Domestic Box Office For December 2015
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | $936,662,225 | 4,134 | $247,966,675 | 26.5% | 4,134 | Dec 18 | Jun 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Daddy's Home | $150,357,137 | 3,483 | $38,740,203 | 25.8% | 3,271 | Dec 25 | Apr 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Sisters | $87,044,645 | 2,978 | $13,922,855 | 16% | 2,962 | Dec 18 | Mar 10 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | $85,886,987 | 3,705 | $14,287,159 | 16.6% | 3,653 | Dec 18 | May 19 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | The Big Short | $70,259,870 | 2,529 | $705,527 | 1% | 8 | Dec 23 | Apr 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Joy | $56,451,232 | 2,924 | $17,015,168 | 30.1% | 2,896 | Dec 25 | Mar 17 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | The Hateful Eight | $54,117,416 | 2,938 | $4,610,676 | 8.5% | 100 | Dec 30 | Apr 28 | The Weinstein Company |
| 8 | Krampus | $42,725,475 | 2,919 | $16,293,325 | 38.1% | 2,902 | Dec 4 | Jan 21 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Concussion | $34,542,474 | 2,841 | $10,513,749 | 30.4% | 2,841 | Dec 25 | Mar 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | Point Break | $28,782,481 | 2,910 | $9,800,252 | 34% | 2,910 | Dec 25 | Feb 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | In the Heart of the Sea | $25,020,758 | 3,103 | $11,053,366 | 44.2% | 3,103 | Dec 11 | Feb 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | The Letters | $1,647,416 | 886 | $700,683 | 42.5% | 886 | Dec 4 | Jan 28 | Freestyle Releasing |
