Domestic 2011 Weekend 48
December 2-4, 2011
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $16,535,465 | -60.3% | 4,046 | -20 | $4,086 | $246,926,409 | 3 | Summit Entertainment |
| 2 | 2 | The Muppets | $11,082,755 | -62.1% | 3,440 | - | $3,221 | $56,357,170 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 5 | Hugo | $7,557,709 | -33.5% | 1,840 | +563 | $4,107 | $25,121,185 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | Arthur Christmas | $7,401,736 | -38.7% | 3,376 | - | $2,192 | $25,343,487 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 3 | Happy Feet Two | $5,919,390 | -55.8% | 3,536 | -75 | $1,674 | $51,704,566 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 6 | Jack and Jill | $5,356,973 | -46.4% | 3,049 | +20 | $1,756 | $64,165,454 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | 9 | The Descendants | $5,200,000 | -27.8% | 574 | +184 | $9,059 | $18,087,000 | 3 | - |
| 8 | 7 | Immortals | $4,464,889 | -49.7% | 2,627 | -50 | $1,699 | $75,659,174 | 4 | Relativity Media |
| 9 | 10 | Tower Heist | $3,953,925 | -44.9% | 2,404 | -70 | $1,644 | $70,598,755 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | 8 | Puss in Boots | $3,042,241 | -59.5% | 2,750 | -255 | $1,106 | $139,514,442 | 6 | DreamWorks |
| 11 | 11 | J. Edgar | $2,308,411 | -53.6% | 1,985 | +75 | $1,162 | $32,569,492 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 12 | My Week with Marilyn | $1,179,545 | -32.6% | 244 | - | $4,834 | $3,860,751 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 13 | 13 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $985,378 | -38.2% | 710 | -165 | $1,387 | $33,085,345 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 14 | In Time | $575,000 | -24.3% | 421 | -328 | $1,365 | $35,870,000 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | 23 | Moneyball | $570,147 | +99.6% | 1,004 | +817 | $567 | $73,787,485 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | 25 | The Ides of March | $515,897 | +102.6% | 1,016 | +865 | $507 | $40,123,590 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | - | Shame | $361,000 | - | 10 | - | $36,100 | $361,000 | 1 | - |
| 18 | 32 | Dolphin Tale | $315,278 | +69.6% | 410 | +194 | $768 | $70,714,876 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | 19 | Melancholia | $270,335 | -18% | 129 | +34 | $2,095 | $1,601,918 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 20 | 17 | Like Crazy | $257,767 | -39.4% | 152 | +2 | $1,695 | $2,874,373 | 6 | Paramount Vantage |
| 21 | 44 | Midnight in Paris | $241,434 | +309.5% | 305 | +264 | $791 | $55,944,592 | 29 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | 21 | Margin Call | $215,436 | -26.7% | 151 | +11 | $1,426 | $4,684,888 | 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 23 | 28 | Courageous | $212,898 | +1.8% | 265 | +54 | $803 | $33,036,124 | 10 | TriStar Pictures |
| 24 | 30 | The Artist | $211,265 | +3.1% | 6 | +2 | $35,210 | $501,624 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 25 | 18 | Real Steel | $183,228 | -44.5% | 253 | -9 | $724 | $83,425,009 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | 29 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $178,076 | -13.3% | 160 | +59 | $1,112 | $3,623,724 | 9 | - |
| 27 | 20 | The Help | $175,552 | -43.6% | 262 | -21 | $670 | $169,036,252 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | 15 | Desi Boyz | $170,511 | -75.7% | 103 | - | $1,655 | $984,679 | 2 | Eros Worldwide |
| 29 | 33 | The Skin I Live In | $156,767 | -15.1% | 116 | +25 | $1,351 | $2,649,733 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | 22 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $142,667 | -50.6% | 309 | -75 | $461 | $51,031,234 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | 31 | 50/50 | $132,180 | -33.1% | 196 | -14 | $674 | $34,760,171 | 10 | Summit Entertainment |
| 32 | 26 | The Smurfs | $131,777 | -45% | 327 | +79 | $402 | $142,500,164 | 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 33 | 24 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $130,883 | -52.5% | 255 | -100 | $513 | $103,442,444 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | 35 | A Dangerous Method | $119,574 | -28.8% | 4 | - | $29,893 | $412,937 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | 27 | The Three Musketeers | $118,889 | -48.3% | 208 | -16 | $571 | $20,094,465 | 7 | Summit Entertainment |
| 36 | 37 | Abduction | $94,514 | -28.6% | 151 | -12 | $625 | $27,967,677 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| 37 | 34 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $91,343 | -48.1% | 84 | -43 | $1,087 | $2,732,011 | 7 | - |
| 38 | - | Pastorela | $82,175 | - | 55 | - | $1,494 | $82,175 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | 45 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $72,013 | +30.2% | 24 | +5 | $3,000 | $159,531 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | 43 | Anonymous | $71,883 | +3.9% | 105 | +33 | $684 | $4,395,456 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 41 | 36 | Contagion | $71,007 | -54.3% | 155 | -63 | $458 | $75,566,379 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | 40 | Born to Be Wild | $64,295 | -27.8% | 49 | - | $1,312 | $14,564,383 | 35 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | 39 | Drive | $60,515 | -35.2% | 86 | -7 | $703 | $34,598,322 | 12 | FilmDistrict |
| 44 | 41 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $43,435 | -43.6% | 84 | -36 | $517 | $176,646,396 | 18 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | 47 | Take Shelter | $42,379 | -15.7% | 54 | +5 | $784 | $1,507,338 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 46 | 46 | The Rum Diary | $38,110 | -29.7% | 63 | +9 | $604 | $13,018,899 | 6 | FilmDistrict |
| 47 | 38 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $36,687 | -65.3% | 53 | -15 | $692 | $94,124,606 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | 42 | Hubble | $33,858 | -52.4% | 17 | -3 | $1,991 | $29,613,754 | 90 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | 51 | Le Havre | $21,618 | -19.1% | 16 | +4 | $1,351 | $267,348 | 7 | Janus Films |
| 50 | - | Kinyarwanda | $21,097 | - | 7 | - | $3,013 | $21,097 | 1 | - |
| 51 | 57 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | $20,639 | +12.6% | 12 | +3 | $1,719 | $85,798 | 4 | First Run |
| 52 | 60 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $19,473 | +12.9% | 11 | -5 | $1,770 | $363,978 | 9 | Strand Releasing |
| 53 | 56 | Into the Abyss | $14,494 | -23.7% | 21 | +2 | $690 | $175,184 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 54 | - | Answers to Nothing | $14,262 | - | 21 | - | $679 | $14,262 | 1 | Roadside Attractions |
| 55 | 54 | Under the Sea 3D | $14,185 | -29.7% | 7 | -1 | $2,026 | $28,736,197 | 147 | Warner Bros. |
| 56 | 58 | Tomboy | $13,710 | -23.6% | 5 | -1 | $2,742 | $54,250 | 3 | Dada Films |
| 57 | 55 | The Guard | $13,074 | -34.4% | 17 | -6 | $769 | $5,297,639 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 58 | 59 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $10,525 | -39.9% | 15 | +4 | $701 | $182,579 | 7 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 59 | 68 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | $9,760 | +7% | 6 | +1 | $1,626 | $51,469 | 4 | Variance Films |
| 60 | - | Sleeping Beauty | $9,207 | - | 2 | - | $4,603 | $9,207 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 61 | 64 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | $9,007 | -12.6% | 2 | +1 | $4,503 | $26,001 | 2 | - |
| 62 | 50 | The Survival of Humanity | $8,910 | -66.7% | 31 | -17 | $287 | $38,528,666 | 16 | - |
| 63 | 53 | Space Station 3D | $8,808 | -64.7% | 4 | +2 | $2,202 | $84,564,473 | 503 | IMAX |
| 64 | 101 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $8,278 | +1,464.8% | 4 | +3 | $2,069 | $148,584 | 11 | First Run |
| 65 | 49 | Cars 2 | $7,686 | -72.9% | 40 | -23 | $192 | $191,446,625 | 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 66 | - | Outrage | $6,518 | - | 2 | - | $3,259 | $6,518 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 67 | 61 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $6,341 | -49.7% | 9 | - | $704 | $4,411,823 | 80 | 3D Entertainment |
| 68 | 63 | Mozart's Sister | $6,215 | -43.4% | 10 | -3 | $621 | $628,278 | 16 | Music Box Films |
| 69 | - | Khodorkovsky | $6,110 | - | 1 | - | $6,110 | $9,634 | 1 | Kino Lorber |
| 70 | 69 | Sigur Rós: Inni | $5,774 | -17.5% | 4 | +1 | $1,443 | $109,469 | 6 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 71 | 75 | Young Goethe in Love | $5,717 | +10.5% | 5 | +2 | $1,143 | $65,757 | 5 | Music Box Films |
| 72 | 80 | The Mill and the Cross | $5,678 | +50.9% | 6 | +2 | $946 | $258,035 | 12 | - |
| 73 | 85 | Blackthorn | $5,504 | +150.1% | 6 | +3 | $917 | $169,230 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 74 | 81 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $4,997 | +67.3% | 5 | -2 | $999 | $832,797 | 22 | International Film Circuit |
| 75 | 48 | Rockstar | $4,608 | -87.1% | 112 | - | $41 | $985,912 | 4 | Eros Worldwide |
| 76 | 73 | The Greatest Miracle | $4,102 | -36% | 2 | - | $2,051 | $282,176 | 8 | - |
| 77 | - | Circumstance | $3,960 | - | 2 | - | $1,980 | $445,789 | 15 | Roadside Attractions |
| 78 | 79 | The Other F Word | $3,604 | -7.3% | 2 | -2 | $1,802 | $49,412 | 5 | Oscilloscope |
| 79 | 66 | Galapagos | $3,376 | -65.7% | 1 | - | $3,376 | $18,028,690 | 632 | IMAX |
| 80 | 65 | Sarah's Key | $2,956 | -70.6% | 7 | -20 | $422 | $7,691,700 | 20 | The Weinstein Company |
| 81 | 77 | House of Tolerance | $2,767 | -41.9% | 1 | - | $2,767 | $10,871 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 82 | 74 | Revenge of the Electric Car | $2,545 | -52% | 2 | -1 | $1,272 | $142,960 | 7 | Area 23a |
| 83 | - | America the Beautiful 2: The Thin Commandments | $2,182 | - | 1 | - | $2,182 | $11,926 | 8 | Rogers & Cowan/PMK |
| 84 | 86 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | $2,038 | -6% | 5 | +1 | $407 | $7,704,472 | 13 | Codeblack Entertainment |
| 85 | 70 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $1,940 | -70.9% | 1 | -2 | $1,940 | $188,178 | 19 | - |
| 86 | - | My Reincarnation | $1,902 | - | 1 | - | $1,902 | $30,797 | 6 | Long Shot Factory |
| 87 | 97 | Tyrannosaur | $1,392 | +73.1% | 3 | - | $464 | $13,454 | 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 88 | - | Hell and Back Again | $1,300 | - | 1 | - | $1,300 | $32,460 | 9 | - |
| 89 | 95 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | $1,262 | +27.2% | 6 | - | $210 | $834,103 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 90 | - | Paul Goodman Changed My Life | $1,099 | - | 1 | - | $1,099 | $23,209 | 7 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 91 | - | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | $1,017 | - | 3 | - | $339 | $227,835 | 14 | Music Box Films |
| 92 | - | The Bride Wore Black | $1,016 | - | 1 | - | $1,016 | $14,446 | 5 | The Film Desk |
| 93 | 89 | Granito | $980 | -35.7% | 1 | -2 | $980 | $36,738 | 12 | International Film Circuit |
| 94 | - | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $919 | - | 1 | - | $919 | $53,233,344 | 685 | IMAX |
| 95 | 90 | The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch 2011 Re-release | $837 | -38.5% | 2 | -1 | $418 | $6,355 | 3 | Music Box Films |
| 96 | 71 | The Whale | $707 | -89.3% | 1 | -1 | $707 | $55,224 | 13 | Paladin |
| 97 | - | Thunder Soul | $279 | - | 1 | - | $279 | $143,986 | 11 | Roadside Attractions |
| 98 | 82 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | $277 | -88.9% | 1 | - | $277 | $17,601 | 20 | The Film Desk |
| 99 | - | Rapt 2011 Re-release | $205 | - | 1 | - | $205 | $45,294 | 22 | Lorber Films |
| 100 | 92 | The Conquest | $118 | -90.5% | 1 | -2 | $118 | $39,163 | 4 | Music Box Films |
| 101 | 96 | Restless | $18 | -97.8% | 1 | -2 | $18 | $162,030 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
