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 | 2012 (Sony) | $65 | NA | $65 | 3 |
| 2 | A Christmas Carol (Disney) | $22.3 | -26% | $63.3 | 10 |
| 3 | The Men Who Stare at Goats (Overture/BBC/ Winchester Capital) | $6.2 | -51% | $23.4 | 10 |
| 4 | Precious (Lionsgate) | $6.1 | +225% | $8.9 | 10 |
| 5 | This Is It (Sony) | $5.1 | -61% | $67.2 | 20 |
| 6 | The Fourth Kind (Universal) | $4.7 | -61% | $20.6 | 10 |
| 7 | Couples Retreat (Universal/Relativity) | $4.3 | -31% | $102.1 | 38 |
| 8 | Paranormal Activity (Paramount) | $4.2 | -49% | $103.8 | 52 |
| 9 | Law Abiding Citizen (Overture) | $3.9 | -35% | $67.3 | 31 |
| 10 | The Box (Warner Bros.) | $3.2 | -58% | $13.2 | 10 |
Industry totals
| 3-day gross | Change | Year-to-date gross | Change |
| (in millions) | from 2008 | (in billions) | from 2008 |
| $140 | -5.7% | $8.9 | +7% |
| Sources: Times research and Hollywood.com Box Office |
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