The Top Movies, Weekend of September 4, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(1)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$12,368,882	-54.87%	3,121	$3,963	$47,508,879	10
2	(2)	Inglourious Basterds	Weinstein Co.	Action	$11,629,393	-39.76%	3,358	$3,463	$91,825,003	17
3	(new)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$11,241,214		2,251	$4,994	$11,241,214	3
4	(new)	Gamer	Lionsgate	Action	$9,156,057		2,502	$3,659	$9,156,057	3
5	(4)	District 9	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$7,076,937	-31.09%	3,139	$2,255	$101,351,058	24
6	(3)	Halloween 2	Weinstein/Dimension	Horror	$5,745,206	-64.86%	3,088	$1,860	$25,801,098	10
7	(6)	Julie & Julia	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$5,324,583	-24.32%	2,528	$2,106	$78,964,977	31
8	(5)	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Paramount Pictures	Action	$5,175,113	-32.93%	2,846	$1,818	$139,491,579	31
9	(new)	Extract	Miramax	Comedy	$4,340,108		1,611	$2,694	$4,340,108	3
10	(7)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$4,326,787	-32.94%	2,803	$1,544	$54,670,789	24
11	(8)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$2,734,938	-39.38%	2,631	$1,040	$17,161,998	17
12	(10)	G-Force	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$1,999,582	-29.21%	1,477	$1,354	$114,626,288	45
13	(12)	(500) Days of Summer	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$1,850,256	-7.90%	935	$1,979	$27,918,434	52
14	(11)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$1,828,140	-25.88%	1,091	$1,676	$296,940,258	54
15	(9)	Taking Woodstock	Focus Features	Drama	$1,483,183	-57.11%	1,395	$1,063	$6,008,843	10
16	(13)	Ponyo	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$1,308,412	-30.70%	890	$1,470	$12,957,933	24
17	(16)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$1,222,045	-8.81%	709	$1,724	$271,921,527	94
18	(14)	The Ugly Truth	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$911,965	-42.56%	773	$1,180	$87,356,103	45
19	(20)	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Paramount Pictures	Action	$803,663	+39.64%	507	$1,585	$400,434,854	75
20	(19)	Up	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$730,953	+12.59%	418	$1,749	$290,631,082	101
21	(21)	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$615,146	+14.64%	425	$1,447	$194,036,834	68
22	(18)	The Proposal	Walt Disney Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$597,740	-10.03%	441	$1,355	$160,978,788	80
23	(22)	Aliens in the Attic	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$524,486	+0.75%	522	$1,005	$23,624,199	38
24	(40)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$385,373	+383.82%	77	$5,005	$584,473	17
25	(17)	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard	Paramount Vantage	Comedy	$353,702	-70.23%	508	$696	$14,736,850	24
26	(32)	Star Trek	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$329,668	+80.66%	268	$1,230	$257,094,634	122
27	(15)	Post Grad	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$298,944	-79.64%	673	$444	$6,135,610	17
28	(27)	The Hurt Locker	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$263,755	-5.90%	259	$1,018	$11,990,523	73
29	(23)	Orphan	Warner Bros.	Drama	$251,067	-34.06%	230	$1,092	$41,001,479	45
30	(25)	Adam	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$240,223	-30.50%	159	$1,511	$1,739,959	40
31	(28)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$220,816	-16.17%	65	$3,397	$17,047,693	206
32	(30)	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$193,149	-19.26%	205	$942	$176,732,888	108
33	(29)	My Sister's Keeper	Warner Bros.	Drama	$190,509	-26.22%	262	$727	$48,715,264	73
34	(24)	A Perfect Getaway	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$182,490	-50.30%	237	$770	$15,317,205	31
35	(26)	Funny People	Universal	Comedy	$170,095	-48.52%	252	$675	$51,636,960	38
36	(new)	1981			$158,350		42	$3,770	$158,350	3
37	(35)	It Might Get Loud	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$158,224	+27.70%	56	$2,825	$568,294	24
38	(34)	In the Loop	IFC Films	Black Comedy	$146,447	-1.74%	92	$1,592	$1,979,514	45
39	(31)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$146,002	-33.76%	20	$7,300	$472,219	10
40	(re-entry)	De p�re en flic	Alliance	Comedy	$132,000		63	$2,095	$10,034,632	61
41	(36)	Bandslam	Summit Entertainment	Comedy	$103,692	-12.72%	227	$457	$5,066,813	24
42	(38)	Cold Souls	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$92,245	-5.10%	52	$1,774	$603,801	31
43	(new)	Carriers	Paramount Vantage	Thriller/Suspense	$71,694		100	$717	$71,694	3
44	(new)	Amreeka	National Geographic Entertainment		$71,548		4	$17,887	$71,548	3
45	(37)	Paper Heart	Overture Films	Comedy	$71,251	-35.48%	89	$801	$1,064,707	31
46	(52)	World's Greatest Dad	Magnolia Pictures	Black Comedy	$54,545	+101.56%	29	$1,881	$100,047	17
47	(39)	Kaminey	UTV Communications	Thriller/Suspense	$50,827	-37.66%	34	$1,495	$1,274,420	24
48	(re-entry)	Les doigts croches	Alliance	Comedy	$45,403		41	$1,107	$1,662,485	38
49	(46)	The Collector	Freestyle Releasing	Horror	$45,340	+7.40%	72	$630	$7,601,040	38
50	(48)	The Baader Meinhof Complex	Vitagraph Films	Action	$44,281	+39.72%	14	$3,163	$118,555	17
51	(43)	Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg	International Film Circuit	Documentary	$42,123	-22.98%	23	$1,831	$733,949	59
52	(59)	Still Walking	IFC Films		$41,348	+103.70%	8	$5,169	$72,424	10
53	(42)	Food, Inc.	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$38,602	-42.19%	53	$728	$4,174,118	87
54	(44)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$36,897	-19.27%	25	$1,476	$683,254	38
55	(50)	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	3D Entertainment	Documentary	$34,044	+19.22%	6	$5,674	$6,995,279	570
56	(re-entry)	Deep Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$34,017		3	$11,339	$42,471,225	1,284
57	(51)	I Love You, Beth Cooper	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$28,394	+0.28%	35	$811	$14,745,532	59
58	(53)	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	National Geographic Entertainment	Documentary	$24,857	-3.97%	8	$3,107	$22,138,086	703
59	(41)	Play the Game	Slowhand Cinema	Comedy	$24,231	-69.25%	30	$808	$513,065	192
60	(54)	Lorna's Silence	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$23,192	-8.56%	14	$1,657	$235,699	38
61	(56)	Seraphine	Music Box Films		$22,957	-2.65%	17	$1,350	$685,331	94
62	(55)	Big Fan	First Independent Pictures	Comedy	$21,614	-10.93%	10	$2,161	$55,890	10
63	(60)	Whatever Works	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	$20,911	+11.39%	26	$804	$5,250,593	80
64	(49)	Departures	Regent Releasing	Drama	$20,192	-31.41%	16	$1,262	$1,315,985	101
65	(58)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$17,997	-18.27%	3	$5,999	$29,814,804	1,445
66	(57)	The Wonder of it All	Indican Pictures		$17,346	-25.83%	6	$2,891	$738,226	52
67	(47)	Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins	Warner Bros.	Action	$17,159	-51.30%	24	$715	$125,316,957	109
68	(69)	Flammen og Citronen	IFC Films	Thriller/Suspense	$14,344	+18.69%	8	$1,793	$107,773	38
69	(61)	U2 3D	National Geographic Entertainment	Concert/Performance	$13,766	-17.10%	3	$4,589	$10,188,097	593
70	(76)	Tetro	American Zoetrope	Drama	$13,627	+34.87%	12	$1,136	$474,002	88
71	(63)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$12,768	-17.75%	4	$3,192	$79,722,080	2,698
72	(67)	A Woman in Berlin	Strand	Drama	$12,244	-7.93%	8	$1,531	$175,209	52
73	(70)	The Headless Woman	Strand	Drama	$11,418	-3.74%	3	$3,806	$57,630	19
74	(re-entry)	American Casino	Argot Pictures	Documentary	$8,318		2	$4,159	$23,974	24
75	(73)	The Girl from Monaco	Magnolia Pictures	Comedy	$7,787	-26.83%	11	$708	$566,357	66
76	(71)	Cloud Nine			$7,514	-33.18%	5	$1,503	$47,951	24
77	(78)	Humpday	Magnolia Pictures	Comedy	$7,420	-19.58%	11	$675	$380,022	59
78	(re-entry)	Somers Town	Film Movement	Comedy	$7,162		3	$2,387	$45,025	52
79	(72)	Into Temptation			$7,057	-35.35%	1	$7,057	$24,754	10
80	(93)	Soul Power	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$6,439	+123.34%	23	$280	$170,460	59
81	(108)	O'Horten	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	$5,761	+354.34%	13	$443	$284,735	108
82	(84)	Unmistaken Child	Oscilloscope Pictures		$5,384	-11.61%	4	$1,346	$230,854	96
83	(65)	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	20th Century Fox	Action	$4,812	-65.91%	10	$481	$179,873,957	129
84	(102)	The Beaches of Agnes	Cinema Guild	Documentary	$4,769	+124.53%	1	$4,769	$142,771	68
85	(82)	We Live in Public	Abramorama Films	Documentary	$3,793	-48.22%	2	$1,897	$14,061	10
86	(109)	Il Divo	Music Box Films	Drama	$3,009	+163.25%	2	$1,505	$225,313	467
87	(91)	The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story			$2,962	-4.30%	1	$2,962	$53,954	108
88	(85)	Galapagos	IMAX Films	Documentary	$2,754	-53.16%	2	$1,377	$17,649,570	3,601
89	(66)	The Open Road	Anchor Bay Entertainment	Drama	$2,541	-80.93%	7	$363	$18,720	10
90	(79)	Shrink	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$2,480	-71.09%	5	$496	$184,643	45
91	(98)	Casi Divas	Maya Releasing		$2,353	-0.88%	3	$784	$46,180	17
92	(100)	Art & Copy	7th Art Releasing	Documentary	$2,342	+4.37%	1	$2,342	$52,051	17
93	(97)	Local Color	Monterey Media	Drama	$2,318	-6.38%	3	$773	$42,200	689
94	(94)	Herb & Dorothy	Arthouse Films	Documentary	$2,275	-17.99%	3	$758	$179,506	94
95	(104)	The Stoning of Soraya M.	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$1,896	+12.92%	5	$379	$624,270	73
96	(re-entry)	Revanche	Janus Films	Drama	$1,818		1	$1,818	$257,397	129
97	(62)	Spread		Comedy	$1,810	-88.47%	9	$201	$249,000	24
98	(re-entry)	Laila's Birthday	Kino International	Black Comedy	$1,768		3	$589	$7,440	101
99	(new)	Sandstorm	Self Distributed	Drama	$1,744		1	$1,744	$1,744	3
100	(re-entry)	Battle for Terra	Roadside Attractions	Adventure	$1,631		1	$1,631	$1,646,961	129
101	(re-entry)	Alien Trespass	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$1,631		1	$1,631	$104,404	157
102	(87)	Easy Virtue	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	$1,417	-72.21%	3	$472	$2,638,139	108
103	(95)	Bliss	First Run Features	Drama	$1,179	-54.39%	3	$393	$30,876	31
104	(re-entry)	Treeless Mountain	Oscilloscope Pictures		$1,106		1	$1,106	$58,880	138
105	(101)	Every Little Step	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$997	-55.29%	3	$332	$1,707,434	143
106	(re-entry)	Little Ashes	Regent Releasing	Drama	$927		3	$309	$473,607	122
107	(110)	Adoration	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$927	-9.56%	2	$464	$283,139	122
108	(107)	One Day You'll Understand	Kino International	Drama	$795	-37.89%	1	$795	$144,549	311
109	(80)	Mystery Team	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$743	-90.52%	1	$743	$10,499	10
110	(re-entry)	$9.99	Regent Releasing	Comedy	$728		2	$364	$45,729	80
111	(re-entry)	Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-Itchy Footed Mutha	Self Distributed	Adventure	$704		2	$352	$1,717	17
112	(111)	Goodbye Solo	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$611	-39.56%	1	$611	$868,376	164
113	(re-entry)	Z	Rialto Pictures		$464		1	$464	$81,361	14,518
114	(re-entry)	The Windmill Movie	The Film Desk		$416		2	$208	$27,976	82
115	(re-entry)	Mein Fuhrer: The Truly Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler			$376		1	$376	$2,288	969
116	(re-entry)	The Song of Sparrows	Regent Releasing	Drama	$216		1	$216	$107,723	157

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Chart certified: 9/13/2009