The Top Movies of Thursday, April 23, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	earth	Walt Disney Pictures	Documentary	$1,623,244	-59.66%	1,804	$900	$5,647,032	2
2	(2)	17 Again	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$1,114,367	+7.42%	3,255	$342	$28,304,838	7
3	(3)	State of Play	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$881,685	-8.80%	2,803	$315	$18,233,005	7
4	(4)	Monsters vs. Aliens	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$739,046	+0.72%	3,662	$202	$166,293,004	28
5	(5)	Fast & Furious	Universal	Action	$641,685	-5.59%	3,674	$175	$139,162,100	21
6	(6)	Hannah Montana the Movie	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	$534,615	-0.22%	3,118	$171	$59,217,916	14
7	(7)	Crank 2: High Voltage	Lionsgate	Thriller/Suspense	$443,034	-7.52%	2,223	$199	$9,117,573	7
8	(8)	Observe and Report	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$347,202	-8.96%	2,727	$127	$20,425,441	14
9	(9)	I Love You, Man	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$291,446	-4.30%	2,202	$132	$65,856,939	35
10	(10)	Knowing	Summit Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	$240,101	-1.56%	2,405	$100	$74,837,350	35
11	(11)	The Haunting in Connecticut	Lionsgate	Horror	$191,726	-3.36%	2,255	$85	$52,710,225	28
12	(12)	Adventureland	Miramax	Black Comedy	$120,708	-1.53%	1,412	$85	$14,592,726	21
13	(13)	Dragonball Evolution	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$106,058	-3.48%	2,181	$49	$8,435,231	16
14	(14)	Sunshine Cleaning	Overture Films	Comedy	$94,090	-1.03%	642	$147	$9,181,970	42
15	(15)	Duplicity	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$87,640	-6.77%	1,252	$70	$39,428,050	35
-	(16)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$62,218	+2.70%	43	$1,447	$6,090,134	70
-	(17)	Taken	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$39,186	+2.99%	609	$64	$142,252,592	84
-	(18)	Sin Nombre	Focus Features	Thriller/Suspense	$26,039	+1.47%	80	$325	$1,289,438	35
-	(19)	He's Just Not That Into You	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$20,678	-5.55%	308	$67	$93,492,526	77
-	(22)	Slumdog Millionaire	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$19,704	+0.43%	212	$93	$141,099,964	163
-	(20)	Watchmen	Warner Bros.	Action	$19,570	-7.00%	236	$83	$106,936,155	49
-	(21)	The Last House on the Left	Universal	Horror	$18,590	-8.33%	338	$55	$32,319,015	42
-	(23)	12 Rounds	20th Century Fox	Action	$13,410	-0.16%	409	$33	$11,391,899	28
-	(24)	Hotel for Dogs	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$12,124	+3.73%	335	$36	$72,404,121	98
-	(26)	Coraline	Focus Features	Adventure	$11,982	+8.80%	197	$61	$74,847,199	77
-	(25)	Gran Torino	Warner Bros.	Drama	$11,253	+0.16%	185	$61	$146,822,071	133
-	(27)	Push	Summit Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	$7,011	+5.99%	141	$50	$31,667,309	77
-	(28)	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$4,654	+1.68%	111	$42	$127,509,326	120
-	(29)	Goodbye Solo	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$4,487	+4.76%	13	$345	$241,279	28
-	(30)	The Wrestler	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$2,887	-4.05%	56	$52	$26,200,237	128
-	(31)	The Golden Boys	Roadside Attractions		$2,643	-1.20%	20	$132	$170,054	7
-	(33)	Bride Wars	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$2,339	+13.49%	42	$56	$58,690,669	105
-	(32)	Last Chance Harvey	Overture Films	Drama	$2,184	-17.52%	31	$70	$14,889,042	120
-	(34)	Defiance	Paramount Vantage	Drama	$1,410	-3.62%	30	$47	$28,582,201	114
-	(35)	Friday the 13th	Warner Bros.	Horror	$1,145	-4.02%	52	$22	$65,002,019	70
-	(36)	Marley & Me	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$740	-0.27%	21	$35	$143,146,360	120
-	(37)	Alien Trespass	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$157	-53.27%	5	$31	$78,999	21
-	(38)	Were the World Mine	SPEAKproductions	Musical	$44	-25.64%	1	$44	$124,231	175
-	(39)	Between Love & Goodbye	Embrem Entertainment	Drama	$40	-21.57%	1	$40	$18,480	84
-	(new)	Home	Monterey Media		$20		1	$20	$20	1

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