The Top Movies of Friday, November 13, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	2012	Sony Pictures	Action	$23,441,334		3,404	$6,886	$23,441,334	1
2	(1)	Disney's A Christmas Carol	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	$5,586,189	+264.25%	3,683	$1,517	$46,550,033	8
3	(2)	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Overture Films	Black Comedy	$1,942,167	+136.63%	2,453	$792	$19,118,464	8
4	(11)	Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)	Lionsgate	Drama	$1,904,375	+1,032.48%	174	$10,945	$4,728,927	8
5	(4)	The Fourth Kind	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$1,772,005	+218.63%	2,530	$700	$17,616,300	8
6	(3)	Michael Jackson's This Is It	Sony Pictures	Documentary	$1,529,754	+95.05%	3,037	$504	$63,641,130	17
7	(6)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$1,498,580	+231.82%	2,712	$553	$101,145,347	50
8	(7)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$1,417,585	+242.19%	2,509	$565	$99,297,975	36
9	(5)	Law Abiding Citizen	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$1,258,763	+138.52%	2,071	$608	$64,652,888	29
10	(8)	The Box	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$1,146,165	+182.20%	2,635	$435	$11,167,419	8
11	(new)	Pirate Radio	Focus Features	Comedy	$884,240		882	$1,003	$884,240	1
12	(9)	Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$628,772	+143.40%	2,090	$301	$71,651,045	29
13	(13)	Astro Boy	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$327,758	+187.78%	1,354	$242	$16,590,148	22
-	(10)	Amelia	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$286,445	+58.32%	830	$345	$12,506,172	22
-	(14)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$165,089	+131.34%	240	$688	$6,342,686	43
-	(15)	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Universal	Action	$83,335	+17.36%	520	$160	$13,498,340	22
-	(new)	The Fantastic Mr. Fox	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$71,614		4	$17,904	$71,614	1
-	(24)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$42,076	+387.10%	247	$170	$33,007,887	57
-	(22)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$28,629	+198.72%	142	$202	$33,679,341	71
-	(21)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$27,950	+182.44%	130	$215	$277,017,402	162
-	(17)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$27,575	+80.01%	89	$310	$3,934,332	36
-	(19)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$25,196	+81.79%	119	$212	$18,046,395	43
-	(18)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$24,922	+70.37%	30	$831	$18,586,413	274
-	(20)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$22,419	+117.18%	121	$185	$63,287,977	92
-	(28)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$21,257	+251.59%	172	$124	$20,655,199	85
-	(16)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$20,574	-4.99%	129	$159	$14,136,063	52
-	(23)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$19,988	+115.88%	116	$172	$12,876,108	43
-	(25)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$18,112	+111.79%	111	$163	$31,573,465	66
-	(26)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$15,693	+106.70%	95	$165	$301,762,841	122
-	(re-entry)	The Hurt Locker	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$12,629		138	$92	$12,620,108	141
-	(29)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$9,512	+61.08%	82	$116	$66,410,909	78
-	(27)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$9,152	+35.28%	22	$416	$3,707,038	78
-	(33)	Gentlemen Broncos	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$8,364	+306.02%	18	$465	$68,318	15
-	(32)	Pandorum	Overture Films	Horror	$3,635	+75.86%	44	$83	$10,318,829	50
-	(34)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$2,157	+15.04%	10	$216	$2,468,831	85
-	(re-entry)	Mystery Team	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$1,866		1	$1,866	$23,263	78
-	(39)	That Evening Sun	Freestyle Releasing		$1,124	+80.13%	1	$1,124	$11,021	8
-	(37)	Motherhood	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$363	-59.21%	8	$45	$92,269	22
-	(31)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$276	-89.61%	6	$46	$855,027	106

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