Biggest December Weekends at the Domestic Box Office

Rank	Date	Movie	Gross	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
1	Dec 14, 2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$84,617,303	4,045	$20,919	$84,617,303	3
2	Dec 14, 2007	I am Legend	$77,211,321	3,606	$21,412	$77,211,321	3
3	Dec 18, 2009	Avatar	$77,025,481	3,452	$22,313	$77,025,481	3
4	Dec 25, 2009	Avatar	$75,617,133	3,456	$21,880	$212,711,184	10
5	Dec 19, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$72,629,713	3,703	$19,614	$124,100,534	5
6	Dec 9, 2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$65,556,312	3,616	$18,130	$65,556,312	3
7	Dec 25, 2009	Sherlock Holmes	$62,304,277	3,626	$17,183	$62,304,277	3
8	Dec 20, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$62,007,528	3,622	$17,120	$102,046,212	5
9	Dec 26, 2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$50,598,104	3,703	$13,664	$222,268,708	12
10	Dec 16, 2005	King Kong	$50,130,145	3,568	$14,050	$66,181,645	5
11	Dec 27, 2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$48,875,549	3,622	$13,494	$200,058,231	12
12	Dec 25, 2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	$48,875,415	3,700	$13,210	$75,589,048	5
13	Dec 21, 2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$47,211,490	3,359	$14,055	$74,368,000	5
14	Dec 24, 2004	Meet the Fockers	$46,120,980	3,518	$13,110	$70,517,720	5
15	Dec 21, 2007	National Treasure: The Book of Secrets	$44,783,772	3,832	$11,687	$44,783,772	3
16	Dec 14, 2007	Alvin and the Chipmunks	$44,307,417	3,475	$12,750	$44,307,417	3
17	Dec 17, 2010	Tron: Legacy	$44,026,211	3,451	$12,758	$44,026,211	3
18	Dec 31, 2004	Meet the Fockers	$41,741,785	3,524	$11,845	$162,461,370	12
19	Dec 16, 2011	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	$39,637,079	3,703	$10,704	$39,637,079	3
20	Dec 10, 2004	Ocean's Twelve	$39,153,380	3,290	$11,901	$39,153,380	3
21	Dec 28, 2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$38,695,582	3,359	$11,520	$174,119,499	12
22	Dec 7, 2001	Ocean's Eleven	$38,107,822	3,075	$12,393	$38,107,822	3
23	Dec 21, 2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$36,888,365	4,100	$8,997	$150,041,265	10
24	Dec 29, 2006	Night at the Museum	$36,766,905	3,768	$9,758	$115,822,154	10
25	Dec 28, 2007	National Treasure: The Book of Secrets	$36,672,708	3,832	$9,570	$125,075,411	10
26	Dec 26, 2008	Marley & Me	$36,357,586	3,480	$10,448	$50,738,566	4
27	Dec 26, 1997	Titanic	$35,455,673	2,711	$13,078	$88,425,009	10
28	Dec 15, 2000	What Women Want	$33,614,543	3,012	$11,160	$33,614,543	3
29	Dec 21, 2007	I am Legend	$33,503,201	3,620	$9,255	$136,768,494	10
30	Dec 12, 1997	Scream 2	$32,926,342	2,663	$12,364	$32,926,342	3
31	Dec 28, 2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$31,926,068	4,100	$7,787	$221,626,882	17
32	Dec 16, 2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$31,837,683	3,680	$8,652	$113,169,644	10
33	Dec 29, 2000	Cast Away	$30,977,869	2,929	$10,576	$109,689,440	10
34	Dec 24, 2010	Little Fockers	$30,833,665	3,536	$8,720	$45,083,800	5
35	Dec 12, 2008	The Day the Earth Stood Still	$30,480,153	3,560	$8,562	$30,480,153	3
36	Dec 22, 2006	Night at the Museum	$30,433,781	3,685	$8,259	$30,433,781	3
37	Dec 28, 2012	Django Unchained	$30,122,888	3,010	$10,008	$63,443,153	6
38	Dec 27, 2002	Catch Me if You Can	$30,082,000	3,156	$9,532	$48,680,000	5
39	Dec 17, 2004	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	$30,061,756	3,620	$8,304	$30,061,756	3
40	Dec 23, 2011	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	$29,556,629	3,448	$8,572	$61,993,090	10
41	Dec 30, 2011	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	$29,421,879	3,455	$8,516	$132,406,086	17
42	Dec 28, 2007	Alvin and the Chipmunks	$29,029,898	3,484	$8,332	$141,404,467	17
43	Dec 22, 2000	Cast Away	$28,883,406	2,774	$10,412	$28,883,406	3
44	Dec 19, 1997	Titanic	$28,638,131	2,674	$10,710	$28,638,131	3
45	Dec 21, 2007	Alvin and the Chipmunks	$28,179,556	3,499	$8,054	$84,046,353	10
46	Dec 3, 1999	Toy Story 2	$27,760,276	3,238	$8,573	$116,781,392	17
47	Dec 26, 2003	Cheaper by the Dozen	$27,557,647	3,298	$8,356	$35,397,241	4
48	Dec 26, 2008	Bedtime Stories	$27,450,296	3,681	$7,457	$38,029,113	4
49	Dec 28, 2007	I am Legend	$27,414,467	3,636	$7,540	$194,489,704	17
50	Dec 28, 2012	Les Miserables	$27,281,735	2,814	$9,695	$66,720,160	6
51	Dec 1, 2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	$27,096,630	3,138	$8,635	$171,996,090	17
52	Dec 26, 2008	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	$26,853,816	2,988	$8,987	$38,725,647	4
53	Dec 15, 2006	The Pursuit of Happyness	$26,541,709	2,852	$9,306	$26,541,709	3
54	Dec 7, 2007	His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass	$25,783,232	3,528	$7,308	$25,783,232	3
55	Dec 31, 2010	Little Fockers	$25,766,485	3,554	$7,250	$102,576,190	12
56	Dec 30, 2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$25,686,555	3,853	$6,667	$217,677,877	24
57	Dec 25, 1998	Patch Adams	$25,262,280	2,712	$9,315	$25,262,280	3
58	Dec 28, 1990	Home Alone	$25,148,406	2,141	$11,746	$152,103,249	45
59	Dec 19, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	$25,143,007	2,807	$8,957	$25,143,007	3
60	Dec 14, 2001	Vanilla Sky	$25,015,518	2,742	$9,123	$25,015,518	3
61	Dec 24, 2010	True Grit	$24,830,443	3,047	$8,149	$36,041,062	5
62	Dec 30, 2005	King Kong	$24,772,410	3,627	$6,830	$168,505,310	19
63	Dec 31, 2010	True Grit	$24,416,515	3,083	$7,920	$86,670,382	12
64	Dec 5, 2003	The Last Samurai	$24,271,354	2,908	$8,346	$24,271,354	3
65	Dec 11, 2009	Princess and the Frog, The	$24,208,916	3,434	$7,050	$27,088,786	19
66	Dec 10, 2010	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader	$24,005,069	3,555	$6,752	$24,005,069	3
67	Dec 16, 2011	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	$23,244,744	3,723	$6,244	$23,244,744	3
68	Dec 15, 2006	Eragon	$23,239,907	3,020	$7,695	$23,239,907	3
69	Dec 25, 2009	It's Complicated	$22,100,820	2,887	$7,655	$22,100,820	3
70	Dec 14, 2001	Ocean's Eleven	$22,076,664	3,075	$7,179	$72,306,190	10
71	Dec 11, 1998	Star Trek: Insurrection	$22,052,836	2,620	$8,417	$22,052,836	3
72	Dec 22, 2000	What Women Want	$21,632,466	3,044	$7,107	$70,199,545	10
73	Dec 3, 2010	Tangled	$21,608,891	3,603	$5,997	$96,570,812	12
74	Dec 23, 2005	King Kong	$21,259,320	3,576	$5,945	$108,582,050	12
75	Dec 26, 2008	Valkyrie	$21,027,007	2,711	$7,756	$29,520,979	4
76	Dec 30, 2011	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	$20,881,420	3,703	$5,639	$130,903,746	17
77	Dec 29, 2000	What Women Want	$20,834,205	3,046	$6,840	$115,761,883	17
78	Dec 26, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	$20,480,931	2,807	$7,296	$62,211,421	10
79	Dec 23, 2011	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	$20,270,555	3,703	$5,474	$7,024,177	10
80	Dec 1, 1995	Toy Story	$20,164,662	2,461	$8,194	$64,674,626	12
81	Dec 20, 1996	Beavis and Butt-head Do America	$20,114,233	2,190	$9,185	$20,114,233	3
82	Dec 28, 1984	Beverly Hills Cop	$20,064,790	2,006	$10,002	$84,118,547	26
83	Dec 4, 2009	The Blind Side	$20,043,181	3,326	$6,026	$128,867,559	17
84	Dec 2, 2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$19,878,136	3,858	$5,152	$229,266,716	17
85	Dec 23, 2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$19,777,962	3,853	$5,133	$153,220,802	17
86	Dec 28, 1990	The Godfather: Part III	$19,558,558	1,901	$10,289	$33,582,541	6
87	Dec 29, 1995	Toy Story	$19,395,010	2,574	$7,535	$150,004,917	40
88	Dec 29, 2006	The Pursuit of Happyness	$19,362,441	2,870	$6,746	$98,411,670	17
89	Dec 24, 2010	Tron: Legacy	$19,151,498	3,451	$5,550	$87,373,703	10
90	Dec 25, 1998	Stepmom	$19,142,440	2,358	$8,118	$19,142,440	3
91	Dec 31, 2010	Tron: Legacy	$18,756,973	3,365	$5,574	$131,304,844	17
92	Dec 13, 2002	Maid in Manhattan	$18,711,407	2,838	$6,593	$18,711,407	3
93	Dec 8, 2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	$18,646,520	3,182	$5,860	$195,646,175	24
94	Dec 13, 2002	Star Trek: Nemesis	$18,513,305	2,711	$6,829	$18,513,305	3
95	Dec 18, 1998	You've Got Mail	$18,426,749	2,691	$6,848	$18,426,749	3
96	Dec 19, 2008	Yes Man	$18,262,471	3,434	$5,318	$18,262,471	3
97	Dec 10, 1999	Toy Story 2	$18,249,880	3,257	$5,603	$140,350,365	24
98	Dec 6, 1991	Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country	$18,162,837	1,804	$10,068	$18,162,837	3
99	Dec 17, 2004	Ocean's Twelve	$18,124,149	3,290	$5,509	$68,524,528	10
100	Dec 25, 1998	You've Got Mail	$18,101,967	2,756	$6,568	$47,439,770	10

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