Daily Domestic Box Office Tuesday, December 18, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $7,855,090 | +2% | 4,045 | $1,942 | $100,210,686 | 5 | |
| 2 | (2) | Lincoln | $934,865 | +16% | -1% | 2,285 | $409 | $109,428,100 | 40 |
| 3 | (3) | Skyfall | $884,751 | +26% | -24% | 2,924 | $303 | $273,507,818 | 41 |
| 4 | (4) | Life of Pi | $850,971 | +41% | -15% | 2,548 | $334 | $71,026,758 | 28 |
| 5 | (6) | Rise of the Guardians | $737,179 | +49% | +17% | 3,387 | $218 | $72,316,410 | 28 |
| 6 | (5) | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 | $608,154 | +16% | -29% | 3,042 | $200 | $277,958,025 | 34 |
| 7 | (7) | Playing for Keeps | $421,010 | +26% | -27% | 2,840 | $148 | $11,491,507 | 12 |
| 8 | (8) | Wreck-It Ralph | $337,379 | +31% | +6% | 2,249 | $150 | $169,316,727 | 47 |
| 9 | (9) | Silver Linings Playbook | $309,759 | +21% | +25% | 371 | $835 | $17,544,426 | 33 |
| 10 | (11) | Red Dawn | $273,232 | +19% | -25% | 2,250 | $121 | $41,407,734 | 28 |
| 11 | (10) | Flight | $269,868 | +16% | -29% | 1,823 | $148 | $89,920,672 | 47 |
| 12 | (14) | Anna Karenina | $169,573 | +19% | -21% | 409 | $415 | $8,692,460 | 33 |
| 13 | (13) | Argo | $164,152 | +14% | 0% | 667 | $246 | $105,263,364 | 68 |
| 14 | (15) | Hitchcock | $163,782 | +21% | +84% | 561 | $292 | $3,371,478 | 26 |
| - | (16) | Taken 2 | $36,176 | +7% | -6% | 339 | $107 | $138,202,358 | 75 |
| - | (18) | Pitch Perfect | $33,200 | +5% | +15% | 332 | $100 | $63,934,163 | 82 |
| - | (17) | Hyde Park on Hudson | $32,546 | +3% | +343% | 36 | $904 | $469,021 | 12 |
| - | (19) | The Sessions | $21,541 | +31% | -26% | 151 | $143 | $5,246,522 | 61 |
| - | (21) | Cloud Atlas | $17,096 | +23% | -35% | 98 | $174 | $26,654,268 | 54 |
| - | (20) | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $16,871 | +17% | +1% | 125 | $135 | $17,039,248 | 89 |
| - | (24) | The Polar Express | $16,692 | +49% | +90% | 14 | $1,192 | $183,057,972 | 2,961 |
| - | (26) | To the Arctic 3D | $16,214 | +68% | +58% | 52 | $312 | $10,233,937 | 243 |
| - | (23) | Looper | $14,634 | +10% | -20% | 190 | $77 | $66,333,023 | 82 |
| - | (22) | End of Watch | $14,020 | +5% | -87% | 172 | $82 | $40,497,306 | 89 |
| - | (25) | Sinister | $10,797 | +9% | +126% | 184 | $59 | $47,938,166 | 68 |
| - | (27) | Seven Psychopaths | $9,784 | +10% | -19% | 100 | $98 | $15,008,419 | 68 |
| - | (28) | Alex Cross | $9,628 | +18% | -31% | 175 | $55 | $25,757,561 | 61 |
| - | (31) | The Man with the Iron Fists | $7,875 | +25% | -42% | 105 | $75 | $15,622,715 | 47 |
| - | (29) | Paranormal Activity 4 | $7,426 | +8% | +336% | 157 | $47 | $53,822,566 | 61 |
| - | (30) | Born to be Wild 3D | $6,147 | -10% | +32% | 30 | $205 | $21,522,317 | 621 |
| - | (32) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $3,930 | +27% | +31% | 84 | $47 | $161,018,417 | 159 |
| - | (33) | Chasing Mavericks | $2,560 | -1% | -3% | 46 | $56 | $5,910,066 | 54 |
| - | (34) | ParaNorman | $2,028 | +5% | -25% | 61 | $33 | $55,968,897 | 124 |
| - | (35) | Hecho en México | $1,415 | +6% | -51% | 10 | $142 | $148,687 | 19 |
| - | (37) | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $1,200 | +47% | +57% | 41 | $29 | $49,004,832 | 138 |
| - | (36) | House at the End of the Street | $1,022 | +6% | -40% | 41 | $25 | $31,609,585 | 89 |
| - | (38) | Arbitrage | $951 | +63% | -52% | 7 | $136 | $7,892,236 | 96 |
| Reporting movies: 37 | $14,263,518 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $7,855,090 | 4,045 | $100,210,686 |
| 2 | Lincoln | $934,865 | 2,285 | $109,428,100 |
| 3 | Skyfall | $884,751 | 2,924 | $273,507,818 |
| 4 | Life of Pi | $850,971 | 2,548 | $71,026,758 |
| 5 | Rise of the Guardians | $737,179 | 3,387 | $72,316,410 |
| 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 | $608,154 | 3,042 | $277,958,025 |
| 7 | Playing for Keeps | $421,010 | 2,840 | $11,491,507 |
| 8 | Wreck-It Ralph | $337,379 | 2,249 | $169,316,727 |
| 9 | Silver Linings Playbook | $309,759 | 371 | $17,544,426 |
| 10 | Red Dawn | $273,232 | 2,250 | $41,407,734 |
| 11 | Flight | $269,868 | 1,823 | $89,920,672 |
| 12 | Anna Karenina | $169,573 | 409 | $8,692,460 |
| 13 | Argo | $164,152 | 667 | $105,263,364 |
| 14 | Hitchcock | $163,782 | 561 | $3,371,478 |
| - | Taken 2 | $36,176 | 339 | $138,202,358 |
| - | Pitch Perfect | $33,200 | 332 | $63,934,163 |
| - | Hyde Park on Hudson | $32,546 | 36 | $469,021 |
| - | The Sessions | $21,541 | 151 | $5,246,522 |
| - | Cloud Atlas | $17,096 | 98 | $26,654,268 |
| - | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $16,871 | 125 | $17,039,248 |
| - | The Polar Express | $16,692 | 14 | $183,057,972 |
| - | To the Arctic 3D | $16,214 | 52 | $10,233,937 |
| - | Looper | $14,634 | 190 | $66,333,023 |
| - | End of Watch | $14,020 | 172 | $40,497,306 |
| - | Sinister | $10,797 | 184 | $47,938,166 |
| - | Seven Psychopaths | $9,784 | 100 | $15,008,419 |
| - | Alex Cross | $9,628 | 175 | $25,757,561 |
| - | The Man with the Iron Fists | $7,875 | 105 | $15,622,715 |
| - | Paranormal Activity 4 | $7,426 | 157 | $53,822,566 |
| - | Born to be Wild 3D | $6,147 | 30 | $21,522,317 |
| - | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $3,930 | 84 | $161,018,417 |
| - | Chasing Mavericks | $2,560 | 46 | $5,910,066 |
| - | ParaNorman | $2,028 | 61 | $55,968,897 |
| - | Hecho en México | $1,415 | 10 | $148,687 |
| - | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | $1,200 | 41 | $49,004,832 |
| - | House at the End of the Street | $1,022 | 41 | $31,609,585 |
| - | Arbitrage | $951 | 7 | $7,892,236 |
| Reporting: 37 | $14,263,518 | total | ||