Domestic Box Office For Dec 27, 2009
| TD | YD | Release | Distributor | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | Twentieth Century Fox | $24,247,681 | -14.2% | -2% | 3,456 | $7,016 | $212,711,184 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Sherlock Holmes | Warner Bros. | $15,858,161 | -27.4% | - | 3,626 | $4,373 | $62,304,277 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Twentieth Century Fox | $15,143,373 | -23.7% | - | 3,700 | $4,092 | $75,589,048 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | It's Complicated | Universal Pictures | $6,524,620 | -22.3% | - | 2,887 | $2,260 | $22,100,820 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | The Blind Side | Warner Bros. | $3,490,513 | -25% | +19% | 2,766 | $1,261 | $184,195,981 | 38 |
| 6 | 6 | Up in the Air | Paramount Pictures | $3,249,917 | -25.7% | +219.6% | 1,895 | $1,714 | $24,031,968 | 24 |
| 7 | 7 | The Princess and the Frog | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $3,191,232 | -17.3% | -16.2% | 3,475 | $918 | $63,679,289 | 33 |
| 8 | 9 | Nine | The Weinstein Company | $1,535,413 | -18.6% | +1,779.2% | 1,412 | $1,087 | $5,830,585 | 10 |
| 9 | 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Sony Pictures Releasing | $1,496,783 | -23.8% | -19.8% | 2,718 | $550 | $15,600,328 | 10 |
| 10 | 10 | Invictus | Warner Bros. | $1,137,661 | -29.7% | -9.5% | 2,160 | $526 | $23,049,804 | 17 |
| 11 | 11 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Summit Entertainment | $1,134,251 | -9.1% | -17.7% | 1,593 | $712 | $280,962,758 | 38 |
| 12 | 12 | 3 Idiots | Reliance Big Pictures | $472,282 | -8.5% | - | 119 | $3,968 | $2,149,347 | 5 |
| 13 | 14 | Brothers | Lionsgate | $366,481 | -19.1% | -60.8% | 858 | $427 | $25,341,515 | 24 |
| 14 | 13 | A Christmas Carol | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $354,424 | -24.9% | -69.9% | 1,245 | $284 | $135,888,543 | 52 |
| 15 | 15 | 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing | $308,242 | -18.9% | -56.4% | 800 | $385 | $161,490,680 | 45 |
| 16 | 16 | Precious | Lionsgate | $300,632 | -13.1% | -25% | 629 | $477 | $41,778,920 | 52 |
| 17 | 17 | Old Dogs | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $199,896 | -21.5% | -71.7% | 645 | $309 | $45,882,504 | 33 |
| 18 | 19 | The Road | - | $153,624 | -13.9% | -30.4% | 311 | $493 | $5,879,604 | 33 |
| 19 | 21 | A Single Man | The Weinstein Company | $127,235 | -1.8% | +161.6% | 46 | $2,765 | $920,532 | 17 |
| 20 | 20 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Twentieth Century Fox | $110,021 | -20.4% | -47.5% | 197 | $558 | $18,288,004 | 45 |
| 21 | 22 | Armored | Screen Gems | $85,308 | -31.5% | -78.2% | 244 | $349 | $15,303,287 | 24 |
| 22 | 23 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Sony Pictures Releasing | $84,088 | -21.1% | +1.5% | 276 | $304 | $123,499,498 | 101 |
| 23 | 24 | Where the Wild Things Are | Warner Bros. | $72,379 | -12.6% | +263.5% | 267 | $271 | $76,038,911 | 73 |
| 24 | 25 | Ninja Assassin | Warner Bros. | $59,518 | -17.6% | -81.5% | 166 | $358 | $37,166,599 | 33 |
| 25 | 26 | Couples Retreat | Universal Pictures | $56,350 | -19.7% | +12.7% | 230 | $245 | $108,134,160 | 80 |
| 26 | 27 | Crazy Heart | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $48,437 | -15.5% | +90.4% | 12 | $4,036 | $324,428 | 12 |
| 27 | 28 | Law Abiding Citizen | Overture Films | $44,574 | -22.2% | +60.9% | 205 | $217 | $72,645,906 | 73 |
| 28 | 29 | Planet 51 | Sony Pictures Releasing | $42,259 | -0.4% | -84.7% | 209 | $202 | $39,213,810 | 38 |
| 29 | 30 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Apparition | $35,578 | -5.8% | -75% | 102 | $348 | $9,744,417 | 59 |
| 30 | 31 | Me and Orson Welles | Freestyle Releasing | $30,963 | -16.8% | -37.5% | 115 | $269 | $759,235 | 33 |
| 31 | 34 | Under the Sea 3D | Warner Bros. | $26,446 | +8.6% | +170.6% | 26 | $1,017 | $19,231,134 | 318 |
| 32 | 32 | Paranormal Activity | Paramount Pictures | $24,780 | -14.8% | -19.8% | 158 | $156 | $107,736,981 | 94 |
| 33 | 33 | A Serious Man | Focus Features | $20,236 | -17.5% | -35.3% | 49 | $412 | $9,042,760 | 87 |
| 34 | 35 | Astro Boy | Summit Entertainment | $18,772 | -15.5% | -32.3% | 168 | $111 | $19,298,834 | 66 |
| 35 | 36 | The Fourth Kind | Universal Pictures | $15,040 | -16.1% | -29.3% | 64 | $235 | $25,360,255 | 52 |
| 36 | 38 | The Lovely Bones | DreamWorks | $14,935 | +7.7% | -6.4% | 3 | $4,978 | $276,161 | 17 |
| 37 | 37 | Pirate Radio | Focus Features | $11,959 | -13.9% | -34% | 113 | $105 | $7,913,976 | 45 |
| 38 | 40 | The Polar Express 2009 IMAX Release | Warner Bros. | $10,627 | -3.9% | -50.7% | 20 | $531 | $458,372 | 52 |
| 39 | 39 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Overture Films | $9,734 | -27.9% | -64.9% | 74 | $131 | $31,944,330 | 52 |
| 40 | 41 | The Box | Warner Bros. | $5,598 | -27% | -55.6% | 50 | $111 | $15,008,812 | 52 |
| 41 | 42 | Amelia | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $3,541 | -14.3% | -33.9% | 24 | $147 | $14,195,118 | 66 |
| 42 | 43 | The Maid | Elephant Eye Films | $2,061 | +15.7% | -64.9% | 6 | $343 | $481,482 | 73 |
| 43 | 44 | The September Issue | Roadside Attractions | $469 | +15.5% | +23.7% | 4 | $117 | $3,813,787 | 122 |
| 44 | 45 | Oh My God | Mitropoulos Films | $124 | -19.5% | -44.6% | 1 | $124 | $38,244 | 45 |
| 45 | 46 | The Slammin' Salmon | Anchor Bay Films | $76 | +15.2% | -88.9% | 1 | $76 | $38,460 | 17 |