Post-yuletide holiday crowds flocked to the same trio of sequels that dominated the Christmas box office — Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol , Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows , and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked — while Summit newcomer The Darkest Hour limped into theaters waaaay under the radar. Meanwhile, Tom Cruise will be ringing in the new year with a number 1 box office finish, made all the sweeter by projections that Ghost Protocol will overtake the $134 million domestic take of the series’ last installment by Monday. Dive into your Friday Box Office! 1. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL : $10,700,000 ($113,589,000) 2. SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS : $7,650,000 ($117,654,000) 3. ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED : $7,125,000 ($83,484,000) 4. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO : $5,350,000 ($46,161,000) 5. THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN : $4,900,000 ($32,387,000) 9. THE DARKEST HOUR : $1,700,000 (new) [Figures via Box Office Mojo ]
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Friday Box Office: Mission: Totally Possible
