Domestic 2011 Week 51

December 23-29, 2011

Key:New This Week

RankLWRelease Gross%± LWTheatersChangeAverageTotal GrossWeeksDistributor
13Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$70,547,746+121.6%3,448-$20,460$102,984,2072Paramount Pictures
21Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$51,268,704-12.7%3,703-$13,845$110,022,3262Warner Bros.
32Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$39,419,148+6.7%3,683-43$10,702$76,359,3352Twentieth Century Fox
45The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo$32,383,831+286.6%2,914-$11,113$40,760,3042Sony Pictures Releasing
56The Adventures of Tintin$28,030,964+250%3,087-$9,080$36,038,9872Paramount Pictures
6-We Bought a Zoo$27,028,831-3,117-$8,671$27,487,3171Twentieth Century Fox
7-War Horse$26,029,043-2,376-$10,954$26,029,0431Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
84New Year's Eve$10,327,855-13.4%2,225-826$4,641$39,665,0503Warner Bros.
9-The Darkest Hour$8,974,722-2,327-$3,856$8,974,7221Summit Entertainment
1011The Muppets$6,310,736+3.7%1,536-323$4,108$79,867,2616Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
1113The Descendants$5,733,094+16.7%753-82$7,613$36,024,6467-
1210Hugo$5,365,323-13.2%951-536$5,641$46,992,5926Paramount Pictures
138The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1$4,667,895-30%1,603-219$2,911$273,469,7966Summit Entertainment
1412Young Adult$4,559,690-8.2%987+1$4,619$9,969,1383Paramount Pictures
157The Sitter$4,155,859-42%1,486-987$2,796$24,644,0613Twentieth Century Fox
169Arthur Christmas$3,669,065-43.7%1,524-581$2,407$45,137,0676Sony Pictures Releasing
1750Don 2$2,584,678+4,346.1%158+99$16,358$2,642,8122Reliance Big Pictures
1824The Artist$2,235,144+387.7%167+150$13,384$3,733,5745The Weinstein Company
1920Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy$1,768,708+160.6%55+39$32,158$2,870,2903Focus Features
2019My Week with Marilyn$1,591,176+72.3%602+358$2,643$8,010,3726The Weinstein Company
2118Puss in Boots$1,480,231+57.3%389-368$3,805$144,731,4289DreamWorks
2214Happy Feet Two$778,523-56.8%525-235$1,482$60,411,1656Warner Bros.
2328A Dangerous Method$481,789+112%58+41$8,306$1,278,0166Sony Pictures Classics
2415Jack and Jill$449,002-74.8%242-435$1,855$71,508,7107Sony Pictures Releasing
2533Real Steel$426,997+152.8%227+72$1,881$84,252,84212Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2621J. Edgar$414,711-28.5%455-$911$36,326,9818Warner Bros.
2716Tower Heist$367,995-70%283-135$1,300$76,480,9108Universal Pictures
2835Moneyball$365,012+144%242-$1,508$74,756,44914Sony Pictures Releasing
2922Shame$358,166-25.9%53+3$6,757$1,765,5834-
3025Dolphin Tale$300,510-19.5%188-62$1,598$71,811,66614Warner Bros.
3132Courageous$289,621+59.2%192+5$1,508$33,883,38913TriStar Pictures
3217Immortals$288,007-76.1%228-988$1,263$82,531,6297Relativity Media
3326A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas$262,339-11.4%245-$1,070$34,796,5238Warner Bros.
3442Hubble$254,299+189.8%15-5$16,953$30,067,83393Warner Bros.
3540Born to Be Wild$214,140+87.4%49-$4,370$15,058,27838Warner Bros.
36-Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close$202,274-6-$33,712$202,2741Warner Bros.
3730Footloose
2011 Re-release
$161,534-28.4%182-71$887$51,556,15611Paramount Pictures
38-Pina$157,369-3-$52,456$157,3691IFC Films
3946The Ides of March$138,768+71.5%145+4$957$40,741,90112Sony Pictures Releasing
4037Carnage$137,789+17.1%7+2$19,684$255,4442Sony Pictures Classics
4127In Time$133,617-47.3%112-161$1,193$36,956,6259Twentieth Century Fox
4229Melancholia$119,438-47.1%66-65$1,809$2,454,4187Magnolia Pictures
4331The Polar Express
2011 IMAX Release
$116,389-45.5%20-2$5,819$681,7315Warner Bros.
4439The Way
2010 Re-release
$92,160-20.8%45-48$2,048$4,117,80212-
4534Paranormal Activity 3$91,696-41.3%124-82$739$103,939,69510Paramount Pictures
4638The Help$70,788-39.6%65-91$1,089$169,461,56621Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4755Under the Sea 3D$61,097+119.7%10+2$6,109$28,858,291150Warner Bros.
4836Margin Call$57,282-61.5%30-91$1,909$5,222,46310Roadside Attractions
4943The Skin I Live In$43,121-50.1%34-37$1,268$3,019,89811Sony Pictures Classics
50-In the Land of Blood and Honey$39,663-3-$13,221$39,6631FilmDistrict
5145Midnight in Paris$37,121-55.4%28-88$1,325$56,360,06732Sony Pictures Classics
52-Pariah$36,407-4-$9,101$36,4071Focus Features
5348Drive$33,204-53.2%26-30$1,277$34,808,52915FilmDistrict
5444The Three Musketeers$24,571-71%37-86$664$20,374,48410Summit Entertainment
5541Like Crazy$24,331-75.3%30-70$811$3,358,4679Paramount Vantage
5653Space Station 3D$19,268-50.2%2-1$9,634$84,660,969506IMAX
5765Galapagos$17,929+63.3%1-$17,929$18,070,091635IMAX
5854Martha Marcy May Marlene$17,330-49.9%15-24$1,155$2,900,62510-
5949The Greatest Miracle$17,086-71%8-28$2,135$531,26211-
6061Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World$15,383+1.7%9-$1,709$4,454,337833D Entertainment
6156Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey$14,786-46.8%13+5$1,137$236,93910Submarine Deluxe
6251Take Shelter$14,756-69%24-34$614$1,662,18013Sony Pictures Classics
634750/50$14,074-80.9%31-80$454$35,014,19213Summit Entertainment
6457The Women on the 6th Floor$12,564-54.7%6-6$2,094$449,68812Strand Releasing
6576My Reincarnation$12,445+182.4%5+2$2,489$51,7429Long Shot Factory
6652The Lion King
2011 3D Release
$11,577-73.3%10-22$1,157$94,228,86315Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
6787T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$5,944+208.8%1-$5,944$53,243,061688IMAX
6864Eames: The Architect & The Painter$5,196-53.9%5-1$1,039$134,2257First Run
6967The Guard$4,659-54.2%6-6$776$5,333,57322Sony Pictures Classics
7075El Bulli: Cooking in Progress$4,574+1.2%2-$2,287$201,08023-
71-Miss Minoes
2011 Re-release
$4,458-3-$1,486$4,4581Music Box Films
7289Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness$4,379+165.9%5+3$875$844,03125International Film Circuit
7370Sleeping Beauty$4,187-47.1%3-1$1,395$36,5784IFC Films
7477The Mill and the Cross$3,707-15.6%5-1$741$270,56416-
7566Into the Abyss$3,331-68.8%3-14$1,110$223,8807IFC Films
7669The Interrupters$3,201-66.5%1-2$3,201$274,22722The Cinema Guild
77-Prince of the Himalayas$2,883-1-$2,883$2,8831-
7873Blackthorn$2,743-54.8%5-4$548$186,37912Magnolia Pictures
7991Higher Ground
2011 Re-release
$2,380+63%5+2$476$839,49618Sony Pictures Classics
8060Mozart's Sister$2,084-86.5%3-8$694$677,19719Music Box Films
8184The Bride Wore Black$1,761-33.4%1-$1,761$20,6548The Film Desk
82-El Sicario, Room 164$1,604-1-$1,604$1,6041Icarus Films
8383Rid of Me$1,560-42.9%1-$1,560$8,0156Submarine Deluxe
8474Outrage$1,472-70.4%1-6$1,472$29,5174Magnolia Pictures
8579Amigo$1,269-69.1%---$180,16719Variance Films
8681Addiction Incorporated$1,183-69.1%1-$1,183$7,0633Variance Films
8771Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within$1,166-84.3%2-5$583$84,0767Variance Films
8894I Melt with You$1,148+5.5%1-1$1,148$6,3613Magnolia Pictures
8963Young Goethe in Love$1,142-90.7%2-6$571$99,3438Music Box Films
90-The Worst Movie Ever!$1,080-1-$1,080$3,21319Driving With Our Eyes Shut
9190The Whale$1,067-27.9%1-$1,067$59,50516Paladin
9285Jane's Journey$949-63.2%1-$949$22,10115First Run
9398Sigur Rós: Inni$655+14.5%1-$655$117,0539Cinema Purgatorio
94-Tyrannosaur$650-1-$650$16,0976Strand Releasing
95-Mississippi Mermaid$650-1-$650$28,445129The Film Desk
96108Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle$586+632.5%1-$586$18,75524The Film Desk
97-Oka!$400-1-$400$13,39911Dada Films
9872Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche$323-95.2%1-$323$43,7425-
9992Kinyarwanda$150-88.7%1-$150$35,4124-