The Top Movies of Sunday, November 15, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	2012	Sony Pictures	Action	$17,097,926	-30.77%	3,404	$5,023	$65,237,614	3
2	(2)	Disney's A Christmas Carol	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	$6,285,380	-39.78%	3,683	$1,707	$63,272,757	10
3	(4)	Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)	Lionsgate	Drama	$1,574,026	-34.31%	174	$9,046	$8,699,180	10
4	(5)	Michael Jackson's This Is It	Sony Pictures	Documentary	$1,322,723	-40.59%	3,037	$436	$67,190,296	19
5	(3)	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Overture Films	Black Comedy	$1,311,135	-49.74%	2,453	$535	$23,038,050	10
6	(7)	The Fourth Kind	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$961,235	-48.66%	2,530	$380	$20,449,660	10
7	(9)	Law Abiding Citizen	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$869,546	-47.87%	2,071	$420	$67,190,452	31
8	(8)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$805,895	-53.66%	2,712	$297	$103,690,184	52
9	(6)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$790,335	-59.62%	2,509	$315	$102,045,330	38
10	(11)	Pirate Radio	Focus Features	Comedy	$691,346	-47.97%	882	$784	$2,904,380	3
11	(12)	Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$679,799	-38.73%	2,090	$325	$73,440,413	31
12	(10)	The Box	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$655,749	-51.66%	2,635	$249	$13,179,622	10
13	(13)	Astro Boy	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$554,816	-32.37%	1,354	$410	$17,965,336	24
-	(14)	Amelia	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$228,568	-44.08%	830	$275	$13,143,512	24
-	(15)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$158,967	-52.27%	240	$662	$6,834,722	45
-	(17)	The Fantastic Mr. Fox	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$87,463	-18.12%	4	$21,866	$265,900	3
-	(16)	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Universal	Action	$75,445	-39.45%	520	$145	$13,698,390	24
-	(18)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$29,341	-48.57%	247	$119	$33,094,276	59
-	(19)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$26,317	-38.50%	172	$153	$20,724,310	87
-	(20)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$24,393	-40.83%	89	$274	$3,999,948	38
-	(27)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$21,744	-28.81%	111	$196	$31,625,752	68
-	(21)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$21,125	-43.68%	129	$164	$14,194,694	54
-	(23)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$19,709	-46.87%	142	$139	$33,736,144	73
-	(26)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$17,868	-41.97%	116	$154	$12,924,766	45
-	(24)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$17,477	-52.70%	30	$583	$18,640,842	276
-	(29)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$17,289	-40.23%	95	$182	$301,809,058	124
-	(25)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$16,014	-55.12%	119	$135	$18,098,091	45
-	(22)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$15,031	-59.69%	130	$116	$277,069,721	164
-	(28)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$14,767	-50.60%	121	$122	$63,332,639	94
-	(30)	The Hurt Locker	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$10,469	-36.60%	138	$76	$12,647,089	143
-	(31)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$9,995	-34.86%	82	$122	$66,436,248	80
-	(re-entry)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$8,615	-40.61%	22	$392	$3,730,158	80
-	(33)	Gentlemen Broncos	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$7,873	-30.44%	18	$437	$87,509	17
-	(35)	Pandorum	Overture Films	Horror	$3,295	-16.33%	44	$75	$10,326,062	52
-	(34)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$2,373	-50.21%	10	$237	$2,475,970	87
-	(36)	That Evening Sun	Freestyle Releasing		$912	-46.16%	1	$912	$13,627	10
-	(37)	Mystery Team	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$616	-48.24%	1	$616	$25,069	80
-	(38)	Motherhood	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$314	-0.95%	8	$39	$92,900	24
-	(39)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$237	-20.47%	6	$40	$855,562	108
-	(40)	From Mexico with Love	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$40	+73.91%	1	$40	$548,365	38

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