The Top Movies, Weekend of October 31, 2008
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
Buena Vista
|
Musical
|
$15,316,072 |
-63.56% |
3,626 |
$4,224 |
$62,034,083 |
10 |
| 2 |
(new) |
Zack and Miri Make a Porno |
Weinstein Co.
|
Comedy
|
$10,065,630 |
  |
2,735 |
$3,680 |
$10,065,630 |
3 |
| 3 |
(2) |
Saw V |
Lionsgate
|
Horror
|
$9,741,578 |
-67.59% |
3,084 |
$3,159 |
$45,469,066 |
10 |
| 4 |
(21) |
The Changeling |
Universal
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$9,351,560 |
+1,812.33% |
1,850 |
$5,055 |
$10,031,122 |
10 |
| 5 |
(new) |
The Haunting of Molly Hartley |
Freestyle Releasing
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$5,423,315 |
  |
2,652 |
$2,045 |
$5,423,315 |
3 |
| 6 |
(4) |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$4,864,021 |
-29.35% |
3,004 |
$1,619 |
$84,177,645 |
31 |
| 7 |
(6) |
The Secret Life of Bees |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$4,010,668 |
-33.73% |
1,611 |
$2,490 |
$25,297,621 |
17 |
| 8 |
(3) |
Max Payne |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$3,688,253 |
-52.66% |
2,564 |
$1,438 |
$35,538,365 |
17 |
| 9 |
(8) |
Eagle Eye |
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$3,482,655 |
-31.06% |
2,007 |
$1,735 |
$92,616,665 |
38 |
| 10 |
(5) |
Pride and Glory |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$3,363,452 |
-46.29% |
2,585 |
$1,301 |
$11,719,094 |
10 |
| 11 |
(7) |
W. |
Lionsgate
|
Drama
|
$2,384,386 |
-53.14% |
1,803 |
$1,322 |
$22,332,195 |
17 |
| 12 |
(9) |
Body of Lies |
Warner Bros.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$2,304,348 |
-43.31% |
1,414 |
$1,630 |
$34,551,015 |
24 |
| 13 |
(39) |
RocknRolla |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$1,872,495 |
+1,723.75% |
826 |
$2,267 |
$2,496,188 |
26 |
| 14 |
(11) |
Fireproof |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Drama
|
$1,731,843 |
-19.62% |
887 |
$1,952 |
$26,114,966 |
38 |
| 15 |
(10) |
Quarantine |
Sony/Screen Gems
|
Horror
|
$1,125,636 |
-56.39% |
1,289 |
$873 |
$30,794,171 |
24 |
| 16 |
(16) |
Appaloosa |
Warner Bros.
|
Western
|
$819,477 |
-31.04% |
855 |
$958 |
$17,621,357 |
45 |
| 17 |
(18) |
Rachel Getting Married |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$711,380 |
-13.44% |
133 |
$5,349 |
$3,691,540 |
31 |
| 18 |
(12) |
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$690,225 |
-65.87% |
679 |
$1,017 |
$30,777,239 |
31 |
| 19 |
(15) |
The Duchess |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$623,310 |
-49.91% |
527 |
$1,183 |
$12,331,518 |
45 |
| 20 |
(14) |
Nights in Rodanthe |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$582,336 |
-56.62% |
737 |
$790 |
$40,318,422 |
38 |
| 21 |
(17) |
Religulous |
Lionsgate
|
Documentary
|
$577,059 |
-38.94% |
405 |
$1,425 |
$11,478,638 |
33 |
| 22 |
(19) |
Burn After Reading |
Focus Features
|
Black Comedy
|
$456,578 |
-38.67% |
327 |
$1,396 |
$58,976,060 |
52 |
| 23 |
(20) |
Passchendaele |
Alliance Atlantis
|
Drama
|
$425,917 |
-34.78% |
182 |
$2,340 |
$2,836,144 |
10 |
| 24 |
(13) |
Sex Drive |
Summit Entertainment
|
Comedy
|
$386,238 |
-78.78% |
573 |
$674 |
$7,955,139 |
17 |
| 25 |
(25) |
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D |
Buena Vista
|
Musical
|
$294,622 |
-26.05% |
209 |
$1,410 |
$15,354,261 |
745 |
| 26 |
(33) |
Happy-Go-Lucky |
Miramax
|
Comedy
|
$277,006 |
+63.47% |
60 |
$4,617 |
$762,761 |
24 |
| 27 |
(27) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$270,468 |
-8.61% |
149 |
$1,815 |
$528,213,279 |
108 |
| 28 |
(22) |
City of Ember |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$225,045 |
-52.80% |
257 |
$876 |
$7,221,478 |
24 |
| 29 |
(37) |
What Just Happened |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$218,876 |
+68.31% |
88 |
$2,487 |
$656,183 |
17 |
| 30 |
(28) |
WALL-E |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$211,392 |
-16.23% |
253 |
$836 |
$222,722,986 |
129 |
| 31 |
(24) |
Lakeview Terrace |
Sony/Screen Gems
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$184,900 |
-57.48% |
232 |
$797 |
$39,263,506 |
45 |
| 32 |
(23) |
The Express |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$151,225 |
-66.67% |
263 |
$575 |
$9,589,875 |
24 |
| 33 |
(29) |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$149,201 |
-29.08% |
196 |
$761 |
$101,309,231 |
115 |
| 34 |
(43) |
I've Loved You So Long |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$121,568 |
+68.37% |
18 |
$6,754 |
$471,767 |
10 |
| 35 |
(32) |
Tropic Thunder |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$120,057 |
-30.20% |
220 |
$546 |
$110,268,794 |
82 |
| 36 |
(26) |
Heroes |
Eros Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$112,536 |
-65.52% |
60 |
$1,876 |
$587,206 |
10 |
| 37 |
(38) |
Mamma Mia! |
Universal
|
Musical
|
$111,235 |
-9.79% |
178 |
$625 |
$143,704,210 |
108 |
| 38 |
(new) |
Fashion |
UTV Communications
|
Musical
|
$105,812 |
  |
40 |
$2,645 |
$105,812 |
3 |
| 39 |
(31) |
Synecdoche, New York |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$99,363 |
-42.30% |
9 |
$11,040 |
$337,850 |
10 |
| 40 |
(36) |
Igor |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$84,985 |
-41.19% |
186 |
$457 |
$18,863,901 |
45 |
| 41 |
(34) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$82,160 |
-45.73% |
52 |
$1,580 |
$22,121,273 |
80 |
| 42 |
(35) |
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom |
Logo Features
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$74,090 |
-50.89% |
5 |
$14,818 |
$287,682 |
10 |
| 43 |
(42) |
Righteous Kill |
Overture Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$68,806 |
-11.83% |
142 |
$485 |
$39,497,062 |
52 |
| 44 |
(48) |
Let the Right One In |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Horror
|
$66,694 |
+35.30% |
7 |
$9,528 |
$141,752 |
10 |
| 45 |
(57) |
The Women |
PictureHouse
|
Comedy
|
$59,467 |
+78.20% |
164 |
$363 |
$26,814,683 |
52 |
| 46 |
(new) |
The Other End of the Line |
MGM
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$59,078 |
  |
91 |
$649 |
$59,078 |
3 |
| 47 |
(41) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic
|
Documentary
|
$52,324 |
-34.67% |
25 |
$2,093 |
$19,561,014 |
395 |
| 48 |
(40) |
Ghost Town |
Paramount Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$40,901 |
-49.57% |
61 |
$671 |
$13,098,404 |
45 |
| 49 |
(30) |
Passengers |
Sony Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$40,298 |
-76.64% |
123 |
$328 |
$270,659 |
10 |
| 50 |
(52) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$36,124 |
-10.99% |
11 |
$3,284 |
$4,987,795 |
262 |
| 51 |
(47) |
Tell No One |
Revolver Entertainment
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$35,476 |
-28.42% |
30 |
$1,183 |
$5,983,180 |
124 |
| 52 |
(51) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros.
|
Documentary
|
$34,759 |
-16.23% |
10 |
$3,476 |
$36,756,866 |
976 |
| 53 |
(46) |
The Longshots |
MGM
|
Drama
|
$32,443 |
-37.96% |
70 |
$463 |
$11,434,600 |
73 |
| 54 |
(55) |
A Secret |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$29,279 |
-17.63% |
8 |
$3,660 |
$411,760 |
59 |
| 55 |
(54) |
Mirrors |
20th Century Fox
|
Horror
|
$29,017 |
-24.19% |
58 |
$500 |
$30,664,153 |
80 |
| 56 |
(49) |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$28,484 |
-40.76% |
84 |
$339 |
$35,129,959 |
80 |
| 57 |
(59) |
Frozen River |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$26,227 |
-13.64% |
24 |
$1,093 |
$2,198,174 |
94 |
| 58 |
(63) |
Forever Strong |
Crane Movie Company
|
Drama
|
$24,288 |
-7.30% |
17 |
$1,429 |
$630,649 |
38 |
| 59 |
(45) |
An American Carol |
Vivendi Entertainment
|
Comedy
|
$22,720 |
-62.13% |
77 |
$295 |
$7,001,720 |
31 |
| 60 |
(60) |
Transsiberian |
First Look
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$21,950 |
-24.00% |
24 |
$915 |
$2,191,800 |
108 |
| 61 |
(87) |
Fears of the Dark |
IFC Films
|
|
$21,928 |
+259.30% |
8 |
$2,741 |
$33,620 |
12 |
| 62 |
(82) |
I.O.U.S.A. |
Roadside Attractions
|
Documentary
|
$20,558 |
+157.72% |
26 |
$791 |
$773,501 |
73 |
| 63 |
(53) |
Man on Wire |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$20,161 |
-47.71% |
20 |
$1,008 |
$2,771,553 |
101 |
| 64 |
(61) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$20,092 |
-28.89% |
5 |
$4,018 |
$26,250,856 |
1,137 |
| 65 |
(64) |
Get Smart |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$19,951 |
-22.54% |
32 |
$623 |
$130,313,314 |
136 |
| 66 |
(new) |
One Day You'll Understand |
Kino International
|
Drama
|
$19,198 |
  |
3 |
$6,399 |
$19,198 |
3 |
| 67 |
(67) |
Ashes of Time Redux |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Action
|
$17,787 |
-8.71% |
18 |
$988 |
$104,858 |
24 |
| 68 |
(new) |
My Name is Bruce |
Image Entertainment
|
Horror
|
$16,432 |
  |
1 |
$16,432 |
$16,432 |
3 |
| 69 |
(65) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$16,287 |
-23.41% |
4 |
$4,072 |
$76,812,080 |
2,390 |
| 70 |
(77) |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$16,209 |
+41.72% |
10 |
$1,621 |
$425,461 |
73 |
| 71 |
(44) |
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$15,427 |
-77.99% |
67 |
$230 |
$44,073,838 |
89 |
| 72 |
(62) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$14,558 |
-45.42% |
33 |
$441 |
$12,148,801 |
80 |
| 73 |
(70) |
Elegy |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Drama
|
$14,377 |
-12.90% |
21 |
$685 |
$3,565,964 |
87 |
| 74 |
(71) |
I Served the King of England |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Black Comedy
|
$13,978 |
-9.96% |
17 |
$822 |
$540,982 |
66 |
| 75 |
(58) |
Miracle at St. Anna |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$12,046 |
-63.03% |
30 |
$402 |
$7,853,175 |
38 |
| 76 |
(88) |
Haunted Castle |
nWave Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$11,252 |
+100.89% |
4 |
$2,813 |
$13,642,850 |
2,803 |
| 77 |
(69) |
Traitor |
Overture Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$10,987 |
-36.53% |
38 |
$289 |
$23,332,079 |
68 |
| 78 |
(56) |
Morning Light |
Buena Vista
|
Documentary
|
$10,803 |
-67.73% |
16 |
$675 |
$222,207 |
17 |
| 79 |
(re-entry) |
Aida at La Scala |
Emerging Pictures
|
Concert/Performance
|
$10,478 |
  |
5 |
$2,096 |
$222,927 |
332 |
| 80 |
(72) |
Hounddog |
Empire Pictures
|
Drama
|
$9,640 |
-32.71% |
5 |
$1,928 |
$106,246 |
45 |
| 81 |
(92) |
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story |
InterPositive Media
|
Documentary
|
$9,622 |
+111.80% |
10 |
$962 |
$58,955 |
38 |
| 82 |
(new) |
Splinter |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Horror
|
$9,517 |
  |
4 |
$2,379 |
$9,517 |
3 |
| 83 |
(re-entry) |
College |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$8,482 |
  |
45 |
$188 |
$4,687,401 |
66 |
| 84 |
(107) |
The Pool |
Vitagraph Films
|
Drama
|
$8,215 |
+399.39% |
4 |
$2,054 |
$82,997 |
642 |
| 85 |
(80) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic
|
Concert/Performance
|
$7,694 |
-13.28% |
8 |
$962 |
$9,602,337 |
285 |
| 86 |
(120) |
Ballast |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$7,693 |
+815.83% |
4 |
$1,923 |
$45,790 |
33 |
| 87 |
(75) |
Space Chimps |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$7,403 |
-42.92% |
20 |
$370 |
$30,082,029 |
108 |
| 88 |
(68) |
My Father, My Lord |
Kino International
|
Drama
|
$6,880 |
-63.27% |
8 |
$860 |
$185,988 |
171 |
| 89 |
(new) |
The Matador |
City Lights Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$6,695 |
  |
1 |
$6,695 |
$6,695 |
3 |
| 90 |
(re-entry) |
La Traviata at La Scala |
Emerging Pictures
|
Concert/Performance
|
$6,675 |
  |
1 |
$6,675 |
$192,163 |
262 |
| 91 |
(76) |
Babylon A.D. |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$6,577 |
-42.67% |
21 |
$313 |
$22,520,843 |
66 |
| 92 |
(66) |
Choke |
Fox Searchlight
|
Comedy
|
$6,388 |
-68.13% |
17 |
$376 |
$2,900,207 |
38 |
| 93 |
(74) |
Roving Mars |
Buena Vista
|
Documentary
|
$5,966 |
-57.46% |
6 |
$994 |
$9,700,557 |
1,011 |
| 94 |
(new) |
Eden Lake |
Third Rail
|
Horror
|
$5,824 |
  |
10 |
$582 |
$5,824 |
3 |
| 95 |
(50) |
Roadside Romeo |
Yash Raj Films
|
Adventure
|
$5,689 |
-86.38% |
14 |
$406 |
$55,202 |
10 |
| 96 |
(73) |
The Girl Cut in Two |
IFC Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$5,681 |
-59.71% |
11 |
$516 |
$355,760 |
80 |
| 97 |
(116) |
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$3,988 |
+282.73% |
3 |
$1,329 |
$1,248,502 |
123 |
| 98 |
(100) |
The Legend of God's Gun |
Indican Pictures
|
Western
|
$3,846 |
+32.76% |
1 |
$3,846 |
$200,948 |
108 |
| 99 |
(93) |
FLOW: For Love of Water |
Oscilloscope Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$3,500 |
-22.22% |
6 |
$583 |
$121,756 |
227 |
| 100 |
(84) |
Lola Montes |
Rialto Pictures
|
|
$3,499 |
-52.19% |
1 |
$3,499 |
$55,910 |
24 |
| 101 |
(new) |
Run For Your Life |
Screen Media Films
|
Documentary
|
$2,992 |
  |
1 |
$2,992 |
$2,992 |
3 |
| 102 |
(new) |
Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father |
Oscilloscope Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$2,886 |
  |
1 |
$2,886 |
$2,886 |
3 |
| 103 |
(103) |
August Evening |
Maya Releasing
|
Drama
|
$2,865 |
+34.70% |
3 |
$955 |
$53,628 |
59 |
| 104 |
(109) |
Save Me |
First Run Features
|
Drama
|
$2,639 |
+67.56% |
2 |
$1,320 |
$68,160 |
59 |
| 105 |
(113) |
Call+Response |
Fair Trade Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$2,515 |
+121.20% |
2 |
$1,258 |
$151,748 |
24 |
| 106 |
(99) |
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains |
Zeitgeist
|
|
$2,387 |
-22.42% |
1 |
$2,387 |
$8,728 |
12 |
| 107 |
(94) |
A Man Named Pearl |
Railroad Square
|
Documentary
|
$2,380 |
-43.58% |
4 |
$595 |
$197,456 |
430 |
| 108 |
(90) |
Talento de Barrio |
Maya Releasing
|
Drama
|
$2,058 |
-57.03% |
5 |
$412 |
$1,666,769 |
24 |
| 109 |
(new) |
Little Big Top |
Self Distributed
|
Comedy
|
$2,028 |
  |
1 |
$2,028 |
$2,028 |
3 |
| 110 |
(102) |
Humboldt County |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$2,025 |
-14.92% |
4 |
$506 |
$81,364 |
38 |
| 111 |
(118) |
Another Gay Sequel |
TLA Releasing
|
Comedy
|
$1,973 |
+109.45% |
2 |
$987 |
$104,020 |
66 |
| 112 |
(83) |
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$1,935 |
-73.85% |
5 |
$387 |
$2,755,611 |
31 |
| 113 |
(96) |
Encounters at the End of the World |
ThinkFilm
|
Documentary
|
$1,730 |
-53.54% |
4 |
$433 |
$943,934 |
145 |
| 114 |
(114) |
Good Dick |
Present Pictures/Morning Knight
|
|
$1,651 |
+51.75% |
1 |
$1,651 |
$23,520 |
24 |
| 115 |
(85) |
Filth and Wisdom |
IFC Films
|
Comedy
|
$1,504 |
-77.59% |
3 |
$501 |
$18,480 |
17 |
| 116 |
(re-entry) |
America the Beautiful |
Arenas Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$1,438 |
  |
1 |
$1,438 |
$73,672 |
178 |
| 117 |
(125) |
Whaledreamers |
Monterey Media
|
Documentary
|
$1,365 |
+278.12% |
3 |
$455 |
$7,832 |
38 |
| 118 |
(re-entry) |
Choose Connor |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$1,314 |
  |
1 |
$1,314 |
$5,309 |
24 |
| 119 |
(117) |
Dare Not Walk Alone |
Indican Pictures
|
|
$1,211 |
+19.66% |
1 |
$1,211 |
$50,861 |
192 |
| 120 |
(98) |
In Search of a Midnight Kiss |
IFC First Take
|
Drama
|
$1,068 |
-67.96% |
3 |
$356 |
$169,326 |
94 |
| 121 |
(re-entry) |
Love and Honor |
Eleven Arts
|
Drama
|
$1,050 |
  |
1 |
$1,050 |
$60,154 |
367 |
| 122 |
(106) |
The Flyboys |
Self Distributed
|
Adventure
|
$1,002 |
-39.93% |
1 |
$1,002 |
$130,751 |
80 |
| 123 |
(new) |
Were the World Mine |
SPEAKproductions
|
Musical
|
$864 |
  |
1 |
$864 |
$864 |
3 |
| 124 |
(95) |
Momma's Man |
ThinkFilm
|
Comedy
|
$848 |
-79.14% |
2 |
$424 |
$90,668 |
290 |
| 125 |
(105) |
Tuya's Marriage |
Music Box Films
|
Drama
|
$682 |
-63.39% |
2 |
$341 |
$87,329 |
213 |
| 126 |
(129) |
Baghead |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$670 |
+122.59% |
8 |
$84 |
$139,106 |
143 |
| 127 |
(re-entry) |
Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul |
Typecast Releasing
|
Drama
|
$595 |
  |
1 |
$595 |
$89,672 |
269 |
| 128 |
(104) |
Brick Lane |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$494 |
-73.95% |
1 |
$494 |
$1,089,968 |
136 |
| 129 |
(110) |
God and Gays: Bridging the Gap |
Indican Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$368 |
-74.79% |
1 |
$368 |
$2,232 |
10 |
| 130 |
(101) |
Beer for My Horses |
Roadside Attractions
|
Comedy
|
$361 |
-87.13% |
3 |
$120 |
$665,617 |
87 |
| 131 |
(re-entry) |
Monsieur Verdoux |
The Film Desk
|
Black Comedy
|
$327 |
  |
2 |
$163 |
$35,325 |
22,487 |
| 132 |
(89) |
Battle in Seattle |
ThinkFilm
|
Drama
|
$281 |
-94.37% |
1 |
$281 |
$214,037 |
45 |
| 133 |
(115) |
The Order of Myths |
Cinema Guild
|
Documentary
|
$205 |
-81.04% |
1 |
$205 |
$32,802 |
101 |
| 134 |
(127) |
Yella |
Cinema Guild
|
Drama
|
$157 |
-52.13% |
1 |
$157 |
$29,091 |
171 |
| 135 |
(124) |
Sixty Six |
First Independent Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$68 |
-82.25% |
1 |
$68 |
$219,922 |
94 |
Chart certified: 11/8/2008
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