Daily Domestic Box Office Sunday, January 17, 2010
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $15,137,240 | -12% | -4% | 3,285 | $4,608 | $493,252,617 | 31 |
| 2 | (2) | The Book of Eli | $9,336,245 | -21% | 3,111 | $3,001 | $32,789,494 | 3 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Lovely Bones | $4,931,605 | -22% | +35,881% | 2,563 | $1,924 | $17,471,796 | 38 |
| 4 | (4) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $3,932,475 | -25% | -22% | 3,296 | $1,193 | $192,711,792 | 26 |
| 5 | (6) | The Spy Next Door | $3,262,245 | -20% | 2,924 | $1,116 | $9,726,056 | 3 | |
| 6 | (5) | Sherlock Holmes | $2,940,410 | -29% | -30% | 3,173 | $927 | $180,082,554 | 24 |
| 7 | (7) | It’s Complicated | $2,365,605 | -31% | -18% | 2,673 | $885 | $88,664,380 | 24 |
| 8 | (8) | Leap Year | $1,695,795 | -29% | -17% | 2,512 | $675 | $17,629,680 | 10 |
| 9 | (9) | The Blind Side | $1,625,516 | -31% | -13% | 2,408 | $675 | $226,766,539 | 59 |
| 10 | (11) | Daybreakers | $1,619,682 | -19% | -55% | 2,523 | $642 | $24,373,955 | 10 |
| 11 | (10) | Up in the Air | $1,586,713 | -32% | -14% | 2,107 | $753 | $62,818,397 | 45 |
| 12 | (12) | The Princess and the Frog | $1,038,884 | -17% | -29% | 1,777 | $585 | $96,307,038 | 54 |
| 13 | (13) | Youth in Revolt | $945,671 | -14% | -43% | 1,873 | $505 | $12,143,155 | 10 |
| - | (14) | The Young Victoria | $297,871 | -25% | -18% | 418 | $713 | $6,105,172 | 31 |
| - | (15) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $294,417 | -23% | -37% | 724 | $407 | $292,229,350 | 59 |
| - | (16) | A Single Man | $262,358 | -27% | +132% | 219 | $1,198 | $3,290,100 | 38 |
| - | (17) | Invictus | $244,578 | -27% | -45% | 602 | $406 | $34,970,393 | 38 |
| - | (18) | Crazy Heart | $198,899 | -30% | +41% | 47 | $4,232 | $2,075,069 | 33 |
| - | (19) | Nine | $179,416 | -26% | -61% | 422 | $425 | $18,148,487 | 31 |
| - | (20) | 2012 | $149,887 | -19% | +45% | 373 | $402 | $164,670,700 | 66 |
| - | (21) | Planet 51 | $135,426 | -19% | +420% | 371 | $365 | $40,088,029 | 59 |
| - | (23) | 3 Idiots | $121,468 | -12% | -35% | 120 | $1,012 | $6,053,769 | 26 |
| - | (22) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $108,709 | -34% | -71% | 521 | $209 | $29,284,626 | 31 |
| - | (24) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $80,638 | -19% | -43% | 228 | $354 | $44,758,541 | 73 |
| - | (25) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $78,656 | -7% | -9% | 196 | $401 | $19,930,825 | 66 |
| - | (29) | Ninja Assassin | $43,617 | -9% | +120% | 206 | $212 | $37,783,036 | 54 |
| - | (30) | The Road | $41,528 | -13% | -44% | 145 | $286 | $7,617,312 | 54 |
| - | (28) | Brothers | $40,836 | -18% | -59% | 174 | $235 | $28,476,783 | 45 |
| - | (26) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $40,649 | -30% | -27% | 192 | $212 | $124,711,410 | 122 |
| - | (31) | Chance Pe Dance | $38,577 | -13% | 68 | $567 | $117,917 | 3 | |
| - | (27) | Couples Retreat | $36,335 | -32% | +2% | 169 | $215 | $108,911,575 | 101 |
| - | (33) | Where the Wild Things Are | $35,721 | -16% | -32% | 185 | $193 | $76,979,401 | 94 |
| - | (32) | Under the Sea 3D | $35,406 | -18% | +78% | 28 | $1,265 | $19,644,696 | 339 |
| - | (34) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $21,602 | -21% | -34% | 142 | $152 | $32,290,433 | 73 |
| - | (35) | Law Abiding Citizen | $18,422 | -24% | -38% | 125 | $147 | $73,217,867 | 94 |
| - | (36) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $10,067 | 0% | -37% | 50 | $201 | $10,143,744 | 80 |
| - | (37) | Me and Orson Welles | $8,936 | -4% | -12% | 20 | $447 | $1,063,909 | 54 |
| - | (38) | Astro Boy | $4,749 | -27% | -67% | 54 | $88 | $19,541,847 | 87 |
| - | (39) | The Maid | $3,502 | -26% | +5% | 11 | $318 | $519,437 | 94 |
| - | (40) | Paranormal Activity | $1,469 | -37% | -79% | 52 | $28 | $107,916,659 | 115 |
| - | (41) | 44 Inch Chest | $1,083 | -9% | 1 | $1,083 | $4,185 | 3 | |
| - | (-) | Good Hair | $958 | -15% | 2 | $479 | $4,150,406 | 101 | |
| - | (42) | Mystery Team | $558 | -17% | 1 | $558 | $55,371 | 143 | |
| - | (43) | That Evening Sun | $150 | +20% | 1 | $150 | $48,463 | 73 | |
| - | (44) | The September Issue | $57 | -53% | +90% | 2 | $29 | $3,818,493 | 143 |
| Reporting movies: 45 | $52,954,631 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $15,137,240 | 3,285 | $493,252,617 |
| 2 | The Book of Eli | $9,336,245 | 3,111 | $32,789,494 |
| 3 | The Lovely Bones | $4,931,605 | 2,563 | $17,471,796 |
| 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $3,932,475 | 3,296 | $192,711,792 |
| 5 | The Spy Next Door | $3,262,245 | 2,924 | $9,726,056 |
| 6 | Sherlock Holmes | $2,940,410 | 3,173 | $180,082,554 |
| 7 | It’s Complicated | $2,365,605 | 2,673 | $88,664,380 |
| 8 | Leap Year | $1,695,795 | 2,512 | $17,629,680 |
| 9 | The Blind Side | $1,625,516 | 2,408 | $226,766,539 |
| 10 | Daybreakers | $1,619,682 | 2,523 | $24,373,955 |
| 11 | Up in the Air | $1,586,713 | 2,107 | $62,818,397 |
| 12 | The Princess and the Frog | $1,038,884 | 1,777 | $96,307,038 |
| 13 | Youth in Revolt | $945,671 | 1,873 | $12,143,155 |
| - | The Young Victoria | $297,871 | 418 | $6,105,172 |
| - | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $294,417 | 724 | $292,229,350 |
| - | A Single Man | $262,358 | 219 | $3,290,100 |
| - | Invictus | $244,578 | 602 | $34,970,393 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $198,899 | 47 | $2,075,069 |
| - | Nine | $179,416 | 422 | $18,148,487 |
| - | 2012 | $149,887 | 373 | $164,670,700 |
| - | Planet 51 | $135,426 | 371 | $40,088,029 |
| - | 3 Idiots | $121,468 | 120 | $6,053,769 |
| - | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $108,709 | 521 | $29,284,626 |
| - | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $80,638 | 228 | $44,758,541 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $78,656 | 196 | $19,930,825 |
| - | Ninja Assassin | $43,617 | 206 | $37,783,036 |
| - | The Road | $41,528 | 145 | $7,617,312 |
| - | Brothers | $40,836 | 174 | $28,476,783 |
| - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $40,649 | 192 | $124,711,410 |
| - | Chance Pe Dance | $38,577 | 68 | $117,917 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $36,335 | 169 | $108,911,575 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $35,721 | 185 | $76,979,401 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $35,406 | 28 | $19,644,696 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $21,602 | 142 | $32,290,433 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $18,422 | 125 | $73,217,867 |
| - | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $10,067 | 50 | $10,143,744 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $8,936 | 20 | $1,063,909 |
| - | Astro Boy | $4,749 | 54 | $19,541,847 |
| - | The Maid | $3,502 | 11 | $519,437 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $1,469 | 52 | $107,916,659 |
| - | 44 Inch Chest | $1,083 | 1 | $4,185 |
| - | Good Hair | $958 | 2 | $4,150,406 |
| - | Mystery Team | $558 | 1 | $55,371 |
| - | That Evening Sun | $150 | 1 | $48,463 |
| - | The September Issue | $57 | 2 | $3,818,493 |
| Reporting: 45 | $52,954,631 | total | ||