Domestic 2011 Weekend 50

December 16-18, 2011

Key:New This Week

RankLWRelease Gross%± LWTheatersChangeAverageTotal GrossWeeksDistributor
1-Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows$39,637,079-3,703-$10,704$39,637,0791Warner Bros.
2-Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked$23,244,744-3,723-$6,243$23,244,7441Twentieth Century Fox
3-Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol$12,785,204-425-$30,082$13,385,2041Paramount Pictures
41New Year's Eve$7,310,413-43.8%3,505-$2,085$24,716,1672Warner Bros.
52The Sitter$4,608,681-53.2%2,752+2$1,674$17,929,9872Twentieth Century Fox
63The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1$4,197,893-46.3%2,958-646$1,419$266,327,9745Summit Entertainment
76Hugo$3,707,848-38.7%2,532-76$1,464$39,155,7094Paramount Pictures
85Arthur Christmas$3,554,286-45.4%2,929-343$1,213$38,501,6314Sony Pictures Releasing
94The Muppets$3,520,926-49.5%2,808-520$1,253$70,994,5714Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
1018Young Adult$3,403,159+996.9%986+978$3,451$3,843,0832Paramount Pictures
117The Descendants$3,268,357-25.4%878+2$3,722$28,645,9095-
129Jack and Jill$1,228,843-60.2%1,910-877$643$70,506,6296Sony Pictures Releasing
138Happy Feet Two$1,077,329-70.8%1,780-1,060$605$58,909,8735Warner Bros.
1411Tower Heist$901,025-61.8%1,315-754$685$75,788,7407Universal Pictures
1510Immortals$851,371-65.4%1,210-1,076$703$81,889,3766Relativity Media
1614My Week with Marilyn$591,385-24.3%244-$2,423$6,087,1304The Weinstein Company
1712Puss in Boots$465,209-71.4%757-1,086$614$142,775,4028DreamWorks
1817Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy$456,777+47.1%16+12$28,548$879,5482Focus Features
1913J. Edgar$386,494-67.5%703-852$549$35,718,8976Warner Bros.
2020Shame$307,254+8.4%51+30$6,024$1,231,2953-
2119The Artist$287,367-2.7%17+1$16,903$1,327,5204The Weinstein Company
2221Dolphin Tale$193,092-28.4%281-61$687$71,330,86013Warner Bros.
2315A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas$175,064-63.1%202-268$866$34,413,0797Warner Bros.
2416In Time$163,354-52.9%273-81$598$36,732,6948Twentieth Century Fox
2538A Dangerous Method$150,855+96.1%17+13$8,873$719,8574Sony Pictures Classics
2622Melancholia$133,914-41.9%131-14$1,022$2,243,2066Magnolia Pictures
2739Footloose
2011 Re-release
$123,746+76.7%253+52$489$51,292,77610Paramount Pictures
2833The Polar Express
2011 IMAX Release
$108,303-6.1%25-$4,332$460,0484Warner Bros.
2923Courageous$102,879-46.9%101-90$1,018$33,514,67812TriStar Pictures
3024Margin Call$98,178-44.9%121-27$811$5,114,4299Roadside Attractions
3127Paranormal Activity 3$91,616-35.8%206-96$444$103,783,4789Paramount Pictures
3228Real Steel$80,352-39.1%155-51$518$83,737,28211Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
33-Carnage$79,795-5-$15,959$79,7951Sony Pictures Classics
3429The Way
2010 Re-release
$79,295-38.6%93-27$852$3,988,53311-
3526Moneyball$75,535-49.7%98-110$770$74,317,36313Sony Pictures Releasing
3635The Help$72,053-32.2%156-56$461$169,345,70519Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
3725Like Crazy$57,513-65.3%100-62$575$3,292,9588Paramount Vantage
3842Born to Be Wild$57,088-8.1%49-$1,165$14,786,94537Warner Bros.
3932Midnight in Paris$53,678-53.5%116-79$462$56,293,47431Sony Pictures Classics
4034The Skin I Live In$51,798-53%71-38$729$2,942,23010Sony Pictures Classics
4136The Three Musketeers$50,210-41.8%123-45$408$20,315,3249Summit Entertainment
4231The Ides of March$45,589-61.6%72-115$633$40,567,82411Sony Pictures Releasing
4344Drive$41,947-13.4%56-14$749$34,746,35314FilmDistrict
4430The Greatest Miracle$37,652-69.1%36-51$1,045$492,94510-
454150/50$37,370-42.5%111-35$336$34,963,96712Summit Entertainment
4650Hubble$36,447+7.5%20-$1,822$29,762,24092Warner Bros.
4745Take Shelter$27,608-42.1%58-5$476$1,627,47012Sony Pictures Classics
4848Le Havre$24,257-36.5%21-2$1,155$358,7069Janus Films
4954The Lion King
2011 3D Release
$23,694-11.2%32-6$740$94,197,68914Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5043Martha Marcy May Marlene$21,602-57.7%39-33$553$2,870,2779-
5156The Women on the 6th Floor$18,684-20.1%12-1$1,557$428,09711Strand Releasing
5276Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey$13,903+343.9%8+3$1,737$208,2769Submarine Deluxe
5364Space Station 3D$12,851+21.3%3+1$4,283$84,615,858505IMAX
5453The Rum Diary$12,429-57.8%30-33$414$13,100,0428FilmDistrict
5552Pastorela$10,616-65.6%19-25$558$156,7843Lionsgate
5663Tomboy$9,881-14.2%9-$1,097$89,7535Dada Films
5773Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World$9,800+131.5%9-$1,088$4,433,633823D Entertainment
5857Mozart's Sister$9,421-43.7%10-6$942$669,08118Music Box Films
5960Under the Sea 3D$9,190-30.3%8-2$1,148$28,778,574149Warner Bros.
60-Cook County$7,579-5-$1,515$7,5791Hannover House
6161Young Goethe in Love$7,298-41.7%8-$912$93,2117Music Box Films
62-Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel$7,000-2-$3,500$7,0001Anchor Bay Films
6359Into the Abyss$6,389-59.6%17-13$375$216,2626IFC Films
6477Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche$6,381+105.2%4+2$1,595$43,1064-
6565The Guard$6,341-38.4%12-3$528$5,325,09021Sony Pictures Classics
6693The Interrupters$6,282+377.4%3+2$2,094$267,76321The Cinema Guild
6758Eames: The Architect & The Painter$5,614-64.8%6-5$935$123,3696First Run
6875Galapagos$5,486+41.8%1-$5,486$18,046,670634IMAX
6962Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within$5,014-56.5%7-$716$80,4876Variance Films
7072Blackthorn$4,535+6.8%9+4$503$182,09711Magnolia Pictures
7168Sleeping Beauty$4,529-23.8%4-$1,132$29,0043IFC Films
7294Amigo$3,489+190.5%3+2$1,163$178,28518Variance Films
7367The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby$3,410-44.7%3-3$1,136$166,27713First Run
7489My Reincarnation$3,121+68.6%3+1$1,040$38,0118Long Shot Factory
7566Outrage$3,082-62.1%7-$440$26,1593Magnolia Pictures
7685House of Tolerance$2,912+37.4%3-$970$19,3274IFC Films
7796London River
2011 Re-release
$2,600+149%2+1$1,300$4,1002-
7871Happy Magic$2,140-58.2%3-2$713$10,6972China Lion Film Distribution
7970Khodorkovsky$1,759-70.1%1-$1,759$25,4803Kino Lorber
80-Rid of Me$1,660-1-$1,660$5,3825Submarine Deluxe
81-Addiction Incorporated$1,629-1-$1,629$3,6831Variance Films
82104El Bulli: Cooking in Progress$1,628+135.9%2+1$814$193,61321-
8392The Bride Wore Black$1,412-2.3%1-1$1,412$17,6617The Film Desk
8495T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$1,298+14.3%1-$1,298$53,236,489687IMAX
85-The Conquest$1,276-1-$1,276$40,4396Music Box Films
8688The Mill and the Cross$1,045-46.1%3-1$348$263,50814-
8797The Whale$1,028+3%1-$1,028$57,98615Paladin
88-American Teacher$994-2-$497$32,28012First Run
89-Jane's Journey$982-1-$982$19,55714First Run
90103Higher Ground
2011 Re-release
$847+17.6%3-2$282$836,50317Sony Pictures Classics
9184Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness$789-64.9%1-1$789$838,23524International Film Circuit
9280I Melt with You$670-75.4%2-$335$4,7952Magnolia Pictures
9399The Look$645-31.6%1-$645$12,6647Kino Lorber
94-Littlerock$581-1-$581$17,07919Variance Films
9590Sigur Rós: Inni$572-66.5%1-2$572$116,3988Cinema Purgatorio
96-King of Devil's Island$554-1-$554$2,3455Film Movement
9779Revenge of the Electric Car$470-83.2%1-2$470$150,3079Area 23a
98-American: The Bill Hicks Story$432-1-$432$91,30637Variance Films
99-My Joy$352-1-$352$5,45712Kino Lorber
100102The Green Ray
2011 Re-release
$349-56.2%1-$349$37,80428The Film Desk
101110Hell and Back Again$346-13.7%1-$346$34,63711-
102-3$288-2-$144$59,77414Strand Releasing
103101Answers to Nothing$157-81.9%1-6$157$22,0293Roadside Attractions
104105Restless$141-79.4%1-2$141$163,14114Sony Pictures Classics
105108Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle$80-83.6%1-$80$18,16922The Film Desk
106106Paul Goodman Changed My Life$17-97.2%1-1$17$24,3339Zeitgeist Films