Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, December 14, 2011
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | New Year’s Eve | $1,026,098 | -22% | 3,505 | $293 | $16,347,752 | 6 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Sitter | $790,840 | -22% | 2,750 | $288 | $12,564,772 | 6 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $651,265 | -13% | -39% | 3,604 | $181 | $261,451,406 | 27 |
| 4 | (4) | Hugo | $474,930 | -17% | -8% | 2,608 | $182 | $34,926,859 | 22 |
| 5 | (6) | The Muppets | $419,949 | -12% | -26% | 3,328 | $126 | $67,046,409 | 22 |
| 6 | (5) | The Descendants | $405,151 | -17% | +7% | 876 | $463 | $24,946,438 | 29 |
| 7 | (7) | Arthur Christmas | $369,894 | -14% | -3% | 3,272 | $113 | $34,502,115 | 22 |
| 8 | (8) | Immortals | $280,732 | -16% | -32% | 2,299 | $122 | $80,765,932 | 34 |
| 9 | (9) | Happy Feet Two | $258,224 | -14% | -22% | 2,840 | $91 | $57,565,368 | 27 |
| 10 | (11) | Tower Heist | $196,555 | -5% | -29% | 2,069 | $95 | $74,701,505 | 41 |
| 11 | (10) | Jack and Jill | $174,267 | -20% | -43% | 2,787 | $63 | $69,085,785 | 34 |
| 12 | (12) | J. Edgar | $139,498 | -12% | -44% | 1,555 | $90 | $35,197,030 | 36 |
| 13 | (13) | Puss in Boots | $108,541 | -3% | -37% | 1,843 | $59 | $142,195,041 | 48 |
| - | (14) | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $62,492 | -15% | -38% | 470 | $133 | $34,180,422 | 41 |
| - | (15) | In Time | $40,114 | -15% | -19% | 354 | $113 | $36,533,242 | 48 |
| - | (16) | Shame | $34,707 | -8% | +6% | 21 | $1,653 | $890,058 | 13 |
| - | (17) | Young Adult | $31,413 | -1% | 8 | $3,927 | $408,814 | 6 | |
| - | (18) | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $26,166 | -8% | 4 | $6,542 | $399,586 | 6 | |
| - | (19) | Like Crazy | $21,925 | -4% | -17% | 162 | $135 | $3,211,984 | 48 |
| - | (20) | Courageous | $17,413 | -17% | -36% | 191 | $91 | $33,388,516 | 76 |
| - | (21) | Margin Call | $17,319 | -14% | -12% | 148 | $117 | $5,000,033 | 55 |
| - | (23) | The Way | $16,679 | -5% | -26% | 120 | $139 | $3,870,254 | 69 |
| - | (22) | Dolphin Tale | $16,337 | -14% | -17% | 342 | $48 | $71,119,998 | 83 |
| - | (24) | Moneyball | $15,198 | -10% | -74% | 208 | $73 | $74,224,797 | 83 |
| - | (25) | Paranormal Activity 3 | $15,115 | -6% | +43% | 302 | $50 | $103,675,508 | 55 |
| - | (28) | The Polar Express | $14,355 | +16% | +124% | 25 | $574 | $182,235,206 | 2,591 |
| - | (26) | The Ides of March | $12,326 | -13% | -78% | 187 | $66 | $40,506,758 | 69 |
| - | (27) | Born to be Wild 3D | $12,010 | -14% | +23% | 49 | $245 | $14,711,009 | 251 |
| - | (30) | 50/50 | $9,282 | -14% | -41% | 146 | $64 | $34,916,558 | 76 |
| - | (29) | The Three Musketeers | $8,735 | -23% | -13% | 168 | $52 | $20,256,177 | 55 |
| - | (33) | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $7,310 | +7% | -27% | 72 | $102 | $2,841,358 | 55 |
| - | (31) | Footloose | $7,131 | -4% | -33% | 201 | $35 | $51,162,383 | 62 |
| - | (32) | Drive | $6,875 | -3% | -6% | 70 | $98 | $34,698,076 | 90 |
| - | (34) | Abduction | $5,370 | -12% | -20% | 131 | $41 | $28,081,216 | 83 |
| - | (35) | Contagion | $4,952 | -4% | -20% | 111 | $45 | $75,653,494 | 97 |
| - | (36) | The Rum Diary | $4,286 | -7% | -23% | 63 | $68 | $13,083,013 | 48 |
| - | (37) | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $3,222 | -12% | -24% | 61 | $53 | $176,708,214 | 132 |
| - | (38) | Pastorela | $2,425 | -3% | -60% | 44 | $55 | $144,186 | 13 |
| - | (39) | Circumstance | $633 | +80% | 1 | $633 | $453,921 | 111 | |
| - | (40) | Project Nim | $246 | +35% | 2 | $123 | $410,758 | 160 | |
| - | (41) | Answers to Nothing | $168 | +12% | -84% | 7 | $24 | $21,768 | 13 |
| - | (42) | The Future | $15 | -55% | 1 | $15 | $568,603 | 139 | |
| Reporting movies: 42 | $5,710,163 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Year’s Eve | $1,026,098 | 3,505 | $16,347,752 |
| 2 | The Sitter | $790,840 | 2,750 | $12,564,772 |
| 3 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $651,265 | 3,604 | $261,451,406 |
| 4 | Hugo | $474,930 | 2,608 | $34,926,859 |
| 5 | The Muppets | $419,949 | 3,328 | $67,046,409 |
| 6 | The Descendants | $405,151 | 876 | $24,946,438 |
| 7 | Arthur Christmas | $369,894 | 3,272 | $34,502,115 |
| 8 | Immortals | $280,732 | 2,299 | $80,765,932 |
| 9 | Happy Feet Two | $258,224 | 2,840 | $57,565,368 |
| 10 | Tower Heist | $196,555 | 2,069 | $74,701,505 |
| 11 | Jack and Jill | $174,267 | 2,787 | $69,085,785 |
| 12 | J. Edgar | $139,498 | 1,555 | $35,197,030 |
| 13 | Puss in Boots | $108,541 | 1,843 | $142,195,041 |
| - | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $62,492 | 470 | $34,180,422 |
| - | In Time | $40,114 | 354 | $36,533,242 |
| - | Shame | $34,707 | 21 | $890,058 |
| - | Young Adult | $31,413 | 8 | $408,814 |
| - | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $26,166 | 4 | $399,586 |
| - | Like Crazy | $21,925 | 162 | $3,211,984 |
| - | Courageous | $17,413 | 191 | $33,388,516 |
| - | Margin Call | $17,319 | 148 | $5,000,033 |
| - | The Way | $16,679 | 120 | $3,870,254 |
| - | Dolphin Tale | $16,337 | 342 | $71,119,998 |
| - | Moneyball | $15,198 | 208 | $74,224,797 |
| - | Paranormal Activity 3 | $15,115 | 302 | $103,675,508 |
| - | The Polar Express | $14,355 | 25 | $182,235,206 |
| - | The Ides of March | $12,326 | 187 | $40,506,758 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $12,010 | 49 | $14,711,009 |
| - | 50/50 | $9,282 | 146 | $34,916,558 |
| - | The Three Musketeers | $8,735 | 168 | $20,256,177 |
| - | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $7,310 | 72 | $2,841,358 |
| - | Footloose | $7,131 | 201 | $51,162,383 |
| - | Drive | $6,875 | 70 | $34,698,076 |
| - | Abduction | $5,370 | 131 | $28,081,216 |
| - | Contagion | $4,952 | 111 | $75,653,494 |
| - | The Rum Diary | $4,286 | 63 | $13,083,013 |
| - | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $3,222 | 61 | $176,708,214 |
| - | Pastorela | $2,425 | 44 | $144,186 |
| - | Circumstance | $633 | 1 | $453,921 |
| - | Project Nim | $246 | 2 | $410,758 |
| - | Answers to Nothing | $168 | 7 | $21,768 |
| - | The Future | $15 | 1 | $568,603 |
| Reporting: 42 | $5,710,163 | total | ||