Domestic Box Office For Dec 20, 2011
Data as of Nov 21, 2:03 PST
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $5,162,067 | +4.8% | - | 3,703 | $1,394 | $49,725,274 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $3,505,306 | +29.2% | - | 3,723 | $941 | $29,462,771 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $1,688,105 | -16.5% | - | 425 | $3,972 | $17,094,314 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | New Year's Eve | $1,281,490 | +14.6% | -2.5% | 3,505 | $365 | $27,115,906 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 7 | Arthur Christmas | $801,048 | +24.9% | +86.8% | 2,929 | $273 | $39,944,247 | 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 8 | Hugo | $725,815 | +15.9% | +26.6% | 2,532 | $286 | $40,507,902 | 28 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | 5 | The Sitter | $715,372 | +1.3% | -29.4% | 2,752 | $259 | $19,351,568 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $697,955 | +7.1% | -6.7% | 2,958 | $235 | $267,677,356 | 33 | Summit Entertainment |
| 9 | 9 | The Muppets | $678,834 | +15.4% | +42.6% | 2,808 | $241 | $72,261,745 | 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 11 | The Descendants | $445,784 | +11.9% | -9.1% | 878 | $507 | $29,490,009 | 35 | - |
| 11 | 10 | Young Adult | $421,722 | +1% | +1,224.5% | 986 | $427 | $4,682,311 | 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | Happy Feet Two | $253,175 | +23.3% | -15.2% | 1,780 | $142 | $59,368,372 | 33 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | 13 | Jack and Jill | $176,394 | +1.5% | -19.3% | 1,910 | $92 | $70,856,879 | 40 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | 14 | Immortals | $123,516 | -11.3% | -63.1% | 1,216 | $101 | $82,152,078 | 40 | Relativity Media |
| 15 | 15 | Tower Heist | $105,200 | -15.8% | -49.2% | 1,315 | $80 | $76,018,865 | 47 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | 16 | Puss in Boots | $105,074 | +17.7% | -6.4% | 757 | $138 | $142,969,740 | 54 | DreamWorks |
| 17 | 17 | My Week with Marilyn | $91,718 | +5.2% | -9.9% | 244 | $375 | $6,266,054 | 28 | The Weinstein Company |
| 18 | 18 | J. Edgar | $58,284 | +1.7% | -63.2% | 703 | $82 | $35,834,508 | 42 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 22 | Dolphin Tale | $56,831 | +44% | +199.2% | 281 | $202 | $71,427,168 | 89 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | 19 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $56,690 | +1.2% | +99.3% | 16 | $3,543 | $992,273 | 12 | Focus Features |
| 21 | 20 | Shame | $49,125 | +0.9% | +30.2% | 51 | $963 | $1,329,115 | 19 | - |
| 22 | 21 | The Artist | $46,667 | +13% | +14.1% | 17 | $2,745 | $1,415,484 | 26 | The Weinstein Company |
| 23 | 23 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $32,976 | +0.6% | -55.3% | 202 | $163 | $34,478,837 | 47 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 24 | In Time | $27,850 | +0.4% | -40.9% | 273 | $102 | $36,788,295 | 54 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | 25 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $27,402 | +22.7% | +269.2% | 253 | $108 | $51,342,503 | 68 | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | 26 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $19,893 | -10.6% | +60.7% | 25 | $795 | $502,197 | 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 27 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $17,603 | +10.7% | +9% | 206 | $85 | $103,816,980 | 61 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | 29 | Margin Call | $15,473 | +18.7% | -22.9% | 121 | $127 | $5,142,935 | 61 | Roadside Attractions |
| 29 | 31 | Born to Be Wild | $15,121 | +29.6% | +8% | 49 | $308 | $14,813,732 | 257 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 28 | Courageous | $15,090 | +5.2% | -28.4% | 101 | $149 | $33,544,114 | 82 | TriStar Pictures |
| 31 | 32 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $12,612 | +16.5% | -28.4% | 93 | $135 | $4,011,975 | 75 | - |
| 32 | 35 | The Three Musketeers | $12,407 | +42% | +9.8% | 123 | $100 | $20,336,466 | 61 | Summit Entertainment |
| 33 | 33 | Moneyball | $12,009 | +11.9% | -28.5% | 98 | $122 | $74,340,104 | 89 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 34 | 30 | Like Crazy | $10,571 | -14.9% | -53.9% | 100 | $105 | $3,315,953 | 54 | Paramount Vantage |
| 35 | 34 | 50/50 | $9,317 | -2.1% | -13.5% | 111 | $83 | $34,982,797 | 82 | Summit Entertainment |
| 36 | 36 | The Ides of March | $7,788 | +3.6% | -45% | 72 | $108 | $40,583,130 | 75 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 37 | 37 | Drive | $7,717 | +15.6% | +8.4% | 56 | $137 | $34,760,743 | 96 | FilmDistrict |
| 38 | 38 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $3,149 | -24.9% | -53.9% | 39 | $80 | $2,877,621 | 61 | - |
| 39 | 39 | The Rum Diary | $2,588 | -5.4% | -43.8% | 30 | $86 | $13,105,365 | 54 | FilmDistrict |
| 40 | 40 | Pastorela | $1,273 | -15.2% | -49% | 19 | $67 | $159,558 | 19 | Lionsgate |
| 41 | 41 | Cook County | $538 | -2.4% | - | 5 | $107 | $8,668 | 5 | Hannover House |
