The Top Movies of Thursday, November 12, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	Disney's A Christmas Carol	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	$1,533,625	-71.36%	3,683	$416	$40,963,844	7
2	(3)	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Overture Films	Black Comedy	$820,768	-45.87%	2,443	$336	$17,176,297	7
3	(2)	Michael Jackson's This Is It	Sony Pictures	Documentary	$784,301	-60.37%	3,481	$225	$62,111,376	16
4	(4)	The Fourth Kind	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$556,125	-53.67%	2,527	$220	$15,844,295	7
5	(5)	Law Abiding Citizen	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$527,741	-44.79%	2,474	$213	$63,394,125	28
6	(8)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$451,620	-44.97%	2,558	$177	$99,646,767	49
7	(9)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$414,265	-48.18%	2,857	$145	$97,880,390	35
8	(7)	The Box	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$406,154	-52.94%	2,635	$154	$10,021,254	7
9	(6)	Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$258,331	-71.86%	2,756	$94	$71,022,273	28
10	(13)	Amelia	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$180,927	-41.74%	1,030	$176	$12,219,727	21
11	(12)	Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)	Lionsgate	Drama	$168,160	-48.03%	18	$9,342	$2,824,552	7
12	(14)	Saw VI	Lionsgate	Horror	$146,917	-34.86%	2,091	$70	$26,995,606	21
13	(10)	Astro Boy	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$113,893	-84.94%	1,918	$59	$16,262,390	21
-	(16)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$71,361	-41.62%	262	$272	$6,177,597	42
-	(15)	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Universal	Action	$71,005	-62.98%	1,421	$50	$13,415,005	21
-	(17)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$21,655	-28.76%	217	$100	$14,115,489	51
-	(re-entry)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$15,319	-46.05%	137	$112	$3,906,757	35
-	(re-entry)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$14,628		29	$504	$18,561,491	273
-	(18)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$13,860	-49.00%	235	$59	$18,021,199	42
-	(22)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$10,323	-45.00%	171	$60	$63,265,558	91
-	(25)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$9,896	-33.66%	152	$65	$276,989,452	161
-	(23)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$9,584	-41.86%	142	$67	$33,650,712	70
-	(21)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$9,259	-53.35%	138	$67	$12,856,120	42
-	(26)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$8,638	-42.00%	138	$63	$32,965,811	56
-	(20)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$8,552	-58.04%	126	$68	$31,555,353	65
-	(24)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$7,592	-51.62%	135	$56	$301,747,148	121
-	(re-entry)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$6,765	-24.72%	30	$226	$3,697,886	77
-	(19)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$6,046	-76.44%	222	$27	$20,633,942	84
-	(28)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$5,905	-39.00%	132	$45	$66,401,397	77
-	(27)	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$4,563	-69.12%	80	$57	$196,472,300	135
-	(31)	Pandorum	Overture Films	Horror	$2,067	-25.75%	68	$30	$10,315,194	49
-	(29)	Gentlemen Broncos	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$2,060	-49.66%	12	$172	$59,954	14
-	(33)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$1,875	-26.59%	24	$78	$2,466,674	84
-	(30)	Jennifer's Body	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$1,751	-39.85%	44	$40	$16,186,947	56
-	(34)	Motherhood	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$890	-38.49%	19	$47	$91,906	21
-	(32)	Aliens in the Attic	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$878	-66.58%	44	$20	$25,168,704	105
-	(36)	That Evening Sun	Freestyle Releasing		$624	-32.32%	1	$624	$9,897	7
-	(35)	I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$521	-57.75%	8	$65	$1,429,299	49
-	(re-entry)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$360	-40.59%	6	$60	$854,751	105
-	(re-entry)	From Mexico with Love	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$57	+46.15%	4	$14	$548,302	35

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