The Top Movies, Weekend of March 20, 2009
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(new) |
Knowing |
Summit Entertainment
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$24,604,751 |
  |
3,332 |
$7,384 |
$24,604,751 |
3 |
| 2 |
(new) |
I Love You, Man |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$17,810,270 |
  |
2,711 |
$6,570 |
$17,810,270 |
3 |
| 3 |
(new) |
Duplicity |
Universal
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$13,965,110 |
  |
2,574 |
$5,425 |
$13,965,110 |
3 |
| 4 |
(1) |
Race to Witch Mountain |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$12,786,041 |
-47.60% |
3,187 |
$4,012 |
$44,496,593 |
10 |
| 5 |
(2) |
Watchmen |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$6,801,114 |
-61.83% |
3,510 |
$1,938 |
$98,140,886 |
17 |
| 6 |
(3) |
The Last House on the Left |
Universal
|
Horror
|
$5,776,160 |
-59.09% |
2,402 |
$2,405 |
$23,902,420 |
10 |
| 7 |
(4) |
Taken |
20th Century Fox
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$4,057,695 |
-38.23% |
2,858 |
$1,420 |
$133,096,403 |
52 |
| 8 |
(6) |
Slumdog Millionaire |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$2,676,369 |
-46.50% |
2,578 |
$1,038 |
$137,178,177 |
131 |
| 9 |
(5) |
Madea Goes To Jail |
Lionsgate
|
Comedy
|
$2,566,535 |
-49.76% |
1,835 |
$1,399 |
$87,264,219 |
31 |
| 10 |
(9) |
Coraline |
Focus Features
|
Adventure
|
$2,130,746 |
-21.61% |
1,431 |
$1,489 |
$72,841,173 |
45 |
| 11 |
(7) |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$1,842,984 |
-40.91% |
1,762 |
$1,046 |
$141,052,214 |
66 |
| 12 |
(8) |
He's Just Not That Into You |
Warner Bros.
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$1,250,201 |
-57.47% |
1,302 |
$960 |
$91,544,583 |
45 |
| 13 |
(11) |
Confessions of a Shopaholic |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$741,893 |
-61.79% |
917 |
$809 |
$42,928,251 |
38 |
| 14 |
(13) |
Gran Torino |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$740,137 |
-50.83% |
825 |
$897 |
$145,095,330 |
101 |
| 15 |
(12) |
Fired Up |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$701,639 |
-57.36% |
1,209 |
$580 |
$16,755,117 |
31 |
| 16 |
(31) |
Sunshine Cleaning |
Overture Films
|
Comedy
|
$671,618 |
+206.41% |
64 |
$10,494 |
$960,041 |
10 |
| 17 |
(10) |
Miss March |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$664,351 |
-72.42% |
1,742 |
$381 |
$4,121,295 |
10 |
| 18 |
(14) |
The Reader |
Weinstein Co.
|
Drama
|
$535,983 |
-59.07% |
704 |
$761 |
$32,900,557 |
103 |
| 19 |
(18) |
Hotel for Dogs |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$403,092 |
-30.25% |
522 |
$772 |
$70,906,136 |
66 |
| 20 |
(15) |
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Concert/Performance
|
$362,694 |
-61.43% |
468 |
$775 |
$19,024,826 |
24 |
| 21 |
(26) |
Under the Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros.
|
Documentary
|
$353,634 |
+14.99% |
54 |
$6,549 |
$3,869,888 |
38 |
| 22 |
(25) |
The Class |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$206,232 |
-38.13% |
126 |
$1,637 |
$2,792,008 |
52 |
| 23 |
(23) |
Two Lovers |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Drama
|
$206,127 |
-48.87% |
148 |
$1,393 |
$1,971,628 |
38 |
| 24 |
(19) |
Push |
Summit Entertainment
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$196,398 |
-63.59% |
290 |
$677 |
$30,991,061 |
45 |
| 25 |
(20) |
The Pink Panther 2 |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$192,853 |
-64.06% |
261 |
$739 |
$35,922,978 |
45 |
| 26 |
(16) |
The International |
Sony Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$187,891 |
-73.78% |
281 |
$669 |
$25,450,527 |
38 |
| 27 |
(24) |
The Uninvited |
Paramount Pictures
|
Horror
|
$178,418 |
-49.33% |
282 |
$633 |
$28,436,011 |
52 |
| 28 |
(21) |
The Wrestler |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$166,972 |
-62.82% |
456 |
$366 |
$25,792,774 |
96 |
| 29 |
(27) |
Doubt |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$149,360 |
-48.39% |
218 |
$685 |
$33,172,718 |
101 |
| 30 |
(17) |
Friday the 13th |
Warner Bros.
|
Horror
|
$145,786 |
-75.50% |
305 |
$478 |
$64,701,486 |
38 |
| 31 |
(32) |
Marley & Me |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$139,211 |
-27.58% |
222 |
$627 |
$142,829,513 |
88 |
| 32 |
(22) |
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$138,425 |
-67.83% |
186 |
$744 |
$8,459,301 |
24 |
| 33 |
(29) |
Twilight |
Summit Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$132,914 |
-48.84% |
18 |
$7,384 |
$191,368,384 |
122 |
| 34 |
(33) |
Inkheart |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$127,553 |
-32.10% |
194 |
$657 |
$17,066,686 |
59 |
| 35 |
(28) |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
Paramount Pictures
|
Drama
|
$123,045 |
-54.57% |
206 |
$597 |
$126,759,635 |
88 |
| 36 |
(38) |
Bride Wars |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$120,962 |
-19.24% |
186 |
$650 |
$58,321,581 |
73 |
| 37 |
(new) |
The Great Buck Howard |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Drama
|
$115,004 |
  |
55 |
$2,091 |
$115,004 |
3 |
| 38 |
(36) |
Last Chance Harvey |
Overture Films
|
Drama
|
$111,913 |
-28.91% |
244 |
$459 |
$14,590,164 |
88 |
| 39 |
(35) |
Revolutionary Road |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$111,319 |
-29.44% |
202 |
$551 |
$22,754,434 |
87 |
| 40 |
(40) |
Gomorrah |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$102,895 |
-27.22% |
47 |
$2,189 |
$934,896 |
94 |
| 41 |
(new) |
Sin Nombre |
Focus Features
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$81,446 |
  |
6 |
$13,574 |
$81,446 |
3 |
| 42 |
(30) |
Milk |
Focus Features
|
Drama
|
$79,518 |
-65.88% |
111 |
$716 |
$31,716,847 |
117 |
| 43 |
(34) |
New in Town |
Lionsgate
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$71,205 |
-61.99% |
158 |
$451 |
$16,699,684 |
52 |
| 44 |
(37) |
Defiance |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$67,367 |
-56.78% |
118 |
$571 |
$28,390,983 |
82 |
| 45 |
(39) |
Frost/Nixon |
Universal
|
Drama
|
$62,225 |
-58.03% |
131 |
$475 |
$18,593,156 |
108 |
| 46 |
(48) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$46,964 |
-9.80% |
32 |
$1,468 |
$13,303,373 |
220 |
| 47 |
(42) |
Yes Man |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$44,025 |
-46.40% |
53 |
$831 |
$97,632,413 |
94 |
| 48 |
(45) |
Che, Part 1: The Argentine |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$42,657 |
-34.56% |
39 |
$1,094 |
$1,543,029 |
73 |
| 49 |
(44) |
Wendy and Lucy |
Oscilloscope Pictures
|
Drama
|
$38,425 |
-41.45% |
40 |
$961 |
$700,720 |
103 |
| 50 |
(60) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$37,389 |
+88.43% |
5 |
$7,478 |
$78,120,981 |
2,530 |
| 51 |
(46) |
Everlasting Moments |
IFC Films
|
|
$35,865 |
-37.02% |
18 |
$1,993 |
$171,339 |
17 |
| 52 |
(58) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$35,518 |
+68.98% |
5 |
$7,104 |
$27,891,163 |
1,277 |
| 53 |
(55) |
Tokyo! |
|
Drama
|
$35,053 |
+36.39% |
10 |
$3,505 |
$105,694 |
17 |
| 54 |
(41) |
Crossing Over |
Weinstein Co.
|
Drama
|
$34,864 |
-65.93% |
39 |
$894 |
$347,004 |
24 |
| 55 |
(51) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$32,533 |
-1.04% |
7 |
$4,648 |
$5,721,223 |
402 |
| 56 |
(52) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$30,520 |
+0.43% |
15 |
$2,035 |
$21,055,453 |
535 |
| 57 |
(43) |
Valkyrie |
United Artists
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$25,875 |
-65.44% |
57 |
$454 |
$83,043,123 |
88 |
| 58 |
(47) |
Waltz with Bashir |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Documentary
|
$24,435 |
-53.29% |
62 |
$394 |
$2,180,986 |
88 |
| 59 |
(65) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic Entertainment
|
Concert/Performance
|
$22,301 |
+49.52% |
8 |
$2,788 |
$9,772,237 |
425 |
| 60 |
(new) |
Valentino: The Last Emperor |
Truly Indie
|
Documentary
|
$21,762 |
  |
1 |
$21,762 |
$33,170 |
5 |
| 61 |
(new) |
Super Capers |
Roadside Attractions
|
Comedy
|
$21,463 |
  |
80 |
$268 |
$21,463 |
3 |
| 62 |
(70) |
Roving Mars |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$16,752 |
+48.35% |
5 |
$3,350 |
$10,177,793 |
1,151 |
| 63 |
(54) |
Tokyo Sonata |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$14,763 |
-47.92% |
2 |
$7,382 |
$56,103 |
10 |
| 64 |
(53) |
Play the Game |
Slowhand Cinema
|
Comedy
|
$14,469 |
-51.85% |
12 |
$1,206 |
$194,007 |
24 |
| 65 |
(re-entry) |
Hunger |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$13,838 |
  |
1 |
$13,838 |
$17,399 |
108 |
| 66 |
(49) |
Rachel Getting Married |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$13,154 |
-63.79% |
24 |
$548 |
$12,779,409 |
171 |
| 67 |
(59) |
Harvard Beats Yale |
Kino/Emerging
|
Documentary
|
$12,153 |
-39.91% |
12 |
$1,013 |
$157,385 |
124 |
| 68 |
(50) |
Brothers at War |
|
|
$10,419 |
-68.56% |
7 |
$1,488 |
$49,315 |
10 |
| 69 |
(57) |
Fanboys |
Weinstein Co.
|
Comedy
|
$10,387 |
-56.22% |
26 |
$400 |
$605,840 |
45 |
| 70 |
(new) |
Skills Like This |
Shadow
|
Comedy
|
$9,413 |
  |
1 |
$9,413 |
$9,413 |
3 |
| 71 |
(64) |
I've Loved You So Long |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$9,028 |
-43.61% |
17 |
$531 |
$3,141,831 |
150 |
| 72 |
(79) |
Cherry Blossoms |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$8,811 |
+27.79% |
7 |
$1,259 |
$62,072 |
66 |
| 73 |
(82) |
Explicit Ills |
Peace Arch Releasing
|
|
$8,282 |
+32.38% |
2 |
$4,141 |
$28,564 |
17 |
| 74 |
(73) |
Z |
Rialto Pictures
|
|
$7,802 |
-23.09% |
1 |
$7,802 |
$23,685 |
14,350 |
| 75 |
(63) |
The Secrets |
Monterey Media
|
Drama
|
$7,746 |
-51.69% |
9 |
$861 |
$105,228 |
117 |
| 76 |
(new) |
Mancora |
Maya Releasing
|
Drama
|
$7,675 |
  |
2 |
$3,838 |
$7,675 |
3 |
| 77 |
(74) |
Fados |
Zeitgeist
|
Drama
|
$7,430 |
-24.09% |
2 |
$3,715 |
$38,268 |
17 |
| 78 |
(71) |
The Day the Earth Stood Still |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$7,173 |
-35.81% |
16 |
$448 |
$79,351,236 |
101 |
| 79 |
(66) |
Let the Right One In |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Horror
|
$6,969 |
-44.30% |
11 |
$634 |
$2,102,943 |
150 |
| 80 |
(new) |
The New Twenty |
Wolfe Twenty
|
|
$6,272 |
  |
1 |
$6,272 |
$6,272 |
3 |
| 81 |
(81) |
Yaavarum Nalam |
Reliance Big Pictures
|
|
$6,127 |
-2.28% |
4 |
$1,532 |
$31,831 |
17 |
| 82 |
(69) |
Medicine for Melancholy |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$5,973 |
-47.29% |
4 |
$1,493 |
$92,904 |
52 |
| 83 |
(re-entry) |
Crips and Bloods: Made in America |
Argot Pictures
|
|
$5,603 |
  |
3 |
$1,868 |
$68,039 |
59 |
| 84 |
(76) |
Katyn |
Lorber Films
|
Drama
|
$5,426 |
-31.29% |
1 |
$5,426 |
$70,479 |
549 |
| 85 |
(91) |
The Edge of Love |
Image Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$5,139 |
+30.30% |
3 |
$1,713 |
$10,405 |
82 |
| 86 |
(67) |
12 |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$5,089 |
-55.49% |
3 |
$1,696 |
$40,531 |
19 |
| 87 |
(86) |
Notorious |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$3,971 |
-25.09% |
13 |
$305 |
$36,835,328 |
66 |
| 88 |
(77) |
Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$3,705 |
-51.80% |
1 |
$3,705 |
$15,423 |
10 |
| 89 |
(75) |
Australia |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$3,588 |
-58.64% |
11 |
$326 |
$49,551,662 |
117 |
| 90 |
(72) |
One Day You'll Understand |
Kino International
|
Drama
|
$3,577 |
-65.70% |
4 |
$894 |
$108,203 |
143 |
| 91 |
(new) |
Perestroika |
Strand
|
|
$3,532 |
  |
1 |
$3,532 |
$3,532 |
3 |
| 92 |
(83) |
Carmen and Geoffrey |
First Run Features
|
|
$3,180 |
-43.78% |
1 |
$3,180 |
$11,777 |
10 |
| 93 |
(61) |
Phoebe in Wonderland |
ThinkFilm
|
Drama
|
$3,096 |
-83.30% |
4 |
$774 |
$70,215 |
17 |
| 94 |
(84) |
Ballerina |
First Run Features
|
Documentary
|
$2,879 |
-46.23% |
1 |
$2,879 |
$43,692 |
66 |
| 95 |
(92) |
Synecdoche, New York |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$2,048 |
-35.64% |
4 |
$512 |
$3,081,925 |
150 |
| 96 |
(re-entry) |
How About You |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$1,812 |
  |
1 |
$1,812 |
$73,471 |
129 |
| 97 |
(99) |
Ciao |
Regent Releasing
|
|
$1,525 |
-12.05% |
1 |
$1,525 |
$46,952 |
108 |
| 98 |
(100) |
Serbis |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$1,440 |
-10.89% |
1 |
$1,440 |
$61,098 |
52 |
| 99 |
(re-entry) |
The Singing Revolution |
Abramorama Films
|
Documentary
|
$1,190 |
  |
2 |
$595 |
$411,987 |
472 |
| 100 |
(105) |
Just Another Love Story |
Koch Lorber Films
|
Drama
|
$1,076 |
+40.47% |
1 |
$1,076 |
$36,575 |
73 |
| 101 |
(108) |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$978 |
+115.42% |
2 |
$489 |
$518,004 |
213 |
| 102 |
(88) |
Throw Down Your Heart |
Argot Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$883 |
-81.71% |
1 |
$883 |
$9,333 |
10 |
| 103 |
(101) |
An American Affair |
Screen Media Films
|
Drama
|
$876 |
-39.00% |
1 |
$876 |
$27,276 |
24 |
| 104 |
(102) |
The Betrayal |
Cinema Guild
|
Documentary
|
$777 |
-38.87% |
1 |
$777 |
$33,943 |
122 |
| 105 |
(re-entry) |
A Secret |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$765 |
  |
1 |
$765 |
$613,436 |
199 |
| 106 |
(107) |
Our City Dreams |
First Run Features
|
Documentary
|
$631 |
+27.99% |
2 |
$316 |
$31,223 |
47 |
| 107 |
(94) |
13B |
Reliance Big Pictures
|
|
$531 |
-78.41% |
5 |
$106 |
$12,235 |
17 |
| 108 |
(re-entry) |
The Wild Child |
The Film Desk
|
Drama
|
$490 |
  |
2 |
$245 |
$49,815 |
14,270 |
| 109 |
(103) |
Absurdistan |
First Run Features
|
Comedy
|
$374 |
-70.29% |
1 |
$374 |
$13,043 |
45 |
| 110 |
(re-entry) |
Of Time and the City |
Strand
|
Documentary
|
$287 |
  |
1 |
$287 |
$29,053 |
59 |
| 111 |
(re-entry) |
The Village Barbershop |
Monterey Media
|
Drama
|
$75 |
  |
1 |
$75 |
$1,945 |
66 |
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Chart certified: 3/30/2009
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