Entertainment Charts
Movies: Box Office
| Top Movies | Weekend Gross* | Number of Screens | Per-Screen Average | Weeks in Release | Gross to Date* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 Sony |
$65.0 | 3404 | $19905 | 1 | $65.0 |
| 2 | A Christmas Carol Buena Vista |
$22.3 | 3683 | $6062 | 2 | $63.3 |
| 3 | The Men Who Stare at Goats Overture |
$6.2 | 2453 | $2528 | 2 | $23.4 |
| 4 | Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire Lionsgate |
$6.1 | 174 | $35000 | 2 | $8.9 |
| 5 | Michael Jackson's This Is It Sony |
$5.1 | 3037 | $1679 | 3 | $68.2 |
| 6 | The Fourth Kind Universal |
$4.7 | 2530 | $1875 | 2 | $20.6 |
| 7 | Couples Retreat Universal |
$4.3 | 2509 | $1695 | 6 | $102.1 |
| 8 | Paranormal Activity Paramount |
$4.2 | 2712 | $1549 | 8 | $103.8 |
| 9 | Law Abiding Citizen Overture |
$3.9 | 2071 | $1899 | 5 | $67.3 |
| 10 | The Box Warner Bros. |
$3.2 | 2635 | $1209 | 2 | $13.2 |
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Source: Nielsen EDI
Weekend gross and gross-to-date figures in millions; includes some multiscreen theaters and prints shipped as well as individual screens



