Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, November 18, 2009
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | 2012 | $3,642,676 | -20% | 3,404 | $1,070 | $78,546,556 | 6 | |
| 2 | (2) | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $1,056,868 | -8% | -80% | 3,683 | $287 | $66,523,401 | 13 |
| 3 | (3) | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $448,150 | -14% | -70% | 2,453 | $183 | $24,437,531 | 13 |
| 4 | (4) | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $398,182 | -14% | +23% | 174 | $2,288 | $10,041,684 | 13 |
| 5 | (5) | Michael Jackson's This Is It | $357,761 | -9% | -82% | 3,037 | $118 | $68,298,002 | 22 |
| 6 | (6) | Law Abiding Citizen | $308,261 | -9% | -68% | 2,071 | $149 | $68,142,247 | 34 |
| 7 | (7) | The Fourth Kind | $278,225 | -12% | -77% | 2,530 | $110 | $21,360,120 | 13 |
| 8 | (8) | Couples Retreat | $263,505 | -5% | -67% | 2,509 | $105 | $102,835,690 | 41 |
| 9 | (9) | Paranormal Activity | $239,348 | -12% | -71% | 2,712 | $88 | $104,459,873 | 55 |
| 10 | (10) | The Box | $211,070 | -11% | -76% | 2,635 | $80 | $13,826,576 | 13 |
| 11 | (11) | Pirate Radio | $205,365 | -12% | 882 | $233 | $3,542,968 | 6 | |
| 12 | (12) | Where the Wild Things Are | $133,489 | +0% | -85% | 2,090 | $64 | $73,850,081 | 34 |
| - | (13) | Amelia | $97,293 | -5% | -69% | 830 | $117 | $13,424,462 | 27 |
| - | (14) | Astro Boy | $64,733 | +8% | -91% | 1,354 | $48 | $18,156,456 | 27 |
| - | (15) | A Serious Man | $48,829 | -12% | -60% | 240 | $203 | $6,982,968 | 48 |
| - | (16) | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $24,665 | +9% | 4 | $6,166 | $337,174 | 6 | |
| - | (18) | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $15,665 | +1% | -92% | 520 | $30 | $13,747,785 | 27 |
| - | (17) | The Informant | $13,634 | -19% | -8% | 247 | $55 | $33,137,408 | 62 |
| - | (19) | Capitalism: A Love Story | $9,624 | +4% | -68% | 129 | $75 | $14,221,842 | 57 |
| - | (22) | The Hangover | $7,476 | +2% | -50% | 130 | $58 | $277,091,761 | 167 |
| - | (20) | Whip It | $7,224 | -18% | -64% | 116 | $62 | $12,946,774 | 48 |
| - | (29) | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $6,669 | +33% | -57% | 95 | $70 | $301,826,185 | 127 |
| - | (25) | The Hurt Locker | $6,591 | +3% | 138 | $48 | $12,665,296 | 146 | |
| - | (24) | The Invention of Lying | $6,254 | -9% | -77% | 119 | $53 | $18,116,636 | 48 |
| - | (23) | All About Steve | $6,163 | -12% | -63% | 142 | $43 | $33,755,326 | 76 |
| - | (26) | The Time Traveler’s Wife | $6,003 | -4% | -68% | 121 | $50 | $63,350,292 | 97 |
| - | (27) | 9 | $5,374 | -4% | -74% | 111 | $48 | $31,642,815 | 71 |
| - | (30) | Shorts | $4,873 | +11% | -81% | 172 | $28 | $20,738,328 | 90 |
| - | (28) | The September Issue | $4,054 | -21% | -55% | 22 | $184 | $3,743,030 | 83 |
| - | (32) | The Final Destination | $3,090 | +9% | -68% | 82 | $38 | $66,445,469 | 83 |
| - | (31) | Gentlemen Broncos | $2,771 | -20% | -32% | 18 | $154 | $96,307 | 20 |
| - | (33) | Pandorum | $1,016 | -29% | -64% | 44 | $23 | $10,329,749 | 55 |
| - | (34) | My One and Only | $735 | +3% | -71% | 10 | $74 | $2,478,313 | 90 |
| - | (35) | That Evening Sun | $298 | -27% | -68% | 1 | $298 | $14,648 | 13 |
| - | (37) | The Polar Express | $282 | -2% | -23% | 2 | $141 | $180,822,531 | 1,835 |
| - | (36) | Mystery Team | $210 | -33% | 1 | $210 | $25,871 | 83 | |
| - | (39) | The Cove | $183 | +81% | -70% | 6 | $31 | $855,933 | 111 |
| - | (38) | Motherhood | $116 | -17% | -92% | 8 | $15 | $93,279 | 27 |
| - | (-) | From Mexico with Love | $25 | -36% | 1 | $25 | $548,395 | 41 | |
| Reporting movies: 39 | $7,886,750 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | $3,642,676 | 3,404 | $78,546,556 |
| 2 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | $1,056,868 | 3,683 | $66,523,401 |
| 3 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $448,150 | 2,453 | $24,437,531 |
| 4 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | $398,182 | 174 | $10,041,684 |
| 5 | Michael Jackson's This Is It | $357,761 | 3,037 | $68,298,002 |
| 6 | Law Abiding Citizen | $308,261 | 2,071 | $68,142,247 |
| 7 | The Fourth Kind | $278,225 | 2,530 | $21,360,120 |
| 8 | Couples Retreat | $263,505 | 2,509 | $102,835,690 |
| 9 | Paranormal Activity | $239,348 | 2,712 | $104,459,873 |
| 10 | The Box | $211,070 | 2,635 | $13,826,576 |
| 11 | Pirate Radio | $205,365 | 882 | $3,542,968 |
| 12 | Where the Wild Things Are | $133,489 | 2,090 | $73,850,081 |
| - | Amelia | $97,293 | 830 | $13,424,462 |
| - | Astro Boy | $64,733 | 1,354 | $18,156,456 |
| - | A Serious Man | $48,829 | 240 | $6,982,968 |
| - | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $24,665 | 4 | $337,174 |
| - | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $15,665 | 520 | $13,747,785 |
| - | The Informant | $13,634 | 247 | $33,137,408 |
| - | Capitalism: A Love Story | $9,624 | 129 | $14,221,842 |
| - | The Hangover | $7,476 | 130 | $277,091,761 |
| - | Whip It | $7,224 | 116 | $12,946,774 |
| - | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $6,669 | 95 | $301,826,185 |
| - | The Hurt Locker | $6,591 | 138 | $12,665,296 |
| - | The Invention of Lying | $6,254 | 119 | $18,116,636 |
| - | All About Steve | $6,163 | 142 | $33,755,326 |
| - | The Time Traveler’s Wife | $6,003 | 121 | $63,350,292 |
| - | 9 | $5,374 | 111 | $31,642,815 |
| - | Shorts | $4,873 | 172 | $20,738,328 |
| - | The September Issue | $4,054 | 22 | $3,743,030 |
| - | The Final Destination | $3,090 | 82 | $66,445,469 |
| - | Gentlemen Broncos | $2,771 | 18 | $96,307 |
| - | Pandorum | $1,016 | 44 | $10,329,749 |
| - | My One and Only | $735 | 10 | $2,478,313 |
| - | That Evening Sun | $298 | 1 | $14,648 |
| - | The Polar Express | $282 | 2 | $180,822,531 |
| - | Mystery Team | $210 | 1 | $25,871 |
| - | The Cove | $183 | 6 | $855,933 |
| - | Motherhood | $116 | 8 | $93,279 |
| - | From Mexico with Love | $25 | 1 | $548,395 |
| Reporting: 39 | $7,886,750 | total | ||