Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, October 21, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Paranormal Activity | $1,639,240 | -8% | +65% | 763 | $2,148 | $38,564,750 | 27 |
| 2 | (3) | Where the Wild Things Are | $1,566,443 | -11% | 3,735 | $419 | $37,993,256 | 6 | |
| 3 | (1) | Law Abiding Citizen | $1,531,865 | -15% | 2,890 | $530 | $26,077,932 | 6 | |
| 4 | (4) | Couples Retreat | $1,097,900 | -9% | -52% | 3,009 | $365 | $66,002,675 | 13 |
| 5 | (5) | Zombieland | $567,926 | -8% | -49% | 3,171 | $179 | $62,418,884 | 20 |
| 6 | (6) | The Stepfather | $514,227 | -16% | 2,734 | $188 | $13,282,918 | 6 | |
| 7 | (7) | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $310,012 | -6% | -42% | 3,037 | $102 | $109,198,827 | 34 |
| 8 | (10) | Surrogates | $160,807 | -1% | -53% | 2,326 | $69 | $36,801,713 | 27 |
| 9 | (8) | Capitalism: A Love Story | $155,971 | -5% | -36% | 993 | $157 | $12,082,045 | 29 |
| 10 | (9) | The Invention of Lying | $153,415 | -6% | -44% | 1,624 | $94 | $15,951,046 | 20 |
| 11 | (11) | Toy Story 3D Double Feature | $130,198 | -6% | -72% | 1,489 | $87 | $28,975,075 | 20 |
| 12 | (12) | Whip It | $115,604 | -6% | -47% | 1,482 | $78 | $11,709,923 | 20 |
| - | (13) | The Informant | $82,218 | -3% | -62% | 1,228 | $67 | $32,002,930 | 34 |
| - | (14) | A Serious Man | $68,569 | +1% | +66% | 82 | $836 | $2,038,388 | 20 |
| - | (15) | Love Happens | $47,100 | 0% | -65% | 1,043 | $45 | $22,551,960 | 34 |
| - | (17) | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $30,538 | -7% | -45% | 514 | $59 | $149,740,373 | 76 |
| - | (16) | Good Hair | $30,280 | -22% | -38% | 178 | $170 | $1,827,087 | 13 |
| - | (18) | The Hangover | $27,192 | +1% | -42% | 359 | $76 | $276,352,952 | 139 |
| - | (19) | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $19,897 | -8% | -49% | 356 | $56 | $301,216,215 | 99 |
| - | (20) | Pandorum | $17,983 | -2% | -79% | 427 | $42 | $10,104,528 | 27 |
| - | (21) | 9 | $15,899 | -6% | -72% | 488 | $33 | $31,270,810 | 43 |
| - | (22) | All About Steve | $15,731 | -1% | -68% | 507 | $31 | $33,239,995 | 48 |
| - | (23) | The September Issue | $11,477 | +6% | -51% | 77 | $149 | $3,385,581 | 55 |
| - | (24) | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $9,030 | -5% | -18% | 181 | $50 | $196,139,715 | 113 |
| - | (26) | Jennifer's Body | $8,819 | -3% | -78% | 313 | $28 | $16,062,102 | 34 |
| - | (25) | Sorority Row | $7,985 | -13% | -29% | 244 | $33 | $11,846,395 | 41 |
| - | (28) | The Final Destination | $7,550 | -6% | -66% | 174 | $43 | $66,106,292 | 55 |
| - | (27) | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | $6,812 | -20% | -76% | 132 | $52 | $1,380,228 | 27 |
| - | (30) | (500) Days of Summer | $6,375 | +5% | -34% | 71 | $90 | $32,221,301 | 97 |
| - | (29) | The Time Traveler’s Wife | $5,899 | -3% | -48% | 101 | $58 | $62,637,194 | 69 |
| - | (31) | From Mexico with Love | $5,511 | +1% | -71% | 139 | $40 | $522,652 | 13 |
| - | (33) | My One and Only | $4,059 | +33% | -61% | 58 | $70 | $2,398,428 | 62 |
| - | (32) | Aliens in the Attic | $3,343 | -10% | -30% | 108 | $31 | $25,065,522 | 83 |
| - | (34) | Shorts | $1,154 | -42% | +14% | 54 | $21 | $20,442,673 | 62 |
| - | (35) | Whiteout | $1,061 | -22% | -73% | 41 | $26 | $10,176,495 | 41 |
| - | (37) | Adam | $1,054 | +62% | -12% | 17 | $62 | $2,253,565 | 85 |
| - | (36) | The Cove | $856 | +9% | -41% | 19 | $45 | $840,373 | 83 |
| - | (38) | The Stoning of Soraya M. | $566 | +50% | +893% | 4 | $142 | $642,290 | 118 |
| - | (39) | Paper Heart | $207 | -34% | +51% | 9 | $23 | $1,260,762 | 76 |
| Reporting movies: 39 | $8,380,773 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranormal Activity | $1,639,240 | 763 | $38,564,750 |
| 2 | Where the Wild Things Are | $1,566,443 | 3,735 | $37,993,256 |
| 3 | Law Abiding Citizen | $1,531,865 | 2,890 | $26,077,932 |
| 4 | Couples Retreat | $1,097,900 | 3,009 | $66,002,675 |
| 5 | Zombieland | $567,926 | 3,171 | $62,418,884 |
| 6 | The Stepfather | $514,227 | 2,734 | $13,282,918 |
| 7 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $310,012 | 3,037 | $109,198,827 |
| 8 | Surrogates | $160,807 | 2,326 | $36,801,713 |
| 9 | Capitalism: A Love Story | $155,971 | 993 | $12,082,045 |
| 10 | The Invention of Lying | $153,415 | 1,624 | $15,951,046 |
| 11 | Toy Story 3D Double Feature | $130,198 | 1,489 | $28,975,075 |
| 12 | Whip It | $115,604 | 1,482 | $11,709,923 |
| - | The Informant | $82,218 | 1,228 | $32,002,930 |
| - | A Serious Man | $68,569 | 82 | $2,038,388 |
| - | Love Happens | $47,100 | 1,043 | $22,551,960 |
| - | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $30,538 | 514 | $149,740,373 |
| - | Good Hair | $30,280 | 178 | $1,827,087 |
| - | The Hangover | $27,192 | 359 | $276,352,952 |
| - | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $19,897 | 356 | $301,216,215 |
| - | Pandorum | $17,983 | 427 | $10,104,528 |
| - | 9 | $15,899 | 488 | $31,270,810 |
| - | All About Steve | $15,731 | 507 | $33,239,995 |
| - | The September Issue | $11,477 | 77 | $3,385,581 |
| - | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $9,030 | 181 | $196,139,715 |
| - | Jennifer's Body | $8,819 | 313 | $16,062,102 |
| - | Sorority Row | $7,985 | 244 | $11,846,395 |
| - | The Final Destination | $7,550 | 174 | $66,106,292 |
| - | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | $6,812 | 132 | $1,380,228 |
| - | (500) Days of Summer | $6,375 | 71 | $32,221,301 |
| - | The Time Traveler’s Wife | $5,899 | 101 | $62,637,194 |
| - | From Mexico with Love | $5,511 | 139 | $522,652 |
| - | My One and Only | $4,059 | 58 | $2,398,428 |
| - | Aliens in the Attic | $3,343 | 108 | $25,065,522 |
| - | Shorts | $1,154 | 54 | $20,442,673 |
| - | Whiteout | $1,061 | 41 | $10,176,495 |
| - | Adam | $1,054 | 17 | $2,253,565 |
| - | The Cove | $856 | 19 | $840,373 |
| - | The Stoning of Soraya M. | $566 | 4 | $642,290 |
| - | Paper Heart | $207 | 9 | $1,260,762 |
| Reporting: 39 | $8,380,773 | total | ||