Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, January 5, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $2,451,383 | -7% | -70% | 3,455 | $710 | $149,700,912 | 21 | Previews | The Devil Inside | $2,200,000 | 0 | – | $2,200,000 |
| 2 | (2) | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $1,878,372 | -7% | -70% | 3,703 | $507 | $143,360,061 | 21 |
| 3 | (3) | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $1,704,788 | -5% | -59% | 2,914 | $585 | $65,535,914 | 16 |
| 4 | (4) | War Horse | $1,263,552 | -3% | -65% | 2,547 | $496 | $48,225,212 | 12 |
| 5 | (5) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $1,076,145 | -13% | -84% | 3,724 | $289 | $102,088,454 | 21 |
| 6 | (6) | The Adventures of Tintin | $1,025,947 | -11% | -75% | 3,087 | $332 | $55,280,275 | 16 |
| 7 | (7) | We Bought a Zoo | $985,940 | -10% | -76% | 3,163 | $312 | $48,094,109 | 14 |
| 8 | (8) | New Year’s Eve | $422,417 | -11% | -76% | 2,225 | $190 | $48,760,797 | 28 |
| 9 | (9) | The Darkest Hour | $356,553 | -12% | -70% | 2,327 | $153 | $15,566,289 | 12 |
| 10 | (10) | The Descendants | $349,081 | +3% | -58% | 758 | $461 | $41,376,563 | 51 |
| 11 | (12) | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $268,404 | +7% | -65% | 1,411 | $190 | $276,943,638 | 49 |
| 12 | (11) | Young Adult | $238,500 | -7% | -61% | 987 | $242 | $13,466,504 | 28 |
| 13 | (14) | Hugo | $213,802 | -3% | -71% | 951 | $225 | $51,030,157 | 44 |
| 14 | (13) | The Sitter | $201,790 | -19% | -62% | 1,348 | $150 | $27,568,135 | 28 |
| - | (15) | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $130,372 | +7% | -47% | 57 | $2,287 | $4,651,149 | 28 |
| - | (16) | Puss in Boots | $76,846 | -8% | -72% | 389 | $198 | $146,009,825 | 70 |
| - | (17) | Arthur Christmas | $67,879 | -17% | -81% | 1,343 | $51 | $46,337,847 | 44 |
| - | (18) | Happy Feet Two | $49,094 | -4% | -68% | 525 | $94 | $61,129,609 | 49 |
| - | (20) | Shame | $36,531 | +2% | -36% | 55 | $664 | $2,156,610 | 35 |
| - | (21) | J. Edgar | $32,497 | -2% | -51% | 455 | $71 | $36,751,832 | 58 |
| - | (19) | Don 2 | $29,275 | -22% | -80% | 164 | $179 | $3,415,531 | 15 |
| - | (22) | Tower Heist | $27,830 | -8% | -50% | 253 | $110 | $76,894,570 | 63 |
| - | (23) | Immortals | $19,807 | +0% | -48% | 228 | $87 | $82,762,539 | 56 |
| - | (24) | Born to be Wild 3D | $17,017 | -5% | -67% | 49 | $347 | $15,239,833 | 273 |
| - | (26) | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $15,731 | -1% | -45% | 6 | $2,622 | $399,544 | 12 |
| - | (28) | In Time | $14,586 | -3% | -36% | 123 | $119 | $37,122,961 | 70 |
| - | (27) | Dolphin Tale | $14,284 | -9% | -77% | 188 | $76 | $72,070,473 | 105 |
| - | (25) | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $14,256 | -12% | -58% | 245 | $58 | $34,977,776 | 63 |
| - | (29) | Footloose | $11,777 | -2% | -64% | 182 | $65 | $51,706,504 | 84 |
| - | (32) | The Way | $8,528 | +19% | -49% | 47 | $181 | $4,211,132 | 91 |
| - | (31) | Pariah | $7,971 | +11% | -19% | 4 | $1,993 | $123,439 | 9 |
| - | (30) | Paranormal Activity 3 | $6,570 | -10% | -60% | 124 | $53 | $104,028,807 | 77 |
| - | (33) | Margin Call | $6,555 | +33% | -17% | 29 | $226 | $5,269,498 | 77 |
| - | (34) | Drive | $5,800 | +18% | +4% | 25 | $232 | $34,855,377 | 112 |
| - | (35) | Like Crazy | $3,485 | +25% | -26% | 30 | $116 | $3,380,772 | 70 |
| - | (37) | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $1,638 | -5% | -48% | 14 | $117 | $2,919,048 | 77 |
| - | (36) | In The Land of Blood and Honey | $1,562 | -10% | -68% | 2 | $781 | $58,392 | 14 |
| Reporting movies: 38 | $15,236,565 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $2,451,383 | 3,455 | $149,700,912 |
| - | The Devil Inside | $2,200,000 | 0 | $2,200,000 |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $1,878,372 | 3,703 | $143,360,061 |
| 3 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $1,704,788 | 2,914 | $65,535,914 |
| 4 | War Horse | $1,263,552 | 2,547 | $48,225,212 |
| 5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $1,076,145 | 3,724 | $102,088,454 |
| 6 | The Adventures of Tintin | $1,025,947 | 3,087 | $55,280,275 |
| 7 | We Bought a Zoo | $985,940 | 3,163 | $48,094,109 |
| 8 | New Year’s Eve | $422,417 | 2,225 | $48,760,797 |
| 9 | The Darkest Hour | $356,553 | 2,327 | $15,566,289 |
| 10 | The Descendants | $349,081 | 758 | $41,376,563 |
| 11 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $268,404 | 1,411 | $276,943,638 |
| 12 | Young Adult | $238,500 | 987 | $13,466,504 |
| 13 | Hugo | $213,802 | 951 | $51,030,157 |
| 14 | The Sitter | $201,790 | 1,348 | $27,568,135 |
| - | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $130,372 | 57 | $4,651,149 |
| - | Puss in Boots | $76,846 | 389 | $146,009,825 |
| - | Arthur Christmas | $67,879 | 1,343 | $46,337,847 |
| - | Happy Feet Two | $49,094 | 525 | $61,129,609 |
| - | Shame | $36,531 | 55 | $2,156,610 |
| - | J. Edgar | $32,497 | 455 | $36,751,832 |
| - | Don 2 | $29,275 | 164 | $3,415,531 |
| - | Tower Heist | $27,830 | 253 | $76,894,570 |
| - | Immortals | $19,807 | 228 | $82,762,539 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $17,017 | 49 | $15,239,833 |
| - | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $15,731 | 6 | $399,544 |
| - | In Time | $14,586 | 123 | $37,122,961 |
| - | Dolphin Tale | $14,284 | 188 | $72,070,473 |
| - | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $14,256 | 245 | $34,977,776 |
| - | Footloose | $11,777 | 182 | $51,706,504 |
| - | The Way | $8,528 | 47 | $4,211,132 |
| - | Pariah | $7,971 | 4 | $123,439 |
| - | Paranormal Activity 3 | $6,570 | 124 | $104,028,807 |
| - | Margin Call | $6,555 | 29 | $5,269,498 |
| - | Drive | $5,800 | 25 | $34,855,377 |
| - | Like Crazy | $3,485 | 30 | $3,380,772 |
| - | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $1,638 | 14 | $2,919,048 |
| - | In The Land of Blood and Honey | $1,562 | 2 | $58,392 |
| Reporting: 38 | $15,236,565 | total | ||