Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, December 8, 2011
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $1,125,367 | +5% | -50% | 4,046 | $278 | $251,583,267 | 21 |
| 2 | (2) | The Muppets | $584,373 | +3% | -30% | 3,440 | $170 | $58,763,258 | 16 |
| 3 | (3) | Hugo | $540,640 | +5% | +4% | 1,840 | $294 | $27,364,410 | 16 |
| 4 | (4) | Immortals | $415,917 | +1% | -29% | 2,627 | $158 | $77,407,505 | 28 |
| 5 | (5) | Arthur Christmas | $409,462 | +8% | +5% | 3,376 | $121 | $26,890,112 | 16 |
| 6 | (6) | The Descendants | $376,102 | -1% | -17% | 574 | $655 | $19,250,423 | 23 |
| 7 | (7) | Happy Feet Two | $349,024 | +5% | -26% | 3,536 | $99 | $53,100,101 | 21 |
| 8 | (8) | Jack and Jill | $314,890 | +4% | -20% | 3,049 | $103 | $65,442,287 | 28 |
| 9 | (9) | Tower Heist | $300,525 | +9% | -16% | 2,404 | $125 | $71,763,530 | 35 |
| 10 | (10) | J. Edgar | $244,516 | -2% | -26% | 1,985 | $123 | $33,572,698 | 30 |
| 11 | (11) | Puss in Boots | $182,457 | +7% | -23% | 2,750 | $66 | $140,245,275 | 42 |
| 12 | (12) | My Week with Marilyn | $112,062 | -4% | -23% | 244 | $459 | $4,337,839 | 16 |
| 13 | (13) | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $106,133 | +5% | -22% | 710 | $149 | $33,511,459 | 35 |
| - | (14) | Moneyball | $62,793 | +6% | +279% | 1,004 | $63 | $74,026,603 | 77 |
| - | (15) | The Ides of March | $57,427 | +4% | +260% | 1,016 | $57 | $40,349,208 | 63 |
| - | (16) | In Time | $50,346 | +1% | -15% | 421 | $120 | $36,058,872 | 42 |
| - | (17) | Shame | $32,531 | -1% | 10 | $3,253 | $498,086 | 7 | |
| - | (19) | Like Crazy | $30,738 | +17% | -17% | 152 | $202 | $2,981,313 | 42 |
| - | (18) | Courageous | $25,328 | -8% | 0% | 265 | $96 | $33,139,879 | 70 |
| - | (20) | The Way | $21,894 | -2% | +27% | 160 | $137 | $3,713,571 | 63 |
| - | (21) | Margin Call | $20,950 | +7% | -5% | 151 | $139 | $4,768,950 | 49 |
| - | (22) | Dolphin Tale | $20,369 | +4% | +102% | 410 | $50 | $70,798,915 | 77 |
| - | (23) | 50/50 | $16,036 | +3% | -13% | 210 | $76 | $34,822,940 | 70 |
| - | (28) | Born to be Wild 3D | $15,377 | +58% | -22% | 49 | $314 | $14,613,745 | 245 |
| - | (26) | The Three Musketeers | $11,614 | +16% | -26% | 208 | $56 | $20,141,283 | 49 |
| - | (25) | Paranormal Activity 3 | $11,301 | +7% | -31% | 255 | $44 | $103,486,352 | 49 |
| - | (24) | Footloose | $10,422 | -3% | -29% | 309 | $34 | $51,072,428 | 56 |
| - | (27) | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $10,382 | +4% | -43% | 84 | $124 | $2,770,027 | 49 |
| - | (29) | Anonymous | $10,125 | +12% | +42% | 105 | $96 | $4,431,440 | 42 |
| - | (33) | Contagion | $9,065 | +47% | -21% | 155 | $58 | $75,593,984 | 91 |
| - | (32) | The Polar Express | $8,584 | +34% | +63% | 24 | $358 | $182,086,028 | 2,585 |
| - | (30) | Drive | $7,944 | +9% | -16% | 86 | $92 | $34,629,045 | 84 |
| - | (31) | Abduction | $7,717 | +15% | -6% | 151 | $51 | $27,996,013 | 77 |
| - | (35) | The Rum Diary | $5,517 | -1% | +4% | 63 | $88 | $13,040,991 | 42 |
| - | (34) | Pastorela | $4,890 | -19% | 55 | $89 | $105,700 | 7 | |
| - | (36) | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $4,413 | +4% | -8% | 84 | $53 | $176,662,416 | 126 |
| - | (37) | Answers to Nothing | $1,188 | +12% | 21 | $57 | $20,438 | 7 | |
| - | (38) | Inni | $865 | +115% | -15% | 2 | $433 | $112,267 | 73 |
| - | (-) | Circumstance | $593 | 1 | $593 | $449,759 | 105 | ||
| - | (39) | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | $185 | +89% | +40% | 5 | $37 | $7,705,039 | 91 |
| Reporting movies: 40 | $5,520,062 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $1,125,367 | 4,046 | $251,583,267 |
| 2 | The Muppets | $584,373 | 3,440 | $58,763,258 |
| 3 | Hugo | $540,640 | 1,840 | $27,364,410 |
| 4 | Immortals | $415,917 | 2,627 | $77,407,505 |
| 5 | Arthur Christmas | $409,462 | 3,376 | $26,890,112 |
| 6 | The Descendants | $376,102 | 574 | $19,250,423 |
| 7 | Happy Feet Two | $349,024 | 3,536 | $53,100,101 |
| 8 | Jack and Jill | $314,890 | 3,049 | $65,442,287 |
| 9 | Tower Heist | $300,525 | 2,404 | $71,763,530 |
| 10 | J. Edgar | $244,516 | 1,985 | $33,572,698 |
| 11 | Puss in Boots | $182,457 | 2,750 | $140,245,275 |
| 12 | My Week with Marilyn | $112,062 | 244 | $4,337,839 |
| 13 | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $106,133 | 710 | $33,511,459 |
| - | Moneyball | $62,793 | 1,004 | $74,026,603 |
| - | The Ides of March | $57,427 | 1,016 | $40,349,208 |
| - | In Time | $50,346 | 421 | $36,058,872 |
| - | Shame | $32,531 | 10 | $498,086 |
| - | Like Crazy | $30,738 | 152 | $2,981,313 |
| - | Courageous | $25,328 | 265 | $33,139,879 |
| - | The Way | $21,894 | 160 | $3,713,571 |
| - | Margin Call | $20,950 | 151 | $4,768,950 |
| - | Dolphin Tale | $20,369 | 410 | $70,798,915 |
| - | 50/50 | $16,036 | 210 | $34,822,940 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $15,377 | 49 | $14,613,745 |
| - | The Three Musketeers | $11,614 | 208 | $20,141,283 |
| - | Paranormal Activity 3 | $11,301 | 255 | $103,486,352 |
| - | Footloose | $10,422 | 309 | $51,072,428 |
| - | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $10,382 | 84 | $2,770,027 |
| - | Anonymous | $10,125 | 105 | $4,431,440 |
| - | Contagion | $9,065 | 155 | $75,593,984 |
| - | The Polar Express | $8,584 | 24 | $182,086,028 |
| - | Drive | $7,944 | 86 | $34,629,045 |
| - | Abduction | $7,717 | 151 | $27,996,013 |
| - | The Rum Diary | $5,517 | 63 | $13,040,991 |
| - | Pastorela | $4,890 | 55 | $105,700 |
| - | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $4,413 | 84 | $176,662,416 |
| - | Answers to Nothing | $1,188 | 21 | $20,438 |
| - | Inni | $865 | 2 | $112,267 |
| - | Circumstance | $593 | 1 | $449,759 |
| - | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | $185 | 5 | $7,705,039 |
| Reporting: 40 | $5,520,062 | total | ||