BOXOFFICE Estimates
Dec. 23 -26 (Four Day Wknd, Fri - Mon)
1. Mission: Impossible **4 (Paramount) ...................$46,210,000 (+261.4%)
3,448 venues (2nd wknd) - CUME:$78,645,000 [**Ghost Protocol]
2. Sherlock Holmes **2 (WB) ..........................................$31,810,000 (-19.7%)
3,703 venues (2nd wknd) - CUME: $90,564,000 [**A Game of Shadows]
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks **2 (Fox) ...................................$20,000,000 (-14.0%)
3,734 venues (2nd wknd) - CUME: $56,940,000 [**Chipwrecked 3D]
4. [NEW] The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011/Sony) ........$27,776,000
2,914 venues - **CUME: $21,400,000 (**Wed. opening)
5.[NEW] The Adventures of Tintin (Paramount) .....................$16,100,000 3,087 venues - **CUME:$24,107,000 (**Wed. opening)
6. [NEW] We Bought a Zoo (Fox) ................................................$15,600,000
3,117 venues
7. [NEW] War Horse (BV-Disney) ..................................................$15,025,000
2,376 venues
8.[NEW] The Darkest Hour (Summit) .........................................$5,500,000
2,324 venues
9. New Year's Eve (WB-NL) .............................................................$4,950,000(-32.3%)
2,225 venues (3rd wknd) - CUME:$34,287,000
10. The Descendants (FoxSearch.)....................................................$3,425,000 (+4.8%)
813 venues (6th wknd) - CUME:$33,717,000
Top 10 Dropouts
Arthur Christmas (Sony-Columbia) - CUME:$44,068,000 (Budget: TBD / 5th wknd)
Hugo (Paramount) - CUME:$44,927,000 (Budget: TBD / 5th wknd)
The Sitter (Fox) - CUME:$23,488,000 (Budget: $25 mill / 3rd wknd)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (Summit) - CUME:$271,252,000 (Budget: $110 mill / 6th wknd)
Young Adult (Paramount) - CUME:$8,184,000 (Budget: $12 mill / 3rd wknd)
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Focus) ...........PSA:$22,830/$1,210,000
53 screens (3rd wknd) - CUME:$2,312,000
Docu- [NEW] Pina (IFC) ..................................PSA:$20,767/$62,300
3 screens
[NEW] The Flowers of War (WrekinHillEnt.) ...PSA:$13,982/$41,946
3 screens - **CUME: $51,464 (**Wed-Thur for 1 venue)
[NEW] Don 2 (Rel.Ent.) ...................................PSA:$12,804/$2,023,071
158 screens - **CUME:$2,081,205 (**Wed. open)
Carnage (2011/SPC).........................................PSA:$12,600/$88,200
7 screens (2nd wknd) - CUME: $205,900
[NEW] In the Land of Blood & Honey (FD)...PSA:$9,267/$27,800
3 screens
The Artist (TWC) ..................................................PSA:$8,395/$1,402,000
167 screens (5th wknd) - CUME: $2,900,000
A Dangerous Method (SPC) .........................PSA:$5,034/$292,000
58 screens (5th wknd) - CUME:$1,088,000
The Descendants (FoxSearch.) .......................PSA:$4,213/$3,425,000
813 venues (6th wknd) - CUME: $33,717,000
Shame (FoxSearch.) .............................................PSA:$3,820/$191,000
50 screens (4th wknd) - CUME:$1,598,000
My Week with Marilyn (TWC) ........................PSA:$1,475/$888,000
602 screens (5th wknd) - CUME:$7,307,000
Margin Call (Road.Att.) .......................................PSA:$1,084/$30,348
28 screens (10th wknd) - CUME: $5,195,529
Melancholia (Magnoloia)................................... PSA:$943/$62,206
66 screens (7th wknd) - CUME:$2,397,186
[NEW] Miss Minoes (MusicBox)....................PSA:$866/$2,599
3 screens
Drive (2011/FilmD) ..............................................PSA:$693/$18,023
26 screens (15th wknd) - CUME:$34,793,348
The Skin I Live In (SPC) ..................................PSA:$676/$22,986
34 screens (11th wknd) - CUME:$1,999,763
Midnight in Paris (SPC) .......................................PSA:$651/$18,240
28 screens (32nd wknd) - CUME:$56,341,186
Martha Marcy May Marlene (FoxSearch)................PSA:$599/$8,986
15 screens (10th wknd) - CUME:$2,892,281
Take Shelter (SPC) ..................................................PSA:$338/$8,111
24 screens (13th wknd) - CUME:$1,655,535
50/50 (Summit) .......................................................PSA:$258/$8,000
31 screens (13th wknd) - CUME: $35,008,100
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