Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, December 24, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Avatar | $11,150,998 | -32% | 3,452 | $3,230 | $137,094,051 | 7 | |
| 2 | (1) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $7,912,356 | -58% | 3,656 | $2,164 | $26,713,633 | 2 | |
| 3 | (5) | Up in the Air | $1,751,496 | +1% | +569% | 1,895 | $924 | $12,761,720 | 21 |
| 4 | (4) | The Blind Side | $1,554,148 | -29% | +18% | 3,252 | $478 | $172,676,636 | 35 |
| 5 | (3) | The Princess and the Frog | $1,447,002 | -41% | +5% | 3,475 | $416 | $54,674,679 | 30 |
| 6 | (7) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $892,245 | -9% | +6% | 2,070 | $431 | $134,596,388 | 49 |
| 7 | (9) | Invictus | $717,586 | -11% | -2% | 2,125 | $338 | $18,982,263 | 14 |
| 8 | (6) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $663,020 | -36% | 2,718 | $244 | $10,600,185 | 7 | |
| 9 | (8) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $394,977 | -56% | -45% | 2,642 | $149 | $277,918,499 | 35 |
| 10 | (14) | 3 Idiots | $323,211 | +79% | 119 | $2,716 | $503,725 | 2 | |
| 11 | (10) | Brothers | $232,851 | -45% | -52% | 2,009 | $116 | $24,131,343 | 21 |
| 12 | (12) | 2012 | $218,360 | -33% | -43% | 2,242 | $97 | $160,496,186 | 42 |
| 13 | (11) | Old Dogs | $217,957 | -34% | -37% | 2,630 | $83 | $45,229,767 | 30 |
| 14 | (13) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $131,701 | -35% | -17% | 1,003 | $131 | $40,913,837 | 49 |
| 15 | (15) | Armored | $98,905 | -32% | -65% | 1,538 | $64 | $14,981,744 | 21 |
| 16 | (17) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $95,475 | -20% | -32% | 368 | $259 | $17,943,412 | 42 |
| 17 | (16) | The Road | $84,964 | -36% | +41% | 396 | $215 | $5,430,538 | 30 |
| 18 | (18) | Ninja Assassin | $74,240 | -35% | -74% | 631 | $118 | $36,963,475 | 30 |
| 19 | (22) | Everybody's Fine | $57,166 | -6% | -75% | 1,003 | $57 | $9,208,876 | 21 |
| 20 | (20) | Planet 51 | $42,215 | -43% | -73% | 468 | $90 | $39,109,125 | 35 |
| - | (19) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $36,863 | -53% | 307 | $120 | $123,261,723 | 98 | |
| - | (26) | Nine | $34,664 | +39% | 4 | $8,666 | $378,072 | 7 | |
| - | (21) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $31,122 | -50% | -73% | 404 | $77 | $9,646,676 | 56 |
| - | (25) | Me and Orson Welles | $28,604 | +3% | +73% | 134 | $213 | $667,629 | 30 |
| - | (30) | A Serious Man | $22,925 | +15% | +11% | 117 | $196 | $8,976,656 | 84 |
| - | (27) | A Single Man | $22,817 | +2% | -12% | 9 | $2,535 | $567,880 | 14 |
| - | (36) | Crazy Heart | $18,942 | +40% | +49% | 4 | $4,736 | $164,578 | 9 |
| - | (28) | The Polar Express | $15,403 | -29% | -19% | 17 | $906 | $181,247,872 | 1,871 |
| - | (24) | Couples Retreat | $13,230 | -55% | -49% | 294 | $45 | $107,972,005 | 77 |
| - | (35) | Pirate Radio | $11,962 | -12% | -47% | 129 | $93 | $7,881,710 | 42 |
| - | (29) | Astro Boy | $11,012 | -47% | +225% | 252 | $44 | $19,247,112 | 63 |
| - | (32) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $10,161 | -42% | -63% | 207 | $49 | $31,914,365 | 49 |
| - | (33) | Law Abiding Citizen | $9,405 | -41% | -58% | 151 | $62 | $72,508,127 | 70 |
| - | (40) | The Lovely Bones | $7,843 | +3% | -20% | 3 | $2,614 | $234,245 | 14 |
| - | (34) | Where the Wild Things Are | $7,417 | -46% | -19% | 108 | $69 | $75,841,253 | 70 |
| - | (37) | Under the Sea 3D | $7,163 | -43% | -43% | 26 | $276 | $19,178,544 | 315 |
| - | (31) | Paranormal Activity | $6,161 | -66% | -16% | 237 | $26 | $107,665,257 | 91 |
| - | (38) | The Fourth Kind | $4,655 | -59% | -67% | 133 | $35 | $25,315,135 | 49 |
| - | (39) | The Box | $3,450 | -58% | -64% | 129 | $27 | $14,991,163 | 49 |
| - | (42) | The Maid | $2,139 | -7% | 19 | $113 | $476,342 | 70 | |
| - | (41) | Amelia | $1,952 | -50% | -65% | 65 | $30 | $14,186,074 | 63 |
| - | (43) | The September Issue | $224 | +8% | -50% | 3 | $75 | $3,812,756 | 119 |
| - | (47) | Oh My God | $162 | +80% | 1 | $162 | $37,833 | 42 | |
| - | (44) | Good Hair | $98 | -51% | -83% | 5 | $20 | $4,145,637 | 77 |
| - | (45) | The Slammin' Salmon | $60 | -52% | 3 | $20 | $38,264 | 14 | |
| Reporting movies: 45 | $28,369,307 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $11,150,998 | 3,452 | $137,094,051 |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $7,912,356 | 3,656 | $26,713,633 |
| 3 | Up in the Air | $1,751,496 | 1,895 | $12,761,720 |
| 4 | The Blind Side | $1,554,148 | 3,252 | $172,676,636 |
| 5 | The Princess and the Frog | $1,447,002 | 3,475 | $54,674,679 |
| 6 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $892,245 | 2,070 | $134,596,388 |
| 7 | Invictus | $717,586 | 2,125 | $18,982,263 |
| 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $663,020 | 2,718 | $10,600,185 |
| 9 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $394,977 | 2,642 | $277,918,499 |
| 10 | 3 Idiots | $323,211 | 119 | $503,725 |
| 11 | Brothers | $232,851 | 2,009 | $24,131,343 |
| 12 | 2012 | $218,360 | 2,242 | $160,496,186 |
| 13 | Old Dogs | $217,957 | 2,630 | $45,229,767 |
| 14 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $131,701 | 1,003 | $40,913,837 |
| 15 | Armored | $98,905 | 1,538 | $14,981,744 |
| 16 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $95,475 | 368 | $17,943,412 |
| 17 | The Road | $84,964 | 396 | $5,430,538 |
| 18 | Ninja Assassin | $74,240 | 631 | $36,963,475 |
| 19 | Everybody's Fine | $57,166 | 1,003 | $9,208,876 |
| 20 | Planet 51 | $42,215 | 468 | $39,109,125 |
| - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $36,863 | 307 | $123,261,723 |
| - | Nine | $34,664 | 4 | $378,072 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $31,122 | 404 | $9,646,676 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $28,604 | 134 | $667,629 |
| - | A Serious Man | $22,925 | 117 | $8,976,656 |
| - | A Single Man | $22,817 | 9 | $567,880 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $18,942 | 4 | $164,578 |
| - | The Polar Express | $15,403 | 17 | $181,247,872 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $13,230 | 294 | $107,972,005 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $11,962 | 129 | $7,881,710 |
| - | Astro Boy | $11,012 | 252 | $19,247,112 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $10,161 | 207 | $31,914,365 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $9,405 | 151 | $72,508,127 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $7,843 | 3 | $234,245 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $7,417 | 108 | $75,841,253 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $7,163 | 26 | $19,178,544 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $6,161 | 237 | $107,665,257 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $4,655 | 133 | $25,315,135 |
| - | The Box | $3,450 | 129 | $14,991,163 |
| - | The Maid | $2,139 | 19 | $476,342 |
| - | Amelia | $1,952 | 65 | $14,186,074 |
| - | The September Issue | $224 | 3 | $3,812,756 |
| - | Oh My God | $162 | 1 | $37,833 |
| - | Good Hair | $98 | 5 | $4,145,637 |
| - | The Slammin' Salmon | $60 | 3 | $38,264 |
| Reporting: 45 | $28,369,307 | total | ||