Daily Domestic Box Office Tuesday, December 22, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $16,086,461 | -2% | 3,452 | $4,660 | $109,497,762 | 5 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Princess and the Frog | $3,142,912 | +8% | +118% | 3,475 | $904 | $50,776,554 | 28 |
| 3 | (3) | The Blind Side | $2,218,097 | +11% | +75% | 3,407 | $651 | $168,945,040 | 33 |
| 4 | (4) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,201,654 | +11% | 2,718 | $442 | $8,903,798 | 5 | |
| 5 | (5) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,050,161 | +8% | +43% | 3,035 | $346 | $276,620,062 | 33 |
| 6 | (6) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $1,030,142 | +17% | +39% | 2,070 | $498 | $132,724,858 | 47 |
| 7 | (7) | Invictus | $837,369 | +12% | -1% | 2,125 | $394 | $17,461,526 | 12 |
| 8 | (8) | Brothers | $574,824 | +5% | +1% | 2,009 | $286 | $23,473,733 | 19 |
| 9 | (10) | Old Dogs | $570,333 | +17% | +60% | 2,630 | $217 | $44,683,415 | 28 |
| 10 | (9) | Up in the Air | $541,444 | +3% | +103% | 175 | $3,094 | $9,283,559 | 19 |
| 11 | (11) | 2012 | $475,324 | +6% | +16% | 2,242 | $212 | $159,951,356 | 40 |
| 12 | (14) | Planet 51 | $266,754 | +16% | +98% | 1,349 | $198 | $38,993,394 | 33 |
| - | (12) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $258,758 | +10% | +67% | 1,003 | $258 | $40,579,043 | 47 |
| 14 | (13) | Armored | $252,766 | +10% | -26% | 1,538 | $164 | $14,738,207 | 19 |
| 15 | (16) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $181,162 | +12% | +34% | 540 | $335 | $17,729,159 | 40 |
| 16 | (15) | Ninja Assassin | $177,217 | -1% | -43% | 1,155 | $153 | $36,775,020 | 28 |
| - | (17) | The Road | $144,658 | +3% | +116% | 396 | $365 | $5,211,821 | 28 |
| - | (18) | Everybody's Fine | $127,923 | +19% | -52% | 1,003 | $128 | $9,090,895 | 19 |
| - | (20) | Couples Retreat | $33,810 | +5% | +30% | 294 | $115 | $107,929,375 | 75 |
| - | (21) | Me and Orson Welles | $31,760 | +7% | +48% | 134 | $237 | $611,352 | 28 |
| - | (19) | Nine | $28,286 | -14% | 4 | $7,072 | $318,542 | 5 | |
| - | (23) | Astro Boy | $25,367 | +19% | +667% | 252 | $101 | $19,215,405 | 61 |
| - | (22) | A Single Man | $24,085 | +3% | -26% | 9 | $2,676 | $522,591 | 12 |
| - | (27) | A Serious Man | $21,723 | +27% | +1% | 117 | $186 | $8,933,731 | 82 |
| - | (26) | Law Abiding Citizen | $21,171 | +17% | -17% | 151 | $140 | $72,482,709 | 68 |
| - | (25) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $20,612 | +13% | -26% | 207 | $100 | $31,886,534 | 47 |
| - | (24) | Paranormal Activity | $19,125 | +2% | +181% | 237 | $81 | $107,640,974 | 89 |
| - | (29) | Where the Wild Things Are | $16,304 | +17% | +66% | 123 | $133 | $75,819,977 | 68 |
| - | (30) | The Polar Express | $15,641 | +17% | +36% | 17 | $920 | $181,210,701 | 1,869 |
| - | (28) | The Fourth Kind | $14,595 | 0% | -4% | 133 | $110 | $25,299,175 | 47 |
| - | (31) | Pirate Radio | $13,741 | +11% | -45% | 242 | $57 | $7,856,146 | 40 |
| - | (32) | Under the Sea 3D | $13,076 | +9% | +18% | 26 | $503 | $19,158,768 | 313 |
| - | (33) | Crazy Heart | $12,991 | +16% | 4 | $3,248 | $132,143 | 7 | |
| - | (35) | The Lovely Bones | $10,047 | +25% | +5% | 3 | $3,349 | $218,774 | 12 |
| - | (34) | The Box | $9,058 | +6% | -13% | 131 | $69 | $14,979,510 | 47 |
| - | (36) | Amelia | $4,128 | +4% | -22% | 65 | $64 | $14,180,204 | 61 |
| - | (37) | New York, I Love You | $1,178 | +12% | -54% | 11 | $107 | $1,588,087 | 68 |
| - | (38) | Good Hair | $481 | +85% | -46% | 6 | $80 | $4,145,340 | 75 |
| - | (40) | That Evening Sun | $270 | +451% | +133% | 1 | $270 | $48,014 | 47 |
| - | (39) | The September Issue | $261 | +24% | -62% | 4 | $65 | $3,812,324 | 117 |
| - | (41) | From Mexico with Love | $3 | -79% | 2 | $2 | $548,655 | 75 | |
| Reporting movies: 41 | $29,475,672 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $16,086,461 | 3,452 | $109,497,762 |
| 2 | The Princess and the Frog | $3,142,912 | 3,475 | $50,776,554 |
| 3 | The Blind Side | $2,218,097 | 3,407 | $168,945,040 |
| 4 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,201,654 | 2,718 | $8,903,798 |
| 5 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,050,161 | 3,035 | $276,620,062 |
| 6 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $1,030,142 | 2,070 | $132,724,858 |
| 7 | Invictus | $837,369 | 2,125 | $17,461,526 |
| 8 | Brothers | $574,824 | 2,009 | $23,473,733 |
| 9 | Old Dogs | $570,333 | 2,630 | $44,683,415 |
| 10 | Up in the Air | $541,444 | 175 | $9,283,559 |
| 11 | 2012 | $475,324 | 2,242 | $159,951,356 |
| 12 | Planet 51 | $266,754 | 1,349 | $38,993,394 |
| - | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $258,758 | 1,003 | $40,579,043 |
| 14 | Armored | $252,766 | 1,538 | $14,738,207 |
| 15 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $181,162 | 540 | $17,729,159 |
| 16 | Ninja Assassin | $177,217 | 1,155 | $36,775,020 |
| - | The Road | $144,658 | 396 | $5,211,821 |
| - | Everybody's Fine | $127,923 | 1,003 | $9,090,895 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $33,810 | 294 | $107,929,375 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $31,760 | 134 | $611,352 |
| - | Nine | $28,286 | 4 | $318,542 |
| - | Astro Boy | $25,367 | 252 | $19,215,405 |
| - | A Single Man | $24,085 | 9 | $522,591 |
| - | A Serious Man | $21,723 | 117 | $8,933,731 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $21,171 | 151 | $72,482,709 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $20,612 | 207 | $31,886,534 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $19,125 | 237 | $107,640,974 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $16,304 | 123 | $75,819,977 |
| - | The Polar Express | $15,641 | 17 | $181,210,701 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $14,595 | 133 | $25,299,175 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $13,741 | 242 | $7,856,146 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $13,076 | 26 | $19,158,768 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $12,991 | 4 | $132,143 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $10,047 | 3 | $218,774 |
| - | The Box | $9,058 | 131 | $14,979,510 |
| - | Amelia | $4,128 | 65 | $14,180,204 |
| - | New York, I Love You | $1,178 | 11 | $1,588,087 |
| - | Good Hair | $481 | 6 | $4,145,340 |
| - | That Evening Sun | $270 | 1 | $48,014 |
| - | The September Issue | $261 | 4 | $3,812,324 |
| - | From Mexico with Love | $3 | 2 | $548,655 |
| Reporting: 41 | $29,475,672 | total | ||