Daily Domestic Box Office Friday, October 16, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Where the Wild Things Are | $12,077,282 | 3,735 | $3,234 | $12,077,282 | 1 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Law Abiding Citizen | $7,727,872 | 2,890 | $2,674 | $7,727,872 | 1 | ||
| 3 | (3) | Paranormal Activity | $6,768,833 | +538% | +155% | 763 | $8,871 | $20,322,926 | 22 |
| 4 | (1) | Couples Retreat | $5,792,505 | +159% | -54% | 3,009 | $1,925 | $51,182,850 | 8 |
| 5 | (new) | The Stepfather | $4,368,209 | 2,734 | $1,598 | $4,368,209 | 1 | ||
| 6 | (2) | Zombieland | $2,401,499 | +111% | -49% | 3,171 | $757 | $55,424,877 | 15 |
| 7 | (4) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $2,092,235 | +194% | -32% | 3,037 | $689 | $102,276,009 | 29 |
| 8 | (5) | Toy Story 3D Double Feature | $839,665 | +56% | -58% | 1,489 | $564 | $26,377,763 | 15 |
| 9 | (7) | The Invention of Lying | $613,094 | +123% | -43% | 1,624 | $378 | $14,202,860 | 15 |
| 10 | (6) | Surrogates | $587,211 | +66% | -54% | 2,326 | $252 | $34,997,546 | 22 |
| 11 | (9) | Whip It | $478,497 | +121% | -46% | 1,482 | $323 | $10,331,914 | 15 |
| 12 | (8) | Capitalism: A Love Story | $404,876 | +74% | -47% | 993 | $408 | $10,571,799 | 24 |
| 13 | (10) | The Informant | $283,564 | +37% | -57% | 1,228 | $231 | $31,095,004 | 29 |
| 14 | (11) | Fame | $275,562 | +65% | -64% | 1,555 | $177 | $21,167,521 | 22 |
| 15 | (21) | A Serious Man | $218,530 | +503% | +79% | 82 | $2,665 | $1,219,326 | 15 |
| - | (12) | Love Happens | $187,655 | +24% | -61% | 1,043 | $180 | $22,056,150 | 29 |
| - | (18) | Good Hair | $119,425 | +177% | -66% | 178 | $671 | $1,448,419 | 8 |
| - | (15) | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $116,170 | +82% | -41% | 514 | $226 | $149,354,554 | 71 |
| - | (17) | The Hangover | $85,753 | +82% | -37% | 359 | $239 | $276,094,955 | 134 |
| - | (20) | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $79,275 | +94% | -26% | 356 | $223 | $300,959,316 | 94 |
| - | (16) | All About Steve | $76,237 | +35% | -65% | 507 | $150 | $33,042,507 | 43 |
| - | (14) | 9 | $61,038 | -14% | -73% | 488 | $125 | $31,048,859 | 38 |
| - | (13) | Pandorum | $45,383 | -47% | -81% | 427 | $106 | $9,950,954 | 22 |
| - | (19) | Jennifer's Body | $38,841 | -7% | -78% | 313 | $124 | $15,953,438 | 29 |
| - | (27) | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $33,532 | +145% | -19% | 181 | $185 | $196,015,646 | 108 |
| - | (23) | The Final Destination | $28,465 | +35% | -63% | 174 | $164 | $66,013,181 | 50 |
| - | (29) | Sorority Row | $25,573 | +128% | -50% | 244 | $105 | $11,758,519 | 36 |
| - | (25) | Under the Sea 3D | $24,659 | +31% | +17% | 32 | $771 | $18,063,172 | 246 |
| - | (24) | The September Issue | $23,957 | +18% | -46% | 77 | $311 | $3,286,069 | 50 |
| - | (26) | From Mexico with Love | $21,624 | +24% | -81% | 139 | $156 | $441,904 | 8 |
| - | (28) | The Time Traveler’s Wife | $21,409 | +67% | -53% | 101 | $212 | $62,571,316 | 64 |
| - | (22) | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | $19,407 | -27% | -69% | 132 | $147 | $1,320,516 | 22 |
| - | (36) | Shorts | $16,876 | +1,559% | +79% | 54 | $313 | $20,411,037 | 57 |
| - | (33) | Aliens in the Attic | $14,604 | +135% | -48% | 108 | $135 | $25,014,625 | 78 |
| - | (31) | (500) Days of Summer | $12,767 | +28% | -53% | 71 | $180 | $32,173,468 | 92 |
| - | (30) | My One and Only | $9,416 | -13% | -59% | 58 | $162 | $2,365,014 | 57 |
| - | (34) | Whiteout | $4,692 | +27% | -68% | 41 | $114 | $10,163,705 | 36 |
| - | (37) | Adam | $1,935 | +126% | -57% | 17 | $114 | $2,246,550 | 80 |
| - | (39) | The Stoning of Soraya M. | $1,664 | +205% | +2,628% | 4 | $416 | $635,824 | 113 |
| - | (38) | The Cove | $1,013 | +37% | -63% | 19 | $53 | $834,192 | 78 |
| - | (41) | Paper Heart | $516 | +163% | -28% | 9 | $57 | $1,258,480 | 71 |
| - | (40) | Chelsea on the Rocks | $50 | -90% | -93% | 3 | $17 | $11,544 | 15 |
| Reporting movies: 42 | $46,001,370 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where the Wild Things Are | $12,077,282 | 3,735 | $12,077,282 |
| 2 | Law Abiding Citizen | $7,727,872 | 2,890 | $7,727,872 |
| 3 | Paranormal Activity | $6,768,833 | 763 | $20,322,926 |
| 4 | Couples Retreat | $5,792,505 | 3,009 | $51,182,850 |
| 5 | The Stepfather | $4,368,209 | 2,734 | $4,368,209 |
| 6 | Zombieland | $2,401,499 | 3,171 | $55,424,877 |
| 7 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $2,092,235 | 3,037 | $102,276,009 |
| 8 | Toy Story 3D Double Feature | $839,665 | 1,489 | $26,377,763 |
| 9 | The Invention of Lying | $613,094 | 1,624 | $14,202,860 |
| 10 | Surrogates | $587,211 | 2,326 | $34,997,546 |
| 11 | Whip It | $478,497 | 1,482 | $10,331,914 |
| 12 | Capitalism: A Love Story | $404,876 | 993 | $10,571,799 |
| 13 | The Informant | $283,564 | 1,228 | $31,095,004 |
| 14 | Fame | $275,562 | 1,555 | $21,167,521 |
| 15 | A Serious Man | $218,530 | 82 | $1,219,326 |
| - | Love Happens | $187,655 | 1,043 | $22,056,150 |
| - | Good Hair | $119,425 | 178 | $1,448,419 |
| - | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $116,170 | 514 | $149,354,554 |
| - | The Hangover | $85,753 | 359 | $276,094,955 |
| - | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $79,275 | 356 | $300,959,316 |
| - | All About Steve | $76,237 | 507 | $33,042,507 |
| - | 9 | $61,038 | 488 | $31,048,859 |
| - | Pandorum | $45,383 | 427 | $9,950,954 |
| - | Jennifer's Body | $38,841 | 313 | $15,953,438 |
| - | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $33,532 | 181 | $196,015,646 |
| - | The Final Destination | $28,465 | 174 | $66,013,181 |
| - | Sorority Row | $25,573 | 244 | $11,758,519 |
| - | Under the Sea 3D | $24,659 | 32 | $18,063,172 |
| - | The September Issue | $23,957 | 77 | $3,286,069 |
| - | From Mexico with Love | $21,624 | 139 | $441,904 |
| - | The Time Traveler’s Wife | $21,409 | 101 | $62,571,316 |
| - | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | $19,407 | 132 | $1,320,516 |
| - | Shorts | $16,876 | 54 | $20,411,037 |
| - | Aliens in the Attic | $14,604 | 108 | $25,014,625 |
| - | (500) Days of Summer | $12,767 | 71 | $32,173,468 |
| - | My One and Only | $9,416 | 58 | $2,365,014 |
| - | Whiteout | $4,692 | 41 | $10,163,705 |
| - | Adam | $1,935 | 17 | $2,246,550 |
| - | The Stoning of Soraya M. | $1,664 | 4 | $635,824 |
| - | The Cove | $1,013 | 19 | $834,192 |
| - | Paper Heart | $516 | 9 | $1,258,480 |
| - | Chelsea on the Rocks | $50 | 3 | $11,544 |
| Reporting: 42 | $46,001,370 | total | ||