Domestic Box Office For Dec 19, 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 | $4,926,128 | -52.3% | - | 3,703 | $1,330 | $44,563,207 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $2,712,721 | -59.2% | - | 3,723 | $728 | $25,957,465 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $2,021,005 | -48.6% | - | 425 | $4,755 | $15,406,209 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | New Year's Eve | $1,118,249 | -40.5% | +13.2% | 3,505 | $319 | $25,834,416 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 5 | The Sitter | $706,209 | -48.3% | -22.3% | 2,752 | $256 | $18,636,196 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $651,427 | -46% | +0.3% | 2,958 | $220 | $266,979,401 | 32 | Summit Entertainment |
| 7 | 8 | Arthur Christmas | $641,568 | -43.8% | +111.9% | 2,929 | $219 | $39,143,199 | 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | 7 | Hugo | $626,378 | -46.1% | +35% | 2,532 | $247 | $39,782,087 | 27 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | 9 | The Muppets | $588,340 | -47.7% | +44.1% | 2,808 | $209 | $71,582,911 | 27 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 10 | Young Adult | $417,506 | -54.6% | +1,082.8% | 986 | $423 | $4,260,589 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | 11 | The Descendants | $398,316 | -54.2% | -5.2% | 878 | $453 | $29,044,225 | 34 | - |
| 12 | 12 | Happy Feet Two | $205,324 | -43.6% | -5.9% | 1,780 | $115 | $59,115,197 | 32 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | 13 | Jack and Jill | $173,856 | -47.4% | +5% | 1,910 | $91 | $70,680,485 | 39 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | 14 | Immortals | $139,186 | -47.3% | -50.7% | 1,216 | $114 | $82,028,562 | 39 | Relativity Media |
| 15 | 15 | Tower Heist | $124,925 | -42.4% | -29% | 1,315 | $95 | $75,913,665 | 46 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | 17 | Puss in Boots | $89,264 | -41.6% | -11.4% | 757 | $117 | $142,864,666 | 53 | DreamWorks |
| 17 | 16 | My Week with Marilyn | $87,206 | -51.2% | -3% | 244 | $357 | $6,174,336 | 27 | The Weinstein Company |
| 18 | 19 | J. Edgar | $57,327 | -45.1% | -58.5% | 703 | $81 | $35,776,224 | 41 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 18 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $56,035 | -61.2% | +62.8% | 16 | $3,502 | $935,583 | 11 | Focus Features |
| 20 | 20 | Shame | $48,695 | -49.7% | +34.8% | 51 | $954 | $1,279,990 | 18 | - |
| 21 | 21 | The Artist | $41,297 | -55.6% | +20.7% | 17 | $2,429 | $1,368,817 | 25 | The Weinstein Company |
| 22 | 22 | Dolphin Tale | $39,477 | -32.4% | +146.5% | 281 | $140 | $71,370,337 | 88 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 23 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $32,782 | -37% | -43.4% | 202 | $162 | $34,445,861 | 46 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 24 | In Time | $27,751 | -43.3% | -30.8% | 273 | $101 | $36,760,445 | 53 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | 26 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $22,325 | -38.4% | +315.3% | 253 | $88 | $51,315,101 | 67 | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | 27 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $22,256 | -24.4% | +211.4% | 25 | $890 | $482,304 | 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 28 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $15,899 | -45.6% | +4.4% | 206 | $77 | $103,799,377 | 60 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | 25 | Courageous | $14,346 | -65.9% | -14.8% | 101 | $142 | $33,529,024 | 81 | TriStar Pictures |
| 29 | 29 | Margin Call | $13,033 | -46.8% | -16.3% | 121 | $107 | $5,127,462 | 60 | Roadside Attractions |
| 30 | 32 | Like Crazy | $12,424 | -30.4% | -38% | 100 | $124 | $3,305,382 | 53 | Paramount Vantage |
| 31 | 30 | Born to Be Wild | $11,666 | -41.8% | +27.4% | 49 | $238 | $14,798,611 | 256 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | - | The Way 2010 Re-release | $10,830 | - | -24% | 93 | $116 | $3,999,363 | 74 | - |
| 33 | 31 | Moneyball | $10,732 | -44.1% | -32.4% | 98 | $109 | $74,328,095 | 88 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 34 | 36 | 50/50 | $9,513 | -14% | +11.6% | 111 | $85 | $34,973,480 | 81 | Summit Entertainment |
| 35 | 33 | The Three Musketeers | $8,735 | -39.9% | +1.2% | 123 | $71 | $20,324,059 | 60 | Summit Entertainment |
| 36 | 35 | The Ides of March | $7,518 | -41.2% | -39.3% | 72 | $104 | $40,575,342 | 74 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 37 | 34 | Drive | $6,673 | -48.7% | +1.4% | 56 | $119 | $34,753,026 | 95 | FilmDistrict |
| 38 | 37 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $4,195 | -47.9% | -31.6% | 39 | $107 | $2,874,472 | 60 | - |
| 39 | 39 | The Rum Diary | $2,735 | -26.2% | -25.2% | 30 | $91 | $13,102,777 | 53 | FilmDistrict |
| 40 | 38 | Pastorela | $1,501 | -63.3% | -44.3% | 19 | $79 | $158,285 | 18 | Lionsgate |
| 41 | 40 | Cook County | $551 | -72.9% | - | 5 | $110 | $8,130 | 4 | Hannover House |
