Go on A Christmas Carol. I see you in the NUMBER ONE spot. And Michal, you are hanging on in there at second place. The Men Who Stare at Goats came in a close third.

And I must give an honorable mention and congratulations to Precious. This small, but mighty film was only playing in 18 theaters in four US cities (New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Chicago) and grossed $1.8 million for a, slap-someone-in-the-face per-theater average of about $100,000. My word!

Check out the full list below.

1. A Christmas Carol, $31 million from 3,683 theaters
2. This is It, $14 million, 3,481 theaters
3. The Men Who Stare at Goats, $13,3 million, 2,443 theaters
4. The Fourth Kind, $12.5 million, 2,529 theaters
5. Paranormal Activity, $8.6 million, 2,558 theaters
6. The Box, $7.9 million, 2,635 theaters
7. Couples Retreat, $6.4 million, 2,857 theaters
8. Law Abiding Citizen, $6.2 million, 2,474 theaters
9. Where the Wild Things Are, $4.2 million, 2,756 theaters
10. Astro Boy, $2.6 million, 1918 theaters