Domestic 2011 Weekend 50
December 16-18, 2011
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $40,020,000 | $39,637,079 | -$382,921 | -1% | 3,703 | $40,020,000 | $39,637,079 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | $23,500,000 | $23,244,744 | -$255,256 | -1.1% | 3,723 | $23,500,000 | $23,244,744 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 3 | - | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | $13,000,000 | $12,785,204 | -$214,796 | -1.7% | 425 | $13,600,000 | $13,385,204 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | - | New Year's Eve | $7,420,000 | $7,310,413 | -$109,587 | -1.5% | 3,505 | $24,826,000 | $24,716,167 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 5 | - | The Sitter | $4,400,000 | $4,608,681 | +$208,681 | +4.7% | 2,752 | $17,721,000 | $17,929,987 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 6 | - | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | $4,300,000 | $4,197,893 | -$102,107 | -2.4% | 2,958 | $266,400,000 | $266,327,974 | 5 | Summit Entertainment |
| 7 | 10 | +3 | Young Adult | $3,650,000 | $3,403,159 | -$246,841 | -6.8% | 986 | $4,090,000 | $3,843,083 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | Hugo | $3,625,000 | $3,707,848 | +$82,848 | +2.3% | 2,532 | $39,073,000 | $39,155,709 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | 8 | -1 | Arthur Christmas | $3,600,000 | $3,554,286 | -$45,714 | -1.3% | 2,929 | $38,547,000 | $38,501,631 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 9 | -1 | The Muppets | $3,454,000 | $3,520,926 | +$66,926 | +1.9% | 2,808 | $70,928,000 | $70,994,571 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 11 | - | The Descendants | $3,350,000 | $3,268,357 | -$81,643 | -2.4% | 878 | $28,728,000 | $28,645,909 | 5 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | - | Jack and Jill | $1,225,000 | $1,228,843 | +$3,843 | +0.3% | 1,910 | $70,503,000 | $70,506,629 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 13 | - | Happy Feet Two | $1,045,000 | $1,077,329 | +$32,329 | +3.1% | 1,780 | $58,878,000 | $58,909,873 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 14 | - | Tower Heist | $894,000 | $901,025 | +$7,025 | +0.8% | 1,315 | $75,782,000 | $75,788,740 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | 15 | - | Immortals | $832,000 | $851,371 | +$19,371 | +2.3% | 1,210 | $81,870,000 | $81,889,376 | 6 | Relativity Media |
| 16 | 16 | - | My Week with Marilyn | $586,000 | $591,385 | +$5,385 | +0.9% | 244 | $6,082,000 | $6,087,130 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 17 | 17 | - | Puss in Boots | $465,000 | $465,209 | +$209 | <0.1% | 757 | $142,775,000 | $142,775,402 | 8 | DreamWorks |
| 18 | 18 | - | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $452,000 | $456,777 | +$4,777 | +1.1% | 16 | $852,000 | $879,548 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 19 | 19 | - | J. Edgar | $385,000 | $386,494 | +$1,494 | +0.4% | 703 | $35,717,000 | $35,718,897 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | 20 | - | Shame | $305,000 | $307,254 | +$2,254 | +0.7% | 51 | $1,229,000 | $1,231,295 | 3 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 21 | 21 | - | The Artist | $287,000 | $287,367 | +$367 | +0.1% | 17 | $1,327,000 | $1,327,520 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 22 | 25 | +3 | A Dangerous Method | $159,000 | $150,855 | -$8,145 | -5.1% | 17 | $728,000 | $719,857 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 23 | 27 | +4 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | $115,000 | $123,746 | +$8,746 | +7.6% | 253 | $51,284,000 | $51,292,776 | 10 | Paramount Pictures |
| 24 | 30 | +6 | Margin Call | $110,000 | $98,178 | -$11,822 | -10.7% | 121 | $5,126,000 | $5,114,429 | 9 | Roadside Attractions |
| 25 | 33 | +8 | Carnage | $85,700 | $79,795 | -$5,905 | -6.9% | 5 | $85,700 | $79,795 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | 31 | +5 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $85,000 | $91,616 | +$6,616 | +7.8% | 206 | $103,777,000 | $103,783,478 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | 34 | +7 | The Way 2010 Re-release | $77,900 | $79,295 | +$1,395 | +1.8% | 93 | $3,987,200 | $3,988,533 | 11 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) |
| 28 | 35 | +7 | Moneyball | $70,000 | $75,535 | +$5,535 | +7.9% | 98 | $74,312,000 | $74,317,363 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | 39 | +10 | Midnight in Paris | $56,600 | $53,678 | -$2,922 | -5.2% | 116 | $56,296,400 | $56,293,474 | 31 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | 40 | +10 | The Skin I Live In | $56,400 | $51,798 | -$4,602 | -8.2% | 71 | $2,946,900 | $2,942,230 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | 37 | +6 | Like Crazy | $55,000 | $57,513 | +$2,513 | +4.6% | 100 | $3,291,000 | $3,292,958 | 8 | Paramount Vantage |
| 32 | 41 | +9 | The Three Musketeers | $50,000 | $50,210 | +$210 | +0.4% | 123 | $20,315,100 | $20,315,324 | 9 | Summit Entertainment |
| 33 | 42 | +9 | The Ides of March | $42,000 | $45,589 | +$3,589 | +8.5% | 72 | $40,564,000 | $40,567,824 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 34 | 45 | +11 | 50/50 | $36,000 | $37,370 | +$1,370 | +3.8% | 111 | $34,962,600 | $34,963,967 | 12 | Summit Entertainment |
| 35 | 29 | -6 | Courageous | $33,000 | $102,879 | +$69,879 | +211.8% | 101 | $33,444,000 | $33,514,678 | 12 | TriStar Pictures |
| 36 | 47 | +11 | Take Shelter | $30,600 | $27,608 | -$2,992 | -9.8% | 58 | $1,630,400 | $1,627,470 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | 55 | +18 | Pastorela | $10,300 | $10,616 | +$316 | +3.1% | 19 | $156,500 | $156,784 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 38 | 60 | +22 | Cook County | $8,100 | $7,579 | -$521 | -6.4% | 5 | $8,100 | $7,579 | 1 | Hannover House |
| 39 | 62 | +23 | Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | - | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 | 1 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 40 | 77 | +37 | London River 2011 Re-release | $2,600 | $2,600 | $0 | - | 2 | $4,100 | $4,100 | 2 | Cinéma Libre |
| 41 | 97 | +56 | Revenge of the Electric Car | $800 | $470 | -$330 | -41.2% | 1 | $150,600 | $150,307 | 9 | Area 23a |
