Weekend Domestic Box Office December 21, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $36,888,365 | -56% | 4,100 | $8,997 | $150,041,265 | 10 | |
| 2 | (new) | Jack Reacher | $15,210,156 | 3,352 | $4,538 | $15,210,156 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (new) | This is 40 | $11,579,175 | 2,913 | $3,975 | $11,579,175 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Rise of the Guardians | $5,732,817 | -20% | 3,031 | $1,891 | $79,527,047 | 33 | |
| 5 | (3) | Lincoln | $5,525,774 | -21% | 2,293 | $2,410 | $116,673,598 | 45 | |
| 6 | (new) | The Guilt Trip | $5,290,629 | 2,431 | $2,176 | $7,321,243 | 5 | ||
| 7 | (4) | Skyfall | $4,867,540 | -26% | 2,365 | $2,058 | $279,959,314 | 46 | |
| 8 | (-) | Monsters, Inc. 3D | $4,774,686 | 2,618 | $1,824 | $262,129,839 | 4,070 | ||
| 9 | (5) | Life of Pi | $4,017,237 | -26% | 1,750 | $2,296 | $76,373,481 | 33 | |
| 10 | (6) | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 | $2,626,955 | -49% | 1,183 | $2,221 | $281,632,689 | 39 | |
| 11 | (new) | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $2,282,368 | 840 | $2,717 | $2,282,368 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (7) | Wreck-It Ralph | $1,819,036 | -43% | 1,444 | $1,260 | $171,741,561 | 52 | |
| 13 | (11) | Silver Linings Playbook | $1,781,196 | -16% | 371 | $4,801 | $19,861,238 | 38 | |
| 14 | (13) | Argo | $899,693 | -23% | 450 | $1,999 | $106,435,363 | 73 | |
| 15 | (10) | Red Dawn | $794,880 | -67% | 1,011 | $786 | $42,626,783 | 33 | |
| 16 | (12) | Flight | $678,171 | -65% | 742 | $914 | $90,957,858 | 52 | |
| 17 | (15) | Anna Karenina | $669,187 | -35% | 331 | $2,022 | $9,639,374 | 38 | |
| 18 | (14) | Hitchcock | $579,676 | -48% | 535 | $1,084 | $4,194,968 | 31 | |
| 19 | (8) | Playing for Keeps | $424,105 | -87% | 851 | $498 | $12,410,463 | 17 | |
| 20 | (new) | Zero Dark Thirty | $417,150 | 5 | $83,430 | $646,162 | 5 | ||
| 21 | (18) | Hyde Park on Hudson | $387,579 | +32% | 86 | $4,507 | $916,571 | 17 | |
| 22 | (30) | Hotel Transylvania | $313,892 | +323% | 301 | $1,043 | $144,264,740 | 87 | |
| 23 | (28) | Here Comes the Boom | $218,796 | +168% | 291 | $752 | $42,936,477 | 73 | |
| 24 | (19) | Taken 2 | $204,623 | -29% | 275 | $744 | $138,469,723 | 80 | |
| 25 | (new) | The Impossible | $143,818 | 15 | $9,588 | $143,818 | 3 | ||
| 26 | (20) | Pitch Perfect | $130,545 | -47% | 214 | $610 | $64,124,358 | 87 | |
| 27 | (16) | Killing Them Softly | $113,244 | -89% | 149 | $760 | $14,736,331 | 24 | |
| 28 | (23) | The Polar Express | $106,724 | +16% | 15 | $7,115 | $183,202,298 | 2,966 | |
| 29 | (22) | The Sessions | $91,222 | -38% | 98 | $931 | $5,375,009 | 66 | |
| 30 | (17) | The Collection | $80,202 | -85% | 112 | $716 | $6,810,754 | 24 | |
| 31 | (26) | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $77,094 | -12% | 126 | $612 | $17,146,730 | 94 | |
| 32 | (24) | End of Watch | $72,466 | -21% | 172 | $421 | $40,594,538 | 94 | |
| 33 | (51) | Frankenweenie | $69,592 | +188% | 178 | $391 | $34,485,378 | 80 | |
| 34 | (new) | Amour | $68,266 | 3 | $22,755 | $97,817 | 5 | ||
| 35 | (38) | A Late Quartet | $48,093 | -6% | 39 | $1,233 | $1,165,521 | 52 | |
| 36 | (48) | To the Arctic 3D | $46,811 | +25% | 52 | $900 | $10,307,864 | 248 | |
| 37 | (27) | Cloud Atlas | $39,829 | -52% | 50 | $797 | $26,721,901 | 59 | |
| 38 | (new) | On the Road | $39,550 | 4 | $9,888 | $39,550 | 3 | ||
| 39 | (39) | The Other Son | $36,599 | -27% | 31 | $1,181 | $1,105,874 | 59 | |
| 40 | (25) | Looper | $34,437 | -62% | 100 | $344 | $66,396,954 | 87 | |
| 41 | (37) | A Werewolf Boy | $29,804 | -43% | 9 | $3,312 | $295,400 | 24 | |
| 42 | (29) | Sinister | $28,154 | -64% | 82 | $343 | $47,988,003 | 73 | |
| 43 | (31) | Alex Cross | $27,298 | -63% | 76 | $359 | $25,801,291 | 66 | |
| 44 | (40) | A Royal Affair | $26,774 | -42% | 36 | $744 | $585,872 | 45 | |
| 45 | (41) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $25,801 | -44% | 72 | $358 | $161,055,790 | 164 | |
| 46 | (44) | Any Day Now | $23,665 | -42% | 19 | $1,246 | $82,385 | 10 | |
| 47 | (new) | Not Fade Away | $19,182 | 3 | $6,394 | $19,182 | 3 | ||
| 48 | (54) | Born to be Wild 3D | $18,192 | -7% | 30 | $606 | $21,551,667 | 626 | |
| 49 | (47) | The Central Park Five | $18,003 | -53% | 19 | $948 | $217,238 | 31 | |
| 50 | (53) | Hubble 3D | $17,456 | -21% | 11 | $1,587 | $35,482,535 | 1,011 | |
| 51 | (52) | Searching for Sugar Man | $15,703 | -30% | 25 | $628 | $2,960,488 | 150 | |
| 52 | (50) | Holy Motors | $14,100 | -44% | 11 | $1,282 | $476,876 | 68 | |
| 53 | (36) | Paranormal Activity 4 | $12,141 | -79% | 50 | $243 | $53,849,888 | 66 | |
| 54 | (64) | The Master | $11,568 | +24% | 13 | $890 | $15,933,452 | 101 | |
| 55 | (43) | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $10,124 | -76% | 49 | $207 | $51,778,216 | 131 | |
| 56 | (56) | The Intouchables | $8,901 | -51% | 7 | $1,272 | $13,094,646 | 213 | |
| 57 | (45) | Brave | $7,365 | -81% | 39 | $189 | $237,236,938 | 185 | |
| 58 | (66) | Deep Sea 3-D | $6,490 | -19% | 3 | $2,163 | $45,183,241 | 2,488 | |
| 59 | (60) | Samsara | $6,306 | -56% | 8 | $788 | $2,601,847 | 122 | |
| 60 | (new) | Django | $6,150 | 8 | $769 | $6,150 | 3 | ||
| 61 | (49) | ParaNorman | $5,349 | -81% | 24 | $223 | $55,978,942 | 129 | |
| 62 | (55) | Chasing Mavericks | $4,590 | -76% | 18 | $255 | $5,919,210 | 59 | |
| 63 | (57) | Deadfall | $4,088 | -75% | 8 | $511 | $58,601 | 17 | |
| 64 | (68) | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $3,643 | -20% | 7 | $520 | $945,959 | 94 | |
| 65 | (67) | Arbitrage | $3,580 | -45% | 5 | $716 | $7,897,802 | 101 | |
| 66 | (69) | Under the Sea 3D | $3,474 | -21% | 5 | $695 | $32,478,881 | 1,410 | |
| 67 | (89) | Brooklyn Castle | $3,383 | +149% | 2 | $1,692 | $190,896 | 66 | |
| 68 | (59) | The Flat | $2,501 | -83% | 6 | $417 | $455,203 | 66 | |
| 69 | (71) | Smashed | $2,143 | -48% | 5 | $429 | $372,537 | 73 | |
| 70 | (106) | In Another Country | $1,709 | +6,736% | 4 | $427 | $8,451 | 45 | |
| 71 | (96) | Keep the Lights On | $1,179 | +44% | 1 | $1,179 | $245,138 | 108 | |
| 72 | (77) | Wagner & Me | $1,136 | -65% | 2 | $568 | $28,222 | 17 | |
| 73 | (95) | California Solo | $1,007 | +18% | 1 | $1,007 | $12,464 | 24 | |
| 74 | (70) | Beware of Mr. Baker | $822 | -81% | 1 | $822 | $50,750 | 24 | |
| 75 | (90) | North Sea Texas | $493 | -61% | 1 | $493 | $21,615 | 52 | |
| 76 | (104) | Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters | $443 | +164% | 2 | $222 | $28,299 | 52 | |
| 77 | (85) | Starlet | $254 | -85% | 1 | $254 | $77,080 | 45 | |
| 78 | (80) | Somewhere Between | $139 | -95% | 1 | $139 | $179,117 | 122 | |
| Reporting movies: 78 | $109,555,288 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $36,888,365 | 4,100 | $150,041,265 |
| 2 | Jack Reacher | $15,210,156 | 3,352 | $15,210,156 |
| 3 | This is 40 | $11,579,175 | 2,913 | $11,579,175 |
| 4 | Rise of the Guardians | $5,732,817 | 3,031 | $79,527,047 |
| 5 | Lincoln | $5,525,774 | 2,293 | $116,673,598 |
| 6 | The Guilt Trip | $5,290,629 | 2,431 | $7,321,243 |
| 7 | Skyfall | $4,867,540 | 2,365 | $279,959,314 |
| 8 | Monsters, Inc. 3D | $4,774,686 | 2,618 | $262,129,839 |
| 9 | Life of Pi | $4,017,237 | 1,750 | $76,373,481 |
| 10 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 | $2,626,955 | 1,183 | $281,632,689 |
| 11 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $2,282,368 | 840 | $2,282,368 |
| 12 | Wreck-It Ralph | $1,819,036 | 1,444 | $171,741,561 |
| 13 | Silver Linings Playbook | $1,781,196 | 371 | $19,861,238 |
| 14 | Argo | $899,693 | 450 | $106,435,363 |
| 15 | Red Dawn | $794,880 | 1,011 | $42,626,783 |
| 16 | Flight | $678,171 | 742 | $90,957,858 |
| 17 | Anna Karenina | $669,187 | 331 | $9,639,374 |
| 18 | Hitchcock | $579,676 | 535 | $4,194,968 |
| 19 | Playing for Keeps | $424,105 | 851 | $12,410,463 |
| 20 | Zero Dark Thirty | $417,150 | 5 | $646,162 |
| 21 | Hyde Park on Hudson | $387,579 | 86 | $916,571 |
| 22 | Hotel Transylvania | $313,892 | 301 | $144,264,740 |
| 23 | Here Comes the Boom | $218,796 | 291 | $42,936,477 |
| 24 | Taken 2 | $204,623 | 275 | $138,469,723 |
| 25 | The Impossible | $143,818 | 15 | $143,818 |
| 26 | Pitch Perfect | $130,545 | 214 | $64,124,358 |
| 27 | Killing Them Softly | $113,244 | 149 | $14,736,331 |
| 28 | The Polar Express | $106,724 | 15 | $183,202,298 |
| 29 | The Sessions | $91,222 | 98 | $5,375,009 |
| 30 | The Collection | $80,202 | 112 | $6,810,754 |
| 31 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $77,094 | 126 | $17,146,730 |
| 32 | End of Watch | $72,466 | 172 | $40,594,538 |
| 33 | Frankenweenie | $69,592 | 178 | $34,485,378 |
| 34 | Amour | $68,266 | 3 | $97,817 |
| 35 | A Late Quartet | $48,093 | 39 | $1,165,521 |
| 36 | To the Arctic 3D | $46,811 | 52 | $10,307,864 |
| 37 | Cloud Atlas | $39,829 | 50 | $26,721,901 |
| 38 | On the Road | $39,550 | 4 | $39,550 |
| 39 | The Other Son | $36,599 | 31 | $1,105,874 |
| 40 | Looper | $34,437 | 100 | $66,396,954 |
| 41 | A Werewolf Boy | $29,804 | 9 | $295,400 |
| 42 | Sinister | $28,154 | 82 | $47,988,003 |
| 43 | Alex Cross | $27,298 | 76 | $25,801,291 |
| 44 | A Royal Affair | $26,774 | 36 | $585,872 |
| 45 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $25,801 | 72 | $161,055,790 |
| 46 | Any Day Now | $23,665 | 19 | $82,385 |
| 47 | Not Fade Away | $19,182 | 3 | $19,182 |
| 48 | Born to be Wild 3D | $18,192 | 30 | $21,551,667 |
| 49 | The Central Park Five | $18,003 | 19 | $217,238 |
| 50 | Hubble 3D | $17,456 | 11 | $35,482,535 |
| 51 | Searching for Sugar Man | $15,703 | 25 | $2,960,488 |
| 52 | Holy Motors | $14,100 | 11 | $476,876 |
| 53 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $12,141 | 50 | $53,849,888 |
| 54 | The Master | $11,568 | 13 | $15,933,452 |
| 55 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | $10,124 | 49 | $51,778,216 |
| 56 | The Intouchables | $8,901 | 7 | $13,094,646 |
| 57 | Brave | $7,365 | 39 | $237,236,938 |
| 58 | Deep Sea 3-D | $6,490 | 3 | $45,183,241 |
| 59 | Samsara | $6,306 | 8 | $2,601,847 |
| 60 | Django | $6,150 | 8 | $6,150 |
| 61 | ParaNorman | $5,349 | 24 | $55,978,942 |
| 62 | Chasing Mavericks | $4,590 | 18 | $5,919,210 |
| 63 | Deadfall | $4,088 | 8 | $58,601 |
| 64 | Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | $3,643 | 7 | $945,959 |
| 65 | Arbitrage | $3,580 | 5 | $7,897,802 |
| 66 | Under the Sea 3D | $3,474 | 5 | $32,478,881 |
| 67 | Brooklyn Castle | $3,383 | 2 | $190,896 |
| 68 | The Flat | $2,501 | 6 | $455,203 |
| 69 | Smashed | $2,143 | 5 | $372,537 |
| 70 | In Another Country | $1,709 | 4 | $8,451 |
| 71 | Keep the Lights On | $1,179 | 1 | $245,138 |
| 72 | Wagner & Me | $1,136 | 2 | $28,222 |
| 73 | California Solo | $1,007 | 1 | $12,464 |
| 74 | Beware of Mr. Baker | $822 | 1 | $50,750 |
| 75 | North Sea Texas | $493 | 1 | $21,615 |
| 76 | Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters | $443 | 2 | $28,299 |
| 77 | Starlet | $254 | 1 | $77,080 |
| 78 | Somewhere Between | $139 | 1 | $179,117 |
| Reporting: 78 | $109,555,288 | total | ||