Domestic Box Office For Dec 29, 2011
Data as of Nov 21, 2:03 PST
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $8,246,568 | -3.2% | +28.4% | 3,448 | $2,391 | $102,984,207 | 14 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $6,522,184 | -0.5% | +64.4% | 3,683 | $1,770 | $76,359,335 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 3 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $6,331,128 | -2.8% | +33.4% | 3,703 | $1,709 | $110,022,326 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $4,144,753 | -0.5% | +25.2% | 2,914 | $1,422 | $40,760,304 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 5 | The Adventures of Tintin | $4,115,772 | -0.8% | +69.3% | 3,087 | $1,333 | $36,038,987 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | 6 | We Bought a Zoo | $4,087,501 | +0.9% | - | 3,117 | $1,311 | $27,487,317 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | 7 | War Horse | $3,614,519 | -2.7% | - | 2,376 | $1,521 | $26,029,043 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | New Year's Eve | $1,768,465 | +3.9% | +51.8% | 2,225 | $794 | $39,665,050 | 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 9 | The Darkest Hour | $1,208,166 | -2.7% | - | 2,327 | $519 | $8,974,722 | 5 | Summit Entertainment |
| 10 | 10 | The Muppets | $1,014,943 | +0.2% | +43.3% | 1,536 | $660 | $79,867,261 | 37 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 11 | The Descendants | $825,602 | +2.5% | +98.1% | 753 | $1,096 | $36,024,646 | 44 | - |
| 12 | 12 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $762,469 | +1.2% | +25.1% | 1,603 | $475 | $273,469,796 | 42 | Summit Entertainment |
| 13 | 13 | Hugo | $745,332 | +2.7% | +21.8% | 951 | $783 | $46,992,592 | 37 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | Young Adult | $613,312 | -1.5% | +63.4% | 987 | $621 | $9,969,138 | 21 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | 15 | The Sitter | $531,113 | -2.1% | -8.8% | 1,486 | $357 | $24,644,061 | 21 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | 16 | Arthur Christmas | $361,570 | -4.5% | -57.8% | 1,524 | $237 | $45,137,067 | 37 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | 17 | The Artist | $318,311 | +4.9% | +634.5% | 167 | $1,906 | $3,733,574 | 35 | The Weinstein Company |
| 18 | 18 | Puss in Boots | $278,536 | +3.7% | +81.4% | 389 | $716 | $144,731,428 | 63 | DreamWorks |
| 19 | 20 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $244,314 | +5.6% | +324.6% | 55 | $4,442 | $2,870,290 | 21 | Focus Features |
| 20 | 19 | My Week with Marilyn | $241,130 | -0.2% | +204.3% | 602 | $400 | $8,010,372 | 37 | The Weinstein Company |
| 21 | 22 | Happy Feet Two | $153,008 | +4.5% | +16.7% | 525 | $291 | $60,411,165 | 42 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | 21 | Don 2 | $144,158 | -16.5% | +148% | 158 | $912 | $2,642,812 | 8 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 23 | 24 | J. Edgar | $66,439 | +5.4% | +60.5% | 455 | $146 | $36,326,981 | 51 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 23 | Jack and Jill | $63,843 | +0.6% | -41% | 242 | $263 | $71,508,710 | 49 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | 26 | Dolphin Tale | $61,003 | +7% | +35.7% | 188 | $324 | $71,811,666 | 98 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | 25 | Moneyball | $59,667 | +2% | +112.2% | 242 | $246 | $74,756,449 | 98 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | 27 | Shame | $57,354 | +0.7% | +42.8% | 53 | $1,082 | $1,765,583 | 28 | - |
| 28 | 28 | Tower Heist | $55,185 | +2.5% | +10% | 283 | $195 | $76,480,910 | 56 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | 29 | Born to Be Wild | $52,183 | +5.5% | +258.5% | 49 | $1,064 | $15,058,278 | 266 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 30 | Courageous | $46,005 | -0.8% | +75.9% | 192 | $239 | $33,883,389 | 91 | TriStar Pictures |
| 31 | 31 | Immortals | $38,241 | <0.1% | -19.1% | 228 | $167 | $82,531,629 | 49 | Relativity Media |
| 32 | 32 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $34,082 | -0.2% | +18.5% | 245 | $139 | $34,796,523 | 56 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | 34 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $32,757 | +10.4% | +16.8% | 182 | $179 | $51,556,156 | 77 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | 33 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $28,571 | -7.2% | - | 6 | $4,761 | $202,274 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | 37 | The Ides of March | $22,726 | +7.2% | +109.6% | 145 | $156 | $40,741,901 | 84 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 36 | 35 | In Time | $22,685 | +2.3% | +25.3% | 112 | $202 | $36,956,625 | 63 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 37 | 40 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $16,695 | +13.1% | - | 45 | $371 | $4,117,802 | 84 | - |
| 38 | 38 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $16,265 | +5.5% | -0.3% | 124 | $131 | $103,939,695 | 70 | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 | 36 | Pariah | $14,583 | -33.2% | - | 4 | $3,645 | $36,407 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 40 | 39 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $13,339 | -9.9% | -57.7% | 20 | $666 | $681,731 | 35 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | 41 | Margin Call | $7,892 | +17.2% | -29.6% | 30 | $263 | $5,222,463 | 70 | Roadside Attractions |
| 42 | 42 | Drive | $5,553 | +8.1% | -2.1% | 26 | $213 | $34,808,529 | 105 | FilmDistrict |
| 43 | 43 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $4,956 | +2.2% | - | 3 | $1,652 | $39,663 | 7 | FilmDistrict |
| 44 | 44 | Like Crazy | $4,703 | +2.1% | -50.1% | 30 | $156 | $3,358,467 | 63 | Paramount Vantage |
| 45 | 45 | The Three Musketeers | $3,960 | -11.1% | -46% | 37 | $107 | $20,374,484 | 70 | Summit Entertainment |
| 46 | 46 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $3,168 | +20.6% | +0.9% | 15 | $211 | $2,900,625 | 70 | - |
| 47 | 47 | 50/50 | $2,519 | +10.8% | -70.4% | 31 | $81 | $35,014,192 | 91 | Summit Entertainment |
| 48 | 48 | El Sicario, Room 164 | $767 | -8.4% | - | 1 | $767 | $1,604 | 2 | Icarus Films |
