Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for December 4th, 2009
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(2) |
The Blind Side |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$20,043,181 |
-50% |
3,326 |
$6,026 |
$128,867,559 |
17 |
| 2 |
(1) |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
$15,427,628 |
-64% |
4,124 |
$3,741 |
$255,363,052 |
17 |
| 3 |
new |
Brothers |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$9,527,848 |
|
2,088 |
$4,563 |
$9,527,848 |
3 |
| 4 |
(5) |
Disney's A Christmas Carol |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$7,763,244 |
-51% |
2,546 |
$3,049 |
$115,249,331 |
31 |
| 5 |
(4) |
Old Dogs |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$6,892,265 |
-59% |
3,425 |
$2,012 |
$33,924,385 |
12 |
| 6 |
(3) |
2012 |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$6,771,665 |
-62% |
3,220 |
$2,103 |
$148,958,486 |
24 |
| 7 |
new |
Armored |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$6,511,128 |
|
1,915 |
$3,400 |
$6,511,128 |
3 |
| 8 |
(6) |
Ninja Assassin |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$5,061,499 |
-62% |
2,503 |
$2,022 |
$29,821,996 |
12 |
| 9 |
(7) |
Planet 51 |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$4,386,873 |
-57% |
2,904 |
$1,511 |
$34,052,876 |
17 |
| 10 |
new |
Everybody's Fine |
Miramax |
Drama |
$3,852,068 |
|
2,133 |
$1,806 |
$3,852,068 |
3 |
| 11 |
(9) |
The Fantastic Mr. Fox |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$2,918,331 |
-58% |
2,034 |
$1,435 |
$14,084,495 |
24 |
| 12 |
(8) |
Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$2,282,077 |
-68% |
664 |
$3,437 |
$36,252,012 |
31 |
| 13 |
new |
Up in the Air |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$1,181,450 |
|
15 |
$78,763 |
$1,181,450 |
3 |
| 14 |
(12) |
The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day |
Apparition |
Action |
$922,623 |
-29% |
432 |
$2,136 |
$7,218,197 |
38 |
| 15 |
(10) |
The Road |
Weinstein Co. |
Drama |
$749,535 |
-50% |
128 |
$5,856 |
$3,194,349 |
12 |
| 16 |
(18) |
The Princess and the Frog |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$747,710 |
-5% |
2 |
$373,855 |
$2,410,810 |
12 |
| 17 |
(15) |
An Education |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$479,774 |
-47% |
236 |
$2,033 |
$6,264,756 |
59 |
| 18 |
(11) |
The Men Who Stare at Goats |
Overture Films |
Black Comedy |
$400,153 |
-73% |
509 |
$786 |
$31,289,229 |
31 |
| 19 |
(13) |
Pirate Radio |
Focus Features |
Comedy |
$333,475 |
-66% |
285 |
$1,170 |
$7,383,803 |
24 |
| 20 |
(14) |
Couples Retreat |
Universal |
Comedy |
$313,005 |
-67% |
432 |
$725 |
$107,233,200 |
59 |
| 21 |
new |
Transylmania |
Full Circle Releasing |
|
$263,941 |
|
1,007 |
$262 |
$263,941 |
3 |
| 22 |
(17) |
Law Abiding Citizen |
Overture Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$253,146 |
-68% |
316 |
$801 |
$71,991,438 |
52 |
| 23 |
(22) |
A Serious Man |
Focus Features |
Comedy |
$221,428 |
-54% |
160 |
$1,384 |
$8,488,738 |
66 |
| 24 |
new |
Paa |
Big Pictures |
|
$199,228 |
|
67 |
$2,974 |
$199,228 |
3 |
| 25 |
(19) |
The Fourth Kind |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$187,050 |
-70% |
243 |
$770 |
$24,941,980 |
31 |
| 26 |
(25) |
Zombieland |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$152,014 |
-39% |
257 |
$591 |
$75,408,241 |
66 |
| 27 |
(24) |
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans |
First Look |
Drama |
$150,205 |
-48% |
71 |
$2,116 |
$940,824 |
17 |
| 28 |
(23) |
Where the Wild Things Are |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$125,018 |
-69% |
235 |
$532 |
$75,575,341 |
52 |
| 29 |
(21) |
Paranormal Activity |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$122,055 |
-75% |
308 |
$396 |
$107,377,206 |
73 |
| 30 |
(36) |
Red Cliff |
Magnolia Pictures |
Action |
$90,095 |
-9% |
41 |
$2,197 |
$267,571 |
17 |
| 31 |
(33) |
Broken Embraces |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Thriller/Suspense |
$88,570 |
-25% |
2 |
$44,285 |
$452,878 |
17 |
| 32 |
(20) |
De Dana Dan |
|
Comedy |
$84,420 |
-85% |
69 |
$1,223 |
$913,899 |
10 |
| 33 |
(26) |
Coco Before Chanel |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$81,193 |
-59% |
103 |
$788 |
$5,795,589 |
73 |
| 34 |
(29) |
The Messenger |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
Drama |
$71,515 |
-49% |
50 |
$1,430 |
$464,878 |
24 |
| 35 |
(28) |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$69,719 |
-59% |
119 |
$586 |
$122,650,135 |
80 |
| 36 |
(42) |
Inglourious Basterds |
Weinstein Co. |
Action |
$62,924 |
+11% |
194 |
$324 |
$120,464,449 |
108 |
| 37 |
(27) |
Astro Boy |
Summit Entertainment |
Adventure |
$57,989 |
-66% |
158 |
$367 |
$19,014,667 |
45 |
| 38 |
(43) |
The Polar Express |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$49,442 |
-6% |
16 |
$3,090 |
$180,947,444 |
1,853 |
| 39 |
(32) |
Amelia |
Fox Searchlight |
Drama |
$45,239 |
-62% |
127 |
$356 |
$14,070,460 |
45 |
| 40 |
(-) |
Whiteout |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$43,413 |
|
148 |
$293 |
$10,235,867 |
87 |
| 41 |
(39) |
Under the Sea 3D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$43,337 |
-48% |
30 |
$1,445 |
$18,979,679 |
297 |
| 42 |
(41) |
Me and Orson Welles |
Freestyle Releasing |
Drama |
$39,587 |
-38% |
5 |
$7,917 |
$149,051 |
12 |
| 43 |
(40) |
The Invention of Lying |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$37,456 |
-45% |
103 |
$364 |
$18,401,364 |
66 |
| 44 |
(45) |
La Danse |
Zipporah |
|
$34,425 |
-29% |
16 |
$2,152 |
$230,287 |
33 |
| 45 |
(38) |
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee |
Screen Media Films |
Drama |
$32,071 |
-64% |
13 |
$2,467 |
$146,846 |
10 |
| 46 |
(53) |
The Maid |
Elephant Eye Films |
Drama |
$31,718 |
+2% |
18 |
$1,762 |
$412,179 |
52 |
| 47 |
(44) |
The Hangover |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$28,200 |
-44% |
74 |
$381 |
$277,283,642 |
185 |
| 48 |
(48) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$26,329 |
-29% |
5 |
$5,266 |
$80,373,361 |
2,789 |
| 49 |
(31) |
Kurbaan |
UTV Communications |
|
$25,514 |
-81% |
24 |
$1,063 |
$736,413 |
17 |
| 50 |
(59) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment |
Documentary |
$22,727 |
+4% |
8 |
$2,841 |
$22,597,490 |
794 |
| 51 |
(37) |
The Box |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$22,155 |
-77% |
75 |
$295 |
$14,789,615 |
31 |
| 52 |
(57) |
Capitalism: A Love Story |
Overture Films |
Documentary |
$21,757 |
-13% |
108 |
$201 |
$14,342,792 |
75 |
| 53 |
(52) |
Paris |
Equinox |
Comedy |
$20,715 |
-39% |
30 |
$691 |
$966,015 |
80 |
| 54 |
(46) |
Shorts |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$19,078 |
-59% |
68 |
$281 |
$20,900,194 |
108 |
| 55 |
(56) |
Good Hair |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$18,463 |
-34% |
17 |
$1,086 |
$4,132,640 |
59 |
| 56 |
(54) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$18,234 |
-39% |
4 |
$4,559 |
$30,483,959 |
1,536 |
| 57 |
(51) |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$18,047 |
-48% |
36 |
$501 |
$301,948,049 |
145 |
| 58 |
(60) |
Bright Star |
Apparition |
Drama |
$13,128 |
-31% |
17 |
$772 |
$4,440,055 |
80 |
| 59 |
(61) |
Antichrist |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$12,842 |
-15% |
15 |
$856 |
$379,502 |
45 |
| 60 |
(49) |
The Informant |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$12,363 |
-65% |
40 |
$309 |
$33,303,503 |
80 |
| 61 |
(50) |
New York, I Love You |
Vivendi Entertainment |
Drama |
$11,735 |
-66% |
14 |
$838 |
$1,546,211 |
52 |
| 62 |
new |
Serious Moonlight |
Magnolia Pictures |
|
$11,636 |
|
8 |
$1,455 |
$11,636 |
3 |
| 63 |
(-) |
Mystery Team |
Roadside Attractions |
Comedy |
$11,259 |
|
1 |
$11,259 |
$3,990 |
101 |
| 64 |
(47) |
Fame |
MGM |
Musical |
$10,597 |
-77% |
62 |
$171 |
$22,452,209 |
73 |
| 65 |
(70) |
Whip It |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$9,399 |
-2% |
30 |
$313 |
$13,034,417 |
66 |
| 66 |
(-) |
Until the Light Takes Us |
Variance Films |
|
$7,246 |
|
1 |
$7,246 |
$17,356 |
17 |
| 67 |
(67) |
Skin |
Elysian Films |
|
$6,929 |
-36% |
5 |
$1,386 |
$191,351 |
38 |
| 68 |
(98) |
Collapse |
Vitagraph Films |
Documentary |
$6,712 |
+424% |
3 |
$2,237 |
$37,679 |
31 |
| 69 |
(64) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment |
Documentary |
$6,553 |
-48% |
4 |
$1,638 |
$7,223,412 |
661 |
| 70 |
(75) |
The End of Poverty? |
Cinema Libre |
Documentary |
$6,313 |
-15% |
5 |
$1,263 |
$33,919 |
24 |
| 71 |
(65) |
(Untitled) |
|
|
$6,181 |
-49% |
5 |
$1,236 |
$230,600 |
45 |
| 72 |
(68) |
The Damned United |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$6,101 |
-42% |
20 |
$305 |
$410,516 |
59 |
| 73 |
(58) |
All About Steve |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$6,072 |
-73% |
24 |
$253 |
$33,860,010 |
94 |
| 74 |
(81) |
35 Shots of Rum |
Cinema Guild |
Drama |
$5,842 |
+36% |
3 |
$1,947 |
$111,140 |
80 |
| 75 |
new |
The Strip |
|
|
$5,107 |
|
8 |
$638 |
$5,107 |
3 |
| 76 |
(79) |
The Little Traitor |
Westchester Films |
Drama |
$5,056 |
+4% |
5 |
$1,011 |
$59,781 |
52 |
| 77 |
(73) |
The Yes Men Fix the World |
Shadow |
Documentary |
$4,935 |
-36% |
8 |
$617 |
$149,764 |
61 |
| 78 |
(62) |
The September Issue |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$4,750 |
-66% |
9 |
$528 |
$3,801,063 |
101 |
| 79 |
(77) |
House of the Devil, The |
Magnolia Pictures |
Horror |
$4,226 |
-16% |
7 |
$604 |
$86,183 |
38 |
| 80 |
new |
One Peace at a Time |
Monterey Media |
Documentary |
$4,138 |
|
1 |
$4,138 |
$4,138 |
3 |
| 81 |
(99) |
The Horse Boy |
Zeitgeist |
Documentary |
$4,005 |
+216% |
2 |
$2,003 |
$128,371 |
87 |
| 82 |
(71) |
Oh My God |
Mitropoulos Films |
Documentary |
$3,926 |
-58% |
3 |
$1,309 |
$30,902 |
24 |
| 83 |
(84) |
It Might Get Loud |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$3,726 |
+7% |
6 |
$621 |
$1,600,958 |
115 |
| 84 |
(93) |
Ong-Bak 2 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Action |
$3,033 |
+31% |
5 |
$607 |
$90,409 |
45 |
| 85 |
(74) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros. |
Documentary |
$2,995 |
-60% |
3 |
$998 |
$42,721,501 |
1,375 |
| 86 |
(89) |
Bronson |
Magnolia Pictures |
Drama |
$2,811 |
+15% |
4 |
$703 |
$99,420 |
59 |
| 87 |
(76) |
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$2,697 |
-49% |
4 |
$674 |
$1,124,434 |
150 |
| 88 |
(85) |
Amreeka |
National Geographic Entertainment |
|
$2,490 |
-25% |
4 |
$623 |
$610,730 |
94 |
| 89 |
(105) |
Crude |
First Run Features |
Documentary |
$2,122 |
+319% |
3 |
$707 |
$156,915 |
87 |
| 90 |
(95) |
The Baader Meinhof Complex |
Vitagraph Films |
Action |
$2,046 |
+4% |
2 |
$1,023 |
$476,270 |
108 |
| 91 |
(69) |
That Evening Sun |
Freestyle Releasing |
|
$1,912 |
-82% |
4 |
$478 |
$45,387 |
31 |
| 92 |
(80) |
Small Change |
New World |
|
$1,720 |
-63% |
1 |
$1,720 |
$12,336 |
12,318 |
| 93 |
(-) |
Rashomon |
Janus Films |
Drama |
$1,688 |
|
1 |
$1,688 |
$66,562 |
21,654 |
| 94 |
(78) |
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe |
Arthouse Films |
Documentary |
$1,625 |
-67% |
3 |
$542 |
$49,702 |
24 |
| 95 |
(88) |
Killing Kasztner |
GR Films |
|
$1,587 |
-38% |
2 |
$794 |
$33,629 |
45 |
| 96 |
(101) |
Defamation |
First Run Features |
|
$1,437 |
+26% |
1 |
$1,437 |
$9,995 |
17 |
| 97 |
(82) |
Home |
Lorber Films |
Drama |
$1,403 |
-64% |
1 |
$1,403 |
$6,606 |
10 |
| 98 |
(90) |
Uncertainty |
IFC Films |
Drama |
$1,165 |
-52% |
1 |
$1,165 |
$28,916 |
24 |
| 100 |
(-) |
We Live in Public |
Abramorama Films |
Documentary |
$1,159 |
|
1 |
$1,159 |
$41,711 |
101 |
| 99 |
(92) |
Gentlemen Broncos |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$1,159 |
-51% |
3 |
$386 |
$113,155 |
38 |
| 101 |
(-) |
Revanche |
Janus Films |
Drama |
$1,056 |
|
1 |
$1,056 |
$290,914 |
220 |
| 102 |
(63) |
The Sun |
Lorber Films |
Drama |
$1,046 |
-92% |
1 |
$1,046 |
$42,594 |
19 |
| 103 |
(-) |
The Headless Woman |
Strand |
Drama |
$1,000 |
|
2 |
$500 |
$89,249 |
110 |
| 104 |
(-) |
Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love |
Shadow |
Documentary |
$711 |
|
2 |
$356 |
$164,234 |
178 |
| 105 |
(94) |
White On Rice |
Variance Films |
Romantic Comedy |
$572 |
-73% |
1 |
$572 |
$67,186 |
87 |
| 106 |
(91) |
The Way We Get By |
International Film Circuit |
Documentary |
$525 |
-78% |
1 |
$525 |
$105,092 |
143 |
| 107 |
(102) |
Trucker |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$520 |
-53% |
2 |
$260 |
$49,128 |
59 |
| 108 |
(111) |
Big Fan |
First Independent Pictures |
Comedy |
$337 |
+45% |
2 |
$169 |
$226,345 |
101 |
| 109 |
(103) |
The Beaches of Agnes |
Cinema Guild |
Documentary |
$331 |
-59% |
2 |
$166 |
$216,638 |
159 |
| 110 |
(100) |
The Cove |
Roadside Attractions |
Documentary |
$320 |
-74% |
4 |
$80 |
$861,030 |
129 |
| 111 |
(108) |
Seraphine |
Music Box Films |
|
$280 |
-29% |
2 |
$140 |
$850,986 |
185 |
| 112 |
(107) |
Visual Acoustics |
Arthouse Films |
|
$201 |
-50% |
1 |
$201 |
$57,650 |
59 |
| 113 |
(-) |
Humble Pie |
Monterey Media |
|
$149 |
|
1 |
$149 |
$3,223 |
31 |
| 114 |
(86) |
Departures |
Regent Releasing |
Drama |
$94 |
-97% |
1 |
$94 |
$1,490,694 |
192 |
| 115 |
(116) |
Endgame |
Monterey Media |
Drama |
$53 |
+121% |
1 |
$53 |
$6,308 |
31 |
| 116 |
(110) |
Cloud Nine |
|
|
$48 |
-80% |
1 |
$48 |
$84,380 |
115 |
| 117 |
(115) |
From Mexico with Love |
Roadside Attractions |
Drama |
$16 |
-48% |
1 |
$16 |
$548,442 |
59 |
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