The Top Movies, Weekend of May 8, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Star Trek	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$79,204,289		3,849	$20,578	$79,204,289	3
2	(1)	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	20th Century Fox	Action	$26,408,288	-68.95%	4,102	$6,438	$129,032,435	10
3	(2)	Ghosts of Girlfriends Past	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$10,258,141	-33.44%	3,175	$3,231	$30,054,386	10
4	(3)	Obsessed	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$6,560,266	-45.57%	2,602	$2,521	$56,207,576	17
5	(4)	17 Again	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$4,232,422	-33.47%	2,903	$1,458	$53,994,515	24
6	(new)	Next Day Air	Summit Entertainment	Comedy	$4,111,043		1,138	$3,613	$4,111,043	3
7	(6)	The Soloist	Paramount Pictures	Drama	$3,949,430	-30.15%	2,090	$1,890	$23,845,177	17
8	(5)	Monsters vs. Aliens	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$3,260,440	-43.82%	2,185	$1,492	$186,774,092	45
9	(7)	earth	Buena Vista	Documentary	$2,666,219	-38.57%	1,794	$1,486	$26,264,242	19
10	(8)	Hannah Montana the Movie	Buena Vista	Drama	$2,193,043	-47.34%	2,301	$953	$73,861,795	31
11	(9)	Fighting	Universal	Action	$2,010,075	-49.89%	1,933	$1,040	$20,453,095	17
12	(10)	State of Play	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$1,918,295	-48.38%	1,541	$1,245	$33,986,760	24
13	(11)	Fast & Furious	Universal	Action	$1,254,010	-54.63%	1,409	$890	$151,798,755	38
14	(14)	I Love You, Man	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$507,667	-31.24%	407	$1,247	$70,095,671	52
15	(13)	Taken	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$448,375	-50.01%	385	$1,165	$144,197,013	101
16	(15)	Knowing	Summit Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	$303,297	-46.61%	373	$813	$78,401,631	52
17	(17)	Sunshine Cleaning	Overture Films	Comedy	$290,093	-31.61%	328	$884	$10,897,713	59
18	(21)	Is Anybody There?			$283,909	-2.64%	157	$1,808	$907,404	24
19	(22)	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$226,886	-17.05%	267	$850	$145,790,203	115
20	(23)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$218,122	-12.11%	40	$5,453	$7,242,383	87
21	(new)	Rudo y Cursi	Sony Pictures Classics		$211,460		70	$3,021	$211,460	3
22	(18)	The Haunting in Connecticut	Lionsgate	Horror	$188,101	-54.76%	303	$621	$55,325,526	45
23	(12)	Battle for Terra	Roadside Attractions	Adventure	$173,686	-83.95%	415	$419	$1,517,683	10
24	(20)	12 Rounds	20th Century Fox	Action	$151,317	-49.11%	121	$1,251	$12,003,369	45
25	(24)	Adventureland	Miramax	Black Comedy	$131,028	-35.01%	216	$607	$15,768,226	38
26	(25)	Gran Torino	Warner Bros.	Drama	$127,780	-31.97%	228	$560	$147,601,540	150
27	(29)	Race to Witch Mountain	Buena Vista	Adventure	$126,637	-15.50%	192	$660	$64,794,337	59
28	(26)	Sin Nombre	Focus Features	Thriller/Suspense	$126,528	-32.19%	81	$1,562	$1,966,171	52
29	(40)	Watchmen	Warner Bros.	Action	$112,482	+80.91%	263	$428	$107,322,168	66
30	(16)	Crank 2: High Voltage	Lionsgate	Thriller/Suspense	$110,462	-77.40%	217	$509	$13,630,226	24
31	(28)	Duplicity	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$106,005	-37.71%	202	$525	$40,360,265	52
32	(35)	Tyson	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$92,804	+24.01%	35	$2,652	$333,334	17
33	(33)	Valentino: The Last Emperor	Truly Indie	Documentary	$90,928	+18.75%	36	$2,526	$827,683	54
34	(30)	Hotel for Dogs	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$84,579	-30.68%	174	$486	$72,869,036	115
35	(42)	Every Little Step	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$81,383	+46.42%	24	$3,391	$336,881	24
36	(27)	Dragonball Evolution	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$78,368	-54.29%	106	$739	$9,089,788	33
37	(31)	The Last House on the Left	Universal	Horror	$74,320	-25.25%	139	$535	$32,721,635	59
38	(32)	Sugar	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$73,490	-12.12%	50	$1,470	$674,508	38
39	(new)	Little Ashes	Regent Releasing	Drama	$73,394		12	$6,116	$73,394	3
40	(34)	Merry Gentleman, The			$66,223	-11.68%	33	$2,007	$165,316	10
41	(19)	Observe and Report	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$61,040	-79.80%	132	$462	$23,372,005	31
42	(36)	He's Just Not That Into You	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$51,934	-29.65%	103	$504	$93,836,028	94
43	(37)	Confessions of a Shopaholic	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	$50,445	-30.66%	105	$480	$44,189,027	87
44	(46)	Lemon Tree	IFC Films		$46,054	+18.22%	18	$2,559	$137,647	24
45	(41)	The Limits of Control	Focus Features	Thriller/Suspense	$45,687	-18.15%	11	$4,153	$125,463	10
46	(43)	Lymelife	Screen Media Films	Drama	$45,588	-17.02%	29	$1,572	$281,455	31
47	(38)	Paris 36	Sony Pictures Classics		$45,179	-31.22%	47	$961	$696,384	38
48	(55)	Goodbye Solo	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$40,813	+43.99%	17	$2,401	$359,175	45
49	(new)	Adoration	Sony Pictures Classics		$39,358		10	$3,936	$39,358	3
50	(45)	Coraline	Focus Features	Adventure	$36,429	-30.59%	92	$396	$75,064,490	94
51	(44)	Anvil! The Story of Anvil	Abramorama Films	Documentary	$33,207	-37.49%	17	$1,953	$277,246	31
52	(new)	Outrage	Magnolia Pictures		$32,589		5	$6,518	$32,589	3
53	(47)	Two Lovers	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$32,500	-13.34%	29	$1,121	$3,051,338	87
54	(59)	Fly Me To the Moon	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$32,248	+47.48%	6	$5,375	$13,712,412	269
55	(48)	Shall We Kiss?	Music Box Films	Romantic Comedy	$25,136	-32.51%	22	$1,143	$405,536	45
56	(54)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$24,646	-14.68%	6	$4,108	$78,637,588	2,579
57	(39)	American Violet	Samuel Goldwyn Films		$24,625	-61.88%	21	$1,173	$515,869	24
58	(49)	Slumdog Millionaire	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$24,353	-34.52%	41	$594	$141,286,770	180
59	(52)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$24,287	-17.58%	6	$4,048	$28,607,681	1,326
60	(50)	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	3D Entertainment	Documentary	$22,699	-37.99%	8	$2,837	$6,038,951	451
61	(56)	Il Divo	Music Box Films	Drama	$21,713	-23.23%	5	$4,343	$86,535	348
62	(57)	Gomorrah	IFC Films	Drama	$17,398	-37.05%	29	$600	$1,530,575	143
63	(re-entry)	Revanche	Janus Films	Drama	$16,215		41	$395	$50,164	10
64	(53)	The Class	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$16,152	-44.48%	41	$394	$3,723,932	101
65	(re-entry)	Monster Beach Party	Indican Pictures	Comedy	$15,906		8	$1,988	$62,297	31
66	(62)	Enlighten Up!	Balcony Releasing	Documentary	$15,634	+8.41%	8	$1,954	$129,423	241
67	(58)	Everlasting Moments	IFC Films		$15,244	-30.62%	23	$663	$510,571	66
68	(60)	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	National Geographic	Documentary	$13,304	-26.13%	9	$1,478	$21,414,894	584
69	(51)	Push	Summit Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	$13,191	-60.88%	42	$314	$31,806,100	94
70	(new)	Julia	Magnolia Pictures		$12,524		3	$4,175	$12,524	3
71	(61)	The Great Buck Howard	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$12,104	-22.71%	31	$390	$693,512	52
72	(65)	U2 3D	National Geographic	Concert/Performance	$10,155	-10.01%	4	$2,539	$9,847,107	474
73	(new)	Objectified		Documentary	$8,668		1	$8,668	$8,668	3
74	(89)	Tulpan	Zeitgeist	Comedy	$7,958	+466.81%	4	$1,990	$49,756	40
75	(re-entry)	Rolling	Indican Pictures	Drama	$7,004		3	$2,335	$63,946	38
76	(67)	Roving Mars	Buena Vista	Documentary	$6,751	-30.93%	5	$1,350	$10,336,266	1,200
77	(64)	Tokyo!		Drama	$6,450	-45.54%	10	$645	$326,390	66
78	(69)	Tokyo Sonata	Regent Releasing	Drama	$4,699	-40.89%	6	$783	$228,233	59
79	(63)	The Reader	Weinstein Co.	Drama	$4,366	-67.77%	16	$273	$34,192,652	152
80	(87)	A Wink and a Smile	First Run Features	Documentary	$3,928	+67.43%	1	$3,928	$7,005	10
81	(re-entry)	The Cross: The Arthur Blessitt Story	Gener8xion Entertainment	Documentary	$3,906		8	$488	$708,301	45
82	(88)	Z	Rialto Pictures		$3,701	+151.43%	1	$3,701	$53,220	14,399
83	(70)	The Wrestler	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$3,666	-48.88%	8	$458	$26,236,603	145
84	(76)	Gigantic	First Independent Pictures	Comedy	$3,580	-32.87%	6	$597	$68,514	38
85	(81)	Skills Like These	Shadow	Comedy	$3,514	+9.98%	5	$703	$52,084	52
86	(75)	Treeless Mountain	Oscilloscope Pictures		$3,102	-47.94%	3	$1,034	$22,057	19
87	(re-entry)	Kabei			$3,072		1	$3,072	$3,072	471
88	(re-entry)	The Skeptic	IFC Films	Thriller/Suspense	$3,001		1	$3,001	$4,873	10
89	(95)	Waltz with Bashir	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$2,987	+342.52%	5	$597	$2,283,276	137
90	(re-entry)	Galapagos	IMAX Films	Documentary	$2,965		1	$2,965	$17,494,508	3,482
91	(84)	Nursery University	Variance Films		$2,867	-4.69%	4	$717	$23,190	17
92	(new)	The Window	Film Movement	Drama	$2,771		1	$2,771	$4,018	5
93	(80)	Fados	Zeitgeist	Drama	$2,740	-27.32%	2	$1,370	$81,763	66
94	(85)	Che, Part 1: The Argentine	IFC Films	Drama	$2,717	-4.63%	8	$340	$1,723,534	122
95	(66)	Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li	20th Century Fox	Action	$2,434	-77.47%	7	$348	$8,742,261	73
96	(79)	Bride Wars	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$2,380	-48.62%	6	$397	$58,715,510	122
97	(78)	Examined Life	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$2,281	-53.75%	2	$1,141	$103,947	75
98	(73)	The Garden	Oscilloscope Pictures	Documentary	$2,170	-67.11%	4	$543	$16,629	17
99	(68)	Three Monkeys	Zeitgeist		$2,014	-77.16%	1	$2,014	$20,891	45
100	(re-entry)	Our City Dreams	First Run Features	Documentary	$1,825		1	$1,825	$34,557	96
101	(71)	Hunger	IFC Films	Drama	$1,807	-73.79%	6	$301	$138,663	157
102	(91)	Cherry Blossoms	Strand	Drama	$1,761	+51.55%	6	$294	$97,083	115
103	(re-entry)	The Legend of God's Gun	Indican Pictures	Western	$1,562		1	$1,562	$220,399	297
104	(74)	Harvard Beats Yale	Kino/Emerging	Documentary	$1,208	-81.64%	2	$604	$243,887	173
105	(re-entry)	Were the World Mine	SPEAKproductions	Musical	$1,149		1	$1,149	$125,380	192
106	(86)	Throw Down Your Heart	Argot Pictures	Documentary	$1,147	-57.77%	1	$1,147	$42,721	59
107	(77)	In a Dream	International Film Circuit	Documentary	$976	-81.25%	3	$325	$48,263	31
108	(re-entry)	Home	Monterey Media		$911		2	$456	$3,682	10
109	(93)	The Golden Boys	Roadside Attractions		$878	-8.92%	3	$293	$180,509	24
110	(83)	Ballerina	First Run Features	Documentary	$846	-72.15%	1	$846	$104,801	115
111	(72)	12	Sony Pictures Classics	Thriller/Suspense	$846	-87.39%	6	$141	$110,978	68
112	(re-entry)	The Perfect Sleep	Cinema Epoch	Thriller/Suspense	$635		1	$635	$6,224	59
113	(98)	Absurdistan	First Run Features	Comedy	$476	+31.13%	2	$238	$36,558	94
114	(re-entry)	The Wild Child	The Film Desk	Drama	$391		1	$391	$54,618	14,319
115	(96)	Alien Trespass	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$351	-20.05%	1	$351	$81,184	38
116	(94)	The Mysteries of Pittsburgh	Peace Arch Releasing	Drama	$345	-53.13%	1	$345	$80,283	31
117	(90)	The Song of Sparrows	Regent Releasing	Drama	$302	-76.46%	1	$302	$57,771	38
118	(92)	Of Time and the City	Strand	Documentary	$300	-72.01%	1	$300	$32,551	108
119	(99)	Gooby	Monterey Media	Drama	$13	-95.74%	1	$13	$2,554	24

Chart certified: 6/5/2009