Daily Domestic Box Office Friday, January 1, 2010
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $25,274,008 | +71% | +9% | 3,461 | $7,303 | $308,898,218 | 15 |
| 2 | (3) | Sherlock Holmes | $14,889,882 | +71% | -39% | 3,626 | $4,106 | $116,992,838 | 8 |
| 3 | (2) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $12,998,264 | +49% | -6% | 3,747 | $3,469 | $133,725,546 | 10 |
| 4 | (4) | It’s Complicated | $7,127,425 | +34% | -1% | 2,897 | $2,460 | $47,503,300 | 8 |
| 5 | (5) | The Blind Side | $4,554,779 | +31% | +35% | 2,926 | $1,557 | $201,118,097 | 43 |
| 6 | (6) | Up in the Air | $4,112,263 | +45% | +13% | 1,895 | $2,170 | $37,767,476 | 29 |
| 7 | (7) | The Princess and the Frog | $3,631,520 | +40% | +86% | 3,328 | $1,091 | $79,666,548 | 38 |
| 8 | (8) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,933,346 | +50% | +26% | 2,718 | $711 | $22,313,392 | 15 |
| 9 | (9) | Invictus | $1,485,826 | +50% | +13% | 2,170 | $685 | $28,162,959 | 22 |
| 10 | (10) | Nine | $1,459,195 | +66% | -28% | 1,412 | $1,033 | $11,303,968 | 15 |
| 11 | (11) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,289,766 | +101% | +95% | 1,627 | $793 | $285,802,158 | 43 |
| 12 | (12) | 3 Idiots | $630,178 | +157% | -4% | 132 | $4,774 | $3,892,714 | 10 |
| 13 | (16) | Brothers | $465,462 | +205% | +19% | 858 | $542 | $26,688,241 | 29 |
| 14 | (15) | 2012 | $427,412 | +124% | +39% | 800 | $534 | $162,776,412 | 50 |
| 15 | (17) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $339,314 | +150% | +55% | 629 | $539 | $42,907,303 | 57 |
| 16 | (-) | The Young Victoria | $313,109 | +89% | 165 | $1,898 | $1,878,075 | 15 | |
| - | (14) | Old Dogs | $275,745 | +42% | +39% | 620 | $445 | $46,804,318 | 38 |
| - | (13) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $222,879 | +10% | -52% | 981 | $227 | $137,111,930 | 57 |
| - | (19) | The Road | $210,977 | +152% | +80% | 306 | $689 | $6,526,655 | 38 |
| - | (20) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $182,513 | +136% | +89% | 274 | $666 | $18,827,069 | 50 |
| - | (21) | A Single Man | $177,038 | +154% | +85% | 46 | $3,849 | $1,421,729 | 22 |
| - | (18) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $131,985 | +45% | +180% | 256 | $516 | $124,042,682 | 106 |
| - | (26) | Armored | $129,020 | +263% | +16% | 244 | $529 | $15,627,260 | 29 |
| - | (22) | Where the Wild Things Are | $97,013 | +83% | +129% | 267 | $363 | $76,398,992 | 78 |
| - | (23) | Crazy Heart | $83,294 | +88% | +54% | 12 | $6,941 | $564,494 | 17 |
| - | (25) | Couples Retreat | $81,095 | +127% | +127% | 222 | $365 | $108,378,560 | 85 |
| - | (27) | Ninja Assassin | $80,046 | +186% | +12% | 166 | $482 | $37,383,511 | 38 |
| - | (29) | Law Abiding Citizen | $64,127 | +199% | +78% | 205 | $313 | $72,828,354 | 78 |
| - | (24) | Planet 51 | $56,678 | +38% | +183% | 209 | $271 | $39,467,236 | 43 |
| - | (32) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $45,507 | +187% | +86% | 102 | $446 | $9,885,291 | 64 |
| - | (28) | Me and Orson Welles | $32,415 | +26% | +38% | 80 | $405 | $882,618 | 38 |
| - | (33) | A Serious Man | $31,474 | +171% | +47% | 49 | $642 | $9,129,930 | 92 |
| - | (31) | Astro Boy | $28,474 | +60% | +165% | 152 | $187 | $19,386,345 | 71 |
| - | (39) | The Fourth Kind | $26,180 | +381% | +115% | 77 | $340 | $25,422,900 | 57 |
| - | (38) | The Lovely Bones | $24,949 | +308% | +90% | 3 | $8,316 | $343,372 | 22 |
| - | (34) | Paranormal Activity | $24,351 | +186% | +36% | 145 | $168 | $107,817,196 | 99 |
| - | (-) | Red Cliff | $24,111 | 30 | $804 | $526,841 | 43 | ||
| - | (30) | Under the Sea 3D | $17,411 | -8% | +873% | 26 | $670 | $19,369,981 | 323 |
| - | (35) | Pirate Radio | $16,391 | +95% | +156% | 113 | $145 | $7,965,947 | 50 |
| - | (37) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $15,645 | +137% | +133% | 74 | $211 | $31,992,582 | 57 |
| - | (41) | The Box | $8,308 | +210% | +90% | 50 | $166 | $15,033,587 | 57 |
| - | (36) | The Polar Express | $4,761 | -38% | +204% | 20 | $238 | $181,318,364 | 1,879 |
| - | (40) | Amelia | $4,494 | +48% | +228% | 28 | $161 | $14,212,472 | 71 |
| - | (42) | The Maid | $2,279 | +97% | +76% | 5 | $456 | $488,522 | 78 |
| - | (43) | The September Issue | $444 | +141% | +185% | 2 | $222 | $3,815,816 | 127 |
| - | (-) | From Mexico with Love | $18 | 1 | $18 | $548,748 | 85 | ||
| Reporting movies: 46 | $83,031,371 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $25,274,008 | 3,461 | $308,898,218 |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $14,889,882 | 3,626 | $116,992,838 |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $12,998,264 | 3,747 | $133,725,546 |
| 4 | It’s Complicated | $7,127,425 | 2,897 | $47,503,300 |
| 5 | The Blind Side | $4,554,779 | 2,926 | $201,118,097 |
| 6 | Up in the Air | $4,112,263 | 1,895 | $37,767,476 |
| 7 | The Princess and the Frog | $3,631,520 | 3,328 | $79,666,548 |
| 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,933,346 | 2,718 | $22,313,392 |
| 9 | Invictus | $1,485,826 | 2,170 | $28,162,959 |
| 10 | Nine | $1,459,195 | 1,412 | $11,303,968 |
| 11 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,289,766 | 1,627 | $285,802,158 |
| 12 | 3 Idiots | $630,178 | 132 | $3,892,714 |
| 13 | Brothers | $465,462 | 858 | $26,688,241 |
| 14 | 2012 | $427,412 | 800 | $162,776,412 |
| 15 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $339,314 | 629 | $42,907,303 |
| 16 | The Young Victoria | $313,109 | 165 | $1,878,075 |
| - | Old Dogs | $275,745 | 620 | $46,804,318 |
| - | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $222,879 | 981 | $137,111,930 |
| - | The Road | $210,977 | 306 | $6,526,655 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $182,513 | 274 | $18,827,069 |
| - | A Single Man | $177,038 | 46 | $1,421,729 |
| - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $131,985 | 256 | $124,042,682 |
| - | Armored | $129,020 | 244 | $15,627,260 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $97,013 | 267 | $76,398,992 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $83,294 | 12 | $564,494 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $81,095 | 222 | $108,378,560 |
| - | Ninja Assassin | $80,046 | 166 | $37,383,511 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $64,127 | 205 | $72,828,354 |
| - | Planet 51 | $56,678 | 209 | $39,467,236 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $45,507 | 102 | $9,885,291 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $32,415 | 80 | $882,618 |
| - | A Serious Man | $31,474 | 49 | $9,129,930 |
| - | Astro Boy | $28,474 | 152 | $19,386,345 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $26,180 | 77 | $25,422,900 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $24,949 | 3 | $343,372 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $24,351 | 145 | $107,817,196 |
| - | Red Cliff | $24,111 | 30 | $526,841 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $17,411 | 26 | $19,369,981 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $16,391 | 113 | $7,965,947 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $15,645 | 74 | $31,992,582 |
| - | The Box | $8,308 | 50 | $15,033,587 |
| - | The Polar Express | $4,761 | 20 | $181,318,364 |
| - | Amelia | $4,494 | 28 | $14,212,472 |
| - | The Maid | $2,279 | 5 | $488,522 |
| - | The September Issue | $444 | 2 | $3,815,816 |
| - | From Mexico with Love | $18 | 1 | $548,748 |
| Reporting: 46 | $83,031,371 | total | ||