Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for January 16th, 2009
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$31,832,636 |
|
3,144 |
$10,125 |
$31,832,636 |
3 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Gran Torino |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$21,979,069 |
-25% |
2,972 |
$7,395 |
$72,976,480 |
38 |
| 3 |
new |
My Bloody Valentine |
Lionsgate |
Horror |
$21,241,456 |
|
2,534 |
$8,383 |
$21,241,456 |
3 |
| 4 |
new |
Notorious |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$20,497,596 |
|
1,638 |
$12,514 |
$20,497,596 |
3 |
| 5 |
new |
Hotel for Dogs |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$17,012,212 |
|
3,271 |
$5,201 |
$17,012,212 |
3 |
| 6 |
(2) |
Bride Wars |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$11,651,553 |
-45% |
3,228 |
$3,610 |
$37,478,678 |
10 |
| 7 |
(3) |
The Unborn |
Universal |
Horror |
$9,341,985 |
-53% |
2,359 |
$3,960 |
$32,581,140 |
10 |
| 8 |
(36) |
Defiance |
Paramount Vantage |
Drama |
$8,911,827 |
+12,970% |
1,789 |
$4,981 |
$9,252,455 |
19 |
| 9 |
(4) |
Marley & Me |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$6,138,859 |
-46% |
2,952 |
$2,080 |
$132,548,142 |
25 |
| 10 |
(11) |
Slumdog Millionaire |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$5,849,157 |
+55% |
582 |
$10,050 |
$42,686,362 |
68 |
| 11 |
(5) |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$5,576,862 |
-39% |
2,223 |
$2,509 |
$102,601,599 |
25 |
| 12 |
(6) |
Bedtime Stories |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$4,726,059 |
-46% |
2,619 |
$1,805 |
$103,631,350 |
25 |
| 13 |
(30) |
Last Chance Harvey |
Overture Films |
Drama |
$4,299,805 |
+2,935% |
1,054 |
$4,080 |
$4,299,805 |
25 |
| 14 |
(7) |
Valkyrie |
United Artists |
Thriller/Suspense |
$3,802,679 |
-43% |
2,007 |
$1,895 |
$77,522,785 |
25 |
| 15 |
(8) |
Yes Man |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$2,597,519 |
-57% |
1,704 |
$1,524 |
$93,552,413 |
31 |
| 16 |
(9) |
Not Easily Broken |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$1,945,080 |
-63% |
725 |
$2,683 |
$8,089,061 |
10 |
| 17 |
(16) |
Revolutionary Road |
Paramount Vantage |
Drama |
$1,783,093 |
+25% |
171 |
$10,427 |
$5,733,271 |
24 |
| 18 |
(12) |
Twilight |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$1,742,920 |
-39% |
904 |
$1,928 |
$184,208,531 |
59 |
| 19 |
(21) |
The Wrestler |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$1,702,695 |
+101% |
144 |
$11,824 |
$5,014,663 |
33 |
| 20 |
(18) |
The Reader |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$1,285,036 |
-5% |
417 |
$3,082 |
$7,575,034 |
40 |
| 21 |
(14) |
Doubt |
Miramax |
Drama |
$1,231,332 |
-51% |
725 |
$1,698 |
$25,263,319 |
38 |
| 22 |
(10) |
Seven Pounds |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$1,215,254 |
-68% |
1,121 |
$1,084 |
$69,172,351 |
31 |
| 23 |
(19) |
Milk |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$778,950 |
-40% |
223 |
$3,493 |
$20,380,174 |
54 |
| 24 |
(13) |
The Tale of Despereaux |
Universal |
Adventure |
$713,595 |
-74% |
870 |
$820 |
$48,872,100 |
31 |
| 25 |
(20) |
Frost/Nixon |
Universal |
Drama |
$669,425 |
-25% |
153 |
$4,375 |
$8,628,586 |
45 |
| 26 |
new |
Chandni Chowk to China |
Warner Bros. |
Musical |
$629,921 |
|
130 |
$4,846 |
$629,921 |
3 |
| 27 |
(26) |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$528,787 |
+66% |
334 |
$1,583 |
$178,095,872 |
73 |
| 28 |
(15) |
The Day the Earth Stood Still |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$458,634 |
-70% |
311 |
$1,475 |
$78,291,000 |
38 |
| 29 |
(17) |
Bolt |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$348,226 |
-75% |
339 |
$1,027 |
$112,440,210 |
59 |
| 30 |
(24) |
Quantum of Solace |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$334,824 |
-12% |
329 |
$1,018 |
$167,993,814 |
66 |
| 31 |
(22) |
Australia |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$295,572 |
-52% |
287 |
$1,030 |
$48,333,500 |
54 |
| 32 |
(25) |
Four Christmases |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$263,862 |
-29% |
362 |
$729 |
$119,589,423 |
54 |
| 33 |
(-) |
Che, Part 1: The Argentine |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$233,653 |
|
25 |
$9,346 |
$458,372 |
10 |
| 34 |
(27) |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$131,779 |
-39% |
193 |
$683 |
$94,244,239 |
108 |
| 35 |
(29) |
Role Models |
Universal |
Comedy |
$104,720 |
-38% |
187 |
$560 |
$67,142,910 |
73 |
| 36 |
(28) |
Rachel Getting Married |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$102,683 |
-43% |
62 |
$1,656 |
$10,734,305 |
108 |
| 37 |
(48) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM |
Comedy |
$84,745 |
+119% |
88 |
$963 |
$22,998,560 |
157 |
| 38 |
(35) |
Waltz with Bashir |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$78,607 |
+11% |
9 |
$8,734 |
$532,125 |
25 |
| 39 |
(45) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Documentary |
$77,161 |
+70% |
21 |
$3,674 |
$20,643,556 |
472 |
| 40 |
(23) |
The Spirit |
Lionsgate |
Action |
$74,798 |
-87% |
168 |
$445 |
$19,765,327 |
25 |
| 41 |
(47) |
Happy-Go-Lucky |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$60,032 |
+51% |
51 |
$1,177 |
$3,494,485 |
101 |
| 42 |
(38) |
Let the Right One In |
Magnolia Pictures |
Horror |
$58,611 |
-6% |
39 |
$1,503 |
$1,677,792 |
87 |
| 43 |
(31) |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
Walt Disney |
Musical |
$52,197 |
-58% |
155 |
$337 |
$90,481,281 |
87 |
| 44 |
(39) |
Fireproof |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Drama |
$44,662 |
-24% |
71 |
$629 |
$33,396,637 |
115 |
| 45 |
(41) |
I've Loved You So Long |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$42,490 |
-19% |
23 |
$1,847 |
$2,535,311 |
87 |
| 46 |
(43) |
Synecdoche, New York |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$39,737 |
-18% |
33 |
$1,204 |
$2,853,303 |
87 |
| 47 |
(46) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment |
Adventure |
$39,404 |
-10% |
13 |
$3,031 |
$12,680,670 |
157 |
| 48 |
(40) |
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas |
Miramax |
Drama |
$35,357 |
-39% |
58 |
$610 |
$9,023,439 |
73 |
| 49 |
(42) |
The Secret Life of Bees |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$35,294 |
-27% |
58 |
$609 |
$37,656,903 |
94 |
| 50 |
(32) |
Ghajini |
AdLab Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$29,709 |
-73% |
22 |
$1,350 |
$2,411,071 |
24 |
| 51 |
(53) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$28,501 |
+34% |
6 |
$4,750 |
$27,235,339 |
1,214 |
| 52 |
(54) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$26,680 |
+27% |
7 |
$3,811 |
$77,375,207 |
2,467 |
| 53 |
(86) |
Soul Men |
MGM |
Comedy |
$25,764 |
+2,035% |
90 |
$286 |
$12,052,391 |
73 |
| 54 |
(56) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$20,954 |
+11% |
9 |
$2,328 |
$5,311,068 |
339 |
| 55 |
(63) |
Roving Mars |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$19,545 |
+90% |
7 |
$2,792 |
$9,903,834 |
1,088 |
| 56 |
(44) |
Zack and Miri Make a Porno |
Weinstein Co. |
Comedy |
$19,366 |
-60% |
50 |
$387 |
$31,430,482 |
80 |
| 57 |
(62) |
Made in U.S.A. |
Rialto Pictures |
Drama |
$15,601 |
+40% |
2 |
$7,801 |
$35,019 |
10 |
| 58 |
(34) |
Appaloosa |
Warner Bros. |
Western |
$12,292 |
-83% |
49 |
$251 |
$20,204,820 |
122 |
| 59 |
(61) |
Silent Light |
Pallisades Tartan |
Drama |
$11,617 |
-3% |
1 |
$11,617 |
$33,239 |
10 |
| 60 |
(60) |
Wendy and Lucy |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Drama |
$11,466 |
-32% |
4 |
$2,867 |
$158,653 |
40 |
| 61 |
(59) |
A Christmas Tale |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$10,923 |
-36% |
20 |
$546 |
$1,042,873 |
66 |
| 62 |
(58) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$10,722 |
-38% |
6 |
$1,787 |
$37,360,910 |
1,053 |
| 63 |
(64) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$9,611 |
+20% |
6 |
$1,602 |
$531,037,410 |
185 |
| 64 |
new |
Owl and the Sparrow |
Wave Releasing |
Drama |
$9,474 |
|
3 |
$3,158 |
$9,474 |
3 |
| 65 |
(85) |
Lola Montes |
Rialto Pictures |
Drama |
$8,069 |
+542% |
3 |
$2,690 |
$100,633 |
101 |
| 66 |
(-) |
Timecrimes |
Magnolia Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$7,916 |
|
2 |
$3,958 |
$31,640 |
38 |
| 67 |
(51) |
Nothing Like the Holidays |
Overture Films |
Comedy |
$7,686 |
-65% |
23 |
$334 |
$7,496,496 |
38 |
| 68 |
(-) |
JCVD |
Peace Arch Releasing |
Comedy |
$6,944 |
|
9 |
$772 |
$470,691 |
73 |
| 69 |
(-) |
Pray the Devil Back to Hell |
Balcony Releasing |
Documentary |
$6,522 |
|
5 |
$1,304 |
$62,811 |
73 |
| 70 |
new |
Cherry Blossoms |
Strand |
Drama |
$3,322 |
|
1 |
$3,322 |
$3,322 |
3 |
| 71 |
(74) |
Just Another Love Story |
Koch Lorber Films |
Drama |
$3,263 |
-6% |
1 |
$3,263 |
$9,705 |
10 |
| 72 |
(73) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Concert/Performance |
$3,034 |
-22% |
1 |
$3,034 |
$9,684,476 |
362 |
| 73 |
(67) |
The Secret of the Grain |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$2,832 |
-55% |
1 |
$2,832 |
$54,153 |
171 |
| 74 |
new |
Ballerina |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$2,656 |
|
1 |
$2,656 |
$2,656 |
3 |
| 75 |
(-) |
The Beautiful Truth |
Cinema Libre |
Documentary |
$2,395 |
|
1 |
$2,395 |
$13,594 |
66 |
| 76 |
(57) |
Igor |
MGM |
Comedy |
$2,076 |
-89% |
8 |
$260 |
$19,527,497 |
122 |
| 77 |
(88) |
The Betrayal |
Cinema Guild |
Documentary |
$1,915 |
+185% |
1 |
$1,915 |
$14,292 |
59 |
| 78 |
(83) |
The Secrets |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$1,622 |
-2% |
3 |
$541 |
$62,019 |
54 |
| 79 |
(75) |
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$1,600 |
-53% |
3 |
$533 |
$70,821 |
89 |
| 80 |
(78) |
A Secret |
Strand |
Drama |
$1,410 |
-48% |
4 |
$353 |
$584,561 |
136 |
| 81 |
(76) |
Ciao |
Regent Releasing |
|
$1,321 |
-59% |
2 |
$661 |
$29,817 |
45 |
| 82 |
(69) |
How About You |
Strand |
Drama |
$1,260 |
-79% |
1 |
$1,260 |
$54,225 |
66 |
| 83 |
(-) |
Otto; Or, Up with Dead People |
Strand |
Drama |
$1,231 |
|
2 |
$616 |
$9,386 |
73 |
| 84 |
(80) |
Passchendaele |
Alliance Films |
Drama |
$975 |
-59% |
4 |
$244 |
$4,452,423 |
87 |
| 85 |
(-) |
The Singing Revolution |
Abramorama Films |
Documentary |
$798 |
|
3 |
$266 |
$399,628 |
409 |
| 86 |
(81) |
Yonkers Joe |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$742 |
-64% |
2 |
$371 |
$3,946 |
10 |
| 87 |
(79) |
Harvard Beats Yale |
Kino/Emerging |
Documentary |
$506 |
-79% |
1 |
$506 |
$68,248 |
61 |
| 88 |
(77) |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$457 |
-85% |
1 |
$457 |
$491,340 |
150 |
| 89 |
(71) |
The Wild Child |
The Film Desk |
Drama |
$375 |
-92% |
1 |
$375 |
$32,901 |
14,207 |
| 90 |
(-) |
Were the World Mine |
SPEAKproductions |
Musical |
$344 |
|
1 |
$344 |
$89,788 |
80 |
| 91 |
(-) |
I.O.U.S.A. |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$324 |
|
1 |
$324 |
$814,108 |
150 |
| 92 |
new |
The Village Barbershop |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$89 |
|
1 |
$89 |
$89 |
3 |
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