Despite claiming the third highest opening ever for December with an estimated $175.5 million, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker [STAR9] lagged behind the two previous episodes, The Last Jedi's $220 million and The Force Awakens' record $248 million. The finale atttracted an audience that was 59% male and 64% aged 25 or older.
Jumanji: The Next Level [JUMN2] was dethroned to second place with $26.1 million. The fantasy sequel dropped 56% in its second weekend to advance its total to $101.9 million.
Frozen [FROZ2.BW] remained in the top three at $12.3 million and $386.5 million overall.
Cats [CATS] debuted at the fourth spot with $6.5 million. The audience gave the musical a C+ CinemaScore.
Knives Out [KNIVS] sliced another $6.1 million to round out the top five. The mystery has earned $89.6 million after 4 weekends.
Expanding to 1480 theaters, Bombshell [FAIRB] took sixth with $5.1 million. The audience skewed 62% female and 87% over the age of 25.
Richard Jewell [RJEWE] finished seventh with $2.6 million, down 45% from its debut. The drama stands at $9.5 million.
Black Christmas [BCHRS] tumbled 58% in its second weekend to $1.8 million and a cumulative of $7.2 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER | $175,500,000 | $175,500,000 |
| 2 | JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL | $26,125,000 | $101,936,000 |
| 3 | FROZEN II | $12,300,000 | $386,533,961 |
| 4 | CATS | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 |
| 5 | KNIVES OUT | $6,125,000 | $89,573,000 |
| 6 | BOMBSHELL | $5,075,000 | $5,484,000 |
| 7 | RICHARD JEWELL | $2,565,000 | $9,543,000 |
| 8 | QUEEN & SLIM | $1,850,000 | $36,598,765 |
| 9 | BLACK CHRISTMAS | $1,800,000 | $7,248,650 |
| 10 | FORD V FERRARI | $1,800,000 | $101,961,608 |
| 11 | A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD | $1,300,000 | $52,495,000 |
| 12 | PARASITE | $460,000 | $21,205,413 |
Tag(s): STAR9, JUMN2, CATS, KNIVS, FAIRB, RJEWE, BCHRS