It may not be a big day to open films, like Christmas; however, there are 11 films which have managed to make north of $10 million on New Year's Day.
We've taken a look at the biggest box-office films to open the New Year.
Unsurprisingly, the largest-earning films occur when the holiday falls on a Friday or Saturday.
Though New Year's falls in the beginning of the week this year, we're sure Les Mis," "The Hobbit," or "Django Unchained" will have no problem getting on this list.
11. "Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol" (2011): $10 million
Tom Cruise's latest "Mission Impossible" film is his highest-earning film to date with nearly $700 million worldwide at theaters.
10. "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001): $10.2 million
The first in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy spiked back up to double-digit earnings New Year's day 2002 before dropping six million at theaters the following day.
9. "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002) : $11 million
The sequel to the "Fellowship" saw a similar New Year's trend as the last film. The film took a drop in theater openings after the first of January.
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