Domestic Box Office For September 2009
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paranormal Activity | $107,918,810 | 2,712 | $77,873 | <0.1% | 12 | Sep 25 | Jan 21 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Capitalism: A Love Story | $14,363,397 | 995 | $231,964 | 1.6% | 4 | Sep 23 | Dec 17 | Overture Films |
| 3 | Coco Before Chanel | $6,113,834 | 307 | $406,768 | 6.7% | 43 | Sep 25 | Feb 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | Bright Star | $4,444,637 | 380 | $189,703 | 4.3% | 19 | Sep 16 | Dec 10 | Apparition |
| 5 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | $1,429,299 | 266 | $366,909 | 25.7% | 120 | Sep 25 | Nov 12 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 6 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | $1,355,079 | 135 | $258,400 | 19.1% | 117 | Sep 18 | May 13 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 7 | The Wizard of Oz 2009 NCM Fathom Event | $1,140,000 | 451 | - | - | - | Sep 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Paris | $1,010,194 | 34 | $46,518 | 4.6% | 6 | Sep 18 | Dec 24 | IFC Films |
| 9 | The Boys Are Back | $809,752 | 108 | $49,342 | 6.1% | 6 | Sep 25 | Nov 5 | Miramax |
| 10 | Dil Bole Hadippa | $644,046 | 54 | $351,457 | 54.6% | 54 | Sep 18 | - | Yash Raj Films |
| 11 | Amreeka | $627,436 | 40 | $58,823 | 9.4% | 4 | Sep 4 | Mar 11 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 12 | Wanted | $349,637 | 71 | $217,432 | 62.2% | 71 | Sep 18 | Oct 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 13 | What's Your Raashee? | $257,868 | 78 | $169,005 | 65.5% | 78 | Sep 25 | Oct 18 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 14 | The Burning Plain | $200,730 | 26 | $58,749 | 29.3% | 21 | Sep 18 | Nov 26 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 15 | The Yes Men Fix the World | $194,533 | 16 | $1,242 | 0.6% | 2 | Sep 25 | Apr 8 | Shadow Distribution |
| 16 | 35 Shots of Rum | $177,511 | 5 | $9,576 | 5.4% | 1 | Sep 16 | Jun 10 | The Cinema Guild |
| 17 | Crude | $170,295 | 7 | $16,595 | 9.7% | 1 | Sep 9 | Sep 2 | First Run |
| 18 | The Horse Boy | $156,612 | 5 | $6,554 | 4.2% | 3 | Sep 30 | Feb 11 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 19 | The Other Man | $149,528 | 11 | $51,909 | 34.7% | 8 | Sep 11 | Oct 22 | Image Entertainment |
| 20 | Carriers | $104,352 | 100 | $76,857 | 73.7% | 100 | Sep 4 | Sep 10 | Paramount Vantage |
| 21 | No Impact Man: The Documentary | $100,028 | 8 | $15,215 | 15.2% | 2 | Sep 11 | Nov 12 | Oscilloscope |
| 22 | Disgrace | $69,705 | 9 | $12,615 | 18.1% | 3 | Sep 18 | Oct 8 | Paladin |
| 23 | White on Rice | $69,171 | 4 | $8,079 | 11.7% | 2 | Sep 11 | Mar 18 | Variance Films |
| 24 | The Providence Effect | $62,500 | 14 | $31,660 | 50.7% | 14 | Sep 25 | Oct 25 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 25 | La Bohème | $54,464 | 49 | $30,780 | 56.5% | 49 | Sep 23 | Oct 4 | Emerging Pictures |
| 26 | Broken Hill | $54,058 | 48 | $32,140 | 59.5% | 48 | Sep 11 | Sep 24 | Audience Alliance Motion Picture Studios (AAMPS) |
| 27 | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | $33,745 | 2 | $18,510 | 54.9% | 1 | Sep 25 | Oct 15 | IFC Films |
| 28 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | $32,917 | 5 | $17,177 | 52.2% | 5 | Sep 11 | Oct 1 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 29 | Fuel | $32,465 | 4 | $12,386 | 38.2% | 4 | Sep 18 | Nov 5 | - |
| 30 | Teza | $30,070 | 1 | $8,908 | 29.6% | 1 | Sep 18 | Oct 4 | Mypheduh Films |
| 31 | The Big Gay Musical | $24,140 | 1 | $8,053 | 33.4% | 1 | Sep 11 | Nov 12 | - |
| 32 | Walt & El Grupo | $20,521 | 4 | $6,059 | 29.5% | 3 | Sep 9 | Nov 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 33 | Harmony and Me | $20,099 | 1 | - | - | - | Sep 18 | Mar 4 | - |
| 34 | Blind Date | $8,449 | 1 | $2,787 | 33% | 1 | Sep 25 | Nov 5 | Variance Films |
| 35 | Pretty Ugly People | $6,537 | 3 | $2,522 | 38.6% | 3 | Sep 18 | Nov 5 | Osiris Entertainment |
| 36 | Gogol Bordello Non-Stop | $5,532 | 1 | $2,793 | 50.5% | 1 | Sep 11 | Oct 4 | Lorber Films |
| 37 | Give Me Your Hand | $3,601 | 1 | $2,434 | 67.6% | 1 | Sep 11 | Sep 17 | Strand Releasing |
| 38 | Devil Girl | $3,244 | 3 | $2,769 | 85.4% | 3 | Sep 18 | Sep 24 | Nocturnal Features |
| 39 | The Blue Tooth Virgin | $2,762 | 2 | $1,926 | 69.7% | 2 | Sep 25 | Jan 7 | Regent Releasing |
