The Top Movies, Weekend of September 19, 2008

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Lakeview Terrace	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$15,004,672		2,464	$6,090	$15,004,672	3
2	(1)	Burn After Reading	Focus Features	Black Comedy	$11,028,257	-42.34%	2,657	$4,151	$36,135,221	10
3	(new)	My Best Friend's Girl	Lionsgate	Comedy	$8,265,357		2,604	$3,174	$8,265,357	3
4	(new)	Igor	MGM	Comedy	$7,803,347		2,339	$3,336	$7,803,347	3
5	(3)	Righteous Kill	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$7,424,479	-54.42%	3,152	$2,355	$28,534,233	10
6	(2)	The Family That Preys	Lionsgate	Comedy	$7,271,899	-58.16%	2,070	$3,513	$28,128,159	10
7	(4)	The Women	Picturehouse	Comedy	$5,417,780	-46.65%	2,995	$1,809	$19,321,012	10
8	(new)	Ghost Town	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$5,012,315		1,505	$3,330	$5,012,315	3
9	(7)	The Dark Knight	Warner Bros.	Action	$2,915,174	-29.38%	1,905	$1,530	$521,890,027	66
10	(6)	The House Bunny	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$2,662,650	-35.91%	2,675	$995	$45,587,131	31
11	(5)	Tropic Thunder	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$2,556,241	-38.90%	2,333	$1,096	$106,805,722	40
12	(12)	Mamma Mia!	Universal	Musical	$1,046,575	-42.75%	1,121	$934	$141,192,290	66
13	(10)	Death Race	Universal	Action	$1,036,105	-49.62%	1,240	$836	$34,918,855	31
14	(15)	Vicky Cristina Barcelona	MGM	Comedy	$951,512	-24.75%	637	$1,494	$19,394,888	38
15	(9)	Traitor	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$946,744	-55.59%	1,407	$673	$22,372,692	26
16	(8)	Bangkok Dangerous	Lionsgate	Action	$844,608	-67.42%	1,349	$626	$14,535,371	17
17	(14)	Fly Me To the Moon	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$776,759	-48.05%	662	$1,173	$11,005,828	38
18	(16)	Journey to the Center of the Earth	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$768,325	-31.85%	675	$1,138	$99,096,933	73
19	(11)	Babylon A.D.	20th Century Fox	Action	$754,936	-59.51%	1,013	$745	$21,709,956	24
20	(13)	Disaster Movie	Lionsgate	Comedy	$660,627	-57.81%	971	$680	$13,600,376	24
21	(17)	The Pineapple Express	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$500,726	-54.53%	550	$910	$86,974,352	47
22	(18)	Mirrors	20th Century Fox	Horror	$455,368	-49.19%	584	$780	$29,853,320	38
23	(20)	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Universal	Adventure	$399,855	-41.09%	494	$809	$102,176,165	52
24	(19)	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$393,460	-55.36%	688	$572	$34,477,361	38
25	(24)	Get Smart	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$312,051	-20.96%	306	$1,020	$129,472,725	94
26	(22)	WALL-E	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	$310,469	-42.60%	435	$714	$220,503,606	87
27	(21)	The Longshots	MGM	Drama	$264,765	-55.80%	502	$527	$11,088,628	31
28	(new)	Appaloosa	Warner Bros.	Western	$248,847		14	$17,775	$248,847	3
29	(26)	Kung Fu Panda	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$248,524	-26.08%	338	$735	$214,949,523	108
30	(27)	Elegy	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$203,570	-23.66%	134	$1,519	$3,070,308	45
31	(23)	Step Brothers	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$202,214	-51.46%	258	$784	$100,468,793	59
32	(new)	The Duchess	Paramount Vantage	Drama	$190,426		7	$27,204	$190,426	3
33	(32)	Tell No One	Music Box Films	Thriller/Suspense	$178,845	+7.27%	99	$1,807	$5,268,195	82
34	(30)	Space Chimps	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$178,712	-7.74%	303	$590	$29,613,818	66
35	(31)	Transsiberian	First Look	Thriller/Suspense	$146,253	-12.45%	124	$1,179	$1,798,213	66
36	(25)	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$143,344	-63.07%	330	$434	$43,757,474	47
37	(33)	Frozen River	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$133,494	-17.62%	96	$1,391	$1,760,310	52
38	(29)	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$127,737	-37.05%	206	$620	$316,670,320	123
39	(34)	Man on Wire	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$119,484	-24.23%	93	$1,285	$2,232,828	59
40	(28)	Bottle Shock	Freestyle Releasing	Drama	$113,301	-48.29%	134	$846	$3,846,206	47
41	(48)	Towelhead	Warner Bros.	Drama	$64,365	+21.85%	18	$3,576	$137,817	10
42	(42)	I Served the King of England	Sony Pictures Classics	Black Comedy	$60,972	-24.46%	38	$1,605	$345,126	24
43	(39)	Iron Man	Paramount Pictures	Action	$59,037	-37.74%	124	$476	$318,219,154	143
44	(45)	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	National Geographic Entertainment	Documentary	$56,991	-5.43%	45	$1,266	$18,968,324	353
45	(40)	The Rocker	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$48,669	-41.19%	128	$380	$6,339,401	33
46	(new)	Battle in Seattle	ThinkFilm	Drama	$46,903		8	$5,863	$46,903	3
47	(43)	Swing Vote	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	$41,452	-39.81%	123	$337	$16,098,516	52
48	(53)	A Secret	Strand	Drama	$41,422	+2.65%	8	$5,178	$157,702	17
49	(60)	Beer for My Horses	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$40,365	+68.63%	74	$545	$586,545	45
50	(69)	The Wackness	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	$39,893	+134.93%	42	$950	$2,022,846	81
51	(58)	Trouble the Water	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$37,375	+51.37%	14	$2,670	$238,591	31
52	(66)	And When Did You Last See Your Father?	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$36,624	+100.22%	39	$939	$1,017,623	108
53	(44)	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	3D Entertainment	Documentary	$34,279	-48.67%	13	$2,637	$4,703,190	220
54	(36)	Hamlet 2	Focus Features	Comedy	$31,252	-71.73%	56	$558	$4,857,521	31
55	(50)	Brideshead Revisited	Miramax	Drama	$30,551	-40.43%	75	$407	$6,414,563	59
56	(56)	The Girl Cut in Two	IFC Films	Thriller/Suspense	$28,839	-4.93%	16	$1,802	$222,089	38
57	(35)	College	MGM	Comedy	$25,084	-78.29%	70	$358	$4,659,477	24
58	(70)	FLOW: For Love of Water	Oscilloscope Pictures	Documentary	$24,876	+49.77%	10	$2,488	$52,249	185
59	(54)	Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	Picturehouse	Drama	$24,126	-38.22%	84	$287	$17,614,805	94
60	(65)	U2 3D	National Geographic Entertainment	Concert/Performance	$22,965	+25.01%	6	$3,828	$9,494,745	243
61	(59)	Deep Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$22,550	-8.21%	8	$2,819	$36,330,157	934
62	(62)	The Children of Huang Shi	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$21,596	-5.99%	24	$900	$940,035	122
63	(94)	The Flyboys	Self Distributed	Adventure	$20,144	+312.70%	17	$1,185	$70,168	38
64	(71)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$19,084	+14.99%	3	$6,361	$25,778,102	1,095
65	(51)	Brick Lane	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$18,950	-55.42%	23	$824	$1,049,379	94
66	(61)	The X-Files: I Want to Believe	20th Century Fox	Action	$18,642	-21.18%	50	$373	$20,959,743	59
67	(75)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$16,623	+17.33%	15	$1,108	$76,459,797	2,348
68	(64)	Sixty Six	First Independent Pictures	Comedy	$15,874	-15.78%	15	$1,058	$202,270	52
69	(52)	Greetings from the Shore	Newstyle Releasing	Drama	$15,235	-62.41%	10	$1,524	$72,691	10
70	(76)	Meet Dave	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$13,808	-0.07%	28	$493	$11,779,331	73
71	(new)	Hounddog	Empire Pictures	Drama	$13,744		11	$1,249	$13,744	3
72	(89)	In Search of a Midnight Kiss	IFC First Take	Drama	$12,750	+80.06%	11	$1,159	$139,857	52
73	(re-entry)	August Evening	Maya Releasing	Drama	$11,033		1	$11,033	$15,576	17
74	(new)	Walking on Dead Fish	Variance Films	Documentary	$10,524		1	$10,524	$10,524	3
75	(new)	A Thousand Years of Good Prayers	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$10,321		2	$5,161	$10,321	3
76	(68)	Ping Pong Playa	IFC Films	Drama	$10,072	-40.87%	9	$1,119	$72,997	17
77	(78)	The Legend of God's Gun	Indican Pictures	Western	$9,794	-24.52%	2	$4,897	$130,755	66
78	(79)	The Visitor	Overture Films	Comedy	$9,166	-28.20%	27	$339	$9,402,630	164
79	(63)	Henry Poole Is Here	Overture Films	Comedy	$9,077	-60.20%	53	$171	$1,814,207	38
80	(86)	Mister Foe	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$9,073	+13.60%	6	$1,512	$39,848	17
81	(82)	Enlighten Up!	Balcony Releasing	Documentary	$8,598	-27.13%	1	$8,598	$20,397	10
82	(92)	Moving Midway	First Run Features	Documentary	$8,584	+31.27%	4	$2,146	$19,438	10
83	(83)	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$8,505	-26.23%	11	$773	$1,207,278	81
84	(73)	The Grocer's Son	Film Movement	Drama	$7,983	-47.47%	5	$1,597	$238,622	108
85	(102)	Save Me	First Run Features	Drama	$7,779	+126.07%	2	$3,890	$24,819	17
86	(96)	The Edge of Heaven	Strand	Drama	$7,145	+52.41%	8	$893	$727,265	124
87	(74)	Loins of Punjab Presents	Emerging Pictures	Comedy	$7,067	-52.41%	4	$1,767	$24,462	10
88	(91)	The Last Mistress	IFC Films	Drama	$6,989	+5.21%	19	$368	$770,910	87
89	(77)	Encounters at the End of the World	ThinkFilm	Documentary	$6,983	-47.62%	14	$499	$900,034	103
90	(84)	The Pool	Vitagraph Films	Drama	$6,918	-37.87%	6	$1,153	$37,733	600
91	(93)	Roving Mars	Walt Disney Pictures	Documentary	$6,598	+14.79%	5	$1,320	$9,600,153	969
92	(81)	Another Gay Sequel	TLA Releasing	Comedy	$6,288	-48.56%	5	$1,258	$78,186	24
93	(87)	Up the Yangtze	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$6,229	-19.56%	9	$692	$767,238	150
94	(108)	A Man Named Pearl	Railroad Square	Documentary	$6,223	+182.74%	9	$691	$174,308	388
95	(re-entry)	Take Out	CAVU Releasing	Drama	$6,210		5	$1,242	$66,892	108
96	(97)	Momma's Man	ThinkFilm	Comedy	$6,044	+29.34%	5	$1,209	$69,892	248
97	(80)	Sukiyaki Western Django	First Look	Action	$5,615	-55.06%	4	$1,404	$48,034	24
98	(122)	The Fall	Roadside Attractions	Adventure	$5,581	+513.30%	6	$930	$2,269,873	136
99	(72)	American Teen	Paramount Vantage	Documentary	$5,499	-65.43%	23	$239	$940,496	59
100	(re-entry)	Love and Honor	Eleven Arts	Drama	$5,213		3	$1,738	$53,965	325
101	(119)	Baghead	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$4,781	+333.06%	16	$299	$128,785	101
102	(85)	The Errand of Angels	Excel Entertainment	Drama	$4,487	-58.71%	12	$374	$185,708	31
103	(90)	Young @ Heart	Fox Searchlight	Documentary	$4,385	-37.21%	6	$731	$3,964,040	166
104	(114)	Chris and Don: A Love Story	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$4,351	+176.96%	6	$725	$209,092	101
105	(115)	OSS 117	Music Box Films	Action	$3,930	+158.55%	4	$983	$298,701	136
106	(95)	I.O.U.S.A.	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$3,714	-22.88%	4	$929	$715,018	31
107	(100)	Elsa & Fred	Mitropoulos Films	Romantic Comedy	$3,674	+4.43%	6	$612	$183,740	87
108	(new)	Elite Squad	IFC Films	Action	$3,604		1	$3,604	$3,604	3
109	(re-entry)	Dalai Lama Renaissance	Self Distributed	Documentary	$3,375		4	$844	$75,441	124
110	(103)	Beautiful Losers	Sidetrack Films	Documentary	$3,237	-1.16%	2	$1,619	$56,386	45
111	(47)	Everybody Wants To Be Italian	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$3,128	-94.62%	8	$391	$343,979	17
112	(new)	Fraulein	Film Movement	Drama	$2,449		1	$2,449	$2,449	3
113	(107)	Days and Clouds	Film Movement		$1,917	-28.63%	1	$1,917	$96,633	73
114	(120)	Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired	ThinkFilm	Documentary	$1,822	+75.70%	6	$304	$57,483	73
115	(re-entry)	Yella	Cinema Guild	Drama	$1,766		2	$883	$27,031	129
116	(106)	A Jihad for Love	First Run Features	Documentary	$1,493	-45.69%	1	$1,493	$105,033	124
117	(re-entry)	Youssou N'Dour: Return to Goree	ArtMattan Productions		$1,362		1	$1,362	$3,449	66
118	(126)	Dare Not Walk Alone	Indican Pictures	Documentary	$1,203	+87.38%	1	$1,203	$36,110	150
119	(136)	Constantine's Sword	First Run Features	Documentary	$889	+284.85%	1	$889	$177,934	157
120	(99)	Cthulhu	Regent Releasing	Horror	$884	-77.59%	1	$884	$11,449	31
121	(130)	Jellyfish	Zeitgeist	Drama	$828	+96.67%	2	$414	$340,906	171
122	(127)	Girls Rock!	Shadow	Documentary	$801	+33.50%	1	$801	$158,417	199
123	(104)	Christmas on Mars	Self Distributed	Musical	$720	-75.91%	1	$720	$5,692	10
124	(134)	Tuya's Marriage	Music Box Films	Drama	$521	+68.06%	2	$261	$70,415	171
125	(re-entry)	To the Limit	First Run Features	Documentary	$477		1	$477	$17,104	101
126	(38)	Proud American	Lightsource	Drama	$456	-99.53%	6	$76	$131,500	10
127	(re-entry)	The Sensation of Sight	Monterey Media	Drama	$452		1	$452	$23,054	318
128	(116)	Kabluey	Regent Releasing	Comedy	$328	-77.09%	2	$164	$78,790	80
129	(133)	Ripple Effect	Monterey Media	Drama	$311	-2.51%	2	$156	$13,818	73
130	(118)	What We Do Is Secret		Drama	$292	-75.23%	1	$292	$54,436	45
131	(121)	The Singing Revolution	Abramorama Films	Documentary	$251	-72.48%	1	$251	$380,225	290
132	(110)	America the Beautiful	First Independent Pictures	Documentary	$242	-87.98%	1	$242	$68,766	136
133	(112)	Alexandra	Cinema Guild	Drama	$239	-87.51%	1	$239	$121,074	178
134	(re-entry)	Beautiful Boxer	Regent Releasing	Drama	$199		1	$199	$199	1,340
135	(123)	Monsieur Verdoux	The Film Desk	Black Comedy	$80	-91.06%	1	$80	$29,748	22,445
136	(135)	CSNY: D�j� Vu	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$37	-88.03%	2	$19	$63,924	59

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Chart certified: 9/27/2008