Domestic Box Office For Aug 21, 2009
Data as of Dec 22, 1:55 PST
Key:New This Day
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Inglourious Basterds | $14,383,261 | - | - | 3,165 | $4,544 | $14,399,022 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 2 | 1 | District 9 | $5,535,836 | +53.6% | -60.9% | 3,050 | $1,815 | $60,126,607 | 8 | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | 2 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $3,690,583 | +78.4% | -47.5% | 3,953 | $933 | $111,721,530 | 15 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 3 | The Time Traveler's Wife | $3,386,011 | +75.7% | -56.1% | 2,988 | $1,133 | $30,809,260 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 4 | Julie & Julia | $2,617,627 | +55.5% | -28.3% | 2,463 | $1,062 | $52,905,918 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | - | Shorts | $2,152,810 | - | - | 3,105 | $693 | $2,152,810 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 5 | G-Force | $1,221,097 | +26.4% | -41.2% | 2,561 | $476 | $104,331,052 | 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | - | Post Grad | $1,025,777 | - | - | 1,959 | $523 | $1,025,777 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 6 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $971,679 | +41.2% | -33.2% | 1,936 | $501 | $287,732,054 | 38 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 7 | The Ugly Truth | $917,401 | +52.6% | -38% | 1,971 | $465 | $80,954,851 | 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 8 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | $831,973 | +42.4% | -59.8% | 1,849 | $449 | $9,369,404 | 8 | Paramount Vantage |
| 12 | 10 | 500 Days of Summer | $735,871 | +74.4% | -21.9% | 988 | $744 | $20,532,261 | 36 | - |
| 13 | 9 | Ponyo | $706,651 | +47.9% | -39.8% | 927 | $762 | $6,417,522 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | The Hangover | $455,355 | +82.5% | -26.6% | 848 | $536 | $267,258,675 | 78 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 12 | A Perfect Getaway | $356,940 | +0.2% | -60.6% | 1,322 | $270 | $13,471,335 | 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | 19 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $300,082 | +75.8% | -42.8% | 740 | $405 | $397,770,940 | 59 | DreamWorks |
| 17 | 11 | Funny People | $293,580 | -21.6% | -68.9% | 932 | $315 | $49,922,465 | 22 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | 13 | Bandslam | $283,257 | -5.5% | -68.4% | 2,121 | $133 | $3,859,966 | 8 | Summit Entertainment |
| 19 | - | X Games 3D: The Movie | $280,857 | - | - | 1,399 | $200 | $280,857 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 18 | Orphan | $250,291 | +46.4% | -50.9% | 655 | $382 | $39,382,031 | 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | 15 | Aliens in the Attic | $225,717 | +2.1% | -47.7% | 830 | $271 | $21,720,324 | 22 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | 16 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $219,020 | +14.6% | -39.1% | 559 | $391 | $191,865,541 | 52 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | 20 | The Hurt Locker | $103,069 | +13.7% | -40.2% | 399 | $258 | $10,844,274 | 57 | Summit Entertainment |
| 24 | 22 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $94,550 | +51.2% | -15.7% | 266 | $355 | $175,880,919 | 92 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | 21 | Under the Sea 3D | $85,815 | +9.8% | +4.4% | 108 | $794 | $15,992,110 | 190 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | 23 | Star Trek | $76,234 | +52.2% | -23.3% | 271 | $281 | $256,210,077 | 106 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | 24 | Public Enemies | $71,530 | +76.9% | -32.8% | 311 | $230 | $96,590,480 | 52 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | 27 | Kaminey | $68,166 | +173.9% | -70.5% | 82 | $831 | $920,464 | 8 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 29 | 25 | Adam | $65,967 | +112.3% | +22.1% | 66 | $999 | $710,650 | 24 | - |
| 30 | 28 | Paper Heart | $41,147 | +67.2% | -22.2% | 78 | $527 | $668,208 | 15 | Overture Films |
| 31 | 29 | My Sister's Keeper | $37,070 | +52.6% | -9.6% | 175 | $211 | $47,991,832 | 57 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | - | The Taking of Pelham 123 | $36,116 | - | -27.4% | 163 | $221 | $65,365,497 | 71 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 33 | 26 | The Collector | $22,566 | -15.4% | -69.5% | 89 | $253 | $7,423,418 | 22 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 34 | 32 | Terminator Salvation | $19,094 | +22.8% | -40.4% | 136 | $140 | $125,173,935 | 93 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | 33 | The Cove | $17,241 | +14.4% | -33.7% | 32 | $538 | $501,381 | 22 | Roadside Attractions |
| 36 | 35 | I Love You, Beth Cooper | $16,385 | +64.1% | -37.7% | 111 | $147 | $14,617,065 | 43 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 37 | - | My One and Only | $14,988 | - | - | 4 | $3,747 | $14,988 | 1 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 38 | 36 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $11,008 | +14.2% | -33.1% | 95 | $115 | $198,302,871 | 148 | DreamWorks |
| 39 | 37 | Thirst | $9,680 | +9.5% | -40% | 17 | $569 | $272,455 | 22 | Focus Features |
| 40 | 42 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $7,180 | +90.2% | -35.1% | 46 | $156 | $179,823,901 | 113 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 41 | 30 | Spread | $4,327 | -74.5% | -89.4% | 26 | $166 | $205,240 | 8 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 42 | 41 | Chéri | $3,233 | -26% | -31.4% | 36 | $89 | $2,701,835 | 57 | Miramax |
| 43 | - | Gotta Dance | $1,547 | - | +3,673.2% | 4 | $386 | $19,430 | 22 | Mitropoulos Films |
| 44 | 47 | American Casino | $1,514 | +482.3% | +142.2% | 1 | $1,514 | $4,019 | 8 | Argot Pictures |
| 45 | 44 | The Stoning of Soraya M. | $1,111 | +80.4% | -4.8% | 9 | $123 | $613,671 | 57 | Roadside Attractions |
| 46 | - | The Marc Pease Experience | $953 | - | - | 10 | $95 | $953 | 1 | Paramount Vantage |
| 47 | - | Sikandar | $618 | - | - | 9 | $68 | $618 | 1 | Adlabs Films |
| 48 | - | Z | $511 | - | +13.8% | 1 | $511 | $77,708 | 162 | Rialto Pictures |
| 49 | 43 | Shrink | $292 | -67.4% | -85.4% | 4 | $73 | $169,014 | 29 | Roadside Attractions |
| 50 | - | Léon Morin, Priest | $190 | - | -92.7% | 1 | $190 | $24,656 | 127 | Rialto Pictures |
| 51 | 46 | Goodbye Solo | $158 | -70.2% | -82.9% | 2 | $79 | $865,487 | 148 | Roadside Attractions |
