Daily Domestic Box Office Tuesday, November 17, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | 2012 | $4,551,284 | -11% | 3,404 | $1,337 | $74,903,880 | 5 | |
| 2 | (2) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $1,142,708 | +9% | -53% | 3,683 | $310 | $65,466,533 | 12 |
| 3 | (4) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $520,012 | +21% | -57% | 2,453 | $212 | $23,989,381 | 12 |
| 4 | (3) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $465,310 | -3% | +104% | 174 | $2,674 | $9,643,502 | 12 |
| 5 | (5) | Michael Jackson's This Is It | $394,005 | +11% | -71% | 3,037 | $130 | $67,940,241 | 21 |
| 6 | (7) | Law Abiding Citizen | $339,303 | +12% | -52% | 2,071 | $164 | $67,833,986 | 33 |
| 7 | (6) | The Fourth Kind | $316,250 | +0% | -71% | 2,530 | $125 | $21,081,895 | 12 |
| 8 | (9) | Couples Retreat | $275,990 | +10% | -54% | 2,509 | $110 | $102,572,185 | 40 |
| 9 | (8) | Paranormal Activity | $271,853 | +5% | -64% | 2,712 | $100 | $104,220,525 | 54 |
| 10 | (11) | The Box | $236,423 | +19% | -66% | 2,635 | $90 | $13,615,506 | 12 |
| 11 | (10) | Pirate Radio | $233,241 | +17% | 882 | $264 | $3,337,603 | 5 | |
| 12 | (12) | Where the Wild Things Are | $133,012 | -7% | -64% | 2,090 | $64 | $73,716,592 | 33 |
| - | (13) | Amelia | $102,407 | +26% | -55% | 830 | $123 | $13,327,169 | 26 |
| - | (14) | Astro Boy | $59,790 | -10% | -62% | 1,354 | $44 | $18,091,723 | 26 |
| - | (15) | A Serious Man | $55,387 | +26% | -37% | 240 | $231 | $6,934,139 | 47 |
| - | (16) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $22,547 | -6% | 4 | $5,637 | $312,509 | 5 | |
| - | (18) | The Informant | $16,787 | +32% | +38% | 247 | $68 | $33,123,774 | 61 |
| - | (17) | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $15,495 | -15% | -83% | 520 | $30 | $13,732,120 | 26 |
| - | (19) | Capitalism: A Love Story | $9,285 | +13% | -57% | 129 | $72 | $14,212,218 | 56 |
| - | (24) | Whip It | $8,805 | +47% | -32% | 116 | $76 | $12,939,550 | 47 |
| - | (21) | Good Hair | $8,228 | +22% | -55% | 89 | $92 | $4,014,928 | 40 |
| - | (20) | The Hangover | $7,349 | +2% | -44% | 130 | $57 | $277,084,285 | 166 |
| - | (23) | All About Steve | $7,018 | +17% | -52% | 142 | $49 | $33,749,163 | 75 |
| - | (26) | The Invention of Lying | $6,906 | +28% | -67% | 119 | $58 | $18,110,382 | 47 |
| - | (28) | The Hurt Locker | $6,425 | +24% | 138 | $47 | $12,658,705 | 145 | |
| - | (27) | The Time Traveler’s Wife | $6,281 | +17% | -50% | 121 | $52 | $63,344,289 | 96 |
| - | (22) | 9 | $5,614 | -8% | -48% | 111 | $51 | $31,637,441 | 70 |
| - | (30) | The September Issue | $5,109 | +38% | -22% | 22 | $232 | $3,738,976 | 82 |
| - | (25) | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $5,025 | -8% | -45% | 95 | $53 | $301,819,516 | 126 |
| - | (29) | Shorts | $4,407 | -7% | -53% | 172 | $26 | $20,733,455 | 89 |
| - | (32) | Gentlemen Broncos | $3,462 | +35% | +25% | 18 | $192 | $93,536 | 19 |
| - | (31) | The Final Destination | $2,835 | -14% | -59% | 82 | $35 | $66,442,379 | 82 |
| - | (33) | Pandorum | $1,424 | +14% | -42% | 44 | $32 | $10,328,733 | 54 |
| - | (34) | My One and Only | $713 | -20% | -70% | 10 | $71 | $2,477,578 | 89 |
| - | (36) | That Evening Sun | $409 | +30% | -18% | 1 | $409 | $14,350 | 12 |
| - | (37) | Mystery Team | $315 | +14% | 1 | $315 | $25,661 | 82 | |
| - | (35) | The Polar Express | $287 | -14% | -33% | 2 | $144 | $180,822,249 | 1,834 |
| - | (38) | Motherhood | $139 | +12% | -87% | 8 | $17 | $93,163 | 26 |
| - | (39) | The Cove | $101 | +16% | -74% | 6 | $17 | $855,750 | 110 |
| Reporting movies: 39 | $9,241,941 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | $4,551,284 | 3,404 | $74,903,880 |
| 2 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $1,142,708 | 3,683 | $65,466,533 |
| 3 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $520,012 | 2,453 | $23,989,381 |
| 4 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $465,310 | 174 | $9,643,502 |
| 5 | Michael Jackson's This Is It | $394,005 | 3,037 | $67,940,241 |
| 6 | Law Abiding Citizen | $339,303 | 2,071 | $67,833,986 |
| 7 | The Fourth Kind | $316,250 | 2,530 | $21,081,895 |
| 8 | Couples Retreat | $275,990 | 2,509 | $102,572,185 |
| 9 | Paranormal Activity | $271,853 | 2,712 | $104,220,525 |
| 10 | The Box | $236,423 | 2,635 | $13,615,506 |
| 11 | Pirate Radio | $233,241 | 882 | $3,337,603 |
| 12 | Where the Wild Things Are | $133,012 | 2,090 | $73,716,592 |
| - | Amelia | $102,407 | 830 | $13,327,169 |
| - | Astro Boy | $59,790 | 1,354 | $18,091,723 |
| - | A Serious Man | $55,387 | 240 | $6,934,139 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $22,547 | 4 | $312,509 |
| - | The Informant | $16,787 | 247 | $33,123,774 |
| - | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $15,495 | 520 | $13,732,120 |
| - | Capitalism: A Love Story | $9,285 | 129 | $14,212,218 |
| - | Whip It | $8,805 | 116 | $12,939,550 |
| - | Good Hair | $8,228 | 89 | $4,014,928 |
| - | The Hangover | $7,349 | 130 | $277,084,285 |
| - | All About Steve | $7,018 | 142 | $33,749,163 |
| - | The Invention of Lying | $6,906 | 119 | $18,110,382 |
| - | The Hurt Locker | $6,425 | 138 | $12,658,705 |
| - | The Time Traveler’s Wife | $6,281 | 121 | $63,344,289 |
| - | 9 | $5,614 | 111 | $31,637,441 |
| - | The September Issue | $5,109 | 22 | $3,738,976 |
| - | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $5,025 | 95 | $301,819,516 |
| - | Shorts | $4,407 | 172 | $20,733,455 |
| - | Gentlemen Broncos | $3,462 | 18 | $93,536 |
| - | The Final Destination | $2,835 | 82 | $66,442,379 |
| - | Pandorum | $1,424 | 44 | $10,328,733 |
| - | My One and Only | $713 | 10 | $2,477,578 |
| - | That Evening Sun | $409 | 1 | $14,350 |
| - | Mystery Team | $315 | 1 | $25,661 |
| - | The Polar Express | $287 | 2 | $180,822,249 |
| - | Motherhood | $139 | 8 | $93,163 |
| - | The Cove | $101 | 6 | $855,750 |
| Reporting: 39 | $9,241,941 | total | ||