Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, December 30, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $18,466,123 | +1% | +12% | 3,456 | $5,343 | $268,886,074 | 13 |
| 2 | (2) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $11,777,294 | -6% | -37% | 3,700 | $3,183 | $111,995,269 | 8 |
| 3 | (3) | Sherlock Holmes | $9,723,643 | -5% | 3,626 | $2,682 | $93,411,175 | 6 | |
| 4 | (4) | It’s Complicated | $4,402,675 | +3% | 2,887 | $1,525 | $35,049,360 | 6 | |
| 5 | (5) | The Princess and the Frog | $3,329,189 | -1% | +36% | 3,475 | $958 | $73,444,171 | 36 |
| 6 | (6) | The Blind Side | $3,065,836 | +2% | +41% | 2,766 | $1,108 | $193,098,093 | 41 |
| 7 | (7) | Up in the Air | $2,305,603 | +3% | +34% | 1,895 | $1,217 | $30,826,595 | 27 |
| 8 | (8) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,191,530 | -1% | +15% | 2,718 | $438 | $19,093,819 | 13 |
| 9 | (9) | Nine | $1,013,095 | -1% | +3,974% | 1,412 | $717 | $8,967,623 | 13 |
| 10 | (10) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $995,998 | +4% | +10% | 1,593 | $625 | $283,870,180 | 41 |
| 11 | (11) | Invictus | $898,122 | +3% | +12% | 2,160 | $416 | $25,684,307 | 20 |
| 12 | (12) | 3 Idiots | $300,888 | +1% | +67% | 119 | $2,528 | $3,017,481 | 8 |
| 13 | (13) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $251,256 | -10% | -74% | 1,245 | $202 | $136,686,871 | 55 |
| 14 | (14) | Brothers | $234,316 | -4% | -45% | 858 | $273 | $26,070,302 | 27 |
| 15 | (15) | 2012 | $227,896 | +5% | -30% | 800 | $285 | $162,157,863 | 48 |
| 16 | (16) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $214,084 | +0% | +5% | 629 | $340 | $42,432,006 | 55 |
| 17 | (17) | The Young Victoria | $164,464 | +5% | +458% | 163 | $1,009 | $1,397,166 | 13 |
| 18 | (18) | Old Dogs | $161,516 | +5% | -51% | 645 | $250 | $46,334,556 | 36 |
| - | (19) | The Road | $119,648 | +2% | -11% | 311 | $385 | $6,232,063 | 36 |
| - | (20) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $118,283 | +7% | +51% | 276 | $429 | $123,819,529 | 104 |
| - | (21) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $94,812 | +0% | -20% | 197 | $481 | $18,567,178 | 48 |
| - | (22) | A Single Man | $85,812 | +6% | +282% | 46 | $1,865 | $1,174,871 | 20 |
| - | (23) | Where the Wild Things Are | $72,836 | -2% | +426% | 267 | $273 | $76,248,880 | 76 |
| - | (24) | Planet 51 | $54,186 | -4% | -26% | 209 | $259 | $39,369,438 | 41 |
| - | (25) | Armored | $53,429 | 0% | -63% | 244 | $219 | $15,462,686 | 27 |
| - | (26) | Couples Retreat | $44,850 | +5% | +53% | 230 | $195 | $108,261,815 | 83 |
| - | (29) | Crazy Heart | $40,721 | +14% | +202% | 12 | $3,393 | $436,781 | 15 |
| - | (28) | Ninja Assassin | $35,622 | -5% | -69% | 166 | $215 | $37,275,429 | 36 |
| - | (30) | Law Abiding Citizen | $33,326 | +3% | +108% | 205 | $163 | $72,742,780 | 76 |
| - | (27) | Under the Sea 3D | $32,485 | -13% | +158% | 26 | $1,249 | $19,333,610 | 321 |
| - | (31) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $26,775 | +1% | -57% | 102 | $263 | $9,823,935 | 62 |
| - | (33) | Me and Orson Welles | $23,220 | +11% | -16% | 115 | $202 | $824,395 | 36 |
| - | (32) | Astro Boy | $22,339 | +5% | +8% | 168 | $133 | $19,340,080 | 69 |
| - | (34) | Paranormal Activity | $15,863 | +6% | -12% | 158 | $100 | $107,784,329 | 97 |
| - | (35) | A Serious Man | $15,105 | +8% | -24% | 49 | $308 | $9,086,833 | 90 |
| - | (37) | The Lovely Bones | $14,470 | +31% | +90% | 3 | $4,823 | $312,310 | 20 |
| - | (38) | The Fourth Kind | $10,225 | 0% | -10% | 64 | $160 | $25,391,280 | 55 |
| - | (36) | The Polar Express | $10,016 | -11% | -54% | 20 | $501 | $181,302,692 | 1,877 |
| - | (39) | Pirate Radio | $9,678 | +5% | -29% | 113 | $86 | $7,941,149 | 48 |
| - | (40) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $9,010 | +4% | -49% | 74 | $122 | $31,970,324 | 55 |
| - | (41) | The Box | $4,876 | +10% | -41% | 50 | $98 | $15,022,599 | 55 |
| - | (42) | Amelia | $3,467 | +4% | -12% | 24 | $144 | $14,204,944 | 69 |
| - | (43) | The Maid | $1,338 | 0% | -42% | 6 | $223 | $485,076 | 76 |
| - | (44) | The September Issue | $435 | +31% | +109% | 4 | $109 | $3,815,188 | 125 |
| - | (45) | The Slammin' Salmon | $136 | +70% | +10% | 1 | $136 | $38,794 | 20 |
| Reporting movies: 45 | $59,676,491 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $18,466,123 | 3,456 | $268,886,074 |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $11,777,294 | 3,700 | $111,995,269 |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes | $9,723,643 | 3,626 | $93,411,175 |
| 4 | It’s Complicated | $4,402,675 | 2,887 | $35,049,360 |
| 5 | The Princess and the Frog | $3,329,189 | 3,475 | $73,444,171 |
| 6 | The Blind Side | $3,065,836 | 2,766 | $193,098,093 |
| 7 | Up in the Air | $2,305,603 | 1,895 | $30,826,595 |
| 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,191,530 | 2,718 | $19,093,819 |
| 9 | Nine | $1,013,095 | 1,412 | $8,967,623 |
| 10 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $995,998 | 1,593 | $283,870,180 |
| 11 | Invictus | $898,122 | 2,160 | $25,684,307 |
| 12 | 3 Idiots | $300,888 | 119 | $3,017,481 |
| 13 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $251,256 | 1,245 | $136,686,871 |
| 14 | Brothers | $234,316 | 858 | $26,070,302 |
| 15 | 2012 | $227,896 | 800 | $162,157,863 |
| 16 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $214,084 | 629 | $42,432,006 |
| 17 | The Young Victoria | $164,464 | 163 | $1,397,166 |
| 18 | Old Dogs | $161,516 | 645 | $46,334,556 |
| - | The Road | $119,648 | 311 | $6,232,063 |
| - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $118,283 | 276 | $123,819,529 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $94,812 | 197 | $18,567,178 |
| - | A Single Man | $85,812 | 46 | $1,174,871 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $72,836 | 267 | $76,248,880 |
| - | Planet 51 | $54,186 | 209 | $39,369,438 |
| - | Armored | $53,429 | 244 | $15,462,686 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $44,850 | 230 | $108,261,815 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $40,721 | 12 | $436,781 |
| - | Ninja Assassin | $35,622 | 166 | $37,275,429 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $33,326 | 205 | $72,742,780 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $32,485 | 26 | $19,333,610 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $26,775 | 102 | $9,823,935 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $23,220 | 115 | $824,395 |
| - | Astro Boy | $22,339 | 168 | $19,340,080 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $15,863 | 158 | $107,784,329 |
| - | A Serious Man | $15,105 | 49 | $9,086,833 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $14,470 | 3 | $312,310 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $10,225 | 64 | $25,391,280 |
| - | The Polar Express | $10,016 | 20 | $181,302,692 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $9,678 | 113 | $7,941,149 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $9,010 | 74 | $31,970,324 |
| - | The Box | $4,876 | 50 | $15,022,599 |
| - | Amelia | $3,467 | 24 | $14,204,944 |
| - | The Maid | $1,338 | 6 | $485,076 |
| - | The September Issue | $435 | 4 | $3,815,188 |
| - | The Slammin' Salmon | $136 | 1 | $38,794 |
| Reporting: 45 | $59,676,491 | total | ||