The Top Movies of Friday, November 6, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Disney's A Christmas Carol	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	$8,883,262		3,683	$2,412	$8,883,262	1
2	(new)	The Fourth Kind	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$4,991,305		2,527	$1,975	$4,991,305	1
3	(new)	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Overture Films	Black Comedy	$4,641,831		2,443	$1,900	$4,641,831	1
4	(1)	Michael Jackson's This Is It	Sony Pictures	Documentary	$4,028,620	+85.71%	3,481	$1,157	$47,883,962	10
5	(2)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$2,863,817	+191.54%	2,558	$1,120	$91,693,687	43
6	(new)	The Box	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$2,847,332		2,635	$1,081	$2,847,332	1
7	(4)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$2,028,470	+204.70%	2,857	$710	$91,579,980	29
8	(3)	Law Abiding Citizen	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$1,885,351	+134.41%	2,474	$762	$56,585,949	22
9	(5)	Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$1,187,850	+100.29%	2,756	$431	$66,231,185	22
10	(6)	Saw VI	Lionsgate	Horror	$710,359	+83.05%	2,091	$340	$24,930,801	15
11	(new)	Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)	Lionsgate	Drama	$587,859		18	$32,659	$587,859	1
12	(7)	Amelia	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$578,843	+87.18%	1,030	$562	$10,118,553	15
13	(8)	Astro Boy	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$546,486	+99.43%	1,918	$285	$13,031,187	15
-	(12)	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Universal	Action	$319,725	+36.58%	1,421	$225	$12,163,900	15
-	(13)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$230,892	+143.34%	262	$881	$5,200,211	36
-	(16)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$64,354	+45.99%	137	$470	$3,687,053	29
-	(15)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$59,871	+28.81%	235	$255	$17,824,342	36
-	(14)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$42,552	-21.85%	217	$196	$13,904,672	45
-	(20)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$36,354	+123.80%	171	$213	$63,139,906	85
-	(19)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$35,915	+105.29%	152	$236	$276,869,026	155
-	(25)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$32,278	+233.93%	142	$227	$33,535,392	64
-	(45)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$32,257	+15,948.26%	222	$145	$20,491,461	78
-	(18)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$31,754	+43.84%	138	$230	$32,850,550	50
-	(17)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$30,409	+21.56%	138	$220	$12,734,610	36
-	(21)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$27,456	+74.21%	29	$947	$18,437,776	267
-	(32)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$26,242	+520.52%	126	$208	$31,433,051	59
-	(22)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$23,974	+90.32%	135	$178	$301,646,692	115
-	(23)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$18,273	+58.76%	132	$138	$66,320,328	71
-	(30)	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$13,575	+139.12%	80	$170	$196,399,860	129
-	(26)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$11,924	+26.11%	30	$397	$3,639,600	71
-	(35)	Gentlemen Broncos	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$11,368	+484.77%	12	$947	$29,086	8
-	(31)	Jennifer's Body	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$5,223	+11.53%	44	$119	$16,163,789	50
-	(28)	Pandorum	Overture Films	Horror	$4,198	-46.07%	68	$62	$10,295,180	43
-	(36)	Aliens in the Attic	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$4,172	+198.21%	44	$95	$25,147,750	99
-	(34)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$3,942	+96.90%	24	$164	$2,450,500	78
-	(39)	Motherhood	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$3,391	+488.72%	19	$178	$80,782	15
-	(new)	That Evening Sun	Freestyle Releasing		$2,848		1	$2,848	$2,848	1
-	(40)	The Stoning of Soraya M.	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$769	+65.73%	5	$154	$652,186	134
-	(37)	I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$713	-31.84%	8	$89	$1,422,845	43
-	(41)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$327	-7.89%	6	$55	$852,422	99
-	(44)	From Mexico with Love	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$256	+19.07%	4	$64	$546,787	29
-	(43)	Big Gay Musical	Self Distributed	Musical	$153	-41.38%	1	$153	$23,434	57

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