| 1 | Avatar (Fox) | Dec 18 - Dec 20, 2009 | $77,025,481 | 3,452 | $22,313 |
| 2 | I Am Legend (Warner Bros.) | Dec 14 - Dec 16, 2007 | $77,211,710 | 3,606 | $21,412 |
| 3 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Warner Bros. / New Line) | Dec 14 - Dec 16, 2012 | $84,617,303 | 4,045 | $20,919 |
| 4 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line) | Dec 19 - Dec 21, 2003 | $72,630,038 | 3,703 | $19,614 |
| 5 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Disney) | Dec 09 - Dec 11, 2005 | $65,555,903 | 3,616 | $18,129 |
| 6 | Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 2009 | $62,304,277 | 3,626 | $17,183 |
| 7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (New Line) | Dec 20 - Dec 22, 2002 | $62,008,452 | 3,622 | $17,120 |
| 8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (New Line) | Dec 21 - Dec 23, 2001 | $47,209,758 | 3,359 | $14,055 |
| 9 | King Kong (2005) (Universal) | Dec 16 - Dec 18, 2005 | $50,129,974 | 3,568 | $14,050 |
| 10 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Fox) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 2009 | $48,875,415 | 3,700 | $13,210 |
| 11 | Meet the Fockers (Universal) | Dec 17 - Dec 19, 2004 | $46,121,906 | 3,518 | $13,110 |
| 12 | TRON: Legacy (Disney) | Dec 17 - Dec 19, 2010 | $44,026,211 | 3,451 | $12,758 |
| 13 | Alvin and the Chipmunks (Fox) | Dec 14 - Dec 16, 2007 | $44,306,904 | 3,475 | $12,750 |
| 14 | Ocean's Eleven (Warner Bros.) | Dec 07 - Dec 09, 2001 | $38,107,570 | 3,075 | $12,393 |
| 15 | Scream 2 (Miramax / Dimension) | Dec 12 - Dec 14, 1997 | $32,926,342 | 2,663 | $12,364 |
| 16 | Ocean's Twelve (Warner Bros.) | Dec 10 - Dec 12, 2004 | $39,153,793 | 3,290 | $11,901 |
| 17 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Disney) | Dec 21 - Dec 23, 2007 | $44,783,411 | 3,832 | $11,687 |
| 18 | What Women Want (2000) (Paramount) | Dec 15 - Dec 17, 2000 | $33,614,543 | 3,012 | $11,160 |
| 19 | Titanic (Paramount) | Dec 19 - Dec 21, 1997 | $28,638,203 | 2,674 | $10,710 |
| 20 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Warner Bros.) | Dec 16 - Dec 18, 2011 | $39,637,079 | 3,703 | $10,704 |
| 21 | Marley & Me (Fox) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2008 | $36,357,229 | 3,480 | $10,447 |
| 22 | Cast Away (Fox) | Dec 22 - Dec 24, 2000 | $28,884,741 | 2,774 | $10,413 |
| 23 | Django Unchained (Weinstein Company) | Dec 28 - Dec 30, 2012 | $30,122,888 | 3,010 | $10,008 |
| 24 | Les Miserables (2012) (Universal) | Dec 28 - Dec 30, 2012 | $27,281,735 | 2,814 | $9,695 |
| 25 | Catch Me If You Can (2002) (DreamWorks) | Dec 27 - Dec 29, 2002 | $30,054,170 | 3,156 | $9,523 |
| 26 | Patch Adams (Universal) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 1998 | $25,261,799 | 2,712 | $9,315 |
| 27 | The Pursuit of Happyness (Sony / Columbia) | Dec 15 - Dec 17, 2006 | $26,541,215 | 2,852 | $9,306 |
| 28 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (Paramount) | Dec 20 - Dec 22, 1996 | $20,114,233 | 2,190 | $9,185 |
| 29 | Vanilla Sky (Paramount) | Dec 14 - Dec 16, 2001 | $25,015,518 | 2,742 | $9,123 |
| 30 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2008 | $26,853,287 | 2,988 | $8,987 |
| 31 | Tomorrow Never Dies (MGM/UA) | Dec 19 - Dec 21, 1997 | $25,143,007 | 2,807 | $8,957 |
| 32 | Little Fockers (Universal) | Dec 24 - Dec 26, 2010 | $30,833,665 | 3,536 | $8,720 |
| 33 | The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) (Fox) | Dec 12 - Dec 14, 2008 | $30,479,329 | 3,560 | $8,562 |
| 34 | Star Trek: Insurrection (Paramount) | Dec 11 - Dec 13, 1998 | $22,052,836 | 2,620 | $8,417 |
| 35 | Cheaper by the Dozen (Fox) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2003 | $27,557,999 | 3,298 | $8,356 |
| 36 | The Last Samurai (Warner Bros.) | Dec 05 - Dec 07, 2003 | $24,271,066 | 2,908 | $8,346 |
| 37 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Paramount) | Dec 17 - Dec 19, 2004 | $30,061,803 | 3,620 | $8,304 |
| 38 | Night at the Museum (Fox) | Dec 22 - Dec 24, 2006 | $30,434,850 | 3,688 | $8,252 |
| 39 | True Grit (2010) (Paramount) | Dec 24 - Dec 26, 2010 | $24,830,443 | 3,047 | $8,149 |
| 40 | Stepmom (Sony / TriStar) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 1998 | $19,142,369 | 2,358 | $8,118 |
| 41 | Valkyrie (MGM / United Artists) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2008 | $21,027,365 | 2,711 | $7,756 |
| 42 | Eragon (Fox) | Dec 15 - Dec 17, 2006 | $23,239,662 | 3,020 | $7,695 |
| 43 | It's Complicated (Universal) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 2009 | $22,100,820 | 2,887 | $7,655 |
| 44 | Bedtime Stories (Disney) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2008 | $27,449,387 | 3,681 | $7,457 |
| 45 | The Golden Compass (New Line) | Dec 07 - Dec 09, 2007 | $25,783,232 | 3,528 | $7,308 |
| 46 | The Princess and the Frog (Disney) | Dec 11 - Dec 13, 2009 | $24,208,916 | 3,434 | $7,050 |
| 47 | Star Trek: Nemesis (Paramount) | Dec 13 - Dec 15, 2002 | $18,512,702 | 2,711 | $6,829 |
| 48 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox) | Dec 10 - Dec 12, 2010 | $24,005,069 | 3,555 | $6,752 |
| 49 | Maid in Manhattan (Sony / Columbia) | Dec 13 - Dec 15, 2002 | $18,712,722 | 2,838 | $6,594 |
| 50 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Fox) | Dec 16 - Dec 18, 2011 | $23,244,744 | 3,723 | $6,244 |
