Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for February 27th, 2009
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Madea Goes To Jail |
Lionsgate |
Comedy |
$16,175,926 |
-61% |
2,052 |
$7,883 |
$64,525,548 |
10 |
| 2 |
new |
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience |
Walt Disney |
Concert/Performance |
$12,510,374 |
|
1,271 |
$9,843 |
$12,510,374 |
3 |
| 3 |
(5) |
Slumdog Millionaire |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$12,026,343 |
+43% |
2,943 |
$4,086 |
$115,024,121 |
110 |
| 4 |
(3) |
Taken |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$9,864,197 |
-13% |
3,091 |
$3,191 |
$107,796,273 |
31 |
| 5 |
(4) |
He's Just Not That Into You |
Warner Bros. |
Romantic Comedy |
$6,011,405 |
-30% |
2,858 |
$2,103 |
$78,661,321 |
24 |
| 6 |
(7) |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$5,602,392 |
-18% |
2,698 |
$2,076 |
$128,107,912 |
45 |
| 7 |
(2) |
Coraline |
Focus Features |
Adventure |
$5,261,129 |
-54% |
2,092 |
$2,515 |
$61,112,744 |
24 |
| 8 |
new |
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$4,721,110 |
|
1,136 |
$4,156 |
$4,721,110 |
3 |
| 9 |
(8) |
Confessions of a Shopaholic |
Walt Disney |
Romantic Comedy |
$4,634,534 |
-31% |
2,534 |
$1,829 |
$33,806,050 |
17 |
| 10 |
(9) |
Fired Up |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$3,701,562 |
-32% |
1,811 |
$2,044 |
$10,038,772 |
10 |
| 11 |
(6) |
Friday the 13th |
Warner Bros. |
Horror |
$3,689,156 |
-54% |
2,760 |
$1,337 |
$60,700,752 |
17 |
| 12 |
(12) |
Gran Torino |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$3,022,228 |
-18% |
1,750 |
$1,727 |
$138,632,157 |
80 |
| 13 |
(14) |
The Reader |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$2,860,429 |
+8% |
1,203 |
$2,378 |
$26,949,964 |
82 |
| 14 |
(10) |
The International |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,854,949 |
-36% |
2,031 |
$1,406 |
$21,355,103 |
17 |
| 15 |
(11) |
The Pink Panther 2 |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$2,442,596 |
-36% |
1,879 |
$1,300 |
$32,608,119 |
24 |
| 16 |
(13) |
Push |
Summit Entertainment |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,233,541 |
-28% |
1,565 |
$1,427 |
$27,862,215 |
24 |
| 17 |
(15) |
Hotel for Dogs |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,680,286 |
-28% |
1,381 |
$1,217 |
$67,636,154 |
45 |
| 18 |
(19) |
Milk |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$1,483,395 |
+39% |
829 |
$1,789 |
$30,004,709 |
96 |
| 19 |
(16) |
The Wrestler |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$1,387,672 |
-25% |
776 |
$1,788 |
$23,512,104 |
75 |
| 20 |
(18) |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$787,261 |
-36% |
558 |
$1,411 |
$125,388,340 |
67 |
| 21 |
(17) |
The Uninvited |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$730,334 |
-43% |
735 |
$994 |
$27,023,042 |
31 |
| 22 |
(24) |
Under the Sea 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$521,011 |
-5% |
51 |
$10,216 |
$2,393,665 |
17 |
| 23 |
(21) |
Doubt |
Miramax |
Drama |
$514,527 |
-28% |
400 |
$1,286 |
$31,886,500 |
80 |
| 24 |
new |
Echelon Conspiracy |
After Dark |
|
$500,154 |
|
400 |
$1,250 |
$500,154 |
3 |
| 25 |
(27) |
Twilight |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$475,792 |
-3% |
448 |
$1,062 |
$190,109,313 |
101 |
| 26 |
(20) |
Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$455,004 |
-42% |
354 |
$1,285 |
$45,802,315 |
38 |
| 27 |
(26) |
New in Town |
Lionsgate |
Romantic Comedy |
$400,802 |
-20% |
432 |
$928 |
$15,871,406 |
31 |
| 28 |
(25) |
Revolutionary Road |
Paramount Vantage |
Drama |
$375,147 |
-31% |
304 |
$1,234 |
$21,945,941 |
66 |
| 29 |
(51) |
Two Lovers |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$372,784 |
+573% |
66 |
$5,648 |
$590,099 |
17 |
| 30 |
(22) |
Frost/Nixon |
Universal |
Drama |
$364,660 |
-44% |
330 |
$1,105 |
$17,891,416 |
87 |
| 31 |
(30) |
Marley & Me |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$345,086 |
+8% |
314 |
$1,099 |
$141,981,387 |
67 |
| 32 |
(28) |
Defiance |
Paramount Vantage |
Drama |
$319,636 |
-34% |
317 |
$1,008 |
$27,691,636 |
61 |
| 33 |
(32) |
The Class |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$282,785 |
+3% |
73 |
$3,874 |
$1,628,301 |
31 |
| 34 |
(47) |
Valkyrie |
United Artists |
Thriller/Suspense |
$226,233 |
+241% |
289 |
$783 |
$82,631,416 |
67 |
| 35 |
(41) |
Waltz with Bashir |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$205,098 |
+77% |
208 |
$986 |
$1,846,384 |
67 |
| 36 |
(36) |
Inkheart |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$176,389 |
+1% |
197 |
$895 |
$16,258,644 |
38 |
| 37 |
(34) |
Bride Wars |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$171,371 |
-13% |
224 |
$765 |
$57,716,731 |
52 |
| 38 |
(37) |
Last Chance Harvey |
Overture Films |
Drama |
$164,913 |
+5% |
181 |
$911 |
$13,936,316 |
67 |
| 39 |
(49) |
Gomorrah |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$153,387 |
+153% |
20 |
$7,669 |
$388,804 |
73 |
| 40 |
(23) |
Delhi 6 |
UTV Communications |
|
$150,840 |
-75% |
90 |
$1,676 |
$807,393 |
17 |
| 41 |
(35) |
Yes Man |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$144,692 |
-18% |
170 |
$851 |
$97,224,052 |
73 |
| 42 |
(39) |
The Tale of Despereaux |
Universal |
Adventure |
$135,145 |
+4% |
248 |
$545 |
$50,818,750 |
73 |
| 43 |
(38) |
Bedtime Stories |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$131,410 |
-9% |
123 |
$1,068 |
$109,586,932 |
67 |
| 44 |
(33) |
Rachel Getting Married |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$111,893 |
-45% |
115 |
$973 |
$12,566,167 |
150 |
| 45 |
(40) |
The Unborn |
Universal |
Horror |
$107,990 |
-13% |
150 |
$720 |
$42,638,165 |
52 |
| 46 |
(44) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$102,067 |
+9% |
54 |
$1,890 |
$533,316,061 |
227 |
| 47 |
new |
Crossing Over |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$77,370 |
|
9 |
$8,597 |
$77,370 |
3 |
| 48 |
(48) |
Fanboys |
Weinstein Co. |
Comedy |
$67,917 |
+4% |
46 |
$1,476 |
$486,861 |
24 |
| 49 |
(29) |
My Bloody Valentine |
Lionsgate |
Horror |
$56,057 |
-85% |
92 |
$609 |
$51,471,301 |
45 |
| 50 |
new |
Play the Game |
Slowhand Cinema |
Comedy |
$51,197 |
|
22 |
$2,327 |
$51,197 |
3 |
| 51 |
(46) |
I've Loved You So Long |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$50,676 |
-27% |
46 |
$1,102 |
$2,990,392 |
129 |
| 52 |
(52) |
The Day the Earth Stood Still |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$47,462 |
-13% |
58 |
$818 |
$79,286,967 |
80 |
| 53 |
(57) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$43,194 |
+24% |
7 |
$6,171 |
$5,581,215 |
381 |
| 54 |
(42) |
2009 Oscar Shorts |
Shorts International |
Multiple Genres |
$38,965 |
-63% |
29 |
$1,344 |
$600,856 |
24 |
| 55 |
(55) |
Wendy and Lucy |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Drama |
$38,728 |
-9% |
20 |
$1,936 |
$487,083 |
82 |
| 56 |
(50) |
Australia |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$37,688 |
-34% |
64 |
$589 |
$49,486,698 |
96 |
| 57 |
(61) |
Let the Right One In |
Magnolia Pictures |
Horror |
$33,117 |
+36% |
27 |
$1,227 |
$2,028,162 |
129 |
| 58 |
(59) |
Che, Part 1: The Argentine |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$32,572 |
+31% |
16 |
$2,036 |
$1,326,673 |
52 |
| 59 |
(54) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment |
Adventure |
$31,813 |
-33% |
9 |
$3,535 |
$13,030,790 |
199 |
| 60 |
(58) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$31,072 |
-10% |
8 |
$3,884 |
$77,812,587 |
2,509 |
| 61 |
(56) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$30,690 |
-19% |
6 |
$5,115 |
$27,682,132 |
1,256 |
| 62 |
(64) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$29,696 |
+137% |
4 |
$7,424 |
$37,497,005 |
1,095 |
| 63 |
(62) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Documentary |
$26,121 |
+15% |
15 |
$1,741 |
$20,897,791 |
514 |
| 64 |
(60) |
Roving Mars |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$25,759 |
+6% |
6 |
$4,293 |
$10,106,660 |
1,130 |
| 65 |
(45) |
Billo Barber |
|
|
$25,190 |
-66% |
70 |
$360 |
$740,698 |
17 |
| 66 |
(53) |
Notorious |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$22,040 |
-57% |
41 |
$538 |
$36,794,764 |
45 |
| 67 |
(-) |
Katyn |
Lorber Films |
Drama |
$14,206 |
|
1 |
$14,206 |
$35,285 |
528 |
| 68 |
new |
Examined Life |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$12,085 |
|
1 |
$12,085 |
$17,288 |
5 |
| 69 |
new |
An American Affair |
Screen Media Films |
Drama |
$11,700 |
|
2 |
$5,850 |
$11,700 |
3 |
| 70 |
(-) |
Man on Wire |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$11,222 |
|
11 |
$1,020 |
$2,957,978 |
220 |
| 71 |
(74) |
Cherry Blossoms |
Strand |
Drama |
$10,129 |
+187% |
5 |
$2,026 |
$24,885 |
45 |
| 72 |
(67) |
Synecdoche, New York |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$9,944 |
+22% |
24 |
$414 |
$3,061,835 |
129 |
| 73 |
(63) |
Frozen River |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$9,547 |
-55% |
10 |
$955 |
$2,477,794 |
213 |
| 75 |
(-) |
Live Fast, Die Young |
Riverrain |
Drama |
$5,781 |
|
1 |
$5,781 |
$15,622 |
129 |
| 76 |
(69) |
Outlander |
Third Rail |
Adventure |
$5,590 |
-25% |
12 |
$466 |
$148,894 |
38 |
| 77 |
(70) |
Serbis |
Regent Releasing |
Drama |
$4,925 |
-21% |
4 |
$1,231 |
$51,775 |
31 |
| 78 |
(-) |
The Betrayal |
Cinema Guild |
Documentary |
$4,591 |
|
2 |
$2,296 |
$25,329 |
101 |
| 79 |
new |
Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead |
Atlas Media Group |
|
$4,352 |
|
1 |
$4,352 |
$4,352 |
3 |
| 80 |
(77) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Concert/Performance |
$4,271 |
+62% |
2 |
$2,136 |
$9,709,421 |
404 |
| 81 |
new |
Bob Funk |
Cinema Epoch |
|
$4,085 |
|
1 |
$4,085 |
$4,085 |
3 |
| 82 |
(75) |
Dalai Lama Renaissance |
Self Distributed |
Documentary |
$3,986 |
+22% |
1 |
$3,986 |
$121,240 |
285 |
| 83 |
(68) |
The Secret of the Grain |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$3,768 |
-51% |
2 |
$1,884 |
$86,356 |
213 |
| 84 |
(84) |
A Secret |
Strand |
Drama |
$3,733 |
+214% |
4 |
$933 |
$609,638 |
178 |
| 85 |
(-) |
Pray the Devil Back to Hell |
Balcony Releasing |
Documentary |
$3,429 |
|
1 |
$3,429 |
$78,986 |
115 |
| 86 |
(71) |
Just Another Love Story |
Koch Lorber Films |
Drama |
$2,875 |
-51% |
2 |
$1,438 |
$28,883 |
52 |
| 87 |
(88) |
Ballerina |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$2,861 |
+214% |
1 |
$2,861 |
$17,099 |
45 |
| 88 |
(65) |
Harvard Beats Yale |
Kino/Emerging |
Documentary |
$2,810 |
-72% |
1 |
$2,810 |
$100,579 |
103 |
| 89 |
(-) |
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$2,507 |
|
2 |
$1,254 |
$88,590 |
131 |
| 90 |
(66) |
Medicine for Melancholy |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$1,863 |
-79% |
2 |
$932 |
$50,545 |
31 |
| 91 |
(-) |
One Day You'll Understand |
Kino International |
Drama |
$1,499 |
|
2 |
$750 |
$87,087 |
122 |
| 92 |
(80) |
How About You |
Strand |
Drama |
$1,306 |
-25% |
1 |
$1,306 |
$69,276 |
108 |
| 93 |
(83) |
The Secrets |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$1,207 |
-13% |
1 |
$1,207 |
$74,123 |
96 |
| 94 |
(92) |
The Singing Revolution |
Abramorama Films |
Documentary |
$782 |
+69% |
1 |
$782 |
$408,609 |
451 |
| 95 |
(82) |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$768 |
-54% |
2 |
$384 |
$510,895 |
192 |
| 96 |
(90) |
Were the World Mine |
SPEAKproductions |
Musical |
$558 |
-21% |
1 |
$558 |
$119,563 |
122 |
| 97 |
(79) |
The Wild Child |
The Film Desk |
Drama |
$438 |
-76% |
1 |
$438 |
$44,183 |
14,249 |
| 98 |
(73) |
Eleven Minutes |
Regent Releasing |
Documentary |
$276 |
-92% |
1 |
$276 |
$6,042 |
10 |
| 99 |
(-) |
I.O.U.S.A. |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$138 |
|
1 |
$138 |
$820,967 |
192 |
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