| - | (29) | Where the Wild Things Are | $9,812 | +24% | -23% | 145 | $68 | $75,715,929 | 61 |
| - | (26) | The Lovely Bones | $9,591 | -11% | 3 | $3,197 | $137,031 | 5 | |
| - | (30) | Paranormal Activity | $6,807 | -12% | -43% | 182 | $37 | $107,499,334 | 82 |
| - | (32) | Amelia | $5,275 | +27% | +10% | 118 | $45 | $14,142,772 | 54 |
| - | (33) | Inglourious Basterds | $4,307 | +19% | -49% | 61 | $71 | $120,530,988 | 117 |
| - | (34) | Astro Boy | $3,309 | +6% | +5% | 122 | $27 | $19,079,800 | 54 |
| - | (35) | The Invention of Lying | $3,131 | +4% | -25% | 68 | $46 | $18,445,214 | 75 |
| - | (38) | New York, I Love You | $2,544 | +21% | +124% | 27 | $94 | $1,573,843 | 61 |
| - | (36) | The Hangover | $2,348 | +3% | -14% | 49 | $48 | $277,317,996 | 194 |
| - | (37) | Transylmania | $1,770 | -17% | -94% | 118 | $15 | $378,368 | 12 |
| - | (39) | Whiteout | $1,674 | -8% | -72% | 85 | $20 | $10,272,339 | 96 |
| - | (45) | Good Hair | $897 | +44% | -37% | 14 | $64 | $4,141,488 | 68 |
| - | (41) | Capitalism: A Love Story | $856 | +6% | -69% | 35 | $24 | $14,361,459 | 84 |
| - | (42) | Kurbaan | $828 | +25% | -69% | 13 | $64 | $751,109 | 26 |
| - | (44) | The Informant | $790 | +22% | -17% | 18 | $44 | $33,315,018 | 89 |
| - | (46) | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $703 | +55% | -14% | 23 | $31 | $301,958,137 | 154 |
| - | (43) | Mystery Team | $695 | +6% | -12% | 2 | $348 | $50,285 | 110 |
| - | (40) | The September Issue | $694 | -15% | +33% | 8 | $87 | $3,809,193 | 110 |
| - | (47) | Shorts | $674 | +54% | -43% | 46 | $15 | $20,917,421 | 117 |
| - | (48) | That Evening Sun | $116 | +107% | -28% | 2 | $58 | $47,136 | 40 |
| Reporting movies: 48 | $8,453,424 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Princess and the Frog | $1,443,313 | 3,434 | $29,864,750 |
| 2 | The Blind Side | $1,268,251 | 3,388 | $152,178,442 |
| 3 | Invictus | $847,149 | 2,125 | $10,172,556 |
| 4 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $742,050 | 2,402 | $125,769,144 |
| 5 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $736,890 | 3,635 | $268,761,019 |
| 6 | Brothers | $569,634 | 2,088 | $18,481,443 |
| 7 | 2012 | $408,095 | 2,838 | $156,062,742 |
| 8 | Old Dogs | $355,375 | 3,090 | $40,629,351 |
| 9 | Armored | $340,492 | 1,919 | $12,388,824 |
| 10 | Ninja Assassin | $312,187 | 2,100 | $34,909,377 |
| 11 | Up in the Air | $267,232 | 72 | $4,460,048 |
| 12 | Everybody's Fine | $263,809 | 2,141 | $7,798,757 |
| 13 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $154,758 | 664 | $38,564,566 |
| 14 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $134,733 | 1,268 | $16,514,603 |
| 15 | Planet 51 | $134,490 | 2,570 | $37,399,657 |
| 16 | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $123,110 | 524 | $8,725,189 |
| - | The Road | $67,010 | 135 | $4,142,717 |
| - | A Single Man | $32,607 | 9 | $278,849 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $27,879 | 324 | $31,706,926 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $25,970 | 371 | $107,642,485 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $25,561 | 225 | $72,310,728 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $24,767 | 242 | $7,728,014 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $21,517 | 64 | $358,754 |
| - | A Serious Man | $21,501 | 152 | $8,755,171 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $15,190 | 217 | $25,175,280 |
| - | The Polar Express | $11,532 | 16 | $181,073,594 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $11,112 | 27 | $19,076,305 |
| - | The Box | $10,389 | 203 | $14,902,542 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $9,812 | 145 | $75,715,929 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $9,591 | 3 | $137,031 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $6,807 | 182 | $107,499,334 |
| - | Amelia | $5,275 | 118 | $14,142,772 |
| - | Inglourious Basterds | $4,307 | 61 | $120,530,988 |
| - | Astro Boy | $3,309 | 122 | $19,079,800 |
| - | The Invention of Lying | $3,131 | 68 | $18,445,214 |
| - | New York, I Love You | $2,544 | 27 | $1,573,843 |
| - | The Hangover | $2,348 | 49 | $277,317,996 |
| - | Transylmania | $1,770 | 118 | $378,368 |
| - | Whiteout | $1,674 | 85 | $10,272,339 |
| - | Good Hair | $897 | 14 | $4,141,488 |
| - | Capitalism: A Love Story | $856 | 35 | $14,361,459 |
| - | Kurbaan | $828 | 13 | $751,109 |
| - | The Informant | $790 | 18 | $33,315,018 |
| - | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $703 | 23 | $301,958,137 |
| - | Mystery Team | $695 | 2 | $50,285 |
| - | The September Issue | $694 | 8 | $3,809,193 |
| - | Shorts | $674 | 46 | $20,917,421 |
| - | That Evening Sun | $116 | 2 | $47,136 |
| Reporting: 48 | $8,453,424 | total | ||