Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, January 21, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Gran Torino | $1,654,057 | +5% | -31% | 2,972 | $557 | $79,837,569 | 41 |
| 2 | (1) | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $1,195,583 | -25% | 3,144 | $380 | $42,021,504 | 6 | |
| 3 | (3) | My Bloody Valentine | $1,098,959 | -17% | 2,534 | $434 | $26,526,952 | 6 | |
| 4 | (4) | Notorious | $842,857 | -21% | 1,638 | $515 | $25,307,599 | 6 | |
| 5 | (6) | Defiance | $676,037 | -2% | 1,789 | $378 | $12,216,833 | 22 | |
| 6 | (7) | Bride Wars | $607,679 | -12% | -45% | 3,228 | $188 | $41,001,337 | 13 |
| 7 | (5) | Hotel for Dogs | $504,184 | -28% | 3,271 | $154 | $24,070,953 | 6 | |
| 8 | (10) | Slumdog Millionaire | $472,732 | +24% | -29% | 582 | $812 | $44,711,799 | 71 |
| 9 | (11) | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $409,272 | +11% | -42% | 2,223 | $184 | $104,388,850 | 28 |
| 10 | (13) | Last Chance Harvey | $384,088 | +30% | +2,299% | 1,054 | $364 | $6,283,014 | 28 |
| 11 | (9) | Marley & Me | $367,198 | -5% | -40% | 2,952 | $124 | $134,678,330 | 28 |
| 12 | (8) | The Unborn | $342,055 | -12% | -54% | 2,359 | $145 | $34,516,310 | 13 |
| 13 | (16) | Revolutionary Road | $169,591 | +27% | -17% | 171 | $992 | $6,412,447 | 27 |
| 14 | (14) | Yes Man | $168,425 | -7% | -57% | 1,704 | $99 | $94,393,315 | 34 |
| - | (17) | The Wrestler | $150,107 | +13% | +29% | 144 | $1,042 | $5,638,945 | 36 |
| - | (15) | Twilight | $143,436 | +1% | -43% | 904 | $159 | $184,871,145 | 62 |
| - | (19) | Frost/Nixon | $67,320 | +54% | -21% | 153 | $440 | $8,888,701 | 48 |
| - | (18) | Milk | $64,392 | +36% | -41% | 223 | $289 | $20,655,400 | 57 |
| - | (20) | The Tale of Despereaux | $43,225 | +10% | -69% | 870 | $50 | $49,267,675 | 34 |
| - | (21) | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $34,007 | -2% | -72% | 311 | $109 | $78,438,966 | 41 |
| - | (24) | Australia | $31,087 | +19% | -54% | 287 | $108 | $48,440,630 | 57 |
| - | (22) | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $27,244 | -16% | +73% | 334 | $82 | $178,314,231 | 76 |
| - | (25) | Four Christmases | $21,186 | -13% | -23% | 362 | $59 | $119,697,398 | 57 |
| - | (23) | Chandni Chowk to China | $15,666 | -45% | 130 | $121 | $730,009 | 6 | |
| - | (26) | Role Models | $9,350 | -9% | -43% | 187 | $50 | $67,180,260 | 76 |
| - | (27) | The Secret Life of Bees | $7,109 | +20% | +59% | 58 | $123 | $37,678,053 | 97 |
| - | (29) | Deep Sea 3-D | $1,338 | +46% | +65% | 6 | $223 | $37,365,365 | 1,056 |
| - | (28) | Appaloosa | $1,300 | -4% | -84% | 49 | $27 | $20,209,660 | 125 |
| - | (30) | Nothing Like the Holidays | $728 | -18% | -67% | 23 | $32 | $7,498,117 | 41 |
| - | (31) | The Dark Knight | $345 | -26% | +28% | 6 | $58 | $531,038,469 | 188 |
| - | (-) | Were the World Mine | $19 | 1 | $19 | $89,842 | 83 | ||
| Reporting movies: 31 | $9,510,576 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gran Torino | $1,654,057 | 2,972 | $79,837,569 |
| 2 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $1,195,583 | 3,144 | $42,021,504 |
| 3 | My Bloody Valentine | $1,098,959 | 2,534 | $26,526,952 |
| 4 | Notorious | $842,857 | 1,638 | $25,307,599 |
| 5 | Defiance | $676,037 | 1,789 | $12,216,833 |
| 6 | Bride Wars | $607,679 | 3,228 | $41,001,337 |
| 7 | Hotel for Dogs | $504,184 | 3,271 | $24,070,953 |
| 8 | Slumdog Millionaire | $472,732 | 582 | $44,711,799 |
| 9 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $409,272 | 2,223 | $104,388,850 |
| 10 | Last Chance Harvey | $384,088 | 1,054 | $6,283,014 |
| 11 | Marley & Me | $367,198 | 2,952 | $134,678,330 |
| 12 | The Unborn | $342,055 | 2,359 | $34,516,310 |
| 13 | Revolutionary Road | $169,591 | 171 | $6,412,447 |
| 14 | Yes Man | $168,425 | 1,704 | $94,393,315 |
| - | The Wrestler | $150,107 | 144 | $5,638,945 |
| - | Twilight | $143,436 | 904 | $184,871,145 |
| - | Frost/Nixon | $67,320 | 153 | $8,888,701 |
| - | Milk | $64,392 | 223 | $20,655,400 |
| - | The Tale of Despereaux | $43,225 | 870 | $49,267,675 |
| - | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $34,007 | 311 | $78,438,966 |
| - | Australia | $31,087 | 287 | $48,440,630 |
| - | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $27,244 | 334 | $178,314,231 |
| - | Four Christmases | $21,186 | 362 | $119,697,398 |
| - | Chandni Chowk to China | $15,666 | 130 | $730,009 |
| - | Role Models | $9,350 | 187 | $67,180,260 |
| - | The Secret Life of Bees | $7,109 | 58 | $37,678,053 |
| - | Deep Sea 3-D | $1,338 | 6 | $37,365,365 |
| - | Appaloosa | $1,300 | 49 | $20,209,660 |
| - | Nothing Like the Holidays | $728 | 23 | $7,498,117 |
| - | The Dark Knight | $345 | 6 | $531,038,469 |
| - | Were the World Mine | $19 | 1 | $89,842 |
| Reporting: 31 | $9,510,576 | total | ||