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Weekly Box Office

December 23-29, 2011

Note: Weekly box office charts 7-day results (Friday through Thursday). To access the Weekend chart (Friday through Sunday), click here.


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TWLWTitle (Click to view)StudioWeekly Gross% ChangeTheater Count / ChangeAverageTotal GrossBudget*Week #
1 3 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Par. $70,547,746 +121.6% 3,448 - $20,460 $102,984,207 $145 2
2 1 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows WB $51,268,704 -12.7% 3,703 - $13,845 $110,022,326 - 2
3 2 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Fox $39,419,148 +6.7% 3,683 -43 $10,703 $76,359,335 $75 2
4 5 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Sony $32,383,831 +286.6% 2,914 - $11,113 $40,760,304 $90 1
5 6 The Adventures of Tintin Par. $28,030,964 +250.0% 3,087 - $9,080 $36,038,987 - 1
6 23 We Bought a Zoo Fox $27,028,831 +5,795.2% 3,117 - $8,671 $27,487,317 - 1
7 N War Horse BV $26,029,043 - 2,376 - $10,955 $26,029,043 $66 1
8 4 New Year's Eve WB (NL) $10,327,855 -13.4% 2,225 -826 $4,642 $39,665,050 $56 3
9 N The Darkest Hour Sum. $8,974,722 - 2,327 - $3,857 $8,974,722 $30 1
10 11 The Muppets BV $6,310,736 +3.7% 1,536 -323 $4,109 $79,867,261 $45 5
11 13 The Descendants FoxS $5,733,094 +16.7% 753 -82 $7,614 $36,024,646 - 6
12 10 Hugo Par. $5,365,323 -13.2% 951 -536 $5,642 $46,992,592 - 5
13 8 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Sum. $4,667,895 -30.0% 1,603 -219 $2,912 $273,469,796 $110 6
14 12 Young Adult Par. $4,559,690 -8.2% 987 +1 $4,620 $9,969,138 $12 3
15 7 The Sitter Fox $4,155,859 -42.0% 1,486 -987 $2,797 $24,644,061 $25 3
16 9 Arthur Christmas Sony $3,669,065 -43.7% 1,524 -581 $2,408 $45,137,067 - 5
17 48 Don 2 Relbig. $2,584,678 +4,346.1% 158 +99 $16,359 $2,642,812 - 1
18 24 The Artist Wein. $2,235,144 +387.7% 167 +150 $13,384 $3,733,574 $15 5
19 20 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Focus $1,768,708 +160.6% 55 +39 $32,158 $2,870,290 - 3
20 19 My Week with Marilyn Wein. $1,591,176 +72.3% 602 +358 $2,643 $8,010,372 - 5
21 18 Puss in Boots P/DW $1,480,231 +57.3% 389 -368 $3,805 $144,731,428 $130 9
22 14 Happy Feet Two WB $778,523 -56.8% 525 -235 $1,483 $60,411,165 - 6
23 28 A Dangerous Method SPC $481,789 +112.0% 58 +41 $8,307 $1,278,016 - 5
24 15 Jack and Jill Sony $449,002 -74.8% 242 -435 $1,855 $71,508,710 $79 7
25 33 Real Steel BV $426,997 +152.8% 227 +72 $1,881 $84,252,842 - 12
26 21 J. Edgar WB $414,711 -28.5% 455 - $911 $36,326,981 $35 7
27 16 Tower Heist Uni. $367,995 -70.0% 283 -135 $1,300 $76,480,910 $75 8
28 35 Moneyball Sony $365,012 +144.0% 242 - $1,508 $74,756,449 $50 14
29 22 Shame FoxS $358,166 -25.9% 53 +3 $6,758 $1,765,583 - 4
30 25 Dolphin Tale WB $300,510 -19.5% 188 -62 $1,598 $71,811,666 $37 14
31 32 Courageous TriS $289,621 +59.2% 192 +5 $1,508 $33,883,389 $2 13
32 17 Immortals Rela. $288,007 -76.1% 228 -988 $1,263 $82,531,629 $75 7
33 26 A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas WB (NL) $262,339 -11.4% 245 - $1,071 $34,796,523 $19 8
- - Hubble 3D WB $254,299 +189.8% 15 -5 $16,953 $30,067,833 - 93
34 40 Born to Be Wild (IMAX) WB $214,140 +87.4% 49 - $4,370 $15,058,278 - 38
36 N Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close WB $202,274 - 6 - $33,712 $202,274 - 1
37 30 Footloose (2011) Par. $161,534 -28.4% 182 -71 $888 $51,556,156 $24 11
38 N Pina IFC $157,369 - 3 - $52,456 $157,369 - 1
39 45 The Ides of March Sony $138,768 +71.5% 145 +4 $957 $40,741,901 - 12
40 37 Carnage (2011) SPC $137,789 +17.1% 7 +2 $19,684 $255,444 - 2
41 27 In Time Fox $133,617 -47.3% 112 -161 $1,193 $36,956,625 $40 9
42 29 Melancholia Magn. $119,438 -47.1% 66 -65 $1,810 $2,454,418 - 7
43 31 The Polar Express (2011 re-issue) WB $116,389 -45.5% 20 -2 $5,819 $681,731 - 5
44 39 The Way PDA $92,160 -20.8% 45 -48 $2,048 $4,117,802 - 12
45 34 Paranormal Activity 3 Par. $91,696 -41.3% 124 -82 $739 $103,939,695 $5 10
46 38 The Help BV $70,788 -39.6% 65 -91 $1,089 $169,461,566 $25 20
- - Under the Sea 3D WB $61,097 +119.7% 10 +2 $6,110 $28,858,291 - 150
47 36 Margin Call RAtt. $57,282 -61.5% 30 -91 $1,909 $5,222,463 $3.5 10
48 42 The Skin I Live In SPC $43,121 -50.1% 34 -37 $1,268 $3,019,898 - 11
49 N In the Land of Blood and Honey FD $39,663 - 3 - $13,221 $39,663 - 1
50 44 Midnight in Paris SPC $37,121 -55.4% 28 -88 $1,326 $56,360,067 $17 32
51 - Pariah Focus $36,407 - 4 - $9,102 $36,407 - -
52 47 Drive (2011) FD $33,204 -53.2% 26 -30 $1,277 $34,808,529 $15 15
53 43 The Three Musketeers (2011) Sum. $24,571 -71.0% 37 -86 $664 $20,374,484 $75 10
54 41 Like Crazy ParV $24,331 -75.3% 30 -70 $811 $3,358,467 - 9
- - Space Station 3-D (IMAX) Imax $19,268 -50.2% 2 -1 $9,634 $84,660,969 - 506
- - Galapagos (IMAX) Imax $17,929 +63.3% 1 - $17,929 $18,070,091 - 635
55 51 Martha Marcy May Marlene FoxS $17,330 -49.9% 15 -24 $1,155 $2,900,625 - 10
- - The Greatest Miracle KKM $17,086 -71.0% 8 -28 $2,136 $531,262 - 11
- 56 Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World 3D $15,383 +1.7% 9 - $1,709 $4,454,337 $5 83
56 52 Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey SD $14,786 -46.8% 13 +5 $1,137 $236,939 - 10
57 49 Take Shelter SPC $14,756 -69.0% 24 -34 $615 $1,662,180 $5 13
58 46 50/50 Sum. $14,074 -80.9% 31 -80 $454 $35,014,192 $8 13
59 53 The Women on the 6th Floor Strand $12,564 -54.7% 6 -6 $2,094 $449,688 - 12
60 69 My Reincarnation Long Shot $12,445 +182.4% 5 +2 $2,489 $51,742 - 9
61 50 The Lion King (in 3D) BV $11,577 -73.3% 10 -22 $1,158 $94,228,863 - 15
- - T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (IMAX) Imax $5,944 +208.8% 1 - $5,944 $53,243,061 - 561
62 59 Eames: The Architect and the Painter FRun $5,196 -53.9% 5 -1 $1,039 $134,225 - 7
63 61 The Guard SPC $4,659 -54.2% 6 -6 $777 $5,333,573 $6 22
74 75 El Bulli: Cooking in Progress AM $4,574 +1.2% 2 - $2,287 $201,080 - 22
64 N Miss Minoes MBox $4,458 - 3 - $1,486 $4,458 - 1
65 81 Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness ICir $4,379 +165.9% 5 +3 $876 $844,031 - 25
66 64 Sleeping Beauty (2011) (II) IFC $4,187 -47.1% 3 -1 $1,396 $36,578 - 4
35 - The Mill and the Cross KC $3,707 -15.6% 5 -1 $741 $270,564 - 15
67 60 Into the Abyss IFC $3,331 -68.8% 3 -14 $1,110 $223,880 - 7
68 63 The Interrupters CGld $3,201 -66.5% 1 -2 $3,201 $274,227 - 22
- N The Prince of the Himalayas AM $2,883 - 1 - $2,883 $2,883 - 1
69 67 Blackthorn Magn. $2,743 -54.8% 5 -4 $549 $186,379 - 12
70 82 Higher Ground SPC $2,380 +63.0% 5 +2 $476 $839,496 $2 18
71 55 Mozart's Sister MBox $2,084 -86.5% 3 -8 $695 $677,197 $4.5 19
- 77 The Bride Wore Black (2011 re-release) FDesk $1,761 -33.4% 1 - $1,761 $20,654 - 8
72 - El Sicario, Room 164 Icar. $1,604 - 1 - $1,604 $1,604 - -
- 76 Rid of Me SD $1,560 -42.9% 1 - $1,560 $8,015 - 6
73 68 Outrage (2011) Magn. $1,472 -70.4% 1 -6 $1,472 $29,517 - 4
75 71 Amigo Vari. $1,269 -69.1% 0 -3 n/a $180,167 $1.5 19
- 73 Addiction Incorporated Vari. $1,183 -69.1% 1 - $1,183 $7,063 - 2
76 65 Elite Squad: The Enemy Within Vari. $1,166 -84.3% 2 -5 $583 $84,076 - 7
77 84 I Melt With You Magn. $1,148 +5.5% 1 -1 $1,148 $6,361 - 3
78 58 Young Goethe in Love MBox $1,142 -90.7% 2 -6 $571 $99,343 - 8
79 - The Worst Movie EVER! DWOES $1,080 - 1 - $1,080 $3,213 - 12
- - The Whale Pala. $1,067 -27.9% 1 - $1,067 $59,505 - 16
80 78 Jane's Journey FRun $949 -63.2% 1 - $949 $22,101 - 11
81 87 Inni CP $655 +14.5% 1 - $655 $117,053 - 9
82 - Tyrannosaur Strand $650 -1,611.6% 1 - $650 $16,097 - 6
- - Mississippi Mermaid (re-issue) FDesk $650 - 1 - $650 $28,445 - 52
83 94 Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (2011 re-release) FDesk $586 +632.5% 1 - $586 $18,755 - 23
- - OKA! Da. $400 - 1 - $400 $13,399 - 10
84 66 Crazy Wisdom AM $323 -95.2% 1 - $323 $43,742 - 5
- - Kinyarwanda AFFRM $150 -88.7% 1 - $150 $35,412 - 4
TOTAL (99 MOVIES):$345,401,912+62.0%41,262+1,548$8,371 
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* Production Budget in millions. Studios get on average 55 percent of the final gross.


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