The Top Movies of Saturday, November 14, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	2012	Sony Pictures	Action	$24,698,354	+5.36%	3,404	$7,256	$48,139,688	2
2	(2)	Disney's A Christmas Carol	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	$10,437,344	+86.84%	3,683	$2,834	$56,987,377	9
3	(3)	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Overture Films	Black Comedy	$2,608,451	+34.31%	2,453	$1,063	$21,726,915	9
4	(4)	Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)	Lionsgate	Drama	$2,396,227	+25.83%	174	$13,771	$7,125,154	9
5	(6)	Michael Jackson's This Is It	Sony Pictures	Documentary	$2,226,443	+45.54%	3,037	$733	$65,867,573	18
6	(8)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$1,957,020	+38.05%	2,509	$780	$101,254,995	37
7	(5)	The Fourth Kind	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$1,872,125	+5.65%	2,530	$740	$19,488,425	9
8	(7)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$1,738,942	+16.04%	2,712	$641	$102,884,289	51
9	(9)	Law Abiding Citizen	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$1,668,018	+32.51%	2,071	$805	$66,320,906	30
10	(10)	The Box	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$1,356,454	+18.35%	2,635	$515	$12,523,873	9
11	(11)	Pirate Radio	Focus Features	Comedy	$1,328,794	+50.28%	882	$1,507	$2,213,034	2
12	(12)	Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$1,109,569	+76.47%	2,090	$531	$72,760,614	30
13	(13)	Astro Boy	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$820,372	+150.30%	1,354	$606	$17,410,520	23
-	(14)	Amelia	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$408,772	+42.71%	830	$492	$12,914,944	23
-	(15)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$333,069	+101.75%	240	$1,388	$6,675,755	44
-	(16)	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Universal	Action	$124,605	+49.52%	520	$240	$13,622,945	23
-	(17)	The Fantastic Mr. Fox	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$106,823	+49.16%	4	$26,706	$178,437	2
-	(18)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$57,048	+35.58%	247	$231	$33,064,935	58
-	(25)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$42,794	+101.32%	172	$249	$20,697,993	86
-	(21)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$41,223	+49.49%	89	$463	$3,975,555	37
-	(26)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$37,506	+82.30%	129	$291	$14,173,569	53
-	(20)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$37,288	+33.41%	130	$287	$277,054,690	163
-	(19)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$37,094	+29.57%	142	$261	$33,716,435	72
-	(23)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$36,952	+48.27%	30	$1,232	$18,623,365	275
-	(22)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$35,682	+41.62%	119	$300	$18,082,077	44
-	(27)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$30,790	+54.04%	116	$265	$12,906,898	44
-	(28)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$30,543	+68.63%	111	$275	$31,604,008	67
-	(24)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$29,895	+33.35%	121	$247	$63,317,872	93
-	(29)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$28,928	+84.34%	95	$305	$301,791,769	123
-	(30)	The Hurt Locker	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$16,512	+30.75%	138	$120	$12,636,620	142
-	(31)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$15,344	+61.31%	82	$187	$66,426,253	79
-	(32)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$14,505	+58.49%	22	$659	$3,721,543	79
-	(33)	Gentlemen Broncos	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$11,318	+35.32%	18	$629	$79,636	16
-	(35)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$4,766	+120.96%	10	$477	$2,473,597	86
-	(34)	Pandorum	Overture Films	Horror	$3,938	+8.34%	44	$90	$10,322,767	51
-	(37)	That Evening Sun	Freestyle Releasing		$1,694	+50.71%	1	$1,694	$12,715	9
-	(36)	Mystery Team	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$1,190	-36.23%	1	$1,190	$24,453	79
-	(38)	Motherhood	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$317	-12.67%	8	$40	$92,586	23
-	(39)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$298	+7.97%	6	$50	$855,325	107
-	(re-entry)	From Mexico with Love	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$23		1	$23	$548,325	37

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