Daily Domestic Box Office Monday, December 28, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $19,418,139 | -20% | +19% | 3,456 | $5,619 | $232,129,323 | 11 |
| 2 | (3) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $12,096,892 | -20% | 3,700 | $3,269 | $87,685,940 | 6 | |
| 3 | (2) | Sherlock Holmes | $11,166,213 | -30% | 3,626 | $3,079 | $73,470,490 | 4 | |
| 4 | (4) | It’s Complicated | $4,272,760 | -35% | 2,887 | $1,480 | $26,373,580 | 4 | |
| 5 | (7) | The Princess and the Frog | $3,071,216 | -4% | +5% | 3,475 | $884 | $66,750,505 | 34 |
| 6 | (5) | The Blind Side | $2,832,710 | -19% | +42% | 2,766 | $1,024 | $187,028,691 | 39 |
| 7 | (6) | Up in the Air | $2,260,808 | -30% | +330% | 1,895 | $1,193 | $26,292,776 | 25 |
| 8 | (9) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,102,918 | -26% | +2% | 2,718 | $406 | $16,703,246 | 11 |
| 9 | (8) | Nine | $1,096,605 | -29% | +3,221% | 1,412 | $777 | $6,927,190 | 11 |
| 10 | (11) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $956,936 | -16% | -2% | 1,593 | $601 | $281,919,694 | 39 |
| 11 | (10) | Invictus | $861,367 | -24% | +15% | 2,160 | $399 | $23,911,171 | 18 |
| 12 | (14) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $268,835 | -24% | -69% | 1,245 | $216 | $136,157,378 | 53 |
| 13 | (12) | 3 Idiots | $267,913 | -43% | 119 | $2,251 | $2,417,260 | 6 | |
| 14 | (13) | Brothers | $251,402 | -31% | -54% | 858 | $293 | $25,592,917 | 25 |
| 15 | (16) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $225,350 | -25% | -4% | 629 | $358 | $42,004,270 | 53 |
| 16 | (15) | 2012 | $221,568 | -28% | -50% | 800 | $277 | $161,712,248 | 46 |
| 17 | (17) | The Young Victoria | $148,674 | -34% | 163 | $912 | $1,076,637 | 11 | |
| 18 | (18) | Old Dogs | $136,421 | -32% | -72% | 645 | $212 | $46,018,925 | 34 |
| - | (19) | The Road | $115,968 | -25% | -17% | 311 | $373 | $5,995,572 | 34 |
| - | (23) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $90,764 | +8% | 276 | $329 | $123,590,262 | 102 | |
| - | (21) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $89,795 | -18% | -45% | 197 | $456 | $18,377,799 | 46 |
| - | (20) | A Single Man | $87,459 | -31% | +275% | 46 | $1,901 | $1,007,991 | 18 |
| - | (24) | Where the Wild Things Are | $63,070 | -13% | +351% | 267 | $236 | $76,101,981 | 74 |
| - | (22) | Armored | $52,531 | -38% | -77% | 244 | $215 | $15,355,818 | 25 |
| - | (29) | Planet 51 | $44,868 | +6% | -80% | 209 | $215 | $39,258,678 | 39 |
| - | (26) | Couples Retreat | $40,250 | -29% | +24% | 230 | $175 | $108,174,410 | 81 |
| - | (27) | Crazy Heart | $35,852 | -26% | +221% | 12 | $2,988 | $360,280 | 13 |
| - | (25) | Ninja Assassin | $35,711 | -40% | -80% | 166 | $215 | $37,202,310 | 34 |
| - | (32) | Under the Sea 3D | $32,489 | +23% | +170% | 26 | $1,250 | $19,263,623 | 319 |
| - | (28) | Law Abiding Citizen | $31,285 | -30% | +74% | 205 | $153 | $72,677,191 | 74 |
| - | (30) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $26,136 | -27% | 102 | $256 | $9,770,553 | 60 | |
| - | (31) | Me and Orson Welles | $21,069 | -32% | -29% | 115 | $183 | $780,304 | 34 |
| - | (35) | Astro Boy | $17,565 | -6% | -18% | 168 | $105 | $19,296,399 | 67 |
| - | (33) | Paranormal Activity | $16,502 | -33% | -12% | 158 | $104 | $107,753,483 | 95 |
| - | (34) | A Serious Man | $14,949 | -26% | -13% | 49 | $305 | $9,057,729 | 88 |
| - | (37) | The Lovely Bones | $10,630 | -29% | +32% | 3 | $3,543 | $286,791 | 18 |
| - | (36) | The Fourth Kind | $10,560 | -30% | -28% | 64 | $165 | $25,370,815 | 53 |
| - | (39) | The Polar Express | $10,300 | -3% | -23% | 20 | $515 | $181,281,429 | 1,875 |
| - | (38) | Pirate Radio | $8,310 | -31% | -33% | 113 | $74 | $7,922,286 | 46 |
| - | (40) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $8,303 | -15% | -55% | 74 | $112 | $31,952,633 | 53 |
| - | (41) | The Box | $4,478 | -20% | -47% | 50 | $90 | $15,013,290 | 53 |
| - | (42) | Amelia | $3,015 | -15% | -24% | 24 | $126 | $14,198,133 | 67 |
| - | (43) | The Maid | $915 | -56% | 6 | $153 | $482,397 | 74 | |
| - | (44) | The September Issue | $633 | +35% | +201% | 4 | $158 | $3,814,420 | 123 |
| - | (46) | The Slammin' Salmon | $118 | +55% | 1 | $118 | $38,578 | 18 | |
| Reporting movies: 45 | $61,530,252 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $19,418,139 | 3,456 | $232,129,323 |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $12,096,892 | 3,700 | $87,685,940 |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes | $11,166,213 | 3,626 | $73,470,490 |
| 4 | It’s Complicated | $4,272,760 | 2,887 | $26,373,580 |
| 5 | The Princess and the Frog | $3,071,216 | 3,475 | $66,750,505 |
| 6 | The Blind Side | $2,832,710 | 2,766 | $187,028,691 |
| 7 | Up in the Air | $2,260,808 | 1,895 | $26,292,776 |
| 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,102,918 | 2,718 | $16,703,246 |
| 9 | Nine | $1,096,605 | 1,412 | $6,927,190 |
| 10 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $956,936 | 1,593 | $281,919,694 |
| 11 | Invictus | $861,367 | 2,160 | $23,911,171 |
| 12 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $268,835 | 1,245 | $136,157,378 |
| 13 | 3 Idiots | $267,913 | 119 | $2,417,260 |
| 14 | Brothers | $251,402 | 858 | $25,592,917 |
| 15 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $225,350 | 629 | $42,004,270 |
| 16 | 2012 | $221,568 | 800 | $161,712,248 |
| 17 | The Young Victoria | $148,674 | 163 | $1,076,637 |
| 18 | Old Dogs | $136,421 | 645 | $46,018,925 |
| - | The Road | $115,968 | 311 | $5,995,572 |
| - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $90,764 | 276 | $123,590,262 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $89,795 | 197 | $18,377,799 |
| - | A Single Man | $87,459 | 46 | $1,007,991 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $63,070 | 267 | $76,101,981 |
| - | Armored | $52,531 | 244 | $15,355,818 |
| - | Planet 51 | $44,868 | 209 | $39,258,678 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $40,250 | 230 | $108,174,410 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $35,852 | 12 | $360,280 |
| - | Ninja Assassin | $35,711 | 166 | $37,202,310 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $32,489 | 26 | $19,263,623 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $31,285 | 205 | $72,677,191 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $26,136 | 102 | $9,770,553 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $21,069 | 115 | $780,304 |
| - | Astro Boy | $17,565 | 168 | $19,296,399 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $16,502 | 158 | $107,753,483 |
| - | A Serious Man | $14,949 | 49 | $9,057,729 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $10,630 | 3 | $286,791 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $10,560 | 64 | $25,370,815 |
| - | The Polar Express | $10,300 | 20 | $181,281,429 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $8,310 | 113 | $7,922,286 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $8,303 | 74 | $31,952,633 |
| - | The Box | $4,478 | 50 | $15,013,290 |
| - | Amelia | $3,015 | 24 | $14,198,133 |
| - | The Maid | $915 | 6 | $482,397 |
| - | The September Issue | $633 | 4 | $3,814,420 |
| - | The Slammin' Salmon | $118 | 1 | $38,578 |
| Reporting: 45 | $61,530,252 | total | ||