Domestic Box Office For Jan 2, 2012
Data as of Dec 22, 1:55 PST
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $8,780,560 | -12.7% | -39.7% | 3,455 | $2,541 | $141,186,646 | 18 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $6,006,473 | -12.3% | -44.5% | 3,703 | $1,622 | $136,910,219 | 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $5,118,980 | +11.8% | -26.3% | 3,724 | $1,374 | $97,848,114 | 18 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 3 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $4,366,072 | -16.8% | -35.1% | 2,914 | $1,498 | $59,950,953 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 7 | The Adventures of Tintin | $3,925,303 | +8.3% | -27.5% | 3,087 | $1,271 | $51,400,450 | 13 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | 6 | We Bought a Zoo | $3,765,441 | -3.1% | -28.2% | 3,163 | $1,190 | $44,490,999 | 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | 5 | War Horse | $3,638,014 | -11.3% | -48.1% | 2,547 | $1,428 | $44,089,786 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | New Year's Eve | $1,258,473 | -29.9% | -33% | 2,225 | $565 | $47,257,823 | 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 9 | The Darkest Hour | $1,077,671 | -26.5% | -47.9% | 2,327 | $463 | $14,215,634 | 9 | Summit Entertainment |
| 10 | 13 | The Muppets | $1,031,621 | +40.5% | -8.2% | 1,541 | $669 | $83,561,073 | 41 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 10 | The Descendants | $894,890 | -14.4% | -25.3% | 758 | $1,180 | $40,315,665 | 48 | - |
| 12 | 11 | Hugo | $859,293 | +3.4% | -13.2% | 951 | $903 | $50,313,495 | 41 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | 12 | Young Adult | $607,481 | -19.5% | -34% | 987 | $615 | $12,669,252 | 25 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | 15 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $594,738 | -13.7% | -35% | 1,411 | $421 | $276,125,476 | 46 | Summit Entertainment |
| 15 | 14 | The Sitter | $498,483 | -29.5% | -34.3% | 1,348 | $369 | $26,816,340 | 25 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | 16 | The Artist | $405,670 | -9.4% | -6.1% | 167 | $2,429 | $5,450,014 | 39 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | 17 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $324,452 | -16.6% | -4.2% | 57 | $5,692 | $4,280,186 | 25 | Focus Features |
| 18 | 18 | My Week with Marilyn | $271,499 | -14.9% | -13.7% | 630 | $430 | $9,207,220 | 41 | The Weinstein Company |
| 19 | 19 | Puss in Boots | $254,666 | +9.4% | -1.1% | 389 | $654 | $145,738,327 | 67 | DreamWorks |
| 20 | 21 | Arthur Christmas | $252,928 | +48.9% | -42% | 1,343 | $188 | $46,073,163 | 41 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | 22 | Happy Feet Two | $157,698 | +36.2% | +29.6% | 525 | $300 | $60,965,866 | 46 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | 20 | Don 2 | $114,300 | -48.5% | -67.3% | 165 | $692 | $3,288,732 | 12 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 23 | 25 | J. Edgar | $78,226 | -1.7% | -4.2% | 455 | $171 | $36,650,831 | 55 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 24 | Shame | $77,991 | -6.5% | +18.6% | 55 | $1,418 | $2,043,865 | 32 | - |
| 25 | 23 | Tower Heist | $68,310 | -18.2% | +0.6% | 253 | $270 | $76,802,225 | 60 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | 26 | The Iron Lady | $65,400 | -15.8% | - | 4 | $16,350 | $285,809 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 27 | 27 | Moneyball | $54,417 | -16.2% | -26.1% | 250 | $217 | $75,016,059 | 102 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 28 | 29 | Courageous | $52,440 | -13.2% | -16.8% | 181 | $289 | $34,088,360 | 95 | TriStar Pictures |
| 29 | 28 | Jack and Jill | $52,389 | -15.2% | -28.4% | 222 | $235 | $71,750,037 | 53 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | 33 | Dolphin Tale | $52,177 | +27% | +4.5% | 188 | $277 | $72,015,969 | 102 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | 30 | Immortals | $42,433 | -21.4% | -16.4% | 228 | $186 | $82,699,432 | 53 | Relativity Media |
| 32 | 31 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $39,368 | -12.8% | -7.1% | 6 | $6,561 | $352,417 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | 40 | Born to Be Wild | $36,036 | +168.6% | +8.1% | 49 | $735 | $15,183,665 | 270 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | 32 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $33,509 | -20.2% | -26.2% | 245 | $136 | $34,928,545 | 60 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | 34 | In Time | $30,120 | -11.8% | +26.8% | 123 | $244 | $37,076,415 | 67 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 36 | 35 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $25,508 | -15% | -13.7% | 182 | $140 | $51,670,512 | 81 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | 36 | The Ides of March | $25,176 | -14.7% | -10.5% | 143 | $176 | $40,850,788 | 88 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 38 | 38 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $17,350 | -15.1% | -8.9% | 47 | $369 | $4,191,982 | 88 | - |
| 39 | 39 | Pariah | $16,769 | -10.6% | - | 4 | $4,192 | $101,755 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 40 | 37 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $14,589 | -33.2% | -9.2% | 124 | $117 | $104,007,828 | 74 | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | 42 | Margin Call | $7,700 | -2.4% | -35% | 28 | $275 | $5,253,097 | 74 | Roadside Attractions |
| 42 | 41 | Drive | $7,144 | -42% | +16.3% | 25 | $285 | $34,840,191 | 109 | FilmDistrict |
| 43 | 43 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $4,214 | -3.6% | -36.2% | 2 | $2,107 | $53,356 | 11 | FilmDistrict |
| 44 | 45 | Like Crazy | $4,102 | +50.2% | +4.5% | 30 | $136 | $3,372,100 | 67 | Paramount Vantage |
| 45 | 44 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $2,932 | -12.6% | -81.8% | 16 | $183 | $711,168 | 39 | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | 46 | El Sicario, Room 164 | $1,086 | +26% | - | 1 | $1,086 | $4,730 | 6 | Icarus Films |
