Domestic 2011 Weekend 48
December 2-4, 2011
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $16,900,000 | $16,535,465 | -$364,535 | -2.2% | 4,046 | $247,300,000 | $246,926,409 | 3 | Summit Entertainment |
| 2 | 2 | - | The Muppets | $11,200,000 | $11,082,755 | -$117,245 | -1% | 3,440 | $56,137,000 | $56,357,170 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | - | Hugo | $7,625,000 | $7,557,709 | -$67,291 | -0.9% | 1,840 | $25,188,000 | $25,121,185 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | - | Arthur Christmas | $7,350,000 | $7,401,736 | +$51,736 | +0.7% | 3,376 | $25,292,000 | $25,343,487 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 5 | - | Happy Feet Two | $6,000,000 | $5,919,390 | -$80,610 | -1.3% | 3,536 | $51,785,000 | $51,704,566 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 6 | - | Jack and Jill | $5,500,000 | $5,356,973 | -$143,027 | -2.6% | 3,049 | $64,308,000 | $64,165,454 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | 7 | - | The Descendants | $5,200,000 | - | - | - | 574 | $18,087,000 | - | 3 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | - | Immortals | $4,394,000 | $4,464,889 | +$70,889 | +1.6% | 2,627 | $75,588,000 | $75,659,174 | 4 | Relativity Media |
| 9 | 9 | - | Tower Heist | $4,100,000 | $3,953,925 | -$146,075 | -3.6% | 2,404 | $70,800,000 | $70,598,755 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | 10 | - | Puss in Boots | $3,050,000 | $3,042,241 | -$7,759 | -0.3% | 2,750 | $139,522,000 | $139,514,442 | 6 | DreamWorks |
| 11 | 11 | - | J. Edgar | $2,400,000 | $2,308,411 | -$91,589 | -3.8% | 1,985 | $32,661,000 | $32,569,492 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 12 | - | My Week with Marilyn | $1,180,000 | $1,179,545 | -$455 | <0.1% | 244 | $3,861,000 | $3,860,751 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 13 | 16 | +3 | The Ides of March | $750,000 | $515,897 | -$234,103 | -31.2% | 1,016 | $40,178,000 | $40,123,590 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | 15 | +1 | Moneyball | $585,000 | $570,147 | -$14,853 | -2.5% | 1,004 | $73,802,000 | $73,787,485 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | In Time | $575,000 | - | - | - | 421 | $35,870,000 | - | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | 17 | +1 | Shame | $361,000 | - | - | - | 10 | $361,000 | - | 1 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 17 | 21 | +4 | Midnight in Paris | $275,000 | $241,434 | -$33,566 | -12.2% | 305 | $55,978,000 | $55,944,592 | 29 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 18 | 20 | +2 | Like Crazy | $265,000 | $257,767 | -$7,233 | -2.7% | 152 | $2,882,000 | $2,874,373 | 6 | Paramount Vantage |
| 19 | 22 | +3 | Margin Call | $226,000 | $215,436 | -$10,564 | -4.7% | 151 | $4,695,000 | $4,684,888 | 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 20 | 24 | +4 | The Artist | $206,000 | $211,265 | +$5,265 | +2.6% | 6 | $496,000 | $501,624 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 21 | 23 | +2 | Courageous | $177,000 | $212,898 | +$35,898 | +20.3% | 265 | $33,000,000 | $33,036,124 | 10 | TriStar Pictures |
| 22 | 26 | +4 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $176,000 | $178,076 | +$2,076 | +1.2% | 160 | $3,622,000 | $3,623,724 | 9 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 23 | 25 | +2 | Real Steel | $175,000 | $183,228 | +$8,228 | +4.7% | 253 | $82,500,000 | $83,425,009 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | 27 | +3 | The Help | $165,000 | $175,552 | +$10,552 | +6.4% | 262 | $169,000,000 | $169,036,252 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | 29 | +4 | The Skin I Live In | $165,000 | $156,767 | -$8,233 | -5% | 116 | $2,658,000 | $2,649,733 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | 30 | +4 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $145,000 | $142,667 | -$2,333 | -1.6% | 309 | $51,034,000 | $51,031,234 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | 33 | +6 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $135,000 | $130,883 | -$4,117 | -3% | 255 | $103,447,000 | $103,442,444 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | 31 | +3 | 50/50 | $125,000 | $132,180 | +$7,180 | +5.7% | 196 | $34,753,000 | $34,760,171 | 10 | Summit Entertainment |
| 29 | 34 | +5 | A Dangerous Method | $123,000 | $119,574 | -$3,426 | -2.8% | 4 | $416,000 | $412,937 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | 35 | +5 | The Three Musketeers | $118,000 | $118,889 | +$889 | +0.8% | 208 | $20,094,000 | $20,094,465 | 7 | Summit Entertainment |
| 31 | 37 | +6 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $95,000 | $91,343 | -$3,657 | -3.8% | 84 | $2,736,700 | $2,732,011 | 7 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 32 | 36 | +4 | Abduction | $90,000 | $94,514 | +$4,514 | +5% | 151 | $27,963,000 | $27,967,677 | 11 | Lionsgate |
| 33 | 38 | +5 | Pastorela | $73,000 | $82,175 | +$9,175 | +12.6% | 55 | $73,000 | $82,175 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | 45 | +11 | Take Shelter | $45,300 | $42,379 | -$2,921 | -6.4% | 54 | $1,510,300 | $1,507,338 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | 60 | +25 | Sleeping Beauty | $10,400 | $9,207 | -$1,193 | -11.5% | 2 | $10,400 | $9,207 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 36 | 82 | +46 | Revenge of the Electric Car | $2,500 | $2,545 | +$45 | +1.8% | 2 | $142,900 | $142,960 | 7 | Area 23a |
| 37 | 84 | +47 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | $900 | $2,038 | +$1,138 | +126.4% | 5 | $7,703,400 | $7,704,472 | 13 | Codeblack Entertainment |
