Domestic 2009 Weekend 40
October 2-4, 2009
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Zombieland | $25,000,000 | $24,733,155 | -$266,845 | -1.1% | 3,036 | $25,000,000 | $24,733,155 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | 2 | - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $16,700,000 | $15,809,039 | -$890,961 | -5.3% | 2,977 | $82,392,000 | $81,501,320 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 3 | - | Toy Story 2009 Re-release | $12,500,000 | $12,491,789 | -$8,211 | <0.1% | 1,745 | $12,500,000 | $12,491,789 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | 5 | +1 | The Invention of Lying | $7,350,000 | $7,027,472 | -$322,528 | -4.4% | 1,707 | $7,350,000 | $7,027,472 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 4 | -1 | Surrogates | $7,344,000 | $7,241,054 | -$102,946 | -1.4% | 2,951 | $26,387,000 | $26,284,134 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 6 | - | Whip It | $4,850,000 | $4,650,812 | -$199,188 | -4.1% | 1,721 | $4,850,000 | $4,650,812 | 1 | - |
| 7 | 8 | +1 | Capitalism: A Love Story | $4,850,000 | $4,447,378 | -$402,622 | -8.3% | 962 | $5,252,000 | $4,849,067 | 2 | Overture Films |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | Fame | $4,754,000 | $4,626,952 | -$127,048 | -2.7% | 3,133 | $16,634,000 | $16,507,188 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 9 | 9 | - | The Informant! | $3,800,000 | $3,689,235 | -$110,765 | -2.9% | 2,425 | $26,580,000 | $26,469,331 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 10 | - | Love Happens | $2,777,000 | $2,749,025 | -$27,975 | -1% | 1,922 | $18,910,000 | $18,882,080 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | 11 | - | I Can Do Bad All by Myself | $2,670,000 | $2,599,720 | -$70,280 | -2.6% | 1,569 | $48,354,000 | $48,284,523 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | 12 | - | Pandorum | $1,923,000 | $1,979,061 | +$56,061 | +2.9% | 2,506 | $7,819,000 | $7,874,841 | 2 | Overture Films |
| 13 | 13 | - | Inglourious Basterds | $1,472,000 | $1,419,256 | -$52,744 | -3.6% | 1,331 | $116,947,000 | $116,894,138 | 7 | The Weinstein Company |
| 14 | 14 | - | 9 | $1,338,000 | $1,398,401 | +$60,401 | +4.5% | 1,598 | $29,381,000 | $29,441,230 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 15 | 15 | - | Jennifer's Body | $1,200,000 | $1,251,643 | +$51,643 | +4.3% | 1,642 | $14,726,000 | $14,777,403 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | 16 | - | All About Steve | $1,170,000 | $1,145,890 | -$24,110 | -2.1% | 1,427 | $31,771,000 | $31,747,303 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | 17 | - | Bright Star | $724,000 | $716,096 | -$7,904 | -1.1% | 317 | $1,945,000 | $1,936,829 | 3 | Apparition |
| 18 | 18 | - | Julie & Julia | $715,000 | $687,252 | -$27,748 | -3.9% | 782 | $91,873,000 | $91,845,115 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | 20 | +1 | Paranormal Activity | $535,000 | $532,242 | -$2,758 | -0.5% | 33 | $780,000 | $776,763 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | 22 | +2 | District 9 | $500,000 | $480,524 | -$19,476 | -3.9% | 493 | $114,422,000 | $114,402,938 | 8 | TriStar Pictures |
| 21 | 21 | - | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $485,000 | $486,940 | +$1,940 | +0.4% | 588 | $148,135,000 | $148,137,305 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | 24 | +2 | The Final Destination | $465,000 | $433,380 | -$31,620 | -6.8% | 535 | $65,500,000 | $65,469,829 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 25 | +2 | Sorority Row | $427,000 | $399,560 | -$27,440 | -6.4% | 576 | $11,428,000 | $11,400,640 | 4 | Summit Entertainment |
| 24 | 27 | +3 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | $322,000 | $305,465 | -$16,535 | -5.1% | 210 | $863,000 | $846,103 | 2 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 25 | 30 | +5 | A Serious Man | $252,000 | $251,337 | -$663 | -0.3% | 6 | $252,000 | $251,337 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 26 | 32 | +6 | The September Issue | $224,000 | $219,571 | -$4,429 | -2% | 104 | $2,913,000 | $2,908,191 | 6 | Roadside Attractions |
| 27 | 23 | -4 | Coco Before Chanel | $220,000 | $445,738 | +$225,738 | +102.6% | 67 | $487,000 | $1,075,244 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | 34 | +6 | More Than a Game | $197,000 | $182,943 | -$14,057 | -7.1% | 14 | $197,000 | $182,943 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 29 | 36 | +7 | Halloween II | $170,000 | $157,552 | -$12,448 | -7.3% | 227 | $32,334,000 | $32,321,412 | 6 | - |
| 30 | 37 | +7 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $150,000 | $150,079 | +$79 | <0.1% | 224 | $401,955,000 | $401,954,762 | 15 | DreamWorks |
| 31 | 40 | +9 | Gamer | $137,000 | $133,285 | -$3,715 | -2.7% | 244 | $20,492,000 | $20,488,579 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | 44 | +12 | My One and Only | $136,000 | $121,024 | -$14,976 | -11% | 188 | $2,208,000 | $2,193,310 | 7 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 33 | 49 | +16 | It Might Get Loud | $81,000 | $78,142 | -$2,858 | -3.5% | 75 | $1,237,000 | $1,234,300 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 34 | 50 | +16 | Amreeka | $70,400 | $70,933 | +$533 | +0.8% | 40 | $417,000 | $417,889 | 5 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 35 | 52 | +17 | The Boys Are Back | $57,000 | $54,789 | -$2,211 | -3.9% | 16 | $126,000 | $123,913 | 2 | Miramax |
| 36 | 55 | +19 | Extract | $52,000 | $47,254 | -$4,746 | -9.1% | 111 | $10,783,000 | $10,778,397 | 5 | Miramax |
| 37 | 60 | +23 | The Hurt Locker | $28,000 | $24,683 | -$3,317 | -11.8% | 49 | $12,540,000 | $12,536,431 | 15 | Summit Entertainment |
| 38 | 76 | +38 | The Other Man | $10,100 | $9,570 | -$530 | -5.2% | 10 | $138,000 | $130,744 | 4 | Image Entertainment |
| 39 | 79 | +40 | No Impact Man: The Documentary | $9,100 | $9,110 | +$10 | +0.1% | 7 | $69,400 | $69,771 | 4 | Oscilloscope |
| 40 | 89 | +49 | Unmistaken Child | $6,000 | $6,283 | +$283 | +4.7% | 4 | $274,000 | $274,425 | 18 | Oscilloscope |
