Domestic Box Office For Dec 23, 2011
Data as of Nov 21, 2:03 PST
Key:New This Day
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $9,675,908 | +50.7% | +135.8% | 3,448 | $2,806 | $42,112,369 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $6,755,371 | +42.4% | -53.8% | 3,703 | $1,824 | $65,508,993 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $5,421,548 | +36.6% | -19.2% | 3,734 | $1,451 | $42,361,735 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $4,630,185 | +39.8% | - | 2,914 | $1,588 | $13,006,658 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 5 | The Adventures of Tintin | $3,519,175 | +44.8% | - | 3,087 | $1,139 | $11,527,198 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | - | We Bought a Zoo | $2,984,875 | - | - | 3,117 | $957 | $3,443,361 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | 6 | New Year's Eve | $1,322,093 | +13.5% | -47.8% | 2,585 | $511 | $30,659,288 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 7 | Arthur Christmas | $1,035,662 | +21% | +23.1% | 1,804 | $574 | $42,503,664 | 31 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 8 | The Muppets | $928,676 | +31.1% | +8.7% | 1,752 | $530 | $74,485,201 | 31 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 9 | Hugo | $715,057 | +16.9% | -26% | 1,236 | $578 | $42,342,326 | 31 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | 10 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $671,876 | +10.3% | -47.4% | 1,603 | $419 | $269,473,777 | 36 | Summit Entertainment |
| 12 | 12 | The Descendants | $619,725 | +48.7% | -33.3% | 813 | $762 | $30,911,277 | 38 | - |
| 13 | 11 | The Sitter | $593,580 | +1.9% | -58.9% | 1,786 | $332 | $21,081,782 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | 18 | Don 2 | $519,443 | +793.5% | - | 158 | $3,287 | $577,577 | 2 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 15 | 13 | Young Adult | $513,383 | +36.8% | -52.9% | 987 | $520 | $5,922,831 | 15 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | 23 | The Artist | $232,663 | +436.8% | +217.1% | 167 | $1,393 | $1,731,093 | 29 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | 19 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $209,334 | +263.8% | +70% | 55 | $3,806 | $1,310,916 | 15 | Focus Features |
| 18 | 14 | Puss in Boots | $180,789 | +17.8% | +68.9% | 389 | $464 | $143,431,986 | 57 | DreamWorks |
| 19 | 17 | My Week with Marilyn | $168,999 | +113.3% | +8.2% | 602 | $280 | $6,588,195 | 31 | The Weinstein Company |
| 20 | 16 | Jack and Jill | $94,765 | -12.5% | -73.7% | 385 | $246 | $71,154,473 | 43 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | 15 | Happy Feet Two | $91,998 | -29.8% | -64.9% | 535 | $171 | $59,724,640 | 36 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | 20 | Tower Heist | $58,015 | +15.7% | -79% | 283 | $205 | $76,170,930 | 50 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | 28 | Moneyball | $48,463 | +72.3% | +139% | 242 | $200 | $74,439,900 | 92 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | 21 | Immortals | $46,643 | -1.3% | -80.5% | 228 | $204 | $82,290,265 | 43 | Relativity Media |
| 25 | 25 | Shame | $45,311 | +12.8% | -48.9% | 50 | $906 | $1,452,728 | 22 | - |
| 26 | 26 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $43,633 | +38.3% | +54.2% | 20 | $2,181 | $608,975 | 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 24 | J. Edgar | $42,977 | +3.8% | -60.2% | 455 | $94 | $35,955,247 | 45 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | 22 | Dolphin Tale | $39,177 | -12.8% | -17.1% | 188 | $208 | $71,550,333 | 92 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | 27 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $38,994 | +35.5% | -27.6% | 245 | $159 | $34,573,180 | 50 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 30 | Courageous | $34,131 | +30.5% | +38.1% | 192 | $177 | $33,627,899 | 85 | TriStar Pictures |
| 31 | 29 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $20,913 | -25.4% | -42.8% | 182 | $114 | $51,415,535 | 71 | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | 31 | In Time | $20,317 | +12.2% | -58.2% | 131 | $155 | $36,843,325 | 57 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | 33 | Born to Be Wild | $18,257 | +25.4% | +13.8% | 49 | $372 | $14,862,395 | 260 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | 35 | The Ides of March | $17,842 | +64.5% | +49.7% | 145 | $123 | $40,620,975 | 78 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 35 | 32 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $12,376 | -24.2% | -50.9% | 124 | $99 | $103,860,375 | 64 | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | 34 | Margin Call | $7,212 | -35.7% | -71.8% | 30 | $240 | $5,172,393 | 64 | Roadside Attractions |
| 37 | - | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $6,660 | - | - | 3 | $2,220 | $6,660 | 1 | FilmDistrict |
| 38 | 39 | Drive | $5,263 | -7.2% | -55.8% | 26 | $202 | $34,780,588 | 99 | FilmDistrict |
| 39 | 38 | The Three Musketeers | $3,370 | -54.1% | -78% | 37 | $91 | $20,353,283 | 64 | Summit Entertainment |
| 40 | 36 | Like Crazy | $3,001 | -68.1% | -82.4% | 30 | $100 | $3,337,137 | 57 | Paramount Vantage |
| 41 | 40 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $2,584 | -17.7% | -55.9% | 18 | $143 | $2,885,879 | 64 | - |
| 42 | 37 | 50/50 | $1,471 | -82.7% | -87.7% | 31 | $47 | $35,001,589 | 85 | Summit Entertainment |
