Daily Domestic Box Office Tuesday, October 20, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) | Law Abiding Citizen | $1,801,997 | +6% | 2,890 | $624 | $24,546,067 | 5 | |
| 2 | (2) | Paranormal Activity | $1,785,846 | -9% | +67% | 763 | $2,341 | $36,925,510 | 26 |
| 3 | (1) | Where the Wild Things Are | $1,757,127 | -11% | 3,735 | $470 | $36,426,813 | 5 | |
| 4 | (4) | Couples Retreat | $1,203,335 | +11% | -53% | 3,009 | $400 | $64,904,775 | 12 |
| 5 | (5) | Zombieland | $617,696 | +4% | -50% | 3,171 | $195 | $61,850,958 | 19 |
| 6 | (6) | The Stepfather | $614,528 | +7% | 2,734 | $225 | $12,768,691 | 5 | |
| 7 | (7) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $329,741 | -8% | -44% | 3,037 | $109 | $108,888,815 | 33 |
| 8 | (10) | Capitalism: A Love Story | $163,621 | +17% | -39% | 993 | $165 | $11,926,074 | 28 |
| 9 | (11) | The Invention of Lying | $163,306 | +19% | -43% | 1,624 | $101 | $15,797,631 | 19 |
| 10 | (9) | Surrogates | $162,696 | +8% | -59% | 2,326 | $70 | $36,640,906 | 26 |
| 11 | (8) | Toy Story 3D Double Feature | $138,569 | -9% | -70% | 1,489 | $93 | $28,844,877 | 19 |
| 12 | (12) | Whip It | $123,122 | +12% | -47% | 1,482 | $83 | $11,594,319 | 19 |
| - | (13) | The Informant | $84,461 | +22% | -63% | 1,228 | $69 | $31,920,712 | 33 |
| - | (14) | A Serious Man | $67,610 | +15% | +57% | 82 | $825 | $1,969,819 | 19 |
| - | (15) | Love Happens | $47,295 | +15% | -67% | 1,043 | $45 | $22,504,860 | 33 |
| - | (17) | Good Hair | $38,816 | +28% | -39% | 178 | $218 | $1,796,807 | 12 |
| - | (16) | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $33,009 | +7% | -43% | 514 | $64 | $149,709,835 | 75 |
| - | (18) | The Hangover | $26,824 | +21% | -42% | 359 | $75 | $276,325,760 | 138 |
| - | (19) | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $21,588 | +1% | -45% | 356 | $61 | $301,196,318 | 98 |
| - | (22) | Pandorum | $18,429 | +11% | -80% | 427 | $43 | $10,086,545 | 26 |
| - | (20) | 9 | $16,899 | -6% | -74% | 488 | $35 | $31,254,911 | 42 |
| - | (21) | All About Steve | $15,917 | -4% | -66% | 507 | $31 | $33,224,264 | 47 |
| - | (24) | The September Issue | $10,800 | +14% | -44% | 77 | $140 | $3,374,104 | 54 |
| - | (25) | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $9,496 | +10% | -20% | 181 | $52 | $196,130,685 | 112 |
| - | (26) | Sorority Row | $9,178 | +6% | -34% | 244 | $38 | $11,838,410 | 40 |
| - | (23) | Jennifer's Body | $9,119 | -28% | -80% | 313 | $29 | $16,053,283 | 33 |
| - | (28) | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | $8,516 | +16% | -71% | 132 | $65 | $1,373,416 | 26 |
| - | (27) | The Final Destination | $8,010 | +7% | -66% | 174 | $46 | $66,098,742 | 54 |
| - | (30) | The Time Traveler’s Wife | $6,091 | +20% | -38% | 101 | $60 | $62,631,295 | 68 |
| - | (31) | (500) Days of Summer | $6,044 | +22% | -33% | 71 | $85 | $32,214,926 | 96 |
| - | (29) | From Mexico with Love | $5,469 | -10% | -73% | 139 | $39 | $517,141 | 12 |
| - | (33) | Aliens in the Attic | $3,694 | +30% | -36% | 108 | $34 | $25,062,179 | 82 |
| - | (32) | My One and Only | $3,047 | -3% | -67% | 58 | $53 | $2,394,369 | 61 |
| - | (34) | Shorts | $1,986 | +11% | +65% | 54 | $37 | $20,441,519 | 61 |
| - | (36) | Whiteout | $1,369 | +33% | -57% | 41 | $33 | $10,175,434 | 40 |
| - | (38) | The Cove | $788 | +15% | -27% | 19 | $41 | $839,517 | 82 |
| - | (37) | Adam | $649 | -28% | -62% | 17 | $38 | $2,252,511 | 84 |
| - | (35) | The Stoning of Soraya M. | $378 | -69% | +552% | 4 | $95 | $641,724 | 117 |
| - | (39) | Paper Heart | $312 | -20% | +146% | 9 | $35 | $1,260,555 | 75 |
| Reporting movies: 39 | $9,317,378 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Law Abiding Citizen | $1,801,997 | 2,890 | $24,546,067 |
| 2 | Paranormal Activity | $1,785,846 | 763 | $36,925,510 |
| 3 | Where the Wild Things Are | $1,757,127 | 3,735 | $36,426,813 |
| 4 | Couples Retreat | $1,203,335 | 3,009 | $64,904,775 |
| 5 | Zombieland | $617,696 | 3,171 | $61,850,958 |
| 6 | The Stepfather | $614,528 | 2,734 | $12,768,691 |
| 7 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $329,741 | 3,037 | $108,888,815 |
| 8 | Capitalism: A Love Story | $163,621 | 993 | $11,926,074 |
| 9 | The Invention of Lying | $163,306 | 1,624 | $15,797,631 |
| 10 | Surrogates | $162,696 | 2,326 | $36,640,906 |
| 11 | Toy Story 3D Double Feature | $138,569 | 1,489 | $28,844,877 |
| 12 | Whip It | $123,122 | 1,482 | $11,594,319 |
| - | The Informant | $84,461 | 1,228 | $31,920,712 |
| - | A Serious Man | $67,610 | 82 | $1,969,819 |
| - | Love Happens | $47,295 | 1,043 | $22,504,860 |
| - | Good Hair | $38,816 | 178 | $1,796,807 |
| - | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $33,009 | 514 | $149,709,835 |
| - | The Hangover | $26,824 | 359 | $276,325,760 |
| - | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $21,588 | 356 | $301,196,318 |
| - | Pandorum | $18,429 | 427 | $10,086,545 |
| - | 9 | $16,899 | 488 | $31,254,911 |
| - | All About Steve | $15,917 | 507 | $33,224,264 |
| - | The September Issue | $10,800 | 77 | $3,374,104 |
| - | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $9,496 | 181 | $196,130,685 |
| - | Sorority Row | $9,178 | 244 | $11,838,410 |
| - | Jennifer's Body | $9,119 | 313 | $16,053,283 |
| - | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | $8,516 | 132 | $1,373,416 |
| - | The Final Destination | $8,010 | 174 | $66,098,742 |
| - | The Time Traveler’s Wife | $6,091 | 101 | $62,631,295 |
| - | (500) Days of Summer | $6,044 | 71 | $32,214,926 |
| - | From Mexico with Love | $5,469 | 139 | $517,141 |
| - | Aliens in the Attic | $3,694 | 108 | $25,062,179 |
| - | My One and Only | $3,047 | 58 | $2,394,369 |
| - | Shorts | $1,986 | 54 | $20,441,519 |
| - | Whiteout | $1,369 | 41 | $10,175,434 |
| - | The Cove | $788 | 19 | $839,517 |
| - | Adam | $649 | 17 | $2,252,511 |
| - | The Stoning of Soraya M. | $378 | 4 | $641,724 |
| - | Paper Heart | $312 | 9 | $1,260,555 |
| Reporting: 39 | $9,317,378 | total | ||