Weekend box office
Dec 30, 2011–Jan 1, 2012
All 81 films
$154,783,233#1
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Par. | $29,421,879 | 3,455 | $132,406,086 |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | WB | $20,881,420 | 3,703 | $130,903,746 |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | Fox | $16,369,799 | 3,724 | $92,729,134 |
| 4 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | Sony | $14,824,577 | 2,914 | $55,584,881 |
| 5 | War Horse | BV | $14,422,729 | 2,547 | $40,451,772 |
| 6 | We Bought a Zoo | Fox | $13,238,241 | 3,163 | $40,725,558 |
| 7 | The Adventures of Tintin | Par. | $11,436,160 | 3,087 | $47,475,147 |
| 8 | New Year's Eve | WB (NL) | $6,334,300 | 2,225 | $45,999,350 |
| 9 | The Darkest Hour | Sum. | $4,163,241 | 2,327 | $13,137,963 |
| 10 | The Descendants | FoxS | $3,396,129 | 758 | $39,420,775 |
| 11 | The Muppets | BV | $2,662,191 | 1,541 | $82,529,452 |
| 12 | Hugo | Par. | $2,461,610 | 951 | $49,454,202 |
| 13 | Young Adult | Par. | $2,092,633 | 987 | $12,061,771 |
| 14 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 | Sum. | $2,060,942 | 1,411 | $275,530,738 |
| 15 | The Sitter | Fox | $1,673,796 | 1,348 | $26,317,857 |
| 16 | The Artist | Wein. | $1,310,770 | 167 | $5,044,344 |
| 17 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | Focus | $1,085,444 | 57 | $3,955,734 |
| 18 | My Week with Marilyn | Wein. | $925,349 | 630 | $8,935,721 |
| 19 | Puss in Boots | P/DW | $752,233 | 389 | $145,483,661 |
| 20 | Arthur Christmas | Sony | $683,168 | 1,343 | $45,820,235 |
| 21 | Don 2 | Relbig. | $531,620 | 167 | $3,174,432 |
| 22 | Happy Feet Two | WB | $397,003 | 525 | $60,808,168 |
| 23 | A Dangerous Method | SPC | $299,741 | 61 | $1,577,757 |
| 24 | Tower Heist | Uni. | $253,005 | 253 | $76,733,915 |
| 25 | J. Edgar | WB | $245,624 | 455 | $36,572,605 |
| 26 | Real Steel | BV | $240,399 | 227 | $84,493,241 |
| 27 | The Iron Lady | Wein. | $220,409 | 4 | $220,409 |
| 28 | Moneyball | Sony | $205,193 | 250 | $74,961,642 |
| 29 | Shame | FoxS | $200,291 | 55 | $1,965,874 |
| 30 | Jack and Jill | Sony | $188,938 | 222 | $71,697,648 |
34 films charted.
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.