Week Domestic Box Office December 25, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Avatar | $146,530,159 | +7% | 3,456 | $42,399 | $283,624,210 | 14 | |
| 2 | (new) | Sherlock Holmes | $102,102,956 | 3,626 | $28,159 | $102,102,956 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $94,013,649 | +252% | 3,700 | $25,409 | $120,727,282 | 9 | |
| 4 | (new) | It’s Complicated | $40,375,875 | 2,887 | $13,985 | $40,375,875 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (4) | The Blind Side | $23,886,682 | +33% | 2,766 | $8,636 | $196,563,318 | 42 | |
| 6 | (3) | The Princess and the Frog | $21,360,349 | -4% | 3,475 | $6,147 | $76,035,028 | 37 | |
| 7 | (6) | Up in the Air | $20,893,493 | +169% | 1,895 | $11,026 | $33,655,213 | 28 | |
| 8 | (5) | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $9,779,861 | -8% | 2,718 | $3,598 | $20,380,046 | 14 | |
| 9 | (23) | Nine | $9,466,681 | +2,404% | 1,412 | $6,704 | $9,844,773 | 14 | |
| 10 | (8) | Invictus | $7,694,870 | +5% | 2,160 | $3,562 | $26,677,133 | 21 | |
| 11 | (7) | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $6,593,893 | -15% | 1,593 | $4,139 | $284,512,392 | 42 | |
| 12 | (22) | 3 Idiots | $2,758,811 | +448% | 119 | $23,183 | $3,262,536 | 9 | |
| 13 | (9) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $2,292,663 | -68% | 1,245 | $1,841 | $136,889,051 | 56 | |
| 14 | (10) | Brothers | $2,091,436 | -55% | 858 | $2,438 | $26,222,779 | 28 | |
| 15 | (12) | 2012 | $1,852,815 | -50% | 800 | $2,316 | $162,349,000 | 49 | |
| 16 | (13) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $1,654,152 | -19% | 629 | $2,630 | $42,567,989 | 56 | |
| 17 | (11) | Old Dogs | $1,298,806 | -67% | 645 | $2,014 | $46,528,573 | 37 | |
| 18 | (25) | The Young Victoria | $1,282,318 | +354% | 163 | $7,867 | $1,564,966 | 14 | |
| 19 | (17) | The Road | $885,140 | -24% | 311 | $2,846 | $6,315,678 | 37 | |
| 20 | (28) | Broken Embraces | $741,805 | +274% | 71 | $10,448 | $1,582,754 | 42 | |
| 21 | (18) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $701,144 | -39% | 197 | $3,559 | $18,644,556 | 49 | |
| 22 | (30) | A Single Man | $676,811 | +309% | 46 | $14,713 | $1,244,691 | 21 | |
| 23 | (new) | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $660,985 | 48 | $13,771 | $660,985 | 7 | ||
| 24 | (14) | Armored | $516,496 | -74% | 244 | $2,117 | $15,498,240 | 28 | |
| 25 | (40) | Where the Wild Things Are | $460,726 | +326% | 267 | $1,726 | $76,301,979 | 77 | |
| 26 | (new) | Flickan som lekte med elden | $416,586 | 49 | $8,502 | $416,586 | 7 | ||
| 27 | (24) | An Education | $345,084 | -6% | 153 | $2,255 | $7,611,690 | 84 | |
| 28 | (15) | Ninja Assassin | $339,990 | -77% | 166 | $2,048 | $37,303,465 | 37 | |
| 29 | (26) | Couples Retreat | $325,460 | +16% | 230 | $1,415 | $108,297,465 | 84 | |
| 30 | (36) | Crazy Heart | $316,622 | +127% | 12 | $26,385 | $481,200 | 16 | |
| 31 | (16) | Planet 51 | $301,433 | -79% | 209 | $1,442 | $39,410,558 | 42 | |
| 32 | (33) | Law Abiding Citizen | $256,100 | +69% | 205 | $1,249 | $72,764,227 | 77 | |
| 33 | (20) | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $193,108 | -72% | 102 | $1,893 | $9,839,784 | 63 | |
| 34 | (27) | Me and Orson Welles | $182,574 | -33% | 115 | $1,588 | $850,203 | 37 | |
| 35 | (42) | Under the Sea 3D | $174,026 | +128% | 26 | $6,693 | $19,352,570 | 322 | |
| 36 | (31) | Astro Boy | $130,759 | -18% | 168 | $778 | $19,377,871 | 70 | |
| 37 | (34) | Paranormal Activity | $127,588 | -15% | 158 | $808 | $107,792,845 | 98 | |
| 38 | (29) | A Serious Man | $121,800 | -32% | 49 | $2,486 | $9,098,456 | 91 | |
| 39 | (41) | The Lovely Bones | $84,178 | +7% | 3 | $28,059 | $318,423 | 21 | |
| 40 | (37) | The Fourth Kind | $81,585 | -27% | 64 | $1,275 | $25,396,720 | 56 | |
| 41 | (38) | Pirate Radio | $67,846 | -39% | 113 | $600 | $7,949,556 | 49 | |
| 42 | (32) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $62,572 | -59% | 74 | $846 | $31,976,937 | 56 | |
| 43 | (35) | The Polar Express | $62,542 | -57% | 20 | $3,127 | $181,313,603 | 1,878 | |
| 44 | (-) | Noémie: Le secret | $59,691 | 42 | $1,421 | $262,150 | 21 | ||
| 45 | (39) | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | $42,763 | -61% | 32 | $1,336 | $1,388,571 | 42 | |
| 46 | (46) | La Danse | $39,322 | -5% | 20 | $1,966 | $395,472 | 58 | |
| 47 | (43) | The Box | $34,116 | -51% | 50 | $682 | $15,025,279 | 56 | |
| 48 | (44) | Red Cliff | $32,202 | -48% | 24 | $1,342 | $502,730 | 42 | |
| 49 | (55) | Police, Adjective | $31,184 | +331% | 8 | $3,898 | $38,424 | 9 | |
| 50 | (50) | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $28,915 | +12% | 8 | $3,614 | $22,689,617 | 819 | |
| 51 | (51) | Deep Sea 3-D | $28,342 | +86% | 3 | $9,447 | $42,795,887 | 1,400 | |
| 52 | (52) | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | $28,317 | +86% | 10 | $2,832 | $254,788 | 35 | |
| 53 | (45) | The Messenger | $25,885 | -41% | 22 | $1,177 | $649,574 | 49 | |
| 54 | (47) | Coco Before Chanel | $25,770 | -38% | 19 | $1,356 | $5,977,223 | 98 | |
| 55 | (48) | Amelia | $21,904 | -33% | 24 | $913 | $14,207,978 | 70 | |
| 56 | (new) | Sita Sings the Blues | $12,768 | 1 | $12,768 | $12,768 | 7 | ||
| 57 | (64) | Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D | $11,333 | +240% | 4 | $2,833 | $7,245,994 | 686 | |
| 58 | (49) | The Maid | $9,890 | -62% | 6 | $1,648 | $486,243 | 77 | |
| 59 | (57) | A Town Called Panic | $8,324 | +59% | 2 | $4,162 | $14,767 | 16 | |
| 60 | (56) | 35 Shots of Rum | $3,498 | -35% | 1 | $3,498 | $131,039 | 105 | |
| 61 | (77) | Seraphine | $2,754 | +81% | 1 | $2,754 | $857,513 | 210 | |
| 62 | (71) | The September Issue | $2,616 | +26% | 4 | $654 | $3,815,372 | 126 | |
| 63 | (-) | Le combat dans l'île | $2,472 | 1 | $2,472 | $33,830 | 203 | ||
| 64 | (58) | Until the Light Takes Us | $2,006 | -60% | 1 | $2,006 | $45,326 | 42 | |
| 65 | (60) | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | $1,974 | -60% | 2 | $987 | $1,132,496 | 175 | |
| 66 | (61) | House of the Devil, The | $1,925 | -60% | 3 | $642 | $101,215 | 63 | |
| 67 | (89) | The Missing Person | $1,720 | +415% | 1 | $1,720 | $10,022 | 42 | |
| 68 | (68) | The Beaches of Agnès | $1,616 | -33% | 3 | $539 | $224,318 | 184 | |
| 69 | (63) | Ong-Bak 2 | $1,011 | -71% | 3 | $337 | $102,458 | 70 | |
| 70 | (-) | Small Change | $828 | 1 | $828 | $15,903 | 38 | ||
| 71 | (72) | Amreeka | $789 | -60% | 1 | $789 | $620,618 | 119 | |
| 72 | (54) | The Damned United | $688 | -91% | 3 | $229 | $438,235 | 84 | |
| 73 | (80) | Serious Moonlight | $610 | -54% | 1 | $610 | $25,339 | 28 | |
| 74 | (66) | Good Hair | $533 | -82% | 1 | $533 | $4,146,170 | 84 | |
| 75 | (76) | Bronson | $525 | -68% | 2 | $263 | $104,979 | 84 | |
| 76 | (86) | Endgame | $456 | -50% | 1 | $456 | $7,703 | 56 | |
| 77 | (75) | Oh My God | $412 | -76% | 1 | $412 | $38,245 | 49 | |
| 78 | (82) | Four Seasons Lodge | $250 | -80% | 1 | $250 | $42,910 | 51 | |
| 79 | (95) | Crude | $226 | +102% | 1 | $226 | $163,141 | 112 | |
| 80 | (74) | The Slammin' Salmon | $196 | -90% | 1 | $196 | $38,461 | 21 | |
| 81 | (91) | Big Fan | $130 | -43% | 1 | $130 | $230,127 | 126 | |
| 82 | (90) | Beeswax | $54 | -80% | 1 | $54 | $41,439 | 147 | |
| 83 | (93) | From Mexico with Love | $21 | -90% | 1 | $21 | $548,730 | 84 | |
| Reporting movies: 83 | $504,630,465 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $146,530,159 | 3,456 | $283,624,210 |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $102,102,956 | 3,626 | $102,102,956 |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $94,013,649 | 3,700 | $120,727,282 |
| 4 | It’s Complicated | $40,375,875 | 2,887 | $40,375,875 |
| 5 | The Blind Side | $23,886,682 | 2,766 | $196,563,318 |
| 6 | The Princess and the Frog | $21,360,349 | 3,475 | $76,035,028 |
| 7 | Up in the Air | $20,893,493 | 1,895 | $33,655,213 |
| 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $9,779,861 | 2,718 | $20,380,046 |
| 9 | Nine | $9,466,681 | 1,412 | $9,844,773 |
| 10 | Invictus | $7,694,870 | 2,160 | $26,677,133 |
| 11 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $6,593,893 | 1,593 | $284,512,392 |
| 12 | 3 Idiots | $2,758,811 | 119 | $3,262,536 |
| 13 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $2,292,663 | 1,245 | $136,889,051 |
| 14 | Brothers | $2,091,436 | 858 | $26,222,779 |
| 15 | 2012 | $1,852,815 | 800 | $162,349,000 |
| 16 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $1,654,152 | 629 | $42,567,989 |
| 17 | Old Dogs | $1,298,806 | 645 | $46,528,573 |
| 18 | The Young Victoria | $1,282,318 | 163 | $1,564,966 |
| 19 | The Road | $885,140 | 311 | $6,315,678 |
| 20 | Broken Embraces | $741,805 | 71 | $1,582,754 |
| 21 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $701,144 | 197 | $18,644,556 |
| 22 | A Single Man | $676,811 | 46 | $1,244,691 |
| 23 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $660,985 | 48 | $660,985 |
| 24 | Armored | $516,496 | 244 | $15,498,240 |
| 25 | Where the Wild Things Are | $460,726 | 267 | $76,301,979 |
| 26 | Flickan som lekte med elden | $416,586 | 49 | $416,586 |
| 27 | An Education | $345,084 | 153 | $7,611,690 |
| 28 | Ninja Assassin | $339,990 | 166 | $37,303,465 |
| 29 | Couples Retreat | $325,460 | 230 | $108,297,465 |
| 30 | Crazy Heart | $316,622 | 12 | $481,200 |
| 31 | Planet 51 | $301,433 | 209 | $39,410,558 |
| 32 | Law Abiding Citizen | $256,100 | 205 | $72,764,227 |
| 33 | The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day | $193,108 | 102 | $9,839,784 |
| 34 | Me and Orson Welles | $182,574 | 115 | $850,203 |
| 35 | Under the Sea 3D | $174,026 | 26 | $19,352,570 |
| 36 | Astro Boy | $130,759 | 168 | $19,377,871 |
| 37 | Paranormal Activity | $127,588 | 158 | $107,792,845 |
| 38 | A Serious Man | $121,800 | 49 | $9,098,456 |
| 39 | The Lovely Bones | $84,178 | 3 | $318,423 |
| 40 | The Fourth Kind | $81,585 | 64 | $25,396,720 |
| 41 | Pirate Radio | $67,846 | 113 | $7,949,556 |
| 42 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $62,572 | 74 | $31,976,937 |
| 43 | The Polar Express | $62,542 | 20 | $181,313,603 |
| 44 | Noémie: Le secret | $59,691 | 42 | $262,150 |
| 45 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | $42,763 | 32 | $1,388,571 |
| 46 | La Danse | $39,322 | 20 | $395,472 |
| 47 | The Box | $34,116 | 50 | $15,025,279 |
| 48 | Red Cliff | $32,202 | 24 | $502,730 |
| 49 | Police, Adjective | $31,184 | 8 | $38,424 |
| 50 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $28,915 | 8 | $22,689,617 |
| 51 | Deep Sea 3-D | $28,342 | 3 | $42,795,887 |
| 52 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | $28,317 | 10 | $254,788 |
| 53 | The Messenger | $25,885 | 22 | $649,574 |
| 54 | Coco Before Chanel | $25,770 | 19 | $5,977,223 |
| 55 | Amelia | $21,904 | 24 | $14,207,978 |
| 56 | Sita Sings the Blues | $12,768 | 1 | $12,768 |
| 57 | Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D | $11,333 | 4 | $7,245,994 |
| 58 | The Maid | $9,890 | 6 | $486,243 |
| 59 | A Town Called Panic | $8,324 | 2 | $14,767 |
| 60 | 35 Shots of Rum | $3,498 | 1 | $131,039 |
| 61 | Seraphine | $2,754 | 1 | $857,513 |
| 62 | The September Issue | $2,616 | 4 | $3,815,372 |
| 63 | Le combat dans l'île | $2,472 | 1 | $33,830 |
| 64 | Until the Light Takes Us | $2,006 | 1 | $45,326 |
| 65 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | $1,974 | 2 | $1,132,496 |
| 66 | House of the Devil, The | $1,925 | 3 | $101,215 |
| 67 | The Missing Person | $1,720 | 1 | $10,022 |
| 68 | The Beaches of Agnès | $1,616 | 3 | $224,318 |
| 69 | Ong-Bak 2 | $1,011 | 3 | $102,458 |
| 70 | Small Change | $828 | 1 | $15,903 |
| 71 | Amreeka | $789 | 1 | $620,618 |
| 72 | The Damned United | $688 | 3 | $438,235 |
| 73 | Serious Moonlight | $610 | 1 | $25,339 |
| 74 | Good Hair | $533 | 1 | $4,146,170 |
| 75 | Bronson | $525 | 2 | $104,979 |
| 76 | Endgame | $456 | 1 | $7,703 |
| 77 | Oh My God | $412 | 1 | $38,245 |
| 78 | Four Seasons Lodge | $250 | 1 | $42,910 |
| 79 | Crude | $226 | 1 | $163,141 |
| 80 | The Slammin' Salmon | $196 | 1 | $38,461 |
| 81 | Big Fan | $130 | 1 | $230,127 |
| 82 | Beeswax | $54 | 1 | $41,439 |
| 83 | From Mexico with Love | $21 | 1 | $548,730 |
| Reporting: 83 | $504,630,465 | total | ||