Domestic 2011 Week 52
December 30-January 5, 2012
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $46,716,705 | -33.8% | 3,455 | +7 | $13,521 | $149,700,912 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $33,337,735 | -35% | 3,703 | - | $9,002 | $143,360,061 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $25,729,119 | -34.7% | 3,724 | +41 | $6,909 | $102,088,454 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $24,775,610 | -23.5% | 2,914 | - | $8,502 | $65,535,914 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 7 | War Horse | $22,196,169 | -14.7% | 2,547 | +171 | $8,714 | $48,225,212 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 6 | We Bought a Zoo | $20,606,792 | -23.8% | 3,163 | +46 | $6,514 | $48,094,109 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | 5 | The Adventures of Tintin | $19,241,288 | -31.4% | 3,087 | - | $6,233 | $55,280,275 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | New Year's Eve | $9,095,747 | -11.9% | 2,225 | - | $4,087 | $48,760,797 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 9 | The Darkest Hour | $6,591,567 | -26.6% | 2,327 | - | $2,832 | $15,566,289 | 2 | Summit Entertainment |
| 10 | 11 | The Descendants | $5,351,917 | -6.6% | 758 | +5 | $7,060 | $41,376,563 | 8 | - |
| 11 | 10 | The Muppets | $4,335,645 | -31.3% | 1,541 | +5 | $2,813 | $84,202,906 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | Hugo | $4,037,465 | -24.7% | 951 | - | $4,245 | $51,030,157 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | 14 | Young Adult | $3,497,366 | -23.3% | 987 | - | $3,543 | $13,466,504 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | 13 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $3,473,842 | -25.6% | 1,411 | -192 | $2,461 | $276,943,638 | 7 | Summit Entertainment |
| 15 | 15 | The Sitter | $2,924,074 | -29.6% | 1,348 | -138 | $2,169 | $27,568,135 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | 18 | The Artist | $2,243,927 | +0.4% | 167 | - | $13,436 | $5,977,501 | 6 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | 19 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $1,780,859 | +0.7% | 57 | +2 | $31,243 | $4,651,149 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 18 | 20 | My Week with Marilyn | $1,620,641 | +1.9% | 630 | +28 | $2,572 | $9,631,013 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 19 | 21 | Puss in Boots | $1,278,397 | -13.6% | 389 | - | $3,286 | $146,009,825 | 10 | DreamWorks |
| 20 | 16 | Arthur Christmas | $1,200,780 | -67.3% | 1,343 | -181 | $894 | $46,337,847 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | 17 | Don 2 | $772,725 | -70.1% | 164 | +6 | $4,711 | $3,415,537 | 3 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 22 | 22 | Happy Feet Two | $718,444 | -7.7% | 525 | - | $1,368 | $61,129,609 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 23 | A Dangerous Method | $518,882 | +7.7% | 61 | +3 | $8,506 | $1,796,898 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | 26 | J. Edgar | $424,851 | +2.4% | 455 | - | $933 | $36,751,832 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | 27 | Tower Heist | $413,660 | +12.4% | 253 | -30 | $1,635 | $76,894,570 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | 25 | Real Steel | $400,116 | -6.3% | 227 | - | $1,762 | $84,652,958 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | 29 | Shame | $391,027 | +9.2% | 55 | +2 | $7,109 | $2,156,610 | 5 | - |
| 28 | - | The Iron Lady | $344,295 | - | 4 | - | $86,073 | $344,295 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 29 | 28 | Moneyball | $343,404 | -5.9% | 250 | +8 | $1,373 | $75,099,853 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | 24 | Jack and Jill | $304,376 | -32.2% | 222 | -20 | $1,371 | $71,813,086 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 31 | 31 | Courageous | $269,459 | -7% | 181 | -11 | $1,488 | $34,152,848 | 14 | TriStar Pictures |
| 32 | 30 | Dolphin Tale | $258,807 | -13.9% | 188 | - | $1,376 | $72,070,473 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | 32 | Immortals | $230,910 | -19.8% | 228 | - | $1,012 | $82,762,539 | 8 | Relativity Media |
| 34 | 36 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $197,270 | -2.5% | 6 | - | $32,878 | $399,544 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | 35 | Born to Be Wild | $181,555 | -15.2% | 49 | - | $3,705 | $15,239,833 | 39 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 33 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | $181,253 | -30.9% | 245 | - | $739 | $34,977,776 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 41 | In Time | $166,336 | +24.5% | 123 | +11 | $1,352 | $37,122,961 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 38 | 40 | Carnage | $165,743 | +20.3% | 12 | +5 | $13,811 | $421,187 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 39 | 37 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $150,348 | -6.9% | 182 | - | $826 | $51,706,504 | 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 40 | 39 | The Ides of March | $149,434 | +7.7% | 143 | -2 | $1,044 | $40,891,335 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 41 | 34 | Hubble | $145,576 | -42.8% | 15 | - | $9,705 | $30,213,409 | 94 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | 38 | Pina | $143,672 | -8.7% | 3 | - | $47,890 | $301,041 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 43 | 42 | Melancholia | $134,340 | +12.5% | 63 | -3 | $2,132 | $2,588,758 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 44 | - | A Separation | $105,408 | - | 3 | - | $35,136 | $105,408 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 45 | 44 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $97,904 | +6.2% | 47 | +2 | $2,083 | $4,215,706 | 13 | - |
| 46 | 45 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $89,112 | -2.8% | 124 | - | $718 | $104,028,807 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 47 | 52 | Pariah | $87,032 | +139.1% | 4 | - | $21,758 | $123,439 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 48 | 46 | The Help | $66,365 | -6.2% | 65 | - | $1,021 | $169,527,931 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 49 | 56 | Space Station 3D | $53,964 | +180.1% | 2 | - | $26,982 | $84,714,933 | 507 | IMAX |
| 50 | 47 | Under the Sea 3D | $53,546 | -12.4% | 6 | -4 | $8,924 | $28,911,837 | 151 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | 53 | Drive | $47,714 | +43.7% | 25 | -1 | $1,908 | $34,856,243 | 16 | FilmDistrict |
| 52 | 48 | Margin Call | $45,945 | -19.8% | 28 | -2 | $1,640 | $5,268,408 | 11 | Roadside Attractions |
| 53 | 49 | The Skin I Live In | $44,225 | +2.6% | 28 | -6 | $1,579 | $3,064,123 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 54 | - | Le Havre | $40,283 | - | 16 | -5 | $2,517 | $438,276 | 11 | Janus Films |
| 55 | 51 | Midnight in Paris | $31,881 | -14.1% | 23 | -5 | $1,386 | $56,391,948 | 33 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 56 | 43 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | $29,437 | -74.7% | 16 | -4 | $1,839 | $711,168 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | 55 | Like Crazy | $22,305 | -8.3% | 30 | - | $743 | $3,380,772 | 10 | Paramount Vantage |
| 58 | 64 | The Women on the 6th Floor | $21,990 | +75% | 7 | +1 | $3,141 | $471,678 | 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 59 | 60 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $20,387 | +32.5% | 9 | - | $2,265 | $4,474,724 | 84 | 3D Entertainment |
| 60 | 50 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $18,729 | -52.8% | 2 | -1 | $9,364 | $58,392 | 2 | FilmDistrict |
| 61 | 62 | Take Shelter | $17,426 | +18.1% | 20 | -4 | $871 | $1,679,606 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 62 | 61 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | $16,244 | +9.9% | 7 | -6 | $2,320 | $253,183 | 11 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 63 | 80 | Mozart's Sister | $14,812 | +610.7% | 9 | +6 | $1,645 | $692,009 | 20 | Music Box Films |
| 64 | 59 | The Greatest Miracle | $11,486 | -32.8% | 4 | -4 | $2,871 | $542,748 | 12 | - |
| 65 | 57 | Galapagos | $7,846 | -56.2% | 1 | - | $7,846 | $18,077,937 | 636 | IMAX |
| 66 | 66 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $7,501 | -35.2% | 7 | -3 | $1,071 | $94,236,364 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 67 | 65 | My Reincarnation | $6,506 | -47.7% | 3 | -2 | $2,168 | $58,248 | 10 | Long Shot Factory |
| 68 | 68 | Eames: The Architect & The Painter | $5,588 | +7.5% | 5 | - | $1,117 | $139,813 | 8 | First Run |
| 69 | - | Garbo: The Spy 2011 Re-release | $5,095 | - | 2 | - | $2,547 | $22,233 | 7 | First Run |
| 70 | 67 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | $4,715 | -20.7% | 1 | - | $4,715 | $53,247,775 | 689 | IMAX |
| 71 | 69 | The Guard | $4,582 | -1.7% | 4 | -2 | $1,145 | $5,338,155 | 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 72 | 89 | Young Goethe in Love | $4,234 | +270.8% | 5 | +3 | $846 | $103,577 | 9 | Music Box Films |
| 73 | - | The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby | $3,739 | - | 2 | - | $1,869 | $170,888 | 15 | First Run |
| 74 | 82 | El Sicario, Room 164 | $3,724 | +132.2% | 1 | - | $3,724 | $5,328 | 2 | Icarus Films |
| 75 | - | Once Upon a Time in Anatolia | $3,056 | - | 1 | - | $3,056 | $3,356 | 1 | The Cinema Guild |
| 76 | 72 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | $2,963 | -32.3% | 3 | -2 | $987 | $846,435 | 26 | International Film Circuit |
| 77 | 71 | Miss Minoes 2011 Re-release | $2,670 | -40.1% | 3 | - | $890 | $7,128 | 2 | Music Box Films |
| 78 | 87 | Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within | $2,649 | +127.2% | 2 | - | $1,324 | $86,705 | 8 | Variance Films |
| 79 | - | Paul Goodman Changed My Life | $2,537 | - | 2 | - | $1,268 | $26,991 | 12 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 80 | 77 | Prince of the Himalayas | $2,349 | -18.5% | 1 | - | $2,349 | $5,232 | 2 | - |
| 81 | 78 | Blackthorn | $2,338 | -14.8% | 4 | -1 | $584 | $188,717 | 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 82 | 79 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | $2,237 | -6% | 4 | -1 | $559 | $841,733 | 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 83 | 84 | Outrage | $2,079 | +41.2% | 1 | - | $2,079 | $31,596 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 84 | 91 | The Whale | $1,985 | +86% | 3 | +2 | $661 | $61,490 | 17 | Paladin |
| 85 | 70 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | $1,760 | -61.5% | 2 | - | $880 | $202,940 | 24 | - |
| 86 | 83 | Rid of Me | $1,656 | +6.2% | 1 | - | $1,656 | $9,671 | 7 | Submarine Deluxe |
| 87 | 92 | Jane's Journey | $1,645 | +73.3% | 1 | - | $1,645 | $23,746 | 16 | First Run |
| 88 | 97 | Oka! | $1,586 | +296.5% | 1 | - | $1,586 | $14,985 | 12 | Dada Films |
| 89 | 74 | The Mill and the Cross | $1,284 | -65.4% | 3 | -2 | $428 | $271,848 | 17 | - |
| 90 | - | Metropolis Giorgio Moroder Presents | $927 | - | 1 | - | $927 | $27,362 | 13 | - |
| 91 | - | Angels Crest | $832 | - | 1 | - | $832 | $832 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 92 | - | To Die Is Hard | $810 | - | 1 | - | $810 | $2,050 | 55 | Driving With Our Eyes Shut |
| 93 | 93 | Sigur Rós: Inni | $794 | +21.2% | 2 | +1 | $397 | $117,847 | 10 | Cinema Purgatorio |
| 94 | 85 | Amigo | $727 | -42.7% | 2 | - | $363 | $180,894 | 20 | Variance Films |
| 95 | - | The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu | $695 | - | 1 | - | $695 | $26,385 | 17 | The Film Desk |
| 96 | - | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $574 | - | 1 | - | $574 | $34,102,880 | 328 | IMAX |
| 97 | 81 | The Bride Wore Black | $322 | -81.7% | 1 | - | $322 | $20,976 | 9 | The Film Desk |
| 98 | - | The Look | $161 | - | 1 | - | $161 | $13,332 | 9 | Kino Lorber |
| 99 | - | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | $130 | - | 1 | - | $130 | $37,934 | 31 | The Film Desk |
| 100 | - | My Joy | $103 | - | 1 | - | $103 | $5,560 | 14 | Kino Lorber |
