Domestic Box Office For Oct 16, 2009
Data as of Nov 21, 2:03 PST
Key:New This Day
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Where the Wild Things Are | $12,077,282 | - | - | 3,735 | $3,233 | $12,077,282 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | - | Law Abiding Citizen | $7,727,872 | - | - | 2,890 | $2,674 | $7,727,872 | 1 | Overture Films |
| 3 | 3 | Paranormal Activity | $6,768,833 | +537.9% | +154.5% | 760 | $8,906 | $20,322,926 | 22 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 1 | Couples Retreat | $5,792,505 | +159.1% | -53.6% | 3,009 | $1,925 | $51,182,850 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | - | The Stepfather | $4,368,209 | - | - | 2,734 | $1,597 | $4,368,209 | 1 | Screen Gems |
| 6 | 2 | Zombieland | $2,401,499 | +111.4% | -49.4% | 3,171 | $757 | $55,424,877 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | 4 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $2,092,235 | +194.3% | -31.8% | 3,037 | $688 | $102,276,009 | 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | 5 | Toy Story 2009 Re-release | $839,665 | +56.2% | -57.7% | 1,489 | $563 | $26,377,763 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 7 | The Invention of Lying | $613,094 | +123.4% | -43.2% | 1,624 | $377 | $14,202,860 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 6 | Surrogates | $587,211 | +65.7% | -54% | 2,326 | $252 | $34,997,546 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | 9 | Whip It | $478,497 | +120.7% | -46.4% | 1,482 | $322 | $10,331,914 | 15 | - |
| 12 | 8 | Capitalism: A Love Story | $404,876 | +73.9% | -47.2% | 991 | $408 | $10,571,799 | 24 | Overture Films |
| 13 | 10 | The Informant! | $283,564 | +37.5% | -57% | 1,228 | $230 | $31,095,004 | 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 11 | Fame | $275,562 | +64.8% | -63.9% | 1,555 | $177 | $21,167,521 | 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | 24 | A Serious Man | $218,530 | +502.8% | +78.5% | 82 | $2,665 | $1,219,326 | 15 | Focus Features |
| 16 | 12 | Love Happens | $187,655 | +23.8% | -61.1% | 1,043 | $179 | $22,056,150 | 29 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | 14 | I Can Do Bad All by Myself | $161,131 | +82.3% | -61.6% | 807 | $199 | $50,986,656 | 36 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | 21 | Good Hair | $119,425 | +177.2% | -65.9% | 178 | $670 | $1,448,419 | 8 | Roadside Attractions |
| 19 | 18 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $116,170 | +81.8% | -40.7% | 514 | $226 | $149,354,554 | 71 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | - | New York, I Love You | $108,219 | - | - | 118 | $917 | $108,219 | 1 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 21 | 17 | Bright Star | $106,545 | +59.8% | -41.4% | 295 | $361 | $3,244,258 | 31 | Apparition |
| 22 | 13 | Inglourious Basterds | $101,719 | +9.9% | -59% | 436 | $233 | $118,833,778 | 57 | The Weinstein Company |
| 23 | 20 | The Hangover | $85,753 | +81.6% | -37.4% | 359 | $238 | $276,094,955 | 134 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 23 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $79,275 | +94.1% | -26% | 356 | $222 | $300,959,316 | 94 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | 19 | All About Steve | $76,237 | +35.3% | -65.4% | 507 | $150 | $33,042,507 | 43 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | - | Julie & Julia | $73,087 | - | -46% | 295 | $247 | $92,907,875 | 71 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | 34 | More Than a Game | $71,499 | +559.9% | +76.7% | 107 | $668 | $469,456 | 15 | Lionsgate |
| 28 | - | District 9 | $68,708 | - | -19.3% | 335 | $205 | $115,061,651 | 64 | TriStar Pictures |
| 29 | 16 | 9 | $61,038 | -14.4% | -72.9% | 488 | $125 | $31,048,859 | 38 | Focus Features |
| 30 | - | Black Dynamite | $48,104 | - | - | 70 | $687 | $48,104 | 1 | Apparition |
| 31 | 30 | The Boys Are Back | $46,518 | +187.8% | -7.9% | 108 | $430 | $450,489 | 22 | Miramax |
| 32 | 15 | Pandorum | $45,383 | -46.6% | -81.2% | 427 | $106 | $9,950,954 | 22 | Overture Films |
| 33 | 22 | Jennifer's Body | $38,841 | -7.4% | -77.7% | 313 | $124 | $15,953,438 | 29 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 34 | - | Me and Mrs. Khanna | $36,256 | - | - | 59 | $614 | $36,256 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 35 | 31 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $33,532 | +144.7% | -18.9% | 181 | $185 | $196,015,646 | 108 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 36 | 28 | Under the Sea 3D | $28,777 | +44.3% | +31.7% | 32 | $899 | $18,068,381 | 246 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 26 | The Final Destination | $28,465 | +34.5% | -63.1% | 174 | $163 | $66,013,181 | 50 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | 33 | Sorority Row | $25,573 | +127.9% | -50% | 244 | $104 | $11,758,519 | 36 | Summit Entertainment |
| 39 | 27 | The September Issue | $23,957 | +18.4% | -45.8% | 77 | $311 | $3,286,069 | 50 | Roadside Attractions |
| 40 | 29 | From Mexico with Love | $21,624 | +24.1% | -80.6% | 139 | $155 | $441,904 | 8 | Roadside Attractions |
| 41 | 32 | The Time Traveler's Wife | $21,409 | +66.8% | -53.3% | 101 | $211 | $62,571,316 | 64 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | 25 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | $19,407 | -27.1% | -69.3% | 132 | $147 | $1,320,516 | 22 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 43 | 45 | Shorts | $16,876 | +1,559.4% | +79.3% | 54 | $312 | $20,411,037 | 57 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | - | Lost in Love | $16,851 | - | - | 221 | $76 | $16,851 | 1 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 45 | 36 | Halloween II | $16,784 | +56.1% | -51.4% | 140 | $119 | $32,551,437 | 50 | - |
| 46 | 40 | Aliens in the Attic | $14,604 | +135.2% | -47.7% | 108 | $135 | $25,014,625 | 78 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 47 | 37 | 500 Days of Summer | $12,767 | +28.3% | -53.2% | 71 | $179 | $32,173,468 | 92 | - |
| 48 | 35 | My One and Only | $9,416 | -12.8% | -59% | 58 | $162 | $2,365,014 | 57 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 49 | 39 | Wake Up Sid | $7,522 | -2.7% | -85.7% | 33 | $227 | $664,493 | 15 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 50 | 41 | Whiteout | $4,692 | +27.4% | -67.7% | 41 | $114 | $10,163,705 | 36 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | - | The Maid | $4,367 | - | - | 1 | $4,367 | $4,367 | 1 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 52 | 46 | Adam | $1,935 | +125.5% | -57% | 17 | $113 | $2,246,550 | 80 | - |
| 53 | - | The Janky Promoters | $1,602 | - | - | 22 | $72 | $1,602 | 1 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 54 | 47 | The Cove | $1,013 | +36.7% | -63.5% | 19 | $53 | $821,702 | 78 | Roadside Attractions |
| 55 | 48 | The Other Man | $964 | +51.3% | -56.7% | 6 | $160 | $145,476 | 36 | Image Entertainment |
| 56 | 52 | Paper Heart | $516 | +163.3% | -28% | 9 | $57 | $1,258,480 | 71 | Overture Films |
| 57 | 51 | What's Your Raashee? | $154 | -52.9% | -91.1% | 2 | $77 | $257,612 | 22 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 58 | 54 | The Stoning of Soraya M. | $89 | +187.1% | +45.9% | 2 | $44 | $633,734 | 113 | Roadside Attractions |
| 59 | 53 | American Casino | $72 | -39% | -64.2% | 1 | $72 | $46,147 | 64 | Argot Pictures |
| 60 | 49 | Chelsea on the Rocks | $50 | -89.6% | -93% | 1 | $50 | $11,544 | 15 | Aliquot Films |
