The Top Movies, Weekend of October 9, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$34,286,740		3,000	$11,429	$34,286,740	3
2	(1)	Zombieland	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$14,802,431	-40.15%	3,038	$4,872	$47,603,512	10
3	(2)	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$11,527,480	-27.08%	2,992	$3,853	$95,778,436	24
4	(20)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$7,900,695	+1,384.42%	160	$49,379	$9,113,936	17
5	(3)	Toy Story 3D Double Feature	Buena Vista	Adventure	$7,766,643	-37.83%	1,752	$4,433	$22,768,991	10
6	(4)	Surrogates	Buena Vista	Action	$4,268,314	-41.05%	2,992	$1,427	$32,725,781	17
7	(5)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$3,339,263	-52.48%	1,743	$1,916	$12,295,868	10
8	(6)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$2,827,512	-39.20%	1,738	$1,627	$8,793,570	10
9	(8)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$2,630,292	-40.86%	995	$2,644	$9,025,483	19
10	(7)	Fame	MGM	Musical	$2,543,067	-45.04%	3,110	$818	$20,028,829	17
11	(9)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$2,204,286	-40.25%	2,202	$1,001	$29,847,434	24
12	(11)	I Can Do Bad All By Myself	Lionsgate	Comedy	$1,511,904	-41.84%	1,313	$1,151	$50,383,561	31
13	(10)	Love Happens	Universal	Drama	$1,467,030	-46.63%	1,894	$775	$21,252,445	24
14	(new)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$1,043,732		186	$5,611	$1,043,732	3
15	(13)	Inglourious Basterds	Weinstein Co.	Action	$848,970	-40.18%	968	$877	$118,297,669	52
16	(14)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$829,650	-40.67%	1,216	$682	$30,659,622	33
17	(12)	Pandorum	Overture Films	Horror	$822,415	-58.44%	1,479	$556	$9,517,801	17
18	(21)	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Paramount Pictures	Action	$687,865	+41.26%	609	$1,129	$148,969,502	66
19	(16)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$659,472	-42.45%	1,200	$550	$32,742,037	38
20	(17)	Bright Star	Apparition		$624,834	-12.74%	38	$16,443	$2,846,921	24
21	(15)	Jennifer's Body	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$568,691	-54.56%	1,005	$566	$15,722,341	24
22	(18)	Julie & Julia	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$465,762	-32.23%	594	$784	$92,600,584	66
23	(29)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$459,318	+82.75%	21	$21,872	$811,304	10
24	(19)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$427,338	-22.66%	471	$907	$275,813,456	129
25	(35)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$408,437	+132.89%	505	$809	$300,699,217	89
26	(new)	From Mexico with Love	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$332,726		279	$1,193	$332,726	3
27	(33)	Coco Before Chanel	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$321,112	+55.84%	45	$7,136	$896,007	17
28	(22)	District 9	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$290,909	-39.46%	333	$874	$114,873,680	59
29	(44)	G-Force	Buena Vista	Adventure	$280,879	+156.51%	313	$897	$117,953,312	80
30	(23)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$278,457	-35.75%	365	$763	$65,883,661	45
31	(28)	The Proposal	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	$210,405	-26.60%	260	$809	$163,595,468	115
32	(25)	Wake Up Sid	UTV Communications		$196,352	-44.77%	76	$2,584	$611,574	10
33	(26)	I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$183,825	-39.82%	266	$691	$1,181,695	17
34	(27)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$183,436	-39.61%	263	$697	$62,493,738	59
35	(51)	The Boys are Back	Miramax	Drama	$181,380	+231.05%	75	$2,418	$326,816	17
36	(24)	Sorority Row	Summit Entertainment	Horror	$175,298	-56.13%	347	$505	$11,677,904	31
37	(31)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$163,066	-25.73%	104	$1,568	$3,175,079	45
38	(30)	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$161,509	-30.37%	227	$711	$195,919,073	103
39	(new)	An Education	Sony Pictures Classics		$159,017		4	$39,754	$159,017	3
40	(32)	Up	Buena Vista	Adventure	$144,156	-32.09%	215	$670	$292,639,937	136
41	(34)	More Than a Game	Lionsgate	Documentary	$127,352	-30.39%	44	$2,894	$348,216	10
42	(36)	Halloween 2	Weinstein/Dimension	Horror	$118,159	-25.00%	192	$615	$32,494,669	45
43	(38)	Aliens in the Attic	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$101,954	-31.98%	154	$662	$24,967,943	73
44	(new)	Free Style	Samuel Goldwyn Films		$97,764		260	$376	$97,764	3
45	(46)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$89,419	+5.43%	35	$2,555	$17,946,962	241
46	(39)	(500) Days of Summer	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$89,111	-38.17%	159	$560	$32,118,648	87
47	(45)	Paris	Equinox	Comedy	$82,061	-16.20%	34	$2,414	$487,065	24
48	(37)	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Paramount Pictures	Action	$79,072	-47.31%	151	$524	$402,076,689	110
49	(43)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$70,418	-41.81%	149	$473	$2,314,502	52
50	(48)	It Might Get Loud	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$59,125	-24.34%	68	$869	$1,334,193	59
51	(41)	Do Knot Disturb	Big Pictures		$58,711	-52.87%	42	$1,398	$213,525	10
52	(49)	Amreeka	National Geographic Entertainment		$51,441	-27.48%	34	$1,513	$495,474	38
53	(new)	Passport to Love	Variance Films/Everest Films		$46,012		6	$7,669	$46,012	3
54	(47)	Whiteout	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$45,292	-42.46%	150	$302	$10,144,505	31
55	(59)	Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg	International Film Circuit		$45,007	+113.53%	21	$2,143	$870,572	94
56	(52)	Ponyo	Buena Vista	Adventure	$33,642	-33.63%	84	$401	$14,959,481	59
57	(new)	The Damned United	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$32,065		6	$5,344	$32,065	3
58	(53)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$31,050	-35.77%	104	$299	$20,387,166	52
59	(55)	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$24,417	-37.57%	39	$626	$177,204,930	143
60	(58)	The Hurt Locker	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$20,551	-16.74%	45	$457	$12,571,395	108
61	(65)	Moon	Sony Pictures Classics	Thriller/Suspense	$16,729	+11.71%	17	$984	$4,915,191	122
62	(new)	St. Trinian's	NeoClassics Films	Comedy	$15,000		76	$197	$15,000	3
63	(54)	Extract	Miramax	Comedy	$14,804	-68.67%	46	$322	$10,814,185	38
64	(60)	Adam	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$14,757	-25.75%	26	$568	$2,238,343	75
65	(new)	Trucker	Monterey Media	Drama	$12,418		10	$1,242	$12,418	3
66	(67)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$12,233	-7.47%	3	$4,078	$30,045,129	1,480
67	(63)	In the Loop	IFC Films		$11,763	-30.11%	29	$406	$2,370,344	80
68	(68)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$11,583	-12.38%	5	$2,317	$79,866,137	2,733
69	(64)	The Baader Meinhof Complex	Vitagraph Films		$11,134	-33.28%	18	$619	$419,218	52
70	(new)	The Yes Men Fix the World	Shadow	Documentary	$10,956		1	$10,956	$19,112	5
71	(new)	Bronson	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$10,940		1	$10,940	$10,940	3
72	(71)	A Woman in Berlin	Strand	Drama	$10,761	-15.51%	7	$1,537	$257,046	87
73	(61)	Cold Souls	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$10,310	-45.75%	21	$491	$865,761	66
74	(75)	Departures	Regent Releasing	Drama	$9,691	+1.80%	10	$969	$1,423,333	136
75	(56)	What's Your Raashee?			$9,510	-70.12%	14	$679	$254,114	17
76	(re-entry)	Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love	Shadow	Documentary	$9,179		4	$2,295	$146,471	122
77	(re-entry)	Play the Game	Slowhand Cinema	Comedy	$7,655		20	$383	$583,139	227
78	(70)	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	3D Entertainment	Documentary	$7,500	-41.20%	4	$1,875	$7,102,563	605
79	(new)	Peter and Vandy	Strand		$7,323		3	$2,441	$7,323	3
80	(81)	Horse Boy, The	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$6,671	+1.79%	3	$2,224	$42,711	31
81	(82)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$6,495	+2.32%	18	$361	$828,920	73
82	(73)	Food, Inc.	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$6,116	-44.86%	16	$382	$4,386,822	122
83	(83)	Unmistaken Child	Oscilloscope Pictures		$4,983	-20.69%	3	$1,661	$283,533	131
84	(72)	Big Fan	First Independent Pictures	Comedy	$4,703	-61.83%	7	$672	$196,783	45
85	(96)	The Way We Get By	International Film Circuit	Documentary	$4,455	+96.34%	7	$636	$71,637	87
86	(66)	The Burning Plain	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$4,365	-69.23%	10	$437	$161,897	24
87	(86)	Lorna's Silence	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$4,317	-11.88%	17	$254	$316,123	73
88	(re-entry)	Fuel	Blue Water Entertainment	Documentary	$4,315		2	$2,158	$163,891	332
89	(new)	Adventures of Power	Variance Films	Comedy	$4,254		2	$2,127	$4,254	3
90	(89)	The Wonder of it All	Indican Pictures		$3,989	+22.44%	2	$1,995	$776,626	87
91	(new)	Visual Acoustics	Arthouse Films		$3,517		1	$3,517	$3,517	3
92	(77)	No Impact Man	Oscilloscope Pictures	Documentary	$3,404	-62.63%	4	$851	$77,808	31
93	(74)	Post Grad	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$2,866	-74.12%	14	$205	$6,379,040	52
94	(re-entry)	Deep Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$2,711		2	$1,356	$42,576,191	1,319
95	(94)	Fallen Idol: The Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy	Indican Pictures	Documentary	$2,593	+1.85%	2	$1,297	$6,146	10
96	(78)	Paper Heart	Overture Films	Comedy	$2,299	-72.82%	18	$128	$1,257,320	66
97	(97)	The Song of Sparrows	Regent Releasing	Drama	$2,180	-3.88%	2	$1,090	$113,738	192
98	(95)	Art & Copy	7th Art Releasing	Documentary	$2,007	-13.71%	5	$401	$96,798	52
99	(re-entry)	The Headless Woman	Strand	Drama	$1,860		1	$1,860	$87,828	54
100	(102)	We Live in Public	Abramorama Films	Documentary	$1,681	+5.39%	1	$1,681	$30,704	45
101	(re-entry)	Lion's Den	Strand		$1,549		1	$1,549	$13,689	101
102	(80)	Whatever Works	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	$1,542	-80.04%	6	$257	$5,301,891	115
103	(109)	Earth Days	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$1,355	+66.87%	3	$452	$17,808	59
104	(new)	The Wedding Song	Strand		$1,240		1	$1,240	$1,240	3
105	(re-entry)	Bliss	First Run Features	Drama	$1,213		1	$1,213	$34,885	66
106	(93)	World's Greatest Dad	Magnolia Pictures	Black Comedy	$1,021	-60.66%	3	$340	$205,673	52
107	(re-entry)	Goodbye Solo	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$892		3	$297	$871,122	199
108	(87)	Chelsea on the Rocks	Aliquot Films	Documentary	$794	-81.47%	1	$794	$6,911	10
109	(113)	Afghan Star	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$778	+59.75%	2	$389	$99,357	108
110	(104)	Walt and El Grupo	Buena Vista	Documentary	$662	-52.27%	2	$331	$15,617	31
111	(105)	Soul Power	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$661	-51.68%	8	$83	$201,403	94
112	(re-entry)	Under Our Skin	Shadow		$565		1	$565	$84,788	117
113	(116)	O'Horten	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	$540	+56.98%	1	$540	$301,902	143
114	(69)	Galapagos	IMAX Films	Documentary	$267	-97.95%	1	$267	$17,650,844	3,636
115	(112)	The Stoning of Soraya M.	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$255	-60.16%	2	$128	$633,422	108
116	(107)	Humpday	Magnolia Pictures	Comedy	$243	-75.58%	2	$122	$401,764	94
117	(120)	The Legend of God's Gun	Indican Pictures	Western	$242	+18.63%	1	$242	$242,408	451
118	(111)	Adoration	Sony Pictures Classics		$239	-63.51%	2	$120	$293,614	157
119	(100)	Tokyo Sonata	Regent Releasing	Drama	$106	-93.94%	1	$106	$273,249	213