The Top Movies, Weekend of September 26, 2008
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
Eagle Eye |
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$29,150,721 |
  |
3,510 |
$8,305 |
$29,150,721 |
3 |
| 2 |
(new) |
Nights in Rodanthe |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$13,418,454 |
  |
2,704 |
$4,962 |
$13,418,454 |
3 |
| 3 |
(1) |
Lakeview Terrace |
Sony Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$6,966,711 |
-53.57% |
2,467 |
$2,824 |
$25,667,507 |
10 |
| 4 |
(new) |
Fireproof |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Drama
|
$6,804,764 |
  |
839 |
$8,111 |
$6,804,764 |
3 |
| 5 |
(2) |
Burn After Reading |
Focus Features
|
Black Comedy
|
$6,196,269 |
-43.81% |
2,649 |
$2,339 |
$45,567,391 |
17 |
| 6 |
(4) |
Igor |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$5,383,912 |
-31.01% |
2,341 |
$2,300 |
$14,222,701 |
10 |
| 7 |
(3) |
My Best Friend's Girl |
Lionsgate
|
Comedy
|
$3,882,912 |
-53.02% |
2,636 |
$1,473 |
$14,611,423 |
10 |
| 8 |
(5) |
Righteous Kill |
Overture Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$3,709,480 |
-50.04% |
3,011 |
$1,232 |
$34,711,327 |
17 |
| 9 |
(new) |
Miracle at St. Anna |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Drama
|
$3,477,996 |
  |
1,185 |
$2,935 |
$3,477,996 |
3 |
| 10 |
(6) |
The Family That Preys |
Lionsgate
|
Comedy
|
$3,125,620 |
-57.02% |
1,604 |
$1,949 |
$32,761,276 |
17 |
| 11 |
(8) |
Ghost Town |
Paramount Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$2,930,904 |
-41.53% |
1,512 |
$1,938 |
$9,221,951 |
10 |
| 12 |
(7) |
The Women |
Picturehouse
|
Comedy
|
$2,646,716 |
-51.15% |
2,642 |
$1,002 |
$24,072,805 |
17 |
| 13 |
(9) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$1,664,421 |
-42.90% |
1,406 |
$1,184 |
$524,474,684 |
73 |
| 14 |
(new) |
Choke |
Fox Searchlight
|
Comedy
|
$1,319,286 |
  |
463 |
$2,849 |
$1,319,286 |
3 |
| 15 |
(10) |
The House Bunny |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,247,662 |
-53.14% |
1,918 |
$651 |
$47,358,203 |
38 |
| 16 |
(11) |
Tropic Thunder |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,184,950 |
-53.64% |
1,354 |
$875 |
$108,768,665 |
47 |
| 17 |
(14) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$665,544 |
-30.05% |
443 |
$1,502 |
$20,411,318 |
45 |
| 18 |
(12) |
Mamma Mia! |
Universal
|
Musical
|
$577,185 |
-44.85% |
717 |
$805 |
$142,195,370 |
73 |
| 19 |
(32) |
The Duchess |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$563,075 |
+195.69% |
55 |
$10,238 |
$830,007 |
10 |
| 20 |
(18) |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$519,737 |
-32.35% |
510 |
$1,019 |
$99,785,882 |
80 |
| 21 |
(17) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$502,645 |
-35.29% |
431 |
$1,166 |
$11,636,668 |
45 |
| 22 |
(13) |
Death Race |
Universal
|
Action
|
$410,150 |
-60.41% |
667 |
$615 |
$35,638,800 |
38 |
| 23 |
(15) |
Traitor |
Overture Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$255,428 |
-73.02% |
596 |
$429 |
$22,942,933 |
33 |
| 24 |
(26) |
WALL-E |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$244,023 |
-21.40% |
308 |
$792 |
$220,834,460 |
94 |
| 25 |
(22) |
Mirrors |
20th Century Fox
|
Horror
|
$243,986 |
-46.42% |
362 |
$674 |
$30,219,828 |
45 |
| 26 |
(20) |
Disaster Movie |
Lionsgate
|
Comedy
|
$240,077 |
-63.66% |
402 |
$597 |
$13,961,640 |
31 |
| 27 |
(25) |
Get Smart |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$239,678 |
-23.19% |
301 |
$796 |
$129,814,244 |
101 |
| 28 |
(19) |
Babylon A.D. |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$226,208 |
-70.04% |
423 |
$535 |
$22,165,980 |
31 |
| 29 |
(29) |
Kung Fu Panda |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$206,782 |
-16.80% |
294 |
$703 |
$215,207,213 |
115 |
| 30 |
(16) |
Bangkok Dangerous |
Lionsgate
|
Action
|
$194,676 |
-76.95% |
396 |
$492 |
$15,070,789 |
24 |
| 31 |
(24) |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$187,722 |
-52.29% |
315 |
$596 |
$34,742,666 |
45 |
| 32 |
(new) |
The Lucky Ones |
Lionsgate
|
Drama
|
$183,088 |
  |
425 |
$431 |
$183,088 |
3 |
| 33 |
(21) |
The Pineapple Express |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$174,611 |
-65.13% |
236 |
$740 |
$87,341,380 |
54 |
| 34 |
(34) |
Space Chimps |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$165,448 |
-7.42% |
283 |
$585 |
$29,810,973 |
73 |
| 35 |
(33) |
Tell No One |
Music Box Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$148,131 |
-17.17% |
98 |
$1,512 |
$5,483,489 |
89 |
| 36 |
(28) |
Appaloosa |
Warner Bros.
|
Western
|
$146,568 |
-41.10% |
14 |
$10,469 |
$480,270 |
10 |
| 37 |
(38) |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$141,122 |
+10.48% |
204 |
$692 |
$316,849,472 |
130 |
| 38 |
(30) |
Elegy |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Drama
|
$121,347 |
-40.39% |
101 |
$1,201 |
$3,266,752 |
52 |
| 39 |
(new) |
C'est pas moi, je le jure! |
Films Seville
|
Comedy
|
$118,963 |
  |
37 |
$3,215 |
$118,963 |
4 |
| 40 |
(41) |
Towelhead |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$114,614 |
+78.07% |
100 |
$1,146 |
$277,354 |
17 |
| 41 |
(27) |
The Longshots |
MGM
|
Drama
|
$105,798 |
-60.04% |
227 |
$466 |
$11,242,193 |
38 |
| 42 |
(64) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$102,687 |
+438.08% |
1 |
$102,687 |
$25,900,522 |
1,102 |
| 43 |
(39) |
Man on Wire |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$99,128 |
-17.04% |
81 |
$1,224 |
$2,388,576 |
66 |
| 44 |
(37) |
Frozen River |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$92,126 |
-30.99% |
76 |
$1,212 |
$1,905,400 |
59 |
| 45 |
(35) |
Transsiberian |
First Look
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$87,912 |
-39.89% |
82 |
$1,072 |
$1,938,805 |
73 |
| 46 |
(44) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$75,727 |
+32.88% |
30 |
$2,524 |
$19,082,737 |
360 |
| 47 |
(36) |
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$59,428 |
-58.54% |
160 |
$371 |
$43,857,625 |
54 |
| 48 |
(43) |
Iron Man |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$58,364 |
-1.14% |
121 |
$482 |
$318,298,180 |
150 |
| 49 |
(61) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros.
|
Documentary
|
$53,398 |
+136.80% |
8 |
$6,675 |
$36,399,372 |
941 |
| 50 |
(46) |
Battle in Seattle |
ThinkFilm
|
Drama
|
$49,380 |
+5.28% |
22 |
$2,245 |
$120,313 |
10 |
| 51 |
(40) |
Bottle Shock |
Freestyle Releasing
|
Drama
|
$48,941 |
-56.80% |
61 |
$802 |
$3,939,185 |
54 |
| 52 |
(42) |
I Served the King of England |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Black Comedy
|
$40,521 |
-33.54% |
30 |
$1,351 |
$412,379 |
31 |
| 53 |
(60) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic Entertainment
|
Concert/Performance
|
$35,760 |
+55.72% |
13 |
$2,751 |
$9,537,281 |
250 |
| 54 |
(53) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$33,687 |
-1.73% |
10 |
$3,369 |
$4,750,589 |
227 |
| 55 |
(51) |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$33,325 |
-10.84% |
14 |
$2,380 |
$285,709 |
38 |
| 56 |
(48) |
A Secret |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$32,834 |
-20.73% |
7 |
$4,691 |
$210,148 |
24 |
| 57 |
(new) |
All Roads Lead Home |
Waldo West Productions
|
Drama
|
$31,614 |
  |
46 |
$687 |
$31,614 |
3 |
| 58 |
(new) |
Humboldt County |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$25,933 |
  |
9 |
$2,881 |
$25,933 |
3 |
| 59 |
(45) |
The Rocker |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$25,888 |
-46.81% |
79 |
$328 |
$6,382,543 |
40 |
| 60 |
(75) |
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Drama
|
$20,829 |
+101.81% |
6 |
$3,472 |
$35,327 |
10 |
| 61 |
(59) |
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl |
Picturehouse
|
Drama
|
$20,469 |
-15.16% |
53 |
$386 |
$17,641,820 |
101 |
| 62 |
(49) |
Beer for My Horses |
Roadside Attractions
|
Comedy
|
$19,855 |
-50.81% |
54 |
$368 |
$616,309 |
52 |
| 63 |
(62) |
The Children of Huang Shi |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$18,895 |
-12.51% |
22 |
$859 |
$969,364 |
129 |
| 64 |
(47) |
Swing Vote |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$18,446 |
-55.50% |
79 |
$233 |
$16,133,912 |
59 |
| 65 |
(77) |
The Legend of God's Gun |
Indican Pictures
|
Western
|
$17,628 |
+79.99% |
3 |
$5,876 |
$150,251 |
73 |
| 66 |
(56) |
The Girl Cut in Two |
IFC Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$17,166 |
-40.48% |
14 |
$1,226 |
$251,618 |
45 |
| 67 |
(52) |
And When Did You Last See Your Father? |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$16,118 |
-55.99% |
21 |
$768 |
$1,053,895 |
115 |
| 68 |
(50) |
The Wackness |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Comedy
|
$15,291 |
-61.67% |
20 |
$765 |
$2,057,969 |
88 |
| 69 |
(58) |
FLOW: For Love of Water |
Oscilloscope Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$15,080 |
-39.38% |
11 |
$1,371 |
$80,954 |
192 |
| 70 |
(new) |
Shoot on Sight |
Aron Govil Productions
|
Drama
|
$12,500 |
  |
30 |
$417 |
$12,500 |
3 |
| 71 |
(71) |
Hounddog |
Empire Pictures
|
Drama
|
$12,326 |
-10.32% |
4 |
$3,082 |
$31,585 |
10 |
| 72 |
(54) |
Hamlet 2 |
Focus Features
|
Comedy
|
$11,467 |
-63.31% |
29 |
$395 |
$4,881,867 |
38 |
| 73 |
(70) |
Meet Dave |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$11,424 |
-17.27% |
27 |
$423 |
$11,794,100 |
80 |
| 74 |
(67) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$11,415 |
-31.33% |
8 |
$1,427 |
$76,487,567 |
2,355 |
| 75 |
(new) |
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story |
InterPositive Media
|
Documentary
|
$10,939 |
  |
2 |
$5,470 |
$10,939 |
3 |
| 76 |
(89) |
Encounters at the End of the World |
ThinkFilm
|
Documentary
|
$9,367 |
+34.14% |
20 |
$468 |
$915,395 |
110 |
| 77 |
(65) |
Brick Lane |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$9,345 |
-50.69% |
12 |
$779 |
$1,067,339 |
101 |
| 78 |
(69) |
Greetings from the Shore |
Newstyle Releasing
|
Drama
|
$8,784 |
-42.34% |
7 |
$1,255 |
$89,005 |
17 |
| 79 |
(66) |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$8,561 |
-54.08% |
33 |
$259 |
$20,975,101 |
66 |
| 80 |
(91) |
Roving Mars |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$8,383 |
+27.05% |
5 |
$1,677 |
$9,612,912 |
976 |
| 81 |
(57) |
College |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$7,794 |
-68.93% |
30 |
$260 |
$4,673,892 |
31 |
| 82 |
(63) |
The Flyboys |
Self Distributed
|
Adventure
|
$6,767 |
-66.41% |
30 |
$226 |
$117,282 |
45 |
| 83 |
(re-entry) |
Aida at La Scala |
Emerging Pictures
|
Concert/Performance
|
$6,567 |
  |
2 |
$3,284 |
$211,665 |
297 |
| 84 |
(92) |
Another Gay Sequel |
TLA Releasing
|
Comedy
|
$6,458 |
+2.70% |
4 |
$1,615 |
$87,387 |
31 |
| 85 |
(68) |
Sixty Six |
First Independent Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$5,615 |
-64.63% |
6 |
$936 |
$211,585 |
59 |
| 86 |
(78) |
The Visitor |
Overture Films
|
Comedy
|
$5,327 |
-41.88% |
14 |
$381 |
$9,413,262 |
171 |
| 87 |
(88) |
The Last Mistress |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$5,215 |
-25.38% |
9 |
$579 |
$780,737 |
94 |
| 88 |
(90) |
The Pool |
Vitagraph Films
|
Drama
|
$5,050 |
-27.00% |
7 |
$721 |
$45,851 |
607 |
| 89 |
(93) |
Up the Yangtze |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$4,872 |
-21.79% |
3 |
$1,624 |
$774,710 |
157 |
| 90 |
(80) |
Mister Foe |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Drama
|
$4,496 |
-50.45% |
5 |
$899 |
$47,998 |
24 |
| 91 |
(87) |
Loins of Punjab Presents |
Emerging Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$4,012 |
-43.23% |
3 |
$1,337 |
$30,010 |
17 |
| 92 |
(72) |
In Search of a Midnight Kiss |
IFC First Take
|
Drama
|
$3,735 |
-70.71% |
8 |
$467 |
$148,840 |
59 |
| 93 |
(85) |
Save Me |
First Run Features
|
Drama
|
$3,511 |
-54.87% |
2 |
$1,756 |
$31,780 |
24 |
| 94 |
(79) |
Henry Poole Is Here |
Overture Films
|
Comedy
|
$3,480 |
-61.66% |
33 |
$105 |
$1,820,756 |
45 |
| 95 |
(124) |
Tuya's Marriage |
Music Box Films
|
Drama
|
$3,136 |
+501.92% |
2 |
$1,568 |
$74,247 |
178 |
| 96 |
(82) |
Moving Midway |
First Run Features
|
Documentary
|
$3,012 |
-64.91% |
3 |
$1,004 |
$26,227 |
17 |
| 97 |
(86) |
The Edge of Heaven |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$3,004 |
-57.96% |
5 |
$601 |
$734,123 |
131 |
| 98 |
(new) |
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$2,700 |
  |
2 |
$1,350 |
$2,700 |
3 |
| 99 |
(101) |
Baghead |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$2,679 |
-43.97% |
14 |
$191 |
$134,304 |
108 |
| 100 |
(108) |
Elite Squad |
IFC Films
|
Action
|
$2,560 |
-28.97% |
1 |
$2,560 |
$8,060 |
10 |
| 101 |
(74) |
Walking on Dead Fish |
Variance Films
|
Documentary
|
$2,501 |
-76.24% |
1 |
$2,501 |
$15,237 |
10 |
| 102 |
(83) |
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$2,296 |
-73.00% |
6 |
$383 |
$1,214,727 |
88 |
| 103 |
(118) |
Dare Not Walk Alone |
Indican Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$2,083 |
+73.15% |
2 |
$1,042 |
$38,841 |
157 |
| 104 |
(107) |
Elsa & Fred |
Mitropoulos Films
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$1,881 |
-48.80% |
4 |
$470 |
$186,875 |
94 |
| 105 |
(new) |
Whaledreamers |
Monterey Media
|
Documentary
|
$1,797 |
  |
4 |
$449 |
$1,952 |
3 |
| 106 |
(96) |
Momma's Man |
ThinkFilm
|
Comedy
|
$1,779 |
-70.57% |
1 |
$1,779 |
$73,924 |
255 |
| 107 |
(106) |
I.O.U.S.A. |
Roadside Attractions
|
Documentary
|
$1,678 |
-54.82% |
2 |
$839 |
$718,886 |
38 |
| 108 |
(94) |
A Man Named Pearl |
Railroad Square
|
Documentary
|
$1,532 |
-75.38% |
5 |
$306 |
$177,912 |
395 |
| 109 |
(114) |
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired |
ThinkFilm
|
Documentary
|
$1,467 |
-19.48% |
1 |
$1,467 |
$59,192 |
80 |
| 110 |
(76) |
Ping Pong Playa |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$1,239 |
-87.70% |
2 |
$620 |
$77,012 |
24 |
| 111 |
(120) |
Cthulhu |
Regent Releasing
|
Horror
|
$1,154 |
+30.54% |
2 |
$577 |
$12,254 |
38 |
| 112 |
(98) |
The Fall |
Roadside Attractions
|
Adventure
|
$1,150 |
-79.39% |
4 |
$288 |
$2,271,023 |
143 |
| 113 |
(130) |
What We Do Is Secret |
|
Drama
|
$1,109 |
+279.79% |
2 |
$555 |
$56,430 |
52 |
| 114 |
(102) |
The Errand of Angels |
Excel Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$1,093 |
-75.64% |
7 |
$156 |
$190,833 |
38 |
| 115 |
(re-entry) |
Louise Bourgeois |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$1,083 |
  |
2 |
$542 |
$67,076 |
96 |
| 116 |
(135) |
Monsieur Verdoux |
The Film Desk
|
Black Comedy
|
$878 |
+997.19% |
2 |
$439 |
$30,646 |
22,452 |
| 117 |
(re-entry) |
A Lawyer Walks into a Bar |
Indican Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$868 |
  |
1 |
$868 |
$3,522 |
213 |
| 118 |
(re-entry) |
Il Trittico at Fenice |
Emerging Pictures
|
Concert/Performance
|
$824 |
  |
3 |
$275 |
$79,841 |
150 |
| 119 |
(125) |
To the Limit |
First Run Features
|
Documentary
|
$774 |
+62.26% |
1 |
$774 |
$18,254 |
108 |
| 120 |
(128) |
Kabluey |
Regent Releasing
|
Comedy
|
$664 |
+102.44% |
3 |
$221 |
$81,074 |
87 |
| 121 |
(104) |
Chris and Don: A Love Story |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$655 |
-84.95% |
1 |
$655 |
$211,639 |
108 |
| 122 |
(131) |
The Singing Revolution |
Abramorama Films
|
Documentary
|
$652 |
+159.76% |
2 |
$326 |
$381,007 |
297 |
| 123 |
(122) |
Girls Rock! |
Shadow
|
Documentary
|
$554 |
-30.84% |
2 |
$277 |
$159,271 |
206 |
| 124 |
(re-entry) |
Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul |
Typecast Releasing
|
Drama
|
$305 |
  |
1 |
$305 |
$84,893 |
234 |
| 125 |
(111) |
Everybody Wants To Be Italian |
Roadside Attractions
|
Comedy
|
$244 |
-92.20% |
1 |
$244 |
$345,105 |
24 |
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Chart certified: 10/3/2008
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