Domestic Box Office For December 2009
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $749,766,139 | 3,461 | $77,025,481 | 10.3% | 3,452 | Dec 18 | Aug 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $219,614,612 | 3,747 | $48,875,415 | 22.3% | 3,700 | Dec 23 | May 20 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes | $209,028,679 | 3,626 | $62,304,277 | 29.8% | 3,626 | Dec 25 | Apr 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | It's Complicated | $112,735,375 | 2,955 | $22,100,820 | 19.6% | 2,887 | Dec 25 | Apr 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | The Princess and the Frog | $104,400,899 | 3,475 | $786,190 | 0.8% | 2 | Dec 11 | Apr 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Up in the Air | $83,823,381 | 2,218 | $1,181,450 | 1.4% | 15 | Dec 23 | Apr 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Invictus | $37,491,364 | 2,170 | $8,611,147 | 23% | 2,125 | Dec 11 | Mar 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $29,580,087 | 2,718 | $6,616,571 | 22.4% | 2,718 | Dec 18 | Jan 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Brothers | $28,544,157 | 2,088 | $9,527,848 | 33.4% | 2,088 | Dec 4 | Jan 21 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Nine | $19,676,965 | 1,412 | $257,232 | 1.3% | 4 | Dec 25 | Mar 18 | The Weinstein Company |
| 11 | Armored | $15,988,876 | 1,919 | $6,511,128 | 40.7% | 1,915 | Dec 4 | Jan 10 | Screen Gems |
| 12 | Everybody's Fine | $9,208,876 | 2,141 | $3,852,068 | 41.8% | 2,133 | Dec 4 | Dec 24 | Miramax |
| 13 | Transylmania | $397,641 | 1,007 | $263,941 | 66.4% | 1,007 | Dec 4 | Dec 17 | Full Circle Releasing |
