Domestic 2011 Week 50

December 16-22, 2011

Key:New This Week

RankLWRelease Gross%± LWTheatersChangeAverageTotal GrossWeeksDistributor
1-Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$58,753,622-3,703-$15,866$58,753,6221Warner Bros.
2-Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$36,940,187-3,726-$9,914$36,940,1871Twentieth Century Fox
3-Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$31,836,461-3,448-$9,233$32,436,4611Paramount Pictures
41New Year's Eve$11,931,441-31.5%3,051-454$3,910$29,337,1952Warner Bros.
5-The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo$8,376,473-2,914-$2,874$8,376,4731Sony Pictures Releasing
6-The Adventures of Tintin$8,008,023-3,087-$2,594$8,008,0231Paramount Pictures
72The Sitter$7,166,896-46.2%2,473-277$2,898$20,488,2022Twentieth Century Fox
83The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1$6,671,820-36.7%1,822-1,782$3,661$268,801,9015Summit Entertainment
96Arthur Christmas$6,520,657-19.1%2,105-1,167$3,097$41,468,0025Sony Pictures Releasing
105Hugo$6,179,408-23.6%1,487-1,121$4,155$41,627,2695Paramount Pictures
114The Muppets$6,082,880-30.2%1,859-1,469$3,272$73,556,5255Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
1219Young Adult$4,969,524+1,029.6%986+978$5,040$5,409,4482Paramount Pictures
137The Descendants$4,914,000-19.8%835-41$5,885$30,291,5526-
148Happy Feet Two$1,800,098-62%760-2,080$2,368$59,632,6425Warner Bros.
159Jack and Jill$1,781,922-53.5%677-2,110$2,632$71,059,7086Sony Pictures Releasing
1611Tower Heist$1,225,200-60.8%418-1,651$2,931$76,112,9157Universal Pictures
1710Immortals$1,205,617-66.8%1,216-1,070$991$82,243,6226Relativity Media
1812Puss in Boots$941,004-54.4%757-1,086$1,243$143,251,1978DreamWorks
1914My Week with Marilyn$923,451-20.2%244-$3,784$6,419,1965The Weinstein Company
2021Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy$678,811+60.6%16+12$42,425$1,101,5822Focus Features
2113J. Edgar$579,867-67%455-1,100$1,274$35,912,2707Warner Bros.
2220Shame$483,376+13.5%50+29$9,667$1,407,4173-
23-We Bought a Zoo$458,486----$458,486-Twentieth Century Fox
2418The Artist$458,277+2.6%17+1$26,957$1,498,4304The Weinstein Company
2523Dolphin Tale$373,388+10.2%250-92$1,493$71,511,15613Warner Bros.
2615A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas$296,169-59.2%245-225$1,208$34,534,1867Warner Bros.
2717In Time$253,668-50.3%273-81$929$36,823,0088Twentieth Century Fox
2839A Dangerous Method$227,225+106.7%17+13$13,366$796,2275Sony Pictures Classics
2922Melancholia$225,688-38.7%131-14$1,722$2,334,9806Magnolia Pictures
3041Footloose
2011 Re-release
$225,592+133.5%253+52$891$51,394,62210Paramount Pictures
3134The Polar Express
2011 IMAX Release
$213,597+25.7%22-3$9,708$565,3424Warner Bros.
3224Courageous$181,969-33.1%187-4$973$33,593,76812TriStar Pictures
3330Real Steel$168,915-4.9%155-51$1,089$83,825,81511Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
3428Paranormal Activity 3$156,137-24%206-96$757$103,847,9999Paramount Pictures
3527Moneyball$149,609-30.5%242+34$618$74,391,43713Sony Pictures Releasing
3626Margin Call$148,930-39.7%121-28$1,230$5,165,1819Roadside Attractions
37-Carnage$117,655-5-$23,531$117,6551Sony Pictures Classics
3835The Help$117,126-24.6%156-56$750$169,390,77820Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
3929The Way
2010 Re-release
$116,404-40.5%93-27$1,251$4,025,64211-
4038Born to Be Wild$114,281-1.6%49-$2,332$14,844,13837Warner Bros.
4125Like Crazy$98,691-61.2%100-62$986$3,334,1368Paramount Vantage
4247Hubble$87,741+27%20-$4,387$29,813,53492Warner Bros.
4337The Skin I Live In$86,345-27.2%71-38$1,216$2,976,77710Sony Pictures Classics
4436The Three Musketeers$84,799-31.5%123-45$689$20,349,9139Summit Entertainment
4531Midnight in Paris$83,150-53.1%116-79$716$56,322,94631Sony Pictures Classics
4632The Ides of March$80,898-53.2%141-46$573$40,603,13311Sony Pictures Releasing
474050/50$73,521-29.1%111-35$662$35,000,11812Summit Entertainment
4845Drive$70,919-5.9%56-14$1,266$34,775,32514FilmDistrict
4933The Greatest Miracle$58,883-65.7%36-51$1,635$514,17610-
50-Don 2$58,134-59-$985$58,1341Reliance Big Pictures
5146Take Shelter$47,562-36%58-5$820$1,647,42412Sony Pictures Classics
5255The Lion King
2011 3D Release
$43,291+16.9%32-6$1,352$94,217,28614Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5359Space Station 3D$38,694+48.5%3+1$12,898$84,641,701505IMAX
5444Martha Marcy May Marlene$34,620-56%39-33$887$2,883,2959-
5561Under the Sea 3D$27,810+18.5%8-2$3,476$28,797,194149Warner Bros.
5679Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey$27,780+445.8%8+3$3,472$222,1539Submarine Deluxe
5756The Women on the 6th Floor$27,711-22.5%12-1$2,309$437,12411Strand Releasing
5852The Rum Diary$22,202-52.4%30-33$740$13,109,8158FilmDistrict
5963Tomboy$16,287-12%9-$1,809$96,1596Dada Films
6058Mozart's Sister$15,453-48.7%11-8$1,404$675,11318Music Box Films
6172Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World$15,121+94.5%9-$1,680$4,438,954823D Entertainment
6253Pastorela$15,026-62.9%19-25$790$161,1943Lionsgate Films
6365Young Goethe in Love$12,288-27.9%8-$1,536$98,2017Music Box Films
6462Eames: The Architect & The Painter$11,274-47.1%6-5$1,879$129,0296First Run
6575Galapagos$10,978+46.4%1-$10,978$18,052,162634IMAX
6660Into the Abyss$10,676-58.8%17-13$628$220,5496IFC Films
6766The Guard$10,165-35.3%12-3$847$5,328,91421Sony Pictures Classics
68-Cook County$9,727-5-$1,945$9,7271Hannover House
6995The Interrupters$9,545+377.7%3+2$3,181$271,02621The Cinema Guild
7070Sleeping Beauty$7,916-15.6%4-$1,979$32,3913IFC Films
7164Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within$7,437-59.3%7-$1,062$82,9106Variance Films
7278Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche$6,694-1.9%1-1$6,694$43,4194-
7376Blackthorn$6,074-11.7%9+4$674$183,63611Magnolia Pictures
7467Outrage$4,968-61.6%7-$709$28,0453Magnolia Pictures
7593El Bulli: Cooking in Progress$4,521+110.8%2-$2,260$196,50622-
7688My Reincarnation$4,407+35.6%3+1$1,469$39,2978Long Shot Factory
7785The Mill and the Cross$4,394+21.8%6+1$732$266,85715-
7868The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby$4,282-58.5%3-5$1,427$167,14913First Run
7999Amigo$4,102+151.3%3+2$1,367$178,89818Variance Films
8069Khodorkovsky$3,997-58%1-$3,997$27,7184Kino Lorber
8194Addiction Incorporated$3,826+86.3%1-$3,826$4,8782Variance Films
82105London River
2011 Re-release
$3,614+185%2+1$1,807$5,1523-
83-Rid of Me$2,733-1-$2,733$6,4555Submarine Deluxe
8498The Bride Wore Black$2,644+55.3%1-1$2,644$18,8937The Film Desk
85-Jane's Journey$2,577-1-$2,577$21,15214First Run
86-The Conquest$1,967-1-$1,967$41,1306Music Box Films
87101T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$1,925+34.5%1-$1,925$53,237,116687IMAX
88-American Teacher$1,858-2-$929$33,14412First Run
8989Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness$1,647-43.2%2-$823$839,09324International Film Circuit
9096The Whale$1,480-14.6%1-$1,480$58,43815Paladin
91106Higher Ground
2011 Re-release
$1,460+37.6%3-2$486$837,11617Sony Pictures Classics
9274Kinyarwanda$1,327-82.6%1-5$1,327$35,2623-
93104The Look$1,152-10.6%1-$1,152$13,1717Kino Lorber
9481I Melt with You$1,088-73.6%2-$544$5,2132Magnolia Pictures
95-King of Devil's Island$960-1-$960$2,7515Film Movement
9687Revenge of the Electric Car$943-73%1-2$943$150,7809Area 23a
97-Littlerock$811-1-$811$17,30919Variance Films
9886Sigur Rós: Inni$572-83.9%1-2$572$116,3988Cinema Purgatorio
99-3$468-2-$234$59,95414Strand Releasing
100-American: The Bill Hicks Story$452-1-$452$91,32637Variance Films
101113The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu$430-8.7%1-$430$25,69015The Film Desk
10297Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$358-79%1-$358$34,102,306326IMAX
103-My Joy$352-1-$352$5,45712Kino Lorber
104109The Green Ray
2011 Re-release
$349-56.2%1-$349$37,80429The Film Desk
105107Restless$265-71.6%1-2$265$163,26514Sony Pictures Classics
106100Answers to Nothing$157-89.1%1-6$157$22,0293Roadside Attractions
107111Paul Goodman Changed My Life$138-79.3%1-1$138$24,45410Zeitgeist Films
108112Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle$80-83.6%1-$80$18,16923The Film Desk