Domestic 2011 Weekend 51
December 23-25, 2011
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $29,556,629 | +131.2% | 3,448 | +3,023 | $8,572 | $61,993,090 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $20,270,555 | -48.9% | 3,703 | - | $5,474 | $79,024,177 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | - | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $12,768,604 | - | 2,914 | - | $4,381 | $21,145,077 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $12,585,192 | -45.9% | 3,683 | -40 | $3,417 | $49,525,379 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | - | The Adventures of Tintin | $9,720,993 | - | 3,087 | - | $3,149 | $17,729,016 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | - | We Bought a Zoo | $9,360,434 | - | 3,117 | - | $3,003 | $9,818,920 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | - | War Horse | $7,515,402 | - | 2,376 | - | $3,163 | $7,515,402 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 4 | New Year's Eve | $3,313,739 | -54.7% | 2,225 | -1,280 | $1,489 | $32,650,934 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | - | The Darkest Hour | $2,993,519 | - | 2,324 | - | $1,288 | $2,993,519 | 1 | Summit Entertainment |
| 10 | 9 | The Muppets | $2,145,762 | -39.1% | 1,536 | -1,272 | $1,396 | $75,702,287 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 7 | Hugo | $2,131,828 | -42.5% | 951 | -1,581 | $2,241 | $43,759,097 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | 11 | The Descendants | $2,073,371 | -36.6% | 753 | -125 | $2,753 | $32,364,923 | 6 | - |
| 13 | 8 | Arthur Christmas | $2,073,319 | -41.7% | 1,524 | -1,405 | $1,360 | $43,541,321 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | 10 | Young Adult | $1,746,450 | -48.7% | 987 | +1 | $1,769 | $7,155,898 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | 5 | The Sitter | $1,739,165 | -62.3% | 1,486 | -1,266 | $1,170 | $22,227,367 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | - | Don 2 | $1,673,921 | - | 157 | - | $10,661 | $1,732,055 | 1 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 17 | 6 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $1,466,306 | -65.1% | 1,603 | -1,355 | $914 | $270,268,207 | 6 | Summit Entertainment |
| 18 | 21 | The Artist | $883,063 | +207.3% | 167 | +150 | $5,287 | $2,381,493 | 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 19 | 18 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $717,459 | +57.1% | 55 | +39 | $13,044 | $1,819,041 | 3 | Focus Features |
| 20 | 16 | My Week with Marilyn | $561,097 | -5.1% | 602 | +358 | $932 | $6,980,293 | 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 21 | 17 | Puss in Boots | $410,577 | -11.7% | 389 | -368 | $1,055 | $143,661,774 | 9 | DreamWorks |
| 22 | 13 | Happy Feet Two | $219,513 | -79.6% | 525 | -1,255 | $418 | $59,852,155 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 25 | A Dangerous Method | $197,230 | +30.7% | 58 | +41 | $3,400 | $993,457 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | 12 | Jack and Jill | $185,706 | -84.9% | 242 | -1,668 | $767 | $71,245,414 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | 19 | J. Edgar | $142,139 | -63.2% | 455 | -248 | $312 | $36,054,409 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | 14 | Tower Heist | $137,255 | -84.8% | 283 | -1,032 | $485 | $76,250,170 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | 32 | Real Steel | $136,939 | +70.4% | 227 | +72 | $603 | $83,962,784 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | 20 | Shame | $123,574 | -59.8% | 53 | +2 | $2,331 | $1,530,991 | 4 | - |
| 29 | 15 | Immortals | $120,959 | -85.8% | 228 | -982 | $530 | $82,364,581 | 7 | Relativity Media |
| 30 | 35 | Moneyball | $114,352 | +51.4% | 242 | +144 | $472 | $74,505,789 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 31 | 23 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $111,974 | -36% | 245 | +43 | $457 | $34,646,158 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | 29 | Courageous | $90,524 | -12% | 192 | +91 | $471 | $33,684,292 | 13 | TriStar Pictures |
| 33 | 22 | Dolphin Tale | $76,093 | -60.6% | 188 | -93 | $404 | $71,587,249 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | - | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $72,348 | - | 6 | - | $12,058 | $72,348 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | - | Pina | $68,012 | - | 3 | - | $22,670 | $68,012 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 36 | 28 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $59,004 | -45.5% | 20 | -5 | $2,950 | $624,346 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 33 | Carnage | $58,216 | -27% | 7 | +2 | $8,316 | $175,871 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | 24 | In Time | $44,941 | -72.5% | 112 | -161 | $401 | $36,867,949 | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 39 | 42 | The Ides of March | $44,098 | -3.3% | 145 | +73 | $304 | $40,647,231 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 40 | 27 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $42,762 | -65.4% | 182 | -71 | $234 | $51,437,384 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 41 | 46 | Hubble | $33,770 | -7.3% | 15 | -5 | $2,251 | $29,847,304 | 93 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | 38 | Born to Be Wild | $32,178 | -43.6% | 49 | - | $656 | $14,876,316 | 38 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | 31 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $30,058 | -67.2% | 124 | -82 | $242 | $103,878,057 | 10 | Paramount Pictures |
| 44 | 34 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $27,270 | -65.6% | 45 | -48 | $606 | $4,052,912 | 12 | - |
| 45 | 30 | Margin Call | $20,911 | -78.7% | 30 | -91 | $697 | $5,186,092 | 10 | Roadside Attractions |
| 46 | 36 | The Help | $19,974 | -72.3% | 65 | -91 | $307 | $169,410,752 | 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 47 | 53 | Space Station 3D | $19,130 | +48.9% | 2 | -1 | $9,565 | $84,660,831 | 506 | IMAX |
| 48 | - | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $18,854 | - | 3 | - | $6,284 | $18,854 | 1 | FilmDistrict |
| 49 | 40 | The Skin I Live In | $14,886 | -71.3% | 34 | -37 | $437 | $2,991,663 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 50 | 43 | Drive | $11,879 | -71.7% | 26 | -30 | $456 | $34,787,204 | 15 | FilmDistrict |
| 51 | 39 | Midnight in Paris | $11,450 | -78.7% | 28 | -88 | $408 | $56,334,396 | 32 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 52 | 57 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $9,872 | +0.7% | 9 | - | $1,096 | $4,448,826 | 83 | 3D Entertainment |
| 53 | 59 | Under the Sea 3D | $8,686 | -5.5% | 10 | +2 | $868 | $28,805,880 | 150 | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | 41 | The Three Musketeers | $8,207 | -83.7% | 37 | -86 | $221 | $20,358,120 | 10 | Summit Entertainment |
| 55 | 37 | Like Crazy | $7,731 | -86.6% | 30 | -70 | $257 | $3,341,867 | 9 | Paramount Vantage |
| 56 | 44 | The Greatest Miracle | $6,970 | -81.5% | 8 | -28 | $871 | $521,146 | 11 | - |
| 57 | 50 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $6,088 | -71.8% | 15 | -24 | $405 | $2,889,383 | 10 | - |
| 58 | 51 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $5,883 | -68.5% | 6 | -6 | $980 | $443,007 | 12 | Strand Releasing |
| 59 | 47 | Take Shelter | $5,192 | -81.2% | 24 | -34 | $216 | $1,652,616 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 60 | 45 | 50/50 | $3,694 | -90.1% | 31 | -80 | $119 | $35,003,812 | 13 | Summit Entertainment |
| 61 | 68 | Galapagos | $3,263 | -40.5% | 1 | - | $3,263 | $18,055,425 | 635 | IMAX |
| 62 | 49 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $2,585 | -89.1% | 10 | -22 | $258 | $94,219,871 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 63 | 91 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $2,483 | +214.7% | 5 | +4 | $496 | $841,576 | 25 | International Film Circuit |
| 64 | - | Miss Minoes 2011 Re-release | $1,901 | - | 3 | - | $633 | $1,901 | 1 | Music Box Films |
| 65 | 71 | Sleeping Beauty | $1,556 | -65.6% | 3 | -1 | $518 | $33,947 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 66 | 67 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | $1,478 | -73.7% | 5 | -1 | $295 | $130,507 | 7 | First Run |
| 67 | 65 | The Guard | $1,380 | -78.2% | 6 | -6 | $230 | $5,330,294 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | 58 | Mozart's Sister | $1,260 | -86.6% | 3 | -7 | $420 | $676,373 | 19 | Music Box Films |
| 69 | 75 | Outrage | $1,105 | -64.1% | 1 | -6 | $1,105 | $29,150 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 70 | 86 | The Mill and the Cross | $1,027 | -1.7% | 3 | - | $342 | $267,884 | 15 | - |
| 71 | 63 | Into the Abyss | $939 | -85.3% | 3 | -14 | $313 | $221,488 | 7 | IFC Films |
| 72 | 69 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | $562 | -88.8% | 2 | -5 | $281 | $83,472 | 7 | Variance Films |
| 73 | 81 | Addiction Incorporated | $562 | -65.5% | 1 | - | $562 | $6,442 | 2 | Variance Films |
| 74 | 82 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $472 | -71% | 1 | -1 | $472 | $196,978 | 22 | - |
| 75 | 90 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | $455 | -46.3% | 5 | +2 | $91 | $837,571 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 76 | 89 | Jane's Journey | $397 | -59.6% | 1 | - | $397 | $21,549 | 15 | First Run |
| 77 | 61 | Young Goethe in Love | $344 | -95.3% | 2 | -6 | $172 | $98,545 | 8 | Music Box Films |
| 78 | 64 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | $323 | -94.9% | 1 | -3 | $323 | $43,742 | 5 | - |
| 79 | - | Tyrannosaur | $288 | - | 1 | - | $288 | $15,735 | 6 | Strand Releasing |
| 80 | 95 | Sigur Rós: Inni | $165 | -71.2% | 1 | - | $165 | $116,563 | 9 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 81 | 84 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $163 | -87.4% | 1 | - | $163 | $53,237,279 | 688 | IMAX |
| 82 | - | Oka! | $100 | - | 1 | - | $100 | $13,099 | 11 | Dada Films |
