Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for October 23rd, 2009
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(3) |
Paranormal Activity |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$21,104,070 |
+8% |
1,945 |
$10,850 |
$61,580,588 |
31 |
| 2 |
new |
Saw VI |
Lionsgate |
Horror |
$14,118,444 |
|
3,036 |
$4,650 |
$14,118,444 |
3 |
| 3 |
(1) |
Where the Wild Things Are |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$14,019,406 |
-57% |
3,735 |
$3,754 |
$53,558,981 |
10 |
| 4 |
(2) |
Law Abiding Citizen |
Overture Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$12,403,888 |
-41% |
2,890 |
$4,292 |
$40,008,703 |
10 |
| 5 |
(4) |
Couples Retreat |
Universal |
Comedy |
$10,620,685 |
-38% |
3,074 |
$3,455 |
$77,736,885 |
17 |
| 6 |
new |
Astro Boy |
Summit Entertainment |
Adventure |
$6,702,923 |
|
3,014 |
$2,224 |
$6,702,923 |
3 |
| 7 |
new |
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant |
Universal |
Action |
$6,293,205 |
|
2,754 |
$2,285 |
$6,293,205 |
3 |
| 8 |
(5) |
The Stepfather |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$6,230,969 |
-46% |
2,734 |
$2,279 |
$20,082,652 |
10 |
| 9 |
(6) |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$5,250,541 |
-35% |
2,741 |
$1,916 |
$114,854,877 |
38 |
| 10 |
(7) |
Zombieland |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$4,205,812 |
-45% |
2,447 |
$1,719 |
$67,213,384 |
24 |
| 11 |
new |
Amelia |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$3,904,047 |
|
820 |
$4,761 |
$3,904,047 |
3 |
| 12 |
(15) |
A Serious Man |
Focus Features |
Comedy |
$1,093,217 |
+30% |
176 |
$6,211 |
$3,196,496 |
24 |
| 13 |
(8) |
Toy Story 3D Double Feature |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$1,009,900 |
-67% |
778 |
$1,298 |
$30,144,903 |
24 |
| 14 |
(19) |
Good Hair |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$946,312 |
+137% |
466 |
$2,031 |
$2,804,063 |
17 |
| 15 |
(10) |
The Invention of Lying |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$839,209 |
-56% |
802 |
$1,046 |
$16,956,375 |
24 |
| 16 |
(12) |
Capitalism: A Love Story |
Overture Films |
Documentary |
$726,453 |
-50% |
636 |
$1,142 |
$12,960,355 |
33 |
| 17 |
(9) |
Surrogates |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$590,444 |
-69% |
797 |
$741 |
$37,573,398 |
31 |
| 18 |
(11) |
Whip It |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$466,014 |
-69% |
435 |
$1,071 |
$12,293,893 |
24 |
| 19 |
(30) |
An Education |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$367,371 |
+50% |
31 |
$11,851 |
$940,265 |
17 |
| 20 |
(21) |
Coco Before Chanel |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$353,056 |
-9% |
63 |
$5,604 |
$2,908,829 |
31 |
| 21 |
(13) |
The Informant |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$348,161 |
-64% |
411 |
$847 |
$32,434,128 |
38 |
| 22 |
(18) |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$235,381 |
-42% |
407 |
$578 |
$150,010,209 |
80 |
| 23 |
(22) |
New York, I Love You |
Vivendi Entertainment |
Drama |
$230,127 |
-40% |
111 |
$2,073 |
$747,052 |
10 |
| 24 |
(14) |
Fame |
MGM |
Musical |
$212,364 |
-77% |
445 |
$477 |
$22,206,056 |
31 |
| 25 |
(20) |
Bright Star |
Apparition |
Drama |
$212,138 |
-46% |
209 |
$1,015 |
$3,901,214 |
38 |
| 26 |
(50) |
The Time Traveler's Wife |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$203,990 |
+191% |
284 |
$718 |
$62,846,730 |
73 |
| 27 |
(26) |
The Hangover |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$201,345 |
-25% |
291 |
$692 |
$276,583,220 |
143 |
| 28 |
(27) |
G-Force |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$193,438 |
-22% |
260 |
$744 |
$118,553,453 |
94 |
| 29 |
(25) |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$181,802 |
-33% |
285 |
$638 |
$301,420,102 |
103 |
| 30 |
(17) |
Love Happens |
Universal |
Drama |
$179,850 |
-67% |
327 |
$550 |
$22,783,960 |
38 |
| 31 |
(16) |
I Can Do Bad All By Myself |
Lionsgate |
Comedy |
$178,828 |
-68% |
273 |
$655 |
$51,697,449 |
45 |
| 32 |
(23) |
Inglourious Basterds |
Weinstein Co. |
Action |
$176,550 |
-48% |
206 |
$857 |
$119,396,075 |
66 |
| 33 |
(29) |
District 9 |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$148,051 |
-40% |
232 |
$638 |
$115,502,313 |
73 |
| 34 |
(28) |
Julie & Julia |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$144,530 |
-41% |
171 |
$845 |
$93,323,576 |
80 |
| 35 |
(-) |
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D |
Walt Disney |
Musical |
$143,289 |
|
105 |
$1,365 |
$24,440,108 |
1,102 |
| 36 |
(37) |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$118,809 |
-9% |
142 |
$837 |
$196,268,716 |
117 |
| 37 |
(38) |
5150, Rue des Ormes |
|
|
$107,541 |
-17% |
55 |
$1,955 |
$787,899 |
17 |
| 38 |
(32) |
All About Steve |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$107,189 |
-52% |
215 |
$499 |
$33,364,174 |
52 |
| 39 |
(33) |
More Than a Game |
Lionsgate |
Documentary |
$99,399 |
-50% |
107 |
$929 |
$749,005 |
24 |
| 40 |
(45) |
The September Issue |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$90,539 |
-1% |
59 |
$1,535 |
$3,487,024 |
59 |
| 41 |
(34) |
The Boys are Back |
Miramax |
Drama |
$78,646 |
-49% |
108 |
$728 |
$694,355 |
31 |
| 42 |
(47) |
Under the Sea 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$77,464 |
-10% |
30 |
$2,582 |
$18,255,071 |
255 |
| 43 |
(42) |
Up |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$74,126 |
-30% |
132 |
$562 |
$292,913,068 |
150 |
| 44 |
new |
Antichrist |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$71,397 |
|
6 |
$11,900 |
$71,397 |
3 |
| 45 |
(60) |
The Damned United |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$65,299 |
+73% |
36 |
$1,814 |
$166,130 |
17 |
| 46 |
(46) |
Sorority Row |
Summit Entertainment |
Horror |
$61,583 |
-30% |
90 |
$684 |
$11,915,856 |
45 |
| 47 |
(40) |
The Proposal |
Walt Disney |
Romantic Comedy |
$60,647 |
-49% |
102 |
$595 |
$163,900,057 |
129 |
| 48 |
(35) |
Pandorum |
Overture Films |
Horror |
$60,248 |
-59% |
112 |
$538 |
$10,181,919 |
31 |
| 49 |
(49) |
Paris |
Equinox |
Comedy |
$55,136 |
-27% |
28 |
$1,969 |
$686,447 |
38 |
| 50 |
(31) |
9 |
Focus Features |
Adventure |
$51,328 |
-78% |
134 |
$383 |
$31,339,937 |
47 |
| 51 |
new |
Motherhood |
Freestyle Releasing |
Comedy |
$50,081 |
|
48 |
$1,043 |
$50,081 |
3 |
| 52 |
(70) |
Ponyo |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$43,949 |
+174% |
103 |
$427 |
$15,050,041 |
73 |
| 53 |
(69) |
The Maid |
Elephant Eye Films |
Drama |
$42,307 |
+148% |
6 |
$7,051 |
$68,389 |
10 |
| 54 |
(59) |
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$41,902 |
+5% |
20 |
$2,095 |
$988,660 |
108 |
| 55 |
(36) |
Black Dynamite |
Apparition |
|
$39,959 |
-70% |
27 |
$1,480 |
$228,477 |
10 |
| 56 |
(54) |
Aliens in the Attic |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$38,063 |
-32% |
82 |
$464 |
$25,107,232 |
87 |
| 57 |
(39) |
Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna |
UTV Communications |
|
$36,549 |
-70% |
34 |
$1,075 |
$184,952 |
10 |
| 58 |
(56) |
It Might Get Loud |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$34,873 |
-23% |
47 |
$742 |
$1,486,136 |
73 |
| 59 |
(43) |
The Final Destination |
Warner Bros. |
Horror |
$30,386 |
-69% |
73 |
$416 |
$66,144,179 |
59 |
| 60 |
(53) |
Halloween 2 |
Weinstein/Dimension |
Horror |
$30,129 |
-46% |
91 |
$331 |
$32,639,363 |
59 |
| 61 |
(41) |
Jennifer's Body |
20th Century Fox |
Thriller/Suspense |
$28,541 |
-76% |
87 |
$328 |
$16,098,446 |
38 |
| 62 |
new |
Ong-Bak 2 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Action |
$26,564 |
|
10 |
$2,656 |
$26,564 |
3 |
| 63 |
(58) |
(500) Days of Summer |
Fox Searchlight |
Romantic Comedy |
$25,623 |
-41% |
39 |
$657 |
$32,252,887 |
101 |
| 64 |
(64) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$21,634 |
-9% |
6 |
$3,606 |
$30,155,403 |
1,494 |
| 65 |
(66) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$19,510 |
+6% |
5 |
$3,902 |
$79,973,544 |
2,747 |
| 66 |
(63) |
Wake Up Sid |
UTV Communications |
|
$18,976 |
-25% |
18 |
$1,054 |
$710,487 |
24 |
| 67 |
new |
(Untitled) |
|
|
$18,002 |
|
3 |
$6,001 |
$18,002 |
3 |
| 68 |
(62) |
Passport to Love |
Variance Films/Everest Films |
|
$17,401 |
-45% |
6 |
$2,900 |
$122,761 |
17 |
| 69 |
(52) |
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell |
Freestyle Releasing |
Comedy |
$14,430 |
-74% |
36 |
$401 |
$1,401,718 |
31 |
| 70 |
(61) |
My One and Only |
Freestyle Releasing |
Comedy |
$14,064 |
-57% |
19 |
$740 |
$2,416,056 |
66 |
| 71 |
(67) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Documentary |
$13,984 |
-20% |
8 |
$1,748 |
$22,440,503 |
752 |
| 72 |
(91) |
Crude |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$11,833 |
+103% |
3 |
$3,944 |
$113,645 |
45 |
| 73 |
(81) |
The Yes Men Fix the World |
Shadow |
Documentary |
$11,081 |
+37% |
6 |
$1,847 |
$54,167 |
19 |
| 74 |
(77) |
Bronson |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$11,025 |
-2% |
4 |
$2,756 |
$46,189 |
17 |
| 75 |
(48) |
From Mexico with Love |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$10,962 |
-87% |
21 |
$522 |
$538,607 |
17 |
| 76 |
(80) |
Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$10,787 |
+26% |
25 |
$431 |
$177,233,619 |
157 |
| 77 |
(51) |
Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day |
|
Comedy |
$10,155 |
-85% |
20 |
$508 |
$3,008,601 |
31 |
| 78 |
(84) |
Trucker |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$10,138 |
+56% |
12 |
$845 |
$30,889 |
17 |
| 79 |
(68) |
Moon |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Thriller/Suspense |
$10,107 |
-41% |
12 |
$842 |
$4,961,197 |
136 |
| 80 |
(57) |
Shorts |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$8,950 |
-79% |
21 |
$426 |
$20,453,777 |
66 |
| 81 |
(78) |
Departures |
Regent Releasing |
Drama |
$8,674 |
-9% |
8 |
$1,084 |
$1,453,706 |
150 |
| 82 |
(112) |
Paper Heart |
Overture Films |
Comedy |
$8,296 |
+339% |
46 |
$180 |
$1,269,361 |
80 |
| 83 |
(76) |
The Horse Boy |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$6,315 |
-45% |
4 |
$1,579 |
$72,865 |
45 |
| 84 |
(82) |
Cold Souls |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Drama |
$6,188 |
-18% |
14 |
$442 |
$891,966 |
80 |
| 85 |
(71) |
Whiteout |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$5,776 |
-59% |
17 |
$340 |
$10,183,480 |
45 |
| 86 |
(85) |
Adam |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$5,769 |
-9% |
9 |
$641 |
$2,260,084 |
89 |
| 87 |
(88) |
Food, Inc. |
Magnolia Pictures |
Documentary |
$5,609 |
-10% |
15 |
$374 |
$4,406,618 |
136 |
| 88 |
new |
Killing Kasztner |
GR Films |
|
$5,513 |
|
1 |
$5,513 |
$5,513 |
3 |
| 89 |
(97) |
Big Fan |
First Independent Pictures |
Comedy |
$5,427 |
+27% |
7 |
$775 |
$210,657 |
59 |
| 90 |
(65) |
Amreeka |
National Geographic Entertainment |
|
$5,367 |
-73% |
6 |
$895 |
$551,627 |
52 |
| 91 |
(73) |
Seraphine |
Music Box Films |
|
$5,172 |
-57% |
8 |
$647 |
$825,550 |
143 |
| 92 |
(79) |
The Baader Meinhof Complex |
Vitagraph Films |
Action |
$4,908 |
-45% |
8 |
$614 |
$446,235 |
66 |
| 93 |
(-) |
The Wedding Song |
Strand |
|
$4,530 |
|
1 |
$4,530 |
$6,387 |
17 |
| 94 |
(92) |
Unmistaken Child |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
|
$4,455 |
-23% |
4 |
$1,114 |
$302,703 |
145 |
| 95 |
(75) |
The Burning Plain |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$4,259 |
-63% |
6 |
$710 |
$186,768 |
38 |
| 96 |
(110) |
Art & Copy |
Seventh Art Releasing |
Documentary |
$3,557 |
+65% |
4 |
$889 |
$110,524 |
66 |
| 97 |
(130) |
The Way We Get By |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$3,499 |
+699% |
4 |
$875 |
$78,173 |
101 |
| 98 |
(90) |
The Stoning of Soraya M. |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$3,339 |
-44% |
4 |
$835 |
$646,264 |
122 |
| 99 |
(107) |
Into Temptation |
|
|
$3,199 |
+31% |
1 |
$3,199 |
$95,325 |
59 |
| 100 |
(96) |
The Cove |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$3,011 |
-38% |
7 |
$430 |
$845,663 |
87 |
| 101 |
(89) |
Play the Game |
Slowhand Cinema |
Comedy |
$2,920 |
-52% |
8 |
$365 |
$600,111 |
241 |
| 102 |
(74) |
Visual Acoustics |
Arthouse Films |
|
$2,822 |
-76% |
1 |
$2,822 |
$26,233 |
17 |
| 103 |
(109) |
Lorna's Silence |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$2,778 |
+28% |
9 |
$309 |
$326,166 |
87 |
| 104 |
(-) |
No Impact Man |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Documentary |
$2,232 |
|
3 |
$744 |
$86,303 |
45 |
| 105 |
(-) |
Big Gay Musical |
Self Distributed |
Musical |
$2,158 |
|
1 |
$2,158 |
$20,253 |
45 |
| 106 |
(-) |
Lord, Save Us From Your Followers |
Thunderstruck Films |
Documentary |
$2,060 |
|
2 |
$1,030 |
$72,451 |
500 |
| 107 |
(106) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$1,941 |
-22% |
2 |
$971 |
$42,600,284 |
1,333 |
| 108 |
(119) |
The Beaches of Agnes |
Cinema Guild |
Documentary |
$1,879 |
+115% |
2 |
$940 |
$189,772 |
117 |
| 109 |
(86) |
35 Shots of Rum |
Cinema Guild |
Drama |
$1,830 |
-71% |
3 |
$610 |
$70,511 |
38 |
| 110 |
(-) |
Walt and El Grupo |
Walt Disney |
Documentary |
$1,792 |
|
4 |
$448 |
$17,635 |
45 |
| 111 |
new |
The Canyon |
Truly Indie |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,785 |
|
2 |
$893 |
$1,785 |
3 |
| 112 |
(108) |
Adventures of Power |
Variance Films |
Comedy |
$1,652 |
-26% |
2 |
$826 |
$10,762 |
17 |
| 113 |
(102) |
Humpday |
Magnolia Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,507 |
-46% |
5 |
$301 |
$406,943 |
108 |
| 114 |
(-) |
The Vanished Empire |
Kino International |
Drama |
$1,245 |
|
1 |
$1,245 |
$9,288 |
108 |
| 115 |
(104) |
The Girl from Monaco |
Magnolia Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,144 |
-55% |
2 |
$572 |
$599,595 |
115 |
| 116 |
(98) |
Fuel |
Blue Water Entertainment |
Documentary |
$1,134 |
-73% |
2 |
$567 |
$172,658 |
346 |
| 117 |
(122) |
Il Divo |
Music Box Films |
Drama |
$1,085 |
+41% |
2 |
$543 |
$236,721 |
516 |
| 118 |
(124) |
Soul Power |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$1,084 |
+53% |
2 |
$542 |
$204,172 |
108 |
| 119 |
(99) |
World's Greatest Dad |
Magnolia Pictures |
Black Comedy |
$1,010 |
-75% |
2 |
$505 |
$213,516 |
66 |
| 120 |
(120) |
Whatever Works |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$1,004 |
+18% |
3 |
$335 |
$5,305,622 |
129 |
| 121 |
(103) |
Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love |
Shadow |
Documentary |
$1,000 |
-64% |
1 |
$1,000 |
$155,017 |
136 |
| 122 |
(105) |
A Woman in Berlin |
Strand |
Drama |
$851 |
-67% |
1 |
$851 |
$266,815 |
101 |
| 123 |
(123) |
Earth Days |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$849 |
+16% |
4 |
$212 |
$21,391 |
73 |
| 124 |
(139) |
Under Our Skin |
Shadow |
|
$700 |
+2,314% |
1 |
$700 |
$87,577 |
131 |
| 125 |
(111) |
Revanche |
Janus Films |
Drama |
$432 |
-79% |
1 |
$432 |
$273,566 |
178 |
| 126 |
(121) |
Fallen Idol: The Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy |
Indican Pictures |
Documentary |
$412 |
-48% |
1 |
$412 |
$7,645 |
24 |
| 127 |
(-) |
Jerichow |
Cinema Guild |
Drama |
$379 |
|
1 |
$379 |
$60,105 |
164 |
| 128 |
(134) |
The Legend of God's Gun |
Indican Pictures |
Western |
$204 |
-44% |
1 |
$204 |
$243,079 |
465 |
| 129 |
(-) |
Mississippi Mermaid |
MGM |
|
$201 |
|
1 |
$201 |
$10,962 |
3,937 |
| 130 |
(-) |
Amarcord |
|
|
$156 |
|
1 |
$156 |
$125,493 |
13,096 |
| 131 |
(132) |
Beeswax |
Cinema Guild |
Comedy |
$146 |
-62% |
1 |
$146 |
$35,141 |
80 |
| 132 |
(113) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Concert/Performance |
$145 |
-90% |
1 |
$145 |
$10,219,051 |
642 |
| 133 |
(94) |
The Providence Effect |
|
|
$132 |
-98% |
2 |
$66 |
$62,500 |
31 |
| 134 |
(-) |
Monsieur Verdoux |
The Film Desk |
Black Comedy |
$100 |
|
1 |
$100 |
$48,696 |
22,844 |
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