Week Domestic Box Office December 30, 2011
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $46,716,705 | -34% | 3,455 | $13,521 | $149,700,912 | 21 | |
| 2 | (2) | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $33,337,735 | -35% | 3,703 | $9,003 | $143,360,061 | 21 | |
| 3 | (3) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $25,729,119 | -35% | 3,724 | $6,909 | $102,088,454 | 21 | |
| 4 | (4) | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $24,775,610 | -23% | 2,914 | $8,502 | $65,535,914 | 16 | |
| 5 | (7) | War Horse | $22,196,169 | -15% | 2,547 | $8,715 | $48,225,212 | 12 | |
| 6 | (6) | We Bought a Zoo | $20,606,792 | -24% | 3,163 | $6,515 | $48,094,109 | 14 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Adventures of Tintin | $19,241,288 | -31% | 3,087 | $6,233 | $55,280,275 | 16 | |
| 8 | (8) | New Year’s Eve | $9,095,747 | -12% | 2,225 | $4,088 | $48,760,797 | 28 | |
| 9 | (9) | The Darkest Hour | $6,591,567 | -27% | 2,327 | $2,833 | $15,566,289 | 12 | |
| 10 | (11) | The Descendants | $5,351,917 | -7% | 758 | $7,061 | $41,376,563 | 51 | |
| 11 | (10) | The Muppets | $4,335,645 | -31% | 1,541 | $2,814 | $84,202,906 | 44 | |
| 12 | (12) | Hugo | $4,037,565 | -25% | 951 | $4,246 | $51,030,157 | 44 | |
| 13 | (14) | Young Adult | $3,497,366 | -23% | 987 | $3,543 | $13,466,504 | 28 | |
| 14 | (13) | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $3,473,842 | -26% | 1,411 | $2,462 | $276,943,638 | 49 | |
| 15 | (15) | The Sitter | $2,924,084 | -30% | 1,348 | $2,169 | $27,568,145 | 28 | |
| 16 | (18) | The Artist | $2,243,927 | +0% | 167 | $13,437 | $5,977,501 | 42 | |
| 17 | (19) | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $1,780,831 | +1% | 57 | $31,243 | $4,651,149 | 28 | |
| 18 | (20) | My Week with Marilyn | $1,620,641 | +2% | 630 | $2,572 | $9,631,013 | 44 | |
| 19 | (21) | Puss in Boots | $1,278,397 | -14% | 389 | $3,286 | $146,009,825 | 70 | |
| 20 | (16) | Arthur Christmas | $1,200,780 | -67% | 1,343 | $894 | $46,337,847 | 44 | |
| 21 | (17) | Don 2 | $772,725 | -70% | 167 | $4,627 | $3,415,531 | 15 | |
| 22 | (22) | Happy Feet Two | $718,444 | -8% | 525 | $1,368 | $61,129,609 | 49 | |
| 23 | (23) | A Dangerous Method | $519,882 | +8% | 61 | $8,523 | $1,796,898 | 44 | |
| 24 | (26) | J. Edgar | $424,851 | +2% | 455 | $934 | $36,751,832 | 58 | |
| 25 | (27) | Tower Heist | $413,660 | +12% | 253 | $1,635 | $76,894,570 | 63 | |
| 26 | (25) | Real Steel | $400,116 | -6% | 227 | $1,763 | $84,652,958 | 91 | |
| 27 | (29) | Shame | $391,027 | +9% | 55 | $7,110 | $2,156,610 | 35 | |
| 28 | (new) | The Iron Lady | $344,295 | 4 | $86,074 | $344,295 | 7 | ||
| 29 | (28) | Moneyball | $343,404 | -6% | 250 | $1,374 | $75,099,853 | 105 | |
| 30 | (24) | Jack and Jill | $304,376 | -32% | 222 | $1,371 | $71,813,086 | 56 | |
| 31 | (31) | Courageous | $269,459 | -7% | 181 | $1,489 | $34,152,848 | 98 | |
| 32 | (30) | Dolphin Tale | $258,807 | -14% | 188 | $1,377 | $72,070,473 | 105 | |
| 33 | (32) | Immortals | $230,910 | -20% | 228 | $1,013 | $82,762,539 | 56 | |
| 34 | (35) | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $197,270 | -2% | 6 | $32,878 | $399,544 | 12 | |
| 35 | (34) | Born to be Wild 3D | $181,555 | -15% | 49 | $3,705 | $15,239,833 | 273 | |
| 36 | (33) | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $181,253 | -31% | 245 | $740 | $34,977,776 | 63 | |
| 37 | (40) | In Time | $166,336 | +24% | 123 | $1,352 | $37,122,961 | 70 | |
| 38 | (39) | Carnage | $165,743 | +20% | 12 | $13,812 | $421,187 | 21 | |
| 39 | (36) | Footloose | $150,348 | -7% | 182 | $826 | $51,706,504 | 84 | |
| 40 | (38) | The Ides of March | $149,434 | +8% | 143 | $1,045 | $40,891,335 | 91 | |
| 41 | (37) | Pina | $143,672 | -9% | 3 | $47,891 | $301,041 | 14 | |
| 42 | (41) | Melancholia | $134,340 | +12% | 63 | $2,132 | $2,588,758 | 56 | |
| 43 | (new) | A Separation | $105,408 | 3 | $35,136 | $105,408 | 7 | ||
| 44 | (44) | The Way | $97,904 | +12% | 47 | $2,083 | $4,211,132 | 91 | |
| 45 | (43) | Paranormal Activity 3 | $89,112 | -3% | 124 | $719 | $104,028,807 | 77 | |
| 46 | (51) | Pariah | $87,032 | +175% | 4 | $21,758 | $123,439 | 9 | |
| 47 | (-) | Under the Sea 3D | $61,904 | 6 | $10,317 | $30,337,544 | 1,057 | ||
| 48 | (-) | Space Station | $53,963 | 2 | $26,982 | $84,723,945 | 3,549 | ||
| 49 | (50) | Drive | $46,848 | +41% | 25 | $1,874 | $34,855,377 | 112 | |
| 50 | (46) | Margin Call | $46,777 | -18% | 29 | $1,613 | $5,269,498 | 77 | |
| 51 | (47) | The Skin I Live In | $44,225 | +3% | 28 | $1,579 | $3,064,123 | 84 | |
| 52 | (-) | Le Havre | $40,283 | 16 | $2,518 | $438,277 | 77 | ||
| 53 | (49) | Midnight in Paris | $31,881 | -14% | 23 | $1,386 | $56,391,948 | 231 | |
| 54 | (53) | Like Crazy | $22,305 | -8% | 30 | $744 | $3,380,772 | 70 | |
| 55 | (59) | The Women on the 6th Floor | $21,990 | +75% | 7 | $3,141 | $471,678 | 217 | |
| 56 | (55) | Sea Rex 3D | $20,387 | +33% | 9 | $2,265 | $4,474,724 | 588 | |
| 57 | (48) | In The Land of Blood and Honey | $18,729 | -53% | 2 | $9,365 | $58,392 | 14 | |
| 58 | (54) | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $18,423 | +6% | 14 | $1,316 | $2,919,048 | 77 | |
| 59 | (57) | Take Shelter | $17,426 | +18% | 20 | $871 | $1,679,606 | 98 | |
| 60 | (56) | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $16,244 | +10% | 7 | $2,321 | $253,183 | 77 | |
| 61 | (73) | Mozart’s Sister | $14,812 | +611% | 9 | $1,646 | $692,009 | 140 | |
| 62 | (-) | Galapagos | $8,581 | 1 | $8,581 | $18,079,881 | 4,452 | ||
| 63 | (61) | The Lion King | $7,501 | -35% | 7 | $1,072 | $421,781,012 | 6,414 | |
| 64 | (60) | My Reincarnation | $6,506 | -48% | 3 | $2,169 | $58,248 | 70 | |
| 65 | (63) | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | $6,198 | +32% | 4 | $1,550 | $42,241 | 28 | |
| 66 | (62) | Eames: The Architect and the Painter | $5,588 | +8% | 5 | $1,118 | $139,813 | 49 | |
| 67 | (-) | Garbo: The Spy | $5,095 | 2 | $2,548 | $22,233 | 49 | ||
| 68 | (64) | The Guard | $4,582 | -2% | 4 | $1,146 | $5,338,155 | 161 | |
| 69 | (80) | Young Goethe in Love | $4,234 | +271% | 5 | $847 | $103,577 | 63 | |
| 70 | (-) | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $3,739 | 2 | $1,870 | $170,888 | 105 | ||
| 71 | (65) | Miss Minoes | $2,670 | -40% | 3 | $890 | $7,128 | 14 | |
| 72 | (78) | Elite Squad: The Enemy Within | $2,629 | +125% | 2 | $1,315 | $86,705 | 56 | |
| 73 | (-) | Paul Goodman Changed My Life | $2,537 | 2 | $1,269 | $26,991 | 79 | ||
| 74 | (70) | Prince of the Himalayas | $2,350 | -18% | 1 | $2,350 | $5,232 | 14 | |
| 75 | (71) | Blackthorn | $2,338 | -15% | 4 | $585 | $188,717 | 91 | |
| 76 | (77) | Outrage | $2,079 | +41% | 1 | $2,079 | $31,596 | 35 | |
| 77 | (82) | The Whale | $1,985 | +86% | 3 | $662 | $61,490 | 119 | |
| 78 | (77) | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $1,760 | +36% | 2 | $880 | $202,940 | 163 | |
| 79 | (75) | Rid of Me | $1,656 | +6% | 1 | $1,656 | $9,671 | 49 | |
| 80 | (83) | Jane's Journey | $1,645 | +73% | 1 | $1,645 | $23,746 | 112 | |
| 81 | (85) | OKA! | $1,586 | +297% | 1 | $1,586 | $14,930 | 84 | |
| 82 | (68) | The Mill and the Cross | $1,284 | -65% | 3 | $428 | $266,157 | 114 | |
| 83 | (new) | Angels Crest | $832 | 1 | $832 | $832 | 7 | ||
| 84 | (-) | Amigo | $764 | 2 | $382 | $180,894 | 140 | ||
| 85 | (-) | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | $695 | 1 | $695 | $26,385 | 119 | ||
| 86 | (84) | Inni | $344 | -48% | 2 | $172 | $117,397 | 101 | |
| 87 | (74) | The Bride Wore Black | $322 | -82% | 1 | $322 | $20,976 | 15,900 | |
| 88 | (-) | Charlotte Rampling: The Look | $161 | 1 | $161 | $12,825 | 63 | ||
| 89 | (-) | My Joy | $103 | 1 | $103 | $5,560 | 98 | ||
| Reporting movies: 89 | $247,833,051 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $46,716,705 | 3,455 | $149,700,912 |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $33,337,735 | 3,703 | $143,360,061 |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $25,729,119 | 3,724 | $102,088,454 |
| 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $24,775,610 | 2,914 | $65,535,914 |
| 5 | War Horse | $22,196,169 | 2,547 | $48,225,212 |
| 6 | We Bought a Zoo | $20,606,792 | 3,163 | $48,094,109 |
| 7 | The Adventures of Tintin | $19,241,288 | 3,087 | $55,280,275 |
| 8 | New Year’s Eve | $9,095,747 | 2,225 | $48,760,797 |
| 9 | The Darkest Hour | $6,591,567 | 2,327 | $15,566,289 |
| 10 | The Descendants | $5,351,917 | 758 | $41,376,563 |
| 11 | The Muppets | $4,335,645 | 1,541 | $84,202,906 |
| 12 | Hugo | $4,037,565 | 951 | $51,030,157 |
| 13 | Young Adult | $3,497,366 | 987 | $13,466,504 |
| 14 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $3,473,842 | 1,411 | $276,943,638 |
| 15 | The Sitter | $2,924,084 | 1,348 | $27,568,145 |
| 16 | The Artist | $2,243,927 | 167 | $5,977,501 |
| 17 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $1,780,831 | 57 | $4,651,149 |
| 18 | My Week with Marilyn | $1,620,641 | 630 | $9,631,013 |
| 19 | Puss in Boots | $1,278,397 | 389 | $146,009,825 |
| 20 | Arthur Christmas | $1,200,780 | 1,343 | $46,337,847 |
| 21 | Don 2 | $772,725 | 167 | $3,415,531 |
| 22 | Happy Feet Two | $718,444 | 525 | $61,129,609 |
| 23 | A Dangerous Method | $519,882 | 61 | $1,796,898 |
| 24 | J. Edgar | $424,851 | 455 | $36,751,832 |
| 25 | Tower Heist | $413,660 | 253 | $76,894,570 |
| 26 | Real Steel | $400,116 | 227 | $84,652,958 |
| 27 | Shame | $391,027 | 55 | $2,156,610 |
| 28 | The Iron Lady | $344,295 | 4 | $344,295 |
| 29 | Moneyball | $343,404 | 250 | $75,099,853 |
| 30 | Jack and Jill | $304,376 | 222 | $71,813,086 |
| 31 | Courageous | $269,459 | 181 | $34,152,848 |
| 32 | Dolphin Tale | $258,807 | 188 | $72,070,473 |
| 33 | Immortals | $230,910 | 228 | $82,762,539 |
| 34 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $197,270 | 6 | $399,544 |
| 35 | Born to be Wild 3D | $181,555 | 49 | $15,239,833 |
| 36 | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | $181,253 | 245 | $34,977,776 |
| 37 | In Time | $166,336 | 123 | $37,122,961 |
| 38 | Carnage | $165,743 | 12 | $421,187 |
| 39 | Footloose | $150,348 | 182 | $51,706,504 |
| 40 | The Ides of March | $149,434 | 143 | $40,891,335 |
| 41 | Pina | $143,672 | 3 | $301,041 |
| 42 | Melancholia | $134,340 | 63 | $2,588,758 |
| 43 | A Separation | $105,408 | 3 | $105,408 |
| 44 | The Way | $97,904 | 47 | $4,211,132 |
| 45 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $89,112 | 124 | $104,028,807 |
| 46 | Pariah | $87,032 | 4 | $123,439 |
| 47 | Under the Sea 3D | $61,904 | 6 | $30,337,544 |
| 48 | Space Station | $53,963 | 2 | $84,723,945 |
| 49 | Drive | $46,848 | 25 | $34,855,377 |
| 50 | Margin Call | $46,777 | 29 | $5,269,498 |
| 51 | The Skin I Live In | $44,225 | 28 | $3,064,123 |
| 52 | Le Havre | $40,283 | 16 | $438,277 |
| 53 | Midnight in Paris | $31,881 | 23 | $56,391,948 |
| 54 | Like Crazy | $22,305 | 30 | $3,380,772 |
| 55 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $21,990 | 7 | $471,678 |
| 56 | Sea Rex 3D | $20,387 | 9 | $4,474,724 |
| 57 | In The Land of Blood and Honey | $18,729 | 2 | $58,392 |
| 58 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $18,423 | 14 | $2,919,048 |
| 59 | Take Shelter | $17,426 | 20 | $1,679,606 |
| 60 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $16,244 | 7 | $253,183 |
| 61 | Mozart’s Sister | $14,812 | 9 | $692,009 |
| 62 | Galapagos | $8,581 | 1 | $18,079,881 |
| 63 | The Lion King | $7,501 | 7 | $421,781,012 |
| 64 | My Reincarnation | $6,506 | 3 | $58,248 |
| 65 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | $6,198 | 4 | $42,241 |
| 66 | Eames: The Architect and the Painter | $5,588 | 5 | $139,813 |
| 67 | Garbo: The Spy | $5,095 | 2 | $22,233 |
| 68 | The Guard | $4,582 | 4 | $5,338,155 |
| 69 | Young Goethe in Love | $4,234 | 5 | $103,577 |
| 70 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $3,739 | 2 | $170,888 |
| 71 | Miss Minoes | $2,670 | 3 | $7,128 |
| 72 | Elite Squad: The Enemy Within | $2,629 | 2 | $86,705 |
| 73 | Paul Goodman Changed My Life | $2,537 | 2 | $26,991 |
| 74 | Prince of the Himalayas | $2,350 | 1 | $5,232 |
| 75 | Blackthorn | $2,338 | 4 | $188,717 |
| 76 | Outrage | $2,079 | 1 | $31,596 |
| 77 | The Whale | $1,985 | 3 | $61,490 |
| 78 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $1,760 | 2 | $202,940 |
| 79 | Rid of Me | $1,656 | 1 | $9,671 |
| 80 | Jane's Journey | $1,645 | 1 | $23,746 |
| 81 | OKA! | $1,586 | 1 | $14,930 |
| 82 | The Mill and the Cross | $1,284 | 3 | $266,157 |
| 83 | Angels Crest | $832 | 1 | $832 |
| 84 | Amigo | $764 | 2 | $180,894 |
| 85 | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | $695 | 1 | $26,385 |
| 86 | Inni | $344 | 2 | $117,397 |
| 87 | The Bride Wore Black | $322 | 1 | $20,976 |
| 88 | Charlotte Rampling: The Look | $161 | 1 | $12,825 |
| 89 | My Joy | $103 | 1 | $5,560 |
| Reporting: 89 | $247,833,051 | total | ||