Domestic 2009 Week 51

December 18-24, 2009

Key:New This Week

RankLWRelease Gross%± LWTheatersChangeAverageTotal GrossWeeksDistributor
1-Avatar$137,094,001-3,452-$39,714$137,094,0511Twentieth Century Fox
2-Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel$26,713,633-3,656-$7,306$26,713,6331Twentieth Century Fox
31The Princess and the Frog$22,142,907-25.3%3,475+41$6,372$54,674,6795Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
42The Blind Side$17,972,391-9.9%3,252-136$5,526$172,676,6365Warner Bros.
5-Did You Hear About the Morgans?$10,600,185-2,718-$3,899$10,600,1851Sony Pictures Releasing
611Up in the Air$7,755,801+126.9%1,895+1,823$4,092$12,761,7203Paramount Pictures
74The Twilight Saga: New Moon$7,727,778-28.6%2,642-993$2,924$277,918,4995Summit Entertainment
83Invictus$7,307,478-37.4%2,125-$3,438$18,982,2632Warner Bros.
95A Christmas Carol$7,226,498-26.1%1,736-666$4,162$134,596,3887Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
106Brothers$4,670,602-33.8%1,714-374$2,724$24,131,3433Lionsgate
118Old Dogs$3,944,871-30.8%1,586-1,504$2,487$45,229,7675Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
1272012$3,672,078-37.6%1,394-1,444$2,634$160,496,1866Sony Pictures Releasing
1315Precious$2,033,166+8.2%907+243$2,241$40,913,8377Lionsgate
149Armored$2,011,721-57.4%795-1,124$2,530$14,981,7443Screen Gems
1510Ninja Assassin$1,476,387-62%631-1,469$2,339$36,963,4755Warner Bros.
1613Planet 51$1,422,492-49.4%468-2,102$3,039$39,109,1255Sony Pictures Releasing
1717The Road$1,163,863+53.1%396+261$2,939$5,430,5385-
1814Fantastic Mr. Fox$1,156,437-39.9%368-900$3,142$17,943,4126Twentieth Century Fox
1912Everybody's Fine$954,889-69.4%1,003-1,138$952$9,208,8763Miramax
2044Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$706,075+1,446%3-$235,358$31,270,603222IMAX
2116The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day$688,441-46.1%404-120$1,704$9,646,6768Apparition
2237Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs$532,053+569%307+188$1,733$123,261,72314Sony Pictures Releasing
23-3 Idiots$503,845-119-$4,233$503,7251Reliance Big Pictures
24-The Young Victoria$454,578-44-$10,331$454,5781Apparition
25-Nine$378,072-4-$94,518$378,0721The Weinstein Company
2618An Education$367,497-20.2%200-23$1,837$7,266,60611Sony Pictures Classics
2729Broken Embraces$321,781+106.9%30+24$10,726$840,9495Sony Pictures Classics
2819Couples Retreat$279,390-22%294-77$950$107,972,00511Universal Pictures
2924Me and Orson Welles$274,076+20.8%134+70$2,045$667,6295Freestyle Releasing
3020A Single Man$235,530-29.1%9-$26,170$567,8802The Weinstein Company
3125A Serious Man$180,073-20.1%117-35$1,539$8,976,63612Focus Features
3242Astro Boy$158,597+167.2%168+46$944$19,247,1129Summit Entertainment
3321The Men Who Stare at Goats$152,847-50.4%207-117$738$31,914,3657Overture Films
3423Law Abiding Citizen$151,665-40.8%151-74$1,004$72,508,12710Overture Films
3535Paranormal Activity$150,872+65.3%237+55$636$107,665,25713Paramount Pictures
3630The Polar Express
2009 IMAX Release
$141,369+8.7%21+5$6,731$435,1157Warner Bros.
3753Crazy Heart$139,246+449.7%4-$34,811$164,5782-
3827The Fourth Kind$111,680-44.1%133-84$839$25,315,1357Universal Pictures
3922The Boat That Rocked$110,916-57.5%129-113$859$7,881,7106Focus Features
4026Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans$108,583-51.6%76-20$1,428$1,345,8085First Look International
4133Where the Wild Things Are$108,203-1.6%108-37$1,001$75,841,25310Warner Bros.
4245Space Station 3D$86,977+108.4%3-2$28,992$80,521,674401IMAX
4328The Lovely Bones$78,655-49.4%3-$26,218$234,2452DreamWorks
4436Under the Sea 3D$76,286-9.9%26-1$2,934$19,178,54445Warner Bros.
4531The Box$69,912-41.9%129-74$541$14,991,1637Warner Bros.
4634Red Cliff$62,325-37.8%40-2$1,558$470,5286Magnolia Pictures
4738The Messenger$43,788-36.9%43-7$1,018$609,7346Oscilloscope
4841La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet$41,415-34.7%25+5$1,656$356,1508Zipporah Films
4940Coco Before Chanel$41,366-35%53-15$780$5,951,45313Sony Pictures Classics
5039Amelia$32,745-48.7%65-53$503$14,186,0749-
5143The Private Lives of Pippa Lee$27,524-46.3%19-7$1,448$238,7484Screen Media Films
5252The Maid$26,108-0.7%19-$1,374$476,34210Elephant Eye Films
5349Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$25,715-10.4%8-$3,214$22,660,702116National Geographic Entertainment
5462Deep Sea$15,257+23.5%3-2$5,085$42,767,545199Warner Bros.
5554Paris$10,057-57.8%12-16$838$1,010,19414IFC Films
5650New York, I Love You$8,224-70.8%11-13$747$1,588,01510Vivendi Entertainment
5758The Damned United$7,451-54.8%20-10$372$437,54711Sony Pictures Classics
58-Police, Adjective$7,240-8-$905$7,2401IFC Films
597535 Shots of Rum$5,319-25.1%3-2$1,773$126,42515The Cinema Guild
6097A Town Called Panic$5,250+340.1%1-$5,250$6,4432Zeitgeist Films
6160Until the Light Takes Us$5,073-67.9%2-1$2,536$43,3203Variance Films
6267The Little Traitor$5,021-44.8%---$85,4839N/A
63104Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg$4,913+735.5%3-$1,637$1,130,52224International Film Circuit
6481The House of the Devil$4,788-16.1%6+1$798$99,2908Magnolia Pictures
6569Killing Kasztner$3,999-54%1-$3,999$47,5529Sky Island Films
6682Ong Bak 2$3,488-34.6%3-1$1,162$101,4479Magnolia Pictures
6779Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean$3,335-43.9%4-$833$7,234,661973D Entertainment
68-Cloud 9$2,940-2-$1,470$87,37819Music Box Films
69102Ricky$2,857+376.2%1-$2,857$3,4572IFC Films
7086The Beaches of Agnès$2,420-33.6%4-$605$222,70226The Cinema Guild
71-The Wonder of it All$2,321-2-$1,160$780,11023Indican Pictures
7276Four Seasons Lodge$2,261-63.5%2-1$1,130$42,6607First Run
7380The Horse Boy$2,161-62.7%2-$1,080$137,49513Zeitgeist Films
7474The September Issue$2,077-71.3%2-6$1,038$3,812,75617Roadside Attractions
7589The End of Poverty?$1,948-13.2%3-$649$41,8806Cinema Libre Studio
7647The Slammin' Salmon$1,941-94.7%1-10$1,941$38,2642Anchor Bay Films
7763Good Hair$1,877-80.5%6-8$312$4,144,59911Roadside Attractions
7888Oh My God$1,688-38.9%1-1$1,688$37,8336Mitropoulos Films
7992Bronson$1,662-10%4+1$415$104,45411Magnolia Pictures
8091Seraphine$1,524-27.8%2-$762$855,00929Music Box Films
8164Kurbaan$1,496-84.4%3-10$498$754,2685UTV Motion Pictures
82101Home$1,430+100.8%1-$1,430$9,4784Lorber Films
8370Serious Moonlight$1,337-82.1%2-6$668$24,7293Magnolia Pictures
84-Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy: Fallen Idol$1,270-1-$1,270$11,85312Indican Pictures
8577Uncertainty$1,229-80.1%4-$307$36,6896IFC Films
8693The Sun
2009 Re-release
$1,011-31.4%2-$505$45,5656Lorber Films
87-Shall We Kiss?$996-1-$996$534,68539Music Box Films
88110Endgame$920+4,742.1%1-$920$7,2477Monterey Media
8998That Evening Sun$773-22.5%1-1$773$48,1107Freestyle Releasing
9083The Headless Woman$728-85.9%1-1$728$95,95519Strand Releasing
91-The Missing Person$334-1-$334$8,3025Strand Releasing
92-Beeswax$265-1-$265$41,38520The Cinema Guild
9399Big Fan$229-75.8%1-$229$229,99717First Independent Pictures
94107Departures$222+4.7%1-$222$1,491,16030Regent Releasing
95108From Mexico with Love$211+276.8%2+1$105$548,70911Roadside Attractions
96-Peter and Vandy$143-1-$143$10,76111Strand Releasing
9785Crude$112-97%1-5$112$162,02716First Run