Domestic 2009 Weekend 45
November 6-8, 2009
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | A Christmas Carol | $30,051,075 | - | 3,683 | - | $8,159 | $30,051,075 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | 1 | This Is It | $13,157,944 | -43.4% | 3,481 | - | $3,779 | $57,013,286 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | - | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $12,706,654 | - | 2,443 | - | $5,201 | $12,706,654 | 1 | Overture Films |
| 4 | - | The Fourth Kind | $12,231,160 | - | 2,527 | - | $4,840 | $12,231,160 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 2 | Paranormal Activity | $8,278,605 | -49.5% | 2,558 | +154 | $3,236 | $97,108,475 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | - | The Box | $7,571,417 | - | 2,635 | - | $2,873 | $7,571,417 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 4 | Couples Retreat | $6,129,045 | -5.1% | 2,857 | -169 | $2,145 | $95,680,555 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 3 | Law Abiding Citizen | $6,003,737 | -18.9% | 2,474 | -290 | $2,426 | $60,704,335 | 4 | Overture Films |
| 9 | 5 | Where the Wild Things Are | $4,177,249 | -29.6% | 2,756 | -889 | $1,515 | $69,220,584 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 7 | Astro Boy | $2,626,103 | -24.1% | 1,918 | -1,102 | $1,369 | $15,110,804 | 3 | Summit Entertainment |
| 11 | 6 | Saw VI | $2,031,944 | -61.4% | 2,091 | -945 | $971 | $26,252,386 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | - | Precious | $1,872,458 | - | 18 | - | $104,025 | $1,872,458 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | 10 | Amelia | $1,806,626 | -40.5% | 1,030 | -40 | $1,754 | $11,346,336 | 3 | - |
| 14 | 8 | The Stepfather | $1,800,133 | -43.9% | 1,424 | -922 | $1,264 | $27,415,203 | 4 | Screen Gems |
| 15 | 11 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $1,316,832 | -52.1% | 1,126 | -1,196 | $1,169 | $121,027,663 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | 12 | Zombieland | $1,295,685 | -50.6% | 1,100 | -956 | $1,177 | $73,506,107 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | 9 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $1,143,905 | -63.1% | 1,421 | -1,333 | $805 | $12,988,080 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | 13 | A Serious Man | $863,750 | -16.7% | 262 | +24 | $3,296 | $5,833,069 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 19 | 15 | An Education | $592,407 | +26.8% | 83 | +35 | $7,137 | $2,307,837 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | 20 | Coco Before Chanel | $545,146 | +69.2% | 307 | +200 | $1,775 | $4,107,048 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | 14 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | $427,919 | -21.7% | 105 | +37 | $4,075 | $1,244,450 | 2 | Apparition |
| 22 | 31 | Inglourious Basterds | $206,530 | +80.9% | 284 | +136 | $727 | $119,873,433 | 12 | The Weinstein Company |
| 23 | 17 | Good Hair | $205,601 | -51.4% | 137 | -279 | $1,500 | $3,828,300 | 5 | Roadside Attractions |
| 24 | 18 | The Invention of Lying | $181,643 | -53.8% | 235 | -217 | $772 | $17,946,114 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | 19 | Capitalism: A Love Story | $162,478 | -56.6% | 217 | -275 | $748 | $14,024,598 | 7 | Overture Films |
| 26 | 29 | G-Force | $145,354 | +20.7% | 194 | -44 | $749 | $118,903,901 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | 26 | New York, I Love You | $132,008 | -25.6% | 61 | -25 | $2,164 | $1,233,784 | 4 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 28 | 22 | Surrogates | $126,617 | -49.8% | 174 | -183 | $727 | $38,255,840 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | 100 | Shorts | $126,508 | +4,207.4% | 222 | +205 | $569 | $20,585,712 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | 32 | The Time Traveler's Wife | $110,913 | +1.4% | 171 | -48 | $648 | $63,214,465 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | 30 | The Hangover | $109,430 | -6.7% | 152 | -63 | $719 | $276,942,541 | 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | 25 | The Informant! | $104,053 | -45.8% | 138 | -82 | $754 | $32,922,849 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | 24 | Whip It | $101,682 | -48.1% | 138 | -122 | $736 | $12,805,883 | 6 | - |
| 34 | 55 | 9 | $99,607 | +202.3% | 126 | +35 | $790 | $31,506,416 | 9 | Focus Features |
| 35 | 39 | All About Steve | $97,924 | +29.6% | 142 | -12 | $689 | $33,601,038 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 36 | 33 | Julie & Julia | $86,339 | -19% | 113 | -26 | $764 | $93,620,732 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 37 | 34 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $84,726 | -17.3% | 135 | -66 | $627 | $301,707,444 | 17 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | 46 | Under the Sea 3D | $77,192 | +40.9% | 29 | - | $2,661 | $18,494,627 | 39 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | 35 | The Final Destination | $70,567 | -30.9% | 132 | -102 | $534 | $66,372,622 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | 28 | Bright Star | $70,280 | -47% | 86 | -56 | $817 | $4,252,058 | 8 | Apparition |
| 41 | 73 | (Untitled) | $59,474 | +327.8% | 25 | +21 | $2,378 | $106,169 | 3 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 42 | 41 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $56,672 | -5.1% | 80 | -28 | $708 | $196,442,957 | 19 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 43 | 23 | London Dreams | $45,048 | -78.3% | 60 | -22 | $750 | $300,293 | 2 | Studio 18 |
| 44 | 42 | The September Issue | $42,604 | -25.3% | 30 | -16 | $1,420 | $3,670,280 | 11 | Roadside Attractions |
| 45 | 50 | Antichrist | $38,019 | -22.9% | 19 | +5 | $2,001 | $228,568 | 3 | IFC Films |
| 46 | 47 | The Maid | $36,835 | -32.1% | 10 | -3 | $3,683 | $200,493 | 4 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 47 | 61 | Space Station 3D | $36,391 | +61.1% | 7 | -1 | $5,198 | $80,082,781 | 395 | IMAX |
| 48 | 49 | Paris | $35,778 | -29% | 26 | -7 | $1,376 | $813,521 | 8 | IFC Films |
| 49 | 40 | The Damned United | $34,097 | -45.5% | 33 | -12 | $1,033 | $315,306 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 50 | 52 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | $33,176 | -7.1% | 30 | -2 | $1,105 | $1,096,348 | 8 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 51 | 44 | More Than a Game | $31,506 | -43.4% | 74 | -37 | $425 | $887,029 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 52 | 76 | Gentlemen Broncos | $30,553 | +165.6% | 12 | +10 | $2,546 | $48,271 | 2 | - |
| 53 | 56 | 500 Days of Summer | $26,030 | -4.6% | 39 | -4 | $667 | $32,343,342 | 17 | - |
| 54 | 65 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $23,627 | +23.9% | 6 | -1 | $3,937 | $30,256,037 | 216 | IMAX |
| 55 | 68 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $19,706 | +19.8% | 4 | -1 | $4,926 | $7,168,140 | 91 | 3D Entertainment |
| 56 | 54 | Jennifer's Body | $19,423 | -42.9% | 44 | -62 | $441 | $16,177,989 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 57 | 60 | Aliens in the Attic | $19,221 | -15.2% | 44 | -17 | $436 | $25,162,799 | 15 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 58 | 53 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | $18,870 | -44.6% | 18 | -6 | $1,048 | $1,064,164 | 18 | International Film Circuit |
| 59 | 43 | Fame | $18,154 | -67.8% | 61 | -111 | $297 | $22,343,650 | 7 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 60 | 16 | Halloween II | $16,540 | -96.3% | 55 | -1,028 | $300 | $33,268,563 | 11 | - |
| 61 | 48 | Pandorum | $15,110 | -71.7% | 68 | -79 | $222 | $10,306,092 | 7 | Overture Films |
| 62 | - | La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet | $14,000 | - | 1 | - | $14,000 | $21,220 | 1 | Zipporah Films |
| 63 | 84 | The Horse Boy | $13,418 | +143.7% | 5 | +3 | $2,683 | $98,602 | 6 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 64 | 71 | My One and Only | $12,078 | -18.4% | 24 | +8 | $503 | $2,458,636 | 12 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 65 | 75 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $11,754 | -3.9% | 8 | - | $1,469 | $22,480,977 | 110 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 66 | - | Visual Acoustics | $11,097 | - | 5 | - | $2,219 | $41,702 | 5 | Arthouse Films |
| 67 | 121 | Bicycle Thieves 2008 Re-release | $10,786 | +2,002.5% | 1 | - | $10,786 | $11,299 | 2 | Corinth Films |
| 68 | 62 | It Might Get Loud | $10,734 | -48.6% | 17 | -8 | $631 | $1,548,329 | 13 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 69 | 58 | The House of the Devil | $10,676 | -57.6% | 3 | - | $3,558 | $46,197 | 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 70 | - | Splinterheads | $10,515 | - | 1 | - | $10,515 | $10,515 | 1 | Paladin |
| 71 | 87 | Motherhood | $10,255 | +105.7% | 19 | +9 | $539 | $87,646 | 3 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 72 | 72 | The Yes Men Fix the World | $9,370 | -35.5% | 11 | +3 | $851 | $97,183 | 7 | Shadow Distribution |
| 73 | 67 | Moon | $8,692 | -50% | 15 | -12 | $579 | $5,004,057 | 22 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 74 | 66 | Passport to Love | $8,458 | -53.2% | 4 | -5 | $2,114 | $161,671 | 5 | Variance Films |
| 75 | 70 | Amreeka | $8,306 | -45.2% | 13 | +2 | $638 | $583,474 | 10 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 76 | - | Collapse | $7,800 | - | 1 | - | $7,800 | $7,800 | 1 | Vitagraph Films |
| 77 | 92 | Crude | $7,650 | +100.5% | 4 | +2 | $1,912 | $136,084 | 9 | First Run |
| 78 | - | That Evening Sun | $7,330 | - | 1 | - | $7,330 | $7,330 | 1 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 79 | 98 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $7,213 | +113.7% | 10 | +5 | $721 | $460,471 | 12 | Vitagraph Films |
| 80 | 63 | Play the Game | $6,654 | -66.7% | 14 | -19 | $475 | $635,741 | 37 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 81 | 83 | A Woman in Berlin | $6,104 | +4.2% | 3 | - | $2,034 | $281,393 | 17 | Strand Releasing |
| 82 | 69 | Ong Bak 2 | $5,388 | -66.5% | 6 | -6 | $898 | $67,957 | 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 83 | 81 | 35 Shots of Rum | $5,340 | -26.7% | 4 | +1 | $1,335 | $86,702 | 8 | The Cinema Guild |
| 84 | 86 | White on Rice | $4,058 | -23.3% | 2 | +1 | $2,029 | $57,580 | 9 | Variance Films |
| 85 | 89 | Killing Kasztner | $3,963 | -11.1% | 2 | +1 | $1,981 | $19,438 | 3 | Sky Island Films |
| 86 | 78 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | $3,861 | -53% | 8 | -11 | $482 | $1,425,993 | 7 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 87 | 104 | Looking for Palladin | $3,788 | +44.9% | 8 | +7 | $473 | $7,246 | 2 | Wildcat Releasing |
| 88 | 80 | The Beaches of Agnès | $3,770 | -50.8% | 7 | +1 | $538 | $207,201 | 19 | The Cinema Guild |
| 89 | 79 | Departures | $3,725 | -53.2% | 4 | -4 | $931 | $1,473,158 | 24 | Regent Releasing |
| 90 | 113 | The Burning Plain | $3,664 | +266% | 5 | +1 | $732 | $195,161 | 8 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 91 | 74 | Bronson | $3,394 | -72.4% | 3 | -5 | $1,131 | $77,818 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 92 | - | The Little Traitor | $3,227 | - | 2 | - | $1,613 | $16,127 | 3 | N/A |
| 93 | - | The Polar Express 2009 IMAX Release | $2,957 | - | 1 | - | $2,957 | $2,957 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 94 | - | Act of God | $2,606 | - | 1 | - | $2,606 | $8,666 | 15 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 95 | 133 | Under Our Skin | $2,387 | +2,883.8% | 2 | +1 | $1,193 | $90,221 | 21 | Shadow Distribution |
| 96 | 103 | The Wedding Song | $2,265 | -14.7% | 2 | +1 | $1,132 | $14,805 | 5 | Strand Releasing |
| 97 | 101 | No Impact Man: The Documentary | $1,975 | -30.5% | 4 | - | $493 | $96,396 | 9 | Oscilloscope |
| 98 | 88 | Seraphine | $1,928 | -61.2% | 5 | -3 | $385 | $837,485 | 23 | Music Box Films |
| 99 | 114 | World's Greatest Dad | $1,892 | +122.9% | 4 | +1 | $473 | $217,464 | 12 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 100 | 99 | Cold Souls | $1,695 | -45.4% | 4 | - | $423 | $903,148 | 14 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 101 | - | Endgame | $1,608 | - | 14 | - | $114 | $1,608 | 1 | Monterey Media |
| 102 | 125 | Adventures of Power | $1,509 | +244.5% | 3 | +2 | $503 | $13,487 | 5 | Variance Films |
| 103 | 90 | From Mexico with Love | $1,466 | -66.6% | 4 | -5 | $366 | $547,997 | 5 | Roadside Attractions |
| 104 | 94 | Big Fan | $1,382 | -62.4% | 4 | -5 | $345 | $221,494 | 11 | First Independent Pictures |
| 105 | 96 | Adam | $1,327 | -63.4% | 2 | -4 | $663 | $2,274,015 | 15 | - |
| 106 | - | Bliss 2009 Re-release | $1,230 | - | 2 | - | $615 | $36,444 | 14 | First Run |
| 107 | 107 | The Cove | $1,183 | -27.2% | 6 | -1 | $197 | $840,788 | 15 | Roadside Attractions |
| 108 | - | American Fork | $1,083 | - | 2 | - | $541 | $1,083 | 1 | Monterey Media |
| 109 | - | Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love | $1,058 | - | 3 | - | $352 | $156,075 | 22 | Shadow Distribution |
| 110 | 112 | The Big Gay Musical | $1,041 | -0.8% | 1 | - | $1,041 | $24,140 | 9 | N/A |
| 111 | 126 | Il Divo | $1,018 | +209.4% | 1 | - | $1,018 | $239,294 | 29 | Music Box Films |
| 112 | 77 | Storm | $961 | -88.4% | 1 | -1 | $961 | $13,507 | 2 | Film Movement |
| 113 | 91 | The Way We Get By | $932 | -75.9% | 6 | +1 | $155 | $86,668 | 17 | International Film Circuit |
| 114 | 105 | Whiteout | $919 | -58.8% | 7 | -1 | $131 | $10,190,685 | 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 115 | - | Le combat dans l'île | $813 | - | 1 | - | $813 | $29,183 | 22 | The Film Desk |
| 116 | 119 | Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy: Fallen Idol | $807 | +35.9% | 1 | - | $807 | $9,448 | 6 | Indican Pictures |
| 117 | 111 | Cloud 9 | $774 | -33.1% | 4 | +3 | $193 | $82,021 | 13 | Music Box Films |
| 118 | 82 | Trucker | $603 | -91.1% | 3 | -5 | $201 | $44,170 | 5 | Monterey Media |
| 119 | 129 | The Stoning of Soraya M. | $599 | +125.2% | 4 | +1 | $149 | $636,720 | 20 | Roadside Attractions |
| 120 | 109 | Beeswax | $562 | -63.4% | 1 | -2 | $562 | $38,169 | 14 | The Cinema Guild |
| 121 | - | Box Elder | $510 | - | 1 | - | $510 | $48,327 | 88 | N/A |
| 122 | 102 | Lorna's Silence | $474 | -82.6% | 3 | -7 | $158 | $331,864 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 123 | 123 | Food, Inc. | $451 | +1.6% | 2 | - | $225 | $4,411,489 | 22 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 124 | 122 | Soul Power | $365 | -23.3% | 2 | - | $182 | $206,196 | 18 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 125 | 116 | Earth Days | $286 | -56.8% | 1 | -2 | $286 | $23,179 | 13 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 126 | 128 | Taxidermia 2009 Re-release | $244 | -19.7% | 1 | - | $244 | $10,205 | 13 | Regent Releasing |
| 127 | 117 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | $214 | -66.2% | 1 | -2 | $214 | $107,797 | 19 | Eleven Arts |
| 128 | - | Goodbye Solo | $153 | - | 1 | - | $153 | $870,611 | 33 | Roadside Attractions |
