Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for May 8th, 2009
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
Star Trek |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$79,204,289 |
|
3,849 |
$20,578 |
$79,204,289 |
3 |
| 2 |
(1) |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$26,408,288 |
-69% |
4,102 |
$6,438 |
$129,032,435 |
10 |
| 3 |
(2) |
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past |
Warner Bros. |
Romantic Comedy |
$10,258,141 |
-33% |
3,175 |
$3,231 |
$30,054,386 |
10 |
| 4 |
(3) |
Obsessed |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$6,560,266 |
-46% |
2,602 |
$2,521 |
$56,207,576 |
17 |
| 5 |
(4) |
17 Again |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$4,232,422 |
-33% |
2,903 |
$1,458 |
$53,994,515 |
24 |
| 6 |
new |
Next Day Air |
Summit Entertainment |
Comedy |
$4,111,043 |
|
1,138 |
$3,613 |
$4,111,043 |
3 |
| 7 |
(6) |
The Soloist |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$3,949,430 |
-30% |
2,090 |
$1,890 |
$23,845,177 |
17 |
| 8 |
(5) |
Monsters vs. Aliens |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$3,260,440 |
-44% |
2,185 |
$1,492 |
$186,774,092 |
45 |
| 9 |
(7) |
earth |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$2,666,219 |
-39% |
1,794 |
$1,486 |
$26,264,242 |
19 |
| 10 |
(8) |
Hannah Montana the Movie |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$2,193,043 |
-47% |
2,301 |
$953 |
$73,861,795 |
31 |
| 11 |
(9) |
Fighting |
Universal |
Action |
$2,010,075 |
-50% |
1,933 |
$1,040 |
$20,453,095 |
17 |
| 12 |
(10) |
State of Play |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,918,295 |
-48% |
1,541 |
$1,245 |
$33,986,760 |
24 |
| 13 |
(11) |
Fast & Furious |
Universal |
Action |
$1,254,010 |
-55% |
1,409 |
$890 |
$151,798,755 |
38 |
| 14 |
(14) |
I Love You, Man |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$507,667 |
-31% |
407 |
$1,247 |
$70,095,671 |
52 |
| 15 |
(13) |
Taken |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$448,375 |
-50% |
385 |
$1,165 |
$144,197,013 |
101 |
| 16 |
(15) |
Knowing |
Summit Entertainment |
Thriller/Suspense |
$303,297 |
-47% |
373 |
$813 |
$78,401,631 |
52 |
| 17 |
(17) |
Sunshine Cleaning |
Overture Films |
Comedy |
$290,093 |
-32% |
328 |
$884 |
$10,897,713 |
59 |
| 18 |
(21) |
Is Anybody There? |
Stony Island Entertainment |
Drama |
$283,909 |
-3% |
157 |
$1,808 |
$907,404 |
24 |
| 19 |
(22) |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$226,886 |
-17% |
267 |
$850 |
$145,790,203 |
115 |
| 20 |
(23) |
Under the Sea 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$218,122 |
-12% |
40 |
$5,453 |
$7,242,383 |
87 |
| 21 |
new |
Rudo y Cursi |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$211,460 |
|
70 |
$3,021 |
$211,460 |
3 |
| 22 |
(18) |
The Haunting in Connecticut |
Lionsgate |
Horror |
$188,101 |
-55% |
303 |
$621 |
$55,325,526 |
45 |
| 23 |
(12) |
Battle for Terra |
Roadside Attractions |
Adventure |
$174,014 |
-84% |
413 |
$421 |
$1,518,011 |
10 |
| 24 |
(20) |
12 Rounds |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$151,317 |
-49% |
121 |
$1,251 |
$12,003,369 |
45 |
| 25 |
(24) |
Adventureland |
Miramax |
Black Comedy |
$131,028 |
-35% |
216 |
$607 |
$15,768,226 |
38 |
| 26 |
(25) |
Gran Torino |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$127,780 |
-32% |
228 |
$560 |
$147,601,540 |
150 |
| 27 |
(29) |
Race to Witch Mountain |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$126,637 |
-15% |
192 |
$660 |
$64,794,337 |
59 |
| 28 |
(26) |
Sin Nombre |
Focus Features |
Thriller/Suspense |
$126,528 |
-32% |
81 |
$1,562 |
$1,966,171 |
52 |
| 29 |
(40) |
Warchmen |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$112,482 |
+81% |
263 |
$428 |
$107,322,168 |
66 |
| 30 |
(16) |
Crank 2: High Voltage |
Lionsgate |
Thriller/Suspense |
$110,462 |
-77% |
217 |
$509 |
$13,630,226 |
24 |
| 31 |
(28) |
Duplicity |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$106,005 |
-38% |
202 |
$525 |
$40,360,265 |
52 |
| 32 |
(35) |
Tyson |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$92,804 |
+24% |
35 |
$2,652 |
$333,334 |
17 |
| 33 |
(33) |
Valentino: The Last Emperor |
Truly Indie |
Documentary |
$90,928 |
+19% |
36 |
$2,526 |
$827,683 |
54 |
| 34 |
(30) |
Hotel for Dogs |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$84,579 |
-31% |
174 |
$486 |
$72,869,036 |
115 |
| 35 |
(42) |
Every Little Step |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$81,383 |
+46% |
24 |
$3,391 |
$336,881 |
24 |
| 36 |
(27) |
Dragonball Evolution |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$78,368 |
-54% |
106 |
$739 |
$9,089,788 |
33 |
| 37 |
(31) |
The Last House on the Left |
Universal |
Horror |
$74,320 |
-25% |
139 |
$535 |
$32,721,635 |
59 |
| 38 |
(32) |
Sugar |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$73,490 |
-12% |
50 |
$1,470 |
$674,508 |
38 |
| 39 |
new |
Little Ashes |
Regent Releasing |
Drama |
$73,394 |
|
12 |
$6,116 |
$73,394 |
3 |
| 40 |
(34) |
Merry Gentleman, The |
|
|
$66,223 |
-12% |
33 |
$2,007 |
$165,316 |
10 |
| 41 |
(19) |
Observe and Report |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$61,040 |
-80% |
132 |
$462 |
$23,372,005 |
31 |
| 42 |
(36) |
He's Just Not That Into You |
Warner Bros. |
Romantic Comedy |
$51,934 |
-30% |
103 |
$504 |
$93,836,028 |
94 |
| 43 |
(37) |
Confessions of a Shopaholic |
Walt Disney |
Romantic Comedy |
$50,445 |
-31% |
105 |
$480 |
$44,189,027 |
87 |
| 44 |
(46) |
Lemon Tree |
IFC Films |
|
$46,054 |
+18% |
18 |
$2,559 |
$137,647 |
24 |
| 45 |
(41) |
The Limits of Control |
Focus Features |
Thriller/Suspense |
$45,687 |
-18% |
11 |
$4,153 |
$125,463 |
10 |
| 46 |
(43) |
Lymelife |
Screen Media Films |
Drama |
$45,588 |
-17% |
29 |
$1,572 |
$281,455 |
31 |
| 47 |
(38) |
Paris 36 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
|
$45,179 |
-31% |
47 |
$961 |
$696,384 |
38 |
| 48 |
(57) |
Goodbye Solo |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$40,813 |
+48% |
17 |
$2,401 |
$359,175 |
45 |
| 49 |
new |
Adoration |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$39,358 |
|
10 |
$3,936 |
$39,358 |
3 |
| 50 |
(45) |
Coraline |
Focus Features |
Adventure |
$36,429 |
-31% |
92 |
$396 |
$75,064,490 |
94 |
| 51 |
(44) |
Anvil! The Story of Anvil |
Abramorama Films |
Documentary |
$33,207 |
-37% |
17 |
$1,953 |
$277,246 |
31 |
| 52 |
(-) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$33,005 |
|
4 |
$8,251 |
$41,206,445 |
1,165 |
| 53 |
new |
Outrage |
Magnolia Pictures |
|
$32,589 |
|
5 |
$6,518 |
$32,589 |
3 |
| 54 |
(47) |
Two Lovers |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$32,500 |
-13% |
29 |
$1,121 |
$3,051,338 |
87 |
| 55 |
(59) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment |
Adventure |
$32,248 |
+47% |
6 |
$5,375 |
$13,712,412 |
269 |
| 56 |
(48) |
Shall We Kiss? |
Music Box Films |
Romantic Comedy |
$25,136 |
-33% |
22 |
$1,143 |
$405,536 |
45 |
| 57 |
(54) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$24,646 |
-15% |
6 |
$4,108 |
$78,637,588 |
2,579 |
| 58 |
(39) |
American Violet |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
|
$24,625 |
-62% |
21 |
$1,173 |
$515,869 |
24 |
| 59 |
(49) |
Slumdog Millionaire |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$24,353 |
-35% |
41 |
$594 |
$141,286,770 |
180 |
| 60 |
(52) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$24,287 |
-18% |
6 |
$4,048 |
$28,607,681 |
1,326 |
| 61 |
(50) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$22,699 |
-38% |
8 |
$2,837 |
$6,038,951 |
451 |
| 62 |
(55) |
Il Divo |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$21,713 |
-23% |
5 |
$4,343 |
$86,535 |
348 |
| 63 |
(56) |
Gomorrah |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$17,398 |
-37% |
29 |
$600 |
$1,530,575 |
143 |
| 64 |
(62) |
Revanche |
Janus Films |
Drama |
$16,215 |
-1% |
41 |
$395 |
$50,164 |
10 |
| 65 |
(53) |
The Class |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$16,152 |
-44% |
41 |
$394 |
$3,723,932 |
101 |
| 66 |
(60) |
Monster Beach Party |
Indican Pictures |
Comedy |
$15,906 |
-20% |
8 |
$1,988 |
$62,297 |
31 |
| 67 |
(64) |
Enlighten Up! |
Balcony Releasing |
Documentary |
$15,634 |
+8% |
8 |
$1,954 |
$129,423 |
241 |
| 68 |
(58) |
Everlasting Moments |
IFC Films |
|
$15,244 |
-31% |
23 |
$663 |
$510,571 |
66 |
| 69 |
(61) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Documentary |
$13,304 |
-26% |
9 |
$1,478 |
$21,414,894 |
584 |
| 70 |
(51) |
Push |
Summit Entertainment |
Thriller/Suspense |
$13,191 |
-61% |
42 |
$314 |
$31,806,100 |
94 |
| 71 |
new |
Julia |
Magnolia Pictures |
|
$12,524 |
|
3 |
$4,175 |
$12,524 |
3 |
| 72 |
(63) |
The Great Buck Howard |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$12,104 |
-23% |
31 |
$390 |
$693,512 |
52 |
| 73 |
(67) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Concert/Performance |
$10,155 |
-10% |
4 |
$2,539 |
$9,847,107 |
474 |
| 74 |
new |
Objectified |
|
Documentary |
$8,668 |
|
1 |
$8,668 |
$8,668 |
3 |
| 75 |
(97) |
Tulpan |
Zeitgeist |
Comedy |
$7,958 |
+467% |
4 |
$1,990 |
$49,756 |
40 |
| 76 |
(70) |
Rolling |
Indican Pictures |
Drama |
$7,004 |
-21% |
3 |
$2,335 |
$63,946 |
38 |
| 77 |
(69) |
Roving Mars |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$6,751 |
-31% |
5 |
$1,350 |
$10,336,266 |
1,200 |
| 78 |
(66) |
Tokyo! |
|
Drama |
$6,450 |
-46% |
10 |
$645 |
$326,390 |
66 |
| 79 |
(72) |
Tokyo Sonata |
Regent Releasing |
Drama |
$4,699 |
-41% |
6 |
$783 |
$228,233 |
59 |
| 80 |
(65) |
The Reader |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$4,366 |
-68% |
16 |
$273 |
$34,192,652 |
152 |
| 81 |
(92) |
A Wink and a Smile |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$3,928 |
+67% |
1 |
$3,928 |
$7,005 |
10 |
| 82 |
(-) |
The Cross: The Arthur Blessitt Story |
Gener8xion Entertainment |
Documentary |
$3,906 |
|
8 |
$488 |
$708,301 |
45 |
| 83 |
(96) |
Z |
Rialto Pictures |
|
$3,701 |
+151% |
1 |
$3,701 |
$53,220 |
14,399 |
| 84 |
(73) |
The Wrestler |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$3,666 |
-49% |
8 |
$458 |
$26,236,603 |
145 |
| 85 |
(79) |
Gigantic |
First Independent Pictures |
Comedy |
$3,580 |
-33% |
6 |
$597 |
$68,514 |
38 |
| 86 |
(86) |
Skills Like This |
Shadow |
Comedy |
$3,514 |
+10% |
5 |
$703 |
$52,084 |
52 |
| 87 |
(78) |
Treeless Mountain |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
|
$3,102 |
-48% |
3 |
$1,034 |
$22,057 |
19 |
| 88 |
(-) |
Kabei: Our Mother |
Strand |
|
$3,072 |
|
1 |
$3,072 |
$3,072 |
471 |
| 89 |
(95) |
The Skeptic |
IFC Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$3,001 |
+93% |
1 |
$3,001 |
$4,873 |
10 |
| 90 |
(105) |
Waltz with Bashir |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$2,987 |
+343% |
5 |
$597 |
$2,283,276 |
137 |
| 91 |
(-) |
Galapagos |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$2,965 |
|
1 |
$2,965 |
$17,494,508 |
3,482 |
| 92 |
(89) |
Nursery University |
Variance Films |
|
$2,867 |
-5% |
4 |
$717 |
$23,190 |
17 |
| 93 |
new |
The Window |
Film Movement |
Drama |
$2,771 |
|
1 |
$2,771 |
$4,018 |
5 |
| 94 |
(84) |
Fados |
Zeitgeist |
Drama |
$2,740 |
-27% |
2 |
$1,370 |
$81,763 |
66 |
| 95 |
(90) |
Che, Part 1: The Argentine |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$2,717 |
-5% |
8 |
$340 |
$1,723,534 |
122 |
| 96 |
(68) |
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$2,434 |
-77% |
7 |
$348 |
$8,742,261 |
73 |
| 97 |
(83) |
Bride Wars |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$2,380 |
-49% |
6 |
$397 |
$58,715,510 |
122 |
| 98 |
(82) |
Examined Life |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$2,281 |
-54% |
2 |
$1,141 |
$103,947 |
75 |
| 99 |
(76) |
The Garden |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Documentary |
$2,170 |
-67% |
4 |
$543 |
$16,629 |
17 |
| 100 |
(71) |
Three Monkeys |
Zeitgeist |
|
$2,014 |
-77% |
1 |
$2,014 |
$20,891 |
45 |
| 101 |
(-) |
Our City Dreams |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$1,825 |
|
1 |
$1,825 |
$34,557 |
96 |
| 102 |
(74) |
Hunger |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$1,807 |
-74% |
6 |
$301 |
$138,663 |
157 |
| 103 |
(100) |
Cherry Blossoms |
Strand |
Drama |
$1,761 |
+52% |
6 |
$294 |
$97,083 |
115 |
| 104 |
(81) |
The Legend of God's Gun |
Indican Pictures |
Western |
$1,562 |
-69% |
1 |
$1,562 |
$220,399 |
297 |
| 105 |
(77) |
Harvard Beats Yale |
Kino/Emerging |
Documentary |
$1,208 |
-82% |
2 |
$604 |
$243,887 |
173 |
| 106 |
(-) |
Were the World Mine |
SPEAKproductions |
Musical |
$1,149 |
|
1 |
$1,149 |
$125,380 |
192 |
| 107 |
(91) |
Throw Down Your Heart |
Argot Pictures |
Documentary |
$1,147 |
-58% |
1 |
$1,147 |
$42,721 |
59 |
| 108 |
(80) |
In a Dream |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$976 |
-81% |
3 |
$325 |
$48,263 |
31 |
| 109 |
(94) |
Home |
Monterey Media |
|
$911 |
-43% |
2 |
$456 |
$3,682 |
18 |
| 110 |
(102) |
The Golden Boys |
Roadside Attractions |
|
$878 |
-9% |
3 |
$293 |
$180,509 |
24 |
| 112 |
(75) |
12 |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Thriller/Suspense |
$846 |
-87% |
6 |
$141 |
$110,978 |
68 |
| 111 |
(88) |
Ballerina |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$846 |
-72% |
1 |
$846 |
$104,801 |
115 |
| 113 |
(-) |
The Perfect Sleep |
Cinema Epoch |
Thriller/Suspense |
$635 |
|
1 |
$635 |
$6,224 |
59 |
| 114 |
(108) |
Absurdistan |
First Run Features |
Comedy |
$476 |
+31% |
2 |
$238 |
$36,558 |
94 |
| 115 |
(93) |
The Wild Child |
The Film Desk |
Drama |
$391 |
-77% |
1 |
$391 |
$54,618 |
14,319 |
| 116 |
(106) |
Alien Trespass |
Roadside Attractions |
Comedy |
$351 |
-20% |
1 |
$351 |
$81,184 |
38 |
| 117 |
(104) |
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh |
Peace Arch Releasing |
Drama |
$345 |
-53% |
1 |
$345 |
$80,283 |
31 |
| 118 |
(98) |
The Song of Sparrows |
Regent Releasing |
Drama |
$302 |
-76% |
1 |
$302 |
$57,771 |
38 |
| 119 |
(101) |
Of Time and the City |
Strand |
Documentary |
$300 |
-72% |
1 |
$300 |
$32,551 |
108 |
| 120 |
(109) |
Gooby |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$13 |
-96% |
1 |
$13 |
$2,554 |
24 |
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