Domestic Box Office For Dec 8, 2011

Data as of Mar 18, 16:03 PDT
Rank Release Metric Fri Dec 2Sat Dec 3Sun Dec 4Mon Dec 5Tue Dec 6Wed Dec 7Thu Dec 8
1

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

Summit Entertainment (pre Lionsgate)
Gross$5,452,139$7,080,431$4,002,895$1,147,289$1,315,111$1,069,091$1,125,367
Theaters4,0464,0464,0464,0464,0464,0464,046
Average$1,347$1,749$989$283$325$264$278
%± YD+143.5%+29.9%-43.5%-71.3%+14.6%-18.7%+5.3%
%± LW-67.3%-56.7%-53.6%-54.6%-50.2%-50.3%-49.7%
GTD$235,843,083$242,923,514$246,926,409$248,073,698$249,388,809$250,457,900$251,583,267
Days15161718192021
2

The Muppets

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Gross$2,721,975$5,134,456$3,226,324$571,567$682,444$567,704$584,373
Theaters3,4403,4403,4403,4403,4403,4403,440
Average$791$1,492$937$166$198$165$169
%± YD+226.5%+88.6%-37.2%-82.3%+19.4%-16.8%+2.9%
%± LW-77.5%-53%-47.9%-46.7%-34.5%-29.9%-29.9%
GTD$47,996,390$53,130,846$56,357,170$56,928,737$57,611,181$58,178,885$58,763,258
Days10111213141516
3

Hugo

Paramount Pictures
Gross$1,993,270$3,382,026$2,182,413$517,730$671,277$513,578$540,640
Theaters1,8401,8401,8401,8401,8401,8401,840
Average$1,083$1,838$1,186$281$364$279$293
%± YD+283%+69.7%-35.5%-76.3%+29.7%-23.5%+5.3%
%± LW-55.8%-23%-11.3%-5.9%+8.8%+8.4%+3.9%
GTD$19,556,746$22,938,772$25,121,185$25,638,915$26,310,192$26,823,770$27,364,410
Days10111213141516
4

Immortals

Relativity Media
Gross$1,369,043$1,892,684$1,203,162$426,225$494,019$412,170$415,917
Theaters2,6272,6272,6272,6272,6272,6272,627
Average$521$720$457$162$188$156$158
%± YD+132.9%+38.2%-36.4%-64.6%+15.9%-16.6%+0.9%
%± LW-61.1%-45.9%-35.2%-31.6%-30.7%-26.8%-29.2%
GTD$72,563,328$74,456,012$75,659,174$76,085,399$76,579,418$76,991,588$77,407,505
Days22232425262728
5

Arthur Christmas

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$1,652,994$3,465,954$2,282,788$327,985$428,480$380,698$409,462
Theaters3,3763,3763,3763,3763,3763,3763,376
Average$489$1,026$676$97$126$112$121
%± YD+323.1%+109.7%-34.1%-85.6%+30.6%-11.2%+7.6%
%± LW-63.3%-27.2%-18.6%-25.5%-2.4%+2.6%+4.8%
GTD$19,594,745$23,060,699$25,343,487$25,671,472$26,099,952$26,480,650$26,890,112
Days10111213141516
6

The Descendants

Fox Searchlight
Gross$1,400,000$2,200,000$1,189,000$353,076$465,361$378,813$376,102
Theaters574574574574574574574
Average$2,439$3,832$2,071$615$810$659$655
%± YD+208.8%+57.1%-46%-70.3%+31.8%-18.6%-0.7%
%± LW-48.1%-25.4%-29.1%-27.3%-20.4%-20.6%-17%
GTD$14,287,000$16,487,000$17,677,071$18,030,147$18,495,508$18,874,321$19,250,423
Days17181920212223
7

Happy Feet Two

Warner Bros.
Gross$1,405,142$2,764,383$1,749,865$312,277$402,147$332,087$349,024
Theaters3,5363,5363,5363,5363,5363,5363,536
Average$397$781$494$88$113$93$98
%± YD+199.4%+96.7%-36.7%-82.2%+28.8%-17.4%+5.1%
%± LW-72.5%-47.8%-41.6%-40.5%-31.6%-25.7%-25.6%
GTD$47,190,318$49,954,701$51,704,566$52,016,843$52,418,990$52,751,077$53,100,101
Days15161718192021
8

Jack and Jill

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$1,577,285$2,474,642$1,305,046$280,922$377,082$303,939$314,890
Theaters3,0493,0493,0493,0493,0493,0493,049
Average$517$811$428$92$123$99$103
%± YD+302.9%+56.9%-47.3%-78.5%+34.2%-19.4%+3.6%
%± LW-58.6%-40.5%-35.8%-34.7%-24.1%-17.7%-19.6%
GTD$60,385,766$62,860,408$64,165,454$64,446,376$64,823,458$65,127,397$65,442,287
Days22232425262728
9

Tower Heist

Universal Pictures
Gross$1,250,080$1,838,405$865,440$263,250$324,540$276,460$300,525
Theaters2,4042,4042,4042,4042,4042,4042,404
Average$520$764$360$109$135$115$125
%± YD+249.7%+47.1%-52.9%-69.6%+23.3%-14.8%+8.7%
%± LW-56.4%-39.1%-32.7%-24%-20.5%-17.2%-15.9%
GTD$67,894,910$69,733,315$70,598,755$70,862,005$71,186,545$71,463,005$71,763,530
Days29303132333435
10

J. Edgar

Warner Bros.
Gross$711,696$1,032,966$563,749$223,148$286,049$249,493$244,516
Theaters1,9101,9851,9851,9851,9851,9851,985
Average$372$520$284$112$144$125$123
%± YD+116.7%+45.1%-45.4%-60.4%+28.2%-12.8%-2%
%± LW-64.2%-47.6%-44.3%-33%-31.3%-27.7%-25.6%
GTD$30,972,777$32,005,743$32,569,492$32,792,640$33,078,689$33,328,182$33,572,698
Days24252627282930
11

Puss in Boots

DreamWorks (at Paramount)
Gross$713,307$1,396,056$932,878$170,302$207,020$171,054$182,457
Theaters2,7502,7502,7502,7502,7502,7502,750
Average$259$507$339$61$75$62$66
%± YD+199.2%+95.7%-33.2%-81.7%+21.6%-17.4%+6.7%
%± LW-76%-52.2%-42.5%-40.5%-28.1%-25.4%-23.5%
GTD$137,185,508$138,581,564$139,514,442$139,684,744$139,891,764$140,062,818$140,245,275
Days36373839404142
12

My Week with Marilyn

The Weinstein Company
Gross$345,521$509,733$324,291$110,352$138,380$116,294$112,062
Theaters244244244244244244244
Average$1,416$2,089$1,329$452$567$476$459
%± YD+137.1%+47.5%-36.4%-66%+25.4%-16%-3.6%
%± LW-43.4%-26%-28.2%-27%-19.5%-22.6%-23.1%
GTD$3,026,727$3,536,460$3,860,751$3,971,103$4,109,483$4,225,777$4,337,839
Days10111213141516
13

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

Warner Bros.
Gross$334,701$410,022$240,655$96,213$123,076$100,692$106,133
Theaters710710710710710710710
Average$471$577$338$135$173$141$149
%± YD+147%+22.5%-41.3%-60%+27.9%-18.2%+5.4%
%± LW-46.8%-38.6%-19%-22.6%-19.8%-20.8%-21.7%
GTD$32,434,668$32,844,690$33,085,345$33,181,558$33,304,634$33,405,326$33,511,459
Days29303132333435
14

Moneyball

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$174,561$268,861$126,725$52,541$64,713$59,071$62,793
Theaters1,0041,0041,0041,0041,0041,0041,004
Average$173$267$126$52$64$58$62
%± YD+953.3%+54%-52.9%-58.5%+23.2%-8.7%+6.3%
%± LW+44%+129.1%+169.1%+269.7%+281.4%+311.9%+278.9%
GTD$73,391,899$73,660,760$73,787,485$73,840,026$73,904,739$73,963,810$74,026,603
Days71727374757677
15

The Ides of March

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$157,422$236,848$121,627$50,255$62,846$55,090$57,427
Theaters1,0161,0161,0161,0161,0161,0161,016
Average$154$233$119$49$61$54$56
%± YD+885.5%+50.5%-48.6%-58.7%+25.1%-12.3%+4.2%
%± LW+56.5%+122.5%+155.2%+239%+236.4%+268.1%+259.5%
GTD$39,765,115$40,001,963$40,123,590$40,173,845$40,236,691$40,291,781$40,349,208
Days57585960616263
16

In Time

20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Gross$181,000$246,000$128,000$47,336$60,920$49,775$50,346
Theaters421421421421421421421
Average$429$584$304$112$144$118$119
%± YD+205.7%+35.9%-48%-63%+28.7%-18.3%+1.1%
%± LW-46%-12.1%-20%-20.4%-12.3%-11.7%-15%
GTD$35,476,000$35,722,000$35,850,495$35,897,831$35,958,751$36,008,526$36,058,872
Days36373839404142
17

Shame

Fox Searchlight
Gross$110,000$140,000$100,000$39,338$43,810$32,888$32,531
Theaters10101010101010
Average$11,000$14,000$10,000$3,933$4,381$3,288$3,253
%± YD-+27.3%-28.6%-60.7%+11.4%-24.9%-1.1%
%± LW-------
GTD$110,000$250,000$349,519$388,857$432,667$465,555$498,086
Days1234567
18

Like Crazy

Paramount Vantage
Gross$84,148$108,052$65,567$22,294$27,524$26,384$30,738
Theaters152152152152152152152
Average$553$710$431$146$181$173$202
%± YD+127.6%+28.4%-39.3%-66%+23.5%-4.1%+16.5%
%± LW-48.8%-35.6%-29.5%-29%-24.5%-20.9%-16.9%
GTD$2,700,754$2,808,806$2,874,373$2,896,667$2,924,191$2,950,575$2,981,313
Days36373839404142
19

The Artist

The Weinstein Company
Gross$55,574$88,239$67,452$20,901$22,133$23,122$25,600
Theaters6666666
Average$9,262$14,706$11,242$3,483$3,688$3,853$4,266
%± YD+124.7%+58.8%-23.6%-69%+5.9%+4.5%+10.7%
%± LW-26.3%+14.4%+29%+7.3%+14.2%+5.7%+3.5%
GTD$345,933$434,172$501,624$522,525$544,658$567,780$593,380
Days891011121314
20

Courageous

TriStar Pictures
Gross$62,152$83,004$67,742$22,968$28,064$27,395$25,328
Theaters265265265265265265265
Average$234$313$255$86$105$103$95
%± YD+145.4%+33.6%-18.4%-66.1%+22.2%-2.4%-7.5%
%± LW-23.9%+2.7%+45%+100.2%+95.6%+122.4%<0.1%
GTD$32,885,378$32,968,382$33,036,124$33,059,092$33,087,156$33,114,551$33,139,879
Days64656667686970
21

The Way

2010 Re-releaseProducers Distribution Agency
Gross---$19,390$26,131$22,432$21,894
Theaters---160160160160
Average---$121$163$140$136
%± YD----+34.8%-14.2%-2.4%
%± LW---+14.4%+39.8%+23.2%+26.8%
GTD---$3,643,114$3,669,245$3,691,677$3,713,571
Days---60616263
22

Margin Call

Roadside Attractions
Gross$57,021$105,115$53,300$16,700$26,881$19,664$20,950
Theaters151151151151151151151
Average$377$696$352$110$178$130$138
%± YD+157.6%+84.3%-49.3%-68.7%+61%-26.8%+6.5%
%± LW-45.8%-15.5%-17%-18.3%-22.3%-19.6%-5.4%
GTD$4,526,473$4,631,588$4,684,888$4,701,588$4,728,469$4,748,133$4,769,083
Days43444546474849
23

Dolphin Tale

Warner Bros.
Gross$82,328$139,611$93,339$19,602$24,482$19,586$20,369
Theaters410410410410410410410
Average$200$340$227$47$59$47$49
%± YD+717.5%+69.6%-33.1%-79%+24.9%-20%+4%
%± LW+15.2%+93.8%+120.3%+110.3%+177.8%+140.6%+102.3%
GTD$70,481,926$70,621,537$70,714,876$70,734,478$70,758,960$70,778,546$70,798,915
Days71727374757677
24

50/50

Summit Entertainment (pre Lionsgate)
Gross$44,147$55,082$32,951$13,471$17,645$15,617$16,036
Theaters196196196196196196196
Average$225$281$168$68$90$79$81
%± YD+138.3%+24.8%-40.2%-59.1%+31%-11.5%+2.7%
%± LW-40.8%-32.3%-21%-18.8%-13.1%-12.3%-13.4%
GTD$34,672,138$34,727,220$34,760,171$34,773,642$34,791,287$34,806,904$34,822,940
Days64656667686970
25

Born to Be Wild

Warner Bros.
Gross$22,725$23,255$18,315$6,594$17,638$9,753$15,377
Theaters49494949494949
Average$463$474$373$134$359$199$313
%± YD+15%+2.3%-21.2%-64%+167.5%-44.7%+57.7%
%± LW-28.7%-35.6%-13.1%+17.7%+127.1%-36.3%-22.2%
GTD$14,522,813$14,546,068$14,564,383$14,570,977$14,588,615$14,598,368$14,613,745
Days239240241242243244245
26

The Three Musketeers

Summit Entertainment (pre Lionsgate)
Gross$37,207$52,579$29,103$10,691$14,470$10,043$11,614
Theaters208208208208208208208
Average$178$252$139$51$69$48$55
%± YD+136%+41.3%-44.6%-63.3%+35.3%-30.6%+15.6%
%± LW-58.4%-43.4%-38.7%-35.1%-27.6%-30.4%-26.3%
GTD$20,012,783$20,065,362$20,094,465$20,105,156$20,119,626$20,129,669$20,141,283
Days43444546474849
27

Paranormal Activity 3

Paramount Pictures
Gross$41,279$60,765$28,839$11,192$10,875$10,540$11,301
Theaters255255255255255255255
Average$161$238$113$43$42$41$44
%± YD+151.4%+47.2%-52.5%-61.2%-2.8%-3.1%+7.2%
%± LW-63.4%-48%-37%-32.6%-37.9%-30.9%-31.2%
GTD$103,352,840$103,413,605$103,442,444$103,453,636$103,464,511$103,475,051$103,486,352
Days43444546474849
28

Footloose

2011 Re-releaseParamount Pictures
Gross$49,175$63,935$29,557$9,057$11,014$10,701$10,422
Theaters309309309309309309309
Average$159$206$95$29$35$34$33
%± YD+237%+30%-53.8%-69.4%+21.6%-2.8%-2.6%
%± LW-57.3%-47.1%-44%-32.9%-20.7%-15.9%-28.6%
GTD$50,937,742$51,001,677$51,031,234$51,040,291$51,051,305$51,062,006$51,072,428
Days50515253545556
29

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Fox Searchlight
Gross---$8,721$8,955$9,958$10,382
Theaters---84848484
Average---$103$106$118$123
%± YD----+2.7%+11.2%+4.3%
%± LW----38.3%-42.6%-41.7%-42.5%
GTD---$2,740,732$2,749,687$2,759,645$2,770,027
Days---46474849
30

Anonymous

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$23,777$28,882$19,224$7,315$9,469$9,075$10,125
Theaters105105105105105105105
Average$226$275$183$69$90$86$96
%± YD+234.6%+21.5%-33.4%-61.9%+29.4%-4.2%+11.6%
%± LW-7.1%+4.1%+20.9%+57.3%+59.4%+86.8%+42.5%
GTD$4,347,350$4,376,232$4,395,456$4,402,771$4,412,240$4,421,315$4,431,440
Days36373839404142
31

Contagion

Warner Bros.
Gross$23,161$32,110$15,736$5,580$6,785$6,175$9,065
Theaters155155155155155155155
Average$149$207$101$36$43$39$58
%± YD+101.1%+38.6%-51%-64.5%+21.6%-9%+46.8%
%± LW-61.6%-50.3%-48.2%-48.5%-41.6%-43.1%-21.3%
GTD$75,518,533$75,550,643$75,566,379$75,571,959$75,578,744$75,584,919$75,593,984
Days85868788899091
32

The Polar Express

2011 IMAX ReleaseWarner Bros.
Gross$12,659$37,021$22,333$1,458$5,890$6,397$8,584
Theaters24242424242424
Average$527$1,542$930$60$245$266$357
%± YD+140.4%+192.4%-39.7%-93.5%+304%+8.6%+34.2%
%± LW-41.4%+58%+117.6%+18.4%+165.6%+47.6%+63%
GTD$100,177$137,198$159,531$160,989$166,879$173,276$181,860
Days891011121314
33

Drive

FilmDistrict
Gross$19,369$26,132$15,014$7,195$8,292$7,292$7,944
Theaters86868686868686
Average$225$303$174$83$96$84$92
%± YD+103.8%+34.9%-42.5%-52.1%+15.2%-12.1%+8.9%
%± LW-42.5%-29.4%-33.7%-15.2%-18.3%-22.5%-16.4%
GTD$34,557,176$34,583,308$34,598,322$34,605,517$34,613,809$34,621,101$34,629,045
Days78798081828384
34

Abduction

Lionsgate Films
Gross$27,336$42,571$24,607$6,279$7,613$6,727$7,717
Theaters151151151151151151151
Average$181$281$162$41$50$44$51
%± YD+233.1%+55.7%-42.2%-74.5%+21.2%-11.6%+14.7%
%± LW-43.3%-23.3%-13.9%-19.2%-12.5%-11.4%-6%
GTD$27,900,499$27,943,070$27,967,677$27,973,956$27,981,569$27,988,296$27,996,013
Days71727374757677
35

The Rum Diary

FilmDistrict
Gross$12,024$14,624$11,462$4,873$6,144$5,558$5,517
Theaters63636363636363
Average$190$232$181$77$97$88$87
%± YD+127.3%+21.6%-21.6%-57.5%+26.1%-9.5%-0.7%
%± LW-40.8%-28.8%-14.5%-22.6%-8.8%+2%+4.3%
GTD$12,992,813$13,007,437$13,018,899$13,023,772$13,029,916$13,035,474$13,040,991
Days36373839404142
36

Pastorela

Lionsgate Films
Gross$23,784$24,535$33,856$7,010$5,581$6,044$4,890
Theaters55555555555555
Average$432$446$615$127$101$109$88
%± YD-+3.2%+38%-79.3%-20.4%+8.3%-19.1%
%± LW-------
GTD$23,784$48,319$82,175$89,185$94,766$100,810$105,700
Days1234567
37

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Gross---$3,449$3,899$4,259$4,413
Theaters---84848484
Average---$41$46$50$52
%± YD----+13%+9.2%+3.6%
%± LW----18.6%-16.3%+7%-
GTD---$176,649,845$176,653,744$176,658,003$176,662,416
Days---123124125126
38

Answers to Nothing

Roadside Attractions
Gross$5,223$5,808$3,231$1,665$2,261$1,062$1,188
Theaters21212121212121
Average$248$276$153$79$107$50$56
%± YD-+11.2%-44.4%-48.5%+35.8%-53%+11.9%
%± LW-------
GTD$5,223$11,031$14,262$15,927$18,188$19,250$20,438
Days1234567
39

Circumstance

Roadside Attractions
Gross---$1,712$1,665-$593
Theaters---32-1
Average---$570$832-$593
%± YD-----2.7%--
%± LW-------
GTD---$447,501$449,166-$449,759
Days---102103-105
40

Sarah's Key

The Weinstein Company
Gross$990$1,326$640$312$327$366$482
Theaters7777777
Average$141$189$91$44$46$52$68
%± YD+5.9%+33.9%-51.7%-51.2%+4.8%+11.9%+31.7%
%± LW-73.6%-65.6%-74%-60.5%-65%-48.6%-48.4%
GTD$7,689,734$7,691,060$7,691,700$7,692,012$7,692,339$7,692,705$7,693,187
Days134135136137138139140
41

Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World

Dimension Films
Gross$1,599$4,284$3,027$351$470$550$451
Theaters31313131313131
Average$51$138$97$11$15$17$14
%± YD+110.4%+167.9%-29.3%-88.4%+33.9%+17%-18%
%± LW-83.4%-61.5%-49.4%-59.9%-32.1%-7.7%-40.7%
GTD$38,521,355$38,525,639$38,528,666$38,529,017$38,529,487$38,530,037$38,530,488
Days106107108109110111112
42

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain

Codeblack Entertainment
Gross$1,352$437$249$124$151$98$185
Theaters5555555
Average$270$87$49$24$30$19$37
%± YD+924.2%-67.7%-43%-50.2%+21.8%-35.1%+88.8%
%± LW+92.6%-56.8%-45%-12.1%+37.3%+14%+40.2%
GTD$7,703,786$7,704,223$7,704,472$7,704,596$7,704,747$7,704,845$7,705,030
Days85868788899091
43

The Smurfs

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$30,689$63,293$37,795----
Theaters327327327----
Average$93$193$115----
%± YD-+106.2%-40.3%----
%± LW-64.5%-36.2%-29.8%----
GTD$142,399,076$142,462,369$142,500,164----
Days127128129----
44

Thunder Soul

Roadside Attractions
Gross--$279----
Theaters--1----
Average--$279----
%± YD-------
%± LW-------
GTD--$143,986----
Days--73----