Domestic Box Office For Dec 29, 2009
| TD | YD | Release | Distributor | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | Twentieth Century Fox | $18,290,628 | -5.8% | +13.7% | 3,456 | $5,292 | $250,419,951 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Twentieth Century Fox | $12,532,035 | +3.6% | - | 3,700 | $3,387 | $100,217,975 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | Sherlock Holmes | Warner Bros. | $10,217,042 | -8.5% | - | 3,626 | $2,817 | $83,687,532 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | It's Complicated | Universal Pictures | $4,273,105 | <0.1% | - | 2,887 | $1,480 | $30,646,685 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | The Princess and the Frog | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $3,364,477 | +9.5% | +7% | 3,475 | $968 | $70,114,982 | 35 |
| 6 | 6 | The Blind Side | Warner Bros. | $3,003,566 | +6% | +35.4% | 2,766 | $1,085 | $190,032,257 | 40 |
| 7 | 7 | Up in the Air | Paramount Pictures | $2,228,216 | -1.4% | +311.5% | 1,895 | $1,175 | $28,520,992 | 26 |
| 8 | 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Sony Pictures Releasing | $1,199,043 | +8.7% | -0.2% | 2,718 | $441 | $17,902,289 | 12 |
| 9 | 9 | Nine | The Weinstein Company | $1,027,338 | -6.3% | +3,532% | 1,412 | $727 | $7,954,528 | 12 |
| 10 | 10 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Summit Entertainment | $954,488 | -0.3% | -9.1% | 1,593 | $599 | $282,874,182 | 40 |
| 11 | 11 | Invictus | Warner Bros. | $875,014 | +1.6% | +4.5% | 2,160 | $405 | $24,786,185 | 19 |
| 12 | 13 | 3 Idiots | Reliance Big Pictures | $299,333 | +11.7% | - | 119 | $2,515 | $2,716,593 | 7 |
| 13 | 12 | A Christmas Carol | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $278,237 | +3.5% | -73% | 1,245 | $223 | $136,435,615 | 54 |
| 14 | 14 | Brothers | Lionsgate | $243,069 | -3.3% | -57.7% | 858 | $283 | $25,835,986 | 26 |
| 15 | 16 | 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing | $217,719 | -1.7% | -54.2% | 800 | $272 | $161,929,967 | 47 |
| 16 | 15 | Precious | Lionsgate | $213,652 | -5.2% | -17.4% | 629 | $339 | $42,217,922 | 54 |
| 17 | 17 | The Young Victoria | Apparition | $156,065 | +5% | +381.1% | 163 | $957 | $1,232,702 | 12 |
| 18 | 18 | Old Dogs | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $154,115 | +13% | -73% | 645 | $238 | $46,173,040 | 35 |
| 19 | 19 | The Road | - | $116,843 | +0.8% | -19.2% | 311 | $375 | $6,112,415 | 35 |
| 20 | 20 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Sony Pictures Releasing | $110,984 | +22.3% | +21.9% | 276 | $402 | $123,701,246 | 103 |
| 21 | 21 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Twentieth Century Fox | $94,567 | +5.3% | -47.8% | 197 | $480 | $18,472,366 | 47 |
| 22 | 22 | A Single Man | The Weinstein Company | $81,068 | -7.3% | +236.6% | 46 | $1,762 | $1,089,059 | 19 |
| 23 | 23 | Where the Wild Things Are | Warner Bros. | $74,063 | +17.4% | +354.3% | 267 | $277 | $76,176,044 | 75 |
| 24 | 25 | Planet 51 | Sony Pictures Releasing | $56,574 | +26.1% | -78.8% | 209 | $270 | $39,315,252 | 40 |
| 25 | 24 | Armored | Screen Gems | $53,439 | +1.7% | -78.9% | 244 | $219 | $15,409,257 | 26 |
| 26 | 26 | Couples Retreat | Universal Pictures | $42,555 | +5.7% | +25.9% | 230 | $185 | $108,216,965 | 82 |
| 27 | 29 | Under the Sea 3D | Warner Bros. | $37,502 | +15.4% | +186.8% | 26 | $1,442 | $19,301,125 | 320 |
| 28 | 28 | Ninja Assassin | Warner Bros. | $37,497 | +5% | -78.8% | 166 | $225 | $37,239,807 | 35 |
| 29 | 27 | Crazy Heart | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $35,780 | -0.2% | +175.4% | 12 | $2,981 | $396,060 | 14 |
| 30 | 30 | Law Abiding Citizen | Overture Films | $32,263 | +3.1% | +52.4% | 205 | $157 | $72,709,454 | 75 |
| 31 | 31 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Apparition | $26,607 | +1.8% | -71.5% | 102 | $260 | $9,797,160 | 61 |
| 32 | 33 | Astro Boy | Summit Entertainment | $21,342 | +21.5% | -15.9% | 168 | $127 | $19,337,741 | 68 |
| 33 | 32 | Me and Orson Welles | Freestyle Releasing | $20,871 | -0.9% | -34.3% | 115 | $181 | $801,175 | 35 |
| 34 | 34 | Paranormal Activity | Paramount Pictures | $14,983 | -9.2% | -21.7% | 158 | $94 | $107,768,466 | 96 |
| 35 | 35 | A Serious Man | Focus Features | $13,999 | -6.4% | -35.6% | 49 | $285 | $9,071,708 | 89 |
| 36 | 38 | The Polar Express 2009 IMAX Release | Warner Bros. | $11,247 | +9.2% | -28.1% | 20 | $562 | $479,919 | 54 |
| 37 | 36 | The Lovely Bones | DreamWorks | $11,049 | +3.9% | +10% | 3 | $3,683 | $297,840 | 19 |
| 38 | 37 | The Fourth Kind | Universal Pictures | $10,240 | -3% | -29.8% | 64 | $160 | $25,381,055 | 54 |
| 39 | 39 | Pirate Radio | Focus Features | $9,185 | +10.5% | -33.2% | 113 | $81 | $7,931,471 | 47 |
| 40 | 40 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Overture Films | $8,681 | +4.6% | -57.9% | 74 | $117 | $31,961,314 | 54 |
| 41 | 41 | The Box | Warner Bros. | $4,433 | -1% | -51.1% | 50 | $88 | $15,017,723 | 54 |
| 42 | 42 | Amelia | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $3,344 | +10.9% | -19% | 24 | $139 | $14,201,477 | 68 |
| 43 | 43 | The Maid | Elephant Eye Films | $1,341 | +46.6% | -53.6% | 6 | $223 | $483,738 | 75 |
| 44 | 44 | The Slammin' Salmon | Anchor Bay Films | $80 | -32.2% | -54.3% | 1 | $80 | $38,658 | 19 |