The Top Movies of Saturday, October 17, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$12,335,551	+2.14%	3,735	$3,303	$24,342,833	2
2	(2)	Law Abiding Citizen	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$8,249,368	+6.75%	2,890	$2,854	$15,977,240	2
3	(3)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$7,744,963	+14.42%	763	$10,151	$28,067,889	23
4	(4)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$7,643,005	+31.95%	3,009	$2,540	$58,825,855	9
5	(5)	The Stepfather	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$4,989,750	+14.23%	2,734	$1,825	$9,357,959	2
6	(7)	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$3,685,232	+76.14%	3,037	$1,213	$105,961,241	30
7	(6)	Zombieland	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$3,331,306	+38.72%	3,171	$1,051	$58,756,183	16
8	(8)	Toy Story 3D Double Feature	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$1,315,383	+56.66%	1,489	$883	$27,693,146	16
9	(9)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$867,036	+41.42%	1,624	$534	$15,069,896	16
10	(10)	Surrogates	Walt Disney Pictures	Action	$865,832	+47.45%	2,326	$372	$35,863,378	23
11	(11)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$667,346	+39.47%	1,721	$388	$10,999,260	16
12	(12)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$645,832	+59.51%	993	$650	$11,217,631	25
13	(13)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$467,727	+64.95%	1,228	$381	$31,562,731	30
14	(14)	Fame	MGM	Musical	$411,718	+49.41%	1,555	$265	$21,579,239	23
15	(15)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$405,240	+85.44%	82	$4,942	$1,624,566	16
-	(16)	Love Happens	Universal	Drama	$245,105	+30.61%	1,043	$235	$22,301,255	30
-	(18)	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Paramount Pictures	Action	$182,061	+56.72%	514	$354	$149,536,615	72
-	(17)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$180,666	+51.28%	178	$1,015	$1,629,085	9
-	(19)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$123,749	+44.31%	359	$345	$276,218,704	135
-	(20)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$122,906	+55.04%	356	$345	$301,082,222	95
-	(21)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$102,883	+34.95%	1,427	$72	$33,145,390	44
-	(22)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$101,709	+66.63%	488	$208	$31,150,568	39
-	(23)	Pandorum	Overture Films	Horror	$63,852	+40.70%	427	$150	$10,014,806	23
-	(25)	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$59,501	+77.45%	263	$226	$196,075,147	109
-	(24)	Jennifer's Body	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$52,012	+33.91%	313	$166	$16,005,450	30
-	(26)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$44,946	+57.90%	174	$258	$66,058,127	51
-	(27)	Sorority Row	Summit Entertainment	Horror	$39,114	+52.95%	244	$160	$11,797,633	37
-	(29)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$39,057	+63.03%	77	$507	$3,325,126	51
-	(30)	From Mexico with Love	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$32,362	+49.66%	139	$233	$474,266	9
-	(31)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$30,817	+43.94%	101	$305	$62,602,133	65
-	(28)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$30,563	+23.94%	32	$955	$18,093,735	247
-	(34)	Aliens in the Attic	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$24,351	+66.74%	219	$111	$25,038,976	79
-	(33)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$21,053	+24.75%	54	$390	$20,432,090	58
-	(32)	I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$20,543	+5.85%	132	$156	$1,341,059	23
-	(35)	(500) Days of Summer	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$19,558	+53.19%	218	$90	$32,193,026	93
-	(36)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$14,376	+52.68%	58	$248	$2,379,390	58
-	(37)	Whiteout	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$6,256	+33.33%	41	$153	$10,169,961	37
-	(38)	Adam	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$2,707	+39.90%	30	$90	$2,249,257	81
-	(39)	The Stoning of Soraya M.	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$2,182	+31.13%	4	$546	$638,006	114
-	(40)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$1,716	+69.40%	19	$90	$835,908	79
-	(41)	Paper Heart	Overture Films	Comedy	$810	+56.98%	9	$90	$1,259,290	72
-	(42)	Chelsea on the Rocks	Aliquot Films	Documentary	$59	+18.00%	3	$20	$11,603	16

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