| 1 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Disney) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 2015 | $149,202,860 | 4,134 | $36,092 | 2 |
| 2 | Avatar (Fox) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 2009 | $75,617,133 | 3,456 | $21,880 | 2 |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 2009 | $62,304,277 | 3,626 | $17,183 | 1 |
| 4 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2003 | $50,598,687 | 3,703 | $13,664 | 2 |
| 5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Fox) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 2009 | $48,875,415 | 3,700 | $13,210 | 1 |
| 6 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (New Line) | Dec 27 - Dec 29, 2002 | $48,875,084 | 3,622 | $13,494 | 2 |
| 7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (New Line) | Dec 21 - Dec 23, 2001 | $47,209,758 | 3,359 | $14,055 | 1 |
| 8 | Meet the Fockers (Universal) | Dec 24 - Dec 26, 2004 | $46,121,906 | 3,518 | $13,110 | 1 |
| 9 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Disney) | Dec 21 - Dec 23, 2007 | $44,783,411 | 3,832 | $11,687 | 1 |
| 10 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Warner Bros. / New Line) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2014 | $40,921,395 | 3,875 | $10,560 | 2 |
| 11 | Daddy's Home (Paramount) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 2015 | $38,740,203 | 3,271 | $11,844 | 1 |
| 12 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Warner Bros. / New Line) | Dec 21 - Dec 23, 2012 | $36,888,365 | 4,100 | $8,997 | 2 |
| 13 | Marley & Me (Fox) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2008 | $36,357,229 | 3,480 | $10,447 | 1 |
| 14 | Titanic (Paramount) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 1997 | $35,455,332 | 2,711 | $13,078 | 2 |
| 15 | I Am Legend (Warner Bros.) | Dec 21 - Dec 23, 2007 | $33,502,488 | 3,620 | $9,255 | 2 |
| 16 | Into the Woods (Disney) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2014 | $31,051,923 | 2,440 | $12,726 | 1 |
| 17 | Little Fockers (Universal) | Dec 24 - Dec 26, 2010 | $30,833,665 | 3,536 | $8,720 | 1 |
| 18 | Unbroken (Universal) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2014 | $30,621,445 | 3,131 | $9,780 | 1 |
| 19 | Night at the Museum (Fox) | Dec 22 - Dec 24, 2006 | $30,434,850 | 3,685 | $8,259 | 1 |
| 20 | Catch Me If You Can (2002) (DreamWorks) | Dec 27 - Dec 29, 2002 | $30,054,170 | 3,156 | $9,523 | 1 |
| 21 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (Paramount) | Dec 23 - Dec 25, 2011 | $29,556,629 | 3,448 | $8,572 | 2 |
| 22 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros. / New Line) | Dec 27 - Dec 29, 2013 | $29,031,732 | 3,928 | $7,391 | 3 |
| 23 | Cast Away (Fox) | Dec 22 - Dec 24, 2000 | $28,884,741 | 2,774 | $10,413 | 1 |
| 24 | Frozen (2013) (Disney) | Dec 27 - Dec 29, 2013 | $28,596,319 | 3,335 | $8,575 | 6 |
| 25 | Alvin and the Chipmunks (Fox) | Dec 21 - Dec 23, 2007 | $28,178,421 | 3,499 | $8,053 | 2 |
| 26 | Cheaper by the Dozen (Fox) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2003 | $27,557,999 | 3,298 | $8,356 | 1 |
| 27 | Bedtime Stories (Disney) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2008 | $27,449,387 | 3,681 | $7,457 | 1 |
| 28 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2008 | $26,853,287 | 2,988 | $8,987 | 1 |
| 29 | Patch Adams (Universal) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 1998 | $25,261,799 | 2,714 | $9,308 | 1 |
| 30 | True Grit (2010) (Paramount) | Dec 24 - Dec 26, 2010 | $24,830,443 | 3,047 | $8,149 | 1 |
| 31 | It's Complicated (Universal) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 2009 | $22,100,820 | 2,887 | $7,655 | 1 |
| 32 | King Kong (2005) (Universal) | Dec 23 - Dec 25, 2005 | $21,259,536 | 3,576 | $5,945 | 2 |
| 33 | Valkyrie (MGM / United Artists) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2008 | $21,027,365 | 2,711 | $7,756 | 1 |
| 34 | Tomorrow Never Dies (MGM/UA) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 1997 | $20,480,931 | 2,807 | $7,296 | 2 |
| 35 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Warner Bros.) | Dec 23 - Dec 25, 2011 | $20,270,555 | 3,703 | $5,474 | 2 |
| 36 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (Fox) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2014 | $20,202,008 | 3,914 | $5,161 | 2 |
| 37 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Disney) | Dec 23 - Dec 25, 2005 | $19,778,332 | 3,853 | $5,133 | 3 |
| 38 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Paramount) | Dec 27 - Dec 29, 2013 | $19,662,532 | 3,507 | $5,607 | 2 |
| 39 | TRON: Legacy (Disney) | Dec 24 - Dec 26, 2010 | $19,151,498 | 3,451 | $5,550 | 2 |
| 40 | Stepmom (Sony / TriStar) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 1998 | $19,142,369 | 2,503 | $7,648 | 1 |
| 41 | American Hustle (Sony / Columbia) | Dec 27 - Dec 29, 2013 | $18,718,811 | 2,507 | $7,467 | 3 |
| 42 | The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount) | Dec 27 - Dec 29, 2013 | $18,361,578 | 2,537 | $7,238 | 1 |
| 43 | You've Got Mail (Warner Bros.) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 1998 | $18,103,477 | 2,756 | $6,569 | 2 |
| 44 | Michael (1996) (New Line) | Dec 27 - Dec 29, 1996 | $17,435,711 | 2,141 | $8,144 | 1 |
| 45 | Joy (Fox) | Dec 25 - Dec 27, 2015 | $17,015,168 | 2,896 | $5,875 | 1 |
| 46 | Yes Man (Warner Bros.) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2008 | $16,656,106 | 3,434 | $4,850 | 2 |
| 47 | Annie (2014) (Sony / Columbia) | Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2014 | $16,474,065 | 3,197 | $5,153 | 2 |
| 48 | What Women Want (2000) (Paramount) | Dec 22 - Dec 24, 2000 | $15,890,064 | 3,044 | $5,220 | 2 |
| 49 | Two Weeks Notice (Warner Bros.) | Dec 27 - Dec 29, 2002 | $15,518,032 | 2,755 | $5,633 | 2 |
| 50 | Hook (TriStar) | Dec 27 - Dec 29, 1991 | $15,217,535 | 2,238 | $6,800 | 3 |
