Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, December 16, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Princess and the Frog | $1,285,727 | -11% | +1,039% | 3,434 | $374 | $31,150,477 | 22 |
| 2 | (2) | The Blind Side | $1,212,410 | -4% | -14% | 3,388 | $358 | $153,390,852 | 27 |
| 3 | (3) | Invictus | $769,111 | -9% | 2,125 | $362 | $10,941,667 | 6 | |
| 4 | (4) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $755,906 | +2% | +33% | 2,402 | $315 | $126,525,050 | 41 |
| 5 | (5) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $708,427 | -4% | -22% | 3,635 | $195 | $269,469,446 | 27 |
| 6 | (6) | Brothers | $498,977 | -12% | -23% | 2,088 | $239 | $18,980,420 | 13 |
| 7 | (7) | 2012 | $375,074 | -8% | -19% | 2,838 | $132 | $156,437,816 | 34 |
| 8 | (8) | Old Dogs | $308,421 | -13% | -22% | 3,090 | $100 | $40,937,772 | 22 |
| 9 | (9) | Armored | $295,370 | -13% | -24% | 1,919 | $154 | $12,684,194 | 13 |
| 10 | (10) | Ninja Assassin | $294,280 | -6% | -28% | 2,100 | $140 | $35,203,657 | 22 |
| 11 | (11) | Up in the Air | $283,936 | +6% | +184% | 72 | $3,944 | $4,743,984 | 13 |
| 12 | (12) | Everybody's Fine | $228,655 | -13% | -25% | 2,141 | $107 | $8,027,412 | 13 |
| 13 | (13) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $157,615 | +2% | -11% | 664 | $237 | $38,722,181 | 41 |
| 14 | (14) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $132,619 | -2% | -31% | 1,268 | $105 | $16,647,222 | 34 |
| 15 | (15) | Planet 51 | $131,827 | -2% | -37% | 2,570 | $51 | $37,531,484 | 27 |
| 16 | (16) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $118,993 | -3% | +6% | 524 | $227 | $8,844,182 | 48 |
| - | (17) | The Road | $63,771 | -5% | -15% | 135 | $472 | $4,206,488 | 22 |
| - | (18) | A Single Man | $27,448 | -16% | 9 | $3,050 | $306,297 | 6 | |
| - | (19) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $26,817 | -4% | -34% | 324 | $83 | $31,733,743 | 41 |
| - | (20) | Couples Retreat | $24,125 | -7% | +2% | 371 | $65 | $107,666,610 | 69 |
| - | (21) | Law Abiding Citizen | $22,075 | -14% | -17% | 225 | $98 | $72,332,803 | 62 |
| - | (24) | A Serious Man | $20,683 | -4% | +3% | 152 | $136 | $8,775,854 | 76 |
| - | (22) | Pirate Radio | $20,223 | -18% | -34% | 242 | $84 | $7,748,237 | 34 |
| - | (23) | Me and Orson Welles | $18,262 | -15% | +274% | 64 | $285 | $377,016 | 22 |
| - | (25) | The Fourth Kind | $14,120 | -7% | -2% | 217 | $65 | $25,189,400 | 41 |
| - | (26) | The Polar Express | $13,947 | +21% | +114% | 16 | $872 | $181,087,541 | 1,863 |
| - | (27) | Under the Sea 3D | $13,304 | +20% | +26% | 27 | $493 | $19,089,609 | 307 |
| - | (new) | Crazy Heart | $12,657 | 4 | $3,164 | $12,657 | 1 | ||
| - | (28) | The Box | $9,254 | -11% | +253% | 203 | $46 | $14,911,796 | 41 |
| - | (30) | The Lovely Bones | $8,748 | -9% | 3 | $2,916 | $145,779 | 6 | |
| - | (29) | Where the Wild Things Are | $7,946 | -19% | -26% | 145 | $55 | $75,723,875 | 62 |
| - | (31) | Paranormal Activity | $7,721 | +13% | -27% | 182 | $42 | $107,507,055 | 83 |
| - | (34) | Astro Boy | $5,327 | +61% | +41% | 122 | $44 | $19,085,127 | 55 |
| - | (32) | Amelia | $5,008 | -5% | +12% | 118 | $42 | $14,147,780 | 55 |
| - | (33) | Inglourious Basterds | $4,352 | +1% | -48% | 61 | $71 | $120,535,340 | 118 |
| - | (35) | The Invention of Lying | $2,875 | -8% | -26% | 68 | $42 | $18,448,089 | 76 |
| - | (36) | New York, I Love You | $2,739 | +8% | +121% | 27 | $101 | $1,576,582 | 62 |
| - | (37) | The Hangover | $2,094 | -11% | -25% | 49 | $43 | $277,320,090 | 195 |
| - | (39) | Whiteout | $1,608 | -4% | -67% | 85 | $19 | $10,273,947 | 97 |
| - | (38) | Transylmania | $1,547 | -13% | -94% | 118 | $13 | $379,915 | 13 |
| - | (45) | Mystery Team | $1,089 | +57% | -17% | 2 | $545 | $51,374 | 111 |
| - | (41) | Capitalism: A Love Story | $934 | +9% | -65% | 35 | $27 | $14,362,393 | 85 |
| - | (47) | Shorts | $827 | +23% | -32% | 46 | $18 | $20,918,248 | 118 |
| - | (42) | Kurbaan | $814 | -2% | -42% | 13 | $63 | $751,923 | 27 |
| - | (43) | The Informant | $752 | -5% | -27% | 18 | $42 | $33,315,770 | 90 |
| - | (40) | Good Hair | $647 | -28% | -48% | 14 | $46 | $4,142,135 | 69 |
| - | (44) | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $493 | -30% | -47% | 23 | $21 | $301,958,630 | 155 |
| - | (46) | The September Issue | $300 | -57% | -65% | 8 | $38 | $3,809,493 | 111 |
| - | (48) | That Evening Sun | $131 | +13% | -64% | 2 | $66 | $47,267 | 41 |
| - | (-) | The Cove | $5 | -96% | 1 | $5 | $861,776 | 139 | |
| Reporting movies: 50 | $7,899,991 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Princess and the Frog | $1,285,727 | 3,434 | $31,150,477 |
| 2 | The Blind Side | $1,212,410 | 3,388 | $153,390,852 |
| 3 | Invictus | $769,111 | 2,125 | $10,941,667 |
| 4 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $755,906 | 2,402 | $126,525,050 |
| 5 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $708,427 | 3,635 | $269,469,446 |
| 6 | Brothers | $498,977 | 2,088 | $18,980,420 |
| 7 | 2012 | $375,074 | 2,838 | $156,437,816 |
| 8 | Old Dogs | $308,421 | 3,090 | $40,937,772 |
| 9 | Armored | $295,370 | 1,919 | $12,684,194 |
| 10 | Ninja Assassin | $294,280 | 2,100 | $35,203,657 |
| 11 | Up in the Air | $283,936 | 72 | $4,743,984 |
| 12 | Everybody's Fine | $228,655 | 2,141 | $8,027,412 |
| 13 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $157,615 | 664 | $38,722,181 |
| 14 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $132,619 | 1,268 | $16,647,222 |
| 15 | Planet 51 | $131,827 | 2,570 | $37,531,484 |
| 16 | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $118,993 | 524 | $8,844,182 |
| - | The Road | $63,771 | 135 | $4,206,488 |
| - | A Single Man | $27,448 | 9 | $306,297 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $26,817 | 324 | $31,733,743 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $24,125 | 371 | $107,666,610 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $22,075 | 225 | $72,332,803 |
| - | A Serious Man | $20,683 | 152 | $8,775,854 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $20,223 | 242 | $7,748,237 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $18,262 | 64 | $377,016 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $14,120 | 217 | $25,189,400 |
| - | The Polar Express | $13,947 | 16 | $181,087,541 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $13,304 | 27 | $19,089,609 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $12,657 | 4 | $12,657 |
| - | The Box | $9,254 | 203 | $14,911,796 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $8,748 | 3 | $145,779 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $7,946 | 145 | $75,723,875 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $7,721 | 182 | $107,507,055 |
| - | Astro Boy | $5,327 | 122 | $19,085,127 |
| - | Amelia | $5,008 | 118 | $14,147,780 |
| - | Inglourious Basterds | $4,352 | 61 | $120,535,340 |
| - | The Invention of Lying | $2,875 | 68 | $18,448,089 |
| - | New York, I Love You | $2,739 | 27 | $1,576,582 |
| - | The Hangover | $2,094 | 49 | $277,320,090 |
| - | Whiteout | $1,608 | 85 | $10,273,947 |
| - | Transylmania | $1,547 | 118 | $379,915 |
| - | Mystery Team | $1,089 | 2 | $51,374 |
| - | Capitalism: A Love Story | $934 | 35 | $14,362,393 |
| - | Shorts | $827 | 46 | $20,918,248 |
| - | Kurbaan | $814 | 13 | $751,923 |
| - | The Informant | $752 | 18 | $33,315,770 |
| - | Good Hair | $647 | 14 | $4,142,135 |
| - | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $493 | 23 | $301,958,630 |
| - | The September Issue | $300 | 8 | $3,809,493 |
| - | That Evening Sun | $131 | 2 | $47,267 |
| - | The Cove | $5 | 1 | $861,776 |
| Reporting: 50 | $7,899,991 | total | ||