Maybe the audience does listen to the critics. Fred Claus opened well short of expectations in third place, proving yet again how hard it is to create a Christmas perennial. On a side note, what's the last Christmas song to become a classic? The most recent one I can think of is "Christmas Wrapping" by The Waitresses, and that was over two decades ago.
I was nearly dead-on with my Bee Movie and American Gangster predictions, with the animated flick taking a more modest drop than the adult-oriented epic. But my modest optimism for P2 was completely unfounded, which takes some pressure off what the heck to name the sequel (P2 2?). Lions for Lambs opened slightly worse than my guess, so it bears reminding: If voters can't even be bothered to show up at the polls, they certainly aren't going to pay $10 to get a lecture about the war.
| Rank | Film | Total |
| 1 | Bee Movie | $25.6 million |
| 2 | American Gangster | $24.0 million |
| 3 | Fred Claus | $18.5 million |
| 4 | Lions for Lambs | $6.7 million |
| 5 | Dan in Real Life | $6.0 million |
| 6 | Saw IV | $4.9 million |
| 7 | The Game Plan | $2.5 million |
| 8 | 30 Days of Night | $2.2 million |
| 9 | P2 | $2.1 million |
| 10 | The Martian Child | $1.8 million |
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Bee Movie picture © Dreamworks / Paramount
Box office figures © Box Office Mojo
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