The Top Movies of Wednesday, October 14, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$2,281,425	-11.59%	3,000	$760	$43,154,945	6
2	(2)	Zombieland	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$1,113,738	-9.96%	3,038	$367	$51,887,515	13
3	(3)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$990,790	-7.51%	160	$6,192	$12,492,947	20
4	(4)	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$531,574	-9.42%	2,992	$178	$99,472,740	27
5	(5)	Toy Story 3D Double Feature	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$460,261	+0.75%	1,752	$263	$25,000,556	13
6	(6)	Surrogates	Walt Disney Pictures	Action	$344,192	-13.05%	2,992	$115	$34,056,041	20
7	(7)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$273,181	-5.22%	1,743	$157	$13,315,340	13
8	(8)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$244,697	-8.33%	995	$246	$9,934,158	22
9	(9)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$219,550	-5.35%	1,721	$128	$9,636,592	13
10	(10)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$216,382	-4.72%	2,202	$98	$30,605,162	27
11	(11)	Fame	MGM	Musical	$150,261	-5.99%	3,110	$48	$20,724,713	20
12	(12)	Love Happens	Universal	Drama	$133,005	-6.42%	1,894	$70	$21,716,975	27
-	(13)	Pandorum	Overture Films	Horror	$84,306	-9.00%	1,479	$57	$9,820,525	20
-	(14)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$56,809	-13.47%	1,216	$47	$30,916,515	36
-	(16)	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Paramount Pictures	Action	$55,281	-4.22%	609	$91	$149,174,472	69
-	(17)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$48,492	+3.01%	1,427	$34	$32,909,925	41
17	(15)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$48,481	-23.91%	186	$261	$1,285,909	6
-	(18)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$47,081	+1.14%	471	$100	$275,961,980	132
-	(20)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$41,401	-4.11%	21	$1,971	$964,541	13
-	(19)	Jennifer's Body	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$40,890	-8.27%	1,005	$41	$15,872,643	27
-	(21)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$38,785	-1.40%	505	$77	$300,839,206	92
-	(22)	I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$28,673	-2.36%	266	$108	$1,274,486	20
-	(25)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$23,209	+20.15%	104	$223	$3,241,728	48
-	(23)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$22,511	-5.52%	365	$62	$65,963,555	48
-	(24)	From Mexico with Love	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$18,883	-8.40%	279	$68	$402,858	6
-	(28)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$11,260	+13.99%	263	$43	$62,537,071	62
-	(26)	Sorority Row	Summit Entertainment	Horror	$11,169	-19.61%	347	$32	$11,721,723	34
-	(27)	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$11,023	-7.29%	263	$42	$195,968,410	106
-	(29)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$10,502	+14.46%	149	$70	$2,344,800	55
-	(30)	(500) Days of Summer	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$9,698	+7.43%	218	$44	$32,150,749	90
-	(31)	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Paramount Pictures	Action	$7,807	+4.72%	151	$52	$402,103,640	113
-	(32)	Aliens in the Attic	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$4,799	-17.39%	219	$22	$24,993,812	76
-	(33)	Whiteout	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$3,991	+24.84%	150	$27	$10,155,330	34
-	(34)	The Hurt Locker	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$3,195	+14.60%	45	$71	$12,580,545	111
-	(38)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$1,451	+33.86%	18	$81	$832,438	76
-	(35)	Adam	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$1,194	-29.52%	30	$40	$2,243,757	78
-	(36)	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,058	-21.63%	39	$27	$177,210,393	146
-	(37)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$1,009	-16.27%	104	$10	$20,393,144	55
-	(re-entry)	Chelsea on the Rocks	Aliquot Films	Documentary	$581	+12.16%	3	$194	$11,011	13
-	(39)	Paper Heart	Overture Films	Comedy	$137	+7.87%	18	$8	$1,257,768	69
-	(40)	The Stoning of Soraya M.	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$57	-1.72%	2	$29	$633,614	111

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