New Year's Box Office

There has been a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth about "The Shrinking Box Office." But look at it this way: As The U.S. and Canada suffer declines, the rest of the world expands and expands.

The Nikkster's stats: ...

1. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Paramount) Week 3 [3,455 Runs] Friday $10.7M (+8% from last Fri), Est 3-Day Weekend $28.2M Est 4-Day Holiday $40M, Est Cume $141M

2. Sherlock Holmes: Game Of Shadows (Warner Bros) Week 3 [3.703 Runs] Friday $7.4M (+10%), Est 3-Day Weekend $20.8M Est 4-Day Holiday $27M, Est Cume $137M

3. Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Fox) Week 3 [3,724 Runs] Friday $7M (+29%), Est 3-Day Weekend $18M Est 4-Day Holiday $23M, Est Cume $99.3M

4. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Sony) Week 2 [2,914 Runs] Friday $5.3M (+15%), Est 3-Day Weekend $13.9M Est 4-Day Holiday $20M, Est Cume $60.8M

5. We Bought A Zoo (Fox) Week 2 [3,163 Runs] Friday $4.7M (+56%), Est 3-Day Weekend $13M Est 4-Day Holiday $17M, Est Cume $44.5M

6. War Horse (DreamWorks/Disney) Week 2 [2,547 Runs] Friday $4.6M, Est 3-Day Weekend $13.1M Est 4-Day Holiday $17.6M, Est Cume $42.8M

7. The Adventures Of Tintin (Paramount) Week 2 [3,087 Runs] Friday $4.4M, Est 3-Day Weekend $11.4M Est 4-Day Holiday $15.5M, Est Cume $50M

8. New Year’s Eve (Warner Bros) Week 4 [2,585 Runs] Friday $2.3M, Est 3-Day Weekend $6.5M Est 4-Day Holiday $8M, Cume $47.7M

9. The Darkest Hour (Summit) Week 2 [2,327 Runs] Friday $1.6M, Est 3-Day Weekend $3.5M Est 4-Day Holiday $5.2M, Est Cume $14.2M

10. The Muppets (Disney) Week 6 [1,541 Runs] Friday $1.1M, Est 3-Day Weekend $2.7M Est 4-Day Holiday $3.6M, Cume $83.4M.

Meanwhile, Arthur Christmas and Happy Feet Two, both out of the Top Ten, have collected $45.5 million and $60.6 million at the domestic box office.