Daily Domestic Box Office Tuesday, December 29, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $18,290,628 | -6% | +14% | 3,456 | $5,292 | $250,419,951 | 12 |
| 2 | (2) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $12,532,035 | +4% | 3,700 | $3,387 | $100,217,975 | 7 | |
| 3 | (3) | Sherlock Holmes | $10,217,042 | -9% | 3,626 | $2,818 | $83,687,532 | 5 | |
| 4 | (4) | It’s Complicated | $4,273,105 | +0% | 2,887 | $1,480 | $30,646,685 | 5 | |
| 5 | (5) | The Princess and the Frog | $3,364,477 | +10% | +7% | 3,475 | $968 | $70,114,982 | 35 |
| 6 | (6) | The Blind Side | $3,003,566 | +6% | +35% | 2,766 | $1,086 | $190,032,257 | 40 |
| 7 | (7) | Up in the Air | $2,228,216 | -1% | +312% | 1,895 | $1,176 | $28,520,992 | 26 |
| 8 | (8) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,199,043 | +9% | 0% | 2,718 | $441 | $17,902,289 | 12 |
| 9 | (9) | Nine | $1,027,338 | -6% | +3,532% | 1,412 | $728 | $7,954,528 | 12 |
| 10 | (10) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $954,488 | 0% | -9% | 1,593 | $599 | $282,874,182 | 40 |
| 11 | (11) | Invictus | $875,014 | +2% | +4% | 2,160 | $405 | $24,786,185 | 19 |
| 12 | (13) | 3 Idiots | $299,333 | +12% | 119 | $2,515 | $2,716,593 | 7 | |
| 13 | (12) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $278,237 | +3% | -73% | 1,245 | $223 | $136,435,615 | 54 |
| 14 | (14) | Brothers | $243,069 | -3% | -58% | 858 | $283 | $25,835,986 | 26 |
| 15 | (16) | 2012 | $217,719 | -2% | -54% | 800 | $272 | $161,929,967 | 47 |
| 16 | (15) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $213,652 | -5% | -17% | 629 | $340 | $42,217,922 | 54 |
| 17 | (17) | The Young Victoria | $156,065 | +5% | 163 | $957 | $1,232,702 | 12 | |
| 18 | (18) | Old Dogs | $154,115 | +13% | -73% | 645 | $239 | $46,173,040 | 35 |
| - | (19) | The Road | $116,843 | +1% | -19% | 311 | $376 | $6,112,415 | 35 |
| - | (20) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $110,984 | +22% | 276 | $402 | $123,701,246 | 103 | |
| - | (21) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $94,567 | +5% | -48% | 197 | $480 | $18,472,366 | 47 |
| - | (22) | A Single Man | $81,068 | -7% | +237% | 46 | $1,762 | $1,089,059 | 19 |
| - | (23) | Where the Wild Things Are | $74,063 | +17% | +354% | 267 | $277 | $76,176,044 | 75 |
| - | (25) | Planet 51 | $56,574 | +26% | -79% | 209 | $271 | $39,315,252 | 40 |
| - | (24) | Armored | $53,439 | +2% | -79% | 244 | $219 | $15,409,257 | 26 |
| - | (26) | Couples Retreat | $42,555 | +6% | +26% | 230 | $185 | $108,216,965 | 82 |
| - | (29) | Under the Sea 3D | $37,502 | +15% | +187% | 26 | $1,442 | $19,301,125 | 320 |
| - | (28) | Ninja Assassin | $37,497 | +5% | -79% | 166 | $226 | $37,239,807 | 35 |
| - | (27) | Crazy Heart | $35,780 | 0% | +175% | 12 | $2,982 | $396,060 | 14 |
| - | (30) | Law Abiding Citizen | $32,263 | +3% | +52% | 205 | $157 | $72,709,454 | 75 |
| - | (31) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $26,607 | +2% | 102 | $261 | $9,797,160 | 61 | |
| - | (33) | Astro Boy | $21,342 | +22% | -16% | 168 | $127 | $19,317,741 | 68 |
| - | (32) | Me and Orson Welles | $20,871 | -1% | -34% | 115 | $181 | $801,175 | 35 |
| - | (34) | Paranormal Activity | $14,983 | -9% | -22% | 158 | $95 | $107,768,466 | 96 |
| - | (35) | A Serious Man | $13,999 | -6% | -36% | 49 | $286 | $9,071,728 | 89 |
| - | (38) | The Polar Express | $11,247 | +9% | -28% | 20 | $562 | $181,292,676 | 1,876 |
| - | (36) | The Lovely Bones | $11,049 | +4% | +10% | 3 | $3,683 | $297,840 | 19 |
| - | (37) | The Fourth Kind | $10,240 | -3% | -30% | 64 | $160 | $25,381,055 | 54 |
| - | (39) | Pirate Radio | $9,185 | +11% | -33% | 113 | $81 | $7,931,471 | 47 |
| - | (40) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $8,681 | +5% | -58% | 74 | $117 | $31,961,314 | 54 |
| - | (41) | The Box | $4,433 | -1% | -51% | 50 | $89 | $15,017,723 | 54 |
| - | (42) | Amelia | $3,344 | +11% | -19% | 24 | $139 | $14,201,477 | 68 |
| - | (43) | The Maid | $1,341 | +47% | 6 | $224 | $483,738 | 75 | |
| - | (44) | The September Issue | $333 | -47% | +28% | 4 | $83 | $3,814,753 | 124 |
| - | (45) | The Slammin' Salmon | $80 | -32% | 1 | $80 | $38,658 | 19 | |
| - | (-) | From Mexico with Love | $11 | +267% | 1 | $11 | $548,730 | 82 | |
| Reporting movies: 46 | $60,458,023 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $18,290,628 | 3,456 | $250,419,951 |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $12,532,035 | 3,700 | $100,217,975 |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes | $10,217,042 | 3,626 | $83,687,532 |
| 4 | It’s Complicated | $4,273,105 | 2,887 | $30,646,685 |
| 5 | The Princess and the Frog | $3,364,477 | 3,475 | $70,114,982 |
| 6 | The Blind Side | $3,003,566 | 2,766 | $190,032,257 |
| 7 | Up in the Air | $2,228,216 | 1,895 | $28,520,992 |
| 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,199,043 | 2,718 | $17,902,289 |
| 9 | Nine | $1,027,338 | 1,412 | $7,954,528 |
| 10 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $954,488 | 1,593 | $282,874,182 |
| 11 | Invictus | $875,014 | 2,160 | $24,786,185 |
| 12 | 3 Idiots | $299,333 | 119 | $2,716,593 |
| 13 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $278,237 | 1,245 | $136,435,615 |
| 14 | Brothers | $243,069 | 858 | $25,835,986 |
| 15 | 2012 | $217,719 | 800 | $161,929,967 |
| 16 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $213,652 | 629 | $42,217,922 |
| 17 | The Young Victoria | $156,065 | 163 | $1,232,702 |
| 18 | Old Dogs | $154,115 | 645 | $46,173,040 |
| - | The Road | $116,843 | 311 | $6,112,415 |
| - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $110,984 | 276 | $123,701,246 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $94,567 | 197 | $18,472,366 |
| - | A Single Man | $81,068 | 46 | $1,089,059 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $74,063 | 267 | $76,176,044 |
| - | Planet 51 | $56,574 | 209 | $39,315,252 |
| - | Armored | $53,439 | 244 | $15,409,257 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $42,555 | 230 | $108,216,965 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $37,502 | 26 | $19,301,125 |
| - | Ninja Assassin | $37,497 | 166 | $37,239,807 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $35,780 | 12 | $396,060 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $32,263 | 205 | $72,709,454 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $26,607 | 102 | $9,797,160 |
| - | Astro Boy | $21,342 | 168 | $19,317,741 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $20,871 | 115 | $801,175 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $14,983 | 158 | $107,768,466 |
| - | A Serious Man | $13,999 | 49 | $9,071,728 |
| - | The Polar Express | $11,247 | 20 | $181,292,676 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $11,049 | 3 | $297,840 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $10,240 | 64 | $25,381,055 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $9,185 | 113 | $7,931,471 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $8,681 | 74 | $31,961,314 |
| - | The Box | $4,433 | 50 | $15,017,723 |
| - | Amelia | $3,344 | 24 | $14,201,477 |
| - | The Maid | $1,341 | 6 | $483,738 |
| - | The September Issue | $333 | 4 | $3,814,753 |
| - | The Slammin' Salmon | $80 | 1 | $38,658 |
| - | From Mexico with Love | $11 | 1 | $548,730 |
| Reporting: 46 | $60,458,023 | total | ||