Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, December 31, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $14,738,136 | -20% | +32% | 3,456 | $4,265 | $283,624,210 | 14 |
| 2 | (2) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $8,732,013 | -26% | +10% | 3,700 | $2,360 | $120,727,282 | 9 |
| 3 | (3) | Sherlock Holmes | $8,691,781 | -11% | 3,626 | $2,397 | $102,102,956 | 7 | |
| 4 | (4) | It’s Complicated | $5,326,515 | +21% | 2,887 | $1,845 | $40,375,875 | 7 | |
| 5 | (6) | The Blind Side | $3,465,225 | +13% | +123% | 2,766 | $1,253 | $196,563,318 | 42 |
| 6 | (7) | Up in the Air | $2,828,618 | +23% | +61% | 1,895 | $1,493 | $33,655,213 | 28 |
| 7 | (5) | The Princess and the Frog | $2,590,857 | -22% | +79% | 3,475 | $746 | $76,035,028 | 37 |
| 8 | (8) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,286,227 | +8% | +94% | 2,718 | $473 | $20,380,046 | 14 |
| 9 | (11) | Invictus | $992,826 | +11% | +38% | 2,160 | $460 | $26,677,133 | 21 |
| 10 | (9) | Nine | $877,130 | -13% | +2,430% | 1,412 | $621 | $9,844,753 | 14 |
| - | (10) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $642,212 | -36% | +63% | 1,627 | $395 | $284,512,392 | 42 |
| 12 | (12) | 3 Idiots | $245,128 | -19% | -24% | 119 | $2,060 | $3,262,609 | 9 |
| 13 | (13) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $202,180 | -20% | -77% | 1,245 | $162 | $136,889,051 | 56 |
| 14 | (18) | Old Dogs | $194,017 | +20% | -11% | 645 | $301 | $46,528,573 | 37 |
| 15 | (15) | 2012 | $191,138 | -16% | -12% | 800 | $239 | $162,349,001 | 49 |
| 16 | (14) | Brothers | $152,477 | -35% | -35% | 858 | $178 | $26,222,779 | 28 |
| 17 | (16) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $135,983 | -36% | +3% | 629 | $216 | $42,567,989 | 56 |
| - | (20) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $91,168 | -23% | +147% | 276 | $330 | $123,910,697 | 105 |
| - | (19) | The Road | $83,615 | -30% | -2% | 311 | $269 | $6,315,678 | 37 |
| - | (21) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $77,378 | -18% | -19% | 197 | $393 | $18,644,556 | 49 |
| - | (22) | A Single Man | $69,820 | -19% | +206% | 46 | $1,518 | $1,244,691 | 21 |
| - | (23) | Where the Wild Things Are | $53,099 | -27% | +616% | 267 | $199 | $76,301,979 | 77 |
| - | (27) | Crazy Heart | $44,419 | +9% | +135% | 12 | $3,702 | $481,200 | 16 |
| - | (24) | Planet 51 | $41,120 | -24% | -3% | 209 | $197 | $39,410,558 | 42 |
| - | (26) | Couples Retreat | $35,650 | -21% | +169% | 230 | $155 | $108,297,465 | 84 |
| - | (25) | Armored | $35,554 | -33% | -64% | 244 | $146 | $15,498,240 | 28 |
| - | (28) | Ninja Assassin | $28,036 | -21% | -62% | 166 | $169 | $37,303,465 | 37 |
| - | (32) | Me and Orson Welles | $25,808 | +11% | -10% | 115 | $224 | $850,203 | 37 |
| - | (29) | Law Abiding Citizen | $21,447 | -36% | +128% | 205 | $105 | $72,764,227 | 77 |
| - | (30) | Under the Sea 3D | $18,960 | -42% | +165% | 26 | $729 | $19,352,570 | 322 |
| - | (33) | Astro Boy | $17,791 | -20% | +62% | 152 | $117 | $19,357,871 | 70 |
| - | (31) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $15,849 | -41% | -49% | 102 | $155 | $9,839,784 | 63 |
| - | (35) | A Serious Man | $11,623 | -23% | -49% | 49 | $237 | $9,098,456 | 91 |
| - | (34) | Paranormal Activity | $8,516 | -46% | +38% | 158 | $54 | $107,792,845 | 98 |
| - | (39) | Pirate Radio | $8,407 | -13% | -30% | 113 | $74 | $7,949,556 | 49 |
| - | (38) | The Polar Express | $7,722 | -23% | -50% | 20 | $386 | $181,310,414 | 1,878 |
| - | (40) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $6,613 | -27% | -35% | 74 | $89 | $31,976,937 | 56 |
| - | (36) | The Lovely Bones | $6,113 | -58% | -22% | 3 | $2,038 | $318,423 | 21 |
| - | (37) | The Fourth Kind | $5,440 | -47% | +17% | 64 | $85 | $25,396,720 | 56 |
| - | (42) | Amelia | $3,034 | -12% | +55% | 24 | $126 | $14,207,978 | 70 |
| - | (41) | The Box | $2,680 | -45% | -22% | 50 | $54 | $15,025,279 | 56 |
| - | (43) | The Maid | $1,156 | -14% | -46% | 6 | $193 | $486,232 | 77 |
| - | (44) | The September Issue | $184 | -58% | -18% | 4 | $46 | $3,815,372 | 126 |
| - | (45) | The Slammin' Salmon | $126 | -7% | +110% | 1 | $126 | $38,920 | 21 |
| Reporting movies: 44 | $52,013,791 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $14,738,136 | 3,456 | $283,624,210 |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $8,732,013 | 3,700 | $120,727,282 |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes | $8,691,781 | 3,626 | $102,102,956 |
| 4 | It’s Complicated | $5,326,515 | 2,887 | $40,375,875 |
| 5 | The Blind Side | $3,465,225 | 2,766 | $196,563,318 |
| 6 | Up in the Air | $2,828,618 | 1,895 | $33,655,213 |
| 7 | The Princess and the Frog | $2,590,857 | 3,475 | $76,035,028 |
| 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,286,227 | 2,718 | $20,380,046 |
| 9 | Invictus | $992,826 | 2,160 | $26,677,133 |
| 10 | Nine | $877,130 | 1,412 | $9,844,753 |
| - | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $642,212 | 1,627 | $284,512,392 |
| 12 | 3 Idiots | $245,128 | 119 | $3,262,609 |
| 13 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $202,180 | 1,245 | $136,889,051 |
| 14 | Old Dogs | $194,017 | 645 | $46,528,573 |
| 15 | 2012 | $191,138 | 800 | $162,349,001 |
| 16 | Brothers | $152,477 | 858 | $26,222,779 |
| 17 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $135,983 | 629 | $42,567,989 |
| - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $91,168 | 276 | $123,910,697 |
| - | The Road | $83,615 | 311 | $6,315,678 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $77,378 | 197 | $18,644,556 |
| - | A Single Man | $69,820 | 46 | $1,244,691 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $53,099 | 267 | $76,301,979 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $44,419 | 12 | $481,200 |
| - | Planet 51 | $41,120 | 209 | $39,410,558 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $35,650 | 230 | $108,297,465 |
| - | Armored | $35,554 | 244 | $15,498,240 |
| - | Ninja Assassin | $28,036 | 166 | $37,303,465 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $25,808 | 115 | $850,203 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $21,447 | 205 | $72,764,227 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $18,960 | 26 | $19,352,570 |
| - | Astro Boy | $17,791 | 152 | $19,357,871 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $15,849 | 102 | $9,839,784 |
| - | A Serious Man | $11,623 | 49 | $9,098,456 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $8,516 | 158 | $107,792,845 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $8,407 | 113 | $7,949,556 |
| - | The Polar Express | $7,722 | 20 | $181,310,414 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $6,613 | 74 | $31,976,937 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $6,113 | 3 | $318,423 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $5,440 | 64 | $25,396,720 |
| - | Amelia | $3,034 | 24 | $14,207,978 |
| - | The Box | $2,680 | 50 | $15,025,279 |
| - | The Maid | $1,156 | 6 | $486,232 |
| - | The September Issue | $184 | 4 | $3,815,372 |
| - | The Slammin' Salmon | $126 | 1 | $38,920 |
| Reporting: 44 | $52,013,791 | total | ||