The Top Movies, Weekend of September 5, 2008

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Bangkok Dangerous	Lionsgate	Action	$7,783,266		2,650	$2,937	$7,783,266	3
2	(1)	Tropic Thunder	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$7,230,710	-37.23%	3,446	$2,098	$96,541,629	26
3	(3)	The Dark Knight	Warner Bros.	Action	$5,515,119	-36.04%	2,575	$2,142	$511,997,658	52
4	(4)	The House Bunny	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$5,512,870	-33.72%	2,736	$2,015	$36,611,667	17
5	(5)	Traitor	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$4,274,297	-45.68%	2,108	$2,028	$17,265,872	12
6	(2)	Babylon A.D.	20th Century Fox	Action	$4,180,570	-55.92%	3,425	$1,221	$17,378,536	10
7	(6)	Death Race	Universal	Action	$3,710,915	-41.14%	2,586	$1,435	$29,909,125	17
8	(7)	Disaster Movie	Lionsgate	Comedy	$3,031,307	-48.07%	2,642	$1,147	$10,602,140	10
9	(8)	Mamma Mia!	Universal	Musical	$2,855,945	-32.19%	1,904	$1,500	$136,440,050	52
10	(9)	The Pineapple Express	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$2,255,875	-36.19%	1,802	$1,252	$84,013,748	33
11	(10)	Vicky Cristina Barcelona	MGM	Comedy	$2,115,668	-24.86%	718	$2,947	$16,026,700	24
12	(11)	Mirrors	20th Century Fox	Horror	$1,789,531	-34.96%	1,559	$1,148	$27,733,739	24
13	(12)	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$1,692,345	-37.58%	1,952	$867	$32,752,889	24
14	(13)	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Universal	Adventure	$1,478,630	-43.77%	1,415	$1,045	$100,570,825	38
15	(14)	The Longshots	MGM	Drama	$1,376,544	-40.42%	1,666	$826	$9,893,428	17
16	(18)	Fly Me To the Moon	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$1,338,605	-11.30%	713	$1,877	$8,324,987	24
17	(16)	Journey to the Center of the Earth	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$1,225,237	-30.93%	805	$1,522	$96,679,668	59
18	(19)	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$975,346	-32.07%	1,135	$859	$42,832,311	33
19	(15)	College	MGM	Comedy	$952,640	-55.76%	2,124	$449	$4,107,146	10
20	(20)	Step Brothers	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$864,173	-36.33%	846	$1,021	$99,415,157	45
21	(17)	Hamlet 2	Focus Features	Comedy	$826,531	-51.35%	1,575	$525	$4,359,680	17
22	(21)	WALL-E	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	$774,300	-34.15%	886	$874	$219,398,090	73
23	(26)	Bottle Shock	Freestyle Releasing	Drama	$511,222	-6.58%	401	$1,275	$3,256,124	33
24	(25)	Elegy	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$481,331	-22.87%	142	$3,390	$2,340,785	31
25	(23)	Hancock	Sony Pictures	Action	$479,603	-27.83%	417	$1,150	$227,946,274	68
26	(24)	Kung Fu Panda	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$388,218	-38.67%	411	$945	$214,227,690	94
27	(30)	Transsiberian	First Look	Thriller/Suspense	$335,249	+18.90%	154	$2,177	$1,312,068	52
28	(28)	Tell No One	Music Box Films	Thriller/Suspense	$290,887	-22.14%	112	$2,597	$4,760,618	68
29	(31)	Frozen River	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$282,428	+10.00%	91	$3,104	$1,153,521	38
30	(27)	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$279,520	-29.53%	304	$919	$316,202,690	109
31	(32)	Man on Wire	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$208,522	-11.65%	92	$2,267	$1,802,569	45
32	(29)	Space Chimps	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$207,845	-39.34%	324	$641	$29,180,298	52
33	(new)	Everybody Wants To Be Italian	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$197,861		98	$2,019	$197,861	3
34	(34)	Brideshead Revisited	Miramax	Drama	$184,475	-15.59%	283	$652	$6,223,822	45
35	(22)	The Rocker	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$154,928	-84.03%	409	$379	$6,156,842	19
36	(35)	Hellboy 2: The Golden Army	Universal	Action	$144,305	-13.20%	217	$665	$75,602,005	59
37	(37)	Swing Vote	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	$137,811	-12.54%	232	$594	$15,913,759	38
38	(33)	Iron Man	Paramount Pictures	Action	$126,734	-43.33%	205	$618	$318,006,770	129
39	(36)	Wanted	Universal	Action	$116,985	-26.01%	180	$650	$134,168,655	73
40	(39)	Get Smart	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$113,803	-14.25%	115	$990	$128,603,482	80
41	(40)	You Don't Mess With the Zohan	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$109,517	-13.83%	267	$410	$100,018,837	94
42	(45)	Henry Poole Is Here	Overture Films	Comedy	$86,970	+22.49%	157	$554	$1,749,146	24
43	(41)	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	National Geographic Entertainment	Documentary	$85,523	-13.16%	45	$1,901	$18,696,054	339
44	(44)	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	3D Entertainment	Documentary	$77,740	+9.11%	14	$5,553	$4,536,417	206
45	(48)	Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis	Link Productions Ltd.	Comedy	$71,103	+11.40%	27	$2,633	$1,379,671	45
46	(49)	I Served the King of England	Sony Pictures Classics	Black Comedy	$64,234	+20.70%	17	$3,778	$149,403	10
47	(53)	Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	Picturehouse	Drama	$55,502	+30.31%	127	$437	$17,533,514	80
48	(re-entry)	Ce qu'il faut pour vivre	Films Seville	Drama	$52,236		14	$3,731	$111,305	10
49	(61)	Beer for My Horses	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$49,316	+87.80%	74	$666	$503,791	31
50	(46)	Sex and the City	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$46,272	-33.34%	84	$551	$152,595,674	101
51	(52)	Trouble the Water	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$41,900	-3.41%	9	$4,656	$146,384	17
52	(new)	A Secret	Strand	Drama	$37,135		3	$12,378	$37,135	3
53	(42)	The X-Files: I Want to Believe	20th Century Fox	Action	$36,792	-57.92%	78	$472	$20,895,448	45
54	(63)	The Girl Cut in Two	IFC Films	Thriller/Suspense	$33,087	+32.43%	8	$4,136	$135,967	24
55	(new)	Ping Pong Playa	IFC Films	Drama	$30,797		9	$3,422	$30,797	3
56	(68)	Sixty Six	First Independent Pictures	Comedy	$28,702	+27.82%	17	$1,688	$156,739	38
57	(50)	The Wackness	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	$28,232	-39.86%	41	$689	$1,943,535	67
58	(59)	American Teen	Paramount Vantage	Documentary	$27,167	-20.90%	66	$412	$899,362	45
59	(66)	The Children of Huang Shi	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$26,989	+12.81%	22	$1,227	$870,912	108
60	(54)	Meet Dave	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$26,392	-36.76%	46	$574	$11,743,315	59
61	(57)	Brick Lane	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$23,892	-35.17%	29	$824	$955,487	80
62	(56)	I.O.U.S.A.	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$23,269	-37.65%	18	$1,293	$741,131	17
63	(55)	Deep Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$22,823	-39.78%	8	$2,853	$36,259,096	920
64	(73)	The Visitor	Overture Films	Comedy	$22,036	+61.54%	58	$380	$9,359,138	150
65	(62)	And When Did You Last See Your Father?	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$21,590	-14.01%	23	$939	$943,426	94
66	(60)	U2 3D	National Geographic Entertainment	Concert/Performance	$21,526	-31.87%	10	$2,153	$9,442,761	229
67	(72)	The Edge of Heaven	Strand	Drama	$20,742	+19.21%	12	$1,729	$705,629	110
68	(80)	Momma's Man	ThinkFilm	Comedy	$18,823	+105.60%	9	$2,091	$50,089	234
69	(38)	Goal! 2: Living the Dream...	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	$18,311	-87.80%	29	$631	$216,204	10
70	(re-entry)	The Errand of Angels	Excel Entertainment	Drama	$18,230		29	$629	$147,635	17
71	(75)	Encounters at the End of the World	ThinkFilm	Documentary	$17,772	+49.37%	24	$741	$861,707	89
72	(77)	Up the Yangtze	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$17,058	+71.37%	10	$1,706	$745,258	136
73	(70)	The Last Mistress	IFC Films	Drama	$16,181	-20.46%	20	$809	$742,042	73
74	(69)	Another Gay Sequel	TLA Releasing	Comedy	$15,491	-26.53%	5	$3,098	$46,315	10
75	(76)	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$14,008	+26.15%	18	$778	$1,168,623	67
76	(67)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$13,957	-37.92%	2	$6,979	$25,701,906	1,081
77	(new)	Mister Foe	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$13,490		2	$6,745	$13,490	3
78	(new)	Jake's Corner	Emerging Pictures	Drama	$12,522		8	$1,565	$12,522	3
79	(98)	The Grocer's Son	Film Movement	Drama	$11,756	+412.69%	5	$2,351	$205,008	94
80	(58)	The Happening	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$11,660	-67.86%	17	$686	$64,501,694	87
81	(85)	Mongol	Picturehouse	Drama	$11,503	+51.53%	24	$479	$5,701,643	94
82	(71)	In Search of a Midnight Kiss	IFC First Take	Drama	$10,857	-38.22%	7	$1,551	$112,459	38
83	(64)	Roving Mars	Walt Disney Pictures	Documentary	$10,679	-56.06%	5	$2,136	$9,582,019	955
84	(65)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$10,472	-56.58%	9	$1,164	$76,373,121	2,334
85	(100)	Before the Rains	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$10,156	+369.53%	7	$1,451	$1,029,638	122
86	(74)	Roman de Gare	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$9,729	-22.47%	11	$884	$1,839,353	136
87	(105)	A Jihad for Love	First Run Features	Documentary	$9,495	+481.09%	2	$4,748	$95,700	110
88	(89)	America the Beautiful	First Independent Pictures	Documentary	$7,529	+32.81%	5	$1,506	$62,361	122
89	(new)	Save Me	First Run Features	Drama	$6,992		1	$6,992	$6,992	3
90	(86)	The Flyboys	Self Distributed	Adventure	$6,036	-19.62%	2	$3,018	$42,068	24
91	(new)	Surfer, Dude	Anchor Bay Entertainment	Comedy	$5,971		1	$5,971	$5,971	3
92	(79)	What Happens in Vegas...	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$5,522	-41.67%	10	$552	$80,272,065	122
93	(90)	A Man Named Pearl	Railroad Square	Documentary	$5,493	+28.46%	4	$1,373	$161,715	374
94	(83)	Beautiful Losers	Sidetrack Films	Documentary	$5,372	-33.37%	2	$2,686	$41,246	31
95	(92)	Elsa & Fred	Mitropoulos Films	Romantic Comedy	$4,880	+16.72%	5	$976	$170,827	73
96	(78)	Sukiyaki Western Django	First Look	Action	$4,716	-52.15%	1	$4,716	$19,828	10
97	(97)	Young @ Heart	Fox Searchlight	Documentary	$4,320	+51.31%	13	$332	$3,938,191	152
98	(99)	Baghead	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$3,881	+73.72%	16	$243	$120,150	87
99	(re-entry)	Love and Honor	Eleven Arts	Drama	$3,637		2	$1,819	$47,749	311
100	(87)	My Mexican Shivah	Emerging Pictures	Comedy	$3,402	-44.23%	1	$3,402	$13,042	10
101	(91)	Days and Clouds	Film Movement		$3,297	-21.63%	1	$3,297	$88,817	59
102	(82)	What We Do Is Secret		Drama	$3,197	-63.99%	4	$799	$50,727	31
103	(95)	The Fall	Roadside Attractions	Adventure	$2,848	-16.01%	5	$570	$2,260,466	122
104	(84)	The Legend of God's Gun	Indican Pictures	Western	$2,421	-68.31%	2	$1,211	$119,742	52
105	(96)	Constantine's Sword	First Run Features	Documentary	$2,290	-30.25%	2	$1,145	$176,650	143
106	(108)	Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired	ThinkFilm	Documentary	$2,024	+86.54%	3	$675	$53,048	59
107	(re-entry)	Contempt	Rialto Pictures	Drama	$1,992		2	$996	$153,141	15,970
108	(re-entry)	Young People Fucking	ThinkFilm	Comedy	$1,700		1	$1,700	$6,432	10
109	(103)	The Singing Revolution	Abramorama Films	Documentary	$1,632	-17.70%	3	$544	$377,193	276
110	(121)	Ripple Effect	Monterey Media	Drama	$1,590	+1,214.05%	2	$795	$12,400	59
111	(81)	Kabluey	Regent Releasing	Comedy	$1,550	-82.69%	2	$775	$75,717	66
112	(re-entry)	OSS 117	Music Box Films	Action	$1,543		1	$1,543	$290,592	122
113	(104)	Chris and Don: A Love Story	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$952	-50.24%	1	$952	$200,274	87
114	(93)	Dare Not Walk Alone	Indican Pictures	Documentary	$758	-80.44%	1	$758	$31,826	136
115	(101)	No Regret	Regent Releasing	Drama	$707	-66.60%	1	$707	$13,790	662
116	(120)	Monsieur Verdoux	The Film Desk	Black Comedy	$565	+147.81%	2	$283	$28,189	22,431
117	(107)	Tuya's Marriage	Music Box Films	Drama	$440	-61.03%	1	$440	$69,212	157
118	(110)	Cthulhu	Regent Releasing	Horror	$440	-35.77%	1	$440	$4,434	17
119	(re-entry)	Il Trittico at Fenice	Emerging Pictures	Concert/Performance	$295		1	$295	$76,543	129
120	(115)	Girls Rock!	Shadow	Documentary	$277	-44.60%	2	$139	$156,499	185
121	(111)	The Sensation of Sight	Monterey Media	Drama	$230	-59.07%	2	$115	$22,602	304
122	(114)	Love Comes Lately	Kino International	Drama	$204	-61.29%	1	$204	$76,743	87
123	(re-entry)	Galapagos	IMAX Films	Documentary	$158		1	$158	$17,474,236	3,237
124	(re-entry)	Then She Found Me	ThinkFilm	Romantic Comedy	$120		1	$120	$3,734,540	136

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Chart certified: 9/11/2008