The Top Movies, Weekend of February 20, 2009
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
Madea Goes To Jail |
Lionsgate
|
Comedy
|
$41,030,947 |
  |
2,032 |
$20,192 |
$41,030,947 |
3 |
| 2 |
(5) |
Coraline |
Focus Features
|
Adventure
|
$11,432,124 |
-22.67% |
2,155 |
$5,305 |
$53,766,843 |
17 |
| 3 |
(3) |
Taken |
20th Century Fox
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$11,281,262 |
-40.58% |
3,102 |
$3,637 |
$95,034,161 |
24 |
| 4 |
(2) |
He's Just Not That Into You |
Warner Bros.
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$8,558,225 |
-56.15% |
3,050 |
$2,806 |
$70,100,901 |
17 |
| 5 |
(9) |
Slumdog Millionaire |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$8,384,680 |
+15.10% |
2,244 |
$3,736 |
$98,354,395 |
103 |
| 6 |
(1) |
Friday the 13th |
Warner Bros.
|
Horror
|
$7,942,472 |
-80.42% |
3,105 |
$2,558 |
$55,119,663 |
10 |
| 7 |
(6) |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$6,821,377 |
-37.89% |
2,835 |
$2,406 |
$121,200,930 |
38 |
| 8 |
(4) |
Confessions of a Shopaholic |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$6,742,778 |
-55.25% |
2,507 |
$2,690 |
$27,378,049 |
10 |
| 9 |
(new) |
Fired Up |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$5,483,778 |
  |
1,810 |
$3,030 |
$5,483,778 |
3 |
| 10 |
(7) |
The International |
Sony Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$4,463,916 |
-52.16% |
2,364 |
$1,888 |
$17,031,200 |
10 |
| 11 |
(8) |
The Pink Panther 2 |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$3,802,292 |
-55.34% |
2,658 |
$1,431 |
$29,475,898 |
17 |
| 12 |
(11) |
Gran Torino |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$3,676,310 |
-43.34% |
2,030 |
$1,811 |
$134,472,755 |
73 |
| 13 |
(10) |
Push |
Summit Entertainment
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$3,119,656 |
-54.54% |
1,882 |
$1,658 |
$24,752,472 |
17 |
| 14 |
(15) |
The Reader |
Weinstein Co.
|
Drama
|
$2,642,770 |
+19.63% |
962 |
$2,747 |
$23,011,596 |
75 |
| 15 |
(12) |
Hotel for Dogs |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$2,325,378 |
-46.56% |
1,716 |
$1,355 |
$65,535,469 |
38 |
| 16 |
(16) |
The Wrestler |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$1,851,324 |
+0.15% |
620 |
$2,986 |
$21,578,377 |
68 |
| 17 |
(13) |
The Uninvited |
Paramount Pictures
|
Horror
|
$1,292,129 |
-70.28% |
1,257 |
$1,028 |
$25,990,057 |
24 |
| 18 |
(17) |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$1,232,517 |
-23.51% |
754 |
$1,635 |
$124,211,606 |
60 |
| 19 |
(21) |
Milk |
Focus Features
|
Drama
|
$1,066,727 |
+21.49% |
411 |
$2,595 |
$28,120,218 |
89 |
| 20 |
(14) |
Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$778,822 |
-67.32% |
676 |
$1,152 |
$45,064,150 |
31 |
| 21 |
(25) |
Doubt |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$711,360 |
+13.89% |
402 |
$1,770 |
$31,126,827 |
73 |
| 22 |
(26) |
Frost/Nixon |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$653,580 |
+26.72% |
381 |
$1,715 |
$17,386,586 |
80 |
| 23 |
(re-entry) |
Delhi 6 |
UTV Communications
|
|
$602,850 |
  |
90 |
$6,698 |
$602,850 |
10 |
| 24 |
(24) |
Under the Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros.
|
Documentary
|
$549,720 |
-16.86% |
50 |
$10,994 |
$1,700,685 |
10 |
| 25 |
(20) |
Revolutionary Road |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$546,034 |
-44.69% |
350 |
$1,560 |
$21,376,846 |
59 |
| 26 |
(19) |
New in Town |
Lionsgate
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$503,174 |
-65.88% |
505 |
$996 |
$15,299,806 |
24 |
| 27 |
(23) |
Twilight |
Summit Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$489,682 |
-29.38% |
406 |
$1,206 |
$189,443,645 |
94 |
| 28 |
(22) |
Defiance |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$484,134 |
-32.23% |
567 |
$854 |
$27,176,722 |
54 |
| 29 |
(18) |
My Bloody Valentine |
Lionsgate
|
Horror
|
$386,032 |
-75.15% |
355 |
$1,087 |
$51,290,643 |
38 |
| 30 |
(30) |
Marley & Me |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$320,987 |
-18.15% |
304 |
$1,056 |
$141,545,861 |
60 |
| 31 |
(31) |
Bolt |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$316,792 |
-17.41% |
280 |
$1,131 |
$114,053,579 |
94 |
| 32 |
(36) |
The Class |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$273,252 |
+24.23% |
62 |
$4,407 |
$1,248,101 |
24 |
| 33 |
(43) |
Rachel Getting Married |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$204,246 |
+64.06% |
264 |
$774 |
$12,354,351 |
143 |
| 34 |
(28) |
Bride Wars |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$197,216 |
-60.00% |
240 |
$822 |
$57,485,994 |
45 |
| 35 |
(33) |
Yes Man |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$175,677 |
-38.56% |
222 |
$791 |
$97,021,369 |
66 |
| 36 |
(29) |
Inkheart |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$174,415 |
-61.67% |
211 |
$827 |
$16,034,054 |
31 |
| 37 |
(32) |
Last Chance Harvey |
Overture Films
|
Drama
|
$157,078 |
-54.63% |
161 |
$976 |
$13,694,857 |
60 |
| 38 |
(37) |
Bedtime Stories |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$143,925 |
-27.62% |
145 |
$993 |
$109,424,707 |
60 |
| 39 |
(38) |
The Tale of Despereaux |
Universal
|
Adventure
|
$130,395 |
-27.98% |
221 |
$590 |
$50,653,875 |
66 |
| 40 |
(34) |
The Unborn |
Universal
|
Horror
|
$123,540 |
-48.11% |
174 |
$710 |
$42,497,050 |
45 |
| 41 |
(44) |
Waltz with Bashir |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Documentary
|
$115,901 |
+1.99% |
55 |
$2,107 |
$1,599,005 |
60 |
| 42 |
(39) |
2009 Oscar Shorts |
Shorts International
|
Multiple Genres
|
$105,665 |
-32.26% |
60 |
$1,761 |
$522,624 |
17 |
| 43 |
(40) |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$97,817 |
-37.15% |
151 |
$648 |
$179,982,968 |
108 |
| 44 |
(42) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$93,957 |
-26.39% |
55 |
$1,708 |
$533,184,219 |
220 |
| 45 |
(27) |
Billo Barber |
|
|
$73,977 |
-85.55% |
70 |
$1,057 |
$715,508 |
10 |
| 46 |
(50) |
I've Loved You So Long |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$69,649 |
+22.03% |
69 |
$1,009 |
$2,901,744 |
122 |
| 47 |
(41) |
Valkyrie |
United Artists
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$66,385 |
-48.70% |
115 |
$577 |
$82,370,632 |
60 |
| 48 |
(49) |
Fanboys |
Weinstein Co.
|
Comedy
|
$65,590 |
-12.08% |
34 |
$1,929 |
$398,301 |
17 |
| 49 |
(48) |
Gomorrah |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$60,520 |
-22.11% |
6 |
$10,087 |
$204,810 |
66 |
| 50 |
(46) |
Australia |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$56,850 |
-36.31% |
93 |
$611 |
$49,420,849 |
89 |
| 51 |
(45) |
Two Lovers |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Drama
|
$55,379 |
-41.70% |
7 |
$7,911 |
$195,926 |
10 |
| 52 |
(47) |
The Day the Earth Stood Still |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$54,662 |
-36.28% |
72 |
$759 |
$79,215,537 |
73 |
| 53 |
(35) |
Notorious |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$50,759 |
-77.70% |
67 |
$758 |
$36,748,176 |
38 |
| 54 |
(56) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$47,280 |
+28.89% |
10 |
$4,728 |
$12,960,281 |
192 |
| 55 |
(55) |
Wendy and Lucy |
Oscilloscope Pictures
|
Drama
|
$42,359 |
+8.57% |
19 |
$2,229 |
$433,881 |
75 |
| 56 |
(51) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$37,817 |
-32.28% |
6 |
$6,303 |
$27,602,871 |
1,249 |
| 57 |
(53) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$34,873 |
-22.31% |
7 |
$4,982 |
$5,527,559 |
374 |
| 58 |
(57) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$34,635 |
-1.73% |
7 |
$4,948 |
$77,741,909 |
2,502 |
| 59 |
(52) |
Che, Part 1: The Argentine |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$24,953 |
-52.71% |
14 |
$1,782 |
$1,282,341 |
45 |
| 60 |
(60) |
Roving Mars |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$24,373 |
+7.48% |
6 |
$4,062 |
$10,070,884 |
1,123 |
| 61 |
(54) |
Let the Right One In |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Horror
|
$24,333 |
-40.82% |
26 |
$936 |
$1,978,364 |
122 |
| 62 |
(59) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$22,623 |
-8.38% |
15 |
$1,508 |
$20,850,999 |
507 |
| 63 |
(58) |
Frozen River |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$21,009 |
-20.77% |
24 |
$875 |
$2,459,187 |
206 |
| 64 |
(63) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros.
|
Documentary
|
$12,548 |
-6.78% |
4 |
$3,137 |
$37,456,433 |
1,088 |
| 65 |
(84) |
Harvard Beats Yale |
Kino/Emerging
|
Documentary
|
$10,094 |
+403.94% |
4 |
$2,524 |
$94,684 |
96 |
| 66 |
(67) |
Medicine for Melancholy |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$8,697 |
+5.10% |
4 |
$2,174 |
$46,377 |
24 |
| 67 |
(68) |
Synecdoche, New York |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$8,178 |
+0.32% |
17 |
$481 |
$3,047,390 |
122 |
| 68 |
(96) |
The Secret of the Grain |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$7,660 |
+6,619.30% |
3 |
$2,553 |
$80,465 |
206 |
| 69 |
(62) |
Outlander |
Third Rail
|
Adventure
|
$7,404 |
-63.09% |
19 |
$390 |
$139,884 |
31 |
| 70 |
(74) |
Serbis |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$6,209 |
+41.56% |
2 |
$3,105 |
$44,147 |
24 |
| 71 |
(re-entry) |
Just Another Love Story |
Koch Lorber Films
|
Drama
|
$5,855 |
  |
3 |
$1,952 |
$23,703 |
45 |
| 72 |
(72) |
Made in U.S.A. |
Rialto Pictures
|
Drama
|
$4,708 |
-2.36% |
2 |
$2,354 |
$64,821 |
45 |
| 73 |
(new) |
Eleven Minutes |
Regent Releasing
|
Documentary
|
$3,670 |
  |
4 |
$918 |
$3,670 |
3 |
| 74 |
(81) |
Cherry Blossoms |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$3,524 |
+33.23% |
1 |
$3,524 |
$13,069 |
38 |
| 75 |
(re-entry) |
Dalai Lama Renaissance |
Self Distributed
|
Documentary
|
$3,256 |
  |
1 |
$3,256 |
$117,243 |
278 |
| 76 |
(66) |
The Secret Life of Bees |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$2,919 |
-72.28% |
6 |
$487 |
$37,766,350 |
129 |
| 77 |
(79) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic Entertainment
|
Concert/Performance
|
$2,636 |
-13.91% |
2 |
$1,318 |
$9,704,263 |
397 |
| 78 |
(93) |
Absurdistan |
First Run Features
|
Comedy
|
$2,290 |
+303.17% |
2 |
$1,145 |
$5,553 |
17 |
| 79 |
(87) |
The Wild Child |
The Film Desk
|
Drama
|
$1,796 |
+47.70% |
1 |
$1,796 |
$42,423 |
14,242 |
| 80 |
(73) |
How About You |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$1,733 |
-61.14% |
1 |
$1,733 |
$67,698 |
101 |
| 81 |
(71) |
Owl and the Sparrow |
Wave Releasing
|
Drama
|
$1,685 |
-67.58% |
2 |
$843 |
$41,851 |
38 |
| 82 |
(86) |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$1,660 |
+16.90% |
3 |
$553 |
$509,838 |
185 |
| 83 |
(82) |
The Secrets |
Monterey Media
|
Drama
|
$1,384 |
-40.96% |
1 |
$1,384 |
$72,499 |
89 |
| 84 |
(91) |
A Secret |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$1,188 |
+87.38% |
2 |
$594 |
$605,830 |
171 |
| 85 |
(90) |
Lola Montes |
Rialto Pictures
|
Drama
|
$1,182 |
+74.85% |
1 |
$1,182 |
$107,264 |
136 |
| 86 |
(re-entry) |
Louise Bourgeois |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$1,075 |
  |
1 |
$1,075 |
$94,553 |
243 |
| 87 |
(re-entry) |
Dev D |
UTV Communications
|
|
$967 |
  |
4 |
$242 |
$11,917 |
17 |
| 88 |
(78) |
Ballerina |
First Run Features
|
Documentary
|
$910 |
-74.36% |
1 |
$910 |
$13,673 |
38 |
| 89 |
(re-entry) |
The Village Barbershop |
Monterey Media
|
Drama
|
$810 |
  |
2 |
$405 |
$1,668 |
38 |
| 90 |
(69) |
Were the World Mine |
SPEAKproductions
|
Musical
|
$709 |
-88.74% |
2 |
$355 |
$118,307 |
115 |
| 91 |
(64) |
Luck by Chance |
AdLab Films
|
Comedy
|
$637 |
-95.23% |
7 |
$91 |
$355,492 |
24 |
| 92 |
(83) |
The Singing Revolution |
Abramorama Films
|
Documentary
|
$463 |
-78.64% |
1 |
$463 |
$407,827 |
444 |
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Chart certified: 3/2/2009
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