The first time I heard of this weekend's first-place movie, "The Devil Inside," was when I was looking at this weekend's box office numbers. I don't do a very good job at getting to the movie theater ...

Also, "New Year's Eve"? What are you still doing in the top 10????

From The Associated Press;

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “The Devil Inside,” $34.5 million.
2. “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol,” $20.5 million ($27.7 million international). (Review by The News-Herald's Mark Meszoros)
3. “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” $14.1 million ($43.4 million international). (Review by Meszoros)
4. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” $11.3 million ($12.6 million international). (Review by Meszoros; "'Dragon' tattooed: Rooney Mara may never be the same" by The AP's Jake Coyle)
5. “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,” $9.5 million ($30.1 million international). (Review by Coyle)
6. “War Horse,” $8.6 million. (Review by The AP's Christy Lemire)
7. “We Bought a Zoo,” $8.5 million. (Review by Lemire)
8. “The Adventures of Tintin,” $6.6 million ($5.3 million international). ("'Adventures of Tintin' finally in U.S. theaters" by The AP's David Germain)
9. “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” $5.8 million. (Review by Lemire)
10. “New Year’s Eve,” $3.3 million ($5.3 million international). (Review by Coyle)

-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl