Daily Domestic Box Office Sunday, December 20, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $24,744,346 | -3% | 3,452 | $7,168 | $77,025,481 | 3 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Princess and the Frog | $3,808,864 | -23% | -43% | 3,475 | $1,096 | $44,717,721 | 26 |
| 3 | (3) | The Blind Side | $2,932,605 | -25% | -15% | 3,407 | $861 | $164,725,525 | 31 |
| 4 | (4) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,865,212 | -23% | 2,718 | $686 | $6,616,571 | 3 | |
| 5 | (5) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,378,305 | -16% | -34% | 3,035 | $454 | $274,598,319 | 31 |
| 6 | (6) | Invictus | $1,256,945 | -22% | -38% | 2,125 | $592 | $15,877,956 | 10 |
| 7 | (7) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $1,175,590 | -10% | -42% | 2,070 | $568 | $130,813,354 | 45 |
| 8 | (8) | Up in the Air | $1,016,788 | -19% | +50% | 175 | $5,810 | $8,216,051 | 17 |
| 9 | (9) | Brothers | $935,901 | -11% | -28% | 2,009 | $466 | $22,349,862 | 17 |
| 10 | (11) | 2012 | $706,309 | -17% | -39% | 2,242 | $315 | $159,028,696 | 38 |
| 11 | (10) | Old Dogs | $705,918 | -23% | -38% | 2,630 | $268 | $43,625,471 | 26 |
| 12 | (13) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $401,032 | -10% | +19% | 1,003 | $400 | $40,084,412 | 45 |
| 13 | (12) | Armored | $391,452 | -16% | -55% | 1,538 | $255 | $14,254,614 | 17 |
| 14 | (15) | Ninja Assassin | $321,848 | -2% | -58% | 1,155 | $279 | $36,419,535 | 26 |
| 15 | (14) | Planet 51 | $276,739 | -16% | -60% | 1,349 | $205 | $38,496,770 | 31 |
| 16 | (16) | The Road | $220,607 | -6% | +44% | 396 | $557 | $4,926,949 | 26 |
| 17 | (18) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $209,532 | -8% | -52% | 540 | $388 | $17,385,916 | 38 |
| - | (17) | Everybody's Fine | $183,583 | -20% | -67% | 1,003 | $183 | $8,855,646 | 17 |
| - | (19) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $142,136 | +1% | -41% | 404 | $352 | $9,365,018 | 52 |
| - | (20) | Nine | $81,707 | -8% | 4 | $20,427 | $257,232 | 3 | |
| - | (23) | The Young Victoria | $53,117 | -13% | 20 | $2,656 | $160,069 | 3 | |
| - | (21) | Couples Retreat | $49,980 | -26% | -18% | 294 | $170 | $107,863,225 | 73 |
| - | (22) | Me and Orson Welles | $49,528 | -21% | +16% | 134 | $370 | $549,973 | 26 |
| - | (24) | A Single Man | $48,633 | -12% | -30% | 9 | $5,404 | $475,198 | 10 |
| - | (25) | A Serious Man | $31,281 | -25% | -22% | 117 | $267 | $8,894,894 | 80 |
| - | (28) | Paranormal Activity | $30,911 | -8% | +87% | 237 | $130 | $107,603,100 | 87 |
| - | (29) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $27,758 | -17% | -48% | 207 | $134 | $31,847,604 | 45 |
| - | (26) | Astro Boy | $27,722 | -19% | +106% | 252 | $110 | $19,168,663 | 59 |
| - | (27) | Law Abiding Citizen | $27,703 | -18% | -36% | 151 | $183 | $72,442,511 | 66 |
| - | (30) | Crazy Heart | $25,434 | -22% | 4 | $6,359 | $107,996 | 5 | |
| - | (31) | The Polar Express | $21,558 | -33% | +15% | 17 | $1,268 | $181,181,646 | 1,867 |
| - | (33) | The Fourth Kind | $21,265 | -11% | -44% | 133 | $160 | $25,269,950 | 45 |
| - | (34) | Where the Wild Things Are | $19,913 | -10% | -15% | 123 | $162 | $75,789,686 | 66 |
| - | (32) | Pirate Radio | $18,131 | -25% | -62% | 242 | $75 | $7,830,004 | 38 |
| - | (35) | The Lovely Bones | $15,962 | 0% | -51% | 3 | $5,321 | $200,687 | 10 |
| - | (36) | The Box | $12,618 | -19% | -45% | 131 | $96 | $14,961,931 | 45 |
| - | (37) | Under the Sea 3D | $9,774 | -13% | +3% | 26 | $376 | $19,133,653 | 311 |
| - | (39) | The Maid | $5,869 | -8% | +7% | 19 | $309 | $466,734 | 66 |
| - | (38) | Amelia | $5,357 | -27% | -55% | 65 | $82 | $14,172,106 | 59 |
| - | (40) | New York, I Love You | $1,938 | -12% | -63% | 11 | $176 | $1,585,859 | 66 |
| - | (42) | Good Hair | $740 | +23% | -67% | 6 | $123 | $4,144,599 | 73 |
| - | (44) | The Slammin' Salmon | $686 | +65% | 3 | $229 | $37,798 | 10 | |
| - | (41) | Kurbaan | $615 | 0% | -61% | 3 | $205 | $754,269 | 31 |
| - | (43) | The September Issue | $379 | -15% | -72% | 4 | $95 | $3,811,853 | 115 |
| - | (45) | Oh My God | $224 | -21% | -69% | 1 | $224 | $37,250 | 38 |
| - | (47) | From Mexico with Love | $42 | -25% | -25% | 2 | $21 | $548,638 | 73 |
| - | (46) | That Evening Sun | $14 | -93% | -93% | 1 | $14 | $47,695 | 45 |
| Reporting movies: 47 | $43,262,571 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $24,744,346 | 3,452 | $77,025,481 |
| 2 | The Princess and the Frog | $3,808,864 | 3,475 | $44,717,721 |
| 3 | The Blind Side | $2,932,605 | 3,407 | $164,725,525 |
| 4 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,865,212 | 2,718 | $6,616,571 |
| 5 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,378,305 | 3,035 | $274,598,319 |
| 6 | Invictus | $1,256,945 | 2,125 | $15,877,956 |
| 7 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $1,175,590 | 2,070 | $130,813,354 |
| 8 | Up in the Air | $1,016,788 | 175 | $8,216,051 |
| 9 | Brothers | $935,901 | 2,009 | $22,349,862 |
| 10 | 2012 | $706,309 | 2,242 | $159,028,696 |
| 11 | Old Dogs | $705,918 | 2,630 | $43,625,471 |
| 12 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $401,032 | 1,003 | $40,084,412 |
| 13 | Armored | $391,452 | 1,538 | $14,254,614 |
| 14 | Ninja Assassin | $321,848 | 1,155 | $36,419,535 |
| 15 | Planet 51 | $276,739 | 1,349 | $38,496,770 |
| 16 | The Road | $220,607 | 396 | $4,926,949 |
| 17 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $209,532 | 540 | $17,385,916 |
| - | Everybody's Fine | $183,583 | 1,003 | $8,855,646 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $142,136 | 404 | $9,365,018 |
| - | Nine | $81,707 | 4 | $257,232 |
| - | The Young Victoria | $53,117 | 20 | $160,069 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $49,980 | 294 | $107,863,225 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $49,528 | 134 | $549,973 |
| - | A Single Man | $48,633 | 9 | $475,198 |
| - | A Serious Man | $31,281 | 117 | $8,894,894 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $30,911 | 237 | $107,603,100 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $27,758 | 207 | $31,847,604 |
| - | Astro Boy | $27,722 | 252 | $19,168,663 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $27,703 | 151 | $72,442,511 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $25,434 | 4 | $107,996 |
| - | The Polar Express | $21,558 | 17 | $181,181,646 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $21,265 | 133 | $25,269,950 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $19,913 | 123 | $75,789,686 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $18,131 | 242 | $7,830,004 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $15,962 | 3 | $200,687 |
| - | The Box | $12,618 | 131 | $14,961,931 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $9,774 | 26 | $19,133,653 |
| - | The Maid | $5,869 | 19 | $466,734 |
| - | Amelia | $5,357 | 65 | $14,172,106 |
| - | New York, I Love You | $1,938 | 11 | $1,585,859 |
| - | Good Hair | $740 | 6 | $4,144,599 |
| - | The Slammin' Salmon | $686 | 3 | $37,798 |
| - | Kurbaan | $615 | 3 | $754,269 |
| - | The September Issue | $379 | 4 | $3,811,853 |
| - | Oh My God | $224 | 1 | $37,250 |
| - | From Mexico with Love | $42 | 2 | $548,638 |
| - | That Evening Sun | $14 | 1 | $47,695 |
| Reporting: 47 | $43,262,571 | total | ||