Domestic Box Office For September 2010

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1The Town$54,307,4202,935$92,186,262Sep 17Warner Bros.
2Resident Evil: Afterlife$53,830,3253,209$60,128,566Sep 10Screen Gems
3Easy A$35,428,1902,974$58,401,464Sep 17Screen Gems
4The American$34,992,0432,833$35,606,376Sep 1Focus Features
5Takers$31,362,8202,206$57,744,720Aug 27Screen Gems
6Machete$25,991,4192,678$26,593,646Sep 3Twentieth Century Fox
7Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps$25,775,8513,597$52,474,616Sep 24Twentieth Century Fox
8Devil$23,727,4052,811$33,601,190Sep 17Universal Pictures
9Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole$19,191,8693,575$55,675,313Sep 24Warner Bros.
10The Expendables$18,276,1923,398$103,068,524Aug 13Lionsgate Films
11The Last Exorcism$17,888,1972,874$41,034,350Aug 27Lionsgate Films
12Going the Distance$17,627,1393,030$17,804,299Sep 3Warner Bros.
13Eat Pray Love$16,996,8713,108$80,574,010Aug 13Sony Pictures Releasing
14The Other Guys$16,874,0643,651$119,219,978Aug 6Sony Pictures Releasing
15Alpha and Omega$16,024,5692,625$25,107,267Sep 17Lionsgate Films
16Inception$15,882,6553,792$292,576,195Jul 16Warner Bros.
17You Again$10,885,0672,548$25,702,053Sep 24Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
18Nanny McPhee Returns$10,289,0202,798$29,011,215Aug 20Universal Pictures
19The Switch$9,840,1132,017$27,779,426Aug 20Miramax
20Despicable Me$8,716,7253,602$251,639,815Jul 9Universal Pictures
21Vampires Suck$7,535,0773,233$36,661,504Aug 18Twentieth Century Fox
22Lottery Ticket$6,113,2121,974$24,719,879Aug 20Warner Bros.
23Avatar
2010 Special Edition
$5,642,453812$10,741,486Aug 27Twentieth Century Fox
24Piranha 3D$5,545,4792,491$25,003,155Aug 20-
25Toy Story 3$5,251,8134,028$415,004,880Jun 18Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
26Get Low$4,881,042570$9,176,933Jul 30Sony Pictures Classics
27Scott Pilgrim vs. the World$4,631,9102,820$31,524,275Aug 13Universal Pictures
28Salt$3,618,8933,612$118,311,368Jul 23Sony Pictures Releasing
29Dinner for Schmucks$3,052,7333,046$73,026,337Jul 30DreamWorks
30The Twilight Saga: Eclipse$2,195,6944,468$300,531,751Jun 30Summit Entertainment
31Step Up 3D$2,160,4512,439$42,400,223Aug 6Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
32Grown Ups$2,135,9113,534$162,001,186Jun 25Sony Pictures Releasing
33Mao's Last Dancer$1,945,647137$4,817,770Aug 20The Samuel Goldwyn Company
34Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore$1,872,1883,705$43,585,753Jul 30Warner Bros.
35The Sorcerer's Apprentice$1,721,8813,504$63,150,991Jul 14Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
36The Kids Are All Right$1,405,639994$20,811,365Jul 9Focus Features
37Hubble$1,392,713151$52,522,904Mar 19Warner Bros.
38Dabangg$1,288,54968$1,288,549Sep 10Eros Worldwide
39The Girl Who Played with Fire$1,142,107185$7,638,241Jul 9Music Box Films
40The Last Airbender$1,100,6823,203$131,772,187Jul 1Paramount Pictures
41Flipped$1,035,428442$1,755,212Aug 6Warner Bros.
42Catfish$1,031,172143$3,237,343Sep 17Rogue Pictures
43Ramona and Beezus$1,007,3642,719$26,167,002Jul 23Twentieth Century Fox
44Cairo Time$839,42076$1,603,616Aug 6IFC Films
45The Karate Kid$694,3873,740$176,591,618Jun 11Sony Pictures Releasing
46Shrek Forever After$645,5534,386$238,736,787May 21DreamWorks
47We Are Family$638,14478$638,144Sep 3UTV Motion Pictures
48Winter's Bone$612,263141$6,531,503Jun 11Roadside Attractions
49Never Let Me Go$537,319232$2,434,652Sep 15-
50Animal Kingdom$510,70261$1,044,039Aug 13Sony Pictures Classics
51The Tillman Story$492,40928$802,535Aug 20The Weinstein Company
52The Virginity Hit$486,626700$636,706Sep 24Sony Pictures Releasing
53What If...$419,49282$814,906Aug 20Five & Two Pictures
54Charlie St. Cloud$377,7052,725$31,162,545Jul 30Universal Pictures
55Knight and Day
2010 Re-release
$376,3733,104$76,423,035Jun 23Twentieth Century Fox
56I'm Still Here$375,067120$408,983Sep 10Magnolia Pictures
57Mesrine: Killer Instinct
2010 Re-release
$330,81234$551,697Aug 27Music Box Films
58I Am Love$330,484166$5,005,465Jun 18Magnolia Pictures
59Predators$312,8252,669$52,000,688Jul 9Twentieth Century Fox
60Under the Sea 3D$300,155108$36,262,926Feb 13Warner Bros.
61You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger$286,485402$3,248,246Sep 22Sony Pictures Classics
62Heartbreaker$270,79143$504,030Sep 10IFC Films
63Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
2010 Re-release
$226,87331$275,387Sep 3Music Box Films
64The Concert$211,34721$657,986Jul 30The Weinstein Company
65Legendary$200,393177$200,393Sep 10The Samuel Goldwyn Company
66Waiting for Superman$192,734330$6,417,135Sep 24Paramount Vantage
67Lebanon$173,67623$368,088Aug 6Sony Pictures Classics
68Jack Goes Boating$171,58190$541,992Sep 17Overture Films
69Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time$171,4713,646$90,759,676May 28Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
70Soul Kitchen$165,69423$276,901Aug 20IFC Films
71The Salvation Poem$165,46030$914,818Aug 27CanZion Films
72Restrepo$163,45052$1,330,894Jun 25National Geographic Entertainment
73The Wildest Dream$162,58921$898,137Aug 6National Geographic Entertainment
74A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop$141,02423$190,946Sep 3Sony Pictures Classics
75Buried$139,083107$1,044,143Sep 24Lionsgate Films
76Mademoiselle Chambon$126,63416$531,685May 28Lorber Films
77Fool for Love$118,0338$165,987Sep 10Variance Films
78The A-Team$113,5103,544$77,222,099Jun 11Twentieth Century Fox
79Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky$110,30874$1,621,226Jun 11Sony Pictures Classics
80Last Train Home$110,13914$288,328Sep 3Zeitgeist Films
81The Romantics$106,52414$106,524Sep 10-
82Bran Nue Dae$104,77455$113,568Sep 10Freestyle Releasing
83The Extra Man$99,91033$453,377Jul 30Magnolia Pictures
84A Film Unfinished$95,24216$320,486Aug 18Oscilloscope
85Like Dandelion Dust$94,48260$352,810Sep 24Blue Collar Releasing
86Cyrus$83,481454$7,468,936Jun 18-
87The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo$82,013202$10,095,170Mar 19Music Box Films
88Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould$79,8409$167,508Sep 10Lorber Films
89Centurion$79,26219$123,570Aug 27Magnolia Pictures
90Lovely, Still$76,90817$127,564Sep 10Monterey Media
91Howl$71,74729$617,334Sep 24Oscilloscope
92Enter the Void$71,43613$336,467Sep 24IFC Films
93Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$69,69782$34,137,524Sep 23IMAX
94Marmaduke$69,6783,213$33,644,788Jun 4Twentieth Century Fox
95Deep Sea$66,32947$46,412,757Mar 3Warner Bros.
96Metropolis
2010 Re-release
$65,7449$529,603May 7Kino International
97Exit Through the Gift Shop$63,92946$3,291,250Apr 16-
98La soga$62,95920$210,625Aug 137-57 Releasing
99Kings of Pastry$60,54210$336,386Sep 15First Run
100My Dog Tulip$60,2325$246,574Sep 1New Yorker Films
101Micmacs$56,46852$1,262,079May 28Sony Pictures Classics
102Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child$55,0097$256,242Jul 21Arthouse Films
103Nick Saban: Gamechanger$54,00026$189,000Aug 27-
104Space Station 3D$52,87564$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
105Agora$51,25617$619,423May 28Newmarket Films
106The Secret in Their Eyes$50,451166$6,391,436Apr 16Sony Pictures Classics
107Leaves of Grass$49,0066$70,066Sep 17First Look International
108Peepli Live$46,04970$757,951Aug 13UTV Motion Pictures
109On the Bowery$41,8021$41,802Sep 17Milestone
110Winnebago Man$39,20512$181,039Jul 9Kino International
111Life During Wartime$37,85120$281,447Jul 23IFC Films
112Solitary Man$37,707177$4,360,548May 21Anchor Bay Films
113The Sicilian Girl
2010 Re-release
$37,4956$71,239Aug 4Music Box Films
114Wild Grass$33,75523$403,952Jun 25Sony Pictures Classics
115Breathless
2010 Re-release
$33,52712$363,031May 28Rialto Pictures
116Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber$31,9113$33,024Sep 10Vitagraph Films
117Le code a changé$29,5292$46,714Aug 27IFC Films
118Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)$25,9363$30,975Sep 10Lorber Films
119The Disappearance of Alice Creed$25,69012$166,980Aug 6Anchor Bay Films
120Hideaway$24,3545$34,525Sep 10Strand Releasing
121Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work$23,563115$2,930,687Jun 11IFC Films
122GasLand$23,2772$30,846Sep 15-
123The Other City$22,5392$22,539Sep 17Cabin Films
124The Cremaster Cycle
2010 Re-release
$21,9412$151,239Apr 9International Film Circuit
125Please Give$21,693272$4,033,574Apr 30Sony Pictures Classics
126The Trial$19,7532$19,753Sep 10Mountain Top Releasing
127Ondine$18,64839$550,472Jun 4Magnolia Pictures
128Countdown to Zero$17,72328$272,040Jul 23Magnolia Pictures
129Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$16,223252$23,746,066Oct 5National Geographic Entertainment
130Undertow$14,6453$108,620Sep 17The Film Collaborative
131See What I'm Saying: The Deaf Entertainers Documentary$12,11621$118,206Mar 19Worldplay
132White Wedding
2010 Re-release
$11,7104$11,710Sep 3Dada Films
133Picture Me$11,6871$12,008Sep 17Strand Releasing
134Princess Kaiulani$11,50647$883,887May 14Roadside Attractions
135Date Night$11,1453,380$98,711,404Apr 9Twentieth Century Fox
136Mother and Child$10,044119$1,110,509May 7Sony Pictures Classics
137John Rabe$9,9736$67,519May 21Strand Releasing
138Dogtooth$9,4095$110,248Jun 25Kino International
139Spoken Word$9,1254$32,961Jul 23Variance Films
140Army of Crime$9,0613$37,031Aug 20Lorber Films
141Best Worst Movie$8,8822$109,895Apr 23Abramorama
142The Milk of Sorrow$8,0362$10,462Aug 27Olive Films
143Enemies of the People$7,9116$73,171Jul 30International Film Circuit
144The People I've Slept With$7,8432$19,137Aug 13-
145The Nature of Existence$7,6534$54,645Jun 18Walking Shadows
146Logan$7,1371$7,137Sep 10-
147Everyone Else$6,2885$102,042Apr 9The Cinema Guild
148Ran
2010 Re-release
$6,2174$124,673Feb 5Rialto Pictures
149Circle$6,0662$10,024Aug 27Indican Pictures
150Alamar$5,8943$61,613Jul 14Film Movement
151Neshoba$5,7692$19,245Aug 13First Run
152Feed the Fish$5,7684$101,170Apr 23Strand Releasing
153The Girlfriends$5,5441$68,167Jun 18The Film Desk
154The Freebie$5,2854$16,613Sep 17Phase 4 Films
155Mid-August Lunch$4,98023$675,299Mar 17Zeitgeist Films
156Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno$4,7783$25,489Jul 16Flicker Alley
157House$4,2627$209,765Jan 15Janus Films
158The Two Escobars$4,1881$14,457Aug 27All Rise Films
159Stonewall Uprising$3,30310$128,203Jun 16First Run
160El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances$3,2711$3,271Sep 17Cinema Libre Studio
161Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo$3,2572$5,922Sep 17Cinema Purgatorio
162Around a Small Mountain$3,1663$33,216Jul 9The Cinema Guild
163The Afterlight$2,3391$3,059Sep 10Cinema Purgatorio
164Two in the Wave$2,2231$28,808May 19Lorber Films
165Metal Messiah$2,2161$3,476Sep 16-
166Patrik, Age 1.5$1,7609$57,468Aug 14Regent Releasing
167Mississippi Mermaid$1,7141$33,216Jul 10The Film Desk
168Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead$1,6214$71,007Jun 4Indican Pictures
169Orlando
2010 Re-release
$1,6065$58,198Jul 23Sony Pictures Classics
170Mugabe and the White African$1,5851$7,924Jul 23First Run
171A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism
2010 Re-release
$1,4062$1,916Sep 24First Run
172The Harimaya Bridge$1,3383$54,473Mar 12Eleven Arts
173American Grindhouse$1,3312$5,529Jun 18Lorber Films
174The Temptation of St. Tony$1,3061$1,963Sep 17Olive Films
175Sweetgrass$1,2549$207,473Jan 6The Cinema Guild
176Le combat dans l'île$1,2491$50,039Jun 12The Film Desk
177The Girl
2010 Re-release
$1,1981$2,201Sep 17Olive Films
178The Flower of Kim Jong II$1,1671$4,362Mar 19Lorber Films
179The Fall of Night$1,0297$5,673Sep 10-
180Cropsey$8924$52,476Jun 4Cinema Purgatorio
181The Little Traitor$8705$402,088Oct 23-
182Daniel and Ana$6761$2,372Aug 27Strand Releasing
183Brutal Beauty: Tales of the Rose City Rollers$6672$9,677Jan 8Cinema Purgatorio
184Ajami$54423$622,403Feb 3Kino International
185NoBody's Perfect
2010 Re-release
$5211$2,122Apr 16Lorber Films
186Kings of the Evening$5125$99,270Jun 11Indican Pictures
187Prodigal Sons$46011$73,544Feb 26First Run
188Here and There$4505$27,156May 14Cinema Purgatorio
189Monsieur Verdoux$4202$64,636Mar 14The Film Desk
190Kisses
2010 Re-release
$40811$81,680Jul 16Oscilloscope
191Promised Lands$3621$4,546Feb 5The Film Desk
192Salt of This Sea
2010 Re-release
$3472$11,662Aug 13Lorber Films
193The Law$3461$17,351Jun 23Oscilloscope
194Tales from Earthsea
2010 Re-release
$3435$48,658Aug 13Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
195Home$2482$15,925Nov 27Lorber Films
196Altiplano$1901$2,961Aug 20First Run
197City Island$184269$6,671,036Mar 19Anchor Bay Films
198Double Take$1741$20,218Jun 2Kino International
199Crude$1427$170,295Sep 9First Run