The Top Movies, Weekend of August 28, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$27,408,309		3,121	$8,782	$27,408,309	3
2	(1)	Inglourious Basterds	Weinstein Co.	Action	$19,303,653	-49.27%	3,165	$6,099	$73,022,841	10
3	(new)	Halloween 2	Weinstein/Dimension	Horror	$16,349,565		3,025	$5,405	$16,349,565	3
4	(2)	District 9	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$10,270,435	-43.61%	3,180	$3,230	$90,383,712	17
5	(3)	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Paramount Pictures	Action	$7,715,572	-36.78%	3,467	$2,225	$132,151,954	24
6	(5)	Julie & Julia	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$7,035,675	-20.06%	2,503	$2,811	$70,628,063	24
7	(4)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$6,452,270	-33.77%	2,961	$2,179	$47,900,418	17
8	(6)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$4,511,345	-29.62%	3,105	$1,453	$13,206,697	10
9	(new)	Taking Woodstock	Focus Features	Drama	$3,457,760		1,393	$2,482	$3,478,335	3
10	(7)	G-Force	Buena Vista	Adventure	$2,824,808	-31.35%	1,926	$1,467	$111,780,350	38
11	(8)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$2,466,423	-29.09%	1,508	$1,636	$294,258,075	47
12	(13)	(500) Days of Summer	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$2,008,956	-11.91%	909	$2,210	$25,203,886	45
13	(12)	Ponyo	Buena Vista	Adventure	$1,887,921	-22.17%	880	$2,145	$11,033,256	17
14	(9)	The Ugly Truth	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$1,587,710	-42.77%	1,252	$1,268	$85,747,932	38
15	(11)	Post Grad	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$1,467,947	-44.65%	1,959	$749	$5,307,922	10
16	(14)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$1,340,141	-9.10%	801	$1,673	$270,237,753	87
17	(10)	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard	Paramount Vantage	Comedy	$1,188,109	-56.16%	1,426	$833	$13,817,928	17
18	(21)	The Proposal	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	$664,375	-16.05%	520	$1,278	$160,154,402	73
19	(25)	Up	Buena Vista	Adventure	$649,188	+104.40%	392	$1,656	$289,639,811	94
20	(16)	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Paramount Pictures	Action	$575,531	-40.69%	622	$925	$399,416,040	68
21	(23)	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$536,601	-27.64%	432	$1,242	$193,250,211	61
22	(22)	Aliens in the Attic	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$520,563	-30.84%	574	$907	$22,987,502	31
23	(20)	Orphan	Warner Bros.	Drama	$380,744	-52.55%	482	$790	$40,611,480	38
24	(15)	A Perfect Getaway	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$367,215	-66.33%	544	$675	$15,001,695	24
25	(28)	Adam	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$345,621	+39.29%	177	$1,953	$1,360,487	33
26	(17)	Funny People	Universal	Comedy	$330,395	-64.19%	413	$800	$51,324,370	31
27	(24)	The Hurt Locker	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$280,290	-26.82%	306	$916	$11,595,912	66
28	(27)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$270,663	-8.88%	108	$2,506	$16,696,374	199
29	(36)	My Sister's Keeper	Warner Bros.	Drama	$258,215	+116.63%	326	$792	$48,407,919	66
30	(26)	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$239,224	-20.53%	232	$1,031	$176,461,908	101
31	(new)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$220,416		6	$36,736	$220,416	3
32	(29)	Star Trek	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$182,482	-24.06%	218	$837	$256,673,273	115
33	(30)	Public Enemies	Universal	Drama	$164,930	-29.76%	264	$625	$97,030,725	61
34	(32)	In the Loop	IFC Films		$149,041	-20.58%	84	$1,774	$1,779,340	38
35	(43)	It Might Get Loud	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$123,905	+137.94%	30	$4,130	$354,350	17
36	(18)	Bandslam	Summit Entertainment	Comedy	$118,806	-86.17%	207	$574	$4,935,870	17
37	(33)	Paper Heart	Overture Films	Comedy	$110,440	-13.32%	96	$1,150	$938,153	24
38	(35)	Cold Souls	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$97,200	-19.27%	40	$2,430	$475,615	24
39	(31)	Kaminey	UTV Communications		$81,526	-63.00%	63	$1,294	$1,204,464	17
40	(40)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$79,652	+35.71%	10	$7,965	$165,641	10
41	(re-entry)	Play the Game	Slowhand Cinema	Comedy	$78,804		54	$1,459	$456,536	185
42	(37)	Food, Inc.	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$66,774	-21.23%	72	$927	$4,098,279	80
43	(45)	Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg	International Film Circuit		$54,689	+17.90%	23	$2,378	$641,811	52
44	(42)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$45,703	-13.94%	25	$1,828	$619,467	31
45	(41)	Moon	Sony Pictures Classics	Thriller/Suspense	$42,268	-23.62%	49	$863	$4,652,960	80
46	(38)	The Collector	Freestyle Releasing	Horror	$42,217	-41.12%	37	$1,141	$7,544,796	31
47	(46)	Monsters vs. Aliens	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$40,265		95	$424	$198,332,128	157
48	(39)	Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins	Warner Bros.	Action	$35,236	-48.59%	81	$435	$125,286,889	102
49	(61)	The Baader Meinhof Complex	Vitagraph Films		$31,692	+82.68%	3	$10,564	$59,198	10
50	(53)	Departures	Regent Releasing	Drama	$29,438	-1.10%	20	$1,472	$1,279,245	94
51	(48)	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	3D Entertainment	Documentary	$28,556	-19.41%	6	$4,759	$6,945,509	563
52	(44)	I Love You, Beth Cooper	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$28,315	-45.48%	77	$368	$14,706,744	52
53	(85)	World's Greatest Dad	Magnolia Pictures	Black Comedy	$27,061	+478.84%	9	$3,007	$34,358	10
54	(56)	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	National Geographic	Documentary	$25,885	-0.84%	8	$3,236	$22,074,410	696
55	(57)	Lorna's Silence	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$25,362	+1.27%	12	$2,114	$199,524	31
56	(new)	Big Fan	First Independent Pictures	Comedy	$24,266		2	$12,133	$24,266	3
57	(64)	Seraphine	Music Box Films		$23,581	+54.59%	14	$1,684	$655,388	87
58	(47)	The Wonder of it All	Indican Pictures		$23,386	-34.69%	11	$2,126	$707,537	45
59	(54)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$22,019	-21.70%	3	$7,340	$29,779,790	1,438
60	(new)	Still Walking	IFC Films		$20,298		2	$10,149	$20,298	3
61	(50)	Whatever Works	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	$18,773	-40.36%	21	$894	$5,220,351	73
62	(67)	U2 3D	National Geographic	Concert/Performance	$16,606	+24.34%	3	$5,535	$10,169,131	586
63	(66)	Spread		Comedy	$15,698	+10.15%	45	$349	$239,183	17
64	(63)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$15,523	+1.31%	5	$3,105	$79,695,782	2,691
65	(new)	Daddy Cool	Big Pictures		$14,319		18	$796	$14,319	3
66	(58)	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	20th Century Fox	Action	$14,116	-40.42%	26	$543	$179,863,544	122
67	(new)	The Open Road	Anchor Bay Entertainment	Drama	$13,323		14	$952	$13,323	3
68	(68)	A Woman in Berlin	Strand	Drama	$13,298	+0.94%	3	$4,433	$156,019	45
69	(60)	Flammen og Citronen	IFC Films	Thriller/Suspense	$12,085	-36.14%	5	$2,417	$87,506	31
70	(65)	The Headless Woman	Strand		$11,862	-19.73%	1	$11,862	$40,398	12
71	(77)	Cloud Nine			$11,245	+54.00%	5	$2,249	$34,370	17
72	(86)	The Girl from Monaco	Magnolia Pictures	Comedy	$10,642	+138.24%	9	$1,182	$554,905	59
73	(re-entry)	Brighton Rock	Rialto Pictures		$10,392		1	$10,392	$34,980	73
74	(re-entry)	Valentino: The Last Emperor	Truly Indie	Documentary	$10,364		10	$1,036	$1,755,134	166
75	(71)	Tetro	American Zoetrope	Drama	$10,104	-10.68%	8	$1,263	$454,823	81
76	(51)	Love Aaj Kal	Eros Entertainment		$9,738	-68.40%	102	$95	$2,425,386	31
77	(73)	Humpday	Magnolia Pictures	Comedy	$9,226	+0.76%	19	$486	$358,227	52
78	(113)	Shrink	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$8,577	+495.63%	8	$1,072	$179,595	38
79	(new)	Mystery Team	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$7,840		1	$7,840	$7,840	3
80	(69)	My Life in Ruins	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$7,572	-40.50%	10	$757	$8,662,318	87
81	(new)	We Live in Public	Abramorama Films	Documentary	$7,325		1	$7,325	$7,325	3
82	(19)	X Games 3D: The Movie	Buena Vista	Documentary	$7,092	-99.15%	25	$284	$1,388,840	10
83	(76)	Unmistaken Child	Oscilloscope Pictures		$6,091	-24.00%	4	$1,523	$221,139	89
84	(126)	Galapagos	IMAX Films	Documentary	$5,880	+2,339.83%	2	$2,940	$17,645,238	3,594
85	(79)	Afghan Star	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$5,112	-22.51%	5	$1,022	$79,221	66
86	(75)	Easy Virtue	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	$5,099	-36.94%	10	$510	$2,631,543	101
87	(81)	Five Minutes of Heaven	IFC Films	Drama	$5,026	-6.30%	2	$2,513	$13,217	10
88	(re-entry)	Irene in Time	Rainbow Releasing	Drama	$4,707		2	$2,354	$99,518	73
89	(90)	Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love	Shadow	Documentary	$4,635	+31.45%	6	$773	$122,610	80
90	(83)	The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story			$3,095	-36.05%	1	$3,095	$49,619	101
91	(105)	The Way We Get By	International Film Circuit	Documentary	$3,028	+48.58%	3	$1,009	$48,594	45
92	(80)	Soul Power	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$2,883	-53.98%	7	$412	$163,329	52
93	(111)	Herb & Dorothy	Arthouse Films	Documentary	$2,774	+56.90%	2	$1,387	$175,533	87
94	(92)	Bliss	First Run Features	Drama	$2,585	-22.56%	1	$2,585	$27,963	24
95	(re-entry)	Jerichow	Cinema Guild	Drama	$2,487		2	$1,244	$52,863	108
96	(55)	Casi Divas	Maya Releasing		$2,374	-91.36%	4	$594	$42,889	10
97	(114)	Under Our Skin	Shadow		$2,295	+83.31%	3	$765	$66,793	75
98	(82)	Every Little Step	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$2,230	-58.03%	4	$558	$1,704,633	136
99	(96)	The Beaches of Agnes	Cinema Guild	Documentary	$2,124	-33.56%	2	$1,062	$138,002	61
100	(118)	Le combat dans l'�le	The Film Desk	Thriller/Suspense	$2,117	+217.87%	1	$2,117	$24,550	80
101	(87)	The Stoning of Soraya M.	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$1,679	-58.18%	4	$420	$621,676	66
102	(99)	Local Color	Monterey Media	Drama	$1,576	-46.41%	2	$788	$37,037	682
103	(97)	Tulpan	Zeitgeist	Comedy	$1,441	-54.50%	1	$1,441	$156,331	152
104	(re-entry)	Rashomon	Janus Films	Drama	$1,281		1	$1,281	$35,709	21,556
105	(116)	One Day You'll Understand	Kino International	Drama	$1,280	+17.00%	1	$1,280	$143,400	304
106	(94)	O'Horten	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	$1,268	-61.97%	6	$211	$278,216	101
107	(117)	Il Divo	Music Box Films	Drama	$1,143	+41.81%	2	$572	$221,189	460
108	(119)	Adoration	Sony Pictures Classics		$1,025	+58.42%	3	$342	$281,325	115
109	(110)	The Girlfriend Experience	Magnolia Pictures		$990	-44.32%	2	$495	$695,417	101
110	(112)	Outrage	Magnolia Pictures		$788	-53.21%	2	$394	$286,654	115
111	(re-entry)	Loren Cass	Kino International	Drama	$767		1	$767	$5,315	38
112	(104)	Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone		Adventure	$612	-74.07%	1	$612	$22,419	730
113	(124)	Goodbye Solo	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$501	+24.94%	5	$100	$866,943	157
114	(102)	Earth Days	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$493	-79.75%	1	$493	$8,223	17
115	(re-entry)	Lion's Den	Strand		$457		1	$457	$12,076	59
116	(re-entry)	Downloading Nancy	Strand		$254		1	$254	$22,153	87
117	(re-entry)	Ghosted	First Run Features		$249		1	$249	$1,716	31
118	(re-entry)	The Wild Child	The Film Desk	Drama	$229		1	$229	$57,023	14,431
119	(123)	Shall We Kiss?	Music Box Films	Romantic Comedy	$156	-64.86%	1	$156	$532,066	157