The Top Movies, Weekend of January 30, 2009
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
Taken |
20th Century Fox
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$24,717,037 |
  |
3,183 |
$7,765 |
$24,717,037 |
3 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$13,872,751 |
-35.84% |
3,206 |
$4,327 |
$83,247,655 |
17 |
| 3 |
(new) |
The Uninvited |
Paramount Pictures
|
Horror
|
$10,325,824 |
  |
2,344 |
$4,405 |
$10,325,824 |
3 |
| 4 |
(4) |
Hotel for Dogs |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$8,632,740 |
-32.88% |
3,160 |
$2,732 |
$48,156,061 |
17 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Gran Torino |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$8,232,278 |
-49.32% |
3,015 |
$2,730 |
$110,178,990 |
52 |
| 6 |
(5) |
Slumdog Millionaire |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$7,628,713 |
-28.70% |
1,635 |
$4,666 |
$67,193,169 |
82 |
| 7 |
(2) |
Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$7,581,272 |
-63.60% |
2,942 |
$2,577 |
$33,165,746 |
10 |
| 8 |
(new) |
New in Town |
Lionsgate
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$6,741,530 |
  |
1,941 |
$3,473 |
$6,741,530 |
3 |
| 9 |
(6) |
My Bloody Valentine |
Lionsgate
|
Horror
|
$4,479,662 |
-55.26% |
1,406 |
$3,186 |
$44,827,233 |
17 |
| 10 |
(7) |
Inkheart |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$3,721,492 |
-51.04% |
2,655 |
$1,402 |
$12,813,023 |
10 |
| 11 |
(9) |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$3,544,251 |
-41.76% |
2,126 |
$1,667 |
$116,473,266 |
39 |
| 12 |
(8) |
Bride Wars |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$3,524,896 |
-48.68% |
1,985 |
$1,776 |
$53,891,483 |
24 |
| 13 |
(12) |
Revolutionary Road |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$2,674,320 |
-48.42% |
1,077 |
$2,483 |
$16,054,024 |
38 |
| 14 |
(11) |
Defiance |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$2,503,514 |
-55.82% |
1,662 |
$1,506 |
$22,800,595 |
33 |
| 15 |
(20) |
The Reader |
Weinstein Co.
|
Drama
|
$2,380,376 |
+69.61% |
1,002 |
$2,376 |
$12,655,858 |
54 |
| 16 |
(14) |
The Wrestler |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$2,313,149 |
-38.24% |
721 |
$3,208 |
$13,051,867 |
47 |
| 17 |
(10) |
Notorious |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$1,700,301 |
-70.58% |
1,080 |
$1,574 |
$35,011,149 |
17 |
| 18 |
(23) |
Milk |
Focus Features
|
Drama
|
$1,481,155 |
+67.42% |
882 |
$1,679 |
$23,464,697 |
68 |
| 19 |
(16) |
Frost/Nixon |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$1,403,550 |
-53.56% |
1,105 |
$1,270 |
$14,316,246 |
59 |
| 20 |
(17) |
Last Chance Harvey |
Overture Films
|
Drama
|
$1,227,208 |
-57.17% |
893 |
$1,374 |
$11,694,498 |
39 |
| 21 |
(13) |
The Unborn |
Universal
|
Horror
|
$1,222,980 |
-71.95% |
1,308 |
$935 |
$41,318,365 |
24 |
| 22 |
(15) |
Marley & Me |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$960,224 |
-68.33% |
1,022 |
$940 |
$139,793,037 |
39 |
| 23 |
(24) |
Doubt |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$836,997 |
-1.28% |
602 |
$1,390 |
$27,984,891 |
52 |
| 24 |
(21) |
Twilight |
Summit Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$623,836 |
-36.25% |
413 |
$1,510 |
$187,010,870 |
73 |
| 25 |
(18) |
Bedtime Stories |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$555,488 |
-71.59% |
639 |
$869 |
$108,566,034 |
39 |
| 26 |
(26) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$436,843 |
-34.55% |
211 |
$2,070 |
$532,356,746 |
199 |
| 27 |
(19) |
Valkyrie |
United Artists
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$402,518 |
-73.34% |
509 |
$791 |
$81,619,482 |
39 |
| 28 |
(22) |
Not Easily Broken |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$373,286 |
-61.14% |
292 |
$1,278 |
$10,302,104 |
24 |
| 29 |
(27) |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$326,479 |
-35.91% |
275 |
$1,187 |
$179,282,122 |
87 |
| 30 |
(30) |
The Tale of Despereaux |
Universal
|
Adventure
|
$229,175 |
-20.57% |
312 |
$735 |
$49,899,955 |
45 |
| 31 |
(28) |
Rachel Getting Married |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$223,075 |
-51.47% |
220 |
$1,014 |
$11,659,863 |
122 |
| 32 |
(new) |
Luck by Chance |
AdLab Films
|
Comedy
|
$216,918 |
  |
57 |
$3,806 |
$216,918 |
3 |
| 33 |
(25) |
Yes Man |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$208,017 |
-74.10% |
277 |
$751 |
$95,848,155 |
45 |
| 34 |
(32) |
Australia |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$172,706 |
-18.21% |
297 |
$582 |
$48,955,455 |
68 |
| 35 |
(36) |
Waltz with Bashir |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Documentary
|
$157,155 |
+4.45% |
44 |
$3,572 |
$977,645 |
39 |
| 36 |
(new) |
The Class |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$155,190 |
  |
25 |
$6,208 |
$314,334 |
3 |
| 37 |
(37) |
The Day the Earth Stood Still |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$128,771 |
-6.84% |
201 |
$641 |
$78,781,466 |
52 |
| 38 |
(34) |
Bolt |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$122,480 |
-32.93% |
173 |
$708 |
$112,973,613 |
73 |
| 39 |
(35) |
Che, Part 1: The Argentine |
|
Drama
|
$98,316 |
-40.10% |
32 |
$3,072 |
$1,020,663 |
24 |
| 40 |
(33) |
Four Christmases |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$84,577 |
-59.47% |
183 |
$462 |
$120,073,790 |
68 |
| 41 |
(39) |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$67,487 |
-33.09% |
136 |
$496 |
$94,497,271 |
122 |
| 42 |
(49) |
Wendy and Lucy |
Oscilloscope Pictures
|
Drama
|
$45,354 |
+38.82% |
13 |
$3,489 |
$251,210 |
54 |
| 43 |
(43) |
Let the Right One In |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Horror
|
$37,866 |
-27.60% |
29 |
$1,306 |
$1,828,452 |
101 |
| 44 |
(46) |
I've Loved You So Long |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$31,967 |
-19.52% |
27 |
$1,184 |
$2,649,479 |
101 |
| 45 |
(44) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic
|
Documentary
|
$30,100 |
-40.22% |
15 |
$2,007 |
$20,727,547 |
486 |
| 46 |
(48) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$29,383 |
-17.41% |
11 |
$2,671 |
$12,790,022 |
171 |
| 47 |
(re-entry) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$28,245 |
  |
9 |
$3,138 |
$5,372,975 |
353 |
| 48 |
(45) |
Synecdoche, New York |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$25,989 |
-45.38% |
23 |
$1,130 |
$2,971,177 |
101 |
| 49 |
(40) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$20,425 |
-73.63% |
25 |
$817 |
$674,703 |
171 |
| 50 |
(59) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros.
|
Documentary
|
$19,653 |
+184.87% |
6 |
$3,276 |
$37,402,863 |
1,067 |
| 51 |
(53) |
Roving Mars |
Buena Vista
|
Documentary
|
$18,357 |
-4.84% |
7 |
$2,622 |
$9,959,080 |
1,102 |
| 52 |
(51) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$18,331 |
-24.34% |
5 |
$3,666 |
$27,349,653 |
1,228 |
| 53 |
(52) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$18,044 |
-13.00% |
7 |
$2,578 |
$77,477,715 |
2,481 |
| 54 |
(38) |
Chandni Chowk to China |
Warner Bros.
|
Musical
|
$17,409 |
-86.12% |
25 |
$696 |
$912,585 |
17 |
| 55 |
(50) |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
Buena Vista
|
Musical
|
$12,910 |
-49.63% |
46 |
$281 |
$90,556,401 |
101 |
| 56 |
(new) |
Serbis |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$12,824 |
  |
2 |
$6,412 |
$12,824 |
3 |
| 57 |
(new) |
Medicine for Melancholy |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$12,625 |
  |
1 |
$12,625 |
$12,625 |
3 |
| 58 |
(54) |
The Secret Life of Bees |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$10,175 |
-47.23% |
18 |
$565 |
$37,723,101 |
108 |
| 59 |
(42) |
Outlander |
Third Rail
|
Adventure
|
$9,270 |
-84.44% |
33 |
$281 |
$96,032 |
10 |
| 60 |
(61) |
Of Time and the City |
Strand
|
Documentary
|
$8,781 |
+56.94% |
2 |
$4,391 |
$19,267 |
10 |
| 61 |
(69) |
A Secret |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$7,379 |
+161.57% |
4 |
$1,845 |
$597,274 |
150 |
| 62 |
(65) |
Were the World Mine |
SPEAKproductions
|
Musical
|
$7,189 |
+90.03% |
2 |
$3,595 |
$103,111 |
94 |
| 63 |
(new) |
Between Love & Goodbye |
Embrem Entertainment
|
|
$6,674 |
  |
1 |
$6,674 |
$6,674 |
3 |
| 64 |
(81) |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$4,748 |
+761.71% |
4 |
$1,187 |
$498,388 |
164 |
| 65 |
(58) |
Owl and the Sparrow |
Wave Releasing
|
Drama
|
$3,382 |
-62.17% |
2 |
$1,691 |
$25,271 |
17 |
| 66 |
(new) |
Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death and Hannah Senesh |
Balcony Releasing
|
Documentary
|
$3,316 |
  |
1 |
$3,316 |
$4,186 |
5 |
| 67 |
(72) |
The Secret of the Grain |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$3,063 |
+24.01% |
1 |
$3,063 |
$32,807 |
185 |
| 68 |
(62) |
Silent Light |
Pallisades Tartan
|
Drama
|
$3,052 |
-41.71% |
1 |
$3,052 |
$52,293 |
24 |
| 69 |
(re-entry) |
Harvard Beats Yale |
Kino/Emerging
|
Documentary
|
$2,735 |
  |
1 |
$2,735 |
$72,333 |
75 |
| 70 |
(75) |
Pray the Devil Back to Hell |
Balcony Releasing
|
Documentary
|
$2,687 |
+175.03% |
4 |
$672 |
$66,688 |
87 |
| 71 |
(57) |
Soul Men |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$2,590 |
-72.24% |
11 |
$235 |
$12,081,447 |
87 |
| 72 |
(66) |
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$2,544 |
-31.47% |
3 |
$848 |
$83,311 |
103 |
| 73 |
(68) |
Tell No One |
Music Box Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$2,407 |
-18.74% |
3 |
$802 |
$6,173,918 |
215 |
| 74 |
(74) |
Just Another Love Story |
Koch Lorber Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$2,249 |
+113.18% |
2 |
$1,125 |
$13,437 |
24 |
| 75 |
(60) |
A Christmas Tale |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$2,084 |
-64.01% |
5 |
$417 |
$1,060,602 |
80 |
| 76 |
(55) |
Killshot |
Weinstein Co.
|
Action
|
$1,675 |
-84.41% |
5 |
$335 |
$17,007 |
10 |
| 77 |
(76) |
The Wild Child |
The Film Desk
|
Drama
|
$1,483 |
+91.35% |
1 |
$1,483 |
$35,910 |
14,221 |
| 78 |
(71) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic
|
Concert/Performance
|
$1,399 |
-45.96% |
2 |
$700 |
$9,690,230 |
376 |
| 79 |
(re-entry) |
Lola Montes |
Rialto Pictures
|
Drama
|
$1,308 |
  |
2 |
$654 |
$104,864 |
115 |
| 80 |
(78) |
Ciao |
Regent Releasing
|
|
$1,297 |
+83.71% |
1 |
$1,297 |
$32,867 |
59 |
| 81 |
(re-entry) |
Eden |
|
Drama
|
$923 |
  |
2 |
$462 |
$14,823 |
80 |
| 82 |
(80) |
The Betrayal |
Cinema Guild
|
Documentary
|
$875 |
+40.68% |
3 |
$292 |
$16,591 |
73 |
| 83 |
(70) |
How About You |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$866 |
-66.63% |
3 |
$289 |
$59,715 |
80 |
| 84 |
(64) |
Donkey Punch |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$819 |
-82.74% |
1 |
$819 |
$8,372 |
10 |
| 85 |
(re-entry) |
Breakfast with Scot |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$720 |
  |
1 |
$720 |
$44,103 |
115 |
| 86 |
(re-entry) |
Love Comes Lately |
Kino International
|
Drama
|
$586 |
  |
1 |
$586 |
$77,458 |
234 |
| 87 |
(re-entry) |
Otto; Or, Up with Dead People |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$500 |
  |
1 |
$500 |
$10,942 |
87 |
| 88 |
(re-entry) |
House of the Sleeping Beauties |
First Run Features
|
Drama
|
$87 |
  |
1 |
$87 |
$4,509 |
80 |
| 89 |
(82) |
The Secrets |
Monterey Media
|
Drama
|
$71 |
-61.62% |
1 |
$71 |
$63,527 |
68 |
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