The Top Movies, Weekend of November 7, 2008

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$63,106,589		4,056	$15,559	$63,106,589	3
2	(new)	Role Models	Universal	Comedy	$19,167,085		2,792	$6,865	$19,167,085	3
3	(1)	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	Buena Vista	Musical	$9,159,523	-40.20%	3,464	$2,644	$75,573,993	17
4	(4)	The Changeling	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$7,252,940	-22.44%	1,855	$3,910	$20,559,497	17
5	(2)	Zack and Miri Make a Porno	Weinstein Co.	Comedy	$6,274,530	-37.66%	2,735	$2,294	$20,686,907	10
6	(new)	Soul Men	MGM	Comedy	$5,401,605		2,044	$2,643	$5,401,605	3
7	(3)	Saw V	Lionsgate	Horror	$4,067,071	-58.25%	2,829	$1,438	$52,187,337	17
8	(5)	The Haunting of Molly Hartley	Freestyle Releasing	Thriller/Suspense	$3,318,694	-38.81%	2,576	$1,288	$10,063,348	10
9	(7)	The Secret Life of Bees	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$3,089,467	-22.97%	1,481	$2,086	$29,902,363	24
10	(9)	Eagle Eye	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$2,541,602	-27.02%	1,407	$1,806	$96,348,829	45
11	(6)	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	Buena Vista	Comedy	$2,518,049	-48.23%	2,359	$1,067	$88,258,841	38
12	(8)	Max Payne	20th Century Fox	Action	$1,789,136	-51.49%	1,476	$1,212	$38,653,498	24
13	(14)	Fireproof	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$1,585,555	-8.45%	872	$1,818	$28,327,659	45
14	(12)	Body of Lies	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$1,537,219	-33.29%	850	$1,808	$36,950,974	31
15	(17)	Rachel Getting Married	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$1,505,507	+111.63%	391	$3,850	$5,415,820	38
16	(10)	Pride and Glory	Warner Bros.	Drama	$1,293,389	-61.55%	1,340	$965	$14,381,710	17
17	(11)	W.	Lionsgate	Drama	$1,120,600	-53.00%	839	$1,336	$24,231,628	24
18	(13)	RocknRolla	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,047,334	-44.07%	826	$1,268	$4,373,979	33
19	(16)	Appaloosa	Warner Bros.	Western	$668,415	-18.43%	735	$909	$18,658,697	52
20	(21)	Religulous	Lionsgate	Documentary	$423,273	-26.65%	274	$1,545	$12,125,806	40
21	(19)	The Duchess	Paramount Vantage	Drama	$403,984	-35.19%	323	$1,251	$13,016,496	52
22	(26)	Happy-Go-Lucky	Miramax	Comedy	$402,076	+45.15%	102	$3,942	$1,248,218	31
23	(23)	Passchendaele	Alliance Atlantis	Drama	$391,929	-7.98%	155	$2,529	$3,508,734	17
24	(22)	Burn After Reading	Focus Features	Black Comedy	$363,846	-20.31%	270	$1,348	$59,501,512	59
25	(20)	Nights in Rodanthe	Warner Bros.	Drama	$329,346	-43.44%	402	$819	$40,920,857	45
26	(new)	House	Roadside Attractions	Horror	$327,445		363	$902	$327,445	3
27	(39)	Synecdoche, New York	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$293,646	+195.53%	35	$8,390	$675,537	17
28	(15)	Quarantine	Sony/Screen Gems	Horror	$293,321	-73.94%	353	$831	$31,451,718	31
29	(new)	The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas	Miramax	Drama	$253,085		17	$14,887	$253,085	3
30	(18)	Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist	Sony Pictures	Drama	$234,349	-66.05%	216	$1,085	$31,286,789	38
31	(27)	The Dark Knight	Warner Bros.	Action	$219,425	-18.87%	125	$1,755	$528,535,317	115
32	(30)	WALL-E	Buena Vista	Comedy	$208,915	-1.17%	239	$874	$223,003,468	136
33	(34)	I've Loved You So Long	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$186,821	+53.68%	22	$8,492	$739,911	17
34	(29)	What Just Happened	Magnolia Pictures	Comedy	$149,777	-31.57%	86	$1,742	$876,002	24
35	(28)	City of Ember	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$133,651	-40.61%	180	$743	$7,416,488	31
36	(33)	Journey to the Center of the Earth	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$119,881	-19.65%	163	$735	$101,473,713	122
37	(48)	Ghost Town	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$98,827	+141.62%	170	$581	$13,214,030	52
38	(35)	Tropic Thunder	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$95,882	-20.14%	165	$581	$110,416,702	89
39	(44)	Let the Right One In	Magnolia Pictures	Horror	$92,533	+38.74%	17	$5,443	$266,886	17
40	(41)	Vicky Cristina Barcelona	MGM	Comedy	$92,153	+12.16%	55	$1,676	$22,249,713	87
41	(77)	Traitor	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$85,505	+678.24%	188	$455	$23,422,957	75
42	(43)	Righteous Kill	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$81,622	+18.63%	129	$633	$39,618,049	59
43	(24)	Sex Drive	Summit Entertainment	Comedy	$75,920	-80.34%	111	$684	$8,234,346	24
44	(40)	Igor	MGM	Comedy	$75,434	-11.24%	116	$650	$18,969,088	52
45	(42)	Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom	Logo Features	Romantic Comedy	$75,034	+1.27%	9	$8,337	$389,184	17
46	(re-entry)	The Nightmare Before Christmas	Buena Vista	Musical	$65,334		62	$1,054	$1,027,711	5,507
47	(re-entry)	Golmaal Returns	Studio 18	Comedy	$64,502		54	$1,194	$313,102	10
48	(new)	Repo! The Genetic Opera	Lionsgate	Musical	$53,684		8	$6,711	$53,684	3
49	(72)	Fly Me To the Moon	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$48,832	+235.43%	29	$1,684	$12,207,728	87
50	(38)	Fashion	UTV Communications	Musical	$44,158	-58.27%	37	$1,193	$173,551	10
51	(52)	Deep Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$40,564	+16.70%	10	$4,056	$36,824,573	983
52	(58)	Forever Strong	Crane Movie Company	Drama	$33,821	+39.25%	17	$1,989	$719,556	45
53	(47)	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	National Geographic	Documentary	$32,916	-37.09%	21	$1,567	$19,663,058	402
54	(54)	A Secret	Strand	Drama	$27,572	-5.83%	8	$3,447	$451,586	66
55	(51)	Tell No One	Revolver Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	$27,266	-23.14%	21	$1,298	$6,024,900	131
56	(50)	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	3D Entertainment	Documentary	$25,892	-28.32%	11	$2,354	$5,022,718	269
57	(45)	The Women	PictureHouse	Comedy	$24,984	-57.99%	70	$357	$26,872,727	59
58	(63)	Man on Wire	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$24,649	+22.26%	18	$1,369	$2,812,485	108
59	(64)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$24,366	+21.27%	7	$3,481	$26,302,783	1,144
60	(53)	The Longshots	MGM	Drama	$22,351	-31.11%	38	$588	$11,467,696	80
61	(66)	One Day You'll Understand	Kino International	Drama	$22,249	+15.89%	7	$3,178	$50,028	10
62	(68)	My Name is Bruce	Image Entertainment	Horror	$21,694	+32.02%	4	$5,424	$43,462	10
63	(69)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$20,394	+25.22%	4	$5,099	$76,852,730	2,397
64	(new)	JCVD	Peace Arch Releasing	Comedy	$20,119		2	$10,060	$20,119	3
65	(57)	Frozen River	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$19,793	-24.53%	30	$660	$2,230,237	101
66	(46)	The Other End of the Line	MGM	Romantic Comedy	$16,512	-72.05%	51	$324	$100,759	10
67	(56)	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$14,577	-48.82%	49	$297	$35,154,336	87
68	(67)	Ashes of Time Redux	Sony Pictures Classics	Action	$13,530	-23.93%	7	$1,933	$125,964	31
69	(new)	Blue Gap Boy'z	Better World Distribution	Adventure	$13,424		4	$3,356	$13,424	3
70	(70)	Trouble the Water	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$13,229	-18.38%	12	$1,102	$444,753	80
71	(new)	In Search Of			$12,608		1	$12,608	$12,608	3
72	(105)	Call+Response	Fair Trade Pictures	Documentary	$12,246	+386.92%	5	$2,449	$164,248	31
73	(106)	Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains	Zeitgeist		$11,977	+401.76%	4	$2,994	$22,101	19
74	(78)	Morning Light	Buena Vista	Documentary	$11,322	+4.80%	15	$755	$241,336	24
75	(new)	The Alphabet Killer	Anchor Bay Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	$11,000		1	$11,000	$11,000	3
76	(75)	Miracle at St. Anna	Buena Vista	Drama	$9,749	-19.07%	20	$487	$7,869,848	45
77	(103)	August Evening	Maya Releasing	Drama	$9,406	+228.31%	1	$9,406	$63,628	66
78	(93)	Roving Mars	Buena Vista	Documentary	$9,375	+57.14%	6	$1,563	$9,715,664	1,018
79	(55)	Mirrors	20th Century Fox	Horror	$9,335	-67.83%	20	$467	$30,681,264	87
80	(new)	The World Unseen	Regent Releasing	Drama	$9,031		3	$3,010	$9,031	3
81	(96)	The Girl Cut in Two	IFC Films	Thriller/Suspense	$8,835	+55.52%	11	$803	$366,795	87
82	(new)	Pray the Devil Back to Hell	Balcony Releasing	Documentary	$8,227		1	$8,227	$8,227	3
83	(92)	Choke	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$7,457	+16.73%	12	$621	$2,913,380	45
84	(85)	U2 3D	National Geographic	Concert/Performance	$7,072	-8.08%	6	$1,179	$9,611,971	292
85	(71)	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$6,903	-55.25%	28	$247	$44,087,387	96
86	(74)	I Served the King of England	Sony Pictures Classics	Black Comedy	$6,836	-51.09%	22	$311	$556,705	73
87	(re-entry)	The Wild Child	The Film Desk	Drama	$6,680		1	$6,680	$6,680	14,137
88	(102)	Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father	Oscilloscope Pictures	Documentary	$6,619	+129.35%	3	$2,206	$11,051	10
89	(62)	I.O.U.S.A.	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$6,501	-68.38%	8	$813	$790,791	80
90	(new)	Ek Vivah Aisa Nhi	Eros Entertainment		$6,437		7	$920	$6,437	3
91	(re-entry)	Loins of Punjab Presents	Emerging Pictures		$6,372		8	$797	$39,891	59
92	(86)	Ballast	IFC Films	Drama	$6,355	-17.39%	3	$2,118	$55,368	40
93	(60)	Transsiberian	First Look	Thriller/Suspense	$5,986	-72.73%	12	$499	$2,203,641	115
94	(88)	My Father, My Lord	Kino International	Drama	$5,893	-14.35%	8	$737	$194,258	178
95	(84)	The Pool	Vitagraph Films	Drama	$5,087	-38.08%	5	$1,017	$90,840	649
96	(87)	Space Chimps	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$5,069	-31.53%	17	$298	$30,090,196	115
97	(91)	Babylon A.D.	20th Century Fox	Action	$3,977	-39.53%	12	$331	$22,527,653	73
98	(104)	Save Me	First Run Features	Drama	$3,923	+48.65%	3	$1,308	$73,200	66
99	(61)	Fears of the Dark	IFC Films		$3,894	-82.24%	5	$779	$48,962	19
100	(80)	Hounddog	Empire Pictures	Drama	$3,749	-61.11%	2	$1,875	$110,664	52
101	(99)	FLOW: For Love of Water	Oscilloscope Pictures	Documentary	$3,746	+7.03%	6	$624	$126,202	234
102	(new)	Otto; Or, Up with Dead People	Strand	Drama	$3,456		1	$3,456	$3,456	3
103	(90)	La Traviata at La Scala	Emerging Pictures	Concert/Performance	$3,331	-50.10%	2	$1,666	$195,494	269
104	(73)	Elegy	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$3,324	-76.88%	9	$369	$3,577,210	94
105	(new)	Gardens of the Night	City Lights Pictures	Drama	$3,072		1	$3,072	$3,072	3
106	(98)	The Legend of God's Gun	Indican Pictures	Western	$2,869	-25.40%	1	$2,869	$204,156	115
107	(re-entry)	Days and Clouds	Film Movement		$2,256		2	$1,128	$109,269	122
108	(100)	Lola Montes	Rialto Pictures		$2,150	-38.55%	1	$2,150	$59,368	31
109	(133)	The Order of Myths	Cinema Guild	Documentary	$2,030	+890.24%	1	$2,030	$34,832	108
110	(re-entry)	Six in Paris			$1,859		1	$1,859	$13,949	14,498
111	(89)	The Matador	City Lights Pictures	Documentary	$1,658	-75.24%	1	$1,658	$10,908	10
112	(re-entry)	Maria Stuarda at La Scala	Emerging Pictures	Concert/Performance	$1,628		2	$814	$83,214	241
113	(132)	Battle in Seattle	ThinkFilm	Drama	$1,549	+451.25%	4	$387	$216,044	52
114	(82)	Splinter	Magnolia Pictures	Horror	$1,416	-85.12%	1	$1,416	$12,918	10
115	(120)	In Search of a Midnight Kiss	IFC First Take	Drama	$1,063	-0.47%	2	$532	$170,945	101
116	(83)	College	MGM	Comedy	$1,035	-87.80%	6	$173	$4,693,919	73
117	(97)	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$1,022	-74.37%	3	$341	$1,250,234	130
118	(re-entry)	The First Basket	Laemmle/Zeller Film		$942		1	$942	$5,205	12
119	(131)	Monsieur Verdoux	The Film Desk	Black Comedy	$927	+183.92%	1	$927	$36,252	22,494
120	(112)	How to Lose Friends & Alienate People	MGM	Comedy	$926	-52.14%	2	$463	$2,757,713	38
121	(129)	God and Gays: Bridging the Gap	Indican Pictures	Documentary	$898	+144.02%	1	$898	$3,504	17
122	(128)	Brick Lane	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$881	+78.34%	2	$441	$1,094,998	143
123	(115)	Filth and Wisdom	IFC Films	Comedy	$843	-43.95%	3	$281	$20,240	24
124	(122)	The Flyboys	Self Distributed	Adventure	$800	-20.16%	1	$800	$131,981	87
125	(re-entry)	Breakfast with Scot	Regent Releasing	Drama	$553		1	$553	$34,974	31
126	(107)	A Man Named Pearl	Railroad Square	Documentary	$497	-79.12%	3	$166	$198,986	437
127	(123)	Were the World Mine	SPEAKproductions	Musical	$487	-43.63%	1	$487	$1,730	10
128	(126)	Baghead	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$360	-46.27%	3	$120	$139,616	150
129	(re-entry)	Saving Marriage	Regent Releasing	Documentary	$353		1	$353	$18,575	24
130	(116)	America the Beautiful	Arenas Entertainment	Documentary	$346	-75.94%	1	$346	$74,203	185
131	(134)	Yella	Cinema Guild	Drama	$333	+112.10%	1	$333	$29,424	178
132	(130)	Beer for My Horses	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$279	-22.71%	1	$279	$666,045	94
133	(re-entry)	Louise Bourgeois	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$265		1	$265	$79,926	138
134	(117)	Whaledreamers	Monterey Media	Documentary	$200	-85.35%	1	$200	$8,032	45
135	(124)	Momma's Man	ThinkFilm	Comedy	$155	-81.72%	1	$155	$91,148	297
136	(re-entry)	Moving Midway	First Run Features	Documentary	$119		1	$119	$38,075	59

Chart certified: 11/17/2008