Domestic Box Office For Dec 18, 2011
Data as of Dec 22, 1:55 PST
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $10,334,634 | -29.7% | - | 3,703 | $2,790 | $39,637,079 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $6,651,523 | -32.7% | - | 3,723 | $1,786 | $23,244,744 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $3,933,794 | -17.2% | - | 425 | $9,255 | $13,385,204 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | New Year's Eve | $1,878,714 | -35.2% | -30.9% | 3,505 | $536 | $24,716,167 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 5 | The Sitter | $1,365,562 | -24.1% | -41.1% | 2,752 | $496 | $17,929,987 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $1,205,304 | -29.7% | -38.7% | 2,958 | $407 | $266,327,974 | 31 | Summit Entertainment |
| 7 | 7 | Hugo | $1,161,286 | -26.5% | -32.7% | 2,532 | $458 | $39,155,709 | 26 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | Arthur Christmas | $1,141,434 | -27.4% | -42.2% | 2,929 | $389 | $38,501,631 | 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 9 | The Muppets | $1,124,649 | -27% | -44.8% | 2,808 | $400 | $70,994,571 | 26 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 11 | Young Adult | $920,612 | -33.9% | +863.3% | 986 | $933 | $3,843,083 | 10 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | 10 | The Descendants | $870,519 | -40.7% | -17.4% | 878 | $991 | $28,645,909 | 33 | - |
| 12 | 13 | Happy Feet Two | $363,841 | -19.4% | -66.9% | 1,780 | $204 | $58,909,873 | 31 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | 12 | Jack and Jill | $330,672 | -38.5% | -55.4% | 1,910 | $173 | $70,506,629 | 38 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | 15 | Immortals | $263,875 | -24.2% | -60.9% | 1,210 | $218 | $81,889,376 | 38 | Relativity Media |
| 15 | 14 | Tower Heist | $217,025 | -46.8% | -57.2% | 1,315 | $165 | $75,788,740 | 45 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | 16 | My Week with Marilyn | $178,522 | -30.5% | -19% | 244 | $731 | $6,087,130 | 26 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | 17 | Puss in Boots | $152,958 | -25.5% | -69.5% | 757 | $202 | $142,775,402 | 52 | DreamWorks |
| 18 | 18 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $144,518 | -23.6% | +43.7% | 16 | $9,032 | $879,548 | 10 | Focus Features |
| 19 | 19 | J. Edgar | $104,363 | -40% | -63.7% | 703 | $148 | $35,718,897 | 40 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | 20 | Shame | $96,760 | -20.6% | +11.4% | 51 | $1,897 | $1,231,295 | 17 | - |
| 21 | 21 | The Artist | $93,001 | -23.1% | +1.3% | 17 | $5,470 | $1,327,520 | 24 | The Weinstein Company |
| 22 | 22 | Dolphin Tale | $58,425 | -33.2% | -21.2% | 281 | $207 | $71,330,860 | 87 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 23 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $52,068 | -24.7% | -57% | 202 | $257 | $34,413,079 | 45 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 24 | In Time | $48,960 | -25.6% | -44.9% | 273 | $179 | $36,732,694 | 52 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | 29 | Courageous | $42,047 | +16.4% | -42.7% | 101 | $416 | $33,514,678 | 80 | TriStar Pictures |
| 26 | 25 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $36,250 | -28.8% | +149.2% | 253 | $143 | $51,292,776 | 66 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | 26 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $29,422 | -41.8% | -13.7% | 25 | $1,176 | $460,048 | 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | 28 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $29,217 | -21.5% | -21.9% | 206 | $141 | $103,783,478 | 59 | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | 27 | Margin Call | $24,504 | -49% | -44.7% | 121 | $202 | $5,114,429 | 59 | Roadside Attractions |
| 30 | 32 | Born to Be Wild | $20,033 | -4.7% | +5.2% | 49 | $408 | $14,786,945 | 255 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | 30 | Moneyball | $19,208 | -46.7% | -41% | 98 | $196 | $74,317,363 | 87 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 32 | 31 | Like Crazy | $17,852 | -21.2% | -59% | 100 | $178 | $3,292,958 | 52 | Paramount Vantage |
| 33 | 34 | The Three Musketeers | $14,531 | -28.6% | -32.6% | 123 | $118 | $20,315,324 | 59 | Summit Entertainment |
| 34 | 35 | Drive | $13,018 | -23.5% | -2.3% | 56 | $232 | $34,746,353 | 94 | FilmDistrict |
| 35 | 33 | The Ides of March | $12,782 | -38.8% | -53.4% | 72 | $177 | $40,567,824 | 73 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 36 | 36 | 50/50 | $11,057 | -23.2% | -36.8% | 111 | $99 | $34,963,967 | 80 | Summit Entertainment |
| 37 | 37 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $8,052 | +4.7% | -41.5% | 39 | $206 | $2,870,277 | 59 | - |
| 38 | 39 | Pastorela | $4,090 | -3.1% | -59.3% | 19 | $215 | $156,784 | 17 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | 38 | The Rum Diary | $3,707 | -26.3% | -59.5% | 30 | $123 | $13,100,042 | 52 | FilmDistrict |
| 40 | 40 | Cook County | $2,030 | -26.6% | - | 5 | $406 | $7,579 | 3 | Hannover House |
| 41 | 41 | Answers to Nothing | $26 | -76.6% | -87.3% | 1 | $26 | $22,029 | 17 | Roadside Attractions |
