Avatar shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. The 3D sci-fi epic from James Cameron decreased just 19.9% from Sunday and improved an incredible 18.5% from its first Monday to gross $19,418,139 for the day.
As noted, Avatar now holds the mark for the second-highest non-Holiday Monday in box office history (behind The Dark Knight which grossed $24,493,313 on its first Monday). Total domestic cume for Avatar now stands at $232,129,323 ($642,993,860 worldwide).
Elsewhere in the box office, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel took second place with $12,096,892 ($87,685,940 cume) while Sherlock Holmes was third with an estimated $11.19 million ($73.58 million cume). Head on over the jump to see the daily chart.
| Rank | Movie | Monday Gross | Percent Change from Sunday | Theaters |
| 1 | Avatar | $19,418,139 | -19.9% | 3,456 |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $12,096,892 | -20.1% | 3,700 |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes (estimate) | $11,190,000 | -29.5% | 3,626 |
| 4 | It’s Complicated | $4,272,760 | -34.5% | 2,887 |
| 5 | The Princess and the Frog | $3,071,216 | -3.8% | 3,475 |
| 6 | The Blind Side (estimate) | $2,810,000 | -19.0% | 2,766 |
| 7 | Up in the Air (estimate) | $2,264,000 | -30.3% | 1,895 |
Source: Box Office Mojo
