Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, December 23, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $18,801,277 | 3,656 | $5,143 | $18,801,277 | 1 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Avatar | $16,445,291 | +2% | 3,452 | $4,764 | $125,943,053 | 6 | |
| 3 | (2) | The Princess and the Frog | $2,451,123 | -22% | +91% | 3,475 | $705 | $53,227,677 | 29 |
| 4 | (3) | The Blind Side | $2,177,448 | -2% | +80% | 3,252 | $670 | $171,122,488 | 34 |
| 5 | (10) | Up in the Air | $1,726,665 | +219% | +508% | 1,895 | $911 | $11,010,224 | 20 |
| 6 | (4) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,033,367 | -14% | 2,718 | $380 | $9,937,165 | 6 | |
| 7 | (6) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $979,285 | -5% | +30% | 2,070 | $473 | $133,704,143 | 48 |
| 8 | (5) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $903,460 | -14% | +28% | 3,035 | $298 | $277,523,522 | 34 |
| 9 | (7) | Invictus | $803,151 | -4% | +4% | 2,125 | $378 | $18,264,677 | 13 |
| 10 | (8) | Brothers | $424,759 | -26% | -15% | 2,009 | $211 | $23,898,492 | 20 |
| 11 | (9) | Old Dogs | $328,395 | -42% | +6% | 2,630 | $125 | $45,011,810 | 29 |
| 12 | (11) | 2012 | $326,469 | -31% | -13% | 2,242 | $146 | $160,277,826 | 41 |
| - | (13) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $203,093 | -22% | +29% | 1,003 | $202 | $40,782,136 | 48 |
| - | (new) | 3 Idiots | $180,514 | 119 | $1,517 | $180,514 | 1 | ||
| - | (14) | Armored | $144,632 | -43% | -51% | 1,538 | $94 | $14,882,839 | 20 |
| - | (17) | The Road | $133,753 | -8% | +110% | 396 | $338 | $5,345,574 | 29 |
| - | (15) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $118,778 | -34% | -10% | 197 | $603 | $17,847,937 | 41 |
| - | (16) | Ninja Assassin | $114,215 | -36% | -61% | 631 | $181 | $36,889,235 | 29 |
| - | (-) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $78,272 | 307 | $255 | $123,224,860 | 97 | ||
| - | (12) | Planet 51 | $73,516 | -72% | -44% | 468 | $157 | $39,066,910 | 34 |
| - | (-) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $62,124 | -48% | 404 | $154 | $9,615,554 | 55 | |
| - | (18) | Everybody's Fine | $60,815 | -52% | -73% | 1,003 | $61 | $9,151,710 | 20 |
| - | (-) | The Young Victoria | $29,490 | 20 | $1,475 | $252,099 | 6 | ||
| - | (19) | Couples Retreat | $29,400 | -13% | +22% | 294 | $100 | $107,958,775 | 76 |
| - | (20) | Me and Orson Welles | $27,673 | -13% | +52% | 134 | $207 | $639,025 | 29 |
| - | (21) | Nine | $24,866 | -12% | 4 | $6,217 | $343,408 | 6 | |
| - | (23) | A Single Man | $22,472 | -7% | -18% | 9 | $2,497 | $545,063 | 13 |
| - | (29) | The Polar Express | $21,768 | +39% | +56% | 17 | $1,280 | $181,232,469 | 1,870 |
| - | (22) | Astro Boy | $20,695 | -18% | +288% | 252 | $82 | $19,236,100 | 62 |
| - | (24) | A Serious Man | $20,000 | -8% | -3% | 117 | $171 | $8,953,731 | 83 |
| - | (27) | Paranormal Activity | $18,122 | -5% | +135% | 237 | $76 | $107,659,096 | 90 |
| - | (26) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $17,670 | -14% | -34% | 207 | $85 | $31,904,204 | 48 |
| - | (25) | Law Abiding Citizen | $16,013 | -24% | -27% | 151 | $106 | $72,498,722 | 69 |
| - | (28) | Where the Wild Things Are | $13,859 | -15% | +74% | 108 | $128 | $75,833,836 | 69 |
| - | (31) | Pirate Radio | $13,602 | -1% | -33% | 242 | $56 | $7,869,748 | 41 |
| - | (33) | Crazy Heart | $13,493 | +4% | +7% | 4 | $3,373 | $145,636 | 8 |
| - | (32) | Under the Sea 3D | $12,613 | -4% | -5% | 26 | $485 | $19,171,381 | 314 |
| - | (30) | The Fourth Kind | $11,305 | -23% | -20% | 133 | $85 | $25,310,480 | 48 |
| - | (35) | The Box | $8,203 | -9% | -11% | 129 | $64 | $14,987,713 | 48 |
| - | (34) | The Lovely Bones | $7,628 | -24% | -13% | 3 | $2,543 | $226,402 | 13 |
| - | (36) | Amelia | $3,918 | -5% | -22% | 65 | $60 | $14,184,122 | 62 |
| - | (-) | The Maid | $2,290 | 19 | $121 | $474,203 | 69 | ||
| - | (40) | The September Issue | $208 | -20% | -31% | 3 | $69 | $3,812,532 | 118 |
| - | (38) | Good Hair | $199 | -59% | -69% | 6 | $33 | $4,145,539 | 76 |
| - | (-) | The Slammin' Salmon | $124 | 3 | $41 | $38,204 | 13 | ||
| - | (39) | That Evening Sun | $96 | -64% | -27% | 1 | $96 | $48,110 | 48 |
| - | (-) | Oh My God | $90 | 1 | $90 | $37,671 | 41 | ||
| - | (41) | From Mexico with Love | $42 | +1,300% | 2 | $21 | $548,697 | 76 | |
| Reporting movies: 48 | $47,906,241 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $18,801,277 | 3,656 | $18,801,277 |
| 2 | Avatar | $16,445,291 | 3,452 | $125,943,053 |
| 3 | The Princess and the Frog | $2,451,123 | 3,475 | $53,227,677 |
| 4 | The Blind Side | $2,177,448 | 3,252 | $171,122,488 |
| 5 | Up in the Air | $1,726,665 | 1,895 | $11,010,224 |
| 6 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,033,367 | 2,718 | $9,937,165 |
| 7 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $979,285 | 2,070 | $133,704,143 |
| 8 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $903,460 | 3,035 | $277,523,522 |
| 9 | Invictus | $803,151 | 2,125 | $18,264,677 |
| 10 | Brothers | $424,759 | 2,009 | $23,898,492 |
| 11 | Old Dogs | $328,395 | 2,630 | $45,011,810 |
| 12 | 2012 | $326,469 | 2,242 | $160,277,826 |
| - | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $203,093 | 1,003 | $40,782,136 |
| - | 3 Idiots | $180,514 | 119 | $180,514 |
| - | Armored | $144,632 | 1,538 | $14,882,839 |
| - | The Road | $133,753 | 396 | $5,345,574 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $118,778 | 197 | $17,847,937 |
| - | Ninja Assassin | $114,215 | 631 | $36,889,235 |
| - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $78,272 | 307 | $123,224,860 |
| - | Planet 51 | $73,516 | 468 | $39,066,910 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $62,124 | 404 | $9,615,554 |
| - | Everybody's Fine | $60,815 | 1,003 | $9,151,710 |
| - | The Young Victoria | $29,490 | 20 | $252,099 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $29,400 | 294 | $107,958,775 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $27,673 | 134 | $639,025 |
| - | Nine | $24,866 | 4 | $343,408 |
| - | A Single Man | $22,472 | 9 | $545,063 |
| - | The Polar Express | $21,768 | 17 | $181,232,469 |
| - | Astro Boy | $20,695 | 252 | $19,236,100 |
| - | A Serious Man | $20,000 | 117 | $8,953,731 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $18,122 | 237 | $107,659,096 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $17,670 | 207 | $31,904,204 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $16,013 | 151 | $72,498,722 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $13,859 | 108 | $75,833,836 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $13,602 | 242 | $7,869,748 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $13,493 | 4 | $145,636 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $12,613 | 26 | $19,171,381 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $11,305 | 133 | $25,310,480 |
| - | The Box | $8,203 | 129 | $14,987,713 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $7,628 | 3 | $226,402 |
| - | Amelia | $3,918 | 65 | $14,184,122 |
| - | The Maid | $2,290 | 19 | $474,203 |
| - | The September Issue | $208 | 3 | $3,812,532 |
| - | Good Hair | $199 | 6 | $4,145,539 |
| - | The Slammin' Salmon | $124 | 3 | $38,204 |
| - | That Evening Sun | $96 | 1 | $48,110 |
| - | Oh My God | $90 | 1 | $37,671 |
| - | From Mexico with Love | $42 | 2 | $548,697 |
| Reporting: 48 | $47,906,241 | total | ||