The Top Movies of Monday, November 16, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	2012	Sony Pictures	Action	$5,114,982	-70.08%	3,404	$1,503	$70,352,596	4
2	(2)	Disney's A Christmas Carol	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	$1,051,068	-83.28%	3,683	$285	$64,323,825	11
3	(3)	Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)	Lionsgate	Drama	$479,012	-69.57%	174	$2,753	$9,178,192	11
4	(5)	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Overture Films	Black Comedy	$431,319	-67.10%	2,453	$176	$23,469,369	11
5	(4)	Michael Jackson's This Is It	Sony Pictures	Documentary	$355,940	-73.09%	3,037	$117	$67,546,236	20
6	(6)	The Fourth Kind	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$315,985	-67.13%	2,530	$125	$20,765,645	11
7	(7)	Law Abiding Citizen	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$304,231	-65.01%	2,071	$147	$67,494,683	32
8	(8)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$258,488	-67.93%	2,712	$95	$103,948,672	53
9	(9)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$250,865	-68.26%	2,509	$100	$102,296,195	39
10	(10)	Pirate Radio	Focus Features	Comedy	$199,982	-71.07%	882	$227	$3,104,362	4
11	(12)	The Box	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$199,461	-69.58%	2,635	$76	$13,379,083	11
12	(11)	Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$143,167	-78.94%	2,090	$69	$73,583,580	32
-	(14)	Amelia	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$81,250	-64.45%	830	$98	$13,224,762	25
-	(13)	Astro Boy	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$66,597	-88.00%	1,354	$49	$18,031,933	25
-	(15)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$44,030	-72.30%	240	$183	$6,878,752	46
-	(16)	The Fantastic Mr. Fox	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$24,062	-72.49%	4	$6,016	$289,962	4
-	(17)	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Universal	Action	$18,235	-75.83%	520	$35	$13,716,625	25
-	(18)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$12,711	-56.68%	247	$51	$33,106,987	60
-	(22)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$8,239	-61.00%	129	$64	$14,202,933	55
-	(28)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$7,215	-52.00%	130	$56	$277,076,936	165
-	(20)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$6,752	-72.32%	89	$76	$4,006,700	39
-	(21)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$6,075	-72.06%	111	$55	$31,631,827	69
-	(23)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$6,001	-69.55%	142	$42	$33,742,145	74
-	(24)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$5,979	-66.54%	116	$52	$12,930,745	46
-	(26)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$5,433	-68.58%	95	$57	$301,814,491	125
-	(27)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$5,385	-66.37%	119	$45	$18,103,476	46
-	(29)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$5,369	-63.64%	121	$44	$63,338,008	95
-	(30)	The Hurt Locker	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$5,191	-50.42%	138	$38	$12,652,280	144
-	(19)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$4,738	-82.00%	172	$28	$20,729,048	88
-	(32)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$3,709	-56.95%	22	$169	$3,733,867	81
-	(31)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$3,296	-67.02%	82	$40	$66,439,544	81
-	(33)	Gentlemen Broncos	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$2,565	-67.42%	18	$143	$90,074	18
-	(34)	Pandorum	Overture Films	Horror	$1,247	-62.15%	44	$28	$10,327,309	53
-	(35)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$895	-62.28%	10	$90	$2,476,865	88
-	(36)	That Evening Sun	Freestyle Releasing		$314	-65.57%	1	$314	$13,941	11
-	(37)	Mystery Team	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$277	-55.03%	1	$277	$25,346	81
-	(38)	Motherhood	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$124	-60.51%	8	$16	$93,024	25
-	(39)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$87	-63.29%	6	$15	$855,649	109
-	(40)	From Mexico with Love	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$5	-87.50%	1	$5	$548,370	39

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