Domestic 2009 Weekend 1
January 2-4, 2009
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marley & Me | $24,263,763 | -33.3% | 3,505 | +25 | $6,922 | $106,664,046 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | 2 | Bedtime Stories | $20,501,339 | -25.3% | 3,684 | +3 | $5,564 | $85,539,168 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $18,691,248 | -30.4% | 2,988 | - | $6,255 | $79,297,086 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | Valkyrie | $14,094,617 | -33% | 2,778 | +67 | $5,073 | $60,743,921 | 2 | United Artists |
| 5 | 5 | Yes Man | $13,910,477 | -16.5% | 3,434 | - | $4,050 | $79,507,388 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 6 | Seven Pounds | $10,068,518 | -23.7% | 2,758 | - | $3,650 | $60,147,298 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | 7 | The Tale of Despereaux | $6,939,295 | -22.3% | 3,091 | -16 | $2,245 | $43,661,775 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $5,049,698 | -34.4% | 2,337 | -65 | $2,160 | $74,424,256 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 10 | Doubt | $5,000,893 | -6.3% | 1,287 | +20 | $3,885 | $18,705,481 | 4 | Miramax |
| 10 | 13 | Slumdog Millionaire | $4,690,769 | +9% | 612 | -2 | $7,664 | $28,676,598 | 8 | - |
| 11 | 12 | Twilight | $4,648,642 | -2% | 1,888 | +39 | $2,462 | $176,922,850 | 7 | Summit Entertainment |
| 12 | 14 | Bolt | $3,291,944 | -2.5% | 1,729 | -194 | $1,903 | $109,917,145 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 9 | The Spirit | $3,259,898 | -49.6% | 2,508 | -1 | $1,299 | $17,743,738 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 14 | 15 | Gran Torino | $2,936,423 | +26.4% | 84 | - | $34,957 | $9,820,554 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 11 | Four Christmases | $2,811,390 | -41.9% | 2,307 | -203 | $1,218 | $118,189,834 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | 16 | Milk | $1,888,510 | +7.1% | 309 | -2 | $6,111 | $17,157,994 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 17 | 22 | The Reader | $1,598,472 | +140.7% | 398 | +282 | $4,016 | $3,553,578 | 4 | The Weinstein Company |
| 18 | 18 | Frost/Nixon | $1,400,484 | +3.3% | 205 | - | $6,831 | $6,291,176 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | 19 | Australia | $1,163,169 | +7.8% | 765 | +54 | $1,520 | $46,686,713 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | 17 | Quantum of Solace | $1,130,055 | -19.3% | 891 | - | $1,268 | $166,820,413 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | 29 | Revolutionary Road | $985,961 | +419.2% | 38 | +35 | $25,946 | $1,375,749 | 2 | Paramount Vantage |
| 22 | 20 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $958,397 | +3.8% | 707 | -101 | $1,355 | $177,016,810 | 9 | DreamWorks |
| 23 | 23 | The Wrestler | $437,815 | +13% | 18 | - | $24,323 | $1,762,043 | 3 | - |
| 24 | 25 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $320,336 | +2.5% | 283 | - | $1,131 | $93,778,953 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | 21 | Ghajini | $288,075 | -62.4% | 83 | - | $3,470 | $2,192,682 | 2 | Adlabs Films |
| 26 | 28 | Role Models | $247,050 | +20.7% | 270 | +45 | $915 | $66,703,740 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | 27 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $243,418 | +12.7% | 295 | - | $825 | $90,224,290 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | 26 | Cadillac Records | $205,855 | -23.9% | 180 | - | $1,143 | $8,134,217 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | 34 | Rachel Getting Married | $166,733 | +26.9% | 67 | +2 | $2,488 | $10,307,424 | 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | 24 | Nothing Like the Holidays | $155,967 | -50.3% | 308 | -131 | $506 | $7,405,784 | 4 | Overture Films |
| 31 | 30 | Eagle Eye | $146,604 | -7.6% | 195 | -10 | $751 | $101,401,695 | 15 | DreamWorks |
| 32 | - | Defiance | $123,513 | - | 2 | - | $61,756 | $200,614 | 1 | Paramount Vantage |
| 33 | 36 | Last Chance Harvey | $102,206 | +5.1% | 6 | - | $17,034 | $350,947 | 2 | Overture Films |
| 34 | 38 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $95,845 | +9% | 93 | -3 | $1,030 | $8,854,137 | 9 | Miramax |
| 35 | 43 | Let the Right One In | $92,012 | +78.7% | 37 | +1 | $2,486 | $1,483,912 | 11 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 36 | 39 | I've Loved You So Long | $89,378 | +3.5% | 42 | -1 | $2,128 | $2,355,979 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | 37 | Body of Lies | $81,623 | -9.9% | 182 | - | $448 | $39,315,385 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | 40 | Changeling | $80,040 | +10.6% | 125 | +11 | $640 | $35,707,327 | 11 | Universal Pictures |
| 39 | 32 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | $72,537 | -53.8% | 45 | -9 | $1,611 | $2,040,699 | 4 | Yash Raj Films |
| 40 | 51 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $70,229 | +67.7% | 59 | +12 | $1,190 | $3,310,429 | 13 | Miramax |
| 41 | 56 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $67,517 | +197.4% | 102 | +56 | $661 | $31,300,810 | 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 42 | 50 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $66,662 | +59.2% | 21 | - | $3,174 | $20,402,536 | 66 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 43 | 44 | The Dark Knight | $65,140 | +28.5% | 75 | +1 | $868 | $531,001,578 | 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 44 | 46 | The Secret Life of Bees | $62,044 | +24.4% | 84 | +7 | $738 | $37,525,311 | 12 | - |
| 45 | 31 | The Polar Express 2008 IMAX Release | $61,688 | -61% | 18 | -8 | $3,427 | $1,702,505 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | 47 | Fireproof | $56,806 | +18.2% | 87 | +2 | $652 | $33,256,544 | 15 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 47 | 45 | Waltz with Bashir | $53,564 | +7.1% | 5 | - | $10,712 | $220,441 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 48 | 42 | Deep Sea | $50,396 | -13.8% | 8 | - | $6,299 | $37,313,859 | 149 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | 33 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $48,722 | -64.3% | 2 | -1 | $24,361 | $27,119,705 | 172 | IMAX |
| 50 | 85 | Space Station 3D | $46,761 | +28,944.1% | 4 | +2 | $11,690 | $77,335,134 | 351 | IMAX |
| 51 | 52 | Synecdoche, New York | $44,825 | +21.8% | 39 | +1 | $1,149 | $2,705,849 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 52 | 48 | Nights in Rodanthe | $42,171 | -10.3% | 85 | -30 | $496 | $41,802,381 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 53 | 41 | A Christmas Tale | $40,756 | -35.9% | 34 | -13 | $1,198 | $992,052 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 54 | 53 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $40,424 | +15% | 25 | - | $1,616 | $22,830,692 | 21 | - |
| 55 | 61 | Igor | $39,523 | +260.5% | 34 | -12 | $1,162 | $19,486,744 | 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 56 | 54 | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $35,484 | +2.8% | 2 | - | $17,742 | $218,470 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 57 | 49 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $33,162 | -24.7% | 12 | - | $2,763 | $12,564,415 | 21 | Summit Entertainment |
| 58 | 59 | Wendy and Lucy | $24,938 | +107.7% | 4 | - | $6,234 | $111,329 | 4 | Oscilloscope |
| 59 | 57 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $24,373 | +20.9% | 10 | - | $2,437 | $5,243,604 | 47 | 3D Entertainment |
| 60 | 58 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $18,059 | +4.1% | 27 | +1 | $668 | $13,506,226 | 10 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 61 | 55 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2008 Re-release | $12,695 | -59.3% | 15 | -3 | $846 | $430,093 | 10 | IMAX |
| 62 | 60 | Max Payne | $11,458 | +0.4% | 27 | - | $424 | $40,677,229 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 63 | 63 | Roving Mars | $10,971 | +8.2% | 6 | - | $1,828 | $9,862,017 | 154 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 64 | 71 | Man on Wire | $10,919 | +118.7% | 5 | - | $2,183 | $2,942,990 | 24 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 65 | 65 | U2 3D | $10,826 | +18.9% | 4 | - | $2,706 | $9,674,438 | 50 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 66 | 62 | City of Ember | $10,122 | -3.8% | 23 | -2 | $440 | $7,862,312 | 13 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 67 | 64 | The Secret of the Grain | $9,864 | +0.1% | 1 | - | $9,864 | $35,097 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 68 | - | Good | $9,508 | - | 2 | - | $4,754 | $13,561 | 1 | THINKFilm |
| 69 | 68 | JCVD | $9,126 | +37.7% | 8 | - | $1,140 | $449,331 | 9 | - |
| 70 | 70 | Tell No One | $7,538 | +32.1% | 8 | +1 | $942 | $6,153,152 | 27 | Music Box Films |
| 71 | 67 | WALL·E | $7,148 | +5.1% | 23 | -10 | $310 | $223,806,889 | 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 72 | - | Antarctica | $6,033 | - | 1 | - | $6,033 | $16,312 | 19 | Regent Releasing |
| 73 | 66 | Appaloosa | $5,278 | -31.4% | 15 | -3 | $351 | $20,080,574 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 74 | 69 | A Secret | $4,263 | -32.9% | 3 | -3 | $1,421 | $578,051 | 18 | Strand Releasing |
| 75 | - | Ciao | $3,138 | - | 3 | - | $1,046 | $22,944 | 5 | Regent Releasing |
| 76 | 76 | How About You | $2,985 | +89.8% | 4 | +2 | $746 | $39,763 | 8 | Strand Releasing |
| 77 | 72 | Soul Men | $2,660 | -30.1% | 9 | -1 | $295 | $12,024,598 | 9 | - |
| 78 | - | Sixty Six 2008 Re-release | $2,461 | - | 1 | - | $2,461 | $223,526 | 23 | First Independent Pictures |
| 79 | 80 | Stranded | $1,887 | +129.3% | 3 | +2 | $629 | $64,000 | 11 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 80 | 79 | Timecrimes | $1,785 | +105.9% | 3 | +2 | $595 | $22,494 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 81 | 74 | Were the World Mine | $1,632 | +0.9% | 3 | +2 | $544 | $88,788 | 10 | - |
| 82 | - | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $1,302 | - | 2 | - | $651 | $61,248 | 7 | Kino International |
| 83 | - | Yiddish Theater: A Love Story | $838 | - | 1 | - | $838 | $38,449 | 59 | New Love Films |
| 84 | 75 | Lola Montès | $788 | -50.3% | 1 | -1 | $788 | $90,354 | 13 | Rialto Pictures |
| 85 | - | August Evening | $734 | - | 1 | - | $734 | $74,494 | 18 | Maya Entertainment |
| 86 | 77 | The Secrets | $644 | -34% | 2 | - | $322 | $57,509 | 6 | Monterey Media |
| 87 | - | One Day You'll Understand | $364 | - | 1 | - | $364 | $85,392 | 10 | Kino International |
| 88 | - | Momma's Man | $315 | - | 1 | - | $315 | $95,934 | 20 | Kino International |
| 89 | 83 | Ashes of Time | $270 | -46.3% | 2 | - | $135 | $173,526 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
