Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, December 15, 2011
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | Previews | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $1,250,000 | 1,650 | $758 | $1,250,000 | Previews | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $1,100,000 | 425 | $2,588 | $1,100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | New Year’s Eve | $1,058,002 | +3% | 3,505 | $302 | $17,405,754 | 7 | |
| 2 | (2) | The Sitter | $756,534 | -4% | 2,750 | $275 | $13,321,306 | 7 | |
| 3 | (3) | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $678,675 | +4% | -40% | 3,604 | $188 | $262,130,081 | 28 |
| 4 | (4) | Hugo | $521,002 | +10% | -4% | 2,608 | $200 | $35,447,861 | 23 |
| 5 | (7) | Arthur Christmas | $445,230 | +20% | +9% | 3,272 | $136 | $34,947,345 | 23 |
| 6 | (6) | The Descendants | $431,114 | +6% | +15% | 876 | $492 | $25,377,552 | 30 |
| 7 | (5) | The Muppets | $427,236 | +2% | -27% | 3,328 | $128 | $67,473,645 | 23 |
| 8 | (8) | Immortals | $272,073 | -3% | -35% | 2,299 | $118 | $81,038,005 | 35 |
| 9 | (9) | Happy Feet Two | $267,176 | +3% | -23% | 2,840 | $94 | $57,832,544 | 28 |
| 10 | (11) | Jack and Jill | $192,001 | +10% | -39% | 2,787 | $69 | $69,277,786 | 35 |
| 11 | (10) | Tower Heist | $186,210 | -5% | -38% | 2,069 | $90 | $74,887,715 | 42 |
| 12 | (12) | J. Edgar | $135,373 | -3% | -45% | 1,555 | $87 | $35,332,403 | 37 |
| 13 | (13) | Puss in Boots | $115,152 | +6% | -37% | 1,843 | $62 | $142,310,193 | 49 |
| - | (14) | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $57,593 | -8% | -46% | 470 | $123 | $34,238,015 | 42 |
| - | (15) | In Time | $36,098 | -10% | -28% | 354 | $102 | $36,569,340 | 49 |
| - | (16) | Shame | $33,983 | -2% | +4% | 21 | $1,618 | $924,041 | 14 |
| - | (17) | Young Adult | $31,110 | -1% | 8 | $3,889 | $439,924 | 7 | |
| - | (19) | Like Crazy | $23,461 | +7% | -24% | 162 | $145 | $3,235,445 | 49 |
| - | (18) | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $23,185 | -11% | 4 | $5,796 | $422,771 | 7 | |
| - | (20) | Courageous | $22,833 | +31% | -10% | 191 | $120 | $33,411,349 | 77 |
| - | (26) | The Polar Express | $20,707 | +44% | +141% | 25 | $828 | $182,255,913 | 2,592 |
| - | (28) | Born to be Wild 3D | $18,848 | +57% | +23% | 49 | $385 | $14,729,857 | 252 |
| - | (23) | Dolphin Tale | $17,770 | +9% | -13% | 342 | $52 | $71,137,768 | 84 |
| - | (24) | Moneyball | $17,031 | +12% | -73% | 208 | $82 | $74,241,828 | 84 |
| - | (22) | The Way | $17,027 | +2% | -22% | 120 | $142 | $3,909,403 | 70 |
| - | (21) | Margin Call | $16,728 | -3% | -20% | 148 | $113 | $5,016,509 | 56 |
| - | (25) | Paranormal Activity 3 | $16,354 | +8% | +45% | 302 | $54 | $103,691,862 | 56 |
| - | (27) | The Ides of March | $15,477 | +26% | -73% | 187 | $83 | $40,522,235 | 70 |
| - | (29) | 50/50 | $10,039 | +8% | -37% | 146 | $69 | $34,926,597 | 77 |
| - | (30) | The Three Musketeers | $8,937 | +2% | -23% | 168 | $53 | $20,265,114 | 56 |
| - | (31) | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $7,317 | +0% | -30% | 72 | $102 | $2,848,675 | 56 |
| - | (32) | Footloose | $6,647 | -7% | -36% | 201 | $33 | $51,169,030 | 63 |
| - | (33) | Drive | $6,330 | -8% | -20% | 70 | $90 | $34,704,406 | 91 |
| - | (34) | Abduction | $5,939 | +11% | -23% | 131 | $45 | $28,087,155 | 84 |
| - | (35) | Contagion | $4,603 | -7% | -49% | 111 | $41 | $75,658,097 | 98 |
| - | (36) | The Rum Diary | $4,600 | +7% | -17% | 63 | $73 | $13,087,613 | 49 |
| - | (37) | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $3,608 | +12% | -18% | 61 | $59 | $176,711,822 | 133 |
| - | (38) | Pastorela | $1,982 | -18% | -59% | 44 | $45 | $146,168 | 14 |
| - | (40) | Project Nim | $426 | +73% | 2 | $213 | $411,184 | 161 | |
| - | (39) | Circumstance | $200 | -68% | -66% | 1 | $200 | $454,121 | 112 |
| - | (41) | Answers to Nothing | $104 | -38% | -91% | 7 | $15 | $21,872 | 14 |
| - | (42) | The Future | $59 | +293% | 1 | $59 | $568,662 | 140 | |
| Reporting movies: 44 | $8,264,774 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $1,250,000 | 1,650 | $1,250,000 |
| - | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $1,100,000 | 425 | $1,100,000 |
| 1 | New Year’s Eve | $1,058,002 | 3,505 | $17,405,754 |
| 2 | The Sitter | $756,534 | 2,750 | $13,321,306 |
| 3 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $678,675 | 3,604 | $262,130,081 |
| 4 | Hugo | $521,002 | 2,608 | $35,447,861 |
| 5 | Arthur Christmas | $445,230 | 3,272 | $34,947,345 |
| 6 | The Descendants | $431,114 | 876 | $25,377,552 |
| 7 | The Muppets | $427,236 | 3,328 | $67,473,645 |
| 8 | Immortals | $272,073 | 2,299 | $81,038,005 |
| 9 | Happy Feet Two | $267,176 | 2,840 | $57,832,544 |
| 10 | Jack and Jill | $192,001 | 2,787 | $69,277,786 |
| 11 | Tower Heist | $186,210 | 2,069 | $74,887,715 |
| 12 | J. Edgar | $135,373 | 1,555 | $35,332,403 |
| 13 | Puss in Boots | $115,152 | 1,843 | $142,310,193 |
| - | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $57,593 | 470 | $34,238,015 |
| - | In Time | $36,098 | 354 | $36,569,340 |
| - | Shame | $33,983 | 21 | $924,041 |
| - | Young Adult | $31,110 | 8 | $439,924 |
| - | Like Crazy | $23,461 | 162 | $3,235,445 |
| - | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $23,185 | 4 | $422,771 |
| - | Courageous | $22,833 | 191 | $33,411,349 |
| - | The Polar Express | $20,707 | 25 | $182,255,913 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $18,848 | 49 | $14,729,857 |
| - | Dolphin Tale | $17,770 | 342 | $71,137,768 |
| - | Moneyball | $17,031 | 208 | $74,241,828 |
| - | The Way | $17,027 | 120 | $3,909,403 |
| - | Margin Call | $16,728 | 148 | $5,016,509 |
| - | Paranormal Activity 3 | $16,354 | 302 | $103,691,862 |
| - | The Ides of March | $15,477 | 187 | $40,522,235 |
| - | 50/50 | $10,039 | 146 | $34,926,597 |
| - | The Three Musketeers | $8,937 | 168 | $20,265,114 |
| - | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $7,317 | 72 | $2,848,675 |
| - | Footloose | $6,647 | 201 | $51,169,030 |
| - | Drive | $6,330 | 70 | $34,704,406 |
| - | Abduction | $5,939 | 131 | $28,087,155 |
| - | Contagion | $4,603 | 111 | $75,658,097 |
| - | The Rum Diary | $4,600 | 63 | $13,087,613 |
| - | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $3,608 | 61 | $176,711,822 |
| - | Pastorela | $1,982 | 44 | $146,168 |
| - | Project Nim | $426 | 2 | $411,184 |
| - | Circumstance | $200 | 1 | $454,121 |
| - | Answers to Nothing | $104 | 7 | $21,872 |
| - | The Future | $59 | 1 | $568,662 |
| Reporting: 44 | $8,264,774 | total | ||