Daily Domestic Box Office Saturday, January 2, 2010
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $25,835,551 | +2% | -9% | 3,461 | $7,465 | $334,733,769 | 16 |
| 2 | (2) | Sherlock Holmes | $14,373,564 | -3% | -34% | 3,626 | $3,964 | $131,366,402 | 9 |
| 3 | (3) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $14,373,273 | +11% | -28% | 3,747 | $3,836 | $148,098,819 | 11 |
| 4 | (4) | It’s Complicated | $7,691,535 | +8% | -8% | 2,897 | $2,655 | $55,194,835 | 9 |
| 5 | (5) | The Blind Side | $4,997,659 | +10% | +7% | 2,926 | $1,708 | $206,115,756 | 44 |
| 6 | (6) | Up in the Air | $4,457,565 | +8% | +2% | 1,895 | $2,352 | $42,225,041 | 30 |
| 7 | (7) | The Princess and the Frog | $3,928,064 | +8% | +2% | 3,328 | $1,180 | $83,594,612 | 39 |
| 8 | (8) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $2,017,120 | +4% | +3% | 2,718 | $742 | $24,330,512 | 16 |
| 9 | (9) | Invictus | $1,631,588 | +10% | +1% | 2,170 | $752 | $29,794,547 | 23 |
| 10 | (10) | Nine | $1,558,613 | +7% | -17% | 1,412 | $1,104 | $12,862,581 | 16 |
| 11 | (11) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,378,404 | +7% | +10% | 1,627 | $847 | $287,180,562 | 44 |
| 12 | (12) | 3 Idiots | $553,624 | -12% | +7% | 132 | $4,194 | $4,446,338 | 11 |
| 13 | (13) | Brothers | $481,228 | +3% | +6% | 858 | $561 | $27,169,469 | 30 |
| 14 | (14) | 2012 | $446,695 | +5% | +18% | 800 | $558 | $163,223,107 | 51 |
| 15 | (15) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $378,248 | +11% | +9% | 629 | $601 | $43,285,551 | 58 |
| 16 | (16) | The Young Victoria | $357,579 | +14% | +41% | 165 | $2,167 | $2,235,654 | 16 |
| - | (17) | Old Dogs | $287,666 | +4% | +13% | 620 | $464 | $47,091,984 | 39 |
| - | (18) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $210,319 | -6% | -55% | 981 | $214 | $137,322,249 | 58 |
| - | (19) | The Road | $206,887 | -2% | +16% | 306 | $676 | $6,733,542 | 39 |
| - | (21) | A Single Man | $190,444 | +8% | +47% | 46 | $4,140 | $1,612,173 | 23 |
| - | (20) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $181,831 | 0% | +32% | 274 | $664 | $19,008,900 | 51 |
| - | (22) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $146,282 | +11% | +37% | 256 | $571 | $124,188,964 | 107 |
| - | (23) | Armored | $130,003 | +1% | +4% | 244 | $533 | $15,757,263 | 30 |
| - | (24) | Where the Wild Things Are | $105,233 | +8% | +27% | 267 | $394 | $76,504,225 | 79 |
| - | (26) | Couples Retreat | $91,020 | +12% | +30% | 222 | $410 | $108,469,580 | 86 |
| - | (25) | Crazy Heart | $88,261 | +6% | +54% | 12 | $7,355 | $652,755 | 18 |
| - | (27) | Ninja Assassin | $71,743 | -10% | -1% | 166 | $432 | $37,455,254 | 39 |
| - | (28) | Law Abiding Citizen | $66,054 | +3% | +15% | 205 | $322 | $72,894,408 | 79 |
| - | (29) | Planet 51 | $65,129 | +15% | +54% | 209 | $312 | $39,532,365 | 44 |
| - | (30) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $43,705 | -4% | +16% | 102 | $428 | $9,928,996 | 65 |
| - | (32) | A Serious Man | $38,658 | +23% | +58% | 49 | $789 | $9,168,588 | 93 |
| - | (31) | Me and Orson Welles | $36,901 | +14% | -1% | 80 | $461 | $919,519 | 39 |
| - | (33) | Astro Boy | $30,148 | +6% | +36% | 152 | $198 | $19,416,493 | 72 |
| - | (38) | Under the Sea 3D | $29,544 | +70% | +21% | 26 | $1,136 | $19,399,525 | 324 |
| - | (34) | The Fourth Kind | $26,565 | +1% | +48% | 77 | $345 | $25,449,465 | 58 |
| - | (36) | Paranormal Activity | $24,773 | +2% | -15% | 145 | $171 | $107,841,969 | 100 |
| - | (35) | The Lovely Bones | $23,707 | -5% | +71% | 3 | $7,902 | $367,079 | 23 |
| - | (39) | Pirate Radio | $18,394 | +12% | +32% | 113 | $163 | $7,984,341 | 51 |
| - | (40) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $16,725 | +7% | +24% | 74 | $226 | $32,009,307 | 58 |
| - | (41) | The Box | $8,224 | -1% | +7% | 50 | $164 | $15,041,811 | 58 |
| - | (42) | The Polar Express | $7,786 | +64% | -30% | 20 | $389 | $181,326,150 | 1,880 |
| - | (43) | Amelia | $7,351 | +64% | +78% | 28 | $263 | $14,219,823 | 72 |
| - | (44) | The Maid | $2,408 | +6% | +35% | 5 | $482 | $490,930 | 79 |
| - | (45) | The September Issue | $867 | +95% | +114% | 2 | $434 | $3,816,683 | 128 |
| - | (46) | From Mexico with Love | $21 | +17% | +110% | 1 | $21 | $548,769 | 86 |
| Reporting movies: 45 | $86,616,959 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $25,835,551 | 3,461 | $334,733,769 |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $14,373,564 | 3,626 | $131,366,402 |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $14,373,273 | 3,747 | $148,098,819 |
| 4 | It’s Complicated | $7,691,535 | 2,897 | $55,194,835 |
| 5 | The Blind Side | $4,997,659 | 2,926 | $206,115,756 |
| 6 | Up in the Air | $4,457,565 | 1,895 | $42,225,041 |
| 7 | The Princess and the Frog | $3,928,064 | 3,328 | $83,594,612 |
| 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $2,017,120 | 2,718 | $24,330,512 |
| 9 | Invictus | $1,631,588 | 2,170 | $29,794,547 |
| 10 | Nine | $1,558,613 | 1,412 | $12,862,581 |
| 11 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,378,404 | 1,627 | $287,180,562 |
| 12 | 3 Idiots | $553,624 | 132 | $4,446,338 |
| 13 | Brothers | $481,228 | 858 | $27,169,469 |
| 14 | 2012 | $446,695 | 800 | $163,223,107 |
| 15 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $378,248 | 629 | $43,285,551 |
| 16 | The Young Victoria | $357,579 | 165 | $2,235,654 |
| - | Old Dogs | $287,666 | 620 | $47,091,984 |
| - | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $210,319 | 981 | $137,322,249 |
| - | The Road | $206,887 | 306 | $6,733,542 |
| - | A Single Man | $190,444 | 46 | $1,612,173 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $181,831 | 274 | $19,008,900 |
| - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $146,282 | 256 | $124,188,964 |
| - | Armored | $130,003 | 244 | $15,757,263 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $105,233 | 267 | $76,504,225 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $91,020 | 222 | $108,469,580 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $88,261 | 12 | $652,755 |
| - | Ninja Assassin | $71,743 | 166 | $37,455,254 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $66,054 | 205 | $72,894,408 |
| - | Planet 51 | $65,129 | 209 | $39,532,365 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $43,705 | 102 | $9,928,996 |
| - | A Serious Man | $38,658 | 49 | $9,168,588 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $36,901 | 80 | $919,519 |
| - | Astro Boy | $30,148 | 152 | $19,416,493 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $29,544 | 26 | $19,399,525 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $26,565 | 77 | $25,449,465 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $24,773 | 145 | $107,841,969 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $23,707 | 3 | $367,079 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $18,394 | 113 | $7,984,341 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $16,725 | 74 | $32,009,307 |
| - | The Box | $8,224 | 50 | $15,041,811 |
| - | The Polar Express | $7,786 | 20 | $181,326,150 |
| - | Amelia | $7,351 | 28 | $14,219,823 |
| - | The Maid | $2,408 | 5 | $490,930 |
| - | The September Issue | $867 | 2 | $3,816,683 |
| - | From Mexico with Love | $21 | 1 | $548,769 |
| Reporting: 45 | $86,616,959 | total | ||