Daily Domestic Box Office Friday, December 25, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Sherlock Holmes | $24,608,941 | 3,626 | $6,787 | $24,608,941 | 1 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Avatar | $23,095,046 | +107% | -14% | 3,456 | $6,683 | $160,189,097 | 8 |
| 3 | (2) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $13,890,011 | +76% | 3,700 | $3,754 | $40,603,644 | 3 | |
| 4 | (new) | It’s Complicated | $7,174,195 | 2,887 | $2,485 | $7,174,195 | 1 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Up in the Air | $3,643,812 | +108% | +291% | 1,895 | $1,923 | $16,405,532 | 22 |
| 6 | (4) | The Blind Side | $3,372,405 | +117% | +6% | 2,766 | $1,219 | $176,049,041 | 36 |
| 7 | (22) | Nine | $2,030,047 | +5,756% | +2,254% | 1,412 | $1,438 | $2,408,119 | 8 |
| 8 | (5) | The Princess and the Frog | $1,955,703 | +35% | -43% | 3,475 | $563 | $56,630,382 | 31 |
| 9 | (8) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,539,943 | +132% | -34% | 2,718 | $567 | $12,140,128 | 8 |
| 10 | (7) | Invictus | $1,312,569 | +83% | -1% | 2,160 | $608 | $20,294,832 | 15 |
| 11 | (9) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $662,171 | +68% | -52% | 1,593 | $416 | $278,580,670 | 36 |
| 12 | (10) | 3 Idiots | $657,207 | +103% | 119 | $5,523 | $1,160,932 | 3 | |
| 13 | (6) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $465,998 | -48% | -51% | 1,245 | $374 | $135,062,386 | 50 |
| 14 | (11) | Brothers | $390,479 | +68% | -57% | 858 | $455 | $24,521,822 | 22 |
| 15 | (12) | 2012 | $306,405 | +40% | -52% | 800 | $383 | $160,802,591 | 43 |
| 16 | (14) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $218,408 | +66% | -39% | 629 | $347 | $41,132,245 | 50 |
| 17 | (13) | Old Dogs | $198,277 | -9% | -72% | 645 | $307 | $45,428,044 | 31 |
| 18 | (-) | The Young Victoria | $165,482 | +261% | 163 | $1,015 | $448,130 | 8 | |
| - | (17) | The Road | $117,050 | +38% | -43% | 311 | $376 | $5,547,588 | 31 |
| - | (15) | Armored | $111,659 | +13% | -74% | 244 | $458 | $15,093,403 | 22 |
| - | (16) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $96,438 | +1% | -41% | 197 | $490 | $18,039,850 | 43 |
| - | (26) | A Single Man | $95,869 | +320% | +146% | 46 | $2,084 | $663,749 | 15 |
| - | (18) | Ninja Assassin | $71,395 | -4% | -75% | 166 | $430 | $37,034,870 | 31 |
| - | (27) | Crazy Heart | $54,083 | +186% | +118% | 12 | $4,507 | $218,661 | 10 |
| - | (21) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $47,166 | +28% | 276 | $171 | $123,308,889 | 99 | |
| - | (35) | Where the Wild Things Are | $42,425 | +472% | +189% | 267 | $159 | $75,883,678 | 71 |
| - | (33) | Law Abiding Citizen | $35,942 | +282% | +41% | 205 | $175 | $72,544,069 | 71 |
| - | (29) | Couples Retreat | $35,650 | +169% | -33% | 230 | $155 | $108,007,655 | 78 |
| - | (23) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $24,403 | -22% | -80% | 102 | $239 | $9,671,079 | 57 |
| - | (24) | Me and Orson Welles | $23,427 | -18% | -47% | 115 | $204 | $691,056 | 31 |
| - | (25) | A Serious Man | $21,371 | -7% | -15% | 49 | $436 | $8,998,027 | 85 |
| - | (20) | Planet 51 | $20,007 | -53% | -90% | 209 | $96 | $39,129,132 | 36 |
| - | (37) | Paranormal Activity | $17,866 | +190% | -26% | 158 | $113 | $107,683,123 | 92 |
| - | (34) | The Lovely Bones | $13,120 | +67% | +0% | 3 | $4,373 | $247,365 | 15 |
| - | (38) | The Fourth Kind | $12,160 | +161% | -43% | 64 | $190 | $25,327,295 | 50 |
| - | (31) | Astro Boy | $10,745 | -2% | -40% | 168 | $64 | $19,257,857 | 64 |
| - | (32) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $6,723 | -34% | -73% | 74 | $91 | $31,921,088 | 50 |
| - | (30) | Pirate Radio | $6,413 | -46% | -62% | 113 | $57 | $7,888,123 | 43 |
| - | (39) | The Box | $4,382 | +27% | -65% | 50 | $88 | $14,995,545 | 50 |
| - | (36) | Under the Sea 3D | $1,789 | -75% | -83% | 26 | $69 | $19,180,333 | 316 |
| - | (28) | The Polar Express | $1,568 | -90% | -93% | 20 | $78 | $181,249,440 | 1,872 |
| - | (41) | Amelia | $1,371 | -30% | -77% | 24 | $57 | $14,187,445 | 64 |
| - | (40) | The Maid | $1,297 | -39% | -68% | 6 | $216 | $477,639 | 71 |
| - | (42) | The September Issue | $156 | -30% | -55% | 4 | $39 | $3,812,912 | 120 |
| - | (43) | Oh My God | $134 | -17% | -78% | 1 | $134 | $37,967 | 43 |
| - | (45) | The Slammin' Salmon | $54 | -10% | -85% | 1 | $54 | $38,318 | 15 |
| Reporting movies: 46 | $86,561,762 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherlock Holmes | $24,608,941 | 3,626 | $24,608,941 |
| 2 | Avatar | $23,095,046 | 3,456 | $160,189,097 |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $13,890,011 | 3,700 | $40,603,644 |
| 4 | It’s Complicated | $7,174,195 | 2,887 | $7,174,195 |
| 5 | Up in the Air | $3,643,812 | 1,895 | $16,405,532 |
| 6 | The Blind Side | $3,372,405 | 2,766 | $176,049,041 |
| 7 | Nine | $2,030,047 | 1,412 | $2,408,119 |
| 8 | The Princess and the Frog | $1,955,703 | 3,475 | $56,630,382 |
| 9 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,539,943 | 2,718 | $12,140,128 |
| 10 | Invictus | $1,312,569 | 2,160 | $20,294,832 |
| 11 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $662,171 | 1,593 | $278,580,670 |
| 12 | 3 Idiots | $657,207 | 119 | $1,160,932 |
| 13 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $465,998 | 1,245 | $135,062,386 |
| 14 | Brothers | $390,479 | 858 | $24,521,822 |
| 15 | 2012 | $306,405 | 800 | $160,802,591 |
| 16 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $218,408 | 629 | $41,132,245 |
| 17 | Old Dogs | $198,277 | 645 | $45,428,044 |
| 18 | The Young Victoria | $165,482 | 163 | $448,130 |
| - | The Road | $117,050 | 311 | $5,547,588 |
| - | Armored | $111,659 | 244 | $15,093,403 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $96,438 | 197 | $18,039,850 |
| - | A Single Man | $95,869 | 46 | $663,749 |
| - | Ninja Assassin | $71,395 | 166 | $37,034,870 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $54,083 | 12 | $218,661 |
| - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $47,166 | 276 | $123,308,889 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $42,425 | 267 | $75,883,678 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $35,942 | 205 | $72,544,069 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $35,650 | 230 | $108,007,655 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $24,403 | 102 | $9,671,079 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $23,427 | 115 | $691,056 |
| - | A Serious Man | $21,371 | 49 | $8,998,027 |
| - | Planet 51 | $20,007 | 209 | $39,129,132 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $17,866 | 158 | $107,683,123 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $13,120 | 3 | $247,365 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $12,160 | 64 | $25,327,295 |
| - | Astro Boy | $10,745 | 168 | $19,257,857 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $6,723 | 74 | $31,921,088 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $6,413 | 113 | $7,888,123 |
| - | The Box | $4,382 | 50 | $14,995,545 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $1,789 | 26 | $19,180,333 |
| - | The Polar Express | $1,568 | 20 | $181,249,440 |
| - | Amelia | $1,371 | 24 | $14,187,445 |
| - | The Maid | $1,297 | 6 | $477,639 |
| - | The September Issue | $156 | 4 | $3,812,912 |
| - | Oh My God | $134 | 1 | $37,967 |
| - | The Slammin' Salmon | $54 | 1 | $38,318 |
| Reporting: 46 | $86,561,762 | total | ||