Domestic Box Office For Dec 16, 2011

Data as of Mar 18, 16:03 PDT
Rank Release Metric Fri Dec 16Sat Dec 17Sun Dec 18Mon Dec 19Tue Dec 20Wed Dec 21Thu Dec 22
1

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Warner Bros.
Gross$14,607,982$14,694,463$10,334,634$4,926,128$5,162,067$4,283,299$4,745,049
Theaters3,7033,7033,7033,7033,7033,7033,703
Average$3,944$3,968$2,790$1,330$1,394$1,156$1,281
%± YD-+0.6%-29.7%-52.3%+4.8%-17%+10.8%
%± LW-------
GTD$14,607,982$29,302,445$39,637,079$44,563,207$49,725,274$54,008,573$58,753,622
Days1234567
2

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Gross$6,706,964$9,886,257$6,651,523$2,712,721$3,505,306$3,509,797$3,967,619
Theaters3,7233,7233,7233,7233,7233,7263,726
Average$1,801$2,655$1,786$728$941$941$1,064
%± YD-+47.4%-32.7%-59.2%+29.2%+0.1%+13%
%± LW-------
GTD$6,706,964$16,593,221$23,244,744$25,957,465$29,462,771$32,972,568$36,940,187
Days1234567
3

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Paramount Pictures
Gross$4,102,843$4,748,567$3,933,794$2,021,005$1,688,105$8,921,045$6,421,102
Theaters4254254254254253,4483,448
Average$9,653$11,173$9,255$4,755$3,972$2,587$1,862
%± YD-+15.7%-17.2%-48.6%-16.5%+428.5%-28%
%± LW-------
GTD$4,702,843$9,451,410$13,385,204$15,406,209$17,094,314$26,015,359$32,436,461
Days1234567
4

New Year's Eve

Warner Bros.
Gross$2,530,494$2,901,205$1,878,714$1,118,249$1,281,490$1,056,104$1,165,185
Theaters3,5053,5053,5053,5053,5053,0513,051
Average$721$827$536$319$365$346$381
%± YD+139.2%+14.6%-35.2%-40.5%+14.6%-17.6%+10.3%
%± LW-49.7%-45%-30.9%+13.2%-2.5%+2.9%+10.1%
GTD$19,936,248$22,837,453$24,716,167$25,834,416$27,115,906$28,172,010$29,337,195
Days891011121314
5

The Sitter

20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Gross$1,444,896$1,798,223$1,365,562$706,209$715,372$553,978$582,656
Theaters2,7522,7522,7522,7522,7522,4732,473
Average$525$653$496$256$259$224$235
%± YD+91%+24.5%-24.1%-48.3%+1.3%-22.6%+5.2%
%± LW-61%-53%-41.1%-22.3%-29.4%-30%-23%
GTD$14,766,202$16,564,425$17,929,987$18,636,196$19,351,568$19,905,546$20,488,202
Days891011121314
6

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

Summit Entertainment (pre Lionsgate)
Gross$1,278,315$1,714,274$1,205,304$651,427$697,955$515,186$609,359
Theaters2,9582,9582,9582,9582,9581,8221,822
Average$432$579$407$220$235$282$334
%± YD+88.4%+34.1%-29.7%-46%+7.1%-26.2%+18.3%
%± LW-48%-49.6%-38.7%+0.3%-6.7%-20.9%-10.2%
GTD$263,408,396$265,122,670$266,327,974$266,979,401$267,677,356$268,192,542$268,801,901
Days29303132333435
7

Young Adult

Paramount Pictures
Gross$1,089,945$1,392,602$920,612$417,506$421,722$351,843$375,294
Theaters986986986986986986986
Average$1,105$1,412$933$423$427$356$380
%± YD+3,403.5%+27.8%-33.9%-54.6%+1%-16.6%+6.7%
%± LW+1,115.6%+1,013.8%+863.3%+1,082.8%+1,224.5%+1,020.1%+1,106.3%
GTD$1,529,869$2,922,471$3,843,083$4,260,589$4,682,311$5,034,154$5,409,448
Days891011121314
8

Hugo

Paramount Pictures
Gross$966,318$1,580,244$1,161,286$626,378$725,815$507,511$611,856
Theaters2,5322,5322,5322,5322,5321,4871,487
Average$381$624$458$247$286$341$411
%± YD+85.5%+63.5%-26.5%-46.1%+15.9%-30.1%+20.6%
%± LW-38.6%-42.5%-32.7%+35%+26.6%+6.9%+17.4%
GTD$36,414,179$37,994,423$39,155,709$39,782,087$40,507,902$41,015,413$41,627,269
Days24252627282930
9

The Descendants

Fox Searchlight
Gross$928,759$1,469,079$870,519$398,316$445,784$384,822$416,721
Theaters878878878878878835835
Average$1,057$1,673$991$453$507$460$499
%± YD+115.4%+58.2%-40.7%-54.2%+11.9%-13.7%+8.3%
%± LW-29.5%-26.8%-17.4%-5.2%-9.1%-5%-3.3%
GTD$26,306,311$27,775,390$28,645,909$29,044,225$29,490,009$29,874,831$30,291,552
Days31323334353637
10

The Muppets

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Gross$854,714$1,541,563$1,124,649$588,340$678,834$586,401$708,379
Theaters2,8082,8082,8082,8082,8081,8591,859
Average$304$548$400$209$241$315$381
%± YD+100.1%+80.4%-27%-47.7%+15.4%-13.6%+20.8%
%± LW-48.9%-52.8%-44.8%+44.1%+42.6%+39.6%+65.8%
GTD$68,328,359$69,869,922$70,994,571$71,582,911$72,261,745$72,848,146$73,556,525
Days24252627282930
11

Arthur Christmas

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$841,506$1,571,346$1,141,434$641,568$801,048$667,892$855,863
Theaters2,9292,9292,9292,9292,9292,1052,105
Average$287$536$389$219$273$317$406
%± YD+89%+86.7%-27.4%-43.8%+24.9%-16.6%+28.1%
%± LW-41%-49.5%-42.2%+111.9%+86.8%+80.6%+92.2%
GTD$35,788,851$37,360,197$38,501,631$39,143,199$39,944,247$40,612,139$41,468,002
Days24252627282930
12

Jack and Jill

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$360,086$538,085$330,672$173,856$176,394$94,550$108,279
Theaters1,9101,9101,9101,9101,910677677
Average$188$281$173$91$92$139$159
%± YD+87.5%+49.4%-38.5%-47.4%+1.5%-46.4%+14.5%
%± LW-58.7%-63.5%-55.4%+5%-19.3%-45.7%-43.6%
GTD$69,637,872$70,175,957$70,506,629$70,680,485$70,856,879$70,951,429$71,059,708
Days36373839404142
13

Tower Heist

Universal Pictures
Gross$276,250$407,750$217,025$124,925$105,200$43,890$50,160
Theaters1,3151,3151,3151,3151,315418418
Average$210$310$165$95$80$105$120
%± YD+48.4%+47.6%-46.8%-42.4%-15.8%-58.3%+14.3%
%± LW-62.4%-63.5%-57.2%-29%-49.2%-77.7%-73.1%
GTD$75,163,965$75,571,715$75,788,740$75,913,665$76,018,865$76,062,755$76,112,915
Days43444546474849
14

Happy Feet Two

Warner Bros.
Gross$262,050$451,438$363,841$205,324$253,175$133,151$131,119
Theaters1,7801,7801,7801,7801,780760760
Average$147$253$204$115$142$175$172
%± YD-1.9%+72.3%-19.4%-43.6%+23.3%-47.4%-1.5%
%± LW-69%-74.1%-66.9%-5.9%-15.2%-48.4%-50.9%
GTD$58,094,594$58,546,032$58,909,873$59,115,197$59,368,372$59,501,523$59,632,642
Days29303132333435
15

Immortals

Relativity Media
Gross$239,461$348,035$263,875$139,186$123,516$44,264$47,280
Theaters1,2101,2101,2101,2161,2161,2161,216
Average$197$287$218$114$101$36$38
%± YD-12%+45.3%-24.2%-47.3%-11.3%-64.2%+6.8%
%± LW-67.2%-67.1%-60.9%-50.7%-63.1%-84.2%-82.6%
GTD$81,277,466$81,625,501$81,889,376$82,028,562$82,152,078$82,196,342$82,243,622
Days36373839404142
16

My Week with Marilyn

The Weinstein Company
Gross$156,123$256,740$178,522$87,206$91,718$73,911$79,231
Theaters244244244244244244244
Average$639$1,052$731$357$375$302$324
%± YD+64.2%+64.4%-30.5%-51.2%+5.2%-19.4%+7.2%
%± LW-27.5%-25.6%-19%-3%-9.9%-18.1%-16.7%
GTD$5,651,868$5,908,608$6,087,130$6,174,336$6,266,054$6,339,965$6,419,196
Days24252627282930
17

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Focus Features
Gross$123,153$189,106$144,518$56,035$56,690$51,772$57,537
Theaters16161616161616
Average$7,697$11,819$9,032$3,502$3,543$3,235$3,596
%± YD+431.2%+53.6%-23.6%-61.2%+1.2%-8.7%+11.1%
%± LW+35.8%+58.5%+43.7%+62.8%+99.3%+97.9%+148.2%
GTD$545,924$735,030$879,548$935,583$992,273$1,044,045$1,101,582
Days891011121314
18

J. Edgar

Warner Bros.
Gross$108,082$174,049$104,363$57,327$58,284$36,364$41,398
Theaters703703703703703455455
Average$153$247$148$81$82$79$90
%± YD-20.2%+61%-40%-45.1%+1.7%-37.6%+13.8%
%± LW-69.6%-68.1%-63.7%-58.5%-63.2%-73.9%-69.4%
GTD$35,440,485$35,614,534$35,718,897$35,776,224$35,834,508$35,870,872$35,912,270
Days38394041424344
19

Puss in Boots

DreamWorks (at Paramount)
Gross$107,066$205,185$152,958$89,264$105,074$127,940$153,517
Theaters757757757757757757757
Average$141$271$202$117$138$169$202
%± YD-7%+91.6%-25.5%-41.6%+17.7%+21.8%+20%
%± LW-69.8%-73.4%-69.5%-11.4%-6.4%+17.9%+33.3%
GTD$142,417,259$142,622,444$142,775,402$142,864,666$142,969,740$143,097,680$143,251,197
Days50515253545556
20

Shame

Fox Searchlight
Gross$88,669$121,825$96,760$48,695$49,125$38,140$40,162
Theaters51515151515050
Average$1,738$2,388$1,897$954$963$762$803
%± YD+160.9%+37.4%-20.6%-49.7%+0.9%-22.4%+5.3%
%± LW+5.8%+8.1%+11.4%+34.8%+30.2%+9.9%+18.2%
GTD$1,012,710$1,134,535$1,231,295$1,279,990$1,329,115$1,367,255$1,407,417
Days15161718192021
21

The Artist

The Weinstein Company
Gross$73,379$120,987$93,001$41,297$46,667$39,607$43,339
Theaters17171717171717
Average$4,316$7,116$5,470$2,429$2,745$2,329$2,549
%± YD+81.5%+64.9%-23.1%-55.6%+13%-15.1%+9.4%
%± LW-4.8%-4.4%+1.3%+20.7%+14.1%+10.4%+7.2%
GTD$1,113,532$1,234,519$1,327,520$1,368,817$1,415,484$1,455,091$1,498,430
Days22232425262728
22

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

Warner Bros.
Gross$53,892$69,104$52,068$32,782$32,976$26,580$28,769
Theaters202202202202202245245
Average$266$342$257$162$163$108$117
%± YD-6.4%+28.2%-24.7%-37%+0.6%-19.4%+8.2%
%± LW-65.1%-65.3%-57%-43.4%-55.3%-57.5%-50%
GTD$34,291,907$34,361,011$34,413,079$34,445,861$34,478,837$34,505,417$34,534,186
Days43444546474849
23

In Time

20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Gross$48,567$65,827$48,960$27,751$27,850$16,611$18,102
Theaters273273273273273273273
Average$177$241$179$101$102$60$66
%± YD+34.5%+35.5%-25.6%-43.3%+0.4%-40.4%+9%
%± LW-56%-55.4%-44.9%-30.8%-40.9%-58.6%-49.9%
GTD$36,617,907$36,683,734$36,732,694$36,760,445$36,788,295$36,804,906$36,823,008
Days50515253545556
24

Dolphin Tale

Warner Bros.
Gross$47,261$87,406$58,425$39,477$56,831$39,036$44,952
Theaters281281281281281250250
Average$168$311$207$140$202$156$179
%± YD+166%+84.9%-33.2%-32.4%+44%-31.3%+15.2%
%± LW-32%-30.7%-21.2%+146.5%+199.2%+138.9%+153%
GTD$71,185,029$71,272,435$71,330,860$71,370,337$71,427,168$71,466,204$71,511,156
Days85868788899091
25

Footloose

2011 Re-releaseParamount Pictures
Gross$36,555$50,941$36,250$22,325$27,402$24,078$28,041
Theaters253253253253253253253
Average$144$201$143$88$108$95$110
%± YD+449.9%+39.4%-28.8%-38.4%+22.7%-12.1%+16.5%
%± LW+61.6%+55%+149.2%+315.3%+269.2%+237.7%+321.9%
GTD$51,205,585$51,256,526$51,292,776$51,315,101$51,342,503$51,366,581$51,394,622
Days64656667686970
26

The Polar Express

2011 IMAX ReleaseWarner Bros.
Gross$28,290$50,591$29,422$22,256$19,893$31,590$31,555
Theaters25252525252222
Average$1,131$2,023$1,176$890$795$1,435$1,434
%± YD+36.6%+78.8%-41.8%-24.4%-10.6%+58.8%-0.1%
%± LW+11.4%-9.4%-13.7%+211.4%+60.7%+120.1%+52.4%
GTD$380,035$430,626$460,048$482,304$502,197$533,787$565,342
Days22232425262728
27

Margin Call

Roadside Attractions
Gross$25,602$48,071$24,504$13,033$15,473$11,032$11,214
Theaters121121121121121121121
Average$211$397$202$107$127$91$92
%± YD+55.4%+87.8%-49%-46.8%+18.7%-28.7%+1.6%
%± LW-44.1%-45.4%-44.7%-16.3%-22.9%-34.8%-31.9%
GTD$5,041,854$5,089,925$5,114,429$5,127,462$5,142,935$5,153,967$5,165,181
Days57585960616263
28

Paranormal Activity 3

Paramount Pictures
Gross$25,181$37,218$29,217$15,899$17,603$14,702$16,317
Theaters206206206206206206206
Average$122$180$141$77$85$71$79
%± YD+54%+47.8%-21.5%-45.6%+10.7%-16.5%+11%
%± LW-38.6%-42.1%-21.9%+4.4%+9%-2.7%-0.2%
GTD$103,717,043$103,754,261$103,783,478$103,799,377$103,816,980$103,831,682$103,847,999
Days57585960616263
29

Courageous

TriStar Pictures
Gross$24,711$36,121$42,047$14,346$15,090$23,505$26,149
Theaters101101101101101187187
Average$244$357$416$142$149$125$139
%± YD+8.2%+46.2%+16.4%-65.9%+5.2%+55.8%+11.2%
%± LW-49.8%-49.3%-42.7%-14.8%-28.4%+35%+14.5%
GTD$33,436,510$33,472,631$33,514,678$33,529,024$33,544,114$33,567,619$33,593,768
Days78798081828384
30

Moneyball

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$20,281$36,046$19,208$10,732$12,009$23,213$28,120
Theaters9898989898242242
Average$206$367$196$109$122$95$116
%± YD+19.1%+77.7%-46.7%-44.1%+11.9%+93.3%+21.1%
%± LW-53.3%-51.5%-41%-32.4%-28.5%+52.7%+65.1%
GTD$74,262,109$74,298,155$74,317,363$74,328,095$74,340,104$74,363,317$74,391,437
Days85868788899091
31

Like Crazy

Paramount Vantage
Gross$17,018$22,643$17,852$12,424$10,571$8,765$9,418
Theaters100100100100100100100
Average$170$226$178$124$105$87$94
%± YD-27.5%+33.1%-21.2%-30.4%-14.9%-17.1%+7.5%
%± LW-67%-68%-59%-38%-53.9%-60%-59.9%
GTD$3,252,463$3,275,106$3,292,958$3,305,382$3,315,953$3,324,718$3,334,136
Days50515253545556
32

Born to Be Wild

Warner Bros.
Gross$16,039$21,016$20,033$11,666$15,121$15,851$14,555
Theaters49494949494949
Average$327$428$408$238$308$323$297
%± YD-14.9%+31%-4.7%-41.8%+29.6%+4.8%-8.2%
%± LW-16.2%-12.1%+5.2%+27.4%+8%+32%-22.8%
GTD$14,745,896$14,766,912$14,786,945$14,798,611$14,813,732$14,829,583$14,844,138
Days253254255256257258259
33

The Three Musketeers

Summit Entertainment (pre Lionsgate)
Gross$15,321$20,358$14,531$8,735$12,407$6,110$7,337
Theaters123123123123123123123
Average$124$165$118$71$100$49$59
%± YD+71.4%+32.9%-28.6%-39.9%+42%-50.8%+20.1%
%± LW-42.6%-46.4%-32.6%+1.2%+9.8%-30.1%-17.9%
GTD$20,280,435$20,300,793$20,315,324$20,324,059$20,336,466$20,342,576$20,349,913
Days57585960616263
34

The Ides of March

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross$11,919$20,888$12,782$7,518$7,788$9,160$10,843
Theaters7272727272141141
Average$165$290$177$104$108$64$76
%± YD-23%+75.2%-38.8%-41.2%+3.6%+17.6%+18.4%
%± LW-66.1%-62.7%-53.4%-39.3%-45%-25.7%-29.9%
GTD$40,534,154$40,555,042$40,567,824$40,575,342$40,583,130$40,592,290$40,603,133
Days71727374757677
35

50/50

Summit Entertainment (pre Lionsgate)
Gross$11,912$14,401$11,057$9,513$9,317$8,801$8,520
Theaters111111111111111111111
Average$107$129$99$85$83$79$76
%± YD+18.7%+20.9%-23.2%-14%-2.1%-5.5%-3.2%
%± LW-43.3%-45.7%-36.8%+11.6%-13.5%-5.2%-15.1%
GTD$34,938,509$34,952,910$34,963,967$34,973,480$34,982,797$34,991,598$35,000,118
Days78798081828384
36

Drive

FilmDistrict
Gross$11,906$17,023$13,018$6,673$7,717$8,911$5,671
Theaters56565656565656
Average$212$303$232$119$137$159$101
%± YD+88.1%+43%-23.5%-48.7%+15.6%+15.5%-36.4%
%± LW-20.8%-15.3%-2.3%+1.4%+8.4%+29.6%-10.4%
GTD$34,716,312$34,733,335$34,746,353$34,753,026$34,760,743$34,769,654$34,775,325
Days92939495969798
37

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Fox Searchlight
Gross$5,856$7,694$8,052$4,195$3,149$2,534$3,140
Theaters39393939393939
Average$150$197$206$107$80$64$80
%± YD-20%+31.4%+4.7%-47.9%-24.9%-19.5%+23.9%
%± LW-58.9%-66.6%-41.5%-31.6%-53.9%-65.3%-57.1%
GTD$2,854,531$2,862,225$2,870,277$2,874,472$2,877,621$2,880,155$2,883,295
Days57585960616263
38

The Rum Diary

FilmDistrict
Gross$3,691$5,031$3,707$2,735$2,588$1,939$2,511
Theaters30303030303030
Average$123$167$123$91$86$64$83
%± YD-19.8%+36.3%-26.3%-26.2%-5.4%-25.1%+29.5%
%± LW-60.5%-54.2%-59.5%-25.2%-43.8%-54.8%-45.4%
GTD$13,091,304$13,096,335$13,100,042$13,102,777$13,105,365$13,107,304$13,109,815
Days50515253545556
39

Cook County

Hannover House
Gross$2,785$2,764$2,030$551$538$448$611
Theaters5555555
Average$557$552$406$110$107$89$122
%± YD--0.8%-26.6%-72.9%-2.4%-16.7%+36.4%
%± LW-------
GTD$2,785$5,549$7,579$8,130$8,668$9,116$9,727
Days1234567
40

Pastorela

Lionsgate Films
Gross$2,303$4,223$4,090$1,501$1,273$705$931
Theaters19191919191919
Average$121$222$215$79$67$37$49
%± YD+16.2%+83.4%-3.1%-63.3%-15.2%-44.6%+32.1%
%± LW-75.2%-63.4%-59.3%-44.3%-49%-70.9%-53%
GTD$148,471$152,694$156,784$158,285$159,558$160,263$161,194
Days15161718192021
41

Answers to Nothing

Roadside Attractions
Gross$20$111$26----
Theaters111----
Average$20$111$26----
%± YD-80.8%+455%-76.6%----
%± LW-83.3%-79.5%-87.3%----
GTD$21,892$22,003$22,029----
Days151617----
42

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Sony Pictures Releasing
Gross-----$5,065,496$3,310,977
Theaters-----2,9142,914
Average-----$1,738$1,136
%± YD-------34.6%
%± LW-------
GTD-----$5,065,496$8,376,473
Days-----12
43

The Adventures of Tintin

Paramount Pictures
Gross-----$2,302,020$2,431,003
Theaters-----3,0873,087
Average-----$745$787
%± YD------+5.6%
%± LW-------
GTD-----$5,577,020$8,008,023
Days-----12
44

Don 2

Reliance Big Pictures
Gross------$58,134
Theaters------59
Average------$985
%± YD-------
%± LW-------
GTD------$58,134
Days------1
45

The Way

2010 Re-releaseProducers Distribution Agency
Gross---$10,830$12,612$13,020-
Theaters---939393-
Average---$116$135$140-
%± YD----+16.5%+3.2%-
%± LW----24%-28.4%-21.9%-
GTD---$3,999,363$4,011,975$4,024,995-
Days---747576-