Daily Domestic Box Office Friday, December 18, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Avatar | $26,752,099 | 3,452 | $7,750 | $26,752,099 | 1 | ||
| 2 | (1) | The Princess and the Frog | $3,419,258 | +148% | -51% | 3,475 | $984 | $35,951,030 | 24 |
| 3 | (2) | The Blind Side | $3,181,301 | +142% | -33% | 3,407 | $934 | $157,885,546 | 29 |
| 4 | (new) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $2,338,392 | 2,718 | $860 | $2,338,392 | 1 | ||
| 5 | (5) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,387,458 | +92% | -43% | 3,035 | $457 | $271,578,179 | 29 |
| 6 | (4) | Invictus | $1,331,881 | +82% | -54% | 2,125 | $627 | $13,006,666 | 8 |
| 7 | (3) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $955,084 | +13% | -44% | 2,070 | $461 | $128,324,974 | 43 |
| 8 | (11) | Up in the Air | $931,546 | +256% | +42% | 175 | $5,323 | $5,937,465 | 15 |
| 9 | (6) | Brothers | $899,753 | +87% | -45% | 2,009 | $448 | $20,360,494 | 15 |
| 10 | (8) | Old Dogs | $713,359 | +106% | -43% | 2,630 | $271 | $41,998,255 | 24 |
| 11 | (7) | 2012 | $644,209 | +67% | -47% | 2,242 | $287 | $157,468,317 | 36 |
| 12 | (9) | Armored | $426,205 | +49% | -61% | 1,538 | $277 | $13,396,228 | 15 |
| 13 | (13) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $357,236 | +125% | -6% | 1,003 | $356 | $39,237,907 | 43 |
| 14 | (10) | Ninja Assassin | $282,651 | 0% | -65% | 1,155 | $245 | $35,769,739 | 24 |
| 15 | (17) | The Road | $204,594 | +240% | +40% | 396 | $517 | $4,471,269 | 24 |
| 16 | (14) | Planet 51 | $203,375 | +31% | -57% | 1,349 | $151 | $37,890,008 | 29 |
| 17 | (12) | Everybody's Fine | $188,899 | -17% | -72% | 1,003 | $188 | $8,442,886 | 15 |
| 18 | (15) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $162,229 | +16% | -52% | 540 | $300 | $16,949,204 | 36 |
| 19 | (16) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $124,578 | +9% | -49% | 404 | $308 | $9,082,813 | 50 |
| - | (new) | Nine | $86,229 | 4 | $21,557 | $86,229 | 1 | ||
| - | (20) | Couples Retreat | $53,005 | +104% | -35% | 294 | $180 | $107,745,620 | 71 |
| - | (new) | The Young Victoria | $45,864 | 20 | $2,293 | $45,864 | 1 | ||
| - | (25) | Me and Orson Welles | $44,193 | +167% | +9% | 134 | $330 | $437,746 | 24 |
| - | (19) | A Single Man | $38,897 | +49% | -38% | 9 | $4,322 | $371,247 | 8 |
| - | (21) | Law Abiding Citizen | $25,453 | +12% | -51% | 151 | $169 | $72,380,915 | 64 |
| - | (23) | A Serious Man | $25,219 | +22% | -30% | 117 | $216 | $8,821,802 | 78 |
| - | (18) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $25,015 | -10% | -58% | 207 | $121 | $31,786,533 | 43 |
| - | (27) | Crazy Heart | $24,806 | +96% | 4 | $6,202 | $50,138 | 3 | |
| - | (32) | Paranormal Activity | $24,208 | +230% | +29% | 237 | $102 | $107,538,593 | 85 |
| - | (26) | The Fourth Kind | $21,225 | +51% | -50% | 133 | $160 | $25,224,680 | 43 |
| - | (24) | The Polar Express | $21,223 | +12% | +1% | 17 | $1,248 | $181,127,726 | 1,865 |
| - | (35) | Astro Boy | $18,018 | +432% | +102% | 252 | $72 | $19,106,533 | 57 |
| - | (22) | Pirate Radio | $17,057 | -24% | -63% | 242 | $70 | $7,787,851 | 36 |
| - | (31) | Where the Wild Things Are | $14,702 | +60% | -26% | 123 | $120 | $75,747,752 | 64 |
| - | (29) | The Lovely Bones | $13,101 | +34% | -70% | 3 | $4,367 | $168,691 | 8 |
| - | (30) | The Box | $12,528 | +33% | -48% | 131 | $96 | $14,933,779 | 43 |
| - | (28) | Under the Sea 3D | $10,388 | -18% | -27% | 26 | $400 | $19,112,646 | 309 |
| - | (33) | Amelia | $6,043 | +9% | -54% | 65 | $93 | $14,159,372 | 57 |
| - | (-) | The Maid | $4,091 | -12% | 19 | $215 | $454,451 | 64 | |
| - | (36) | New York, I Love You | $1,856 | -43% | -65% | 11 | $169 | $1,581,719 | 64 |
| - | (-) | Oh My God | $598 | +53% | 1 | $598 | $36,742 | 36 | |
| - | (46) | Good Hair | $533 | -9% | -68% | 6 | $89 | $4,143,255 | 71 |
| - | (-) | The Slammin' Salmon | $372 | 3 | $124 | $36,695 | 8 | ||
| - | (48) | The September Issue | $347 | -23% | -71% | 4 | $87 | $3,811,026 | 113 |
| - | (45) | Kurbaan | $263 | -69% | -89% | 3 | $88 | $753,036 | 29 |
| - | (49) | That Evening Sun | $156 | +123% | -16% | 1 | $156 | $47,493 | 43 |
| - | (-) | From Mexico with Love | $42 | 2 | $21 | $548,540 | 71 | ||
| Reporting movies: 47 | $45,039,539 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $26,752,099 | 3,452 | $26,752,099 |
| 2 | The Princess and the Frog | $3,419,258 | 3,475 | $35,951,030 |
| 3 | The Blind Side | $3,181,301 | 3,407 | $157,885,546 |
| 4 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $2,338,392 | 2,718 | $2,338,392 |
| 5 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,387,458 | 3,035 | $271,578,179 |
| 6 | Invictus | $1,331,881 | 2,125 | $13,006,666 |
| 7 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $955,084 | 2,070 | $128,324,974 |
| 8 | Up in the Air | $931,546 | 175 | $5,937,465 |
| 9 | Brothers | $899,753 | 2,009 | $20,360,494 |
| 10 | Old Dogs | $713,359 | 2,630 | $41,998,255 |
| 11 | 2012 | $644,209 | 2,242 | $157,468,317 |
| 12 | Armored | $426,205 | 1,538 | $13,396,228 |
| 13 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $357,236 | 1,003 | $39,237,907 |
| 14 | Ninja Assassin | $282,651 | 1,155 | $35,769,739 |
| 15 | The Road | $204,594 | 396 | $4,471,269 |
| 16 | Planet 51 | $203,375 | 1,349 | $37,890,008 |
| 17 | Everybody's Fine | $188,899 | 1,003 | $8,442,886 |
| 18 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $162,229 | 540 | $16,949,204 |
| 19 | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $124,578 | 404 | $9,082,813 |
| - | Nine | $86,229 | 4 | $86,229 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $53,005 | 294 | $107,745,620 |
| - | The Young Victoria | $45,864 | 20 | $45,864 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $44,193 | 134 | $437,746 |
| - | A Single Man | $38,897 | 9 | $371,247 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $25,453 | 151 | $72,380,915 |
| - | A Serious Man | $25,219 | 117 | $8,821,802 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $25,015 | 207 | $31,786,533 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $24,806 | 4 | $50,138 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $24,208 | 237 | $107,538,593 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $21,225 | 133 | $25,224,680 |
| - | The Polar Express | $21,223 | 17 | $181,127,726 |
| - | Astro Boy | $18,018 | 252 | $19,106,533 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $17,057 | 242 | $7,787,851 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $14,702 | 123 | $75,747,752 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $13,101 | 3 | $168,691 |
| - | The Box | $12,528 | 131 | $14,933,779 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $10,388 | 26 | $19,112,646 |
| - | Amelia | $6,043 | 65 | $14,159,372 |
| - | The Maid | $4,091 | 19 | $454,451 |
| - | New York, I Love You | $1,856 | 11 | $1,581,719 |
| - | Oh My God | $598 | 1 | $36,742 |
| - | Good Hair | $533 | 6 | $4,143,255 |
| - | The Slammin' Salmon | $372 | 3 | $36,695 |
| - | The September Issue | $347 | 4 | $3,811,026 |
| - | Kurbaan | $263 | 3 | $753,036 |
| - | That Evening Sun | $156 | 1 | $47,493 |
| - | From Mexico with Love | $42 | 2 | $548,540 |
| Reporting: 47 | $45,039,539 | total | ||