The Top Movies, Weekend of October 17, 2008

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Max Payne	20th Century Fox	Action	$17,639,849		3,376	$5,225	$17,639,849	3
2	(1)	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	Buena Vista	Comedy	$11,422,425	-34.74%	3,239	$3,527	$69,282,560	17
3	(new)	The Secret Life of Bees	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$10,527,799		1,591	$6,617	$10,527,799	3
4	(new)	W.	Lionsgate	Drama	$10,505,668		2,030	$5,175	$10,505,668	3
5	(4)	Eagle Eye	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$7,029,718	-35.59%	3,326	$2,114	$81,021,825	24
6	(3)	Body of Lies	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$6,824,259	-47.03%	2,714	$2,514	$24,424,928	10
7	(2)	Quarantine	Sony/Screen Gems	Horror	$6,084,580	-57.18%	2,463	$2,470	$24,471,512	10
8	(5)	Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist	Sony Pictures	Drama	$3,693,384	-42.47%	2,241	$1,648	$26,500,875	17
9	(new)	Sex Drive	Summit Entertainment	Comedy	$3,607,164		2,421	$1,490	$3,607,164	3
10	(7)	Nights in Rodanthe	Warner Bros.	Drama	$2,657,440	-41.48%	2,115	$1,256	$36,869,470	24
11	(10)	Fireproof	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$2,578,271	-17.92%	905	$2,849	$20,628,110	24
12	(6)	The Express	Universal	Drama	$2,191,810	-51.96%	2,810	$780	$8,214,570	10
13	(9)	The Duchess	Paramount Vantage	Drama	$2,121,588	-35.80%	1,207	$1,758	$9,128,899	31
14	(8)	Appaloosa	Warner Bros.	Drama	$2,029,200	-38.91%	1,265	$1,604	$14,326,286	31
15	(11)	City of Ember	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$1,730,755	-44.70%	2,023	$856	$5,926,753	10
16	(13)	Religulous	Lionsgate	Documentary	$1,446,221	-35.17%	540	$2,678	$9,068,325	19
17	(12)	Lakeview Terrace	Sony/Screen Gems	Thriller/Suspense	$1,153,588	-56.54%	1,157	$997	$38,228,466	31
18	(14)	Burn After Reading	Focus Features	Black Comedy	$1,097,546	-47.63%	708	$1,550	$57,118,919	38
19	(25)	Rachel Getting Married	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$657,646	+47.58%	69	$9,531	$1,693,047	17
20	(19)	The Dark Knight	Warner Bros.	Action	$412,148	-21.99%	290	$1,421	$527,356,352	94
21	(17)	The Family That Preys	Lionsgate	Comedy	$362,063	-56.94%	325	$1,114	$37,019,849	38
22	(15)	An American Carol	Vivendi Entertainment	Comedy	$350,000	-74.91%	599	$584	$6,776,000	17
23	(27)	WALL-E	Buena Vista	Comedy	$342,730	-16.28%	321	$1,068	$222,104,566	115
24	(28)	Journey to the Center of the Earth	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$259,963	-11.54%	276	$942	$100,830,143	101
25	(18)	Igor	MGM	Comedy	$242,231	-56.78%	543	$446	$18,547,870	31
26	(20)	Ghost Town	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$207,491	-58.70%	252	$823	$12,888,414	31
27	(22)	Righteous Kill	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$193,591	-59.93%	381	$508	$39,228,389	38
28	(new)	What Just Happened	Magnolia Pictures	Comedy	$192,508		36	$5,347	$192,508	3
29	(29)	Vicky Cristina Barcelona	MGM	Comedy	$182,297	-27.79%	109	$1,672	$21,754,183	66
30	(32)	Mamma Mia!	Universal	Musical	$168,730	-11.70%	219	$770	$143,328,710	94
31	(23)	My Best Friend's Girl	Lionsgate	Comedy	$152,163	-68.31%	206	$739	$19,151,864	31
32	(16)	Flash of Genius	Universal	Drama	$138,375	-84.05%	225	$615	$4,234,040	17
33	(37)	RocknRolla	Warner Bros.	Action	$134,261	-7.21%	22	$6,103	$404,474	12
34	(new)	Morning Light	Buena Vista	Documentary	$129,295		55	$2,351	$129,295	3
35	(41)	Happy-Go-Lucky	Miramax	Comedy	$107,947	+46.14%	9	$11,994	$217,388	10
36	(61)	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$100,933	+288.32%	234	$431	$35,011,371	66
37	(24)	Miracle at St. Anna	Buena Vista	Drama	$97,329	-79.73%	147	$662	$7,756,328	24
38	(30)	The Women	PictureHouse	Comedy	$90,028	-60.08%	155	$581	$26,670,874	38
39	(34)	Tropic Thunder	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$89,265	-40.79%	179	$499	$109,876,133	68
40	(60)	Disaster Movie	Lionsgate	Comedy	$57,188	+120.00%	111	$515	$14,174,654	52
41	(36)	Choke	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$55,490	-62.17%	64	$867	$2,831,900	24
42	(40)	Tell No One	Revolver Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	$55,459	-24.93%	59	$940	$5,844,827	110
43	(49)	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	National Geographic	Documentary	$54,202	+7.22%	25	$2,168	$19,324,624	381
44	(31)	Billy: The Early Years of Billy Graham	Rocky Mountain Pictures	Drama	$50,740	-73.58%	118	$430	$320,896	10
45	(54)	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	3D Entertainment	Documentary	$48,136	+22.20%	11	$4,376	$4,888,909	248
46	(43)	Babylon A.D.	20th Century Fox	Action	$46,998	-22.05%	86	$546	$22,489,779	52
47	(39)	Get Smart	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$46,840	-39.24%	71	$660	$130,246,343	122
48	(46)	Mirrors	20th Century Fox	Horror	$45,302	-18.90%	68	$666	$30,575,158	66
49	(50)	Forever Strong	Crane Movie Company	Drama	$43,264	-13.85%	22	$1,967	$549,639	24
50	(47)	Deep Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$43,111	-20.18%	10	$4,311	$36,634,447	962
51	(45)	Fly Me To the Moon	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$42,949	-25.68%	53	$810	$12,085,870	66
52	(re-entry)	Call+Response	Fair Trade Pictures	Documentary	$40,372		7	$5,767	$139,862	10
53	(69)	Bangkok Dangerous	Lionsgate	Action	$37,255	+116.90%	104	$358	$15,279,680	45
54	(48)	Man on Wire	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$36,456	-31.79%	38	$959	$2,667,120	87
55	(26)	How to Lose Friends & Alienate People	MGM	Comedy	$35,948	-91.83%	122	$295	$2,725,950	17
56	(53)	Frozen River	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$34,514	-14.32%	50	$690	$2,112,984	80
57	(52)	Elegy	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$33,239	-26.42%	37	$898	$3,510,091	73
58	(51)	Traitor	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$32,178	-31.28%	82	$392	$23,279,981	54
59	(59)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$31,058	+9.82%	6	$5,176	$26,138,932	1,123
60	(55)	Space Chimps	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$26,805	-30.14%	72	$372	$30,054,058	94
61	(65)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$24,761	+25.03%	3	$8,254	$76,639,519	2,376
62	(56)	Transsiberian	First Look	Thriller/Suspense	$20,730	-43.44%	22	$942	$2,121,376	94
63	(44)	Talento de Barrio	Maya Releasing		$18,770	-67.60%	23	$816	$1,656,094	10
64	(62)	A Secret	Strand	Drama	$18,503	-23.09%	6	$3,084	$324,091	45
65	(90)	Haunted Castle	nWave Pictures	Adventure	$18,197	+289.32%	2	$9,099	$13,597,897	2,789
66	(63)	Ashes of Time Redux	Sony Pictures Classics	Action	$18,175	-14.96%	9	$2,019	$50,619	10
67	(71)	Trouble the Water	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$17,071	+3.77%	15	$1,138	$378,388	59
68	(new)	The Elephant King	Unison Films	Drama	$15,959		1	$15,959	$15,959	3
69	(70)	Bottle Shock	Freestyle Releasing	Drama	$13,719	-19.69%	19	$722	$4,040,588	75
70	(73)	Hounddog	Empire Pictures	Drama	$12,825	-18.07%	5	$2,565	$78,811	31
71	(64)	I Served the King of England	Sony Pictures Classics	Black Comedy	$12,618	-39.42%	28	$451	$500,013	52
72	(66)	The Girl Cut in Two	IFC Films	Thriller/Suspense	$12,300	-33.72%	14	$879	$322,597	66
73	(67)	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$11,498	-35.88%	22	$523	$43,956,353	75
74	(84)	Battle in Seattle	ThinkFilm	Drama	$11,329	+95.26%	9	$1,259	$198,864	31
75	(75)	U2 3D	National Geographic	Concert/Performance	$9,381	-24.70%	12	$782	$9,581,084	271
76	(74)	Lola Montes	Rialto Pictures		$9,278	-26.18%	3	$3,093	$30,188	10
77	(72)	The Longshots	MGM	Drama	$8,055	-49.97%	19	$424	$11,335,513	59
78	(new)	Saving Marriage	Regent Releasing	Documentary	$8,044		2	$4,022	$8,044	3
79	(89)	Good Dick	Present Pictures/Morning Knight		$7,951	+57.88%	2	$3,976	$15,542	10
80	(79)	Roving Mars	Buena Vista	Documentary	$7,596	+0.96%	5	$1,519	$9,659,553	997
81	(new)	Frontrunners	Oscilloscope Pictures	Documentary	$6,888		1	$6,888	$10,011	5
82	(77)	Beer for My Horses	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$6,501	-25.28%	8	$813	$660,794	73
83	(re-entry)	The Grocer's Son	Film Movement	Drama	$5,447		2	$2,724	$254,681	136
84	(86)	Ballast	IFC Films	Drama	$5,441	-1.50%	3	$1,814	$33,043	19
85	(81)	The Pool	Vitagraph Films	Drama	$5,369	-19.20%	5	$1,074	$69,169	628
86	(68)	The Legend of God's Gun	Indican Pictures	Western	$5,122	-70.36%	2	$2,561	$190,795	94
87	(94)	FLOW: For Love of Water	Oscilloscope Pictures	Documentary	$5,094	+46.17%	6	$849	$110,065	213
88	(new)	Filth and Wisdom	IFC Films	Comedy	$4,597		1	$4,597	$4,597	3
89	(82)	Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story	InterPositive Media	Documentary	$4,520	-26.92%	6	$753	$45,413	24
90	(103)	Encounters at the End of the World	ThinkFilm	Documentary	$3,777	+55.62%	4	$944	$932,590	131
91	(92)	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$3,608	-17.78%	9	$401	$1,236,561	109
92	(76)	Breakfast with Scot	Regent Releasing	Drama	$3,526	-69.22%	3	$1,175	$20,810	10
93	(re-entry)	The Order of Myths	Cinema Guild	Documentary	$3,127		3	$1,042	$27,250	87
94	(91)	Humboldt County	Magnolia Pictures	Comedy	$3,113	-32.36%	4	$778	$73,943	24
95	(new)	Who Does She Think She Is?	Artistic License	Documentary	$3,081		1	$3,081	$3,081	3
96	(80)	August Evening	Maya Releasing	Drama	$2,853	-60.24%	4	$713	$46,524	45
97	(106)	In Search of a Midnight Kiss	IFC First Take	Drama	$2,677	+72.82%	6	$446	$160,496	80
98	(117)	Brick Lane	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$2,660	+257.53%	2	$1,330	$1,079,073	122
99	(85)	A Thousand Years of Good Prayers	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$2,631	-52.63%	2	$1,316	$73,750	31
100	(re-entry)	Tuya's Marriage	Music Box Films	Drama	$2,533		2	$1,267	$81,824	199
101	(114)	A Man Named Pearl	Railroad Square	Documentary	$2,525	+172.09%	4	$631	$187,916	416
102	(87)	Henry Poole Is Here	Overture Films	Comedy	$2,363	-56.33%	14	$169	$1,835,293	66
103	(131)	And When Did You Last See Your Father?	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$2,169	+834.91%	5	$434	$1,071,240	136
104	(re-entry)	Days and Clouds	Film Movement		$2,114		2	$1,057	$105,888	101
105	(re-entry)	Save Me	First Run Features	Drama	$1,820		3	$607	$62,644	45
106	(re-entry)	Moving Midway	First Run Features	Documentary	$1,807		4	$452	$36,363	38
107	(133)	Monsieur Verdoux	The Film Desk	Black Comedy	$1,767	+695.95%	2	$884	$33,229	22,473
108	(re-entry)	XXY	Film Movement	Drama	$1,736		1	$1,736	$46,011	171
109	(new)	Tru Loved	Regent Releasing	Romantic Comedy	$1,678		2	$839	$1,678	3
110	(109)	Dare Not Walk Alone	Indican Pictures		$1,482	+15.96%	2	$741	$47,809	178
111	(107)	Choose Connor	Strand	Drama	$1,440	-0.07%	2	$720	$3,315	10
112	(new)	Flashbacks of a Fool	Anchor Bay Entertainment	Drama	$1,020		2	$510	$1,020	3
113	(95)	Mister Foe	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$1,002	-70.49%	3	$334	$59,255	45
114	(108)	The Flyboys	Self Distributed	Adventure	$925	-27.68%	1	$925	$127,561	66
115	(83)	Towelhead	Warner Independent	Drama	$907	-84.60%	4	$227	$371,641	38
116	(111)	Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul	Typecast Releasing	Drama	$881	-24.96%	1	$881	$88,515	255
117	(105)	Sixty Six	First Independent Pictures	Comedy	$825	-54.12%	2	$413	$219,031	80
118	(116)	I.O.U.S.A.	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$817	+0.12%	3	$272	$726,816	59
119	(120)	The Wackness	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	$770	+18.46%	3	$257	$2,077,046	109
120	(93)	Momma's Man	ThinkFilm	Comedy	$701	-79.99%	1	$701	$83,447	276
121	(134)	Cthulhu	Regent Releasing	Horror	$676	+668.18%	1	$676	$15,513	59
122	(104)	Fraude	Maya Releasing	Documentary	$557	-76.49%	4	$139	$3,373	10
123	(99)	Louise Bourgeois	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$505	-81.99%	2	$253	$76,070	117
124	(127)	Baghead	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$477	+38.66%	3	$159	$137,367	129
125	(125)	OSS 117	Music Box Films	Action	$391	-6.90%	1	$391	$303,328	164
126	(112)	What We Do Is Secret	Rhino Theatrical	Drama	$316	-69.38%	1	$316	$58,776	73
127	(130)	CSNY: Déjà Vu	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$273	+15.68%	3	$91	$64,433	87
128	(132)	Up the Yangtze	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$167	-27.71%	1	$167	$782,072	178
129	(122)	College	MGM	Comedy	$34	-94.40%	11	$3	$4,678,919	52

Chart certified: 10/24/2008