The Top Movies, Weekend of November 20, 2009

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$142,839,137		4,024	$35,497	$142,839,137	3
2	(new)	The Blind Side	Warner Bros.	Drama	$34,119,372		3,110	$10,971	$34,119,372	3
3	(1)	2012	Sony Pictures	Action	$26,410,206	-59.52%	3,408	$7,749	$108,131,263	10
4	(new)	Planet 51	Sony Pictures	Adventure	$12,286,129		3,035	$4,048	$12,286,129	3
5	(2)	Disney's A Christmas Carol	Buena Vista	Drama	$12,275,024	-44.98%	3,578	$3,431	$79,836,002	17
6	(3)	Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)	Lionsgate	Drama	$10,881,772	+85.23%	629	$17,300	$21,277,521	17
7	(4)	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Overture Films	Black Comedy	$2,829,031	-51.74%	2,056	$1,376	$27,680,089	17
8	(7)	Couples Retreat	Universal	Comedy	$1,943,075	-53.35%	1,712	$1,135	$104,992,030	45
9	(6)	The Fourth Kind	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	$1,747,085	-62.06%	1,648	$1,060	$23,359,890	17
10	(5)	Michael Jackson's This Is It	Sony Pictures	Documentary	$1,617,417	-68.15%	1,640	$986	$70,258,545	26
11	(9)	Law Abiding Citizen	Overture Films	Thriller/Suspense	$1,606,053	-57.69%	1,327	$1,210	$70,018,193	38
12	(11)	Pirate Radio	Focus Features	Comedy	$1,460,592	-49.71%	883	$1,654	$5,184,068	10
13	(8)	Paranormal Activity	Paramount Pictures	Horror	$1,401,112	-65.35%	1,902	$737	$106,082,922	59
14	(17)	An Education	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$826,755	+24.91%	303	$2,729	$4,268,905	45
15	(12)	Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$688,060	-71.55%	1,010	$681	$74,665,359	38
16	(14)	The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day	Apparition	Action	$599,257	-42.02%	204	$2,938	$3,552,730	24
17	(10)	The Box	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$494,345	-84.35%	965	$512	$14,503,106	17
18	(18)	A Serious Man	Focus Features	Comedy	$444,008	-32.43%	198	$2,242	$7,476,004	52
19	(13)	Astro Boy	Summit Entertainment	Adventure	$406,074	-76.15%	724	$561	$18,621,561	31
20	(new)	Kurbaan	UTV Communications		$403,678		83	$4,864	$403,678	3
21	(15)	Amelia	Fox Searchlight	Drama	$248,012	-73.15%	384	$646	$13,766,323	31
22	(new)	Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans	First Look	Drama	$245,398		27	$9,089	$245,398	3
23	(21)	Coco Before Chanel	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$236,495	-44.22%	184	$1,285	$5,288,153	59
24	(24)	The Fantastic Mr. Fox	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$203,512	-23.46%	4	$50,878	$562,048	10
25	(22)	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$172,031	-52.37%	231	$745	$122,308,668	66
26	(43)	Julie & Julia	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$149,746	+170.92%	268	$559	$93,900,336	108
27	(19)	Zombieland	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$116,260	-75.53%	149	$780	$74,803,711	52
28	(47)	The Messenger	Oscilloscope Pictures	Drama	$110,112	+147.31%	31	$3,552	$167,346	10
29	(26)	G-Force	Buena Vista	Adventure	$108,735	-23.05%	165	$659	$119,251,463	122
30	(new)	Broken Embraces	Sony Pictures Classics	Thriller/Suspense	$107,111		2	$53,556	$107,111	3
31	(16)	The Stepfather	Sony/Screen Gems	Thriller/Suspense	$101,187	-87.90%	191	$530	$29,062,561	38
32	(35)	The Invention of Lying	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$96,217	+25.13%	181	$532	$18,219,219	52
33	(20)	Saw VI	Lionsgate	Horror	$91,875	-79.56%	178	$516	$27,669,413	31
34	(27)	Inglourious Basterds	Weinstein Co.	Action	$78,017	-41.39%	163	$479	$120,278,316	94
35	(23)	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Universal	Action	$74,920	-73.56%	140	$535	$13,838,130	31
36	(36)	Under the Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$65,874	-11.12%	30	$2,196	$18,754,385	283
37	(28)	The Informant	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	$62,409	-51.42%	131	$476	$33,213,811	66
38	(33)	The Hangover	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$56,972	-29.02%	103	$553	$277,156,483	171
39	(30)	Shorts	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$54,458	-39.74%	131	$416	$20,797,067	94
40	(31)	New York, I Love You	Vivendi Entertainment	Drama	$46,770	-46.20%	37	$1,264	$1,466,467	38
41	(32)	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	$44,290	-48.16%	93	$476	$33,806,061	80
42	(37)	9	Focus Features	Adventure	$43,390	-38.37%	92	$472	$31,691,649	75
43	(38)	Whip It	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$41,821	-39.08%	83	$504	$12,994,912	52
44	(45)	The Maid	Elephant Eye Films	Drama	$37,859	-22.22%	14	$2,704	$323,487	38
45	(40)	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$35,134	-43.25%	72	$488	$301,865,854	131
46	(49)	Space Station	IMAX Films	Documentary	$34,922	-10.61%	6	$5,820	$80,245,679	2,775
47	(34)	Capitalism: A Love Story	Overture Films	Documentary	$33,675	-57.48%	52	$648	$14,266,331	61
48	(29)	Good Hair	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$33,289	-64.28%	38	$876	$4,061,847	45
49	(46)	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$31,149	-34.12%	59	$528	$196,573,705	145
50	(39)	The Time Traveler's Wife	Warner Bros.	Drama	$31,105	-53.63%	82	$379	$63,387,284	101
51	(56)	La Danse	Zipporah		$31,032	+10.42%	7	$4,433	$113,124	19
52	(44)	Bright Star	Apparition	Drama	$26,476	-47.33%	35	$756	$4,390,226	66
53	(59)	Antichrist	IFC Films	Drama	$26,325	+2.12%	14	$1,880	$326,651	31
54	(41)	Halloween 2	Weinstein/Dimension	Horror	$25,969	-57.68%	66	$393	$33,386,128	87
55	(42)	Surrogates	Buena Vista	Action	$22,348	-59.84%	48	$466	$38,408,343	59
56	(54)	Paris	Equinox	Comedy	$20,736	-30.17%	21	$987	$892,904	66
57	(52)	(Untitled)			$19,521	-42.24%	11	$1,775	$201,342	31
58	(53)	The September Issue	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$18,336	-43.18%	13	$1,410	$3,765,677	87
59	(50)	The Final Destination	Warner Bros.	Horror	$17,936	-48.54%	43	$417	$66,466,372	87
60	(79)	William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe	Arthouse Films	Documentary	$17,322	+67.82%	6	$2,887	$31,412	10
61	(60)	Magnificent Desolation	IMAX Films	Documentary	$16,685	-27.12%	3	$5,562	$30,362,092	1,522
62	(68)	Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure	National Geographic Entertainment	Documentary	$16,589	+25.43%	8	$2,074	$22,530,595	780
63	(61)	More Than a Game	Lionsgate	Documentary	$14,949	-30.13%	46	$325	$944,527	52
64	(new)	Red Cliff	Magnolia Pictures	Action	$13,104		2	$6,552	$14,873	3
65	(69)	Aliens in the Attic	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$12,247	-7.26%	23	$532	$25,200,412	115
66	(97)	Rashomon	Janus Films	Drama	$11,929	+177.94%	3	$3,976	$62,918	21,640
67	(new)	The Sun	Lorber Films	Drama	$11,588		1	$11,588	$15,122	5
68	(57)	The Damned United	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$10,966	-60.69%	16	$685	$385,049	45
69	(63)	(500) Days of Summer	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$10,694	-35.34%	20	$535	$32,391,374	129
70	(75)	The Yes Men Fix the World	Shadow	Documentary	$10,326	-13.63%	12	$861	$131,029	47
71	(98)	That Evening Sun	Freestyle Releasing		$10,278	+175.55%	4	$2,570	$25,288	17
72	(92)	The Polar Express	Warner Bros.	Adventure	$9,791	+100.35%	8	$1,224	$180,822,885	1,839
73	(62)	Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg	International Film Circuit	Documentary	$7,997	-54.68%	10	$800	$1,116,839	136
74	(85)	The Little Traitor	Westchester Films	Drama	$7,497	-11.99%	3	$2,499	$44,994	38
75	(91)	Amreeka	National Geographic Entertainment		$6,400	+29.92%	7	$914	$600,826	80
76	(65)	It Might Get Loud	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	$6,394	-59.56%	11	$581	$1,585,591	101
77	(81)	Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D	3D Entertainment	Documentary	$6,166	-30.23%	4	$1,542	$7,191,707	647
78	(58)	Gentlemen Broncos	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	$6,146	-77.70%	9	$683	$105,431	24
79	(new)	Fix	Mangusta Productions		$5,951		1	$5,951	$5,951	3
80	(71)	Uncertainty	IFC Films	Drama	$5,272	-59.68%	1	$5,272	$21,560	10
81	(new)	Defamation	First Run Features		$4,725		4	$1,181	$4,725	3
82	(100)	Bronson	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$4,707	+30.57%	4	$1,177	$90,857	45
83	(84)	Jennifer's Body	20th Century Fox	Thriller/Suspense	$4,667	-45.58%	10	$467	$16,204,793	66
84	(re-entry)	Deep Sea 3-D	Warner Bros.	Documentary	$4,666		4	$1,167	$42,681,900	1,361
85	(new)	Mammoth	IFC Films	Drama	$4,531		1	$4,531	$4,531	3
86	(117)	The Way We Get By	International Film Circuit	Documentary	$4,520	+292.70%	4	$1,130	$99,141	129
87	(76)	Four Seasons Lodge			$4,486	-61.55%	1	$4,486	$26,032	12
88	(95)	Ong-Bak 2	Magnolia Pictures	Action	$4,001	-9.97%	6	$667	$82,131	31
89	(77)	House of the Devil, The	Magnolia Pictures	Horror	$3,927	-64.57%	3	$1,309	$72,238	24
90	(96)	Revanche	Janus Films	Drama	$3,849	-10.47%	3	$1,283	$288,719	206
91	(73)	Fame	MGM	Musical	$3,830	-69.88%	23	$167	$22,371,648	59
92	(89)	35 Shots of Rum	Cinema Guild	Drama	$3,814	-31.81%	3	$1,271	$99,749	66
93	(102)	A Woman in Berlin	Strand	Drama	$3,156	-4.48%	4	$789	$291,812	129
94	(126)	The Baader Meinhof Complex	Vitagraph Films		$2,841	+392.37%	3	$947	$468,768	94
95	(88)	Horse Boy, The	Zeitgeist	Documentary	$2,820	-53.88%	2	$1,410	$119,474	73
96	(new)	The Missing Person	Strand		$2,715		1	$2,715	$2,715	3
97	(94)	Seraphine	Music Box Films		$2,638	-44.71%	4	$660	$848,955	171
98	(103)	Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love	Shadow	Documentary	$2,450	-25.83%	3	$817	$163,523	164
99	(87)	Art & Copy	7th Art Releasing	Documentary	$2,247	-67.66%	3	$749	$135,094	94
100	(82)	Crude	First Run Features	Documentary	$2,198	-74.60%	2	$1,099	$152,578	73
101	(83)	Collapse	Vitagraph Films	Documentary	$2,159	-74.88%	3	$720	$26,088	17
102	(70)	Dare	Image Entertainment		$2,055	-84.43%	1	$2,055	$18,087	10
103	(118)	Food, Inc.	Magnolia Pictures	Documentary	$1,892	+68.63%	5	$378	$4,417,124	164
104	(90)	Departures	Regent Releasing	Drama	$1,870	-64.88%	3	$623	$1,487,899	178
105	(93)	Passport to Love	Variance Films/Everest Films		$1,832	-62.27%	2	$916	$172,453	45
106	(101)	Visual Acoustics	Arthouse Films		$1,688	-51.52%	2	$844	$57,046	45
107	(120)	Big Fan	First Independent Pictures	Comedy	$1,527	+55.82%	3	$509	$225,071	87
108	(99)	Mystery Team	Roadside Attractions	Comedy	$1,476	-59.80%	1	$1,476	$27,487	87
109	(115)	Lorna's Silence	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$1,403	+2.71%	2	$702	$337,082	115
110	(128)	Trucker	Monterey Media	Drama	$1,247	+186.67%	3	$416	$46,687	45
111	(122)	The Cove	Roadside Attractions	Documentary	$1,215	+49.82%	6	$203	$857,306	115
112	(105)	White On Rice	Variance Films	Romantic Comedy	$1,141	-54.20%	2	$571	$63,280	73
113	(113)	World's Greatest Dad	Magnolia Pictures	Black Comedy	$1,038	-30.38%	2	$519	$221,210	94
114	(125)	The Burning Plain	Magnolia Pictures	Drama	$1,001	+41.58%	2	$501	$200,399	66
115	(108)	Killing Kasztner	GR Films		$978	-57.40%	1	$978	$27,187	31
116	(72)	Women in Trouble	Screen Media Films	Drama	$966	-92.44%	1	$966	$18,097	10
117	(re-entry)	Mississippi Mermaid	MGM		$873		1	$873	$12,210	3,965
118	(132)	Under Our Skin	Shadow		$684	+242.00%	1	$684	$92,022	159
119	(107)	We Live in Public	Abramorama Films	Documentary	$555	-76.54%	1	$555	$40,264	87
120	(re-entry)	Monsieur Verdoux	The Film Desk	Black Comedy	$523		1	$523	$49,219	22,872
121	(109)	Endgame	Monterey Media	Drama	$450	-77.09%	2	$225	$5,922	17
122	(86)	Oh My God	Mitropoulos Films	Documentary	$384	-95.35%	1	$384	$12,117	10
123	(123)	Humble Pie	Monterey Media		$305	-59.76%	1	$305	$2,931	17
124	(114)	The Beaches of Agnes	Cinema Guild	Documentary	$301	-79.79%	2	$151	$213,159	145
125	(127)	The Legend of God's Gun	Indican Pictures	Western	$202	-58.52%	1	$202	$243,768	493
126	(131)	Fallen Idol: The Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy	Indican Pictures	Documentary	$189	-6.44%	1	$189	$10,583	52
127	(re-entry)	The Stoning of Soraya M.	Roadside Attractions	Drama	$93		1	$93	$655,647	150

Chart certified: 3/16/2010