Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, January 21, 2010
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $3,945,213 | +4% | -16% | 3,285 | $1,201 | $516,797,418 | 35 |
| 2 | (2) | The Book of Eli | $2,044,218 | +1% | 3,111 | $657 | $45,003,223 | 7 | |
| 3 | (4) | It’s Complicated | $774,865 | +7% | -27% | 2,673 | $290 | $92,460,060 | 28 |
| 4 | (3) | The Lovely Bones | $764,707 | +4% | +18,597% | 2,563 | $298 | $22,824,441 | 42 |
| 5 | (5) | Sherlock Holmes | $727,237 | +6% | -40% | 3,173 | $229 | $184,448,783 | 28 |
| 6 | (6) | Up in the Air | $480,458 | +6% | -25% | 2,107 | $228 | $65,343,526 | 49 |
| 7 | (7) | The Blind Side | $474,098 | +16% | -22% | 2,408 | $197 | $229,512,266 | 63 |
| 8 | (9) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $410,308 | +7% | -36% | 3,296 | $124 | $197,736,844 | 30 |
| 9 | (10) | Leap Year | $401,965 | +10% | -36% | 2,512 | $160 | $19,966,185 | 14 |
| 10 | (8) | Daybreakers | $387,727 | -1% | -53% | 2,523 | $154 | $26,545,295 | 14 |
| 11 | (11) | The Spy Next Door | $312,656 | +5% | 2,924 | $107 | $13,960,115 | 7 | |
| 12 | (12) | Youth in Revolt | $244,207 | +3% | -50% | 1,873 | $130 | $13,449,905 | 14 |
| - | (14) | A Single Man | $92,756 | +4% | +128% | 219 | $424 | $3,749,020 | 42 |
| - | (18) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $81,959 | +17% | -46% | 724 | $113 | $292,661,450 | 63 |
| - | (15) | Nine | $80,074 | -1% | -56% | 422 | $190 | $18,538,169 | 35 |
| - | (17) | Invictus | $78,392 | +8% | -54% | 602 | $130 | $35,389,564 | 42 |
| - | (16) | Crazy Heart | $73,373 | -1% | +58% | 47 | $1,561 | $2,512,475 | 37 |
| - | (19) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $36,075 | +17% | -75% | 521 | $69 | $29,453,912 | 35 |
| - | (20) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $34,314 | +13% | -38% | 228 | $151 | $44,931,106 | 77 |
| - | (22) | The Road | $18,657 | +25% | -47% | 145 | $129 | $7,692,078 | 58 |
| - | (23) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $14,545 | +4% | -85% | 196 | $74 | $20,048,981 | 70 |
| - | (24) | Brothers | $13,737 | +3% | -65% | 174 | $79 | $28,544,157 | 49 |
| - | (21) | 3 Idiots | $13,459 | -13% | -50% | 120 | $112 | $6,147,613 | 30 |
| - | (25) | Ninja Assassin | $12,288 | +1% | +51% | 206 | $60 | $37,848,160 | 58 |
| - | (27) | Couples Retreat | $9,305 | +10% | -33% | 169 | $55 | $108,958,060 | 105 |
| - | (26) | Under the Sea 3D | $8,924 | -22% | -26% | 28 | $319 | $19,705,121 | 343 |
| - | (28) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $7,947 | +7% | -50% | 142 | $56 | $32,326,955 | 77 |
| - | (29) | Where the Wild Things Are | $6,328 | -6% | -55% | 185 | $34 | $77,034,393 | 98 |
| - | (30) | Law Abiding Citizen | $6,192 | +2% | -53% | 125 | $50 | $73,247,311 | 98 |
| - | (31) | Chance Pe Dance | $3,878 | -33% | 68 | $57 | $147,570 | 7 | |
| - | (32) | Me and Orson Welles | $2,976 | 0% | -39% | 20 | $149 | $1,078,816 | 58 |
| - | (34) | Astro Boy | $1,106 | +50% | -69% | 54 | $20 | $19,551,067 | 91 |
| - | (33) | The Little Traitor | $940 | -7% | 1 | $940 | $104,372 | 98 | |
| - | (35) | Paranormal Activity | $563 | +30% | -77% | 52 | $11 | $107,918,810 | 119 |
| - | (36) | 44 Inch Chest | $282 | -6% | 1 | $282 | $6,220 | 7 | |
| - | (37) | Mystery Team | $104 | +167% | 1 | $104 | $55,725 | 147 | |
| - | (38) | The September Issue | $31 | -14% | -54% | 2 | $16 | $3,818,653 | 147 |
| - | (-) | That Evening Sun | $10 | 1 | $10 | $48,513 | 77 | ||
| Reporting movies: 38 | $11,565,874 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $3,945,213 | 3,285 | $516,797,418 |
| 2 | The Book of Eli | $2,044,218 | 3,111 | $45,003,223 |
| 3 | It’s Complicated | $774,865 | 2,673 | $92,460,060 |
| 4 | The Lovely Bones | $764,707 | 2,563 | $22,824,441 |
| 5 | Sherlock Holmes | $727,237 | 3,173 | $184,448,783 |
| 6 | Up in the Air | $480,458 | 2,107 | $65,343,526 |
| 7 | The Blind Side | $474,098 | 2,408 | $229,512,266 |
| 8 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $410,308 | 3,296 | $197,736,844 |
| 9 | Leap Year | $401,965 | 2,512 | $19,966,185 |
| 10 | Daybreakers | $387,727 | 2,523 | $26,545,295 |
| 11 | The Spy Next Door | $312,656 | 2,924 | $13,960,115 |
| 12 | Youth in Revolt | $244,207 | 1,873 | $13,449,905 |
| - | A Single Man | $92,756 | 219 | $3,749,020 |
| - | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $81,959 | 724 | $292,661,450 |
| - | Nine | $80,074 | 422 | $18,538,169 |
| - | Invictus | $78,392 | 602 | $35,389,564 |
| - | Crazy Heart | $73,373 | 47 | $2,512,475 |
| - | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $36,075 | 521 | $29,453,912 |
| - | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $34,314 | 228 | $44,931,106 |
| - | The Road | $18,657 | 145 | $7,692,078 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $14,545 | 196 | $20,048,981 |
| - | Brothers | $13,737 | 174 | $28,544,157 |
| - | 3 Idiots | $13,459 | 120 | $6,147,613 |
| - | Ninja Assassin | $12,288 | 206 | $37,848,160 |
| - | Couples Retreat | $9,305 | 169 | $108,958,060 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $8,924 | 28 | $19,705,121 |
| - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $7,947 | 142 | $32,326,955 |
| - | Where the Wild Things Are | $6,328 | 185 | $77,034,393 |
| - | Law Abiding Citizen | $6,192 | 125 | $73,247,311 |
| - | Chance Pe Dance | $3,878 | 68 | $147,570 |
| - | Me and Orson Welles | $2,976 | 20 | $1,078,816 |
| - | Astro Boy | $1,106 | 54 | $19,551,067 |
| - | The Little Traitor | $940 | 1 | $104,372 |
| - | Paranormal Activity | $563 | 52 | $107,918,810 |
| - | 44 Inch Chest | $282 | 1 | $6,220 |
| - | Mystery Team | $104 | 1 | $55,725 |
| - | The September Issue | $31 | 2 | $3,818,653 |
| - | That Evening Sun | $10 | 1 | $48,513 |
| Reporting: 38 | $11,565,874 | total | ||