Week 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 | $76,547,914 | -32% | 4,100 | $18,670 | $189,700,814 | 14 | |
| 2 | (new) | Les Misérables | $39,438,425 | 2,808 | $14,045 | $39,438,425 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Django Unchained | $33,320,265 | 3,010 | $11,070 | $33,320,265 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (new) | Jack Reacher | $30,553,158 | 3,352 | $9,115 | $30,553,158 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (new) | This is 40 | $23,930,290 | 2,913 | $8,215 | $23,930,290 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (new) | Parental Guidance | $14,788,692 | 3,359 | $4,403 | $14,788,692 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (2) | Lincoln | $13,381,973 | +28% | 1,966 | $6,807 | $124,529,797 | 49 | |
| 8 | (13) | The Guilt Trip | $12,379,742 | +510% | 2,431 | $5,092 | $14,410,356 | 9 | |
| 9 | (3) | Rise of the Guardians | $11,452,900 | +16% | 2,055 | $5,573 | $85,247,130 | 37 | |
| 10 | (18) | Monsters, Inc. 3D | $10,641,483 | +617% | 2,618 | $4,065 | $267,996,636 | 4,074 | |
| 11 | (4) | Skyfall | $9,935,604 | +2% | 1,637 | $6,069 | $285,027,378 | 50 | |
| 12 | (5) | Life of Pi | $8,513,940 | +4% | 1,111 | $7,663 | $80,870,184 | 37 | |
| 13 | (10) | Silver Linings Playbook | $5,170,680 | +61% | 745 | $6,941 | $23,250,722 | 42 | |
| 14 | (new) | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $4,907,286 | 840 | $5,842 | $5,026,661 | 7 | ||
| 15 | (6) | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 | $4,674,042 | -36% | 1,183 | $3,951 | $283,679,776 | 43 | |
| 16 | (7) | Wreck-It Ralph | $3,727,594 | -16% | 913 | $4,083 | $173,650,119 | 56 | |
| 17 | (14) | Argo | $1,886,441 | +8% | 345 | $5,468 | $107,422,111 | 77 | |
| 18 | (16) | Anna Karenina | $1,209,889 | -25% | 237 | $5,105 | $10,180,076 | 42 | |
| 19 | (9) | Red Dawn | $1,170,613 | -65% | 402 | $2,912 | $43,002,516 | 37 | |
| 20 | (12) | Flight | $1,155,070 | -58% | 400 | $2,888 | $91,434,757 | 56 | |
| 21 | (15) | Hitchcock | $991,642 | -40% | 351 | $2,825 | $4,606,934 | 35 | |
| 22 | (23) | Zero Dark Thirty | $823,559 | +260% | 5 | $164,712 | $1,052,571 | 9 | |
| 23 | (21) | Hyde Park on Hudson | $779,310 | +87% | 79 | $9,865 | $1,308,302 | 21 | |
| 24 | (34) | Hotel Transylvania | $696,049 | +588% | 301 | $2,312 | $144,646,897 | 91 | |
| 25 | (8) | Playing for Keeps | $576,272 | -87% | 268 | $2,150 | $12,562,630 | 21 | |
| 26 | (32) | Here Comes the Boom | $482,749 | +305% | 269 | $1,795 | $43,200,430 | 77 | |
| 27 | (20) | Taken 2 | $389,267 | -8% | 275 | $1,416 | $138,654,367 | 84 | |
| 28 | (new) | The Impossible | $300,347 | 15 | $20,023 | $300,347 | 7 | ||
| 29 | (22) | Pitch Perfect | $251,470 | -32% | 214 | $1,175 | $64,245,283 | 91 | |
| 30 | (17) | Killing Them Softly | $226,868 | -85% | 149 | $1,523 | $14,849,955 | 28 | |
| 31 | (24) | The Sessions | $157,001 | -30% | 75 | $2,093 | $5,440,788 | 70 | |
| 32 | (27) | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $149,205 | +0% | 126 | $1,184 | $17,218,841 | 98 | |
| 33 | (29) | End of Watch | $140,531 | -2% | 172 | $817 | $40,662,603 | 98 | |
| 34 | (26) | The Polar Express | $135,962 | 15 | $9,064 | $183,231,536 | 2,970 | ||
| 35 | (58) | Amour | $128,224 | +334% | 3 | $42,741 | $157,775 | 9 | |
| 36 | (37) | To the Arctic 3D | $107,835 | +19% | 52 | $2,074 | $10,368,888 | 252 | |
| 37 | (19) | The Collection | $80,202 | -89% | 112 | $716 | $6,810,754 | 28 | |
| 38 | (30) | Cloud Atlas | $72,914 | -49% | 45 | $1,620 | $26,754,986 | 63 | |
| 39 | (41) | The Other Son | $70,027 | -8% | 31 | $2,259 | $1,139,302 | 63 | |
| 40 | (new) | On the Road | $69,885 | 4 | $17,471 | $69,885 | 7 | ||
| 41 | (28) | Looper | $65,676 | -55% | 93 | $706 | $66,428,193 | 91 | |
| 42 | (46) | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $58,587 | -9% | 64 | $915 | $161,088,576 | 168 | |
| 43 | (31) | Sinister | $56,935 | -52% | 82 | $694 | $48,016,784 | 77 | |
| 44 | (35) | A Werewolf Boy | $54,390 | -43% | 9 | $6,043 | $319,986 | 28 | |
| 45 | (33) | Alex Cross | $52,977 | -51% | 76 | $697 | $25,826,970 | 70 | |
| 46 | (42) | A Royal Affair | $44,400 | -38% | 36 | $1,233 | $603,498 | 49 | |
| 47 | (50) | Any Day Now | $42,656 | -27% | 19 | $2,245 | $101,376 | 14 | |
| 48 | (52) | Born to be Wild 3D | $42,064 | -4% | 30 | $1,402 | $21,575,539 | 630 | |
| 49 | (new) | Not Fade Away | $41,012 | 3 | $13,671 | $41,012 | 7 | ||
| 50 | (48) | The Central Park Five | $31,574 | -49% | 19 | $1,662 | $230,809 | 35 | |
| 51 | (38) | Paranormal Activity 4 | $26,322 | -69% | 50 | $526 | $53,864,069 | 70 | |
| 52 | (53) | Holy Motors | $24,278 | -43% | 11 | $2,207 | $487,054 | 72 | |
| 53 | (69) | Deep Sea 3-D | $19,064 | +30% | 3 | $6,355 | $45,195,815 | 2,492 | |
| 54 | (54) | ParaNorman | $12,084 | -68% | 23 | $525 | $55,985,677 | 133 | |
| 55 | (62) | Samsara | $11,719 | -45% | 10 | $1,172 | $2,607,260 | 126 | |
| 56 | (66) | The Fitzgerald Family Christmas | $11,022 | -38% | 13 | $848 | $46,589 | 21 | |
| 57 | (72) | Arbitrage | $8,351 | -17% | 6 | $1,392 | $7,902,573 | 105 | |
| 58 | (59) | Chasing Mavericks | $8,124 | -72% | 18 | $451 | $5,922,744 | 63 | |
| 59 | (60) | Deadfall | $5,777 | -78% | 8 | $722 | $60,290 | 21 | |
| 60 | (61) | The Flat | $3,711 | -83% | 6 | $619 | $456,413 | 70 | |
| 61 | (94) | Brooklyn Castle | $3,529 | +62% | 2 | $1,765 | $192,247 | 70 | |
| 62 | (67) | Burn | $3,268 | -81% | 1 | $3,268 | $413,688 | 161 | |
| 63 | (102) | Keep the Lights On | $2,153 | +73% | 1 | $2,153 | $246,112 | 112 | |
| 64 | (82) | Wagner & Me | $2,101 | -52% | 2 | $1,051 | $29,187 | 21 | |
| 65 | (74) | Beware of Mr. Baker | $1,931 | -74% | 1 | $1,931 | $51,859 | 28 | |
| 66 | (114) | In Another Country | $1,709 | +6,736% | 4 | $427 | $8,451 | 49 | |
| 67 | (100) | California Solo | $1,495 | +7% | 1 | $1,495 | $12,952 | 28 | |
| 68 | (109) | Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters | $1,204 | +257% | 2 | $602 | $29,060 | 56 | |
| 69 | (81) | Detropia | $908 | -80% | 2 | $454 | $370,179 | 112 | |
| 70 | (106) | Yangsi | $870 | +110% | 1 | $870 | $3,685 | 21 | |
| 71 | (92) | Starlet | $740 | -67% | 2 | $370 | $77,566 | 49 | |
| 72 | (113) | When the Iron Bird Flies | $566 | +460% | 1 | $566 | $9,175 | 70 | |
| 73 | (83) | Somewhere Between | $280 | -93% | 1 | $280 | $179,258 | 126 | |
| 74 | (111) | Citadel | $240 | -15% | 2 | $120 | $12,995 | 49 | |
| 75 | (90) | The Comedy | $81 | -97% | 1 | $81 | $40,475 | 49 | |
| Reporting movies: 75 | $316,057,118 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $76,547,914 | 4,100 | $189,700,814 |
| 2 | Les Misérables | $39,438,425 | 2,808 | $39,438,425 |
| 3 | Django Unchained | $33,320,265 | 3,010 | $33,320,265 |
| 4 | Jack Reacher | $30,553,158 | 3,352 | $30,553,158 |
| 5 | This is 40 | $23,930,290 | 2,913 | $23,930,290 |
| 6 | Parental Guidance | $14,788,692 | 3,359 | $14,788,692 |
| 7 | Lincoln | $13,381,973 | 1,966 | $124,529,797 |
| 8 | The Guilt Trip | $12,379,742 | 2,431 | $14,410,356 |
| 9 | Rise of the Guardians | $11,452,900 | 2,055 | $85,247,130 |
| 10 | Monsters, Inc. 3D | $10,641,483 | 2,618 | $267,996,636 |
| 11 | Skyfall | $9,935,604 | 1,637 | $285,027,378 |
| 12 | Life of Pi | $8,513,940 | 1,111 | $80,870,184 |
| 13 | Silver Linings Playbook | $5,170,680 | 745 | $23,250,722 |
| 14 | Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away | $4,907,286 | 840 | $5,026,661 |
| 15 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 | $4,674,042 | 1,183 | $283,679,776 |
| 16 | Wreck-It Ralph | $3,727,594 | 913 | $173,650,119 |
| 17 | Argo | $1,886,441 | 345 | $107,422,111 |
| 18 | Anna Karenina | $1,209,889 | 237 | $10,180,076 |
| 19 | Red Dawn | $1,170,613 | 402 | $43,002,516 |
| 20 | Flight | $1,155,070 | 400 | $91,434,757 |
| 21 | Hitchcock | $991,642 | 351 | $4,606,934 |
| 22 | Zero Dark Thirty | $823,559 | 5 | $1,052,571 |
| 23 | Hyde Park on Hudson | $779,310 | 79 | $1,308,302 |
| 24 | Hotel Transylvania | $696,049 | 301 | $144,646,897 |
| 25 | Playing for Keeps | $576,272 | 268 | $12,562,630 |
| 26 | Here Comes the Boom | $482,749 | 269 | $43,200,430 |
| 27 | Taken 2 | $389,267 | 275 | $138,654,367 |
| 28 | The Impossible | $300,347 | 15 | $300,347 |
| 29 | Pitch Perfect | $251,470 | 214 | $64,245,283 |
| 30 | Killing Them Softly | $226,868 | 149 | $14,849,955 |
| 31 | The Sessions | $157,001 | 75 | $5,440,788 |
| 32 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $149,205 | 126 | $17,218,841 |
| 33 | End of Watch | $140,531 | 172 | $40,662,603 |
| 34 | The Polar Express | $135,962 | 15 | $183,231,536 |
| 35 | Amour | $128,224 | 3 | $157,775 |
| 36 | To the Arctic 3D | $107,835 | 52 | $10,368,888 |
| 37 | The Collection | $80,202 | 112 | $6,810,754 |
| 38 | Cloud Atlas | $72,914 | 45 | $26,754,986 |
| 39 | The Other Son | $70,027 | 31 | $1,139,302 |
| 40 | On the Road | $69,885 | 4 | $69,885 |
| 41 | Looper | $65,676 | 93 | $66,428,193 |
| 42 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | $58,587 | 64 | $161,088,576 |
| 43 | Sinister | $56,935 | 82 | $48,016,784 |
| 44 | A Werewolf Boy | $54,390 | 9 | $319,986 |
| 45 | Alex Cross | $52,977 | 76 | $25,826,970 |
| 46 | A Royal Affair | $44,400 | 36 | $603,498 |
| 47 | Any Day Now | $42,656 | 19 | $101,376 |
| 48 | Born to be Wild 3D | $42,064 | 30 | $21,575,539 |
| 49 | Not Fade Away | $41,012 | 3 | $41,012 |
| 50 | The Central Park Five | $31,574 | 19 | $230,809 |
| 51 | Paranormal Activity 4 | $26,322 | 50 | $53,864,069 |
| 52 | Holy Motors | $24,278 | 11 | $487,054 |
| 53 | Deep Sea 3-D | $19,064 | 3 | $45,195,815 |
| 54 | ParaNorman | $12,084 | 23 | $55,985,677 |
| 55 | Samsara | $11,719 | 10 | $2,607,260 |
| 56 | The Fitzgerald Family Christmas | $11,022 | 13 | $46,589 |
| 57 | Arbitrage | $8,351 | 6 | $7,902,573 |
| 58 | Chasing Mavericks | $8,124 | 18 | $5,922,744 |
| 59 | Deadfall | $5,777 | 8 | $60,290 |
| 60 | The Flat | $3,711 | 6 | $456,413 |
| 61 | Brooklyn Castle | $3,529 | 2 | $192,247 |
| 62 | Burn | $3,268 | 1 | $413,688 |
| 63 | Keep the Lights On | $2,153 | 1 | $246,112 |
| 64 | Wagner & Me | $2,101 | 2 | $29,187 |
| 65 | Beware of Mr. Baker | $1,931 | 1 | $51,859 |
| 66 | In Another Country | $1,709 | 4 | $8,451 |
| 67 | California Solo | $1,495 | 1 | $12,952 |
| 68 | Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters | $1,204 | 2 | $29,060 |
| 69 | Detropia | $908 | 2 | $370,179 |
| 70 | Yangsi | $870 | 1 | $3,685 |
| 71 | Starlet | $740 | 2 | $77,566 |
| 72 | When the Iron Bird Flies | $566 | 1 | $9,175 |
| 73 | Somewhere Between | $280 | 1 | $179,258 |
| 74 | Citadel | $240 | 2 | $12,995 |
| 75 | The Comedy | $81 | 1 | $40,475 |
| Reporting: 75 | $316,057,118 | total | ||