Daily Domestic Box Office Friday, December 30, 2011
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $10,631,148 | +29% | +10% | 3,455 | $3,077 | $113,615,355 | 15 |
| 2 | (3) | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $7,628,273 | +20% | +13% | 3,703 | $2,060 | $117,650,599 | 15 |
| 3 | (2) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $7,041,547 | +8% | +30% | 3,724 | $1,891 | $83,400,882 | 15 |
| 4 | (4) | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $5,334,091 | +29% | +15% | 2,914 | $1,831 | $46,094,395 | 10 |
| 5 | (6) | We Bought a Zoo | $4,850,417 | +19% | +62% | 3,163 | $1,533 | $32,337,734 | 8 |
| 6 | (7) | War Horse | $4,697,820 | +30% | 2,547 | $1,844 | $30,726,863 | 6 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Adventures of Tintin | $4,405,247 | +7% | +25% | 3,087 | $1,427 | $40,444,234 | 10 |
| 8 | (8) | New Year’s Eve | $2,254,318 | +27% | +71% | 2,225 | $1,013 | $41,919,368 | 22 |
| 9 | (9) | The Darkest Hour | $1,656,459 | +37% | 2,327 | $712 | $10,631,181 | 6 | |
| 10 | (10) | The Muppets | $1,104,535 | +9% | +19% | 1,541 | $717 | $80,971,796 | 38 |
| 11 | (11) | The Descendants | $1,098,787 | +33% | +77% | 758 | $1,450 | $37,123,433 | 45 |
| 12 | (12) | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $866,680 | +14% | +29% | 1,411 | $614 | $274,336,476 | 43 |
| 13 | (13) | Hugo | $845,430 | +13% | +18% | 951 | $889 | $47,838,022 | 38 |
| 14 | (14) | Young Adult | $759,865 | +24% | +48% | 987 | $770 | $10,729,003 | 22 |
| 15 | (15) | The Sitter | $653,451 | +23% | +10% | 1,348 | $485 | $25,297,512 | 22 |
| - | (18) | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $349,837 | +43% | +67% | 57 | $6,137 | $3,220,127 | 22 |
| - | (17) | Puss in Boots | $309,763 | +11% | +71% | 389 | $796 | $145,041,191 | 64 |
| - | (16) | Arthur Christmas | $309,145 | -14% | -70% | 1,343 | $230 | $45,446,212 | 38 |
| - | (20) | Don 2 | $177,880 | +23% | -66% | 165 | $1,078 | $2,820,686 | 9 |
| - | (19) | Happy Feet Two | $161,556 | +6% | +76% | 525 | $308 | $60,572,721 | 43 |
| - | (26) | Tower Heist | $96,140 | +74% | +66% | 253 | $380 | $76,577,050 | 57 |
| - | (21) | J. Edgar | $79,252 | +19% | +84% | 455 | $174 | $36,406,233 | 52 |
| - | (24) | Moneyball | $78,709 | +32% | +62% | 250 | $315 | $74,835,158 | 99 |
| - | (new) | The Iron Lady | $77,235 | 4 | $19,309 | $77,235 | 1 | ||
| - | (22) | Jack and Jill | $74,754 | +17% | -21% | 222 | $337 | $71,583,464 | 50 |
| - | (25) | Shame | $71,699 | +25% | +58% | 55 | $1,304 | $1,837,282 | 29 |
| - | (23) | Dolphin Tale | $64,759 | +6% | +65% | 188 | $344 | $71,876,425 | 99 |
| - | (28) | Courageous | $55,102 | +20% | +61% | 181 | $304 | $33,938,491 | 92 |
| - | (27) | Born to be Wild 3D | $48,466 | -7% | +165% | 49 | $989 | $15,106,744 | 267 |
| - | (29) | Immortals | $45,612 | +19% | -2% | 228 | $200 | $82,577,241 | 50 |
| - | (30) | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $38,046 | +12% | -2% | 245 | $155 | $34,834,569 | 57 |
| - | (31) | Footloose | $36,740 | +12% | +76% | 182 | $202 | $51,592,896 | 78 |
| - | (32) | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $36,681 | +28% | 6 | $6,114 | $238,955 | 6 | |
| - | (34) | In Time | $34,906 | +54% | +72% | 123 | $284 | $36,991,531 | 64 |
| - | (33) | The Ides of March | $30,904 | +36% | +73% | 143 | $216 | $40,772,805 | 85 |
| - | (36) | Paranormal Activity 3 | $21,472 | +32% | +73% | 124 | $173 | $103,961,167 | 71 |
| - | (38) | Pariah | $18,256 | +85% | 4 | $4,564 | $49,947 | 3 | |
| - | (35) | The Way | $17,024 | +2% | +76% | 47 | $362 | $4,134,826 | 85 |
| - | (37) | The Polar Express | $15,265 | +14% | -65% | 16 | $954 | $182,600,264 | 2,607 |
| - | (40) | Drive | $8,519 | +53% | +62% | 25 | $341 | $34,817,048 | 106 |
| - | (39) | Margin Call | $6,619 | -16% | -8% | 29 | $228 | $5,229,340 | 71 |
| - | (42) | Like Crazy | $4,227 | -10% | +41% | 30 | $141 | $3,362,694 | 64 |
| - | (41) | In The Land of Blood and Honey | $3,072 | -38% | -54% | 2 | $1,536 | $42,735 | 8 |
| - | (44) | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $2,822 | -11% | +9% | 14 | $202 | $2,903,447 | 71 |
| - | (-) | The Worst Movie EVER! | $2,090 | 1 | $2,090 | $5,303 | 134 | ||
| - | (-) | To Die is Hard | $810 | 1 | $810 | $2,050 | 379 | ||
| Reporting movies: 46 | $56,105,430 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $10,631,148 | 3,455 | $113,615,355 |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $7,628,273 | 3,703 | $117,650,599 |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $7,041,547 | 3,724 | $83,400,882 |
| 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $5,334,091 | 2,914 | $46,094,395 |
| 5 | We Bought a Zoo | $4,850,417 | 3,163 | $32,337,734 |
| 6 | War Horse | $4,697,820 | 2,547 | $30,726,863 |
| 7 | The Adventures of Tintin | $4,405,247 | 3,087 | $40,444,234 |
| 8 | New Year’s Eve | $2,254,318 | 2,225 | $41,919,368 |
| 9 | The Darkest Hour | $1,656,459 | 2,327 | $10,631,181 |
| 10 | The Muppets | $1,104,535 | 1,541 | $80,971,796 |
| 11 | The Descendants | $1,098,787 | 758 | $37,123,433 |
| 12 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $866,680 | 1,411 | $274,336,476 |
| 13 | Hugo | $845,430 | 951 | $47,838,022 |
| 14 | Young Adult | $759,865 | 987 | $10,729,003 |
| 15 | The Sitter | $653,451 | 1,348 | $25,297,512 |
| - | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $349,837 | 57 | $3,220,127 |
| - | Puss in Boots | $309,763 | 389 | $145,041,191 |
| - | Arthur Christmas | $309,145 | 1,343 | $45,446,212 |
| - | Don 2 | $177,880 | 165 | $2,820,686 |
| - | Happy Feet Two | $161,556 | 525 | $60,572,721 |
| - | Tower Heist | $96,140 | 253 | $76,577,050 |
| - | J. Edgar | $79,252 | 455 | $36,406,233 |
| - | Moneyball | $78,709 | 250 | $74,835,158 |
| - | The Iron Lady | $77,235 | 4 | $77,235 |
| - | Jack and Jill | $74,754 | 222 | $71,583,464 |
| - | Shame | $71,699 | 55 | $1,837,282 |
| - | Dolphin Tale | $64,759 | 188 | $71,876,425 |
| - | Courageous | $55,102 | 181 | $33,938,491 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $48,466 | 49 | $15,106,744 |
| - | Immortals | $45,612 | 228 | $82,577,241 |
| - | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $38,046 | 245 | $34,834,569 |
| - | Footloose | $36,740 | 182 | $51,592,896 |
| - | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $36,681 | 6 | $238,955 |
| - | In Time | $34,906 | 123 | $36,991,531 |
| - | The Ides of March | $30,904 | 143 | $40,772,805 |
| - | Paranormal Activity 3 | $21,472 | 124 | $103,961,167 |
| - | Pariah | $18,256 | 4 | $49,947 |
| - | The Way | $17,024 | 47 | $4,134,826 |
| - | The Polar Express | $15,265 | 16 | $182,600,264 |
| - | Drive | $8,519 | 25 | $34,817,048 |
| - | Margin Call | $6,619 | 29 | $5,229,340 |
| - | Like Crazy | $4,227 | 30 | $3,362,694 |
| - | In The Land of Blood and Honey | $3,072 | 2 | $42,735 |
| - | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $2,822 | 14 | $2,903,447 |
| - | The Worst Movie EVER! | $2,090 | 1 | $5,303 |
| - | To Die is Hard | $810 | 1 | $2,050 |
| Reporting: 46 | $56,105,430 | total | ||