The Top Movies, Weekend of October 23, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(3)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$21,104,070	+7.58%	1,945	$10,850	$61,580,588	31
2	(new)	Saw VI	Lionsgate	Horror	$14,118,444		3,036	$4,650	$14,118,444	3
3	(1)	Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$14,019,406	-57.12%	3,735	$3,754	$53,558,981	10
4	(2)	Law Abiding Citizen	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$12,403,888	-41.04%	2,890	$4,292	$40,008,703	10
5	(4)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$10,620,685	-38.35%	3,074	$3,455	$77,736,885	17
6	(new)	Astro Boy	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$6,702,923		3,014	$2,224	$6,702,923	3
7	(new)	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Universal	Action	$6,293,205		2,754	$2,285	$6,293,205	3
8	(5)	The Stepfather	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$6,230,969	-46.20%	2,734	$2,279	$20,082,652	10
9	(6)	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$5,250,541	-34.51%	2,741	$1,916	$114,854,877	38
10	(7)	Zombieland	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$4,205,812	-44.78%	2,447	$1,719	$67,213,384	24
11	(new)	Amelia	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$3,904,047		820	$4,761	$3,904,047	3
12	(15)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$1,093,217	+29.76%	176	$6,211	$3,196,496	24
13	(8)	Toy Story 3D Double Feature	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$1,009,900	-66.52%	778	$1,298	$30,144,903	24
14	(19)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$946,312	+137.40%	466	$2,031	$2,804,063	17
15	(10)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$839,209	-56.00%	802	$1,046	$16,956,375	24
16	(12)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$726,453	-50.09%	636	$1,142	$12,960,355	33
17	(9)	Surrogates	Walt Disney Pictures	Action	$590,444	-69.20%	797	$741	$37,573,398	31
18	(11)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$466,014	-69.08%	435	$1,071	$12,293,893	24
19	(30)	An Education	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$367,371	+50.09%	31	$11,851	$940,265	17
20	(21)	Coco Before Chanel	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$353,056	-9.24%	63	$5,604	$2,908,829	31
21	(13)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$348,161	-63.56%	411	$847	$32,434,128	38
22	(18)	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Paramount Pictures	Action	$235,381	-42.24%	407	$578	$150,010,209	80
23	(22)	New York, I Love You	Vivendi Entertainment	Drama	$230,127	-39.56%	111	$2,073	$747,052	10
24	(14)	Fame	MGM	Musical	$212,364	-76.51%	445	$477	$22,206,056	31
25	(20)	Bright Star	Apparition	Drama	$212,138	-46.49%	209	$1,015	$3,901,214	38
26	(50)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$203,990	+190.57%	284	$718	$62,846,730	73
27	(26)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$201,345	-24.75%	291	$692	$276,583,220	143
28	(27)	G-Force	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$193,438	-22.11%	260	$744	$118,553,453	94
29	(25)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$181,802	-33.49%	285	$638	$301,420,102	103
30	(17)	Love Happens	Universal	Drama	$179,850	-67.17%	327	$550	$22,783,960	38
31	(16)	I Can Do Bad All By Myself	Lionsgate	Comedy	$178,828	-67.94%	273	$655	$51,697,449	45
32	(23)	Inglourious Basterds	Weinstein Co.	Action	$176,550	-48.29%	206	$857	$119,396,075	66
33	(29)	District 9	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$148,051	-39.81%	232	$638	$115,502,313	73
34	(28)	Julie & Julia	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$144,530	-41.48%	171	$845	$93,323,576	80
35	(re-entry)	Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D	Walt Disney Pictures	Musical	$143,289		105	$1,365	$24,440,108	1,102
36	(37)	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$118,809	-8.89%	142	$837	$196,268,716	117
37	(38)	5150, Rue des Ormes	Alliance		$107,541	-16.93%	55	$1,955	$787,899	17
38	(32)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$107,189	-52.45%	215	$499	$33,364,174	52
39	(33)	More Than a Game	Lionsgate	Documentary	$99,399	-50.36%	107	$929	$749,005	24
40	(45)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$90,539	-1.31%	59	$1,535	$3,487,024	59
41	(34)	The Boys are Back	Miramax	Drama	$78,646	-49.01%	108	$728	$694,355	31
42	(47)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$77,464	-9.56%	30	$2,582	$18,255,071	255
43	(42)	Up	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$74,126	-29.59%	132	$562	$292,913,068	150
44	(new)	Antichrist	IFC Films	Drama	$71,397		6	$11,900	$71,397	3
45	(60)	The Damned United	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$65,299	+73.32%	36	$1,814	$166,130	17
46	(46)	Sorority Row	Summit Entertainment	Horror	$61,583	-29.75%	90	$684	$11,915,856	45
47	(40)	The Proposal	Walt Disney Pictures	Romantic Comedy	$60,647	-49.36%	102	$595	$163,900,057	129
48	(35)	Pandorum	Overture Films	Horror	$60,248	-58.73%	112	$538	$10,181,919	31
49	(49)	Paris	Equinox	Comedy	$55,136	-26.58%	28	$1,969	$686,447	38
50	(31)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$51,328	-77.89%	134	$383	$31,339,937	47
51	(new)	Motherhood	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$50,081		48	$1,043	$50,081	3
52	(70)	Ponyo	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	$43,949	+173.76%	103	$427	$15,050,041	73
53	(69)	The Maid	Elephant Eye Films	Drama	$42,307	+148.34%	6	$7,051	$68,389	10
54	(59)	Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg	International Film Circuit	Documentary	$41,902	+4.73%	20	$2,095	$988,660	108
55	(36)	Black Dynamite	Apparition		$39,959	-69.70%	27	$1,480	$228,477	10
56	(54)	Aliens in the Attic	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$38,063	-31.56%	82	$464	$25,107,232	87
57	(39)	Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna	UTV Communications		$36,549	-69.83%	34	$1,075	$184,952	10
58	(56)	It Might Get Loud	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$34,873	-22.52%	47	$742	$1,486,136	73
59	(43)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$30,386	-69.16%	73	$416	$66,144,179	59
60	(53)	Halloween 2	Weinstein/Dimension	Horror	$30,129	-46.33%	91	$331	$32,639,363	59
61	(41)	Jennifer's Body	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$28,541	-75.60%	87	$328	$16,098,446	38
62	(new)	Ong-Bak 2	Magnolia Pictures	Action	$26,564		10	$2,656	$26,564	3
63	(58)	(500) Days of Summer	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$25,623	-40.74%	39	$657	$32,252,887	101
64	(64)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$21,634	-9.28%	6	$3,606	$30,155,403	1,494
65	(66)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$19,510	+6.42%	5	$3,902	$79,973,544	2,747
66	(63)	Wake Up Sid	UTV Communications		$18,976	-24.67%	18	$1,054	$710,487	24
67	(new)	(Untitled)			$18,002		3	$6,001	$18,002	3
68	(62)	Passport to Love	Variance Films/Everest Films		$17,401	-45.47%	6	$2,900	$122,761	17
69	(52)	I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$14,430	-74.45%	36	$401	$1,401,718	31
70	(61)	My One and Only	Freestyle Releasing	Comedy	$14,064	-56.84%	19	$740	$2,416,056	66
71	(67)	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	National Geographic Entertainment	Documentary	$13,984	-19.82%	8	$1,748	$22,440,503	752
72	(91)	Crude	First Run Features	Documentary	$11,833	+103.35%	3	$3,944	$113,645	45
73	(81)	The Yes Men Fix the World	Shadow	Documentary	$11,081	+36.85%	6	$1,847	$54,167	19
74	(77)	Bronson	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$11,025	-1.92%	4	$2,756	$46,189	17
75	(48)	From Mexico with Love	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$10,962	-87.15%	21	$522	$538,607	17
76	(80)	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	20th Century Fox	Comedy	$10,787	+25.94%	25	$431	$177,233,619	157
77	(51)	Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day	Alliance	Comedy	$10,155	-85.14%	20	$508	$3,008,601	31
78	(84)	Trucker	Monterey Media	Drama	$10,138	+55.66%	12	$845	$30,889	17
79	(68)	Moon	Sony Pictures Classics	Thriller/Suspense	$10,107	-40.84%	12	$842	$4,961,197	136
80	(57)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$8,950	-79.46%	21	$426	$20,453,777	66
81	(78)	Departures	Regent Releasing	Drama	$8,674	-8.54%	8	$1,084	$1,453,706	150
82	(112)	Paper Heart	Overture Films	Comedy	$8,296	+338.94%	46	$180	$1,269,361	80
83	(76)	The Horse Boy	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$6,315	-44.61%	4	$1,579	$72,865	45
84	(82)	Cold Souls	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Drama	$6,188	-18.14%	14	$442	$891,966	80
85	(71)	Whiteout	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$5,776	-58.81%	17	$340	$10,183,480	45
86	(85)	Adam	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$5,769	-9.16%	9	$641	$2,260,084	89
87	(88)	Food, Inc.	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$5,609	-9.85%	15	$374	$4,406,618	136
88	(new)	Killing Kasztner	GR Films		$5,513		1	$5,513	$5,513	3
89	(97)	Big Fan	First Independent Pictures	Comedy	$5,427	+26.98%	7	$775	$210,657	59
90	(65)	Amreeka	National Geographic Entertainment		$5,367	-73.24%	6	$895	$551,627	52
91	(73)	Seraphine	Music Box Films		$5,172	-56.82%	8	$647	$825,550	143
92	(79)	The Baader Meinhof Complex	Vitagraph Films	Action	$4,908	-45.14%	8	$614	$446,235	66
93	(re-entry)	The Wedding Song	Strand		$4,530		1	$4,530	$6,387	17
94	(92)	Unmistaken Child	Oscilloscope Pictures		$4,455	-23.39%	4	$1,114	$302,703	145
95	(75)	The Burning Plain	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$4,259	-63.29%	6	$710	$186,768	38
96	(110)	Art & Copy	7th Art Releasing	Documentary	$3,557	+64.83%	4	$889	$110,524	66
97	(130)	The Way We Get By	International Film Circuit	Documentary	$3,499	+698.86%	4	$875	$78,173	101
98	(90)	The Stoning of Soraya M.	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$3,339	-43.98%	4	$835	$646,264	122
99	(107)	Into Temptation			$3,199	+31.48%	1	$3,199	$95,325	59
100	(96)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$3,011	-38.08%	7	$430	$845,663	87
101	(89)	Play the Game	Slowhand Cinema	Comedy	$2,920	-52.18%	8	$365	$600,111	241
102	(74)	Visual Acoustics	Arthouse Films		$2,822	-76.32%	1	$2,822	$26,233	17
103	(109)	Lorna's Silence	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$2,778	+27.90%	9	$309	$326,166	87
104	(re-entry)	No Impact Man	Oscilloscope Pictures	Documentary	$2,232		3	$744	$86,303	45
105	(re-entry)	Big Gay Musical	Self Distributed	Musical	$2,158		1	$2,158	$20,253	45
106	(re-entry)	Lord, Save Us From Your Followers	Thunderstruck Films	Documentary	$2,060		2	$1,030	$72,451	500
107	(106)	Deep Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$1,941	-21.70%	2	$971	$42,600,284	1,333
108	(119)	The Beaches of Agnes	Cinema Guild	Documentary	$1,879	+114.99%	2	$940	$189,772	117
109	(86)	35 Shots of Rum	Cinema Guild	Drama	$1,830	-70.91%	3	$610	$70,511	38
110	(re-entry)	Walt and El Grupo	Walt Disney Pictures	Documentary	$1,792		4	$448	$17,635	45
111	(new)	The Canyon	Truly Indie	Thriller/Suspense	$1,785		2	$893	$1,785	3
112	(108)	Adventures of Power	Variance Films	Comedy	$1,652	-26.12%	2	$826	$10,762	17
113	(102)	Humpday	Magnolia Pictures	Comedy	$1,507	-45.89%	5	$301	$406,943	108
114	(re-entry)	The Vanished Empire	Kino International	Drama	$1,245		1	$1,245	$9,288	108
115	(104)	The Girl from Monaco	Magnolia Pictures	Comedy	$1,144	-55.28%	2	$572	$599,595	115
116	(98)	Fuel	Blue Water Entertainment	Documentary	$1,134	-72.87%	2	$567	$172,658	346
117	(122)	Il Divo	Music Box Films	Drama	$1,085	+40.54%	2	$543	$236,721	516
118	(124)	Soul Power	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$1,084	+52.89%	2	$542	$204,172	108
119	(99)	World's Greatest Dad	Magnolia Pictures	Black Comedy	$1,010	-74.94%	2	$505	$213,516	66
120	(120)	Whatever Works	Sony Pictures Classics	Romantic Comedy	$1,004	+17.84%	3	$335	$5,305,622	129
121	(103)	Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love	Shadow	Documentary	$1,000	-63.95%	1	$1,000	$155,017	136
122	(105)	A Woman in Berlin	Strand	Drama	$851	-66.67%	1	$851	$266,815	101
123	(123)	Earth Days	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$849	+15.67%	4	$212	$21,391	73
124	(139)	Under Our Skin	Shadow		$700	+2,313.79%	1	$700	$87,577	131
125	(111)	Revanche	Janus Films	Drama	$432	-78.93%	1	$432	$273,566	178
126	(121)	Fallen Idol: The Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy	Indican Pictures	Documentary	$412	-47.52%	1	$412	$7,645	24
127	(re-entry)	Jerichow	Cinema Guild	Drama	$379		1	$379	$60,105	164
128	(134)	The Legend of God's Gun	Indican Pictures	Western	$204	-43.96%	1	$204	$243,079	465
129	(re-entry)	Mississippi Mermaid	MGM		$201		1	$201	$10,962	3,937
130	(re-entry)	Amarcord			$156		1	$156	$125,493	13,096
131	(132)	Beeswax	Cinema Guild	Comedy	$146	-61.78%	1	$146	$35,141	80
132	(113)	U2 3D	National Geographic Entertainment	Concert/Performance	$145	-90.37%	1	$145	$10,219,051	642
133	(94)	The Providence Effect			$132	-97.64%	2	$66	$62,500	31
134	(re-entry)	Monsieur Verdoux	The Film Desk	Black Comedy	$100		1	$100	$48,696	22,844

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Chart certified: 2/26/2010