Week Domestic Box Office January 20, 2012
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Underworld: Awakening | $32,625,613 | 3,078 | $10,600 | $32,625,613 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Red Tails | $23,379,795 | 2,512 | $9,307 | $23,379,795 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Contraband | $15,971,580 | -53% | 2,870 | $5,565 | $49,869,500 | 14 | |
| 4 | (34) | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $13,269,347 | +8,903% | 2,630 | $5,045 | $13,961,254 | 33 | |
| 5 | (new) | Haywire | $11,279,202 | 2,439 | $4,625 | $11,279,202 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (2) | Beauty and the Beast 3D | $10,993,951 | -56% | 2,625 | $4,188 | $193,058,155 | 7,380 | |
| 7 | (4) | Joyful Noise | $7,659,528 | -52% | 2,735 | $2,801 | $23,487,510 | 14 | |
| 8 | (3) | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $7,282,138 | -56% | 2,519 | $2,891 | $199,091,325 | 42 | |
| 9 | (5) | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $5,932,687 | -51% | 2,485 | $2,387 | $179,738,916 | 42 | |
| 10 | (10) | The Iron Lady | $5,412,803 | -35% | 1,076 | $5,030 | $14,314,482 | 28 | |
| 11 | (7) | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $4,970,045 | -50% | 1,907 | $2,606 | $95,995,113 | 37 | |
| 12 | (8) | War Horse | $4,480,713 | -50% | 2,525 | $1,775 | $73,615,391 | 33 | |
| 13 | (15) | The Artist | $3,681,183 | +71% | 662 | $5,561 | $13,429,098 | 63 | |
| 14 | (9) | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $3,653,285 | -58% | 2,070 | $1,765 | $125,259,322 | 42 | |
| 15 | (11) | We Bought a Zoo | $3,455,946 | -58% | 2,065 | $1,674 | $70,237,531 | 35 | |
| 16 | (6) | The Devil Inside | $3,426,645 | -67% | 2,207 | $1,553 | $52,047,752 | 21 | |
| 17 | (14) | The Descendants | $3,410,654 | -12% | 560 | $6,090 | $52,298,014 | 72 | |
| 18 | (12) | The Adventures of Tintin | $2,822,576 | -56% | 1,340 | $2,106 | $72,924,741 | 37 | |
| 19 | (13) | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $2,499,544 | -46% | 731 | $3,419 | $19,065,141 | 49 | |
| 20 | (16) | Hugo | $1,465,800 | -20% | 650 | $2,255 | $56,415,582 | 65 | |
| 21 | (23) | A Dangerous Method | $563,221 | -27% | 105 | $5,364 | $3,518,182 | 65 | |
| 22 | (24) | Happy Feet Two | $526,781 | -30% | 331 | $1,591 | $62,696,834 | 70 | |
| 23 | (22) | My Week with Marilyn | $517,995 | -40% | 225 | $2,302 | $12,257,352 | 65 | |
| 24 | (27) | Puss in Boots | $438,169 | -30% | 292 | $1,501 | $147,805,155 | 91 | |
| 25 | (28) | Jack and Jill | $432,459 | -28% | 283 | $1,528 | $73,042,766 | 77 | |
| 26 | (19) | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $417,685 | -61% | 370 | $1,129 | $280,371,424 | 70 | |
| 27 | (20) | Carnage | $402,530 | -63% | 248 | $1,623 | $2,064,539 | 42 | |
| 28 | (30) | Shame | $373,825 | +45% | 95 | $3,935 | $3,113,225 | 56 | |
| 29 | (21) | The Muppets | $326,562 | -65% | 285 | $1,146 | $87,101,523 | 65 | |
| 30 | (36) | A Separation | $239,729 | +84% | 13 | $18,441 | $611,952 | 28 | |
| 31 | (17) | The Darkest Hour | $236,890 | -84% | 301 | $787 | $21,128,481 | 33 | |
| 32 | (29) | Tower Heist | $236,425 | -32% | 220 | $1,075 | $77,879,520 | 84 | |
| 33 | (31) | Pina | $217,820 | 10 | $21,782 | $863,283 | 35 | ||
| 34 | (25) | The Sitter | $199,404 | -73% | 191 | $1,044 | $30,078,067 | 49 | |
| 35 | (26) | Young Adult | $198,970 | -70% | 150 | $1,326 | $16,136,205 | 49 | |
| 36 | (62) | Immortals | $179,483 | +1,038% | 169 | $1,062 | $83,326,843 | 77 | |
| 37 | (18) | New Year’s Eve | $178,718 | -87% | 265 | $674 | $54,227,410 | 49 | |
| 38 | (35) | Born to be Wild 3D | $165,252 | +16% | 45 | $3,672 | $15,727,430 | 294 | |
| 39 | (new) | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | $139,694 | 42 | $3,326 | $139,694 | 7 | ||
| 40 | (43) | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $105,902 | +48% | 7 | $15,129 | $216,923 | 49 | |
| 41 | (46) | Hubble 3D | $96,442 | +56% | 20 | $4,822 | $30,762,555 | 679 | |
| 42 | (33) | Pariah | $93,401 | -42% | 21 | $4,448 | $526,009 | 30 | |
| 43 | (new) | Coriolanus | $92,251 | 9 | $10,250 | $92,251 | 7 | ||
| 44 | (38) | Moneyball | $89,298 | -28% | 110 | $812 | $75,555,259 | 126 | |
| 45 | (48) | Sea Rex 3D | $85,712 | +55% | 8 | $10,714 | $4,647,146 | 609 | |
| 46 | (new) | The Flowers of War | $80,986 | 30 | $2,700 | $172,180 | 7 | ||
| 47 | (41) | In Time | $79,166 | -30% | 97 | $816 | $37,476,377 | 91 | |
| 48 | (39) | Melancholia | $69,322 | -42% | 52 | $1,333 | $2,933,336 | 77 | |
| 49 | (42) | J. Edgar | $46,663 | -46% | 46 | $1,014 | $37,052,525 | 79 | |
| 50 | (40) | Vettai | $44,688 | -61% | 34 | $1,314 | $159,229 | 14 | |
| 51 | (50) | Drive | $39,867 | -14% | 33 | $1,208 | $35,023,788 | 133 | |
| 52 | (44) | In The Land of Blood and Honey | $38,063 | -46% | 14 | $2,719 | $213,595 | 35 | |
| 53 | (51) | Under the Sea 3D | $36,847 | -19% | 7 | $5,264 | $30,439,671 | 1,078 | |
| 54 | (53) | Flying Monsters 3D | $33,958 | -2% | 11 | $3,087 | $439,167 | 112 | |
| 55 | (45) | Dolphin Tale | $31,982 | -52% | 63 | $508 | $72,286,779 | 126 | |
| 56 | (47) | The Way | $30,828 | -49% | 28 | $1,101 | $4,383,370 | 112 | |
| 57 | (58) | Midnight in Paris | $20,630 | +10% | 13 | $1,587 | $56,453,900 | 252 | |
| 58 | (54) | Le Havre | $18,834 | -42% | 14 | $1,345 | $522,604 | 98 | |
| 59 | (57) | The Women on the 6th Floor | $18,329 | -16% | 7 | $2,618 | $541,749 | 238 | |
| 60 | (52) | The Skin I Live In | $16,392 | -53% | 17 | $964 | $3,151,624 | 105 | |
| 61 | (55) | Margin Call | $14,943 | -39% | 14 | $1,067 | $5,350,899 | 98 | |
| 62 | (-) | Crazy Horse | $12,639 | 1 | $12,639 | $17,013 | 9 | ||
| 63 | (56) | The Help | $12,546 | -45% | 22 | $570 | $169,603,676 | 170 | |
| 64 | (49) | Don 2 | $12,223 | -75% | 12 | $1,019 | $3,674,480 | 36 | |
| 65 | (64) | The Mill and the Cross | $12,092 | -8% | 5 | $2,418 | $296,652 | 135 | |
| 66 | (61) | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $11,333 | -30% | 17 | $667 | $2,970,710 | 98 | |
| 67 | (new) | The Pruitt-Igoe Myth | $10,414 | 1 | $10,414 | $10,414 | 7 | ||
| 68 | (72) | Young Goethe in Love | $9,489 | +108% | 8 | $1,186 | $125,354 | 84 | |
| 69 | (81) | Tomboy | $8,678 | +289% | 10 | $868 | $109,512 | 70 | |
| 70 | (new) | Carol Channing: Larger Than Life | $7,150 | 2 | $3,575 | $7,150 | 7 | ||
| 71 | (78) | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $6,857 | +113% | 3 | $2,286 | $183,169 | 126 | |
| 72 | (new) | Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston | $6,565 | 1 | $6,565 | $6,565 | 7 | ||
| 73 | (66) | The Guard | $5,475 | -28% | 9 | $608 | $5,356,468 | 182 | |
| 74 | (new) | Buzzkill | $4,599 | 2 | $2,300 | $4,599 | 7 | ||
| 75 | (84) | Crazy Wisdom | $4,276 | +101% | 2 | $2,138 | $51,576 | 63 | |
| 76 | (60) | Sing Your Song | $4,212 | -76% | 2 | $2,106 | $21,528 | 14 | |
| 77 | (76) | Man on a Mission | $3,924 | +2% | 5 | $785 | $7,779 | 14 | |
| 78 | (68) | Santa Mesa | $3,621 | -33% | 1 | $3,621 | $9,062 | 14 | |
| 79 | (74) | Addiction Incorporated | $3,207 | -24% | 2 | $1,604 | $14,510 | 44 | |
| 80 | (77) | Blackthorn | $2,895 | -16% | 3 | $965 | $197,650 | 112 | |
| 81 | (69) | My Reincarnation | $2,769 | -43% | 2 | $1,385 | $72,139 | 91 | |
| 82 | (-) | OKA! | $2,496 | 1 | $2,496 | $17,426 | 105 | ||
| 83 | (80) | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $2,460 | -17% | 1 | $2,460 | $851,855 | 203 | |
| 84 | (86) | Roadie | $2,082 | +20% | 1 | $2,082 | $7,825 | 21 | |
| 85 | (73) | Mozart’s Sister | $1,642 | -64% | 2 | $821 | $705,504 | 161 | |
| 86 | (67) | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $1,604 | -71% | 2 | $802 | $272,059 | 98 | |
| 87 | (90) | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | $1,541 | +24% | 1 | $1,541 | $48,864 | 49 | |
| 88 | (82) | Outrage | $1,447 | -35% | 3 | $482 | $41,524 | 56 | |
| 89 | (-) | Eames: The Architect and the Painter | $1,382 | 1 | $1,382 | $145,561 | 70 | ||
| 90 | (-) | Granito: How to Nail a Dictator | $1,184 | 1 | $1,184 | $39,524 | 135 | ||
| 91 | (95) | Pianomania | $790 | -2% | 1 | $790 | $49,534 | 245 | |
| 92 | (92) | Loosies | $767 | -29% | 2 | $384 | $3,519 | 44 | |
| 93 | (-) | My Joy | $738 | 1 | $738 | $6,298 | 119 | ||
| 94 | (97) | Jane's Journey | $724 | +38% | 1 | $724 | $26,107 | 133 | |
| 95 | (91) | Charlotte Rampling: The Look | $198 | -83% | 2 | $99 | $14,222 | 84 | |
| 96 | (-) | Galapagos | $187 | 2 | $94 | $18,079,944 | 4,473 | ||
| 97 | (87) | Garbo: The Spy | $128 | -92% | 1 | $128 | $27,603 | 70 | |
| Reporting movies: 97 | $175,013,485 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Underworld: Awakening | $32,625,613 | 3,078 | $32,625,613 |
| 2 | Red Tails | $23,379,795 | 2,512 | $23,379,795 |
| 3 | Contraband | $15,971,580 | 2,870 | $49,869,500 |
| 4 | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | $13,269,347 | 2,630 | $13,961,254 |
| 5 | Haywire | $11,279,202 | 2,439 | $11,279,202 |
| 6 | Beauty and the Beast 3D | $10,993,951 | 2,625 | $193,058,155 |
| 7 | Joyful Noise | $7,659,528 | 2,735 | $23,487,510 |
| 8 | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $7,282,138 | 2,519 | $199,091,325 |
| 9 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $5,932,687 | 2,485 | $179,738,916 |
| 10 | The Iron Lady | $5,412,803 | 1,076 | $14,314,482 |
| 11 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $4,970,045 | 1,907 | $95,995,113 |
| 12 | War Horse | $4,480,713 | 2,525 | $73,615,391 |
| 13 | The Artist | $3,681,183 | 662 | $13,429,098 |
| 14 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $3,653,285 | 2,070 | $125,259,322 |
| 15 | We Bought a Zoo | $3,455,946 | 2,065 | $70,237,531 |
| 16 | The Devil Inside | $3,426,645 | 2,207 | $52,047,752 |
| 17 | The Descendants | $3,410,654 | 560 | $52,298,014 |
| 18 | The Adventures of Tintin | $2,822,576 | 1,340 | $72,924,741 |
| 19 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $2,499,544 | 731 | $19,065,141 |
| 20 | Hugo | $1,465,800 | 650 | $56,415,582 |
| 21 | A Dangerous Method | $563,221 | 105 | $3,518,182 |
| 22 | Happy Feet Two | $526,781 | 331 | $62,696,834 |
| 23 | My Week with Marilyn | $517,995 | 225 | $12,257,352 |
| 24 | Puss in Boots | $438,169 | 292 | $147,805,155 |
| 25 | Jack and Jill | $432,459 | 283 | $73,042,766 |
| 26 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 | $417,685 | 370 | $280,371,424 |
| 27 | Carnage | $402,530 | 248 | $2,064,539 |
| 28 | Shame | $373,825 | 95 | $3,113,225 |
| 29 | The Muppets | $326,562 | 285 | $87,101,523 |
| 30 | A Separation | $239,729 | 13 | $611,952 |
| 31 | The Darkest Hour | $236,890 | 301 | $21,128,481 |
| 32 | Tower Heist | $236,425 | 220 | $77,879,520 |
| 33 | Pina | $217,820 | 10 | $863,283 |
| 34 | The Sitter | $199,404 | 191 | $30,078,067 |
| 35 | Young Adult | $198,970 | 150 | $16,136,205 |
| 36 | Immortals | $179,483 | 169 | $83,326,843 |
| 37 | New Year’s Eve | $178,718 | 265 | $54,227,410 |
| 38 | Born to be Wild 3D | $165,252 | 45 | $15,727,430 |
| 39 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | $139,694 | 42 | $139,694 |
| 40 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $105,902 | 7 | $216,923 |
| 41 | Hubble 3D | $96,442 | 20 | $30,762,555 |
| 42 | Pariah | $93,401 | 21 | $526,009 |
| 43 | Coriolanus | $92,251 | 9 | $92,251 |
| 44 | Moneyball | $89,298 | 110 | $75,555,259 |
| 45 | Sea Rex 3D | $85,712 | 8 | $4,647,146 |
| 46 | The Flowers of War | $80,986 | 30 | $172,180 |
| 47 | In Time | $79,166 | 97 | $37,476,377 |
| 48 | Melancholia | $69,322 | 52 | $2,933,336 |
| 49 | J. Edgar | $46,663 | 46 | $37,052,525 |
| 50 | Vettai | $44,688 | 34 | $159,229 |
| 51 | Drive | $39,867 | 33 | $35,023,788 |
| 52 | In The Land of Blood and Honey | $38,063 | 14 | $213,595 |
| 53 | Under the Sea 3D | $36,847 | 7 | $30,439,671 |
| 54 | Flying Monsters 3D | $33,958 | 11 | $439,167 |
| 55 | Dolphin Tale | $31,982 | 63 | $72,286,779 |
| 56 | The Way | $30,828 | 28 | $4,383,370 |
| 57 | Midnight in Paris | $20,630 | 13 | $56,453,900 |
| 58 | Le Havre | $18,834 | 14 | $522,604 |
| 59 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $18,329 | 7 | $541,749 |
| 60 | The Skin I Live In | $16,392 | 17 | $3,151,624 |
| 61 | Margin Call | $14,943 | 14 | $5,350,899 |
| 62 | Crazy Horse | $12,639 | 1 | $17,013 |
| 63 | The Help | $12,546 | 22 | $169,603,676 |
| 64 | Don 2 | $12,223 | 12 | $3,674,480 |
| 65 | The Mill and the Cross | $12,092 | 5 | $296,652 |
| 66 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $11,333 | 17 | $2,970,710 |
| 67 | The Pruitt-Igoe Myth | $10,414 | 1 | $10,414 |
| 68 | Young Goethe in Love | $9,489 | 8 | $125,354 |
| 69 | Tomboy | $8,678 | 10 | $109,512 |
| 70 | Carol Channing: Larger Than Life | $7,150 | 2 | $7,150 |
| 71 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $6,857 | 3 | $183,169 |
| 72 | Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston | $6,565 | 1 | $6,565 |
| 73 | The Guard | $5,475 | 9 | $5,356,468 |
| 74 | Buzzkill | $4,599 | 2 | $4,599 |
| 75 | Crazy Wisdom | $4,276 | 2 | $51,576 |
| 76 | Sing Your Song | $4,212 | 2 | $21,528 |
| 77 | Man on a Mission | $3,924 | 5 | $7,779 |
| 78 | Santa Mesa | $3,621 | 1 | $9,062 |
| 79 | Addiction Incorporated | $3,207 | 2 | $14,510 |
| 80 | Blackthorn | $2,895 | 3 | $197,650 |
| 81 | My Reincarnation | $2,769 | 2 | $72,139 |
| 82 | OKA! | $2,496 | 1 | $17,426 |
| 83 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $2,460 | 1 | $851,855 |
| 84 | Roadie | $2,082 | 1 | $7,825 |
| 85 | Mozart’s Sister | $1,642 | 2 | $705,504 |
| 86 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $1,604 | 2 | $272,059 |
| 87 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | $1,541 | 1 | $48,864 |
| 88 | Outrage | $1,447 | 3 | $41,524 |
| 89 | Eames: The Architect and the Painter | $1,382 | 1 | $145,561 |
| 90 | Granito: How to Nail a Dictator | $1,184 | 1 | $39,524 |
| 91 | Pianomania | $790 | 1 | $49,534 |
| 92 | Loosies | $767 | 2 | $3,519 |
| 93 | My Joy | $738 | 1 | $6,298 |
| 94 | Jane's Journey | $724 | 1 | $26,107 |
| 95 | Charlotte Rampling: The Look | $198 | 2 | $14,222 |
| 96 | Galapagos | $187 | 2 | $18,079,944 |
| 97 | Garbo: The Spy | $128 | 1 | $27,603 |
| Reporting: 97 | $175,013,485 | total | ||