January 2-4, 2009
Weekend
<<Last Weekend <Last Year View Index Next Year> Next Weekend>> TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week # 1
1
Marley and Me
Fox
$24,263,763
-33.3%
3,505
+25
$6,923
$106,664,046
-
2
2
2
Bedtime Stories
BV
$20,501,339
-25.3%
3,684
+3
$5,565
$85,539,168
$80
2
3
3
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Par.
$18,691,248
-30.4%
2,988
-
$6,255
$79,297,086
$150
2
4
4
Valkyrie
UA
$14,094,617
-33.0%
2,778
+67
$5,074
$60,743,921
$75
2
5
5
Yes Man
WB
$13,910,477
-16.5%
3,434
-
$4,051
$79,507,388
$70
3
6
6
Seven Pounds
Sony
$10,068,518
-23.7%
2,758
-
$3,651
$60,147,298
$55
3
7
7
The Tale of Despereaux
Uni.
$6,939,295
-22.3%
3,091
-16
$2,245
$43,661,775
$60
3
8
8
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Fox
$5,049,698
-34.4%
2,337
-65
$2,161
$74,424,256
$80
4
9
10
Doubt
Mira.
$5,000,893
-6.3%
1,287
+20
$3,886
$18,705,481
$20
4
10
13
Slumdog Millionaire
FoxS
$4,690,769
+9.0%
612
-2
$7,665
$28,676,598
$15
8
11
12
Twilight
Sum.
$4,648,642
-2.0%
1,888
+39
$2,462
$176,922,850
$37
7
12
14
Bolt
BV
$3,291,944
-2.5%
1,729
-194
$1,904
$109,917,145
$150
7
13
9
The Spirit
LGF
$3,259,898
-49.6%
2,508
-1
$1,300
$17,743,738
-
2
14
15
Gran Torino
WB
$2,936,423
+26.4%
84
-
$34,957
$9,820,554
$33
4
15
11
Four Christmases
WB (NL)
$2,811,390
-41.9%
2,307
-203
$1,219
$118,189,834
$80
6
16
16
Milk
Focus
$1,888,510
+7.1%
309
-2
$6,112
$17,157,994
$20
6
17
22
The Reader
Wein.
$1,598,472
+140.7%
398
+282
$4,016
$3,553,578
$32
4
18
18
Frost/Nixon
Uni.
$1,400,484
+3.3%
205
-
$6,832
$6,291,176
$25
5
19
19
Australia
Fox
$1,163,169
+7.8%
765
+54
$1,520
$46,686,713
$130
6
20
17
Quantum of Solace
Sony
$1,130,055
-19.3%
891
-
$1,268
$166,820,413
$200
8
21
29
Revolutionary Road
ParV
$985,961
+419.2%
38
+35
$25,946
$1,375,749
$35
2
22
20
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
P/DW
$958,397
+3.8%
707
-101
$1,356
$177,016,810
$150
9
23
23
The Wrestler
FoxS
$437,815
+13.0%
18
-
$24,323
$1,762,043
$6
3
24
25
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
BV
$320,336
+2.5%
283
-
$1,132
$93,778,953
-
14
25
21
Ghajini
AdL.
$288,075
-62.4%
83
-
$3,471
$2,192,682
-
2
26
28
Role Models
Uni.
$247,050
+20.7%
270
+45
$915
$66,703,740
$28
9
27
27
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
BV
$243,418
+12.7%
295
-
$825
$90,224,290
$11
11
28
26
Cadillac Records
Sony
$205,855
-23.9%
180
-
$1,144
$8,134,217
$12
5
29
34
Rachel Getting Married
SPC
$166,733
+26.9%
67
+2
$2,489
$10,307,424
-
14
30
24
Nothing Like the Holidays
Over.
$155,967
-50.3%
308
-131
$506
$7,405,784
-
4
31
30
Eagle Eye
P/DW
$146,604
-7.6%
195
-10
$752
$101,401,695
$80
15
32
N
Defiance
ParV
$123,513
-
2
-
$61,757
$200,614
$32
1
33
36
Last Chance Harvey
Over.
$102,206
+5.1%
6
-
$17,034
$350,947
-
2
34
38
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Mira.
$95,845
+9.0%
93
-3
$1,031
$8,854,137
-
9
35
43
Let the Right One In (2008)
Magn.
$92,012
+78.7%
37
+1
$2,487
$1,483,912
-
11
36
39
I've Loved You So Long
SPC
$89,378
+3.5%
42
-1
$2,128
$2,355,979
-
11
37
37
Body of Lies
WB
$81,623
-9.9%
182
-
$448
$39,315,385
$70
13
38
40
Changeling
Uni.
$80,040
+10.6%
125
+11
$640
$35,707,327
$55
11
39
32
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Yash
$72,537
-53.8%
45
-9
$1,612
$2,040,699
-
4
40
51
Happy-Go-Lucky
Mira.
$70,229
+67.7%
59
+12
$1,190
$3,310,429
-
13
41
56
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Wein.
$67,517
+197.4%
102
+56
$662
$31,300,810
$24
10
42
50
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (IMAX)
NGE
$66,662
+59.2%
21
-
$3,174
$20,402,536
-
66
43
44
The Dark Knight
WB
$65,140
+28.5%
75
+1
$869
$531,001,578
$185
25
44
46
The Secret Life of Bees
FoxS
$62,044
+24.4%
84
+7
$739
$37,525,311
$11
12
45
31
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2008)
WB
$61,688
-61.0%
18
-8
$3,427
$1,702,505
-
7
46
47
Fireproof
Gold.
$56,806
+18.2%
87
+2
$653
$33,256,544
$0.5
15
47
45
Waltz with Bashir
SPC
$53,564
+7.1%
5
-
$10,713
$220,441
-
2
48
42
Deep Sea 3-D (IMAX)
WB
$50,396
-13.8%
8
-
$6,300
$37,313,859
-
149
49
33
Magnificent Desolation (IMAX)
Imax
$48,722
-64.3%
2
-1
$24,361
$27,119,705
-
172
50
85
Space Station 3-D (IMAX)
Imax
$46,761
+28,944.1%
4
+2
$11,690
$77,335,134
-
351
51
52
Synecdoche, New York
SPC
$44,825
+21.8%
39
+1
$1,149
$2,705,849
$20
11
52
48
Nights in Rodanthe
WB
$42,171
-10.3%
85
-30
$496
$41,802,381
-
15
53
41
A Christmas Tale
IFC
$40,756
-35.9%
34
-13
$1,199
$992,052
-
8
54
53
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
MGM/W
$40,424
+15.0%
25
-
$1,617
$22,830,692
-
21
55
61
Igor
MGM
$39,523
+260.5%
34
-12
$1,162
$19,486,744
$25
16
56
54
Che
IFC
$35,484
+2.8%
2
-
$17,742
$218,470
-
4
57
49
Fly Me to the Moon
Sum.
$33,162
-24.7%
12
-
$2,764
$12,564,415
$25
21
58
59
Wendy and Lucy
Osci.
$24,938
+107.7%
4
-
$6,235
$111,329
-
4
59
57
Dolphins and Whales: Tribes of the Ocean 3D
3D
$24,373
+20.9%
10
-
$2,437
$5,243,604
-
47
60
58
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
Free
$18,059
+4.1%
27
+1
$669
$13,506,226
-
10
61
55
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 7 (IMAX)
Imax
$12,695
-59.3%
15
-3
$846
$430,093
-
10
62
60
Max Payne
Fox
$11,458
+0.4%
27
-
$424
$40,677,229
$35
12
63
63
Roving Mars (IMAX)
BV
$10,971
+8.2%
6
-
$1,829
$9,862,017
-
154
64
71
Man on Wire
Magn.
$10,919
+118.7%
5
-
$2,184
$2,942,990
-
24
65
65
U2 3D
NGE
$10,826
+18.9%
4
-
$2,707
$9,674,438
-
50
66
62
City of Ember
Fox
$10,122
-3.8%
23
-2
$440
$7,862,312
$55
13
67
64
The Secret of the Grain
IFC
$9,864
+0.1%
1
-
$9,864
$35,097
-
2
68
N
Good
Think
$9,508
-
2
-
$4,754
$13,561
-
1
69
68
JCVD
PArch
$9,126
+37.7%
8
-
$1,141
$449,331
-
9
70
70
Tell No One
MBox
$7,538
+32.1%
8
+1
$942
$6,153,152
-
27
71
67
WALL-E
BV
$7,148
+5.1%
23
-10
$311
$223,806,889
$180
28
72
-
Antarctica
Reg.
$6,033
-
1
-
$6,033
$16,312
-
15
73
66
Appaloosa
WB (NL)
$5,278
-31.4%
15
-3
$352
$20,080,574
$20
16
74
69
A Secret
Strand
$4,263
-32.9%
3
-3
$1,421
$578,051
-
18
75
-
Ciao
Reg.
$3,138
-
3
-
$1,046
$22,944
-
5
76
76
How About You
Strand
$2,985
+89.8%
4
+2
$746
$39,763
-
8
77
72
Soul Men
MGM/W
$2,660
-30.1%
9
-1
$296
$12,024,598
-
9
78
-
Sixty Six
FInd.
$2,461
-
1
-
$2,461
$223,526
-
19
79
80
Stranded: I Have Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
Zeit.
$1,887
+129.3%
3
+2
$629
$64,000
-
11
80
79
Timecrimes (Los Cronocrimenes)
Magn.
$1,785
+105.9%
3
+2
$595
$22,494
-
4
81
74
Were the World Mine
SpkP
$1,632
+0.9%
3
+2
$544
$88,788
-
10
82
-
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Kino
$1,302
-
2
-
$651
$61,248
-
7
83
-
Yiddish Theater: A Love Story
NLov.
$838
-
1
-
$838
$38,449
-
34
84
75
Lola Montes (re-issue)
Rialto
$788
-50.3%
1
-1
$788
$90,354
-
13
85
-
August Evening
Maya
$734
-
1
-
$734
$74,494
-
17
86
77
The Secrets
Mont.
$644
-34.0%
2
-
$322
$57,509
-
6
87
-
One Day You'll Understand
Kino
$364
-
1
-
$364
$85,392
-
9
88
-
Momma's Man
Kino
$315
-
1
-
$315
$95,934
-
19
89
83
Ashes of Time Redux
SPC
$270
-46.3%
2
-
$135
$173,526
-
13
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