The Top Movies, Weekend of August 14, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	District 9	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$37,354,308		3,049	$12,251	$37,354,308	3
2	(1)	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Paramount Pictures	Action	$22,324,341	-59.20%	4,007	$5,571	$98,577,529	10
3	(new)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$18,623,171		2,988	$6,233	$18,623,171	3
4	(2)	Julie & Julia	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$12,055,918	-39.80%	2,354	$5,121	$43,340,386	10
5	(3)	G-Force	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$6,915,642	-29.94%	3,065	$2,256	$99,056,616	24
6	(new)	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard	Paramount Vantage	Comedy	$5,642,137		1,838	$3,070	$5,642,137	3
7	(4)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$5,141,072	-42.42%	2,771	$1,855	$283,879,025	33
8	(6)	The Ugly Truth	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$4,448,232	-34.10%	2,733	$1,628	$77,450,118	24
9	(new)	Ponyo	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$3,585,852		927	$3,868	$3,585,852	3
10	(5)	Funny People	Universal	Comedy	$3,010,755	-62.30%	2,584	$1,165	$47,910,620	17
11	(9)	(500) Days of Summer	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$2,967,462	-20.65%	1,048	$2,832	$17,897,509	31
12	(7)	A Perfect Getaway	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$2,860,100	-51.92%	2,159	$1,325	$11,560,335	10
13	(new)	Bandslam	Summit Entertainment	Comedy	$2,231,273		2,121	$1,052	$2,231,273	3
14	(11)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$1,988,986	-40.97%	1,185	$1,678	$265,790,452	73
15	(12)	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Paramount Pictures	Action	$1,604,523	-46.67%	1,007	$1,593	$396,758,605	54
16	(10)	Orphan	Warner Bros.	Drama	$1,577,433	-57.07%	1,261	$1,251	$38,346,772	24
17	(8)	Aliens in the Attic	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$1,449,859	-63.95%	1,535	$945	$20,568,729	17
18	(13)	The Proposal	Walt Disney Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$1,301,551	-53.94%	1,084	$1,201	$157,693,055	59
19	(14)	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$1,268,700	-52.49%	858	$1,479	$190,855,447	47
20	(new)	Kaminey	UTV Communications	Thriller/Suspense	$726,834		82	$8,864	$726,834	3
21	(16)	The Hurt Locker	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$644,194	-48.91%	478	$1,348	$10,365,831	52
22	(19)	Up	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$409,504	-34.48%	293	$1,398	$288,223,782	80
23	(20)	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$366,271	-21.58%	278	$1,318	$175,538,731	87
24	(17)	Public Enemies	Universal	Drama	$359,675	-63.58%	367	$980	$96,344,690	47
25	(21)	Star Trek	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$323,830	-26.18%	303	$1,069	$255,936,227	101
26	(23)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$244,317	-15.45%	40	$6,108	$15,609,874	185
27	(15)	The Collector	Freestyle Releasing	Horror	$228,118	-82.12%	262	$871	$7,280,075	17
28	(25)	In the Loop	IFC Films	Black Comedy	$218,840	-0.90%	84	$2,605	$1,254,437	24
29	(36)	Adam	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$202,172	+94.06%	66	$3,063	$513,453	19
30	(26)	Paper Heart	Overture Films	Comedy	$171,528	-21.85%	68	$2,522	$517,414	10
31	(27)	The Taking of Pelham 123	Sony Pictures	Action	$157,961	-27.42%	202	$782	$65,247,655	66
32	(24)	My Sister's Keeper	Warner Bros.	Drama	$133,872	-51.40%	202	$663	$47,853,290	52
33	(35)	Year One	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$130,912	-6.27%	150	$873	$43,337,279	59
34	(new)	Spread		Comedy	$122,948		103	$1,194	$122,948	3
35	(30)	Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins	Warner Bros.	Action	$109,787	-40.45%	203	$541	$125,093,360	88
36	(32)	Food, Inc.	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$107,698	-33.47%	110	$979	$3,806,061	66
37	(new)	It Might Get Loud	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$92,679		7	$13,240	$92,679	3
38	(31)	Moon	Sony Pictures Classics	Thriller/Suspense	$92,126	-44.31%	100	$921	$4,453,944	66
39	(18)	Love Aaj Kal	Eros Entertainment	Romantic Comedy	$85,632	-86.30%	102	$840	$2,333,925	17
40	(33)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$85,552	-43.38%	53	$1,614	$422,812	17
41	(29)	Br�no	Universal	Comedy	$83,780	-56.60%	142	$590	$59,992,760	38
42	(39)	I Love You, Beth Cooper	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$78,545	-0.76%	140	$561	$14,555,781	38
43	(43)	Cold Souls	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$70,626	+11.57%	21	$3,363	$167,173	10
44	(37)	Imagine That	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$60,457	-36.49%	107	$565	$16,088,610	66
45	(40)	Monsters vs. Aliens	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$55,318	-29.37%	116	$477	$198,255,437	143
46	(38)	Whatever Works	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	$51,611	-45.47%	56	$922	$5,117,349	59
47	(45)	Thirst	Focus Features	Horror	$50,725	-7.63%	15	$3,382	$227,873	17
48	(46)	Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg	International Film Circuit	Documentary	$48,194	-7.43%	24	$2,008	$490,983	38
49	(34)	The Wonder of it All	Indican Pictures		$46,256	-68.47%	28	$1,652	$609,675	31
50	(44)	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	3D Entertainment	Documentary	$45,540	-23.01%	5	$9,108	$6,844,430	549
51	(48)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$39,806	-5.34%	4	$9,952	$29,658,880	1,424
52	(47)	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	20th Century Fox	Action	$34,684	-22.57%	64	$542	$179,801,299	108
53	(49)	Departures	Regent Releasing	Drama	$30,390	-17.90%	26	$1,169	$1,184,530	80
54	(57)	Lorna's Silence	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$28,027	+27.80%	16	$1,752	$117,294	17
55	(42)	Away We Go	Focus Features	Comedy	$27,357	-62.09%	54	$507	$9,430,988	73
56	(50)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$24,529	-32.17%	4	$6,132	$79,533,569	2,677
57	(55)	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	National Geographic Entertainment	Documentary	$22,504	-0.81%	8	$2,813	$21,952,009	682
58	(56)	A Woman in Berlin	Strand	Drama	$17,088	-22.52%	5	$3,418	$113,505	31
59	(51)	Cheri	Miramax	Drama	$16,789	-51.23%	30	$560	$2,684,051	52
60	(52)	Seraphine	Music Box Films		$16,710	-49.42%	13	$1,285	$604,909	73
61	(64)	Tetro	American Zoetrope	Drama	$16,049	+20.45%	10	$1,605	$416,591	67
62	(re-entry)	Throw Down Your Heart	Argot Pictures	Documentary	$13,781		2	$6,891	$111,241	157
63	(63)	My Life in Ruins	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$11,545	-15.84%	12	$962	$8,631,386	73
64	(69)	War Eagle, Arkansas	Empire Pictures	Drama	$10,088	-3.36%	3	$3,363	$120,177	66
65	(85)	Flammen og Citronen	IFC Films	Thriller/Suspense	$9,815	+159.18%	3	$3,272	$42,270	17
66	(74)	O'Horten	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	$8,349	+14.54%	15	$557	$266,171	87
67	(61)	Shrink	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$7,851	-60.62%	7	$1,122	$165,214	24
68	(66)	U2 3D	National Geographic Entertainment	Concert/Performance	$7,818	-36.98%	3	$2,606	$10,119,617	572
69	(58)	Humpday	Magnolia Pictures	Comedy	$7,695	-64.65%	10	$770	$326,701	38
70	(77)	Galapagos	IMAX Films	Documentary	$6,790	-0.06%	3	$2,263	$17,620,316	3,580
71	(60)	L'heure d'�t�	IFC Films	Drama	$6,302	-68.96%	21	$300	$1,622,944	94
72	(new)	Grace	Anchor Bay Entertainment		$6,174		2	$3,087	$6,174	3
73	(re-entry)	Léon Morin, Priest			$5,594		1	$5,594	$24,466	17,496
74	(83)	Unmistaken Child	Oscilloscope Pictures		$5,515	+3.34%	5	$1,103	$197,932	75
75	(75)	Bliss	First Run Features	Drama	$5,227	-25.74%	1	$5,227	$16,556	10
76	(67)	The Stoning of Soraya M.	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$5,009	-55.55%	8	$626	$610,243	52
77	(68)	Valentino: The Last Emperor	Truly Indie	Documentary	$4,894	-53.67%	7	$699	$1,730,176	152
78	(62)	Soul Power	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$4,761	-68.66%	5	$952	$146,609	38
79	(71)	Every Little Step	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$4,575	-45.48%	12	$381	$1,689,166	122
80	(92)	The Beaches of Agnes	Cinema Guild	Documentary	$4,510	+52.99%	3	$1,503	$127,951	47
81	(new)	Taxidermia	Regent Releasing	Comedy	$4,472		2	$2,236	$4,472	3
82	(65)	The Girl from Monaco	Magnolia Pictures	Comedy	$4,255	-67.14%	7	$608	$530,264	45
83	(72)	Little Ashes	Regent Releasing	Drama	$4,200	-49.72%	6	$700	$467,812	101
84	(70)	Easy Virtue	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	$3,590	-60.89%	12	$299	$2,608,744	87
85	(99)	Not Quite Hollywood	Magnet Pictures	Documentary	$3,550	+83.65%	6	$592	$14,156	17
86	(84)	Adoration	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$3,544	-14.02%	10	$354	$276,847	101
87	(97)	Goodbye Solo	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$2,854	+32.81%	5	$571	$864,047	143
88	(80)	Beeswax	Cinema Guild	Comedy	$2,556	-56.26%	1	$2,556	$14,910	10
89	(new)	Earth Days	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$2,408		1	$2,408	$2,408	3
90	(86)	Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love	Shadow	Documentary	$2,321	-37.30%	3	$774	$111,565	66
91	(93)	The Way We Get By	International Film Circuit	Documentary	$2,139	-23.58%	2	$1,070	$40,568	31
92	(new)	Cloud Nine			$2,055		1	$2,055	$2,055	3
93	(re-entry)	Herb & Dorothy	Arthouse Films	Documentary	$1,973		3	$658	$161,958	73
94	(87)	I Sell the Dead	IFC Films	Horror	$1,912	-45.82%	2	$956	$7,066	10
95	(re-entry)	Z	Rialto Pictures		$1,764		1	$1,764	$77,197	14,497
96	(re-entry)	Weather Girl	Self Distributed		$1,763		1	$1,763	$16,455	38
97	(79)	Revanche	Janus Films	Drama	$1,725	-72.16%	3	$575	$244,876	108
98	(91)	Rudo y Cursi	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	$1,498	-50.02%	8	$187	$1,823,468	101
99	(78)	Afghan Star	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$1,452	-76.64%	2	$726	$62,081	52
100	(90)	Tulpan	Zeitgeist	Comedy	$1,434	-53.95%	2	$717	$149,358	138
101	(new)	American Casino	Argot Pictures	Documentary	$1,397		1	$1,397	$1,397	3
102	(95)	Local Color	Monterey Media	Drama	$1,241	-50.04%	3	$414	$29,934	668
103	(re-entry)	Mein Fuhrer: The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler			$1,197		1	$1,197	$1,197	948
104	(104)	Tyson	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$1,099	-27.79%	3	$366	$887,126	115
105	(re-entry)	Made in U.S.A.	Rialto Pictures	Drama	$1,073		1	$1,073	$92,754	220
106	(102)	One Day You'll Understand	Kino International	Drama	$819	-50.45%	1	$819	$140,399	290
107	(111)	The Girlfriend Experience	Magnolia Pictures		$735	-16.19%	4	$184	$690,941	87
108	(114)	Mississippi Mermaid	MGM		$727	+7.39%	1	$727	$9,572	3,867
109	(94)	If I Die Tonight	Indican Pictures		$702	-73.09%	1	$702	$16,705	17
110	(103)	$9.99	Regent Releasing	Comedy	$692	-54.86%	1	$692	$44,974	59
111	(112)	The Windmill Movie	The Film Desk		$519	-32.42%	1	$519	$27,390	61
112	(new)	Patrik, Age 1.5	Here Films	Comedy	$408		1	$408	$408	3
113	(120)	Outrage	Magnolia Pictures		$407	-14.68%	2	$204	$283,093	101
114	(96)	Under Our Skin	Shadow		$380	-84.26%	1	$380	$63,246	61
115	(re-entry)	Alien Trespass	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$269		1	$269	$102,766	136
116	(115)	Il Divo	Music Box Films	Drama	$110	-83.70%	1	$110	$216,599	446

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Chart certified: 9/7/2009