Domestic 2011 Week 49
December 9-15, 2011
Key:New This WeekEstimated
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | New Year's Eve | $17,405,754 | - | 3,505 | - | $4,965 | $17,405,754 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | - | The Sitter | $13,321,306 | - | 2,750 | - | $4,844 | $13,321,306 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 1 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $10,546,814 | -50.2% | 3,604 | -442 | $2,926 | $262,130,081 | 4 | Summit Entertainment |
| 4 | 2 | The Muppets | $8,710,387 | -35.4% | 3,328 | -112 | $2,617 | $67,473,645 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | 3 | Hugo | $8,083,451 | -17.5% | 2,608 | +768 | $3,099 | $35,447,861 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | 4 | Arthur Christmas | $8,057,233 | -10% | 3,272 | -104 | $2,462 | $34,947,345 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | 7 | The Descendants | $6,127,129 | -3.7% | 876 | +302 | $6,994 | $25,377,552 | 5 | - |
| 8 | 5 | Happy Feet Two | $4,732,443 | -35.3% | 2,840 | -696 | $1,666 | $57,832,544 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 6 | Jack and Jill | $3,835,499 | -42.2% | 2,787 | -262 | $1,376 | $69,277,786 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 8 | Immortals | $3,630,500 | -41.6% | 2,286 | -341 | $1,588 | $81,038,005 | 5 | Relativity Media |
| 11 | 9 | Tower Heist | $3,124,185 | -39% | 2,069 | -335 | $1,509 | $74,887,715 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | 10 | Puss in Boots | $2,064,918 | -45.3% | 1,843 | -907 | $1,120 | $142,310,193 | 7 | DreamWorks |
| 13 | 11 | J. Edgar | $1,759,705 | -46.9% | 1,555 | -430 | $1,131 | $35,332,403 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 12 | My Week with Marilyn | $1,157,906 | -30.1% | 244 | - | $4,745 | $5,495,745 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 15 | 13 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $726,556 | -48.5% | 470 | -240 | $1,545 | $34,238,015 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | - | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $600,000 | - | 425 | - | $1,411 | $600,000 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | 15 | In Time | $510,468 | -33.1% | 354 | -67 | $1,442 | $36,569,340 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | 23 | The Artist | $446,773 | +47.4% | 16 | +10 | $27,923 | $1,040,153 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 19 | - | Young Adult | $439,924 | - | 8 | - | $54,990 | $439,924 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | 17 | Shame | $425,955 | -14.5% | 21 | +11 | $20,283 | $924,041 | 2 | - |
| 21 | - | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $422,771 | - | 4 | - | $105,692 | $422,771 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 22 | 18 | Melancholia | $368,407 | -10% | 145 | +16 | $2,540 | $2,109,292 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 23 | 19 | Dolphin Tale | $338,853 | -15.1% | 342 | -68 | $990 | $71,137,768 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 22 | Courageous | $271,920 | -14.1% | 191 | -74 | $1,423 | $33,411,799 | 11 | TriStar Pictures |
| 25 | 20 | Like Crazy | $254,132 | -30.3% | 162 | +10 | $1,568 | $3,235,445 | 7 | Paramount Vantage |
| 26 | 24 | Margin Call | $247,168 | -17.5% | 149 | -2 | $1,658 | $5,016,252 | 8 | Roadside Attractions |
| 27 | 14 | Moneyball | $215,225 | -73.4% | 208 | -796 | $1,034 | $74,241,828 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 28 | 32 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $205,510 | +17.6% | 302 | +47 | $680 | $103,691,862 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | 26 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $195,670 | -27% | 120 | -40 | $1,630 | $3,908,384 | 10 | - |
| 30 | 28 | Real Steel | $177,602 | -25.2% | 206 | -47 | $862 | $83,656,930 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | 21 | Midnight in Paris | $177,179 | -50.7% | 195 | -110 | $908 | $56,239,796 | 30 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | 16 | The Ides of March | $173,027 | -76.7% | 187 | -829 | $925 | $40,522,235 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 33 | 78 | The Greatest Miracle | $171,587 | +2,946.6% | 87 | +85 | $1,972 | $455,293 | 9 | - |
| 34 | 42 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $169,885 | +80% | 25 | +1 | $6,795 | $351,745 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | 27 | The Help | $155,352 | -39.7% | 212 | -50 | $732 | $169,273,652 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 36 | 33 | The Three Musketeers | $123,831 | -25.3% | 168 | -40 | $737 | $20,265,114 | 8 | Summit Entertainment |
| 37 | 25 | The Skin I Live In | $118,576 | -57.5% | 109 | -7 | $1,087 | $2,890,432 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | 38 | Born to Be Wild | $116,112 | +2.2% | 49 | - | $2,369 | $14,729,857 | 36 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | 34 | A Dangerous Method | $109,953 | -33.6% | 4 | - | $27,488 | $569,002 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 40 | 30 | 50/50 | $103,657 | -46.8% | 146 | -50 | $709 | $34,926,597 | 11 | Summit Entertainment |
| 41 | 31 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $96,602 | -47.5% | 201 | -108 | $480 | $51,169,030 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 42 | 37 | Abduction | $91,142 | -25.8% | 131 | -20 | $695 | $28,087,155 | 12 | Lionsgate |
| 43 | 35 | The Smurfs | $81,564 | -50.3% | 181 | -146 | $450 | $142,614,158 | 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 44 | 36 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $78,648 | -39.2% | 72 | -12 | $1,092 | $2,848,675 | 8 | - |
| 45 | 43 | Drive | $75,361 | -17.4% | 70 | -16 | $1,076 | $34,704,406 | 13 | FilmDistrict |
| 46 | 45 | Take Shelter | $74,368 | +22.9% | 63 | +9 | $1,180 | $1,599,862 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 47 | 44 | Hubble | $69,088 | -10.1% | 20 | +3 | $3,454 | $29,725,793 | 91 | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | 41 | Contagion | $64,113 | -35% | 111 | -44 | $577 | $75,658,097 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | 29 | Desi Boyz | $55,576 | -73.4% | 103 | - | $539 | $1,078,826 | 3 | Eros Worldwide |
| 50 | 49 | Le Havre | $55,022 | +63.3% | 25 | +6 | $2,200 | $334,449 | 8 | Janus Films |
| 51 | 47 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | $49,406 | -16.9% | 61 | -23 | $809 | $176,711,822 | 19 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 52 | 46 | The Rum Diary | $46,622 | -22.6% | 63 | - | $740 | $13,087,613 | 7 | FilmDistrict |
| 53 | 40 | Pastorela | $40,468 | -61.7% | 44 | -11 | $919 | $146,168 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 54 | - | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $39,297 | - | 1 | - | $39,297 | $39,297 | 1 | Oscilloscope |
| 55 | 48 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $37,024 | -24.5% | 38 | -15 | $974 | $94,173,995 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 56 | 51 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $35,762 | +22.7% | 13 | +2 | $2,750 | $409,413 | 10 | Strand Releasing |
| 57 | 39 | Anonymous | $31,852 | -70.5% | 82 | -23 | $388 | $4,463,292 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 58 | 73 | Mozart's Sister | $30,130 | +303.5% | 19 | +7 | $1,585 | $659,660 | 17 | Music Box Films |
| 59 | 55 | Space Station 3D | $26,057 | +22.4% | 2 | -2 | $13,028 | $84,603,007 | 504 | IMAX |
| 60 | 54 | Into the Abyss | $25,939 | +11.6% | 30 | +9 | $864 | $209,873 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 61 | 53 | Under the Sea 3D | $23,475 | -1.8% | 10 | +3 | $2,347 | $28,769,384 | 148 | Warner Bros. |
| 62 | 50 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | $21,329 | -31.8% | 11 | -1 | $1,939 | $117,755 | 5 | First Run |
| 63 | 56 | Tomboy | $18,509 | -11.1% | 9 | +4 | $2,056 | $79,872 | 5 | Dada Films |
| 64 | 60 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | $18,282 | +18.1% | 7 | +1 | $2,611 | $75,473 | 5 | Variance Films |
| 65 | 69 | Young Goethe in Love | $17,037 | +92.8% | 8 | +3 | $2,129 | $85,913 | 6 | Music Box Films |
| 66 | 58 | The Guard | $15,723 | -14.8% | 15 | -2 | $1,048 | $5,318,749 | 20 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | 67 | Outrage | $12,954 | +28% | 7 | +5 | $1,850 | $23,077 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 68 | 63 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $10,315 | -15.8% | 8 | +4 | $1,289 | $162,867 | 12 | First Run |
| 69 | 65 | Khodorkovsky | $9,506 | -11.1% | 1 | - | $9,506 | $23,721 | 3 | Kino Lorber |
| 70 | 61 | Sleeping Beauty | $9,382 | -37.8% | 4 | +2 | $2,345 | $24,475 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 71 | - | Happy Magic | $8,557 | - | 5 | - | $1,711 | $8,557 | 1 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 72 | 66 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $7,775 | -26.5% | 9 | - | $863 | $4,423,833 | 81 | 3D Entertainment |
| 73 | 64 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | $7,700 | -28.3% | 23 | -8 | $334 | $38,538,188 | 17 | - |
| 74 | 52 | Kinyarwanda | $7,646 | -70.9% | 6 | -3 | $1,274 | $33,935 | 2 | - |
| 75 | 71 | Galapagos | $7,499 | -10.4% | 1 | - | $7,499 | $18,041,184 | 633 | IMAX |
| 76 | 74 | Blackthorn | $6,881 | -1.1% | 5 | -1 | $1,376 | $177,562 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 77 | - | My Piece of the Pie | $6,850 | - | 2 | - | $3,425 | $6,850 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 78 | 62 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | $6,824 | -47.1% | 2 | -1 | $3,412 | $36,725 | 3 | - |
| 79 | 59 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $5,090 | -70.5% | 5 | -10 | $1,018 | $194,373 | 8 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 80 | 72 | Circumstance | $4,362 | -45% | 1 | - | $4,362 | $454,121 | 16 | Roadside Attractions |
| 81 | - | I Melt with You | $4,125 | - | 2 | - | $2,062 | $4,125 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 82 | - | Project Nim | $3,764 | - | 2 | +1 | $1,882 | $411,184 | 23 | Roadside Attractions |
| 83 | 81 | House of Tolerance | $3,631 | -22.4% | 3 | +2 | $1,210 | $16,415 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 84 | 68 | Cars 2 | $3,629 | -63.1% | 15 | -25 | $241 | $191,452,396 | 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 85 | 76 | The Mill and the Cross | $3,609 | -44.5% | 5 | -2 | $721 | $262,463 | 14 | - |
| 86 | 70 | Sigur Rós: Inni | $3,560 | -58.5% | 3 | -1 | $1,186 | $115,826 | 7 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 87 | 77 | Revenge of the Electric Car | $3,492 | -41.1% | 3 | - | $1,164 | $149,837 | 8 | Area 23a |
| 88 | 84 | My Reincarnation | $3,250 | +18.4% | 2 | +1 | $1,625 | $34,890 | 7 | Long Shot Factory |
| 89 | 75 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $2,900 | -57% | 2 | -3 | $1,450 | $837,446 | 23 | International Film Circuit |
| 90 | 95 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | $2,807 | +145.8% | 6 | +3 | $467 | $230,767 | 16 | Music Box Films |
| 91 | - | Garbo: The Spy 2011 Re-release | $2,708 | - | 2 | - | $1,354 | $17,138 | 4 | First Run |
| 92 | 80 | The Other F Word | $2,551 | -52.4% | 2 | - | $1,275 | $53,714 | 6 | Oscilloscope |
| 93 | 83 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $2,145 | -40.4% | 2 | +1 | $1,072 | $191,985 | 21 | - |
| 94 | - | Addiction Incorporated | $2,054 | - | 1 | - | $2,054 | $2,054 | 1 | Variance Films |
| 95 | 89 | The Interrupters | $1,998 | -7.7% | 1 | - | $1,998 | $261,481 | 20 | The Cinema Guild |
| 96 | 99 | The Whale | $1,734 | +145.3% | 1 | - | $1,734 | $56,958 | 14 | Paladin |
| 97 | 101 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $1,706 | +260.7% | 1 | - | $1,706 | $34,101,948 | 325 | IMAX |
| 98 | 96 | The Bride Wore Black | $1,703 | +52.6% | 2 | +1 | $851 | $16,249 | 6 | The Film Desk |
| 99 | 98 | Amigo | $1,632 | +83.2% | 1 | -1 | $1,632 | $174,796 | 17 | Variance Films |
| 100 | 57 | Answers to Nothing | $1,434 | -93% | 7 | -14 | $204 | $21,872 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 101 | 93 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $1,431 | +7.2% | 1 | - | $1,431 | $53,235,191 | 686 | IMAX |
| 102 | 87 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | $1,406 | -45.8% | 3 | -2 | $468 | $7,706,436 | 14 | Codeblack Entertainment |
| 103 | 94 | The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch 2011 Re-release | $1,354 | +18% | 2 | - | $677 | $8,019 | 4 | Music Box Films |
| 104 | - | The Look | $1,289 | - | 1 | - | $1,289 | $12,019 | 6 | Kino Lorber |
| 105 | 105 | London River 2011 Re-release | $1,268 | +369.6% | 1 | - | $1,268 | $1,538 | 2 | - |
| 106 | 90 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | $1,061 | -39.5% | 5 | -1 | $212 | $835,656 | 16 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 107 | 108 | Restless | $932 | +1,564.3% | 3 | +2 | $310 | $163,000 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 108 | 88 | Tyrannosaur | $888 | -64.4% | 1 | -2 | $888 | $15,447 | 4 | Strand Releasing |
| 109 | - | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | $796 | - | 1 | - | $796 | $37,455 | 28 | The Film Desk |
| 110 | - | Farmageddon | $714 | - | 1 | - | $714 | $56,573 | 26 | - |
| 111 | 92 | Paul Goodman Changed My Life | $667 | -56.7% | 2 | +1 | $333 | $24,316 | 9 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 112 | 103 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | $488 | +76.2% | 1 | - | $488 | $18,089 | 22 | The Film Desk |
| 113 | 104 | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | $471 | +72.5% | 1 | - | $471 | $25,260 | 14 | The Film Desk |
| 114 | 85 | Hell and Back Again | $400 | -85.4% | 1 | - | $400 | $34,292 | 11 | - |
| 115 | - | The Future | $372 | - | 1 | - | $372 | $568,662 | 20 | Roadside Attractions |
| 116 | 100 | Rapt 2011 Re-release | $175 | -64.6% | 1 | - | $175 | $45,759 | 24 | Lorber Films |
| 117 | 91 | Granito | $120 | -92.3% | 1 | - | $120 | $37,438 | 14 | International Film Circuit |
