Domestic Box Office For October 2009

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Couples Retreat$85,180,4053,074$109,204,945Oct 9Universal Pictures
2Paranormal Activity$80,724,1022,712$107,918,810Sep 25Paramount Pictures
3Zombieland$70,436,3733,171$75,590,286Oct 2Sony Pictures Releasing
4Where the Wild Things Are$60,352,2923,735$77,233,467Oct 16Warner Bros.
5Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs$52,799,8103,119$124,870,275Sep 18Sony Pictures Releasing
6Law Abiding Citizen$49,246,0112,890$73,357,727Oct 16Overture Films
7Toy Story
2009 Re-release
$30,436,9871,752$30,702,446Oct 2Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8This Is It$26,115,9993,481$72,091,016Oct 28Sony Pictures Releasing
9The Stepfather$23,720,7122,734$29,062,561Oct 16Screen Gems
10Saw VI$21,265,0033,036$27,693,292Oct 23Lionsgate Films
11Surrogates$19,587,9282,992$38,577,772Sep 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
12The Invention of Lying$17,471,5211,743$18,451,251Oct 2Warner Bros.
13Capitalism: A Love Story$13,172,318995$14,363,397Sep 23Overture Films
14Whip It$12,544,9771,738$13,043,363Oct 2-
15Fame$10,785,1543,133$22,455,510Sep 25Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
16The Informant!$10,383,0742,505$33,316,821Sep 18Warner Bros.
17Astro Boy$9,799,1543,020$19,551,067Oct 23Summit Entertainment
18Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant$9,777,2252,754$13,869,515Oct 23Universal Pictures
19Amelia$7,519,6881,070$14,246,488Oct 23-
20Love Happens$7,102,3201,922$22,965,110Sep 18Universal Pictures
21I Can Do Bad All by Myself$6,306,4682,255$51,733,921Sep 11Lionsgate Films
22Pandorum$4,667,7552,506$10,330,853Sep 25Overture Films
23Inglourious Basterds$4,339,6093,358$120,540,719Aug 21The Weinstein Company
24A Serious Man$4,304,024262$9,228,768Oct 2Focus Features
259$3,517,1202,060$31,749,894Sep 9Focus Features
26Good Hair$3,327,379466$4,157,223Oct 9Roadside Attractions
27All About Steve$3,007,1672,265$33,862,903Sep 4Twentieth Century Fox
28Bright Star$2,924,983380$4,444,637Sep 16Apparition
29Jennifer's Body$2,846,5792,738$16,204,793Sep 18Twentieth Century Fox
30Coco Before Chanel$2,671,059307$6,113,834Sep 25Sony Pictures Classics
31G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra$2,546,8004,007$150,201,498Aug 7Paramount Pictures
32Julie & Julia$2,441,7482,528$94,125,426Aug 7Sony Pictures Releasing
33The Hangover$2,172,2823,545$277,322,503Jun 5Warner Bros.
34District 9$1,792,9003,180$115,646,235Aug 14TriStar Pictures
35Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$1,507,5764,455$301,959,197Jul 15Warner Bros.
36The Final Destination$1,287,3923,121$66,477,700Aug 28Warner Bros.
37An Education$1,254,849763$12,574,914Oct 9Sony Pictures Classics
38G-Force$1,143,8143,697$119,436,770Jul 24Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
39The Time Traveler's Wife$1,140,5992,988$63,414,846Aug 14Warner Bros.
40The Proposal$1,016,9073,158$163,958,031Jun 19Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
41Sorority Row$1,016,0412,665$11,965,282Sep 11Summit Entertainment
42New York, I Love You$946,392118$1,588,015Oct 16Vivendi Entertainment
43The September Issue$923,710143$3,820,067Aug 28Roadside Attractions
44I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell$916,322266$1,429,299Sep 25Freestyle Releasing
45Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs$892,0004,102$196,573,705Jul 1Twentieth Century Fox
46Halloween II$873,3513,088$33,392,973Aug 28-
47More Than a Game$811,988111$950,675Oct 2Lionsgate Films
48Up$774,2923,886$293,004,164May 29Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
49Wake Up Sid$716,58579$718,766Oct 2UTV Motion Pictures
50The Boys Are Back$703,835108$809,752Sep 25Miramax
51Under the Sea 3D$651,275108$36,262,926Feb 13Warner Bros.
52From Mexico with Love$543,311279$548,787Oct 9Roadside Attractions
53The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry$521,269135$1,355,079Sep 18Five & Two Pictures
54500 Days of Summer$505,7821,048$32,391,374Jul 17-
55Paris$489,28134$1,010,194Sep 18IFC Films
56Aliens in the Attic$452,3563,108$25,200,412Jul 31Twentieth Century Fox
57My One and Only$390,108256$2,479,538Aug 21Freestyle Releasing
58It Might Get Loud$380,04675$1,610,163Aug 14Sony Pictures Classics
59The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day$373,251524$10,273,188Oct 30Apparition
60Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$321,5964,293$402,111,870Jun 24DreamWorks
61The Nightmare Before Christmas
2009 3D Release
$270,299105$406,085Oct 23Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
62Black Dynamite$242,57870$242,578Oct 16Apparition
63Ponyo$237,204927$15,090,399Aug 14Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
64Whiteout$234,7552,745$10,275,638Sep 11Warner Bros.
65Amreeka$231,43840$627,436Sep 4National Geographic Entertainment
66Gamer$230,0082,502$20,534,907Sep 4Lionsgate Films
67The Damned United$217,54245$449,865Oct 9Sony Pictures Classics
68Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg$216,43125$1,134,623Jul 10International Film Circuit
69Do Knot Disturb$213,52557$213,525Oct 2Adlabs Films
70Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$212,25382$34,137,524Sep 23IMAX
71Me and Mrs. Khanna$194,55159$197,183Oct 16UTV Motion Pictures
72Space Station 3D$185,95664$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
73The Ugly Truth$165,8662,975$88,915,214Jul 24Sony Pictures Releasing
74Shorts$162,6623,105$20,919,166Aug 21Warner Bros.
75London Dreams$142,96182$300,293Oct 30Studio 18
76Free Style$141,108260$141,108Oct 9The Samuel Goldwyn Company
77Passport to Love$134,4529$173,828Oct 9Variance Films
78Antichrist$130,88819$404,122Oct 23IFC Films
79The Wizard of Oz
2009 NCM Fathom Event
$130,000451$1,140,000Sep 23Warner Bros.
80The Maid$120,91219$576,608Oct 16Elephant Eye Films
81Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$120,869252$23,746,066Oct 5National Geographic Entertainment
82All the Best: Fun Begins$120,71355$120,713Oct 16Yash Raj Films
83Extract$115,2611,614$10,823,158Sep 4Miramax
84Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian$108,9654,101$177,243,721May 22Twentieth Century Fox
85Moon$104,142252$5,010,163Jun 12Sony Pictures Classics
86Orphan$96,7422,750$41,596,251Jul 24Warner Bros.
87Adam$78,581177$2,277,396Jul 29-
88The Hurt Locker$77,218535$17,017,811Jun 26Summit Entertainment
89The Baader Meinhof Complex$76,37938$476,270Aug 21Vitagraph Films
90Cold Souls$75,22152$905,209Aug 7The Samuel Goldwyn Company
91Motherhood$72,33848$93,388Oct 23Freestyle Releasing
92The Yes Men Fix the World$69,47716$194,533Sep 25Shadow Distribution
93Departures$66,67827$1,498,210May 29Regent Releasing
94Food, Inc.$65,514155$4,417,674Jun 12Magnolia Pictures
95Seraphine$63,39324$884,613Jun 5Music Box Films
96The Burning Plain$62,87026$200,730Sep 18Magnolia Pictures
97In the Loop$62,22092$2,388,804Jul 24IFC Films
98What's Your Raashee?$59,85478$257,868Sep 25UTV Motion Pictures
99Bronson$59,8108$104,979Oct 9Magnolia Pictures
100Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone$57,6486$107,797Jul 3Eleven Arts
101Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean$57,50242$7,714,996Feb 153D Entertainment
102The Horse Boy$54,3215$156,612Sep 30Zeitgeist Films
103Lost in Love$52,453221$52,453Oct 16Cinedigm Entertainment Group
104Crude$49,6447$170,295Sep 9First Run
105My Sister's Keeper$47,8312,606$49,200,230Jun 26Warner Bros.
106Play the Game$47,42055$659,483Feb 27Slowhand Cinema Releasing
10735 Shots of Rum$47,0685$177,511Sep 16The Cinema Guild
108Ong Bak 2$45,04012$102,458Oct 23Magnolia Pictures
109The Cove$43,08756$857,005Jul 31Roadside Attractions
110Big Fan$43,00415$234,540Aug 28First Independent Pictures
111A Woman in Berlin$42,9659$294,014Jul 17Strand Releasing
112Unmistaken Child$39,0036$306,140Jun 3Oscilloscope
113Trucker$37,28413$52,429Oct 9Monterey Media
114The Providence Effect$34,39514$62,500Sep 25Slowhand Cinema Releasing
115Paper Heart$34,30996$1,274,062Aug 7Overture Films
116No Impact Man: The Documentary$32,9168$100,028Sep 11Oscilloscope
117(Untitled)$31,47725$230,600Oct 23The Samuel Goldwyn Company
118The Other Man$30,15811$149,528Sep 11Image Entertainment
119Visual Acoustics$26,2335$52,467Oct 9Arthouse Films
120Lorna's Silence$26,14023$338,795Jul 31Sony Pictures Classics
121Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love$20,4797$172,225Jun 12Shadow Distribution
122Whatever Works$20,426353$5,306,706Jun 19Sony Pictures Classics
123Post Grad$18,1561,959$6,380,019Aug 21Twentieth Century Fox
124The Way We Get By$17,8277$106,542Jul 17International Film Circuit
125The Beaches of Agnès$17,6817$239,711Jul 2The Cinema Guild
126Disgrace$17,4809$69,705Sep 18Paladin
127World's Greatest Dad$15,72430$221,805Aug 21Magnolia Pictures
128White on Rice$15,4904$69,171Sep 11Variance Films
129Brief Interviews with Hideous Men$14,5162$33,745Sep 25IFC Films
130Nobody$14,2711$14,271Oct 1-
131Fuel$13,4764$32,465Sep 18-
132We Live in Public$11,9192$41,711Aug 28Abramorama
133Chelsea on the Rocks$11,7991$11,799Oct 2Aliquot Films
134Adventures of Power$11,5183$17,419Oct 9Variance Films
135The Wonder of it All$10,77739$781,016Jul 17Indican Pictures
136Peter and Vandy$10,6183$11,495Oct 9Strand Releasing
137Wanted$10,56471$349,637Sep 18Eros Worldwide
138Killing Kasztner$10,3985$112,313Oct 23Sky Island Films
139The House of the Devil$10,1487$101,215Oct 30Magnolia Pictures
140The Wedding Song$9,4814$31,160Oct 9Strand Releasing
141La fille de Monaco$9,47631$602,992Jul 3Magnolia Pictures
142The Janky Promoters$9,06922$9,069Oct 16Third Rail Releasing
143Soul Power$8,97423$207,121Jul 10Sony Pictures Classics
144Star Trek$8,1864,053$257,730,019May 8Paramount Pictures
145Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy: Fallen Idol$7,9292$14,471Oct 2Indican Pictures
146Humpday$7,86827$407,377Jul 10Magnolia Pictures
147Teza$7,8271$30,070Sep 18Mypheduh Films
148Tokyo Sonata$7,69310$278,356Mar 13Regent Releasing
149U2 3D$7,488686$10,363,341Jan 23National Geographic Entertainment
150Earth Days$6,8175$26,748Aug 14Zeitgeist Films
151American Casino$6,7733$50,437Aug 14Argot Pictures
152The Song of Sparrows$6,7005$116,372Apr 3Regent Releasing
153Walt & El Grupo$6,6084$20,521Sep 9Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
154Cloud 9$6,5898$91,675Aug 14Music Box Films
155La Bohème$6,42549$54,464Sep 23Emerging Pictures
156Gentlemen Broncos$6,40618$113,682Oct 30-
157The Little Traitor$6,0575$402,088Oct 23-
158Under Our Skin$5,9136$98,548Jun 19Shadow Distribution
159Beeswax$5,4653$46,590Aug 7The Cinema Guild
160The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard$4,9691,849$15,122,676Aug 14Paramount Vantage
161Afghan Star$4,4875$102,115Jun 26Zeitgeist Films
162Taking Woodstock$4,4731,395$7,460,204Aug 26Focus Features
163The Ministers$4,4472$4,447Oct 16Maya Entertainment
164Blind Date$4,0531$8,449Sep 25Variance Films
165Il Divo$3,9238$240,159Apr 24Music Box Films
166Afterschool$3,9111$3,911Oct 2IFC Films
167The Big Gay Musical$3,7081$24,140Sep 11-
168Galapagos$3,69014$18,630,372Oct 29IMAX
169Storm$3,5843$16,013Oct 30Film Movement
170The Stoning of Soraya M.$3,47734$637,421Jun 26Roadside Attractions
171Jerichow$3,3223$60,379May 15The Cinema Guild
172Every Little Step$3,21770$1,725,141Apr 17Sony Pictures Classics
173Leonera$2,5991$14,739Jul 3Strand Releasing
174The Headless Woman$2,4673$100,177Aug 19Strand Releasing
175Adoration$2,34920$294,244May 8Sony Pictures Classics
176Vanished Empire
2009 Re-release
$2,3381$10,289Jul 10Kino International
177Laila's Birthday$2,2513$13,689May 29Kino International
178Pretty Ugly People$2,0823$6,537Sep 18Osiris Entertainment
179O'Horten$2,06023$302,232May 22Sony Pictures Classics
180Easy Virtue$1,957255$2,656,784May 22Sony Pictures Classics
181$9.99$1,9104$52,384Dec 12Regent Releasing
182The Canyon$1,7852$1,785Oct 23Truly Indie
183I Love You, Beth Cooper$1,7691,872$14,800,725Jul 10Twentieth Century Fox
184Bliss
2009 Re-release
$1,5423$40,349Aug 7First Run
185Still Walking$1,46013$167,047Aug 28IFC Films
186Flame & Citron$1,4288$148,089Jul 31IFC Films
187The Windmill Movie$1,3564$30,050Jun 17The Film Desk
188The Legend of God's Gun$1,2938$243,768Jul 18Indican Pictures
189Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution$1,1811$1,181Oct 16First Run
190Box Elder$1,0082$48,996Mar 3-
191Looking for Palladin$9888$11,268Oct 30Wildcat Releasing
192Amarcord
Undated Brazil Release
$9012$125,493-Janus Films
193Goodbye Solo$89234$870,781Mar 27Roadside Attractions
194Mystery Team$8894$89,442Aug 28Roadside Attractions
195Streetballers$8742$28,642Aug 21MSK Productions
196Shrink$84727$189,621Jul 24Roadside Attractions
197Tetro$83816$518,522Jun 11American Zoetrope
198Shall We Kiss?$83533$535,499Mar 27Music Box Films
199Le combat dans l'île$7261$50,039Jun 12The Film Desk
200The Wild Child$7112$65,051Nov 7The Film Desk