Week Domestic Box Office December 23, 2011
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $70,547,746 | +117% | 3,448 | $20,460 | $102,984,207 | 14 | |
| 2 | (1) | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $51,268,704 | -13% | 3,703 | $13,845 | $110,022,326 | 14 | |
| 3 | (2) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $39,419,148 | +7% | 3,734 | $10,557 | $76,359,335 | 14 | |
| 4 | (5) | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $32,383,831 | +287% | 2,914 | $11,113 | $40,760,304 | 9 | |
| 5 | (13) | The Adventures of Tintin | $28,030,964 | +492% | 3,087 | $9,080 | $36,038,987 | 9 | |
| 6 | (new) | We Bought a Zoo | $27,028,831 | 3,117 | $8,671 | $27,487,317 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (new) | War Horse | $26,029,043 | 2,376 | $10,955 | $26,029,043 | 5 | ||
| 8 | (4) | New Year’s Eve | $10,327,855 | -13% | 2,585 | $3,995 | $39,665,050 | 21 | |
| 9 | (new) | The Darkest Hour | $8,974,722 | 2,324 | $3,862 | $8,974,722 | 5 | ||
| 10 | (10) | The Muppets | $6,310,736 | +4% | 1,752 | $3,602 | $79,867,261 | 37 | |
| 11 | (12) | The Descendants | $5,733,094 | +17% | 813 | $7,052 | $36,024,646 | 44 | |
| 12 | (9) | Hugo | $5,365,323 | -13% | 1,236 | $4,341 | $46,992,592 | 37 | |
| 13 | (7) | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $4,667,895 | -30% | 1,603 | $2,912 | $273,469,796 | 42 | |
| 14 | (11) | Young Adult | $4,559,690 | -8% | 987 | $4,620 | $9,969,138 | 21 | |
| 15 | (6) | The Sitter | $4,155,859 | -42% | 1,786 | $2,327 | $24,644,061 | 21 | |
| 16 | (8) | Arthur Christmas | $3,669,065 | -44% | 1,804 | $2,034 | $45,137,067 | 37 | |
| 17 | (47) | Don 2 | $2,584,607 | +4,346% | 161 | $16,053 | $2,642,741 | 8 | |
| 18 | (23) | The Artist | $2,235,144 | +388% | 167 | $13,384 | $3,733,574 | 35 | |
| 19 | (20) | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $1,768,736 | +161% | 55 | $32,159 | $2,870,318 | 21 | |
| 20 | (19) | My Week with Marilyn | $1,591,176 | +72% | 602 | $2,643 | $8,010,372 | 37 | |
| 21 | (18) | Puss in Boots | $1,480,231 | +57% | 389 | $3,805 | $144,731,428 | 63 | |
| 22 | (14) | Happy Feet Two | $778,523 | -57% | 535 | $1,455 | $60,411,165 | 42 | |
| 23 | (27) | A Dangerous Method | $480,789 | +112% | 58 | $8,289 | $1,277,016 | 37 | |
| 24 | (15) | Jack and Jill | $449,002 | -75% | 385 | $1,166 | $71,508,710 | 49 | |
| 25 | (32) | Real Steel | $426,997 | +153% | 227 | $1,881 | $84,252,842 | 84 | |
| 26 | (21) | J. Edgar | $414,711 | -28% | 455 | $911 | $36,326,981 | 51 | |
| 27 | (16) | Tower Heist | $367,995 | -70% | 283 | $1,300 | $76,480,910 | 56 | |
| 28 | (34) | Moneyball | $365,012 | +144% | 242 | $1,508 | $74,756,449 | 98 | |
| 29 | (22) | Shame | $358,166 | -26% | 53 | $6,758 | $1,765,583 | 28 | |
| 30 | (24) | Dolphin Tale | $300,510 | -20% | 188 | $1,598 | $71,811,666 | 98 | |
| 31 | (31) | Courageous | $289,621 | +59% | 192 | $1,508 | $33,883,389 | 91 | |
| 32 | (17) | Immortals | $288,007 | -76% | 228 | $1,263 | $82,531,629 | 49 | |
| 33 | (25) | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $262,337 | -11% | 245 | $1,071 | $34,796,523 | 56 | |
| 34 | (39) | Born to be Wild 3D | $214,140 | +87% | 49 | $4,370 | $15,058,278 | 266 | |
| 35 | (new) | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $202,274 | 6 | $33,712 | $202,274 | 5 | ||
| 36 | (29) | Footloose | $161,534 | -28% | 182 | $888 | $51,556,156 | 77 | |
| 37 | (new) | Pina | $157,369 | 3 | $52,456 | $157,369 | 7 | ||
| 38 | (44) | The Ides of March | $138,768 | +72% | 145 | $957 | $40,741,901 | 84 | |
| 39 | (36) | Carnage | $137,789 | +17% | 7 | $19,684 | $255,444 | 14 | |
| 40 | (26) | In Time | $133,617 | -47% | 131 | $1,020 | $36,956,625 | 63 | |
| 41 | (28) | Melancholia | $119,438 | -47% | 66 | $1,810 | $2,454,418 | 49 | |
| 42 | (30) | The Polar Express | $116,389 | -45% | 20 | $5,819 | $182,584,999 | 2,606 | |
| 43 | (33) | Paranormal Activity 3 | $91,696 | -41% | 124 | $739 | $103,939,695 | 70 | |
| 44 | (38) | The Way | $87,586 | -25% | 46 | $1,904 | $4,113,228 | 84 | |
| 45 | (37) | The Help | $70,788 | -40% | 65 | $1,089 | $169,461,566 | 142 | |
| 46 | (35) | Margin Call | $57,282 | -62% | 30 | $1,909 | $5,222,721 | 70 | |
| 47 | (41) | The Skin I Live In | $43,121 | -50% | 34 | $1,268 | $3,019,898 | 77 | |
| 48 | (new) | In The Land of Blood and Honey | $39,663 | 3 | $13,221 | $39,663 | 7 | ||
| 49 | (43) | Midnight in Paris | $37,121 | -55% | 28 | $1,326 | $56,360,067 | 224 | |
| 50 | (46) | Drive | $33,204 | -53% | 26 | $1,277 | $34,808,529 | 105 | |
| 51 | (new) | Pariah | $31,691 | 4 | $7,923 | $31,691 | 2 | ||
| 52 | (42) | The Three Musketeers | $24,571 | -71% | 37 | $664 | $20,374,484 | 70 | |
| 53 | (40) | Like Crazy | $24,331 | -75% | 30 | $811 | $3,358,467 | 63 | |
| 54 | (51) | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $17,330 | -50% | 18 | $963 | $2,900,625 | 70 | |
| 55 | (57) | Sea Rex 3D | $15,383 | +2% | 9 | $1,709 | $4,454,337 | 581 | |
| 56 | (52) | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $14,786 | -47% | 13 | $1,137 | $236,939 | 70 | |
| 57 | (49) | Take Shelter | $14,756 | -69% | 24 | $615 | $1,662,180 | 91 | |
| 58 | (45) | 50/50 | $14,074 | -81% | 31 | $454 | $35,014,192 | 91 | |
| 59 | (53) | The Women on the 6th Floor | $12,564 | -55% | 6 | $2,094 | $449,688 | 210 | |
| 60 | (70) | My Reincarnation | $12,445 | +182% | 5 | $2,489 | $51,742 | 63 | |
| 61 | (50) | The Lion King | $11,577 | -73% | 10 | $1,158 | $421,773,511 | 6,407 | |
| 62 | (64) | Eames: The Architect and the Painter | $5,196 | -44% | 5 | $1,039 | $134,225 | 42 | |
| 63 | (61) | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | $4,704 | -55% | 4 | $1,176 | $36,043 | 21 | |
| 64 | (62) | The Guard | $4,659 | -54% | 6 | $777 | $5,333,573 | 154 | |
| 65 | (new) | Miss Minoes | $4,458 | 3 | $1,486 | $4,458 | 7 | ||
| 66 | (82) | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $4,379 | +166% | 5 | $876 | $843,472 | 175 | |
| 67 | (65) | Sleeping Beauty | $4,187 | -47% | 3 | $1,396 | $36,578 | 28 | |
| 68 | (78) | The Mill and the Cross | $3,707 | +49% | 5 | $741 | $264,873 | 107 | |
| 69 | (60) | Into the Abyss | $3,331 | -69% | 3 | $1,110 | $223,880 | 49 | |
| 70 | (new) | Prince of the Himalayas | $2,883 | 1 | $2,883 | $2,883 | 7 | ||
| 71 | (68) | Blackthorn | $2,743 | -55% | 5 | $549 | $186,379 | 84 | |
| 72 | (84) | Higher Ground | $2,380 | +63% | 5 | $476 | $839,496 | 126 | |
| 73 | (56) | Mozart’s Sister | $2,084 | -87% | 4 | $521 | $677,197 | 133 | |
| 74 | (76) | The Bride Wore Black | $1,761 | -33% | 1 | $1,761 | $20,654 | 15,893 | |
| 75 | (75) | Rid of Me | $1,560 | -43% | 1 | $1,560 | $8,015 | 42 | |
| 76 | (69) | Outrage | $1,472 | -70% | 1 | $1,472 | $1,472 | 28 | |
| 77 | (77) | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $1,292 | -50% | 2 | $646 | $196,127 | 156 | |
| 78 | (66) | Elite Squad: The Enemy Within | $1,166 | -84% | 2 | $583 | $84,076 | 49 | |
| 79 | (86) | I Melt with You | $1,148 | +6% | 1 | $1,148 | $6,361 | 21 | |
| 80 | (59) | Young Goethe in Love | $1,142 | -91% | 2 | $571 | $99,343 | 56 | |
| 81 | (-) | The Worst Movie EVER! | $1,080 | 1 | $1,080 | $3,213 | 133 | ||
| 82 | (83) | The Whale | $1,067 | -28% | 1 | $1,067 | $59,505 | 112 | |
| 83 | (79) | Jane's Journey | $949 | -55% | 2 | $475 | $22,101 | 105 | |
| 84 | (89) | Inni | $656 | +15% | 1 | $656 | $117,053 | 94 | |
| 85 | (-) | OKA! | $400 | 1 | $400 | $13,344 | 77 | ||
| 86 | (67) | Crazy Wisdom | $323 | -95% | 1 | $323 | $43,742 | 35 | |
| Reporting movies: 86 | $345,008,084 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $70,547,746 | 3,448 | $102,984,207 |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $51,268,704 | 3,703 | $110,022,326 |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $39,419,148 | 3,734 | $76,359,335 |
| 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $32,383,831 | 2,914 | $40,760,304 |
| 5 | The Adventures of Tintin | $28,030,964 | 3,087 | $36,038,987 |
| 6 | We Bought a Zoo | $27,028,831 | 3,117 | $27,487,317 |
| 7 | War Horse | $26,029,043 | 2,376 | $26,029,043 |
| 8 | New Year’s Eve | $10,327,855 | 2,585 | $39,665,050 |
| 9 | The Darkest Hour | $8,974,722 | 2,324 | $8,974,722 |
| 10 | The Muppets | $6,310,736 | 1,752 | $79,867,261 |
| 11 | The Descendants | $5,733,094 | 813 | $36,024,646 |
| 12 | Hugo | $5,365,323 | 1,236 | $46,992,592 |
| 13 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $4,667,895 | 1,603 | $273,469,796 |
| 14 | Young Adult | $4,559,690 | 987 | $9,969,138 |
| 15 | The Sitter | $4,155,859 | 1,786 | $24,644,061 |
| 16 | Arthur Christmas | $3,669,065 | 1,804 | $45,137,067 |
| 17 | Don 2 | $2,584,607 | 161 | $2,642,741 |
| 18 | The Artist | $2,235,144 | 167 | $3,733,574 |
| 19 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $1,768,736 | 55 | $2,870,318 |
| 20 | My Week with Marilyn | $1,591,176 | 602 | $8,010,372 |
| 21 | Puss in Boots | $1,480,231 | 389 | $144,731,428 |
| 22 | Happy Feet Two | $778,523 | 535 | $60,411,165 |
| 23 | A Dangerous Method | $480,789 | 58 | $1,277,016 |
| 24 | Jack and Jill | $449,002 | 385 | $71,508,710 |
| 25 | Real Steel | $426,997 | 227 | $84,252,842 |
| 26 | J. Edgar | $414,711 | 455 | $36,326,981 |
| 27 | Tower Heist | $367,995 | 283 | $76,480,910 |
| 28 | Moneyball | $365,012 | 242 | $74,756,449 |
| 29 | Shame | $358,166 | 53 | $1,765,583 |
| 30 | Dolphin Tale | $300,510 | 188 | $71,811,666 |
| 31 | Courageous | $289,621 | 192 | $33,883,389 |
| 32 | Immortals | $288,007 | 228 | $82,531,629 |
| 33 | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $262,337 | 245 | $34,796,523 |
| 34 | Born to be Wild 3D | $214,140 | 49 | $15,058,278 |
| 35 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $202,274 | 6 | $202,274 |
| 36 | Footloose | $161,534 | 182 | $51,556,156 |
| 37 | Pina | $157,369 | 3 | $157,369 |
| 38 | The Ides of March | $138,768 | 145 | $40,741,901 |
| 39 | Carnage | $137,789 | 7 | $255,444 |
| 40 | In Time | $133,617 | 131 | $36,956,625 |
| 41 | Melancholia | $119,438 | 66 | $2,454,418 |
| 42 | The Polar Express | $116,389 | 20 | $182,584,999 |
| 43 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $91,696 | 124 | $103,939,695 |
| 44 | The Way | $87,586 | 46 | $4,113,228 |
| 45 | The Help | $70,788 | 65 | $169,461,566 |
| 46 | Margin Call | $57,282 | 30 | $5,222,721 |
| 47 | The Skin I Live In | $43,121 | 34 | $3,019,898 |
| 48 | In The Land of Blood and Honey | $39,663 | 3 | $39,663 |
| 49 | Midnight in Paris | $37,121 | 28 | $56,360,067 |
| 50 | Drive | $33,204 | 26 | $34,808,529 |
| 51 | Pariah | $31,691 | 4 | $31,691 |
| 52 | The Three Musketeers | $24,571 | 37 | $20,374,484 |
| 53 | Like Crazy | $24,331 | 30 | $3,358,467 |
| 54 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $17,330 | 18 | $2,900,625 |
| 55 | Sea Rex 3D | $15,383 | 9 | $4,454,337 |
| 56 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $14,786 | 13 | $236,939 |
| 57 | Take Shelter | $14,756 | 24 | $1,662,180 |
| 58 | 50/50 | $14,074 | 31 | $35,014,192 |
| 59 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $12,564 | 6 | $449,688 |
| 60 | My Reincarnation | $12,445 | 5 | $51,742 |
| 61 | The Lion King | $11,577 | 10 | $421,773,511 |
| 62 | Eames: The Architect and the Painter | $5,196 | 5 | $134,225 |
| 63 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | $4,704 | 4 | $36,043 |
| 64 | The Guard | $4,659 | 6 | $5,333,573 |
| 65 | Miss Minoes | $4,458 | 3 | $4,458 |
| 66 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $4,379 | 5 | $843,472 |
| 67 | Sleeping Beauty | $4,187 | 3 | $36,578 |
| 68 | The Mill and the Cross | $3,707 | 5 | $264,873 |
| 69 | Into the Abyss | $3,331 | 3 | $223,880 |
| 70 | Prince of the Himalayas | $2,883 | 1 | $2,883 |
| 71 | Blackthorn | $2,743 | 5 | $186,379 |
| 72 | Higher Ground | $2,380 | 5 | $839,496 |
| 73 | Mozart’s Sister | $2,084 | 4 | $677,197 |
| 74 | The Bride Wore Black | $1,761 | 1 | $20,654 |
| 75 | Rid of Me | $1,560 | 1 | $8,015 |
| 76 | Outrage | $1,472 | 1 | $1,472 |
| 77 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $1,292 | 2 | $196,127 |
| 78 | Elite Squad: The Enemy Within | $1,166 | 2 | $84,076 |
| 79 | I Melt with You | $1,148 | 1 | $6,361 |
| 80 | Young Goethe in Love | $1,142 | 2 | $99,343 |
| 81 | The Worst Movie EVER! | $1,080 | 1 | $3,213 |
| 82 | The Whale | $1,067 | 1 | $59,505 |
| 83 | Jane's Journey | $949 | 2 | $22,101 |
| 84 | Inni | $656 | 1 | $117,053 |
| 85 | OKA! | $400 | 1 | $13,344 |
| 86 | Crazy Wisdom | $323 | 1 | $43,742 |
| Reporting: 86 | $345,008,084 | total | ||