Weekend Domestic Box Office December 25, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $75,617,133 | -2% | 3,456 | $21,880 | $212,711,184 | 10 | |
| 2 | (new) | Sherlock Holmes | $62,304,277 | 3,626 | $17,183 | $62,304,277 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $48,875,415 | 3,700 | $13,210 | $75,589,048 | 5 | ||
| 4 | (new) | It’s Complicated | $22,100,820 | 2,887 | $7,655 | $22,100,820 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (3) | The Blind Side | $11,519,345 | +15% | 2,766 | $4,165 | $184,195,981 | 38 | |
| 6 | (8) | Up in the Air | $11,270,248 | +251% | 1,895 | $5,947 | $24,031,968 | 24 | |
| 7 | (2) | The Princess and the Frog | $9,004,610 | -26% | 3,475 | $2,591 | $63,679,289 | 33 | |
| 8 | (20) | Nine | $5,452,513 | 1,412 | $3,862 | $5,830,605 | 10 | ||
| 9 | (4) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $5,000,143 | -24% | 2,718 | $1,840 | $15,600,328 | 10 | |
| 10 | (6) | Invictus | $4,067,541 | -3% | 2,160 | $1,883 | $23,049,804 | 17 | |
| 11 | (5) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $3,044,259 | -31% | 1,593 | $1,911 | $280,962,758 | 38 | |
| 12 | (new) | 3 Idiots | $1,645,502 | 119 | $13,828 | $2,149,227 | 5 | ||
| 13 | (7) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $1,292,155 | -62% | 1,245 | $1,038 | $135,888,543 | 52 | |
| 14 | (9) | Brothers | $1,210,172 | -58% | 858 | $1,410 | $25,341,515 | 24 | |
| 15 | (11) | 2012 | $994,494 | -55% | 800 | $1,243 | $161,490,679 | 45 | |
| 16 | (13) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $865,083 | -28% | 629 | $1,375 | $41,778,920 | 52 | |
| 17 | (10) | Old Dogs | $652,737 | -72% | 645 | $1,012 | $45,882,504 | 33 | |
| 18 | (24) | The Young Victoria | $645,315 | +303% | 163 | $3,959 | $927,963 | 10 | |
| 19 | (16) | The Road | $449,066 | -32% | 311 | $1,444 | $5,879,604 | 33 | |
| 20 | (26) | A Single Man | $352,652 | +147% | 46 | $7,666 | $920,532 | 17 | |
| 21 | (22) | Broken Embraces | $349,408 | +76% | 71 | $4,921 | $1,190,357 | 38 | |
| 22 | (18) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $344,592 | -42% | 197 | $1,749 | $18,288,004 | 45 | |
| 23 | (new) | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $334,183 | 48 | $6,962 | $334,183 | 3 | ||
| 24 | (12) | Armored | $321,543 | -75% | 244 | $1,318 | $15,303,287 | 24 | |
| 25 | (new) | Flickan som lekte med elden | $204,471 | 49 | $4,173 | $204,471 | 3 | ||
| 26 | (14) | Ninja Assassin | $203,124 | -78% | 166 | $1,224 | $37,166,599 | 33 | |
| 27 | (37) | Where the Wild Things Are | $197,658 | +249% | 267 | $740 | $76,038,911 | 73 | |
| 28 | (21) | An Education | $170,538 | -23% | 153 | $1,115 | $7,437,144 | 80 | |
| 29 | (23) | Couples Retreat | $162,155 | -5% | 230 | $705 | $108,134,160 | 80 | |
| 30 | (31) | Crazy Heart | $159,850 | +93% | 12 | $13,321 | $324,428 | 12 | |
| 31 | (29) | Law Abiding Citizen | $137,779 | +58% | 205 | $672 | $72,645,906 | 73 | |
| 32 | (15) | Planet 51 | $104,685 | -87% | 209 | $501 | $39,213,810 | 38 | |
| 33 | (19) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $97,741 | -76% | 102 | $958 | $9,744,417 | 59 | |
| 34 | (25) | Me and Orson Welles | $91,606 | -41% | 115 | $797 | $759,235 | 33 | |
| 35 | (28) | Paranormal Activity | $71,724 | -19% | 158 | $454 | $107,736,981 | 94 | |
| 36 | (27) | A Serious Man | $66,124 | -33% | 49 | $1,349 | $9,042,780 | 87 | |
| 37 | (41) | Under the Sea 3D | $52,590 | +68% | 26 | $2,023 | $19,231,134 | 318 | |
| 38 | (32) | Astro Boy | $51,722 | -35% | 168 | $308 | $19,298,834 | 66 | |
| 39 | (34) | The Fourth Kind | $45,120 | -32% | 64 | $705 | $25,360,255 | 52 | |
| 40 | (38) | The Lovely Bones | $41,916 | -7% | 3 | $13,972 | $276,161 | 17 | |
| 41 | (36) | Pirate Radio | $32,266 | -46% | 113 | $286 | $7,913,976 | 45 | |
| 42 | (30) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $29,965 | -65% | 74 | $405 | $31,944,330 | 52 | |
| 43 | (33) | The Polar Express | $23,257 | -69% | 20 | $1,163 | $181,274,318 | 1,874 | |
| 44 | (44) | La Danse | $21,775 | -13% | 20 | $1,089 | $377,925 | 54 | |
| 45 | (35) | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | $21,456 | -67% | 32 | $671 | $1,367,264 | 38 | |
| 46 | (new) | Police, Adjective | $19,452 | 8 | $2,432 | $26,692 | 5 | ||
| 47 | (39) | The Box | $17,649 | -57% | 50 | $353 | $15,008,812 | 52 | |
| 48 | (-) | Noémie: Le secret | $15,143 | 42 | $361 | $217,602 | 17 | ||
| 49 | (40) | Red Cliff | $14,658 | -60% | 24 | $611 | $485,186 | 38 | |
| 50 | (43) | The Messenger | $13,955 | -47% | 22 | $634 | $623,689 | 45 | |
| 51 | (47) | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $13,282 | -21% | 8 | $1,660 | $22,673,984 | 815 | |
| 52 | (42) | Coco Before Chanel | $13,230 | -53% | 19 | $696 | $5,964,683 | 94 | |
| 53 | (51) | Deep Sea 3-D | $9,197 | +26% | 3 | $3,066 | $42,776,742 | 1,396 | |
| 54 | (45) | Amelia | $9,044 | -52% | 24 | $377 | $14,195,118 | 66 | |
| 55 | (62) | Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D | $8,717 | +240% | 4 | $2,179 | $7,243,378 | 682 | |
| 56 | (49) | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | $8,649 | -43% | 10 | $865 | $235,120 | 31 | |
| 57 | (new) | Sita Sings the Blues | $5,467 | 1 | $5,467 | $5,467 | 3 | ||
| 58 | (-) | Pour toujours, les Canadiens | $5,338 | 10 | $534 | $521,544 | 31 | ||
| 59 | (48) | The Maid | $5,025 | -69% | 6 | $838 | $481,378 | 73 | |
| 60 | (59) | A Town Called Panic | $3,737 | +31% | 2 | $1,869 | $10,180 | 12 | |
| 61 | (75) | The Beaches of Agnès | $1,616 | +35% | 3 | $539 | $224,318 | 180 | |
| 62 | (61) | House of the Devil, The | $1,369 | -48% | 3 | $456 | $100,659 | 59 | |
| 63 | (57) | 35 Shots of Rum | $1,345 | -58% | 1 | $1,345 | $128,886 | 101 | |
| 64 | (-) | Le combat dans l'île | $1,272 | 1 | $1,272 | $32,630 | 199 | ||
| 65 | (58) | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | $1,166 | -61% | 2 | $583 | $1,131,688 | 171 | |
| 66 | (83) | Seraphine | $1,112 | +25% | 1 | $1,112 | $855,871 | 206 | |
| 67 | (76) | The September Issue | $1,031 | -12% | 4 | $258 | $3,813,787 | 122 | |
| 68 | (96) | The Missing Person | $1,028 | +444% | 1 | $1,028 | $9,330 | 38 | |
| 69 | (60) | Until the Light Takes Us | $988 | -63% | 1 | $988 | $44,308 | 38 | |
| 70 | (67) | Ong-Bak 2 | $608 | -68% | 3 | $203 | $102,055 | 66 | |
| 71 | (-) | Small Change | $574 | 1 | $574 | $15,649 | 34 | ||
| 72 | (90) | Endgame | $456 | -15% | 1 | $456 | $7,703 | 52 | |
| 73 | (79) | Oh My God | $412 | -63% | 1 | $412 | $38,245 | 45 | |
| 74 | (87) | Serious Moonlight | $408 | -47% | 1 | $408 | $25,137 | 24 | |
| 75 | (53) | The Damned United | $402 | -92% | 3 | $134 | $437,949 | 80 | |
| 76 | (73) | Amreeka | $364 | -73% | 1 | $364 | $620,193 | 115 | |
| 77 | (80) | Bronson | $338 | -67% | 2 | $169 | $104,792 | 80 | |
| 78 | (71) | The Slammin' Salmon | $196 | -87% | 1 | $196 | $38,461 | 17 | |
| 79 | (74) | Four Seasons Lodge | $190 | -85% | 1 | $190 | $42,850 | 47 | |
| 80 | (100) | Crude | $145 | +107% | 1 | $145 | $162,172 | 108 | |
| 81 | (95) | Big Fan | $91 | -60% | 1 | $91 | $230,088 | 122 | |
| 82 | (93) | Beeswax | $54 | -80% | 1 | $54 | $41,439 | 143 | |
| 83 | (98) | From Mexico with Love | $10 | -93% | 1 | $10 | $548,719 | 80 | |
| Reporting movies: 83 | $269,878,446 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $75,617,133 | 3,456 | $212,711,184 |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $62,304,277 | 3,626 | $62,304,277 |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $48,875,415 | 3,700 | $75,589,048 |
| 4 | It’s Complicated | $22,100,820 | 2,887 | $22,100,820 |
| 5 | The Blind Side | $11,519,345 | 2,766 | $184,195,981 |
| 6 | Up in the Air | $11,270,248 | 1,895 | $24,031,968 |
| 7 | The Princess and the Frog | $9,004,610 | 3,475 | $63,679,289 |
| 8 | Nine | $5,452,513 | 1,412 | $5,830,605 |
| 9 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $5,000,143 | 2,718 | $15,600,328 |
| 10 | Invictus | $4,067,541 | 2,160 | $23,049,804 |
| 11 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $3,044,259 | 1,593 | $280,962,758 |
| 12 | 3 Idiots | $1,645,502 | 119 | $2,149,227 |
| 13 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $1,292,155 | 1,245 | $135,888,543 |
| 14 | Brothers | $1,210,172 | 858 | $25,341,515 |
| 15 | 2012 | $994,494 | 800 | $161,490,679 |
| 16 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $865,083 | 629 | $41,778,920 |
| 17 | Old Dogs | $652,737 | 645 | $45,882,504 |
| 18 | The Young Victoria | $645,315 | 163 | $927,963 |
| 19 | The Road | $449,066 | 311 | $5,879,604 |
| 20 | A Single Man | $352,652 | 46 | $920,532 |
| 21 | Broken Embraces | $349,408 | 71 | $1,190,357 |
| 22 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $344,592 | 197 | $18,288,004 |
| 23 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $334,183 | 48 | $334,183 |
| 24 | Armored | $321,543 | 244 | $15,303,287 |
| 25 | Flickan som lekte med elden | $204,471 | 49 | $204,471 |
| 26 | Ninja Assassin | $203,124 | 166 | $37,166,599 |
| 27 | Where the Wild Things Are | $197,658 | 267 | $76,038,911 |
| 28 | An Education | $170,538 | 153 | $7,437,144 |
| 29 | Couples Retreat | $162,155 | 230 | $108,134,160 |
| 30 | Crazy Heart | $159,850 | 12 | $324,428 |
| 31 | Law Abiding Citizen | $137,779 | 205 | $72,645,906 |
| 32 | Planet 51 | $104,685 | 209 | $39,213,810 |
| 33 | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $97,741 | 102 | $9,744,417 |
| 34 | Me and Orson Welles | $91,606 | 115 | $759,235 |
| 35 | Paranormal Activity | $71,724 | 158 | $107,736,981 |
| 36 | A Serious Man | $66,124 | 49 | $9,042,780 |
| 37 | Under the Sea 3D | $52,590 | 26 | $19,231,134 |
| 38 | Astro Boy | $51,722 | 168 | $19,298,834 |
| 39 | The Fourth Kind | $45,120 | 64 | $25,360,255 |
| 40 | The Lovely Bones | $41,916 | 3 | $276,161 |
| 41 | Pirate Radio | $32,266 | 113 | $7,913,976 |
| 42 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $29,965 | 74 | $31,944,330 |
| 43 | The Polar Express | $23,257 | 20 | $181,274,318 |
| 44 | La Danse | $21,775 | 20 | $377,925 |
| 45 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | $21,456 | 32 | $1,367,264 |
| 46 | Police, Adjective | $19,452 | 8 | $26,692 |
| 47 | The Box | $17,649 | 50 | $15,008,812 |
| 48 | Noémie: Le secret | $15,143 | 42 | $217,602 |
| 49 | Red Cliff | $14,658 | 24 | $485,186 |
| 50 | The Messenger | $13,955 | 22 | $623,689 |
| 51 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $13,282 | 8 | $22,673,984 |
| 52 | Coco Before Chanel | $13,230 | 19 | $5,964,683 |
| 53 | Deep Sea 3-D | $9,197 | 3 | $42,776,742 |
| 54 | Amelia | $9,044 | 24 | $14,195,118 |
| 55 | Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D | $8,717 | 4 | $7,243,378 |
| 56 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | $8,649 | 10 | $235,120 |
| 57 | Sita Sings the Blues | $5,467 | 1 | $5,467 |
| 58 | Pour toujours, les Canadiens | $5,338 | 10 | $521,544 |
| 59 | The Maid | $5,025 | 6 | $481,378 |
| 60 | A Town Called Panic | $3,737 | 2 | $10,180 |
| 61 | The Beaches of Agnès | $1,616 | 3 | $224,318 |
| 62 | House of the Devil, The | $1,369 | 3 | $100,659 |
| 63 | 35 Shots of Rum | $1,345 | 1 | $128,886 |
| 64 | Le combat dans l'île | $1,272 | 1 | $32,630 |
| 65 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | $1,166 | 2 | $1,131,688 |
| 66 | Seraphine | $1,112 | 1 | $855,871 |
| 67 | The September Issue | $1,031 | 4 | $3,813,787 |
| 68 | The Missing Person | $1,028 | 1 | $9,330 |
| 69 | Until the Light Takes Us | $988 | 1 | $44,308 |
| 70 | Ong-Bak 2 | $608 | 3 | $102,055 |
| 71 | Small Change | $574 | 1 | $15,649 |
| 72 | Endgame | $456 | 1 | $7,703 |
| 73 | Oh My God | $412 | 1 | $38,245 |
| 74 | Serious Moonlight | $408 | 1 | $25,137 |
| 75 | The Damned United | $402 | 3 | $437,949 |
| 76 | Amreeka | $364 | 1 | $620,193 |
| 77 | Bronson | $338 | 2 | $104,792 |
| 78 | The Slammin' Salmon | $196 | 1 | $38,461 |
| 79 | Four Seasons Lodge | $190 | 1 | $42,850 |
| 80 | Crude | $145 | 1 | $162,172 |
| 81 | Big Fan | $91 | 1 | $230,088 |
| 82 | Beeswax | $54 | 1 | $41,439 |
| 83 | From Mexico with Love | $10 | 1 | $548,719 |
| Reporting: 83 | $269,878,446 | total | ||