With over $15 million each, Angelina Jolie 'sand Disney musicalhad a very Merry Christmas at the box office.Meanwhile,andalso debuted nationwide, whileopened in limited release.The Top 10 earned an estimated $71.2 million, which makes this the biggest Christmas Day since 2009 (whenand thesequel ruled).took first place yesterday with an estimated $15.6 million, which ranks third all-time among Christmas Day debuts, behindand. That's pretty remarkable considering the movie lacks any recognizable on-screen talent: credit this to the popularity of Laura Hillenbrand's book, curiosity about Jolie's directing, and the movie's inspirational true story (which appears to have some faith-friendly elements).This type of Christmas Day opening virtually guarantees $125-million-plus in the long run. It could potentially go quite a bit higher; iffollows's pattern, it will wind up with over $160 million.Playing at 2,440 theaters,wasn't far behind with $15.1 million. While that is undeniably a strong result, it is still 17 percent lower than(which opened on Christmas Day two years ago). Iffollows that movie's trajectory—which was fairly front-loaded—it would fall short of $125 million total. With the movie's more family-friendly content, it's likely that it gets closer to $150 million.banked $13.1 million yesterday. That's the second-highest Christmas Day for Peter Jackson 's Middle Earth saga behind($14 million). Through nine days, the final chapter in thetrilogy has taken in $127.1 million.added $7.35 million for a new total of $34.9 million. Meanwhile,grossed $4.6 million on Christmas Day, and finished its first week with $29.2 million.opened in fifth place with an estimated $5 million. In comparison, fellow Paramount releasetook in $9.15 million on Christmas Day last year. With mixed reviews and zero awards buzz, this is a fine result for. In the long run, this will likely wind up in the $40-to-$60 million range.After nearly a month in limited release,expanded to 747 theaters and earned an impressive $3.1 million. In comparison,grossed $2.12 million when it expanded nationwide on Christmas Day in 2010.was probably the biggest Christmas Day disappointment. Opening at 1,307 locations, the Weinstein Company release earned an estimated $1.4 million. While it's the type of adult-friendly movie that holds well in the long run, it's still looking at a best-case-scenario of $25-to-$30 million.Playing at 331 theaters,took 15th place with an estimated $1.04 million. The movie was also available to rent for $6 on YouTube and Xbox Live.opened to $322,000 from 19 locations for a very good $16,947 per-theater average. Meanwhile, Clint Eastwood 'searned $240,000 from four venues, which translates to a stunning $60,000 per-theater average.expands nationwide on January 9th, whilegoes wide on January 16th.