Domestic Box Office For Jan 3, 2010
Data as of Dec 21, 2:00 PST
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $17,381,129 | -32.7% | -28.3% | 3,461 | $5,021 | $352,114,898 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $7,818,116 | -45.6% | -48.4% | 3,747 | $2,086 | $155,916,935 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes | $7,349,035 | -48.9% | -53.7% | 3,626 | $2,026 | $138,715,437 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 4 | It's Complicated | $3,984,005 | -48.2% | -38.9% | 2,897 | $1,375 | $59,178,840 | 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 5 | The Blind Side | $2,360,311 | -52.8% | -32.4% | 2,926 | $806 | $208,476,067 | 45 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 7 | The Princess and the Frog | $2,264,727 | -42.3% | -29% | 3,328 | $680 | $85,859,339 | 40 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | Up in the Air | $2,150,224 | -51.8% | -33.8% | 1,895 | $1,134 | $44,375,265 | 31 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $981,872 | -51.3% | -34.4% | 2,718 | $361 | $25,312,384 | 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 10 | Nine | $883,395 | -43.3% | -42.5% | 1,412 | $625 | $13,745,956 | 17 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | 9 | Invictus | $791,898 | -51.5% | -30.4% | 2,170 | $364 | $30,586,445 | 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 11 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $774,093 | -43.8% | -31.8% | 1,627 | $475 | $287,954,655 | 45 | Summit Entertainment |
| 12 | 12 | 3 Idiots | $313,799 | -43.2% | -33.6% | 132 | $2,377 | $4,759,206 | 12 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 13 | 13 | Brothers | $245,444 | -49% | -33% | 858 | $286 | $27,414,913 | 31 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | 14 | 2012 | $219,021 | -51% | -28.9% | 800 | $273 | $163,442,129 | 52 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | 15 | Precious | $206,641 | -45.4% | -31.3% | 629 | $328 | $43,492,192 | 59 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | 17 | Old Dogs | $147,591 | -48.7% | -26.2% | 620 | $238 | $47,239,575 | 40 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | 19 | The Road | $124,771 | -39.7% | -18.8% | 306 | $407 | $6,858,313 | 40 | - |
| 18 | 18 | A Christmas Carol | $121,668 | -42.2% | -65.7% | 981 | $124 | $137,443,917 | 59 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 20 | A Single Man | $119,476 | -37.3% | -6.1% | 46 | $2,597 | $1,731,649 | 24 | The Weinstein Company |
| 20 | 21 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $114,289 | -37.1% | +3.9% | 274 | $417 | $19,123,189 | 52 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | 22 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $75,943 | -48.1% | -9.7% | 256 | $296 | $124,264,907 | 108 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | 24 | Where the Wild Things Are | $62,266 | -40.8% | -14% | 267 | $233 | $76,566,491 | 80 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 23 | Armored | $58,039 | -55.4% | -32% | 244 | $237 | $15,815,302 | 31 | Screen Gems |
| 24 | 26 | Crazy Heart | $49,433 | -44% | +2.1% | 12 | $4,119 | $702,188 | 19 | - |
| 25 | 25 | Couples Retreat | $42,180 | -53.7% | -25.1% | 222 | $190 | $108,511,760 | 87 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | 29 | Planet 51 | $38,204 | -41.3% | -9.6% | 209 | $182 | $39,570,569 | 45 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | 27 | Ninja Assassin | $37,520 | -47.7% | -37% | 166 | $226 | $37,492,774 | 40 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | 28 | Law Abiding Citizen | $34,405 | -47.9% | -22.8% | 205 | $167 | $72,928,813 | 80 | Overture Films |
| 29 | 30 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | $28,958 | -33.7% | -18.6% | 102 | $283 | $9,957,954 | 66 | Apparition |
| 30 | 32 | Me and Orson Welles | $22,757 | -38.3% | -26.5% | 80 | $284 | $942,276 | 40 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 31 | 31 | A Serious Man | $21,937 | -43.3% | +8.4% | 49 | $447 | $9,190,505 | 94 | Focus Features |
| 32 | 34 | Under the Sea 3D | $16,499 | -44.2% | -37.6% | 26 | $634 | $19,416,024 | 325 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | 37 | The Lovely Bones | $16,022 | -32.4% | +7.3% | 3 | $5,340 | $383,101 | 24 | DreamWorks |
| 34 | 33 | Astro Boy | $15,866 | -47.4% | -15.5% | 152 | $104 | $19,452,359 | 73 | Summit Entertainment |
| 35 | 35 | The Fourth Kind | $15,015 | -43.5% | -0.2% | 77 | $195 | $25,464,480 | 59 | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | 36 | Paranormal Activity | $12,627 | -49% | -49% | 145 | $87 | $107,854,596 | 101 | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | 38 | The Boat That Rocked | $9,774 | -46.9% | -18.3% | 111 | $88 | $7,994,115 | 52 | Focus Features |
| 38 | 39 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $9,124 | -45.4% | -6.3% | 74 | $123 | $32,018,431 | 59 | Overture Films |
| 39 | 42 | Amelia | $4,318 | -41.3% | +21.9% | 28 | $154 | $14,224,141 | 73 | - |
| 40 | 41 | The Polar Express 2009 IMAX Release | $4,175 | -46.2% | -60.7% | 20 | $208 | $514,354 | 59 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | 40 | The Box | $3,865 | -53% | -31% | 50 | $77 | $15,045,676 | 59 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | 43 | The Maid | $1,846 | -23.3% | -10.4% | 5 | $369 | $492,765 | 80 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 43 | 45 | The September Issue | $500 | -42.3% | +6.6% | 2 | $250 | $3,817,183 | 129 | Roadside Attractions |
| 44 | 46 | From Mexico with Love | $6 | -71.4% | - | 1 | $6 | $548,775 | 87 | Roadside Attractions |
