Domestic Box Office For Jan 1, 2010
Data as of Dec 22, 1:55 PST
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $25,274,008 | +71.5% | +9.4% | 3,461 | $7,302 | $308,898,218 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | 3 | Sherlock Holmes | $14,889,882 | +71.3% | -39.5% | 3,626 | $4,106 | $116,992,838 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $12,998,264 | +48.9% | -6.4% | 3,747 | $3,468 | $133,725,546 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 4 | It's Complicated | $7,127,425 | +33.8% | -0.7% | 2,897 | $2,460 | $47,503,300 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 5 | The Blind Side | $4,554,779 | +31.4% | +35.1% | 2,926 | $1,556 | $201,118,097 | 43 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 6 | Up in the Air | $4,112,263 | +45.4% | +12.9% | 1,895 | $2,170 | $37,767,476 | 29 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | 7 | The Princess and the Frog | $3,631,520 | +40.2% | +85.7% | 3,328 | $1,091 | $79,666,548 | 38 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $1,933,346 | +50.3% | +25.5% | 2,718 | $711 | $22,313,392 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 9 | Invictus | $1,485,826 | +49.7% | +13.2% | 2,170 | $684 | $28,162,959 | 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 10 | Nine | $1,459,195 | +66.4% | -28.1% | 1,412 | $1,033 | $11,303,948 | 15 | The Weinstein Company |
| 11 | 11 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $1,289,766 | +100.8% | +94.8% | 1,627 | $792 | $285,802,158 | 43 | Summit Entertainment |
| 12 | 12 | 3 Idiots | $630,178 | +157.1% | -4.1% | 132 | $4,774 | $3,892,787 | 10 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 13 | 16 | Brothers | $465,462 | +205.3% | +19.2% | 858 | $542 | $26,688,241 | 29 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | 15 | 2012 | $427,412 | +123.6% | +39.5% | 800 | $534 | $162,776,413 | 50 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | 17 | Precious | $339,314 | +149.5% | +55.4% | 629 | $539 | $42,907,303 | 57 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | - | The Young Victoria | $313,109 | - | +89.2% | 165 | $1,897 | $1,878,075 | 15 | Apparition |
| 17 | 14 | Old Dogs | $275,745 | +42.1% | +39.1% | 620 | $444 | $46,804,318 | 38 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 13 | A Christmas Carol | $222,879 | +10.2% | -52.2% | 981 | $227 | $137,111,930 | 57 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 19 | The Road | $210,977 | +152.3% | +80.2% | 306 | $689 | $6,526,655 | 38 | - |
| 20 | 20 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $182,513 | +135.9% | +89.3% | 274 | $666 | $18,827,069 | 50 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | 21 | A Single Man | $177,038 | +153.6% | +84.7% | 46 | $3,848 | $1,421,729 | 22 | The Weinstein Company |
| 22 | 18 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $131,985 | +44.8% | +179.8% | 256 | $515 | $124,042,682 | 106 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | 26 | Armored | $129,020 | +262.9% | +15.5% | 244 | $528 | $15,627,260 | 29 | Screen Gems |
| 24 | 22 | Where the Wild Things Are | $97,013 | +82.7% | +128.7% | 267 | $363 | $76,398,992 | 78 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | 23 | Crazy Heart | $83,294 | +87.5% | +54% | 12 | $6,941 | $564,494 | 17 | - |
| 26 | 25 | Couples Retreat | $81,095 | +127.5% | +127.5% | 222 | $365 | $108,378,560 | 85 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | 27 | Ninja Assassin | $80,046 | +185.5% | +12.1% | 166 | $482 | $37,383,511 | 38 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | 29 | Law Abiding Citizen | $64,127 | +199% | +78.4% | 205 | $312 | $72,828,354 | 78 | Overture Films |
| 29 | 24 | Planet 51 | $56,678 | +37.8% | +183.3% | 209 | $271 | $39,467,236 | 43 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | 32 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | $45,507 | +187.1% | +86.5% | 102 | $446 | $9,885,291 | 64 | Apparition |
| 31 | 28 | Me and Orson Welles | $32,415 | +25.6% | +38.4% | 80 | $405 | $882,618 | 38 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 32 | 33 | A Serious Man | $31,474 | +170.8% | +47.3% | 49 | $642 | $9,129,910 | 92 | Focus Features |
| 33 | 31 | Astro Boy | $28,474 | +60% | +165% | 152 | $187 | $19,406,345 | 71 | Summit Entertainment |
| 34 | 39 | The Fourth Kind | $26,180 | +381.2% | +115.3% | 77 | $340 | $25,422,900 | 57 | Universal Pictures |
| 35 | 38 | The Lovely Bones | $24,949 | +308.1% | +90.2% | 3 | $8,316 | $343,372 | 22 | DreamWorks |
| 36 | 34 | Paranormal Activity | $24,351 | +185.9% | +36.3% | 145 | $167 | $107,817,196 | 99 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | 30 | Under the Sea 3D | $17,411 | -8.2% | +873.2% | 26 | $669 | $19,369,981 | 323 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | 35 | The Boat That Rocked | $16,391 | +95% | +155.6% | 111 | $147 | $7,965,947 | 50 | Focus Features |
| 39 | 37 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $15,645 | +136.6% | +132.7% | 74 | $211 | $31,992,582 | 57 | Overture Films |
| 40 | 41 | The Box | $8,308 | +210% | +89.6% | 50 | $166 | $15,033,587 | 57 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | 36 | The Polar Express 2009 IMAX Release | $4,761 | -38.3% | +203.6% | 20 | $238 | $502,418 | 57 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | 40 | Amelia | $4,494 | +48.1% | +227.8% | 28 | $160 | $14,212,472 | 71 | - |
| 43 | 42 | The Maid | $2,279 | +97.1% | +75.7% | 5 | $455 | $488,511 | 78 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 44 | - | The Fall | $686 | - | - | 1 | $686 | $2,265,475 | 603 | Roadside Attractions |
| 45 | - | The September Issue | $444 | - | +184.6% | 2 | $222 | $3,815,816 | 127 | Roadside Attractions |
| 46 | - | From Mexico with Love | $18 | - | - | 1 | $18 | $548,748 | 85 | Roadside Attractions |
