Daily Domestic Box Office Sunday, January 3, 2010
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $17,381,129 | -33% | -28% | 3,461 | $5,022 | $352,114,898 | 17 |
| 2 | (3) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $7,818,116 | -46% | -48% | 3,747 | $2,087 | $155,916,935 | 12 |
| 3 | (2) | Sherlock Holmes | $7,349,035 | -49% | -54% | 3,626 | $2,027 | $138,715,437 | 10 |
| 4 | (4) | It’s Complicated | $3,984,005 | -48% | -39% | 2,897 | $1,375 | $59,178,840 | 10 |
| 5 | (5) | The Blind Side | $2,360,311 | -53% | -32% | 2,926 | $807 | $208,476,067 | 45 |
| 6 | (7) | The Princess and the Frog | $2,264,727 | -42% | -29% | 3,328 | $681 | $85,859,339 | 40 |
| 7 | (6) | Up in the Air | $2,150,224 | -52% | -34% | 1,895 | $1,135 | $44,375,265 | 31 |
| 8 | (8) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $981,872 | -51% | -34% | 2,718 | $361 | $25,312,384 | 17 |
| 9 | (10) | Nine | $883,395 | -43% | -42% | 1,412 | $626 | $13,745,976 | 17 |
| 10 | (9) | Invictus | $791,898 | -51% | -30% | 2,170 | $365 | $30,586,445 | 24 |
| 11 | (11) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $774,093 | -44% | -32% | 1,627 | $476 | $287,954,655 | 45 |
| 12 | (12) | 3 Idiots | $310,740 | -44% | -34% | 132 | $2,354 | $4,757,078 | 12 |
| 13 | (13) | Brothers | $245,444 | -49% | -33% | 858 | $286 | $27,414,913 | 31 |
| 14 | (16) | The Young Victoria | $220,683 | -38% | -3% | 165 | $1,337 | $2,456,337 | 17 |
| 15 | (14) | 2012 | $219,021 | -51% | -29% | 800 | $274 | $163,442,128 | 52 |
| 16 | (15) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $206,641 | -45% | -31% | 629 | $329 | $43,492,192 | 59 |
| - | (17) | Old Dogs | $147,591 | -49% | -26% | 620 | $238 | $47,239,575 | 40 |
| - | (19) | The Road | $124,771 | -40% | -19% | 306 | $408 | $6,858,313 | 40 |
| - | (18) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $121,668 | -42% | -66% | 981 | $124 | $137,443,917 | 59 |
| - | (20) | A Single Man | $119,476 | -37% | -6% | 46 | $2,597 | $1,731,649 | 24 |
| - | (21) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $114,289 | -37% | +4% | 274 | $417 | $19,123,189 | 52 |
| - | (22) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $75,943 | -48% | -10% | 256 | $297 | $124,264,907 | 108 |
| - | (24) | Where the Wild Things Are | $62,266 | -41% | -14% | 267 | $233 | $76,566,491 | 80 |
| - | (23) | Armored | $58,039 | -55% | -32% | 244 | $238 | $15,815,302 | 31 |
| - | (26) | Crazy Heart | $49,433 | -44% | +2% | 12 | $4,119 | $702,188 | 19 |
| - | (25) | Couples Retreat | $42,180 | -54% | -25% | 222 | $190 | $108,511,760 | 87 |
| - | (29) | Planet 51 | $38,204 | -41% | -10% | 209 | $183 | $39,570,569 | 45 |
| - | (27) | Ninja Assassin | $37,520 | -48% | -37% | 166 | $226 | $37,492,774 | 40 |
| - | (28) | Law Abiding Citizen | $34,405 | -48% | -23% | 205 | $168 | $72,928,813 | 80 |
| - | (30) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $28,958 | -34% | -19% | 102 | $284 | $9,957,954 | 66 |
| - | (32) | Me and Orson Welles | $22,757 | -38% | -27% | 80 | $284 | $942,276 | 40 |
| - | (31) | A Serious Man | $21,937 | -43% | +8% | 49 | $448 | $9,190,525 | 94 |
| - | (34) | Under the Sea 3D | $16,499 | -44% | -38% | 26 | $635 | $19,416,024 | 325 |
| - | (37) | The Lovely Bones | $16,022 | -32% | +7% | 3 | $5,341 | $383,101 | 24 |
| - | (33) | Astro Boy | $15,866 | -47% | -15% | 152 | $104 | $19,432,359 | 73 |
| - | (35) | The Fourth Kind | $15,015 | -43% | 0% | 77 | $195 | $25,464,480 | 59 |
| - | (36) | Paranormal Activity | $12,627 | -49% | -49% | 145 | $87 | $107,854,596 | 101 |
| - | (38) | Pirate Radio | $9,774 | -47% | -18% | 113 | $86 | $7,994,115 | 52 |
| - | (39) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $9,124 | -45% | -6% | 74 | $123 | $32,018,431 | 59 |
| - | (42) | Amelia | $4,318 | -41% | +22% | 28 | $154 | $14,224,141 | 73 |
| - | (41) | The Polar Express | $4,175 | -46% | -61% | 20 | $209 | $181,330,325 | 1,881 |
| - | (40) | The Box | $3,865 | -53% | -31% | 50 | $77 | $15,045,676 | 59 |
| - | (43) | The Maid | $1,846 | -23% | -10% | 5 | $369 | $492,776 | 80 |
| - | (44) | The September Issue | $500 | -42% | +7% | 2 | $250 | $3,817,183 | 129 |
| - | (45) | From Mexico with Love | $6 | -71% | 1 | $6 | $548,775 | 87 | |
| Reporting movies: 45 | $49,150,408 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $17,381,129 | 3,461 | $352,114,898 |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $7,818,116 | 3,747 | $155,916,935 |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes | $7,349,035 | 3,626 | $138,715,437 |
| 4 | It’s Complicated | $3,984,005 | 2,897 | $59,178,840 |
| 5 | The Blind Side | $2,360,311 | 2,926 | $208,476,067 |
| 6 | The Princess and the Frog | $2,264,727 | 3,328 | $85,859,339 |
| 7 | Up in the Air | $2,150,224 | 1,895 | $44,375,265 |
| 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $981,872 | 2,718 | $25,312,384 |
| 9 | Nine | $883,395 | 1,412 | $13,745,976 |
| 10 | Invictus | $791,898 | 2,170 | $30,586,445 |
| 11 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $774,093 | 1,627 | $287,954,655 |
| 12 | 3 Idiots | $310,740 | 132 | $4,757,078 |
| 13 | Brothers | $245,444 | 858 | $27,414,913 |
| 14 | The Young Victoria | $220,683 | 165 | $2,456,337 |
| 15 | 2012 | $219,021 | 800 | $163,442,128 |
| 16 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $206,641 | 629 | $43,492,192 |
| - | Old Dogs | $147,591 | 620 | $47,239,575 |
| - | The Road | $124,771 | 306 | $6,858,313 |
| - | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $121,668 | 981 | $137,443,917 |
| - | A Single Man | $119,476 | 46 | $1,731,649 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $114,289 | 274 | $19,123,189 |
| - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $75,943 | 256 | $124,264,907 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $62,266 | 267 | $76,566,491 |
| - | Armored | $58,039 | 244 | $15,815,302 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $49,433 | 12 | $702,188 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $42,180 | 222 | $108,511,760 |
| - | Planet 51 | $38,204 | 209 | $39,570,569 |
| - | Ninja Assassin | $37,520 | 166 | $37,492,774 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $34,405 | 205 | $72,928,813 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $28,958 | 102 | $9,957,954 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $22,757 | 80 | $942,276 |
| - | A Serious Man | $21,937 | 49 | $9,190,525 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $16,499 | 26 | $19,416,024 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $16,022 | 3 | $383,101 |
| - | Astro Boy | $15,866 | 152 | $19,432,359 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $15,015 | 77 | $25,464,480 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $12,627 | 145 | $107,854,596 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $9,774 | 113 | $7,994,115 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $9,124 | 74 | $32,018,431 |
| - | Amelia | $4,318 | 28 | $14,224,141 |
| - | The Polar Express | $4,175 | 20 | $181,330,325 |
| - | The Box | $3,865 | 50 | $15,045,676 |
| - | The Maid | $1,846 | 5 | $492,776 |
| - | The September Issue | $500 | 2 | $3,817,183 |
| - | From Mexico with Love | $6 | 1 | $548,775 |
| Reporting: 45 | $49,150,408 | total | ||