Weekend box-office results
| Estimated sales in the U.S. and Canada: | |||||
| Movie (studio) | 3-day gross (millions) | Percentage change from last weekend | Total (millions) | Days in release | |
| 1 | The Blind Side (Warner Bros./Alcon) | $20.4 | -49% | $129.3 | 17 |
| 2 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Summit) | $15.7 | -63% | $255.6 | 17 |
| 3 | Brothers (Lionsgate/Relativity) | $9.7 | NA | $9.7 | 3 |
| 4 | A Christmas Carol (Disney) | $7.5 | -52% | $115 | 31 |
| 5 | Old Dogs (Disney) | $6.9 | -59% | $33.9 | 12 |
| 6 | 2012 (Sony) | $6.6 | -63% | $148.8 | 24 |
| 6 | Armored (Sony) | $6.6 | NA | $6.6 | 3 |
| 8 | Ninja Assassin (Warner Bros./Dark Castle/Legendary) | $5 | -62% | $29.8 | 12 |
| 9 | Planet 51 (Sony/Ilion) | $4.3 | -58% | $34 | 17 |
| 10 | Everybody’s Fine (Miramax/Radar) | $4 | NA | $4 | 3 |
Industry totals
| 3-day gross | Change | Year-to-date gross | Change |
| (in millions) | from 2008 | (in billions) | from 2008 |
| $101 | +22.6% | $9.7 | +8.6% |
| Sources: Times research and Hollywood.com Box Office |
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