The Top Movies, Weekend of October 10, 2008
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$17,502,077 |
-40.27% |
3,218 |
$5,439 |
$52,532,310 |
10 |
| 2 |
(new) |
Quarantine |
Sony Pictures
|
Horror
|
$14,211,321 |
  |
2,461 |
$5,775 |
$14,211,321 |
3 |
| 3 |
(new) |
Body of Lies |
Warner Bros.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$12,884,416 |
  |
2,710 |
$4,754 |
$12,884,416 |
3 |
| 4 |
(2) |
Eagle Eye |
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$10,913,762 |
-38.37% |
3,614 |
$3,020 |
$70,409,979 |
17 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$6,420,474 |
-43.24% |
2,421 |
$2,652 |
$20,730,708 |
10 |
| 6 |
(new) |
The Express |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$4,562,675 |
  |
2,808 |
$1,625 |
$4,562,675 |
3 |
| 7 |
(4) |
Nights in Rodanthe |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$4,541,201 |
-38.37% |
2,575 |
$1,764 |
$32,297,101 |
17 |
| 8 |
(5) |
Appaloosa |
Warner Bros.
|
Western
|
$3,321,389 |
-34.23% |
1,290 |
$2,575 |
$10,867,693 |
24 |
| 9 |
(20) |
The Duchess |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$3,304,841 |
+269.67% |
1,207 |
$2,738 |
$5,603,061 |
24 |
| 10 |
(8) |
Fireproof |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Drama
|
$3,140,997 |
-21.23% |
875 |
$3,590 |
$16,875,765 |
17 |
| 11 |
(new) |
City of Ember |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$3,129,473 |
  |
2,022 |
$1,548 |
$3,129,473 |
3 |
| 12 |
(6) |
Lakeview Terrace |
Sony Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$2,654,644 |
-41.80% |
2,218 |
$1,197 |
$36,201,729 |
24 |
| 13 |
(10) |
Religulous |
Lionsgate
|
Documentary
|
$2,230,898 |
-34.57% |
568 |
$3,928 |
$6,732,631 |
12 |
| 14 |
(7) |
Burn After Reading |
Focus Features
|
Black Comedy
|
$2,095,647 |
-49.14% |
1,406 |
$1,491 |
$55,177,399 |
31 |
| 15 |
(9) |
An American Carol |
Vivendi Entertainment
|
Comedy
|
$1,395,000 |
-61.84% |
1,621 |
$861 |
$5,971,000 |
10 |
| 16 |
(11) |
Flash of Genius |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$867,780 |
-61.45% |
1,098 |
$790 |
$3,744,790 |
10 |
| 17 |
(16) |
The Family That Preys |
Lionsgate
|
Comedy
|
$840,767 |
-47.09% |
539 |
$1,560 |
$36,405,889 |
31 |
| 18 |
(13) |
Igor |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$560,410 |
-67.78% |
1,195 |
$469 |
$18,073,854 |
24 |
| 19 |
(21) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$528,328 |
-36.21% |
375 |
$1,409 |
$526,690,914 |
87 |
| 20 |
(18) |
Ghost Town |
Paramount Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$502,402 |
-65.82% |
575 |
$874 |
$12,500,221 |
24 |
| 21 |
(12) |
Blindness |
Alliance
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$486,726 |
-75.04% |
1,605 |
$303 |
$3,073,392 |
10 |
| 22 |
(15) |
Righteous Kill |
Overture Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$483,131 |
-69.99% |
743 |
$650 |
$38,804,543 |
31 |
| 23 |
(17) |
My Best Friend's Girl |
Lionsgate
|
Comedy
|
$480,233 |
-69.28% |
591 |
$813 |
$18,748,603 |
24 |
| 24 |
(14) |
Miracle at St. Anna |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Drama
|
$480,116 |
-72.35% |
621 |
$773 |
$7,441,895 |
17 |
| 25 |
(27) |
Rachel Getting Married |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$445,628 |
+51.90% |
27 |
$16,505 |
$863,746 |
10 |
| 26 |
(19) |
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$440,066 |
-69.23% |
1,673 |
$263 |
$2,458,092 |
10 |
| 27 |
(30) |
WALL-E |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$409,355 |
+94.72% |
370 |
$1,106 |
$221,595,782 |
108 |
| 28 |
(31) |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$293,885 |
+64.77% |
285 |
$1,031 |
$100,455,415 |
94 |
| 29 |
(24) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$252,468 |
-37.85% |
151 |
$1,672 |
$21,445,663 |
59 |
| 30 |
(22) |
The Women |
Picturehouse
|
Comedy
|
$225,534 |
-69.74% |
345 |
$654 |
$26,484,661 |
31 |
| 31 |
(new) |
Billy: The Early Years of Billy Graham |
Rocky Mountain Pictures
|
Drama
|
$192,042 |
  |
282 |
$681 |
$192,042 |
3 |
| 32 |
(28) |
Mamma Mia! |
Universal
|
Musical
|
$191,090 |
-33.31% |
279 |
$685 |
$143,052,565 |
87 |
| 33 |
(35) |
Kidnap |
Studio 18
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$190,573 |
+38.10% |
54 |
$3,529 |
$328,573 |
10 |
| 34 |
(26) |
Tropic Thunder |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$150,760 |
-53.84% |
250 |
$603 |
$109,731,757 |
61 |
| 35 |
(29) |
Drona |
Eros Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$147,625 |
-37.88% |
90 |
$1,640 |
$443,816 |
10 |
| 36 |
(23) |
Choke |
Fox Searchlight
|
Comedy
|
$146,678 |
-71.48% |
117 |
$1,254 |
$2,703,319 |
17 |
| 37 |
(new) |
RocknRolla |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$144,701 |
  |
7 |
$20,672 |
$203,586 |
5 |
| 38 |
(25) |
The House Bunny |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$111,393 |
-68.46% |
218 |
$511 |
$48,237,389 |
52 |
| 39 |
(33) |
Get Smart |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$77,084 |
-50.21% |
93 |
$829 |
$130,168,448 |
115 |
| 40 |
(41) |
Tell No One |
Music Box Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$73,873 |
-24.33% |
75 |
$985 |
$5,748,325 |
103 |
| 41 |
(new) |
Happy-Go-Lucky |
Miramax
|
Comedy
|
$73,867 |
  |
4 |
$18,467 |
$73,867 |
3 |
| 42 |
(32) |
Death Race |
Universal
|
Action
|
$69,580 |
-56.77% |
142 |
$490 |
$36,064,910 |
52 |
| 43 |
(38) |
Babylon A.D. |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$60,290 |
-41.21% |
90 |
$670 |
$22,422,004 |
45 |
| 44 |
(new) |
Talento de Barrio |
Maya Releasing
|
Drama
|
$57,937 |
  |
30 |
$1,931 |
$1,625,889 |
3 |
| 45 |
(36) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$57,790 |
-56.48% |
75 |
$771 |
$12,011,994 |
59 |
| 46 |
(37) |
Mirrors |
20th Century Fox
|
Horror
|
$55,862 |
-54.09% |
109 |
$512 |
$30,509,505 |
59 |
| 47 |
(54) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros.
|
Documentary
|
$54,011 |
+22.67% |
10 |
$5,401 |
$36,556,773 |
955 |
| 48 |
(45) |
Man on Wire |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$53,444 |
-23.53% |
55 |
$972 |
$2,600,296 |
80 |
| 49 |
(56) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$50,550 |
+31.45% |
25 |
$2,022 |
$19,219,434 |
374 |
| 50 |
(46) |
Forever Strong |
Crane Movie Company
|
Drama
|
$50,222 |
-26.45% |
32 |
$1,569 |
$473,262 |
17 |
| 51 |
(40) |
Traitor |
Overture Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$46,826 |
-53.28% |
91 |
$515 |
$23,231,272 |
47 |
| 52 |
(43) |
Elegy |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Drama
|
$45,176 |
-39.16% |
55 |
$821 |
$3,456,676 |
66 |
| 53 |
(50) |
Frozen River |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$40,283 |
-32.11% |
51 |
$790 |
$2,061,019 |
73 |
| 54 |
(63) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$39,391 |
+59.87% |
11 |
$3,581 |
$4,830,925 |
241 |
| 55 |
(39) |
Space Chimps |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$38,368 |
-62.23% |
101 |
$380 |
$30,007,048 |
87 |
| 56 |
(51) |
Transsiberian |
First Look
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$36,650 |
-34.67% |
44 |
$833 |
$2,083,095 |
87 |
| 57 |
(44) |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$31,661 |
-56.18% |
60 |
$528 |
$317,011,114 |
144 |
| 58 |
(42) |
Swing Vote |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$30,702 |
-65.85% |
50 |
$614 |
$16,284,360 |
73 |
| 59 |
(67) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$28,281 |
+50.96% |
6 |
$4,714 |
$26,075,182 |
1,116 |
| 60 |
(49) |
Disaster Movie |
Lionsgate
|
Comedy
|
$25,995 |
-58.14% |
61 |
$426 |
$14,109,284 |
45 |
| 61 |
(48) |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$25,992 |
-61.29% |
76 |
$342 |
$34,897,507 |
59 |
| 62 |
(59) |
A Secret |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$24,058 |
-28.04% |
11 |
$2,187 |
$292,381 |
38 |
| 63 |
(new) |
Ashes of Time Redux |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Action
|
$21,372 |
  |
5 |
$4,274 |
$21,372 |
3 |
| 64 |
(68) |
I Served the King of England |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Black Comedy
|
$20,829 |
+17.79% |
24 |
$868 |
$476,346 |
45 |
| 65 |
(72) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$19,804 |
+34.61% |
5 |
$3,961 |
$76,590,117 |
2,369 |
| 66 |
(66) |
The Girl Cut in Two |
IFC Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$18,559 |
-16.14% |
12 |
$1,547 |
$304,298 |
59 |
| 67 |
(62) |
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$17,933 |
-28.51% |
43 |
$417 |
$43,934,036 |
68 |
| 68 |
(77) |
The Legend of God's Gun |
Indican Pictures
|
Western
|
$17,283 |
+77.63% |
3 |
$5,761 |
$179,244 |
87 |
| 69 |
(53) |
Bangkok Dangerous |
Lionsgate
|
Action
|
$17,176 |
-62.23% |
56 |
$307 |
$15,232,982 |
38 |
| 70 |
(61) |
Bottle Shock |
Freestyle Releasing
|
Drama
|
$17,083 |
-34.66% |
28 |
$610 |
$4,016,669 |
68 |
| 71 |
(65) |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$16,451 |
-31.22% |
10 |
$1,645 |
$354,928 |
52 |
| 72 |
(57) |
The Longshots |
MGM
|
Drama
|
$16,099 |
-57.18% |
42 |
$383 |
$11,324,432 |
52 |
| 73 |
(71) |
Hounddog |
Empire Pictures
|
Drama
|
$15,653 |
+4.50% |
5 |
$3,131 |
$64,734 |
24 |
| 74 |
(new) |
Lola Montes |
Rialto Pictures
|
Drama
|
$12,569 |
  |
3 |
$4,190 |
$12,569 |
3 |
| 75 |
(74) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic Entertainment
|
Concert/Performance
|
$12,458 |
+9.95% |
12 |
$1,038 |
$9,567,004 |
264 |
| 76 |
(new) |
Breakfast with Scot |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$11,455 |
  |
5 |
$2,291 |
$11,455 |
3 |
| 77 |
(70) |
Beer for My Horses |
Roadside Attractions
|
Comedy
|
$8,701 |
-41.97% |
27 |
$322 |
$651,473 |
66 |
| 78 |
(58) |
The Children of Huang Shi |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$8,332 |
-76.85% |
16 |
$521 |
$1,027,749 |
143 |
| 79 |
(88) |
Roving Mars |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$7,524 |
+59.47% |
4 |
$1,881 |
$9,646,379 |
990 |
| 80 |
(99) |
August Evening |
Maya Releasing
|
Drama
|
$7,176 |
+121.34% |
2 |
$3,588 |
$42,047 |
38 |
| 81 |
(91) |
The Pool |
Vitagraph Films
|
Drama
|
$6,645 |
+56.28% |
5 |
$1,329 |
$61,315 |
621 |
| 82 |
(76) |
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story |
InterPositive Media
|
Documentary
|
$6,185 |
-38.30% |
7 |
$884 |
$38,123 |
17 |
| 83 |
(64) |
Towelhead |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$5,890 |
-75.85% |
7 |
$841 |
$367,638 |
31 |
| 84 |
(60) |
Battle in Seattle |
ThinkFilm
|
Drama
|
$5,802 |
-80.19% |
10 |
$580 |
$184,777 |
24 |
| 85 |
(73) |
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Drama
|
$5,554 |
-61.14% |
5 |
$1,111 |
$68,664 |
24 |
| 86 |
(78) |
Ballast |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$5,524 |
-35.56% |
1 |
$5,524 |
$23,774 |
12 |
| 87 |
(114) |
Henry Poole Is Here |
Overture Films
|
Comedy
|
$5,411 |
+339.92% |
38 |
$142 |
$1,829,917 |
59 |
| 88 |
(101) |
Another Gay Sequel |
TLA Releasing
|
Comedy
|
$5,138 |
+62.59% |
5 |
$1,028 |
$98,787 |
45 |
| 89 |
(new) |
Good Dick |
Present Pictures/Morning Knight
|
Drama
|
$5,036 |
  |
1 |
$5,036 |
$5,036 |
3 |
| 90 |
(84) |
Haunted Castle |
nWave Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$4,674 |
-16.07% |
2 |
$2,337 |
$13,578,690 |
2,782 |
| 91 |
(69) |
Humboldt County |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$4,602 |
-70.66% |
5 |
$920 |
$67,557 |
17 |
| 92 |
(108) |
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$4,388 |
+141.10% |
7 |
$627 |
$1,224,286 |
102 |
| 93 |
(97) |
Momma's Man |
ThinkFilm
|
Comedy
|
$3,503 |
+7.13% |
4 |
$876 |
$82,475 |
269 |
| 94 |
(82) |
FLOW: For Love of Water |
Oscilloscope Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$3,485 |
-45.06% |
6 |
$581 |
$102,178 |
206 |
| 95 |
(116) |
Mister Foe |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Drama
|
$3,395 |
+214.94% |
4 |
$849 |
$55,773 |
38 |
| 96 |
(re-entry) |
Loins of Punjab Presents |
Emerging Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$3,018 |
  |
2 |
$1,509 |
$33,519 |
31 |
| 97 |
(new) |
Nights and Weekends |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$2,902 |
  |
1 |
$2,902 |
$2,902 |
3 |
| 98 |
(75) |
The Rocker |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$2,850 |
-72.99% |
9 |
$317 |
$6,409,206 |
54 |
| 99 |
(104) |
Louise Bourgeois |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$2,804 |
+4.24% |
2 |
$1,402 |
$74,945 |
110 |
| 100 |
(55) |
Allah Made Me Funny |
Truly Indie
|
Documentary
|
$2,664 |
-93.15% |
4 |
$666 |
$65,241 |
10 |
| 101 |
(107) |
The Edge of Heaven |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$2,660 |
+37.90% |
4 |
$665 |
$741,283 |
145 |
| 102 |
(new) |
Lower Learning |
Anchor Bay Entertainment
|
Comedy
|
$2,550 |
  |
1 |
$2,550 |
$2,550 |
3 |
| 103 |
(100) |
Encounters at the End of the World |
ThinkFilm
|
Documentary
|
$2,427 |
-24.56% |
7 |
$347 |
$926,736 |
124 |
| 104 |
(new) |
Fraude |
Maya Releasing
|
Documentary
|
$2,369 |
  |
5 |
$474 |
$2,369 |
3 |
| 105 |
(96) |
The Singing Revolution |
Abramorama Films
|
Documentary
|
$1,893 |
-47.78% |
3 |
$631 |
$388,278 |
311 |
| 106 |
(106) |
Sixty Six |
First Independent Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,798 |
-27.50% |
2 |
$899 |
$217,559 |
73 |
| 107 |
(105) |
In Search of a Midnight Kiss |
IFC First Take
|
Drama
|
$1,549 |
-37.79% |
5 |
$310 |
$156,646 |
73 |
| 108 |
(new) |
Choose Connor |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$1,441 |
  |
1 |
$1,441 |
$1,441 |
3 |
| 109 |
(93) |
The Flyboys |
Self Distributed
|
Adventure
|
$1,279 |
-67.22% |
2 |
$640 |
$125,905 |
59 |
| 110 |
(98) |
Dare Not Walk Alone |
Indican Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$1,278 |
-60.60% |
2 |
$639 |
$45,759 |
171 |
| 111 |
(128) |
Whaledreamers |
Monterey Media
|
Documentary
|
$1,194 |
+168.92% |
3 |
$398 |
$4,481 |
17 |
| 112 |
(re-entry) |
Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul |
Typecast Releasing
|
Drama
|
$1,174 |
  |
1 |
$1,174 |
$87,085 |
248 |
| 113 |
(re-entry) |
What We Do Is Secret |
|
Drama
|
$1,032 |
  |
1 |
$1,032 |
$58,001 |
66 |
| 114 |
(new) |
La Leon |
Music Box Films
|
Drama
|
$940 |
  |
1 |
$940 |
$940 |
3 |
| 115 |
(89) |
A Man Named Pearl |
Railroad Square
|
Documentary
|
$928 |
-79.24% |
3 |
$309 |
$184,225 |
409 |
| 116 |
(131) |
Everybody Wants To Be Italian |
Roadside Attractions
|
Comedy
|
$852 |
+504.26% |
1 |
$852 |
$350,801 |
38 |
| 117 |
(95) |
I.O.U.S.A. |
Roadside Attractions
|
Documentary
|
$816 |
-78.33% |
1 |
$816 |
$725,648 |
52 |
| 118 |
(110) |
Brick Lane |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$744 |
-58.37% |
4 |
$186 |
$1,075,249 |
115 |
| 119 |
(new) |
Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery |
Regent Releasing
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$668 |
  |
1 |
$668 |
$668 |
3 |
| 120 |
(new) |
Fall of Hyperion |
Regent Releasing
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$656 |
  |
1 |
$656 |
$656 |
3 |
| 121 |
(85) |
The Wackness |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Comedy
|
$650 |
-87.93% |
3 |
$217 |
$2,074,502 |
102 |
| 122 |
(117) |
Chris and Don: A Love Story |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$632 |
-37.73% |
1 |
$632 |
$214,065 |
122 |
| 123 |
(115) |
College |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$607 |
-44.21% |
3 |
$202 |
$4,678,789 |
45 |
| 124 |
(127) |
A Lawyer Walks into a Bar |
Indican Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$582 |
+24.36% |
1 |
$582 |
$5,008 |
227 |
| 125 |
(118) |
Love and Honor |
Eleven Arts
|
Drama
|
$466 |
-48.51% |
1 |
$466 |
$59,104 |
346 |
| 126 |
(120) |
OSS 117 |
Music Box Films
|
Action
|
$420 |
-49.64% |
1 |
$420 |
$302,752 |
157 |
| 127 |
(113) |
The Fall |
Roadside Attractions
|
Adventure
|
$384 |
-70.80% |
1 |
$384 |
$2,273,448 |
157 |
| 128 |
(125) |
Baghead |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$344 |
-29.80% |
2 |
$172 |
$136,328 |
122 |
| 129 |
(122) |
Kabluey |
Regent Releasing
|
Comedy
|
$331 |
-35.60% |
1 |
$331 |
$82,380 |
101 |
| 130 |
(119) |
The Errand of Angels |
Excel Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$259 |
-71.32% |
1 |
$259 |
$195,184 |
52 |
| 131 |
(re-entry) |
CSNY: Déjà Vu |
Roadside Attractions
|
Documentary
|
$236 |
  |
1 |
$236 |
$64,160 |
80 |
| 132 |
(87) |
And When Did You Last See Your Father? |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$232 |
-95.27% |
3 |
$77 |
$1,068,919 |
129 |
| 133 |
(111) |
Up the Yangtze |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$231 |
-86.92% |
1 |
$231 |
$781,283 |
171 |
| 134 |
(121) |
Monsieur Verdoux |
The Film Desk
|
Black Comedy
|
$222 |
-62.63% |
1 |
$222 |
$31,462 |
22,466 |
| 135 |
(130) |
Cthulhu |
Regent Releasing
|
Horror
|
$88 |
-69.86% |
1 |
$88 |
$13,937 |
52 |
| 136 |
(124) |
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$41 |
-91.75% |
1 |
$41 |
$5,255 |
17 |
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Chart certified: 10/16/2008
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