Daily Domestic Box Office Monday, December 21, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $16,385,820 | -34% | 3,452 | $4,747 | $93,411,301 | 4 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Princess and the Frog | $2,915,921 | -23% | +119% | 3,475 | $839 | $47,633,642 | 27 |
| 3 | (3) | The Blind Side | $2,001,418 | -32% | +83% | 3,407 | $587 | $166,726,943 | 32 |
| 4 | (4) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,085,573 | -42% | 2,718 | $399 | $7,702,144 | 4 | |
| 5 | (5) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $971,582 | -30% | +38% | 3,035 | $320 | $275,569,901 | 32 |
| 6 | (7) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $881,362 | -25% | +47% | 2,070 | $426 | $131,694,716 | 46 |
| 7 | (6) | Invictus | $746,201 | -41% | +4% | 2,125 | $351 | $16,624,157 | 11 |
| 8 | (9) | Brothers | $549,047 | -41% | +11% | 2,009 | $273 | $22,898,909 | 18 |
| 9 | (8) | Up in the Air | $526,064 | -48% | +150% | 175 | $3,006 | $8,742,115 | 18 |
| 10 | (11) | Old Dogs | $487,611 | -31% | +76% | 2,630 | $185 | $44,113,082 | 27 |
| 11 | (10) | 2012 | $447,336 | -37% | +22% | 2,242 | $200 | $159,476,032 | 39 |
| 12 | (12) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $235,873 | -41% | +85% | 1,003 | $235 | $40,320,285 | 46 |
| 13 | (13) | Armored | $230,827 | -41% | -22% | 1,538 | $150 | $14,485,441 | 18 |
| 14 | (15) | Planet 51 | $229,870 | -17% | +87% | 1,349 | $170 | $38,726,640 | 32 |
| 15 | (14) | Ninja Assassin | $178,268 | -45% | -39% | 1,155 | $154 | $36,597,803 | 27 |
| 16 | (17) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $162,081 | -23% | +34% | 540 | $300 | $17,547,997 | 39 |
| 17 | (16) | The Road | $140,214 | -36% | +121% | 396 | $354 | $5,067,163 | 27 |
| 18 | (18) | Everybody's Fine | $107,326 | -42% | -48% | 1,003 | $107 | $8,962,972 | 18 |
| - | (20) | Nine | $33,024 | -60% | 4 | $8,256 | $290,256 | 4 | |
| - | (22) | Couples Retreat | $32,340 | -35% | +33% | 294 | $110 | $107,895,565 | 74 |
| - | (23) | Me and Orson Welles | $29,619 | -40% | +87% | 134 | $221 | $579,592 | 27 |
| - | (24) | A Single Man | $23,308 | -52% | -19% | 9 | $2,590 | $498,506 | 11 |
| - | (28) | Astro Boy | $21,375 | -23% | +588% | 252 | $85 | $19,190,038 | 60 |
| - | (26) | Paranormal Activity | $18,749 | -39% | +143% | 237 | $79 | $107,621,849 | 88 |
| - | (27) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $18,318 | -34% | -23% | 207 | $88 | $31,865,922 | 46 |
| - | (29) | Law Abiding Citizen | $18,027 | -35% | -9% | 151 | $119 | $72,461,538 | 67 |
| - | (25) | A Serious Man | $17,114 | -45% | +6% | 117 | $146 | $8,912,008 | 81 |
| - | (32) | The Fourth Kind | $14,630 | -31% | +3% | 133 | $110 | $25,284,580 | 46 |
| - | (33) | Where the Wild Things Are | $13,987 | -30% | +76% | 123 | $114 | $75,803,673 | 67 |
| - | (31) | The Polar Express | $13,414 | -38% | +50% | 17 | $789 | $181,195,060 | 1,868 |
| - | (34) | Pirate Radio | $12,401 | -32% | -36% | 242 | $51 | $7,842,405 | 39 |
| - | (37) | Under the Sea 3D | $12,039 | +23% | +57% | 26 | $463 | $19,145,692 | 312 |
| - | (30) | Crazy Heart | $11,156 | -56% | 4 | $2,789 | $119,152 | 6 | |
| - | (36) | The Box | $8,521 | -32% | -11% | 131 | $65 | $14,970,452 | 46 |
| - | (35) | The Lovely Bones | $8,040 | -50% | -26% | 3 | $2,680 | $208,727 | 11 |
| - | (39) | Amelia | $3,970 | -26% | -5% | 65 | $61 | $14,176,076 | 60 |
| - | (40) | New York, I Love You | $1,050 | -46% | -50% | 11 | $95 | $1,586,909 | 67 |
| - | (41) | Good Hair | $260 | -65% | -58% | 6 | $43 | $4,144,859 | 74 |
| - | (44) | The September Issue | $210 | -45% | -74% | 4 | $53 | $3,812,063 | 116 |
| - | (47) | That Evening Sun | $49 | +250% | -13% | 1 | $49 | $47,744 | 46 |
| - | (46) | From Mexico with Love | $14 | -67% | 2 | $7 | $548,652 | 74 | |
| Reporting movies: 41 | $28,594,009 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $16,385,820 | 3,452 | $93,411,301 |
| 2 | The Princess and the Frog | $2,915,921 | 3,475 | $47,633,642 |
| 3 | The Blind Side | $2,001,418 | 3,407 | $166,726,943 |
| 4 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,085,573 | 2,718 | $7,702,144 |
| 5 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $971,582 | 3,035 | $275,569,901 |
| 6 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $881,362 | 2,070 | $131,694,716 |
| 7 | Invictus | $746,201 | 2,125 | $16,624,157 |
| 8 | Brothers | $549,047 | 2,009 | $22,898,909 |
| 9 | Up in the Air | $526,064 | 175 | $8,742,115 |
| 10 | Old Dogs | $487,611 | 2,630 | $44,113,082 |
| 11 | 2012 | $447,336 | 2,242 | $159,476,032 |
| 12 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $235,873 | 1,003 | $40,320,285 |
| 13 | Armored | $230,827 | 1,538 | $14,485,441 |
| 14 | Planet 51 | $229,870 | 1,349 | $38,726,640 |
| 15 | Ninja Assassin | $178,268 | 1,155 | $36,597,803 |
| 16 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $162,081 | 540 | $17,547,997 |
| 17 | The Road | $140,214 | 396 | $5,067,163 |
| 18 | Everybody's Fine | $107,326 | 1,003 | $8,962,972 |
| - | Nine | $33,024 | 4 | $290,256 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $32,340 | 294 | $107,895,565 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $29,619 | 134 | $579,592 |
| - | A Single Man | $23,308 | 9 | $498,506 |
| - | Astro Boy | $21,375 | 252 | $19,190,038 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $18,749 | 237 | $107,621,849 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $18,318 | 207 | $31,865,922 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $18,027 | 151 | $72,461,538 |
| - | A Serious Man | $17,114 | 117 | $8,912,008 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $14,630 | 133 | $25,284,580 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $13,987 | 123 | $75,803,673 |
| - | The Polar Express | $13,414 | 17 | $181,195,060 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $12,401 | 242 | $7,842,405 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $12,039 | 26 | $19,145,692 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $11,156 | 4 | $119,152 |
| - | The Box | $8,521 | 131 | $14,970,452 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $8,040 | 3 | $208,727 |
| - | Amelia | $3,970 | 65 | $14,176,076 |
| - | New York, I Love You | $1,050 | 11 | $1,586,909 |
| - | Good Hair | $260 | 6 | $4,144,859 |
| - | The September Issue | $210 | 4 | $3,812,063 |
| - | That Evening Sun | $49 | 1 | $47,744 |
| - | From Mexico with Love | $14 | 2 | $548,652 |
| Reporting: 41 | $28,594,009 | total | ||