The Top Movies of Tuesday, November 17, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	2012	Sony Pictures	Action	$4,551,284	-11.02%	3,404	$1,337	$74,903,880	5
2	(2)	Disney's A Christmas Carol	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	$1,142,708	+8.72%	3,683	$310	$65,466,533	12
3	(4)	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Overture Films	Black Comedy	$520,012	+20.56%	2,453	$212	$23,989,381	12
4	(3)	Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)	Lionsgate	Drama	$465,310	-2.86%	174	$2,674	$9,643,502	12
5	(5)	Michael Jackson's This Is It	Sony Pictures	Documentary	$394,005	+10.69%	3,037	$130	$67,940,241	21
6	(7)	Law Abiding Citizen	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$339,303	+11.53%	2,071	$164	$67,833,986	33
7	(6)	The Fourth Kind	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$316,250	+0.08%	2,530	$125	$21,081,895	12
8	(9)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$275,990	+10.02%	2,509	$110	$102,572,185	40
9	(8)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$271,853	+5.17%	2,712	$100	$104,220,525	54
10	(11)	The Box	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$236,423	+18.53%	2,635	$90	$13,615,506	12
11	(10)	Pirate Radio	Focus Features	Comedy	$233,241	+16.63%	882	$264	$3,337,603	5
12	(12)	Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$133,012	-7.09%	2,090	$64	$73,716,592	33
-	(13)	Amelia	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$102,407	+26.04%	830	$123	$13,327,169	26
-	(14)	Astro Boy	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$59,790	-10.22%	1,354	$44	$18,091,723	26
-	(15)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$55,387	+25.79%	240	$231	$6,934,139	47
-	(16)	The Fantastic Mr. Fox	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$22,547	-6.30%	4	$5,637	$312,509	5
-	(18)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$16,787	+32.07%	247	$68	$33,123,774	61
-	(17)	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Universal	Action	$15,495	-15.03%	520	$30	$13,732,120	26
-	(19)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$9,285	+12.70%	129	$72	$14,212,218	56
-	(24)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$8,805	+47.27%	116	$76	$12,939,550	47
-	(21)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$8,228	+21.86%	89	$92	$4,014,928	40
-	(20)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$7,349	+1.86%	130	$57	$277,084,285	166
-	(23)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$7,018	+16.95%	142	$49	$33,749,163	75
-	(26)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$6,906	+28.25%	119	$58	$18,110,382	47
-	(28)	The Hurt Locker	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$6,425	+23.77%	138	$47	$12,658,705	145
-	(27)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$6,281	+16.99%	121	$52	$63,344,289	96
-	(22)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$5,614	-7.59%	111	$51	$31,637,441	70
-	(30)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$5,109	+37.75%	22	$232	$3,738,976	82
-	(25)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$5,025	-7.51%	95	$53	$301,819,516	126
-	(29)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$4,407	-6.99%	172	$26	$20,733,455	89
-	(32)	Gentlemen Broncos	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$3,462	+34.97%	18	$192	$93,536	19
-	(31)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$2,835	-13.99%	82	$35	$66,442,379	82
-	(33)	Pandorum	Overture Films	Horror	$1,424	+14.19%	44	$32	$10,328,733	54
-	(34)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$713	-20.34%	10	$71	$2,477,578	89
-	(35)	That Evening Sun	Freestyle Releasing		$409	+30.25%	1	$409	$14,350	12
-	(36)	Mystery Team	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$315	+13.72%	1	$315	$25,661	82
-	(37)	Motherhood	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$139	+12.10%	8	$17	$93,163	26
-	(38)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$101	+16.09%	6	$17	$855,750	110

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