Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for August 28th, 2009
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
The Final Destination |
Warner Bros. |
Horror |
$27,408,309 |
|
3,121 |
$8,782 |
$27,408,309 |
3 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Inglourious Basterds |
Weinstein Co. |
Action |
$19,303,653 |
-49% |
3,165 |
$6,099 |
$73,022,841 |
10 |
| 3 |
new |
Halloween 2 |
Weinstein/Dimension |
Horror |
$16,349,565 |
|
3,025 |
$5,405 |
$16,349,565 |
3 |
| 4 |
(2) |
District 9 |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$10,270,435 |
-44% |
3,180 |
$3,230 |
$90,383,712 |
17 |
| 5 |
(3) |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$7,715,572 |
-37% |
3,467 |
$2,225 |
$132,151,954 |
24 |
| 6 |
(5) |
Julie & Julia |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$7,035,675 |
-20% |
2,503 |
$2,811 |
$70,628,063 |
24 |
| 7 |
(4) |
The Time Traveler's Wife |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$6,452,270 |
-34% |
2,961 |
$2,179 |
$47,900,418 |
17 |
| 8 |
(6) |
Shorts |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$4,511,345 |
-30% |
3,105 |
$1,453 |
$13,206,697 |
10 |
| 9 |
new |
Taking Woodstock |
Focus Features |
Drama |
$3,457,760 |
|
1,393 |
$2,482 |
$3,478,335 |
3 |
| 10 |
(7) |
G-Force |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$2,824,808 |
-31% |
1,926 |
$1,467 |
$111,780,350 |
38 |
| 11 |
(8) |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$2,466,423 |
-29% |
1,508 |
$1,636 |
$294,258,075 |
47 |
| 12 |
(13) |
(500) Days of Summer |
Fox Searchlight |
Romantic Comedy |
$2,008,956 |
-12% |
909 |
$2,210 |
$25,203,886 |
45 |
| 13 |
(12) |
Ponyo |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$1,887,921 |
-22% |
880 |
$2,145 |
$11,033,256 |
17 |
| 14 |
(9) |
The Ugly Truth |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$1,587,710 |
-43% |
1,252 |
$1,268 |
$85,747,932 |
38 |
| 15 |
(11) |
Post Grad |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$1,467,947 |
-45% |
1,959 |
$749 |
$5,307,922 |
10 |
| 16 |
(14) |
The Hangover |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$1,340,141 |
-9% |
801 |
$1,673 |
$270,237,753 |
87 |
| 17 |
(10) |
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard |
Paramount Vantage |
Comedy |
$1,188,109 |
-56% |
1,426 |
$833 |
$13,817,928 |
17 |
| 18 |
(21) |
The Proposal |
Walt Disney |
Romantic Comedy |
$664,375 |
-16% |
520 |
$1,278 |
$160,154,402 |
73 |
| 19 |
(25) |
Up |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$649,188 |
+104% |
392 |
$1,656 |
$289,639,811 |
94 |
| 20 |
(16) |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$575,531 |
-41% |
622 |
$925 |
$399,416,040 |
68 |
| 21 |
(23) |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$536,601 |
-28% |
432 |
$1,242 |
$193,250,211 |
61 |
| 22 |
(22) |
Aliens in the Attic |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$520,563 |
-31% |
574 |
$907 |
$22,987,502 |
31 |
| 23 |
(20) |
Orphan |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$380,744 |
-53% |
482 |
$790 |
$40,611,480 |
38 |
| 24 |
(15) |
A Perfect Getaway |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$367,215 |
-66% |
544 |
$675 |
$15,001,695 |
24 |
| 25 |
(28) |
Adam |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$345,621 |
+39% |
177 |
$1,953 |
$1,360,487 |
33 |
| 26 |
(17) |
Funny People |
Universal |
Comedy |
$330,395 |
-64% |
413 |
$800 |
$51,324,370 |
31 |
| 27 |
(24) |
The Hurt Locker |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$280,290 |
-27% |
306 |
$916 |
$11,595,912 |
66 |
| 28 |
(27) |
Under the Sea 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$263,424 |
-11% |
108 |
$2,439 |
$16,691,805 |
199 |
| 29 |
(36) |
My Sister's Keeper |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$258,215 |
+117% |
326 |
$792 |
$48,407,919 |
66 |
| 30 |
(26) |
Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$239,224 |
-21% |
232 |
$1,031 |
$176,461,908 |
101 |
| 31 |
new |
The September Issue |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$220,416 |
|
6 |
$36,736 |
$220,416 |
3 |
| 32 |
(29) |
Star Trek |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$182,482 |
-24% |
218 |
$837 |
$256,673,273 |
115 |
| 33 |
(30) |
Public Enemies |
Universal |
Drama |
$164,930 |
-30% |
264 |
$625 |
$97,030,725 |
61 |
| 34 |
(32) |
In the Loop |
IFC Films |
Black Comedy |
$149,041 |
-21% |
84 |
$1,774 |
$1,779,340 |
38 |
| 35 |
(43) |
It Might Get Loud |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$123,905 |
+138% |
30 |
$4,130 |
$354,350 |
17 |
| 36 |
(18) |
Bandslam |
Summit Entertainment |
Comedy |
$118,806 |
-86% |
207 |
$574 |
$4,935,870 |
17 |
| 37 |
(33) |
Paper Heart |
Overture Films |
Comedy |
$110,440 |
-13% |
96 |
$1,150 |
$938,153 |
24 |
| 38 |
(35) |
Cold Souls |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Drama |
$97,200 |
-19% |
40 |
$2,430 |
$475,615 |
24 |
| 39 |
(31) |
Kaminey |
UTV Communications |
Thriller/Suspense |
$81,526 |
-63% |
63 |
$1,294 |
$1,204,464 |
17 |
| 40 |
(40) |
My One and Only |
Freestyle Releasing |
Comedy |
$79,652 |
+36% |
10 |
$7,965 |
$165,641 |
10 |
| 41 |
(-) |
Play the Game |
Slowhand Cinema |
Comedy |
$78,804 |
|
54 |
$1,459 |
$456,536 |
185 |
| 42 |
(37) |
Food, Inc. |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$66,774 |
-21% |
72 |
$927 |
$4,098,279 |
80 |
| 43 |
(45) |
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$54,689 |
+18% |
23 |
$2,378 |
$641,811 |
52 |
| 44 |
(42) |
The Cove |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$45,703 |
-14% |
25 |
$1,828 |
$619,467 |
31 |
| 45 |
(41) |
Moon |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Thriller/Suspense |
$42,268 |
-24% |
49 |
$863 |
$4,652,960 |
80 |
| 46 |
(38) |
The Collector |
Freestyle Releasing |
Horror |
$42,217 |
-41% |
37 |
$1,141 |
$7,544,796 |
31 |
| 47 |
(39) |
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$35,236 |
-49% |
81 |
$435 |
$125,286,889 |
102 |
| 48 |
(61) |
The Baader Meinhof Complex |
Vitagraph Films |
Action |
$31,692 |
+83% |
3 |
$10,564 |
$59,198 |
10 |
| 49 |
(53) |
Departures |
Regent Releasing |
Drama |
$29,438 |
-1% |
20 |
$1,472 |
$1,279,245 |
94 |
| 50 |
(48) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$28,556 |
-19% |
6 |
$4,759 |
$6,945,509 |
563 |
| 51 |
(44) |
I Love You, Beth Cooper |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$28,315 |
-45% |
77 |
$368 |
$14,706,744 |
52 |
| 52 |
(85) |
World's Greatest Dad |
Magnolia Pictures |
Black Comedy |
$27,061 |
+479% |
9 |
$3,007 |
$34,358 |
10 |
| 53 |
(56) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Documentary |
$25,885 |
-1% |
8 |
$3,236 |
$22,074,410 |
696 |
| 54 |
(57) |
Lorna's Silence |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$25,362 |
+1% |
12 |
$2,114 |
$199,524 |
31 |
| 55 |
new |
Big Fan |
First Independent Pictures |
Comedy |
$24,266 |
|
2 |
$12,133 |
$24,266 |
3 |
| 56 |
(64) |
Seraphine |
Music Box Films |
|
$23,581 |
+55% |
14 |
$1,684 |
$655,388 |
87 |
| 57 |
(47) |
The Wonder of it All |
Indican Pictures |
|
$23,386 |
-35% |
11 |
$2,126 |
$707,537 |
45 |
| 58 |
(54) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$22,019 |
-22% |
3 |
$7,340 |
$29,779,790 |
1,438 |
| 59 |
new |
Still Walking |
IFC Films |
|
$20,298 |
|
2 |
$10,149 |
$20,298 |
3 |
| 60 |
(50) |
Whatever Works |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$18,773 |
-40% |
21 |
$894 |
$5,220,351 |
73 |
| 61 |
(67) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Concert/Performance |
$16,606 |
+24% |
3 |
$5,535 |
$10,169,131 |
586 |
| 62 |
(66) |
Spread |
|
Comedy |
$15,698 |
+10% |
45 |
$349 |
$239,183 |
17 |
| 63 |
(63) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$15,523 |
+1% |
5 |
$3,105 |
$79,695,782 |
2,691 |
| 64 |
new |
Daddy Cool |
Big Pictures |
|
$14,319 |
|
18 |
$796 |
$14,319 |
3 |
| 65 |
(58) |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$14,116 |
-40% |
26 |
$543 |
$179,863,544 |
122 |
| 66 |
new |
The Open Road |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Drama |
$13,323 |
|
14 |
$952 |
$13,323 |
3 |
| 67 |
(68) |
A Woman in Berlin |
Strand |
Drama |
$13,298 |
+1% |
3 |
$4,433 |
$156,019 |
45 |
| 68 |
(62) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment |
Adventure |
$13,098 |
-22% |
10 |
$1,310 |
$14,429,757 |
381 |
| 69 |
(60) |
Flammen og Citronen |
IFC Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$12,085 |
-36% |
5 |
$2,417 |
$87,506 |
31 |
| 70 |
(65) |
The Headless Woman |
Strand |
Drama |
$11,862 |
-20% |
1 |
$11,862 |
$40,398 |
12 |
| 71 |
(77) |
Cloud Nine |
|
|
$11,245 |
+54% |
5 |
$2,249 |
$34,370 |
17 |
| 72 |
new |
Into Temptation |
|
|
$10,916 |
|
1 |
$10,916 |
$10,916 |
3 |
| 73 |
(86) |
The Girl from Monaco |
Magnolia Pictures |
Comedy |
$10,642 |
+138% |
9 |
$1,182 |
$554,905 |
59 |
| 74 |
(-) |
Brighton Rock |
Rialto Pictures |
|
$10,392 |
|
1 |
$10,392 |
$34,980 |
73 |
| 75 |
(-) |
Valentino: The Last Emperor |
Truly Indie |
Documentary |
$10,364 |
|
10 |
$1,036 |
$1,755,134 |
166 |
| 76 |
(71) |
Tetro |
American Zoetrope |
Drama |
$10,104 |
-11% |
8 |
$1,263 |
$454,823 |
81 |
| 77 |
(51) |
Love Aaj Kal |
Eros Entertainment |
Romantic Comedy |
$9,738 |
-68% |
102 |
$95 |
$2,425,386 |
31 |
| 78 |
(73) |
Humpday |
Magnolia Pictures |
Comedy |
$9,226 |
+1% |
19 |
$486 |
$358,227 |
52 |
| 79 |
(113) |
Shrink |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$8,577 |
+496% |
8 |
$1,072 |
$179,595 |
38 |
| 80 |
new |
Mystery Team |
Roadside Attractions |
Comedy |
$7,840 |
|
1 |
$7,840 |
$7,840 |
3 |
| 81 |
(69) |
My Life in Ruins |
Fox Searchlight |
Romantic Comedy |
$7,572 |
-41% |
10 |
$757 |
$8,662,318 |
87 |
| 82 |
new |
We Live in Public |
Abramorama Films |
Documentary |
$7,325 |
|
1 |
$7,325 |
$7,325 |
3 |
| 83 |
(19) |
X Games 3D: The Movie |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$7,092 |
-99% |
25 |
$284 |
$1,388,840 |
10 |
| 84 |
(76) |
Unmistaken Child |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
|
$6,091 |
-24% |
4 |
$1,523 |
$221,139 |
89 |
| 85 |
(126) |
Galapagos |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$5,880 |
+2,340% |
2 |
$2,940 |
$17,645,238 |
3,594 |
| 86 |
(79) |
Afghan Star |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$5,112 |
-23% |
5 |
$1,022 |
$79,221 |
66 |
| 87 |
(75) |
Easy Virtue |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$5,099 |
-37% |
10 |
$510 |
$2,631,543 |
101 |
| 88 |
(81) |
Five Minutes of Heaven |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$5,026 |
-6% |
2 |
$2,513 |
$13,217 |
10 |
| 89 |
(-) |
Irene in Time |
Rainbow Releasing |
Drama |
$4,707 |
|
2 |
$2,354 |
$99,518 |
73 |
| 90 |
(90) |
Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love |
Shadow |
Documentary |
$4,635 |
+31% |
6 |
$773 |
$122,610 |
80 |
| 91 |
(83) |
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story |
|
Documentary |
$3,095 |
-36% |
1 |
$3,095 |
$49,619 |
101 |
| 92 |
(105) |
The Way We Get By |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$3,028 |
+49% |
3 |
$1,009 |
$48,594 |
45 |
| 93 |
(80) |
Soul Power |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$2,883 |
-54% |
7 |
$412 |
$163,329 |
52 |
| 94 |
(111) |
Herb & Dorothy |
Arthouse Films |
Documentary |
$2,774 |
+57% |
2 |
$1,387 |
$175,533 |
87 |
| 95 |
(92) |
Bliss |
First Run Features |
Drama |
$2,585 |
-23% |
1 |
$2,585 |
$27,963 |
24 |
| 96 |
(-) |
Jerichow |
Cinema Guild |
Drama |
$2,487 |
|
2 |
$1,244 |
$52,863 |
108 |
| 97 |
(99) |
Local Color |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$2,476 |
-16% |
2 |
$1,238 |
$37,937 |
682 |
| 98 |
(55) |
Casi Divas |
Maya Releasing |
|
$2,374 |
-91% |
4 |
$594 |
$42,889 |
10 |
| 99 |
(114) |
Under Our Skin |
Shadow |
|
$2,295 |
+83% |
3 |
$765 |
$66,793 |
75 |
| 100 |
(59) |
Art & Copy |
Seventh Art Releasing |
Documentary |
$2,244 |
-89% |
2 |
$1,122 |
$47,932 |
10 |
| 101 |
(82) |
Every Little Step |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$2,230 |
-58% |
4 |
$558 |
$1,704,633 |
136 |
| 102 |
(96) |
The Beaches of Agnes |
Cinema Guild |
Documentary |
$2,124 |
-34% |
2 |
$1,062 |
$138,002 |
61 |
| 103 |
(118) |
Le combat dans l'île |
The Film Desk |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,117 |
+218% |
1 |
$2,117 |
$24,550 |
80 |
| 104 |
(87) |
The Stoning of Soraya M. |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$1,679 |
-58% |
4 |
$420 |
$621,676 |
66 |
| 105 |
(97) |
Tulpan |
Zeitgeist |
Comedy |
$1,441 |
-54% |
1 |
$1,441 |
$156,331 |
152 |
| 106 |
(-) |
Rashomon |
Janus Films |
Drama |
$1,281 |
|
1 |
$1,281 |
$35,709 |
21,556 |
| 107 |
(116) |
One Day You'll Understand |
Kino International |
Drama |
$1,280 |
+17% |
1 |
$1,280 |
$143,400 |
304 |
| 108 |
(94) |
O'Horten |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$1,268 |
-62% |
6 |
$211 |
$278,216 |
101 |
| 109 |
(117) |
Il Divo |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$1,143 |
+42% |
2 |
$572 |
$221,189 |
460 |
| 110 |
(119) |
Adoration |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$1,025 |
+58% |
3 |
$342 |
$281,325 |
115 |
| 111 |
(124) |
Goodbye Solo |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$1,011 |
+152% |
5 |
$202 |
$867,453 |
157 |
| 112 |
(110) |
The Girlfriend Experience |
Magnolia Pictures |
|
$990 |
-44% |
2 |
$495 |
$695,417 |
101 |
| 113 |
(112) |
Outrage |
Magnolia Pictures |
|
$788 |
-53% |
2 |
$394 |
$286,654 |
115 |
| 114 |
(-) |
Loren Cass |
Kino International |
Drama |
$767 |
|
1 |
$767 |
$5,315 |
38 |
| 115 |
(104) |
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone |
Eleven Arts |
Adventure |
$612 |
-74% |
1 |
$612 |
$22,419 |
730 |
| 116 |
(102) |
Earth Days |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$493 |
-80% |
1 |
$493 |
$8,223 |
17 |
| 117 |
(-) |
Lion's Den |
Strand |
|
$457 |
|
1 |
$457 |
$12,076 |
59 |
| 118 |
(-) |
Downloading Nancy |
Strand |
|
$254 |
|
1 |
$254 |
$22,153 |
87 |
| 119 |
(-) |
Ghosted |
First Run Features |
|
$249 |
|
1 |
$249 |
$1,716 |
31 |
| 120 |
(-) |
The Wild Child |
The Film Desk |
Drama |
$229 |
|
1 |
$229 |
$57,022 |
14,431 |
| 121 |
(123) |
Shall We Kiss? |
Music Box Films |
Romantic Comedy |
$156 |
-65% |
1 |
$156 |
$532,066 |
157 |
| 122 |
(88) |
Weather Girl |
Self Distributed |
|
$80 |
-98% |
1 |
$80 |
$20,519 |
52 |
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