Daily Domestic Box Office Tuesday, January 5, 2010
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $7,327,233 | -9% | -60% | 3,461 | $2,117 | $367,536,685 | 19 |
| 2 | (2) | Sherlock Holmes | $2,702,422 | -7% | -74% | 3,626 | $745 | $144,329,320 | 12 |
| 3 | (4) | It’s Complicated | $1,738,255 | +19% | -59% | 2,897 | $600 | $62,379,320 | 12 |
| 4 | (3) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $1,552,890 | -30% | -88% | 3,747 | $414 | $159,687,650 | 14 |
| 5 | (6) | Up in the Air | $910,705 | +12% | -59% | 1,895 | $481 | $46,101,377 | 33 |
| 6 | (5) | The Blind Side | $768,341 | -7% | -74% | 2,926 | $263 | $210,068,528 | 47 |
| 7 | (7) | The Princess and the Frog | $525,568 | -26% | -84% | 3,328 | $158 | $87,092,214 | 42 |
| 8 | (8) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $420,530 | +10% | -65% | 2,718 | $155 | $26,114,416 | 19 |
| 9 | (9) | Nine | $414,330 | +14% | -60% | 1,412 | $293 | $14,524,971 | 19 |
| 10 | (11) | Invictus | $318,018 | +2% | -64% | 2,170 | $147 | $31,217,780 | 26 |
| 11 | (10) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $279,094 | -11% | -71% | 1,627 | $172 | $288,548,185 | 47 |
| - | (12) | Brothers | $115,812 | 0% | -52% | 858 | $135 | $27,646,881 | 33 |
| - | (15) | The Young Victoria | $96,752 | +24% | -38% | 165 | $586 | $3,234,134 | 19 |
| - | (14) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $90,252 | +7% | -58% | 629 | $143 | $43,666,740 | 61 |
| - | (13) | 2012 | $74,764 | -12% | -66% | 800 | $93 | $163,602,284 | 54 |
| - | (16) | The Road | $67,086 | +5% | -43% | 306 | $219 | $6,989,135 | 42 |
| - | (19) | A Single Man | $50,401 | +12% | -38% | 46 | $1,096 | $1,826,879 | 26 |
| - | (17) | Old Dogs | $40,176 | -19% | -74% | 620 | $65 | $47,329,336 | 42 |
| - | (18) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $39,755 | -13% | -58% | 274 | $145 | $19,208,689 | 54 |
| - | (20) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $28,533 | -24% | -90% | 981 | $29 | $137,509,899 | 61 |
| - | (21) | Where the Wild Things Are | $23,743 | -7% | -68% | 267 | $89 | $76,615,764 | 82 |
| - | (22) | Crazy Heart | $20,591 | +3% | -42% | 12 | $1,716 | $742,702 | 21 |
| - | (23) | Couples Retreat | $19,980 | +6% | -53% | 222 | $90 | $108,550,610 | 89 |
| - | (26) | Ninja Assassin | $18,065 | +7% | -52% | 166 | $109 | $37,527,723 | 42 |
| - | (25) | Law Abiding Citizen | $18,038 | -2% | -44% | 205 | $88 | $72,965,277 | 82 |
| - | (24) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $16,619 | -11% | -38% | 102 | $163 | $9,993,223 | 68 |
| - | (28) | Me and Orson Welles | $11,022 | +18% | -47% | 80 | $138 | $962,646 | 42 |
| - | (27) | A Serious Man | $9,733 | -1% | -30% | 49 | $199 | $9,210,049 | 96 |
| - | (29) | Under the Sea 3D | $8,855 | +4% | -76% | 26 | $341 | $19,433,422 | 327 |
| - | (32) | The Lovely Bones | $7,553 | +18% | -32% | 3 | $2,518 | $397,038 | 26 |
| - | (31) | The Fourth Kind | $5,390 | -18% | -47% | 77 | $70 | $25,476,415 | 61 |
| - | (34) | Pirate Radio | $5,356 | -1% | -42% | 113 | $47 | $8,004,858 | 54 |
| - | (33) | Paranormal Activity | $5,294 | -10% | -65% | 145 | $37 | $107,865,761 | 103 |
| - | (35) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $4,919 | +12% | -43% | 74 | $66 | $32,027,757 | 61 |
| - | (30) | Astro Boy | $4,579 | -33% | -79% | 152 | $30 | $19,443,785 | 75 |
| - | (36) | The Box | $1,631 | -8% | -63% | 50 | $33 | $15,049,085 | 61 |
| - | (37) | Amelia | $1,615 | +14% | -52% | 28 | $58 | $14,227,174 | 75 |
| - | (38) | The September Issue | $78 | -43% | -77% | 3 | $26 | $3,817,747 | 131 |
| Reporting movies: 38 | $17,743,978 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $7,327,233 | 3,461 | $367,536,685 |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $2,702,422 | 3,626 | $144,329,320 |
| 3 | It’s Complicated | $1,738,255 | 2,897 | $62,379,320 |
| 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $1,552,890 | 3,747 | $159,687,650 |
| 5 | Up in the Air | $910,705 | 1,895 | $46,101,377 |
| 6 | The Blind Side | $768,341 | 2,926 | $210,068,528 |
| 7 | The Princess and the Frog | $525,568 | 3,328 | $87,092,214 |
| 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $420,530 | 2,718 | $26,114,416 |
| 9 | Nine | $414,330 | 1,412 | $14,524,971 |
| 10 | Invictus | $318,018 | 2,170 | $31,217,780 |
| 11 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $279,094 | 1,627 | $288,548,185 |
| - | Brothers | $115,812 | 858 | $27,646,881 |
| - | The Young Victoria | $96,752 | 165 | $3,234,134 |
| - | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $90,252 | 629 | $43,666,740 |
| - | 2012 | $74,764 | 800 | $163,602,284 |
| - | The Road | $67,086 | 306 | $6,989,135 |
| - | A Single Man | $50,401 | 46 | $1,826,879 |
| - | Old Dogs | $40,176 | 620 | $47,329,336 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $39,755 | 274 | $19,208,689 |
| - | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $28,533 | 981 | $137,509,899 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $23,743 | 267 | $76,615,764 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $20,591 | 12 | $742,702 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $19,980 | 222 | $108,550,610 |
| - | Ninja Assassin | $18,065 | 166 | $37,527,723 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $18,038 | 205 | $72,965,277 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $16,619 | 102 | $9,993,223 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $11,022 | 80 | $962,646 |
| - | A Serious Man | $9,733 | 49 | $9,210,049 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $8,855 | 26 | $19,433,422 |
| - | The Lovely Bones | $7,553 | 3 | $397,038 |
| - | The Fourth Kind | $5,390 | 77 | $25,476,415 |
| - | Pirate Radio | $5,356 | 113 | $8,004,858 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $5,294 | 145 | $107,865,761 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $4,919 | 74 | $32,027,757 |
| - | Astro Boy | $4,579 | 152 | $19,443,785 |
| - | The Box | $1,631 | 50 | $15,049,085 |
| - | Amelia | $1,615 | 28 | $14,227,174 |
| - | The September Issue | $78 | 3 | $3,817,747 |
| Reporting: 38 | $17,743,978 | total | ||