The Top Movies of Friday, October 9, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$12,478,510		3,000	$4,160	$12,478,510	1
2	(1)	Zombieland	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$4,748,942	+147.26%	3,038	$1,563	$37,550,023	8
3	(2)	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$3,068,721	+322.88%	2,992	$1,026	$87,319,677	22
4	(12)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$2,659,296	+1,380.57%	160	$16,621	$3,872,537	15
5	(3)	Toy Story 3D Double Feature	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$1,986,233	+222.07%	1,752	$1,134	$16,988,581	8
6	(4)	Surrogates	Walt Disney Pictures	Action	$1,275,590	+136.86%	2,992	$426	$29,733,057	15
7	(5)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$1,078,745	+136.94%	1,743	$619	$10,035,350	8
8	(7)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$893,398	+179.04%	1,738	$514	$6,859,456	8
9	(6)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$766,132	+110.71%	995	$770	$7,161,323	17
10	(9)	Fame	MGM	Musical	$763,160	+211.92%	3,110	$245	$18,248,922	15
11	(8)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$660,212	+128.33%	2,202	$300	$28,303,360	22
12	(10)	Love Happens	Universal	Drama	$482,150	+109.08%	1,894	$255	$20,267,565	22
13	(13)	I Can Do Bad All By Myself	Lionsgate	Comedy	$419,074	+195.67%	1,313	$319	$49,290,731	29
14	(new)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$350,434		186	$1,884	$350,434	1
-	(11)	Pandorum	Overture Films	Horror	$241,841	+19.34%	1,479	$164	$8,937,227	15
-	(14)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$225,599	+132.77%	1,216	$186	$30,055,571	31
-	(16)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$220,505	+153.68%	1,200	$184	$32,303,070	36
-	(19)	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Paramount Pictures	Action	$195,811	+427.89%	609	$322	$148,477,448	64
-	(15)	Jennifer's Body	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$174,531	+87.37%	1,005	$174	$15,328,181	22
-	(17)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$137,009	+128.64%	471	$291	$275,523,127	127
-	(23)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$122,397	+394.69%	21	$5,828	$474,383	8
-	(new)	From Mexico with Love	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$111,328		279	$399	$111,328	1
-	(26)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$107,182	+571.52%	505	$212	$300,397,962	87
-	(20)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$77,146	+119.46%	365	$211	$65,682,350	43
-	(18)	I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$63,141	+68.62%	266	$237	$1,061,011	15
-	(22)	Sorority Row	Summit Entertainment	Horror	$51,161	+97.86%	347	$147	$11,553,767	29
-	(24)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$45,859	+112.61%	263	$174	$62,356,161	57
-	(21)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$44,191	+60.03%	104	$425	$3,056,204	43
-	(27)	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$41,355	+174.29%	227	$182	$195,798,919	101
-	(31)	Aliens in the Attic	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$27,903	+235.13%	154	$181	$24,893,892	71
-	(28)	(500) Days of Summer	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$27,301	+91.36%	159	$172	$32,056,838	85
-	(29)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$22,986	+81.55%	149	$154	$2,267,070	50
-	(30)	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Paramount Pictures	Action	$22,175	+98.11%	151	$147	$402,019,792	108
-	(25)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$20,996	+14.28%	35	$600	$17,878,539	239
-	(32)	Whiteout	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$14,507	+110.80%	150	$97	$10,113,720	29
-	(37)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$9,411	+247.40%	104	$90	$20,365,527	50
-	(36)	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$6,701	+145.82%	39	$172	$177,187,214	141
-	(35)	The Hurt Locker	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$5,801	+64.80%	45	$129	$12,556,645	106
-	(38)	Adam	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$4,499	+103.21%	26	$173	$2,228,085	73
-	(39)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$2,774	+93.18%	18	$154	$825,199	71
-	(re-entry)	Goodbye Solo	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$742		3	$247	$870,972	197
-	(40)	Paper Heart	Overture Films	Comedy	$717	-27.87%	18	$40	$1,255,738	64
-	(41)	Chelsea on the Rocks	Aliquot Films	Documentary	$714	+39.45%	3	$238	$7,402	8
-	(43)	The Stoning of Soraya M.	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$61	-18.67%	2	$31	$633,228	106

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