Daily Domestic Box Office Friday, December 9, 2011
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | New Year’s Eve | $5,027,448 | 3,505 | $1,434 | $5,027,448 | 1 | ||
| 2 | (new) | The Sitter | $3,706,669 | 2,750 | $1,348 | $3,706,669 | 1 | ||
| 3 | (1) | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $2,456,195 | +118% | -55% | 3,604 | $682 | $254,039,462 | 22 |
| 4 | (2) | The Muppets | $1,672,046 | +186% | -39% | 3,328 | $502 | $60,435,304 | 17 |
| 5 | (3) | Hugo | $1,574,646 | +191% | -21% | 2,608 | $604 | $28,939,056 | 17 |
| 6 | (5) | Arthur Christmas | $1,426,754 | +248% | -14% | 3,272 | $436 | $28,316,866 | 17 |
| 7 | (6) | The Descendants | $1,318,017 | +250% | -8% | 876 | $1,505 | $20,568,440 | 24 |
| 8 | (8) | Jack and Jill | $871,357 | +177% | -45% | 2,787 | $313 | $66,313,644 | 29 |
| 9 | (7) | Happy Feet Two | $845,817 | +142% | -40% | 2,840 | $298 | $53,945,918 | 22 |
| 10 | (9) | Tower Heist | $734,495 | +144% | -41% | 2,069 | $355 | $72,498,025 | 36 |
| 11 | (4) | Immortals | $729,710 | +75% | -47% | 2,299 | $317 | $78,137,215 | 29 |
| - | (10) | J. Edgar | $355,696 | +45% | -50% | 1,555 | $229 | $33,928,394 | 31 |
| - | (11) | Puss in Boots | $354,854 | +94% | -50% | 1,843 | $193 | $140,600,129 | 43 |
| - | (13) | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $154,506 | +46% | -54% | 470 | $329 | $33,665,965 | 36 |
| - | (16) | In Time | $110,453 | +119% | -39% | 354 | $312 | $36,169,325 | 43 |
| - | (new) | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $90,684 | 4 | $22,671 | $90,684 | 1 | ||
| - | (new) | Young Adult | $89,660 | 8 | $11,208 | $89,660 | 1 | ||
| - | (17) | Shame | $83,839 | +158% | -24% | 21 | $3,992 | $581,925 | 8 |
| - | (22) | Dolphin Tale | $69,517 | +241% | -16% | 342 | $203 | $70,868,432 | 78 |
| - | (18) | Like Crazy | $51,575 | +68% | -39% | 162 | $318 | $3,032,888 | 43 |
| - | (19) | Courageous | $49,187 | +94% | -21% | 191 | $258 | $33,189,066 | 71 |
| - | (21) | Margin Call | $45,792 | +119% | -20% | 148 | $309 | $4,814,742 | 50 |
| - | (14) | Moneyball | $43,412 | -31% | -75% | 208 | $209 | $74,070,015 | 78 |
| - | (26) | Paranormal Activity 3 | $41,000 | +263% | -1% | 302 | $136 | $103,527,352 | 50 |
| - | (15) | The Ides of March | $35,211 | -39% | -78% | 187 | $188 | $40,384,419 | 64 |
| - | (25) | The Three Musketeers | $26,679 | +130% | -28% | 168 | $159 | $20,167,962 | 50 |
| - | (31) | The Polar Express | $25,401 | +196% | +101% | 25 | $1,016 | $182,111,429 | 2,586 |
| - | (27) | Footloose | $22,622 | +117% | -54% | 201 | $113 | $51,095,050 | 57 |
| - | (23) | 50/50 | $21,026 | +31% | -52% | 146 | $144 | $34,843,966 | 71 |
| - | (24) | Born to be Wild 3D | $19,139 | +24% | -16% | 49 | $391 | $14,632,884 | 246 |
| - | (33) | Abduction | $18,442 | +139% | -33% | 131 | $141 | $28,014,455 | 78 |
| - | (-) | The Smurfs | $16,834 | -45% | 181 | $93 | $142,549,428 | 134 | |
| - | (32) | Drive | $15,030 | +89% | -22% | 70 | $215 | $34,644,075 | 85 |
| - | (28) | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $14,262 | +37% | -47% | 72 | $198 | $2,784,289 | 50 |
| - | (30) | Contagion | $13,884 | +53% | -40% | 111 | $125 | $75,607,868 | 92 |
| - | (29) | Anonymous | $10,055 | -1% | -58% | 82 | $123 | $4,441,495 | 43 |
| - | (34) | The Rum Diary | $9,341 | +69% | -22% | 63 | $148 | $13,050,332 | 43 |
| - | (35) | Pastorela | $9,283 | +90% | -61% | 44 | $211 | $114,983 | 8 |
| - | (36) | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $8,884 | +101% | -23% | 61 | $146 | $176,671,300 | 127 |
| - | (-) | Project Nim | $981 | 2 | $491 | $408,401 | 155 | ||
| - | (39) | Circumstance | $671 | +13% | -49% | 1 | $671 | $450,430 | 106 |
| - | (38) | Inni | $496 | -43% | -81% | 3 | $165 | $112,764 | 74 |
| - | (40) | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | $308 | +66% | -77% | 3 | $103 | $7,705,347 | 92 |
| - | (37) | Answers to Nothing | $120 | -90% | -98% | 7 | $17 | $20,558 | 8 |
| - | (-) | The Future | $76 | 1 | $76 | $568,366 | 134 | ||
| Reporting movies: 45 | $22,172,074 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Year’s Eve | $5,027,448 | 3,505 | $5,027,448 |
| 2 | The Sitter | $3,706,669 | 2,750 | $3,706,669 |
| 3 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $2,456,195 | 3,604 | $254,039,462 |
| 4 | The Muppets | $1,672,046 | 3,328 | $60,435,304 |
| 5 | Hugo | $1,574,646 | 2,608 | $28,939,056 |
| 6 | Arthur Christmas | $1,426,754 | 3,272 | $28,316,866 |
| 7 | The Descendants | $1,318,017 | 876 | $20,568,440 |
| 8 | Jack and Jill | $871,357 | 2,787 | $66,313,644 |
| 9 | Happy Feet Two | $845,817 | 2,840 | $53,945,918 |
| 10 | Tower Heist | $734,495 | 2,069 | $72,498,025 |
| 11 | Immortals | $729,710 | 2,299 | $78,137,215 |
| - | J. Edgar | $355,696 | 1,555 | $33,928,394 |
| - | Puss in Boots | $354,854 | 1,843 | $140,600,129 |
| - | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $154,506 | 470 | $33,665,965 |
| - | In Time | $110,453 | 354 | $36,169,325 |
| - | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $90,684 | 4 | $90,684 |
| - | Young Adult | $89,660 | 8 | $89,660 |
| - | Shame | $83,839 | 21 | $581,925 |
| - | Dolphin Tale | $69,517 | 342 | $70,868,432 |
| - | Like Crazy | $51,575 | 162 | $3,032,888 |
| - | Courageous | $49,187 | 191 | $33,189,066 |
| - | Margin Call | $45,792 | 148 | $4,814,742 |
| - | Moneyball | $43,412 | 208 | $74,070,015 |
| - | Paranormal Activity 3 | $41,000 | 302 | $103,527,352 |
| - | The Ides of March | $35,211 | 187 | $40,384,419 |
| - | The Three Musketeers | $26,679 | 168 | $20,167,962 |
| - | The Polar Express | $25,401 | 25 | $182,111,429 |
| - | Footloose | $22,622 | 201 | $51,095,050 |
| - | 50/50 | $21,026 | 146 | $34,843,966 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $19,139 | 49 | $14,632,884 |
| - | Abduction | $18,442 | 131 | $28,014,455 |
| - | The Smurfs | $16,834 | 181 | $142,549,428 |
| - | Drive | $15,030 | 70 | $34,644,075 |
| - | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $14,262 | 72 | $2,784,289 |
| - | Contagion | $13,884 | 111 | $75,607,868 |
| - | Anonymous | $10,055 | 82 | $4,441,495 |
| - | The Rum Diary | $9,341 | 63 | $13,050,332 |
| - | Pastorela | $9,283 | 44 | $114,983 |
| - | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $8,884 | 61 | $176,671,300 |
| - | Project Nim | $981 | 2 | $408,401 |
| - | Circumstance | $671 | 1 | $450,430 |
| - | Inni | $496 | 3 | $112,764 |
| - | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | $308 | 3 | $7,705,347 |
| - | Answers to Nothing | $120 | 7 | $20,558 |
| - | The Future | $76 | 1 | $568,366 |
| Reporting: 45 | $22,172,074 | total | ||