Through 17 days of the Holiday Season (December 16-January 1), the top 10 films in North America each day have totaled $664 million, up 10.6% from last year ($600 million) and up 8.5% from the multi-year average since 2002 ($612 million).
New Year’s Day added up to $47.6 million, slightly under the overall average for January 1 since 2002 ($48.5 million) but somewhat above the average when January 1 falls on a weekday ($44.2 million).
| Box Office Volume — Top 10 Films North America | |||||
| ($ millions) | Past 11 years — 2002-2012 | ||||
| # days | 2013 | 2012 | Average | Peak Year | |
| Dec 16-22 | 7 | 193 | 146 | 180 | 223 (2003) |
| Dec 16-23 | 8 | 226 | 178 | 213 | 247 (2003) |
| Dec 16-24 | 9 | 248 | 196 | 233 | 266 (2009) |
| Dec 16-25 | 10 | 316 | 265 | 287 | 349 (2009) |
| Dec 16-26 | 11 | 374 | 316 | 345 | 445 (2009) |
| Dec 16-27 | 12 | 433 | 362 | 394 | 521 (2009) |
| Dec 16-28 | 13 | 494 | 414 | 440 | 579 (2009) |
| Dec 16-29 | 14 | 543 | 471 | 484 | 637 (2009) |
| Dec 16-30 | 15 | 581 | 517 | 527 | 693 (2009) |
| Dec 16-31 | 16 | 616 | 553 | 563 | 742 (2009) |
| Dec 16-Jan 1 | 17 | 664 | 600 | 612 | 820 (2009) |
| Dec 16-Jan 2 | 18 | 623 | 649 | 901 (2009) | |
| Dec 16-Jan 3 | 19 | 642 | 674 | 947 (2009) | |
January 2 has averaged $27.3 million over the past decade when that date has fallen on a weekday, and January 3 has averaged $42.3 million when that date has fallen on a weekend. So the next two days would total $69 million in an average year — look for about $75 million the next two days, bringing the December 16-January 3 total to just under $740 million. Not a record-setter but a very respectable year.
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