The Top Movies of Thursday, November 19, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	2012	Sony Pictures	Action	$3,174,501	-12.85%	3,404	$933	$81,721,057	7
2	(re-entry)	Twilight	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$1,304,440		2,057	$634	$192,769,854	364
3	(2)	Disney's A Christmas Carol	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	$1,037,577	-1.83%	3,683	$282	$67,560,978	14
4	(3)	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Overture Films	Black Comedy	$413,527	-7.73%	2,453	$169	$24,851,058	14
5	(4)	Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)	Lionsgate	Drama	$354,065	-11.08%	174	$2,035	$10,395,749	14
6	(5)	Michael Jackson's This Is It	Sony Pictures	Documentary	$343,126	-4.09%	3,037	$113	$68,641,128	23
7	(6)	Law Abiding Citizen	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$269,893	-12.45%	2,071	$130	$68,412,140	35
8	(7)	The Fourth Kind	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$252,685	-9.18%	2,530	$100	$21,612,805	14
9	(9)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$221,937	-7.27%	2,712	$82	$104,681,810	56
10	(8)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$213,265	-19.07%	2,509	$85	$103,048,955	42
11	(10)	The Box	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$182,185	-13.69%	2,635	$69	$14,008,761	14
12	(11)	Pirate Radio	Focus Features	Comedy	$180,508	-12.10%	882	$205	$3,723,476	7
13	(12)	Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$127,218	-4.70%	2,090	$61	$73,977,299	35
-	(13)	Amelia	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$93,849	-3.54%	830	$113	$13,518,311	28
-	(14)	Astro Boy	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$59,031	-8.81%	1,354	$44	$18,215,487	28
-	(15)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$49,028	+0.41%	240	$204	$7,031,996	49
-	(16)	The Fantastic Mr. Fox	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$21,362	-13.39%	4	$5,341	$358,536	7
-	(17)	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Universal	Action	$15,425	-1.53%	520	$30	$13,763,210	28
-	(re-entry)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$14,440		30	$481	$18,688,511	280
-	(18)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$13,994	+2.64%	247	$57	$33,151,402	63
-	(19)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$10,814	+12.36%	129	$84	$14,232,656	58
-	(20)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$7,750	+3.67%	130	$60	$277,099,511	168
-	(re-entry)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$6,791		89	$76	$4,028,558	42
-	(25)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$6,445	+4.58%	142	$45	$33,761,771	77
-	(24)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$6,366	+1.79%	119	$53	$18,123,002	49
-	(21)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$6,317	-12.56%	116	$54	$12,953,091	49
-	(26)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$5,887	-1.93%	121	$49	$63,356,179	98
-	(23)	The Hurt Locker	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$5,809	-11.86%	138	$42	$12,671,105	147
-	(27)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$5,444	+1.30%	111	$49	$31,648,259	72
-	(22)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$4,535	-32.00%	95	$48	$301,830,720	128
-	(29)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$4,311	+6.34%	22	$196	$3,747,341	84
-	(28)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$4,281	-12.15%	172	$25	$20,742,609	91
-	(31)	Gentlemen Broncos	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$2,978	+7.47%	18	$165	$99,285	21
-	(30)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$2,967	-3.98%	82	$36	$66,448,436	84
-	(33)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$1,225	+66.67%	10	$123	$2,479,538	91
-	(32)	Pandorum	Overture Films	Horror	$1,104	+8.66%	44	$25	$10,330,853	56
-	(34)	That Evening Sun	Freestyle Releasing		$362	+21.48%	1	$362	$15,010	14
-	(36)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$158	-13.66%	6	$26	$856,091	112
-	(35)	Mystery Team	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$140	-33.33%	1	$140	$26,011	84
-	(37)	Motherhood	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$109	-6.03%	8	$14	$93,388	28

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