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Top December Movies at the Domestic Box Office
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This chart contains the total domestic box office for the movies released in December.
| ←Top November Domestic |
| Rank | Released | Movie | Domestic Box Office |
Opening Theater Count |
Opening Weekend Box Office |
Max Theater Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens | $936,662,225 | 4,134 | $247,966,675 | 4,134 |
| 2 | 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $814,811,535 | 4,336 | $260,138,569 | 4,336 |
| 3 | 2009 | Avatar | $785,221,649 | 3,452 | $77,025,481 | 3,461 |
| 4 | 2022 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $688,809,501 | 4,202 | $134,100,226 | 4,340 |
| 5 | 1997 | Titanic | $674,460,013 | 2,674 | $28,638,131 | 3,265 |
| 6 | 2017 | Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi | $620,181,382 | 4,232 | $220,009,584 | 4,232 |
| 7 | 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $533,539,991 | 4,157 | $155,081,681 | 4,157 |
| 8 | 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | $515,202,542 | 4,406 | $177,383,864 | 4,406 |
| 9 | 2017 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | $404,508,916 | 3,765 | $36,169,328 | 3,849 |
| 10 | 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $381,518,844 | 3,703 | $72,629,713 | 3,703 |
| 11 | 2014 | American Sniper | $350,126,372 | 4 | $633,456 | 3,885 |
| 12 | 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $345,115,396 | 3,622 | $62,007,528 | 3,622 |
| 13 | 2018 | Aquaman | $335,061,807 | 4,125 | $67,873,522 | 4,184 |
| 14 | 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | $319,232,617 | 3,359 | $47,211,490 | 3,381 |
| 15 | 2019 | Jumanji: The Next Level | $316,831,246 | 4,227 | $59,251,543 | 4,227 |
| 16 | 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $303,003,568 | 4,045 | $84,617,303 | 4,100 |
| 17 | 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch a… | $291,710,957 | 3,616 | $65,556,312 | 3,853 |
| 18 | 2004 | Meet the Fockers | $279,167,575 | 3,518 | $46,120,980 | 3,554 |
| 19 | 2016 | Sing | $270,329,045 | 4,022 | $35,258,145 | 4,029 |
| 20 | 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | $258,241,522 | 3,903 | $73,645,197 | 3,928 |
| 21 | 2007 | I am Legend | $256,393,010 | 3,606 | $77,211,321 | 3,648 |
| 22 | 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | $255,119,788 | 3,875 | $54,724,334 | 3,875 |
| 23 | 2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King | $254,567,693 | 4,100 | $35,409,365 | 4,100 |
| 24 | 2006 | Night at the Museum | $250,863,268 | 3,685 | $30,433,781 | 3,768 |
| 25 | 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | $236,115,100 | 3,761 | $60,102,146 | 3,769 |
| 26 | 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | $234,760,478 | 1,532 | $15,214,805 | 2,006 |
| 27 | 2000 | Cast Away | $233,632,142 | 2,774 | $28,883,406 | 3,061 |
| 28 | 1973 | The Exorcist | $231,020,723 | 1,708 | ||
| 29 | 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | $219,961,501 | 3,832 | $44,783,772 | 3,832 |
| 30 | 2009 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $219,614,612 | 3,700 | $48,875,415 | 3,747 |
| 31 | 2023 | Wonka | $218,581,815 | 4,203 | $39,005,800 | 4,213 |
| 32 | 2005 | King Kong | $218,080,025 | 3,568 | $50,130,145 | 3,627 |
| 33 | 2007 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | $217,326,974 | 3,475 | $44,307,417 | 3,499 |
| 34 | 2011 | Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | $209,397,903 | 425 | $12,785,204 | 3,555 |
| 35 | 2009 | Sherlock Holmes | $209,028,679 | 3,626 | $62,304,277 | 3,626 |
| 36 | 1939 | Gone with the Wind | $198,680,470 | 214 | ||
| 37 | 2018 | Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 3D | $190,173,195 | 3,813 | $35,363,376 | 3,813 |
| 38 | 2011 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $186,848,418 | 3,703 | $39,637,079 | 3,703 |
| 39 | 2022 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | $186,090,535 | 4,099 | $12,429,515 | 4,121 |
| 40 | 1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $184,925,486 | 1,831 | ||
| 41 | 2015 | The Revenant | $183,637,894 | 4 | $474,560 | 3,711 |
| 42 | 2001 | Ocean’s Eleven | $183,417,150 | 3,075 | $38,107,822 | 3,075 |
| 43 | 2000 | What Women Want | $182,805,123 | 3,012 | $33,614,543 | 3,092 |
| 44 | 1982 | Tootsie | $177,200,000 | 943 | $5,540,470 | 1,222 |
| 45 | 2017 | The Greatest Showman | $174,340,174 | 3,006 | $8,805,843 | 3,342 |
| 46 | 1988 | Rain Man | $172,825,435 | 1,248 | $7,005,719 | 1,590 |
| 47 | 2010 | Tron: Legacy | $172,062,763 | 3,451 | $44,026,211 | 3,451 |
| 48 | 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns | $171,958,438 | 4,090 | $23,523,121 | 4,090 |
| 49 | 2010 | True Grit | $171,243,005 | 3,047 | $24,830,443 | 3,464 |
| 50 | 2001 | A Beautiful Mind | $170,708,996 | 524 | $367,151 | 2,250 |
| 51 | 2002 | Chicago | $170,687,518 | 77 | $2,074,929 | 2,701 |
| 52 | 2016 | Hidden Figures | $169,607,287 | 25 | $515,499 | 3,416 |
| 53 | 2002 | Catch Me if You Can | $164,606,800 | 3,156 | $30,082,000 | 3,225 |
| 54 | 2012 | Django Unchained | $162,805,434 | 3,010 | $30,122,888 | 3,012 |
| 55 | 2021 | Sing 2 | $162,790,990 | 3,892 | $22,326,230 | 3,892 |
| 56 | 2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $162,586,036 | 2,852 | $26,541,709 | 3,169 |
| 57 | 1973 | The Sting | $159,616,327 | |||
| 58 | 2019 | 1917 | $159,227,644 | 11 | $576,216 | 3,987 |
| 59 | 1996 | Jerry Maguire | $153,952,592 | 2,531 | $17,084,296 | 2,531 |
| 60 | 2016 | La La Land | $151,101,803 | 5 | $881,104 | 3,236 |
| 61 | 2015 | Daddy’s Home | $150,357,137 | 3,271 | $38,740,203 | 3,483 |
| 62 | 2013 | American Hustle | $150,098,456 | 6 | $740,455 | 2,629 |
| 63 | 2012 | Les Misérables | $149,260,140 | 2,814 | $27,281,735 | 2,927 |
| 64 | 1997 | As Good as it Gets | $148,478,011 | 1,572 | $12,606,928 | 1,837 |
| 65 | 2010 | Little Fockers | $148,438,600 | 3,536 | $30,833,665 | 3,675 |
| 66 | 2008 | Gran Torino | $148,095,302 | 6 | $271,720 | 3,045 |
| 67 | 2007 | Juno | $143,495,265 | 7 | $413,869 | 2,534 |
| 68 | 2008 | Marley & Me | $143,153,751 | 3,480 | $36,357,586 | 3,505 |
| 69 | 1992 | A Few Good Men | $141,340,178 | 1,925 | $15,517,468 | 2,201 |
| 70 | 1999 | Stuart Little | $140,015,224 | 2,878 | $15,018,223 | 3,151 |
| 71 | 1977 | Saturday Night Fever | $139,486,124 | 726 | $3,878,099 | 726 |
| 72 | 2003 | Cheaper by the Dozen | $138,614,544 | 3,298 | $27,557,647 | 3,307 |
| 73 | 1997 | Good Will Hunting | $138,433,435 | 7 | $272,912 | 2,203 |
| 74 | 1986 | Platoon | $137,963,328 | 6 | $241,080 | 1,560 |
| 75 | 1999 | The Green Mile | $136,801,374 | 2,875 | $18,017,152 | 2,878 |
| 76 | 1998 | Patch Adams | $135,014,968 | 2,712 | $25,262,280 | 2,915 |
| 77 | 1978 | Superman | $134,218,018 | 508 | $7,465,343 | 817 |
| 78 | 2011 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $133,107,389 | 3,723 | $23,244,744 | 3,734 |
| 79 | 2000 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $128,519,357 | 16 | $663,205 | 2,027 |
| 80 | 2014 | Into the Woods | $128,002,372 | 2,440 | $31,051,923 | 2,833 |
| 81 | 2023 | Migration | $127,630,880 | 3,761 | $12,453,275 | 3,839 |
| 82 | 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $127,509,326 | 2,988 | $26,853,816 | 2,988 |
| 83 | 2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | $127,413,176 | 3,507 | $26,232,425 | 3,507 |
| 84 | 1994 | Dumb & Dumber | $127,266,176 | 2,447 | $16,363,442 | 2,565 |
| 85 | 2018 | Bumblebee | $127,195,589 | 3,550 | $21,654,047 | 3,597 |
| 86 | 2004 | Ocean’s Twelve | $125,531,634 | 3,290 | $39,153,380 | 3,290 |
| 87 | 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | $125,304,276 | 2,807 | $25,143,007 | 2,807 |
| 88 | 2013 | Lone Survivor | $125,095,601 | 2 | $90,872 | 3,285 |
| 89 | 2003 | Something’s Gotta Give | $124,685,242 | 2,677 | $16,064,723 | 2,876 |
| 90 | 2023 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | $124,481,226 | 3,706 | $27,686,211 | 3,787 |
| 91 | 2000 | Traffic | $124,107,476 | 4 | $184,725 | 1,755 |
| 92 | 1987 | Good Morning Vietnam | $123,922,370 | 1,598 | ||
| 93 | 1991 | Hook | $119,654,823 | 2,197 | $13,522,535 | 2,254 |
| 94 | 1981 | On Golden Pond | $119,285,432 | 2 | $89,213 | 1,015 |
| 95 | 2004 | Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events | $118,627,117 | 3,620 | $30,061,756 | 3,623 |
| 96 | 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | $116,949,183 | 2,537 | $18,410,067 | 2,557 |
| 97 | 1974 | Towering Inferno | $116,000,000 | 295 | $2,323,621 | 295 |
| 98 | 1998 | You’ve Got Mail | $115,821,495 | 2,691 | $18,426,749 | 2,961 |
| 99 | 2014 | Unbroken | $115,637,895 | 3,131 | $30,621,445 | 3,301 |
| 100 | 2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | $113,746,621 | 3,785 | $17,100,520 | 3,914 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.