Daily Domestic Box Office Sunday, December 27, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $24,247,681 | -14% | -2% | 3,456 | $7,016 | $212,711,184 | 10 |
| 2 | (2) | Sherlock Holmes | $15,858,161 | -27% | 3,626 | $4,373 | $62,304,277 | 3 | |
| 3 | (3) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $15,143,373 | -24% | 3,700 | $4,093 | $75,589,048 | 5 | |
| 4 | (4) | It’s Complicated | $6,524,620 | -22% | 2,886 | $2,261 | $22,100,820 | 3 | |
| 5 | (5) | The Blind Side | $3,490,513 | -25% | +19% | 2,766 | $1,262 | $184,195,981 | 38 |
| 6 | (6) | Up in the Air | $3,249,917 | -26% | +220% | 1,895 | $1,715 | $24,031,968 | 24 |
| 7 | (7) | The Princess and the Frog | $3,191,232 | -17% | -16% | 3,475 | $918 | $63,679,289 | 33 |
| 8 | (9) | Nine | $1,535,413 | -19% | +1,779% | 1,412 | $1,087 | $5,830,585 | 10 |
| 9 | (8) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,496,783 | -24% | -20% | 2,718 | $551 | $15,600,328 | 10 |
| 10 | (10) | Invictus | $1,137,661 | -30% | -9% | 2,160 | $527 | $23,049,804 | 17 |
| 11 | (11) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,134,251 | -9% | -18% | 1,593 | $712 | $280,962,758 | 38 |
| 12 | (12) | 3 Idiots | $472,282 | -8% | 119 | $3,969 | $2,149,347 | 5 | |
| 13 | (14) | Brothers | $366,481 | -19% | -61% | 858 | $427 | $25,341,515 | 24 |
| 14 | (13) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $354,424 | -25% | -70% | 1,245 | $285 | $135,888,543 | 52 |
| 15 | (15) | 2012 | $308,242 | -19% | -56% | 800 | $385 | $161,490,680 | 45 |
| 16 | (16) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $300,632 | -13% | -25% | 629 | $478 | $41,778,920 | 52 |
| 17 | (18) | The Young Victoria | $226,423 | -11% | +326% | 163 | $1,389 | $927,963 | 10 |
| 18 | (17) | Old Dogs | $199,896 | -21% | -72% | 645 | $310 | $45,882,504 | 33 |
| - | (19) | The Road | $153,624 | -14% | -30% | 311 | $494 | $5,879,604 | 33 |
| - | (21) | A Single Man | $127,235 | -2% | +162% | 46 | $2,766 | $920,532 | 17 |
| - | (20) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $110,021 | -20% | -47% | 197 | $558 | $18,288,004 | 45 |
| - | (22) | Armored | $85,308 | -32% | -78% | 244 | $350 | $15,303,287 | 24 |
| - | (23) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $84,088 | -21% | 276 | $305 | $123,499,498 | 101 | |
| - | (24) | Where the Wild Things Are | $72,379 | -13% | +263% | 267 | $271 | $76,038,911 | 73 |
| - | (25) | Ninja Assassin | $59,518 | -18% | -82% | 166 | $359 | $37,166,599 | 33 |
| - | (26) | Couples Retreat | $56,350 | -20% | +13% | 230 | $245 | $108,134,160 | 80 |
| - | (27) | Crazy Heart | $48,437 | -16% | +90% | 12 | $4,036 | $324,428 | 12 |
| - | (28) | Law Abiding Citizen | $44,574 | -22% | +61% | 205 | $217 | $72,645,906 | 73 |
| - | (29) | Planet 51 | $42,259 | 0% | -85% | 209 | $202 | $39,213,810 | 38 |
| - | (30) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $35,578 | -6% | -75% | 102 | $349 | $9,744,417 | 59 |
| - | (31) | Me and Orson Welles | $30,963 | -17% | -37% | 115 | $269 | $759,235 | 33 |
| - | (34) | Under the Sea 3D | $26,446 | +9% | +171% | 26 | $1,017 | $19,231,134 | 318 |
| - | (32) | Paranormal Activity | $24,780 | -15% | -20% | 158 | $157 | $107,736,981 | 94 |
| - | (33) | A Serious Man | $20,236 | -17% | -35% | 49 | $413 | $9,042,780 | 87 |
| - | (35) | Astro Boy | $18,772 | -15% | -32% | 168 | $112 | $19,298,834 | 66 |
| - | (36) | The Fourth Kind | $15,040 | -16% | -29% | 64 | $235 | $25,360,255 | 52 |
| - | (38) | The Lovely Bones | $14,935 | +8% | -6% | 3 | $4,978 | $276,161 | 17 |
| - | (37) | Pirate Radio | $11,959 | -14% | -34% | 113 | $106 | $7,913,976 | 45 |
| - | (40) | The Polar Express | $10,627 | -4% | -51% | 20 | $531 | $181,271,129 | 1,874 |
| - | (39) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $9,734 | -28% | -65% | 74 | $132 | $31,944,330 | 52 |
| - | (41) | The Box | $5,598 | -27% | -56% | 50 | $112 | $15,008,812 | 52 |
| - | (42) | Amelia | $3,541 | -14% | -34% | 24 | $148 | $14,195,118 | 66 |
| - | (43) | The Maid | $2,061 | +16% | -65% | 6 | $344 | $481,482 | 73 |
| - | (44) | The September Issue | $469 | +16% | +24% | 4 | $117 | $3,813,787 | 122 |
| - | (45) | Oh My God | $124 | -19% | -45% | 1 | $124 | $38,245 | 45 |
| - | (46) | The Slammin' Salmon | $76 | +15% | -89% | 1 | $76 | $38,460 | 17 |
| Reporting movies: 46 | $80,352,717 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $24,247,681 | 3,456 | $212,711,184 |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $15,858,161 | 3,626 | $62,304,277 |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $15,143,373 | 3,700 | $75,589,048 |
| 4 | It’s Complicated | $6,524,620 | 2,886 | $22,100,820 |
| 5 | The Blind Side | $3,490,513 | 2,766 | $184,195,981 |
| 6 | Up in the Air | $3,249,917 | 1,895 | $24,031,968 |
| 7 | The Princess and the Frog | $3,191,232 | 3,475 | $63,679,289 |
| 8 | Nine | $1,535,413 | 1,412 | $5,830,585 |
| 9 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,496,783 | 2,718 | $15,600,328 |
| 10 | Invictus | $1,137,661 | 2,160 | $23,049,804 |
| 11 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,134,251 | 1,593 | $280,962,758 |
| 12 | 3 Idiots | $472,282 | 119 | $2,149,347 |
| 13 | Brothers | $366,481 | 858 | $25,341,515 |
| 14 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $354,424 | 1,245 | $135,888,543 |
| 15 | 2012 | $308,242 | 800 | $161,490,680 |
| 16 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $300,632 | 629 | $41,778,920 |
| 17 | The Young Victoria | $226,423 | 163 | $927,963 |
| 18 | Old Dogs | $199,896 | 645 | $45,882,504 |
| - | The Road | $153,624 | 311 | $5,879,604 |
| - | A Single Man | $127,235 | 46 | $920,532 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $110,021 | 197 | $18,288,004 |
| - | Armored | $85,308 | 244 | $15,303,287 |
| - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $84,088 | 276 | $123,499,498 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $72,379 | 267 | $76,038,911 |
| - | Ninja Assassin | $59,518 | 166 | $37,166,599 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $56,350 | 230 | $108,134,160 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $48,437 | 12 | $324,428 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $44,574 | 205 | $72,645,906 |
| - | Planet 51 | $42,259 | 209 | $39,213,810 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $35,578 | 102 | $9,744,417 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $30,963 | 115 | $759,235 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $26,446 | 26 | $19,231,134 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $24,780 | 158 | $107,736,981 |
| - | A Serious Man | $20,236 | 49 | $9,042,780 |
| - | Astro Boy | $18,772 | 168 | $19,298,834 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $15,040 | 64 | $25,360,255 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $14,935 | 3 | $276,161 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $11,959 | 113 | $7,913,976 |
| - | The Polar Express | $10,627 | 20 | $181,271,129 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $9,734 | 74 | $31,944,330 |
| - | The Box | $5,598 | 50 | $15,008,812 |
| - | Amelia | $3,541 | 24 | $14,195,118 |
| - | The Maid | $2,061 | 6 | $481,482 |
| - | The September Issue | $469 | 4 | $3,813,787 |
| - | Oh My God | $124 | 1 | $38,245 |
| - | The Slammin' Salmon | $76 | 1 | $38,460 |
| Reporting: 46 | $80,352,717 | total | ||