Domestic Box Office For Dec 21, 2011
Data as of Dec 22, 1:55 PST
Key:New This Day
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $8,921,045 | +428.5% | - | 3,448 | $2,587 | $26,015,359 | 6 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | - | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $5,065,496 | - | - | 2,914 | $1,738 | $5,065,496 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $4,283,299 | -17% | - | 3,703 | $1,156 | $54,008,573 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $3,509,797 | +0.1% | - | 3,726 | $941 | $32,972,568 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | - | The Adventures of Tintin | $2,302,020 | - | - | 3,087 | $745 | $5,577,020 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | 4 | New Year's Eve | $1,056,104 | -17.6% | +2.9% | 3,051 | $346 | $28,172,010 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 5 | Arthur Christmas | $667,892 | -16.6% | +80.6% | 2,105 | $317 | $40,612,139 | 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | 9 | The Muppets | $586,401 | -13.6% | +39.6% | 1,859 | $315 | $72,848,146 | 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 7 | The Sitter | $553,978 | -22.6% | -30% | 2,473 | $224 | $19,905,546 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 8 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $515,186 | -26.2% | -20.9% | 1,822 | $282 | $268,192,542 | 34 | Summit Entertainment |
| 11 | 6 | Hugo | $507,511 | -30.1% | +6.9% | 1,487 | $341 | $41,015,413 | 29 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 10 | The Descendants | $384,822 | -13.7% | -5% | 835 | $460 | $29,874,831 | 36 | - |
| 13 | 11 | Young Adult | $351,843 | -16.6% | +1,020.1% | 986 | $356 | $5,034,154 | 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | 12 | Happy Feet Two | $133,151 | -47.4% | -48.4% | 760 | $175 | $59,501,523 | 34 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 16 | Puss in Boots | $127,940 | +21.8% | +17.9% | 757 | $169 | $143,097,680 | 55 | DreamWorks |
| 16 | 13 | Jack and Jill | $94,550 | -46.4% | -45.7% | 677 | $139 | $70,951,429 | 41 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | 17 | My Week with Marilyn | $73,911 | -19.4% | -18.1% | 244 | $302 | $6,339,965 | 29 | The Weinstein Company |
| 18 | 20 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $51,772 | -8.7% | +97.9% | 16 | $3,235 | $1,044,045 | 13 | Focus Features |
| 19 | 14 | Immortals | $44,264 | -64.2% | -84.2% | 1,216 | $36 | $82,196,342 | 41 | Relativity Media |
| 20 | 15 | Tower Heist | $43,890 | -58.3% | -77.7% | 418 | $105 | $76,062,755 | 48 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | 22 | The Artist | $39,607 | -15.1% | +10.4% | 17 | $2,329 | $1,455,091 | 27 | The Weinstein Company |
| 22 | 19 | Dolphin Tale | $39,036 | -31.3% | +138.9% | 250 | $156 | $71,466,204 | 90 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 21 | Shame | $38,140 | -22.4% | +9.9% | 50 | $762 | $1,367,255 | 20 | - |
| 24 | 18 | J. Edgar | $36,364 | -37.6% | -73.9% | 455 | $79 | $35,870,872 | 43 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | 26 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $31,590 | +58.8% | +120.1% | 22 | $1,435 | $533,787 | 27 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | 23 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $26,580 | -19.4% | -57.5% | 245 | $108 | $34,505,417 | 48 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 25 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $24,078 | -12.1% | +237.7% | 253 | $95 | $51,366,581 | 69 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | 30 | Courageous | $23,505 | +55.8% | +35% | 187 | $125 | $33,567,619 | 83 | TriStar Pictures |
| 29 | 33 | Moneyball | $23,213 | +93.3% | +52.7% | 242 | $95 | $74,363,317 | 90 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | 24 | In Time | $16,611 | -40.4% | -58.6% | 273 | $60 | $36,804,906 | 55 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | 29 | Born to Be Wild | $15,851 | +4.8% | +32% | 49 | $323 | $14,829,583 | 258 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | 27 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $14,702 | -16.5% | -2.7% | 206 | $71 | $103,831,682 | 62 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | 31 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $13,020 | +3.2% | -21.9% | 93 | $140 | $4,024,995 | 76 | - |
| 34 | 28 | Margin Call | $11,032 | -28.7% | -34.8% | 121 | $91 | $5,153,967 | 62 | Roadside Attractions |
| 35 | 36 | The Ides of March | $9,160 | +17.6% | -25.7% | 141 | $64 | $40,592,290 | 76 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 36 | 37 | Drive | $8,911 | +15.5% | +29.6% | 56 | $159 | $34,769,654 | 97 | FilmDistrict |
| 37 | 35 | 50/50 | $8,801 | -5.5% | -5.2% | 111 | $79 | $34,991,598 | 83 | Summit Entertainment |
| 38 | 34 | Like Crazy | $8,765 | -17.1% | -60% | 100 | $87 | $3,324,718 | 55 | Paramount Vantage |
| 39 | 32 | The Three Musketeers | $6,110 | -50.8% | -30.1% | 123 | $49 | $20,342,576 | 62 | Summit Entertainment |
| 40 | 38 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $2,534 | -19.5% | -65.3% | 39 | $64 | $2,880,155 | 62 | - |
| 41 | 39 | The Rum Diary | $1,939 | -25.1% | -54.8% | 30 | $64 | $13,107,304 | 55 | FilmDistrict |
| 42 | 40 | Pastorela | $705 | -44.6% | -70.9% | 19 | $37 | $160,263 | 20 | Lionsgate |
| 43 | 41 | Cook County | $448 | -16.7% | - | 5 | $89 | $9,116 | 6 | Hannover House |
