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December 14-16, 2012
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'Hobbit' Takes December Record,
Misses $100 Million...

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RowTWLWTitle (click to view)StudioWeekend Gross% ChangeTheater Count / ChangeAverageTotal GrossBudget*Week #
1 108 115 The Revisionaries KL $164 -13.7% 1 - $164 $18,262 - 10
2 107 109 Citadel Cdgm. $192 -67.1% 2 - $96 $12,663 - 6
3 104 107 All Together KL $343 -46.2% 1 - $343 $37,734 - 9
4 94 104 Cheerful Weather for the Wedding IFC $1,016 +39.8% 2 +1 $508 $1,949 - 2
5 82 102 Wake in Fright Drft. $2,330 +75.1% 5 +2 $466 $49,458 - 11
6 88 101 Only the Young Osci. $1,530 +5.8% 2 +1 $765 $3,558 - 2
7 85 100 The Well-Digger's Daughter KL $1,828 +11.7% 2 - $914 $375,009 - 22
8 84 98 Masquerade (2012) CJ $1,844 +0.3% 1 - $1,844 $902,340 - 13
9 99 97 Keep the Lights On MBox $820 -58.0% 1 - $820 $243,536 - 15
10 86 95 Tchoupitoulas Osci. $1,774 -25.4% 2 +1 $887 $5,551 - 2
11 79 94 Somewhere Between Long Shot $2,919 +5.5% 2 +1 $1,460 $177,633 - 17
12 56 93 The Intouchables (U.S.-only) Wein. $18,091 +521.0% 25 +13 $724 $10,083,568 - 30
13 89 92 The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez Indic. $1,502 -51.5% 1 - $1,502 $5,609 - 2
14 90 91 The Thieves WGUSA $1,490 -53.2% 1 -1 $1,490 $684,847 - 10
15 71 90 Under the Sea 3D WB $4,419 +31.6% 5 -1 $884 $31,039,444 - 201
16 76 89 The Loneliest Planet IFC $3,644 -1.1% 5 -1 $729 $128,519 - 8
17 83 88 Sister (2012) AF $1,848 -53.2% 4 -1 $462 $92,880 - 11
18 92 86 North Sea Texas Strand $1,259 -71.1% 2 -1 $630 $20,512 - 7
19 96 85 In Our Nature Cdgm. $893 -79.6% 1 - $893 $6,175 - 2
20 93 84 The Waiting Room ICir $1,082 -75.4% 3 -1 $361 $174,991 - 12
21 78 83 This Must Be the Place Wein. $3,071 -32.4% 3 -2 $1,024 $142,242 - 7
22 77 81 Wagner & Me FRun $3,278 -33.0% 4 +2 $820 $26,031 - 2
23 98 80 California Solo Strand $853 -83.0% 2 +1 $427 $10,911 - 3
24 91 79 Brooklyn Castle PDA $1,356 -75.3% 2 -2 $678 $186,690 - 9
25 66 78 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Elev. $10,360 +85.7% 3 -1 $3,453 $109,910 - 9
26 74 77 The Big Picture (2012) MPI $3,866 -35.0% 3 -2 $1,289 $158,411 - 10
27 81 76 Lost Angels: Skid Row is My Home CLS $2,436 -65.4% 1 - $2,436 $11,488 - 2
28 70 75 Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel Gold. $4,532 -36.8% 14 -1 $324 $938,476 - 13
29 68 74 Deep Sea 3D (IMAX) WB $7,990 +8.5% 4 - $1,998 $45,170,066 - 355
30 60 73 Samsara Osci. $14,203 +59.7% 10 +2 $1,420 $2,587,431 - 17
31 87 72 Starlet MBox $1,654 -82.4% 4 -6 $414 $76,210 - 6
32 72 71 Beware of Mr. Baker SF $4,414 -57.1% 1 - $4,414 $45,252 - 3
33 65 70 Space Station 3-D (IMAX) Imax $11,082 +4.9% 3 +2 $3,694 $86,749,091 - 557
34 67 69 The Master Wein. $9,361 -22.4% 14 -9 $669 $15,912,499 - 14
35 69 67 Arbitrage RAtt. $6,507 -58.2% 10 -15 $651 $7,890,701 - 14
36 73 66 Smashed SPC $4,157 -73.9% 10 -19 $416 $368,887 - 10
37 58 65 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Fox $15,068 -15.6% 41 -6 $368 $49,002,815 $22 20
38 35 64 Paranormal Activity 4 Par. $56,616 +216.2% 157 +109 $361 $53,808,234 $5 9
39 57 63 Deadfall (2012) Magn. $16,649 -14.1% 17 +6 $979 $45,392 - 2
40 59 60 The Flat IFC $14,817 -28.7% 15 -2 $988 $445,919 - 9
41 54 58 Born to Be Wild (IMAX) WB $19,471 -19.1% 30 - $649 $21,509,305 - 89
42 64 57 House at the End of The Street Rela. $11,347 -53.2% 41 -27 $277 $31,607,598 $10 13
43 63 55 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D ORF $11,530 -57.1% 45 -26 $256 $17,529,157 $20 8
44 55 54 Chasing Mavericks Fox $18,964 -29.7% 46 -21 $412 $5,904,930 $20 8
45 46 53 The Central Park Five IFC $38,329 +38.8% 22 +12 $1,742 $175,801 - 4
46 61 52 Hecho En Mexico LGF $14,146 -49.5% 10 -16 $1,415 $145,936 - 3
47 52 50 Frankenweenie BV $24,126 -26.8% 56 -19 $431 $34,403,191 $39 11
48 48 49 Hubble 3D WB $37,308 +11.8% 14 -2 $2,665 $35,113,079 - 144
49 28 48 Sinister LG/S $77,378 +111.6% 184 +107 $421 $47,917,444 $3 10
50 53 47 Searching for Sugar Man SPC $22,555 -38.7% 31 -11 $728 $2,931,599 - 21
51 51 46 Holy Motors IM $25,200 -33.5% 21 -8 $1,200 $445,300 - 9
52 50 45 ParaNorman Focus $28,679 -27.1% 61 -20 $470 $55,964,935 $60 18
53 47 44 To the Arctic (IMAX) WB $37,371 -10.4% 52 - $719 $10,208,068 - 35
54 34 43 Rust and Bone SPC $57,407 +10.3% 6 +2 $9,568 $209,053 - 4
55 39 42 A Royal Affair Magn. $46,514 -13.7% 56 +13 $831 $534,267 - 6
56 62 41 Burn (2012) A23 $12,236 -77.5% 4 - $3,059 $104,613 - 5
57 38 40 The Other Son Cohen $49,900 -10.9% 39 -4 $1,279 $1,042,600 - 8
58 40 39 Ice Age: Continental Drift Fox $45,736 -18.8% 84 -6 $544 $161,011,391 $95 23
59 49 38 Back to 1942 CL $28,998 -48.8% 7 -11 $4,143 $271,509 - 3
60 42 37 The Odd Life of Timothy Green BV $42,362 -29.7% 105 -27 $403 $51,749,346 - 18
61 44 36 Brave BV $39,680 -36.4% 115 -36 $345 $237,211,825 $185 26
62 32 35 Finding Nemo (3D) BV $63,755 -10.0% 70 -4 $911 $40,930,670 - 14
63 41 34 Seven Psychopaths CBS $45,457 -36.0% 100 -41 $455 $14,989,761 $15 10
64 37 33 A Late Quartet EOne $51,339 -30.0% 46 -17 $1,116 $1,084,339 - 7
65 17 32 Hyde Park on Hudson Focus $292,796 +259.9% 36 +32 $8,133 $404,816 - 2
66 36 31 A Werewolf Boy CJ $52,381 -38.4% 20 +1 $2,619 $222,581 - 3
67 45 30 The Man with the Iron Fists Uni. $39,380 -54.2% 105 -76 $375 $15,608,545 $15 7
68 31 29 Chasing Ice SD $65,559 -36.0% 53 +2 $1,237 $612,089 - 6
69 29 28 Hotel Transylvania Sony $74,170 -27.7% 136 -60 $545 $143,923,820 $85 12
70 22 27 The Polar Express (2012 re-issue) WB $91,933 -19.2% 14 -3 $6,567 $449,442 - 4
71 30 26 Alex Cross LG/S $73,777 -35.6% 175 -39 $422 $25,739,757 $35 9
72 24 25 Looper TriS $89,512 -33.9% 189 -43 $474 $66,305,045 $30 12
73 25 24 The Perks of Being a Wallflower LG/S $87,459 -36.9% 125 -50 $700 $17,008,013 - 13
74 27 23 Here Comes the Boom Sony $81,619 -43.3% 150 -84 $544 $42,680,159 - 10
75 26 22 Cloud Atlas WB $83,295 -52.4% 98 -93 $850 $26,623,223 - 8
76 21 21 The Sessions FoxS $147,487 -32.6% 151 -46 $977 $5,208,538 - 9
77 33 20 Khiladi 786 Eros $61,563 -73.1% 115 - $535 $352,684 - 2
78 19 19 Pitch Perfect Uni. $245,680 -19.7% 332 -55 $740 $63,869,423 $17 12
79 18 18 Taken 2 Fox $288,772 -25.4% 339 -91 $852 $138,132,493 $45 11
80 20 17 Talaash Relbig. $168,828 -64.7% 113 -48 $1,494 $2,706,375 - 3
81 13 16 Hitchcock FoxS $1,107,659 +55.5% 561 +380 $1,974 $3,071,871 - 4
82 23 15 End of Watch ORF $91,195 -87.9% 172 -1,077 $530 $40,469,936 $7 13
83 12 14 Argo WB $1,170,175 -21.1% 667 -277 $1,754 $104,955,079 $44.5 10
84 16 13 The Collection LD $529,158 -64.4% 621 -782 $852 $6,520,794 - 3
85 14 12 Anna Karenina Focus $1,022,214 -33.8% 409 -13 $2,499 $8,380,517 - 5
86 10 11 Silver Linings Playbook Wein. $2,109,274 -2.9% 371 - $5,685 $16,979,323 $21 5
87 15 10 Killing Them Softly Wein. $1,008,127 -64.1% 1,427 -997 $706 $14,140,432 $15 3
88 11 9 Flight Par. $1,910,666 -39.0% 1,823 -608 $1,048 $89,418,704 $31 7
89 9 8 Red Dawn (2012) FD $2,408,882 -43.1% 2,250 -504 $1,071 $40,904,305 $65 4
90 7 7 Wreck-It Ralph BV $3,216,043 -33.8% 2,249 -497 $1,430 $168,721,592 $165 7
91 8 6 Playing for Keeps FD $3,146,443 -45.3% 2,840 +3 $1,108 $10,737,535 - 2
92 5 5 Life of Pi Fox $5,413,066 -35.0% 2,548 -398 $2,124 $69,572,472 $120 4
93 3 4 Lincoln BV $7,033,132 -21.1% 2,285 +271 $3,078 $107,687,319 $65 6
94 6 3 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 LG/S $5,136,074 -43.9% 3,042 -604 $1,688 $276,826,143 $120 5
95 2 2 Rise of the Guardians P/DW $7,143,445 -31.3% 3,387 -252 $2,109 $71,085,268 $145 4
96 4 1 Skyfall Sony $6,555,732 -39.2% 2,924 -477 $2,242 $271,921,795 $200 6
97 43 N Any Day Now MBox $40,489 - 16 - $2,531 $40,489 - 1
98 103 - The Bride Wore Black (2011 re-release) FDesk $420 - 1 - $420 $37,508 - 43
99 95 - The Day He Arrives CGld $1,003 - 2 - $502 $12,822 - 22
100 100 - Grand Illusion (2012 re-release) Rialto $621 - 1 - $621 $173,506 - 32
101 1 N The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey WB (NL) $84,617,303 - 4,045 - $20,919 $84,617,303 - 1
102 109 - In Another Country KL $25 - 1 - $25 $7,943 - 4
103 106 N Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet KL $319 - 2 - $160 $794 - 1
104 101 - The Law in These Parts CGld $504 - 1 - $504 $10,813 - 4
105 97 - Neighboring Sounds CGld $868 - 1 - $868 $47,974 - 11
106 102 - Planet of Snail CGld $431 - 1 - $431 $13,222 - 15
107 75 N Save the Date IFC $3,755 - 2 - $1,878 $3,755 - 1
108 80 - Step Up to the Plate CGld $2,452 - 2 - $1,226 $42,729 - 13
109 105 - Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning Magn. $319 - 2 - $160 $5,247 - 3
TOTAL (109 MOVIES):$136,705,051+69.0%35,435-2,923$3,858 
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* Production Budget in millions. On average, studios earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross.



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