Domestic 2009 Week 52
December 25-31, 2009
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $146,530,209 | +6.9% | 3,456 | +4 | $42,398 | $283,624,210 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | - | Sherlock Holmes | $102,102,956 | - | 3,626 | - | $28,158 | $102,102,956 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $94,013,649 | +251.9% | 3,700 | +44 | $25,409 | $120,727,282 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | - | It's Complicated | $40,375,875 | - | 2,897 | - | $13,937 | $40,375,875 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 4 | The Blind Side | $23,886,682 | +32.9% | 2,766 | -486 | $8,635 | $196,563,318 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 3 | The Princess and the Frog | $21,360,349 | -3.5% | 3,475 | - | $6,146 | $76,035,028 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 6 | Up in the Air | $20,893,493 | +169.4% | 1,895 | - | $11,025 | $33,655,213 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 5 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $9,779,861 | -7.7% | 2,718 | - | $3,598 | $20,380,046 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 25 | Nine | $9,466,681 | +2,403.9% | 1,412 | +1,408 | $6,704 | $9,844,753 | 2 | The Weinstein Company |
| 10 | 8 | Invictus | $7,694,870 | +5.3% | 2,160 | +35 | $3,562 | $26,677,133 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 7 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $6,593,893 | -14.7% | 1,593 | -1,049 | $4,139 | $284,512,392 | 6 | Summit Entertainment |
| 12 | 23 | 3 Idiots | $2,760,819 | +448% | 120 | +1 | $23,006 | $3,262,609 | 2 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 13 | 9 | A Christmas Carol | $2,292,663 | -68.3% | 1,245 | -491 | $1,841 | $136,889,051 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 10 | Brothers | $2,091,436 | -55.2% | 858 | -856 | $2,437 | $26,222,779 | 4 | Lionsgate Films |
| 15 | 12 | 2012 | $1,852,815 | -49.5% | 800 | -594 | $2,316 | $162,349,001 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | 13 | Precious | $1,654,152 | -18.6% | 629 | -278 | $2,629 | $42,567,989 | 8 | Lionsgate Films |
| 17 | 24 | The Young Victoria | $1,514,812 | +233.2% | 191 | +147 | $7,930 | $1,969,390 | 2 | Apparition |
| 18 | 11 | Old Dogs | $1,298,806 | -67.1% | 645 | -941 | $2,013 | $46,528,573 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 17 | The Road | $885,140 | -23.9% | 311 | -85 | $2,846 | $6,315,678 | 6 | - |
| 20 | 18 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $701,144 | -39.4% | 197 | -171 | $3,559 | $18,644,556 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | 30 | A Single Man | $676,811 | +187.4% | 46 | +37 | $14,713 | $1,244,691 | 3 | The Weinstein Company |
| 22 | - | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $660,985 | - | 48 | - | $13,770 | $660,985 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 23 | 22 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $648,974 | +22% | 276 | -31 | $2,351 | $123,910,697 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | 27 | Broken Embraces | $618,278 | +92.1% | 71 | +41 | $8,708 | $1,582,754 | 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 25 | 14 | Armored | $516,496 | -74.3% | 244 | -551 | $2,116 | $15,498,240 | 4 | Screen Gems |
| 26 | 41 | Where the Wild Things Are | $460,726 | +325.8% | 267 | +159 | $1,725 | $76,301,979 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 26 | An Education | $345,084 | -6.1% | 153 | -47 | $2,255 | $7,611,690 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 15 | Ninja Assassin | $339,990 | -77% | 166 | -465 | $2,048 | $37,303,465 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | 28 | Couples Retreat | $325,460 | +16.5% | 230 | -64 | $1,415 | $108,297,465 | 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | 37 | Crazy Heart | $316,622 | +127.4% | 12 | +8 | $26,385 | $481,200 | 3 | - |
| 31 | 16 | Planet 51 | $301,433 | -78.8% | 209 | -259 | $1,442 | $39,410,558 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 32 | 34 | Law Abiding Citizen | $256,100 | +68.9% | 205 | +54 | $1,249 | $72,764,227 | 11 | Overture Films |
| 33 | 20 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $229,156 | -67.5% | 2 | -1 | $114,578 | $31,499,759 | 223 | IMAX |
| 34 | 21 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | $193,108 | -71.9% | 102 | -302 | $1,893 | $9,839,784 | 9 | Apparition |
| 35 | 29 | Me and Orson Welles | $182,574 | -33.4% | 115 | -19 | $1,587 | $850,203 | 6 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 36 | 44 | Under the Sea 3D | $174,026 | +128.1% | 26 | - | $6,693 | $19,352,570 | 46 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 32 | Astro Boy | $130,759 | -17.6% | 168 | - | $778 | $19,377,871 | 10 | Summit Entertainment |
| 38 | 35 | Paranormal Activity | $127,588 | -15.4% | 158 | -79 | $807 | $107,792,845 | 14 | Paramount Pictures |
| 39 | 31 | A Serious Man | $121,800 | -32.4% | 49 | -68 | $2,485 | $9,098,436 | 13 | Focus Features |
| 40 | 43 | The Lovely Bones | $84,178 | +7% | 3 | - | $28,059 | $318,423 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 41 | 38 | The Fourth Kind | $81,585 | -26.9% | 64 | -69 | $1,274 | $25,396,720 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | 39 | The Boat That Rocked | $67,846 | -38.8% | 113 | -16 | $600 | $7,949,556 | 7 | Focus Features |
| 43 | 33 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $62,572 | -59.1% | 74 | -133 | $845 | $31,976,937 | 8 | Overture Films |
| 44 | 36 | The Polar Express 2009 IMAX Release | $62,517 | -55.8% | 20 | -1 | $3,125 | $497,657 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | 40 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | $42,763 | -60.6% | 32 | -44 | $1,336 | $1,388,571 | 6 | First Look International |
| 46 | 48 | La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet | $39,322 | -5.1% | 20 | -5 | $1,966 | $395,472 | 9 | Zipporah Films |
| 47 | 42 | Space Station 3D | $35,367 | -59.3% | 3 | - | $11,789 | $80,557,041 | 402 | IMAX |
| 48 | 45 | The Box | $34,116 | -51.2% | 50 | -79 | $682 | $15,025,279 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | 46 | Red Cliff | $32,202 | -48.3% | 24 | -16 | $1,341 | $502,730 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 50 | 58 | Police, Adjective | $31,184 | +330.7% | 8 | - | $3,898 | $38,424 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 51 | 53 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $28,915 | +12.4% | 8 | - | $3,614 | $22,689,617 | 117 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 52 | 54 | Deep Sea | $28,342 | +85.8% | 3 | - | $9,447 | $42,795,887 | 200 | Warner Bros. |
| 53 | 47 | The Messenger | $25,885 | -40.9% | 22 | -21 | $1,176 | $635,619 | 7 | Oscilloscope |
| 54 | 49 | Coco Before Chanel | $25,770 | -37.7% | 19 | -34 | $1,356 | $5,977,223 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 55 | 50 | Amelia | $21,904 | -33.1% | 24 | -41 | $912 | $14,207,978 | 10 | - |
| 56 | 51 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | $16,040 | -41.7% | 10 | -9 | $1,604 | $254,788 | 5 | Screen Media Films |
| 57 | 67 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $11,333 | +239.8% | 4 | - | $2,833 | $7,245,994 | 98 | 3D Entertainment |
| 58 | 52 | The Maid | $9,775 | -62.6% | 6 | -13 | $1,629 | $486,232 | 11 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 59 | 60 | A Town Called Panic | $8,324 | +58.6% | 2 | +1 | $4,162 | $14,767 | 3 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 60 | 59 | 35 Shots of Rum | $3,498 | -34.2% | 3 | - | $1,166 | $131,039 | 16 | The Cinema Guild |
| 61 | 74 | The September Issue | $2,616 | +26% | 4 | +2 | $654 | $3,815,372 | 18 | Roadside Attractions |
| 62 | - | Le combat dans l'île | $2,472 | - | 1 | - | $2,472 | $33,830 | 29 | The Film Desk |
| 63 | 61 | Until the Light Takes Us | $2,006 | -60.5% | 1 | -1 | $2,006 | $45,326 | 4 | Variance Films |
| 64 | 63 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | $1,974 | -59.8% | 2 | -1 | $987 | $1,132,496 | 25 | International Film Circuit |
| 65 | 64 | The House of the Devil | $1,925 | -59.8% | 3 | -3 | $641 | $101,215 | 9 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 66 | 70 | The Beaches of Agnès | $1,616 | -33.2% | 3 | -1 | $538 | $224,318 | 27 | The Cinema Guild |
| 67 | 80 | Seraphine | $1,596 | +4.7% | 1 | -1 | $1,596 | $856,355 | 30 | Music Box Films |
| 68 | 97 | Crude | $1,114 | +894.6% | 1 | - | $1,114 | $163,141 | 17 | First Run |
| 69 | 66 | Ong Bak 2 | $1,011 | -71% | 3 | - | $337 | $102,458 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 70 | - | Small Change | $828 | - | 1 | - | $828 | $15,903 | 6 | The Film Desk |
| 71 | 86 | The Sun 2009 Re-release | $803 | -20.6% | 2 | - | $401 | $46,368 | 7 | Lorber Films |
| 72 | 57 | The Damned United | $688 | -90.8% | 3 | -17 | $229 | $438,235 | 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 73 | 76 | The Slammin' Salmon | $656 | -66.2% | 1 | - | $656 | $38,920 | 3 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 74 | 83 | Serious Moonlight | $610 | -54.4% | 1 | -1 | $610 | $25,339 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 75 | - | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | $534 | - | 1 | - | $534 | $1,168,307 | 15 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 76 | 79 | Bronson | $525 | -68.4% | 2 | -2 | $262 | $104,979 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 77 | 88 | Endgame | $456 | -50.4% | 1 | - | $456 | $7,703 | 8 | Monterey Media |
| 78 | 78 | Oh My God | $412 | -75.6% | 1 | - | $412 | $38,244 | 7 | Mitropoulos Films |
| 79 | 72 | Four Seasons Lodge | $250 | -88.9% | 1 | -1 | $250 | $42,910 | 8 | First Run |
| 80 | 94 | Departures | $246 | +10.8% | 1 | - | $246 | $1,491,406 | 31 | Regent Releasing |
| 81 | 93 | Big Fan | $130 | -43.2% | 1 | - | $130 | $230,127 | 18 | First Independent Pictures |
| 82 | 95 | From Mexico with Love | $21 | -90% | 1 | -1 | $21 | $548,730 | 12 | Roadside Attractions |
