The Top Movies of Friday, November 20, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$72,703,754		4,024	$18,068	$72,703,754	1
2	(new)	The Blind Side	Warner Bros.	Drama	$11,038,423		3,110	$3,549	$11,038,423	1
3	(1)	2012	Sony Pictures	Action	$8,137,901	+156.35%	3,408	$2,388	$89,858,958	8
4	(5)	Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)	Lionsgate	Drama	$3,598,731	+916.40%	629	$5,721	$13,994,480	15
5	(new)	Planet 51	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$3,185,083		3,035	$1,049	$3,185,083	1
6	(3)	Disney's A Christmas Carol	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	$3,074,321	+196.30%	3,578	$859	$70,635,299	15
7	(4)	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Overture Films	Black Comedy	$861,993	+108.45%	2,056	$419	$25,713,051	15
8	(10)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$650,560	+205.05%	1,712	$380	$103,699,515	43
9	(8)	The Fourth Kind	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$626,240	+147.83%	1,648	$380	$22,239,045	15
10	(9)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$502,793	+126.55%	1,902	$264	$105,184,603	57
11	(7)	Law Abiding Citizen	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$499,377	+85.03%	1,327	$376	$68,911,517	36
12	(6)	Michael Jackson's This Is It	Sony Pictures	Documentary	$437,512	+27.51%	1,640	$267	$69,078,640	24
13	(12)	Pirate Radio	Focus Features	Comedy	$417,336	+131.20%	883	$473	$4,140,812	8
14	(re-entry)	The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day	Apparition	Action	$189,234		204	$928	$3,142,707	22
15	(11)	The Box	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$175,870	-3.47%	965	$182	$14,184,631	15
16	(13)	Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$163,444	+28.48%	1,010	$162	$74,140,743	36
17	(new)	Kurbaan	UTV Communications		$127,809		83	$1,540	$127,809	1
18	(16)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$112,956	+130.39%	198	$570	$7,144,952	50
19	(15)	Astro Boy	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$92,149	+56.10%	724	$127	$18,307,636	29
-	(14)	Amelia	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$73,097	-22.11%	384	$190	$13,591,408	29
-	(17)	The Fantastic Mr. Fox	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$52,413	+145.36%	4	$13,103	$410,949	8
-	(re-entry)	Julie & Julia	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$44,329		268	$165	$93,794,919	106
-	(re-entry)	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$41,636		231	$180	$122,178,273	64
-	(re-entry)	The Stepfather	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$35,762		191	$187	$28,997,136	36
-	(re-entry)	Zombieland	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$34,865		149	$234	$74,722,316	50
-	(re-entry)	Saw VI	Lionsgate	Horror	$33,302		178	$187	$27,610,840	29
-	(25)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$30,932	+385.89%	181	$171	$18,153,934	50
-	(re-entry)	Inglourious Basterds	Weinstein Co.	Action	$23,381		163	$143	$120,223,680	92
-	(18)	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Universal	Action	$23,085	+49.66%	140	$165	$13,786,295	29
-	(19)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$20,707	+43.40%	30	$690	$18,709,218	281
-	(20)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$20,080	+43.49%	131	$153	$33,171,482	64
-	(22)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$18,854	+143.28%	103	$183	$277,118,365	169
-	(24)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$14,962	+132.15%	93	$161	$33,776,733	78
-	(26)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$12,765	+102.07%	83	$154	$12,965,856	50
-	(re-entry)	New York, I Love You	Vivendi Entertainment	Drama	$12,624		37	$341	$1,432,321	36
-	(32)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$11,840	+176.57%	131	$90	$20,754,449	92
-	(29)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$10,988	+101.84%	92	$119	$31,659,247	73
-	(27)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$10,533	+78.92%	82	$128	$63,366,712	99
-	(30)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$10,310	+127.34%	72	$143	$301,841,030	129
-	(re-entry)	The Maid	Elephant Eye Films	Drama	$9,723		14	$695	$295,351	36
-	(21)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$9,139	-15.49%	52	$176	$14,241,795	59
-	(23)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$9,054	+33.32%	91	$99	$4,037,612	43
-	(re-entry)	Bright Star	Apparition	Drama	$7,467		35	$213	$4,371,217	64
-	(re-entry)	Halloween 2	Weinstein/Dimension	Horror	$6,540		66	$99	$33,366,699	85
-	(31)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$5,373	+24.63%	13	$413	$3,752,714	85
-	(re-entry)	More Than a Game	Lionsgate	Documentary	$5,330		46	$116	$934,908	50
-	(34)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$4,590	+54.70%	43	$107	$66,453,026	85
-	(37)	That Evening Sun	Freestyle Releasing		$4,130	+1,040.88%	4	$1,033	$19,140	15
-	(33)	Gentlemen Broncos	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$1,740	-41.57%	9	$193	$101,025	22
-	(re-entry)	The Polar Express	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$1,314		8	$164	$180,814,408	1,837
-	(re-entry)	Fame	MGM	Musical	$864		23	$38	$22,368,682	57
-	(39)	Mystery Team	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$614	+338.57%	1	$614	$26,625	85
-	(new)	Dare	Image Entertainment		$477		1	$477	$16,509	8
-	(38)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$324	+105.06%	6	$54	$856,415	113
-	(new)	Oh My God	Mitropoulos Films	Documentary	$141		1	$141	$11,874	8

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Chart certified: 5/28/2011