Domestic 2011 Weekend 50
December 16-18, 2011
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $39,637,079 | - | 3,703 | - | $10,704 | $39,637,079 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $23,244,744 | - | 3,723 | - | $6,243 | $23,244,744 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | - | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $12,785,204 | - | 425 | - | $30,082 | $13,385,204 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 1 | New Year's Eve | $7,310,413 | -43.8% | 3,505 | - | $2,085 | $24,716,167 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 2 | The Sitter | $4,608,681 | -53.2% | 2,752 | +2 | $1,674 | $17,929,987 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 3 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $4,197,893 | -46.3% | 2,958 | -646 | $1,419 | $266,327,974 | 5 | Summit Entertainment |
| 7 | 6 | Hugo | $3,707,848 | -38.7% | 2,532 | -76 | $1,464 | $39,155,709 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 5 | Arthur Christmas | $3,554,286 | -45.4% | 2,929 | -343 | $1,213 | $38,501,631 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 4 | The Muppets | $3,520,926 | -49.5% | 2,808 | -520 | $1,253 | $70,994,571 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 18 | Young Adult | $3,403,159 | +996.9% | 986 | +978 | $3,451 | $3,843,083 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | 7 | The Descendants | $3,268,357 | -25.4% | 878 | +2 | $3,722 | $28,645,909 | 5 | - |
| 12 | 9 | Jack and Jill | $1,228,843 | -60.2% | 1,910 | -877 | $643 | $70,506,629 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 8 | Happy Feet Two | $1,077,329 | -70.8% | 1,780 | -1,060 | $605 | $58,909,873 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 11 | Tower Heist | $901,025 | -61.8% | 1,315 | -754 | $685 | $75,788,740 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | 10 | Immortals | $851,371 | -65.4% | 1,210 | -1,076 | $703 | $81,889,376 | 6 | Relativity Media |
| 16 | 14 | My Week with Marilyn | $591,385 | -24.3% | 244 | - | $2,423 | $6,087,130 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | 12 | Puss in Boots | $465,209 | -71.4% | 757 | -1,086 | $614 | $142,775,402 | 8 | DreamWorks |
| 18 | 17 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $456,777 | +47.1% | 16 | +12 | $28,548 | $879,548 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 19 | 13 | J. Edgar | $386,494 | -67.5% | 703 | -852 | $549 | $35,718,897 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | 20 | Shame | $307,254 | +8.4% | 51 | +30 | $6,024 | $1,231,295 | 3 | - |
| 21 | 19 | The Artist | $287,367 | -2.7% | 17 | +1 | $16,903 | $1,327,520 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 22 | 21 | Dolphin Tale | $193,092 | -28.4% | 281 | -61 | $687 | $71,330,860 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 15 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $175,064 | -63.1% | 202 | -268 | $866 | $34,413,079 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 16 | In Time | $163,354 | -52.9% | 273 | -81 | $598 | $36,732,694 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | 38 | A Dangerous Method | $150,855 | +96.1% | 17 | +13 | $8,873 | $719,857 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | 22 | Melancholia | $133,914 | -41.9% | 131 | -14 | $1,022 | $2,243,206 | 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 27 | 39 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $123,746 | +76.7% | 253 | +52 | $489 | $51,292,776 | 10 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | 33 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $108,303 | -6.1% | 25 | - | $4,332 | $460,048 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | 23 | Courageous | $102,879 | -46.9% | 101 | -90 | $1,018 | $33,514,678 | 12 | TriStar Pictures |
| 30 | 24 | Margin Call | $98,178 | -44.9% | 121 | -27 | $811 | $5,114,429 | 9 | Roadside Attractions |
| 31 | 27 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $91,616 | -35.8% | 206 | -96 | $444 | $103,783,478 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | 28 | Real Steel | $80,352 | -39.1% | 155 | -51 | $518 | $83,737,282 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 33 | - | Carnage | $79,795 | - | 5 | - | $15,959 | $79,795 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 34 | 29 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $79,295 | -38.6% | 93 | -27 | $852 | $3,988,533 | 11 | - |
| 35 | 26 | Moneyball | $75,535 | -49.7% | 98 | -110 | $770 | $74,317,363 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 36 | 35 | The Help | $72,053 | -32.2% | 156 | -56 | $461 | $169,345,705 | 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 37 | 25 | Like Crazy | $57,513 | -65.3% | 100 | -62 | $575 | $3,292,958 | 8 | Paramount Vantage |
| 38 | 42 | Born to Be Wild | $57,088 | -8.1% | 49 | - | $1,165 | $14,786,945 | 37 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | 32 | Midnight in Paris | $53,678 | -53.5% | 116 | -79 | $462 | $56,293,474 | 31 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 40 | 34 | The Skin I Live In | $51,798 | -53% | 71 | -38 | $729 | $2,942,230 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 41 | 36 | The Three Musketeers | $50,210 | -41.8% | 123 | -45 | $408 | $20,315,324 | 9 | Summit Entertainment |
| 42 | 31 | The Ides of March | $45,589 | -61.6% | 72 | -115 | $633 | $40,567,824 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 43 | 44 | Drive | $41,947 | -13.4% | 56 | -14 | $749 | $34,746,353 | 14 | FilmDistrict |
| 44 | 30 | The Greatest Miracle | $37,652 | -69.1% | 36 | -51 | $1,045 | $492,945 | 10 | - |
| 45 | 41 | 50/50 | $37,370 | -42.5% | 111 | -35 | $336 | $34,963,967 | 12 | Summit Entertainment |
| 46 | 50 | Hubble | $36,447 | +7.5% | 20 | - | $1,822 | $29,762,240 | 92 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | 45 | Take Shelter | $27,608 | -42.1% | 58 | -5 | $476 | $1,627,470 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 48 | 48 | Le Havre | $24,257 | -36.5% | 21 | -2 | $1,155 | $358,706 | 9 | Janus Films |
| 49 | 54 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $23,694 | -11.2% | 32 | -6 | $740 | $94,197,689 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 50 | 43 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $21,602 | -57.7% | 39 | -33 | $553 | $2,870,277 | 9 | - |
| 51 | 56 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $18,684 | -20.1% | 12 | -1 | $1,557 | $428,097 | 11 | Strand Releasing |
| 52 | 76 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $13,903 | +343.9% | 8 | +3 | $1,737 | $208,276 | 9 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 53 | 64 | Space Station 3D | $12,851 | +21.3% | 3 | +1 | $4,283 | $84,615,858 | 505 | IMAX |
| 54 | 53 | The Rum Diary | $12,429 | -57.8% | 30 | -33 | $414 | $13,100,042 | 8 | FilmDistrict |
| 55 | 52 | Pastorela | $10,616 | -65.6% | 19 | -25 | $558 | $156,784 | 3 | Lionsgate Films |
| 56 | 63 | Tomboy | $9,881 | -14.2% | 9 | - | $1,097 | $89,753 | 5 | Dada Films |
| 57 | 73 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $9,800 | +131.5% | 9 | - | $1,088 | $4,433,633 | 82 | 3D Entertainment |
| 58 | 57 | Mozart's Sister | $9,421 | -43.7% | 10 | -6 | $942 | $669,081 | 18 | Music Box Films |
| 59 | 60 | Under the Sea 3D | $9,190 | -30.3% | 8 | -2 | $1,148 | $28,778,574 | 149 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | - | Cook County | $7,579 | - | 5 | - | $1,515 | $7,579 | 1 | Hannover House |
| 61 | 61 | Young Goethe in Love | $7,298 | -41.7% | 8 | - | $912 | $93,211 | 7 | Music Box Films |
| 62 | - | Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | $7,000 | - | 2 | - | $3,500 | $7,000 | 1 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 63 | 59 | Into the Abyss | $6,389 | -59.6% | 17 | -13 | $375 | $216,262 | 6 | IFC Films |
| 64 | 77 | Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche | $6,381 | +105.2% | 4 | +2 | $1,595 | $43,106 | 4 | - |
| 65 | 65 | The Guard | $6,341 | -38.4% | 12 | -3 | $528 | $5,325,090 | 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 66 | 93 | The Interrupters | $6,282 | +377.4% | 3 | +2 | $2,094 | $267,763 | 21 | The Cinema Guild |
| 67 | 58 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | $5,614 | -64.8% | 6 | -5 | $935 | $123,369 | 6 | First Run |
| 68 | 75 | Galapagos | $5,486 | +41.8% | 1 | - | $5,486 | $18,046,670 | 634 | IMAX |
| 69 | 62 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | $5,014 | -56.5% | 7 | - | $716 | $80,487 | 6 | Variance Films |
| 70 | 72 | Blackthorn | $4,535 | +6.8% | 9 | +4 | $503 | $182,097 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 71 | 68 | Sleeping Beauty | $4,529 | -23.8% | 4 | - | $1,132 | $29,004 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 72 | 94 | Amigo | $3,489 | +190.5% | 3 | +2 | $1,163 | $178,285 | 18 | Variance Films |
| 73 | 67 | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $3,410 | -44.7% | 3 | -3 | $1,136 | $166,277 | 13 | First Run |
| 74 | 89 | My Reincarnation | $3,121 | +68.6% | 3 | +1 | $1,040 | $38,011 | 8 | Long Shot Factory |
| 75 | 66 | Outrage | $3,082 | -62.1% | 7 | - | $440 | $26,159 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 76 | 85 | House of Tolerance | $2,912 | +37.4% | 3 | - | $970 | $19,327 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 77 | 96 | London River 2011 Re-release | $2,600 | +149% | 2 | +1 | $1,300 | $4,100 | 2 | - |
| 78 | 71 | Happy Magic | $2,140 | -58.2% | 3 | -2 | $713 | $10,697 | 2 | China Lion Film Distribution |
| 79 | 70 | Khodorkovsky | $1,759 | -70.1% | 1 | - | $1,759 | $25,480 | 3 | Kino Lorber |
| 80 | - | Rid of Me | $1,660 | - | 1 | - | $1,660 | $5,382 | 5 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 81 | - | Addiction Incorporated | $1,629 | - | 1 | - | $1,629 | $3,683 | 1 | Variance Films |
| 82 | 104 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $1,628 | +135.9% | 2 | +1 | $814 | $193,613 | 21 | - |
| 83 | 92 | The Bride Wore Black | $1,412 | -2.3% | 1 | -1 | $1,412 | $17,661 | 7 | The Film Desk |
| 84 | 95 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $1,298 | +14.3% | 1 | - | $1,298 | $53,236,489 | 687 | IMAX |
| 85 | - | The Conquest | $1,276 | - | 1 | - | $1,276 | $40,439 | 6 | Music Box Films |
| 86 | 88 | The Mill and the Cross | $1,045 | -46.1% | 3 | -1 | $348 | $263,508 | 14 | - |
| 87 | 97 | The Whale | $1,028 | +3% | 1 | - | $1,028 | $57,986 | 15 | Paladin |
| 88 | - | American Teacher | $994 | - | 2 | - | $497 | $32,280 | 12 | First Run |
| 89 | - | Jane's Journey | $982 | - | 1 | - | $982 | $19,557 | 14 | First Run |
| 90 | 103 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | $847 | +17.6% | 3 | -2 | $282 | $836,503 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 91 | 84 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $789 | -64.9% | 1 | -1 | $789 | $838,235 | 24 | International Film Circuit |
| 92 | 80 | I Melt with You | $670 | -75.4% | 2 | - | $335 | $4,795 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 93 | 99 | The Look | $645 | -31.6% | 1 | - | $645 | $12,664 | 7 | Kino Lorber |
| 94 | - | Littlerock | $581 | - | 1 | - | $581 | $17,079 | 19 | Variance Films |
| 95 | 90 | Sigur Rós: Inni | $572 | -66.5% | 1 | -2 | $572 | $116,398 | 8 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 96 | - | King of Devil's Island | $554 | - | 1 | - | $554 | $2,345 | 5 | Film Movement |
| 97 | 79 | Revenge of the Electric Car | $470 | -83.2% | 1 | -2 | $470 | $150,307 | 9 | Area 23a |
| 98 | - | American: The Bill Hicks Story | $432 | - | 1 | - | $432 | $91,306 | 37 | Variance Films |
| 99 | - | My Joy | $352 | - | 1 | - | $352 | $5,457 | 12 | Kino Lorber |
| 100 | 102 | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | $349 | -56.2% | 1 | - | $349 | $37,804 | 28 | The Film Desk |
| 101 | 110 | Hell and Back Again | $346 | -13.7% | 1 | - | $346 | $34,637 | 11 | - |
| 102 | - | 3 | $288 | - | 2 | - | $144 | $59,774 | 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 103 | 101 | Answers to Nothing | $157 | -81.9% | 1 | -6 | $157 | $22,029 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 104 | 105 | Restless | $141 | -79.4% | 1 | -2 | $141 | $163,141 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 105 | 108 | Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle | $80 | -83.6% | 1 | - | $80 | $18,169 | 22 | The Film Desk |
| 106 | 106 | Paul Goodman Changed My Life | $17 | -97.2% | 1 | -1 | $17 | $24,333 | 9 | Zeitgeist Films |
