Domestic Box Office For Fall 2009
Fall 2009 is September 8-November 5.
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Education | $12,574,914 | 763 | $159,017 | 1.3% | 4 | Oct 9 | May 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 2 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | $10,273,188 | 524 | $546,687 | 5.3% | 68 | Oct 30 | Feb 18 | Apparition |
| 3 | A Serious Man | $9,228,768 | 262 | $251,337 | 2.7% | 6 | Oct 2 | Jan 7 | Focus Features |
| 4 | Coco Before Chanel | $6,113,834 | 307 | $406,768 | 6.7% | 43 | Sep 25 | Feb 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 5 | Bright Star | $4,444,637 | 380 | $189,703 | 4.3% | 19 | Sep 16 | Dec 10 | Apparition |
| 6 | Good Hair | $4,157,223 | 466 | $1,039,220 | 25% | 186 | Oct 9 | Mar 4 | Roadside Attractions |
| 7 | New York, I Love You | $1,588,015 | 118 | $380,605 | 24% | 118 | Oct 16 | Dec 24 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 8 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | $1,429,299 | 266 | $366,909 | 25.7% | 120 | Sep 25 | Nov 12 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 9 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | $1,355,079 | 135 | $258,400 | 19.1% | 117 | Sep 18 | May 13 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 10 | The Wizard of Oz 2009 NCM Fathom Event | $1,140,000 | 451 | - | - | - | Sep 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Paris | $1,010,194 | 34 | $46,518 | 4.6% | 6 | Sep 18 | Dec 24 | IFC Films |
| 12 | More Than a Game | $950,675 | 111 | $182,943 | 19.2% | 14 | Oct 2 | Nov 24 | Lionsgate |
| 13 | The Boys Are Back | $809,752 | 108 | $49,342 | 6.1% | 6 | Sep 25 | Nov 5 | Miramax |
| 14 | Wake Up Sid | $718,766 | 79 | $355,532 | 49.5% | 79 | Oct 2 | Nov 5 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Dil Bole Hadippa | $644,046 | 54 | $351,457 | 54.6% | 54 | Sep 18 | - | Yash Raj Films |
| 16 | The Maid | $576,608 | 19 | $17,036 | 3% | 1 | Oct 16 | Mar 25 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 17 | From Mexico with Love | $548,787 | 279 | $334,340 | 60.9% | 279 | Oct 9 | Jan 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 18 | The Damned United | $449,865 | 45 | $32,065 | 7.1% | 6 | Oct 9 | Feb 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 19 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $406,085 | 105 | $143,289 | 35.3% | 105 | Oct 23 | Nov 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Antichrist | $404,122 | 19 | $71,397 | 17.7% | 6 | Oct 23 | Dec 17 | IFC Films |
| 21 | The Little Traitor | $402,088 | 5 | $2,330 | 0.6% | 1 | Oct 23 | Sep 1 | - |
| 22 | Wanted | $349,637 | 71 | $217,432 | 62.2% | 71 | Sep 18 | Oct 1 | Eros Worldwide |
| 23 | London Dreams | $300,293 | 82 | $207,964 | 69.3% | 82 | Oct 30 | Nov 8 | Studio 18 |
| 24 | What's Your Raashee? | $257,868 | 78 | $169,005 | 65.5% | 78 | Sep 25 | Oct 18 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Black Dynamite | $242,578 | 70 | $131,862 | 54.4% | 70 | Oct 16 | Oct 23 | Apparition |
| 26 | (Untitled) | $230,600 | 25 | $18,002 | 7.8% | 3 | Oct 23 | Dec 10 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 27 | Do Knot Disturb | $213,525 | 57 | $124,691 | 58.4% | 57 | Oct 2 | Oct 11 | Adlabs Films |
| 28 | The Burning Plain | $200,730 | 26 | $58,749 | 29.3% | 21 | Sep 18 | Nov 26 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 29 | Me and Mrs. Khanna | $197,183 | 59 | $121,134 | 61.4% | 59 | Oct 16 | Nov 5 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 30 | The Yes Men Fix the World | $194,533 | 16 | $1,242 | 0.6% | 2 | Sep 25 | Apr 8 | Shadow Distribution |
| 31 | 35 Shots of Rum | $177,511 | 5 | $9,576 | 5.4% | 1 | Sep 16 | Jun 10 | The Cinema Guild |
| 32 | Passport to Love | $173,828 | 9 | $46,012 | 26.5% | 6 | Oct 9 | Nov 26 | Variance Films |
| 33 | Crude | $170,295 | 7 | $16,595 | 9.7% | 1 | Sep 9 | Sep 2 | First Run |
| 34 | The Horse Boy | $156,612 | 5 | $6,554 | 4.2% | 3 | Sep 30 | Feb 11 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 35 | The Other Man | $149,528 | 11 | $51,909 | 34.7% | 8 | Sep 11 | Oct 22 | Image Entertainment |
| 36 | Free Style | $141,108 | 260 | $97,764 | 69.3% | 260 | Oct 9 | Oct 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 37 | All the Best: Fun Begins | $120,713 | 55 | $96,054 | 79.6% | 55 | Oct 16 | Oct 22 | Yash Raj Films |
| 38 | Gentlemen Broncos | $113,682 | 18 | $11,502 | 10.1% | 2 | Oct 30 | Dec 10 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 39 | Killing Kasztner | $112,313 | 5 | $5,513 | 4.9% | 1 | Oct 23 | May 20 | Sky Island Films |
| 40 | Bronson | $104,979 | 8 | $10,940 | 10.4% | 1 | Oct 9 | Dec 31 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 41 | Ong Bak 2 | $102,458 | 12 | $26,564 | 25.9% | 10 | Oct 23 | Dec 31 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 42 | The House of the Devil | $101,215 | 7 | $25,195 | 24.9% | 3 | Oct 30 | Dec 31 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 43 | No Impact Man: The Documentary | $100,028 | 8 | $15,215 | 15.2% | 2 | Sep 11 | Nov 12 | Oscilloscope |
| 44 | Motherhood | $93,388 | 48 | $50,081 | 53.6% | 48 | Oct 23 | Nov 19 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 45 | Disgrace | $69,705 | 9 | $12,615 | 18.1% | 3 | Sep 18 | Oct 8 | Paladin |
| 46 | White on Rice | $69,171 | 4 | $8,079 | 11.7% | 2 | Sep 11 | Mar 18 | Variance Films |
| 47 | The Providence Effect | $62,500 | 14 | $31,660 | 50.7% | 14 | Sep 25 | Oct 25 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 48 | La Bohème | $54,464 | 49 | $30,780 | 56.5% | 49 | Sep 23 | Oct 4 | Emerging Pictures |
| 49 | Broken Hill | $54,058 | 48 | $32,140 | 59.5% | 48 | Sep 11 | Sep 24 | Audience Alliance Motion Picture Studios (AAMPS) |
| 50 | Visual Acoustics | $52,467 | 5 | $3,517 | 6.7% | 1 | Oct 9 | Nov 19 | Arthouse Films |
| 51 | Lost in Love | $52,453 | 221 | $52,453 | 100% | 221 | Oct 16 | Oct 18 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 52 | Trucker | $52,429 | 13 | $9,458 | 18% | 10 | Oct 9 | Feb 4 | Monterey Media |
| 53 | Bicycle Thieves 2008 Re-release | $36,818 | 2 | $513 | 1.4% | 1 | Oct 31 | Dec 17 | Corinth Films |
| 54 | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | $33,745 | 2 | $18,510 | 54.9% | 1 | Sep 25 | Oct 15 | IFC Films |
| 55 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | $32,917 | 5 | $17,177 | 52.2% | 5 | Sep 11 | Oct 1 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 56 | Fuel | $32,465 | 4 | $12,386 | 38.2% | 4 | Sep 18 | Nov 5 | - |
| 57 | The Wedding Song | $31,160 | 4 | $1,240 | 4% | 1 | Oct 9 | Mar 18 | Strand Releasing |
| 58 | Teza | $30,070 | 1 | $8,908 | 29.6% | 1 | Sep 18 | Oct 4 | Mypheduh Films |
| 59 | The Big Gay Musical | $24,140 | 1 | $8,053 | 33.4% | 1 | Sep 11 | Nov 12 | - |
| 60 | Walt & El Grupo | $20,521 | 4 | $6,059 | 29.5% | 3 | Sep 9 | Nov 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 61 | Harmony and Me | $20,099 | 1 | - | - | - | Sep 18 | Mar 4 | - |
| 62 | Adventures of Power | $17,419 | 3 | $4,254 | 24.4% | 2 | Oct 9 | Dec 3 | Variance Films |
| 63 | Storm | $16,013 | 3 | $8,307 | 51.9% | 2 | Oct 30 | Nov 19 | Film Movement |
| 64 | Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy: Fallen Idol | $14,471 | 2 | $2,546 | 17.6% | 2 | Oct 2 | Mar 18 | Indican Pictures |
| 65 | Nobody | $14,271 | 1 | $1,336 | 9.4% | 1 | Oct 1 | - | - |
| 66 | Chelsea on the Rocks | $11,799 | 1 | $4,286 | 36.3% | 1 | Oct 2 | Oct 18 | Aliquot Films |
| 67 | Peter and Vandy | $11,495 | 3 | $7,323 | 63.7% | 3 | Oct 9 | Oct 22 | Strand Releasing |
| 68 | Looking for Palladin | $11,268 | 8 | $2,614 | 23.2% | 1 | Oct 30 | Nov 19 | Wildcat Releasing |
| 69 | The Janky Promoters | $9,069 | 22 | $5,702 | 62.9% | 22 | Oct 16 | Oct 22 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 70 | Blind Date | $8,449 | 1 | $2,787 | 33% | 1 | Sep 25 | Nov 5 | Variance Films |
| 71 | Pretty Ugly People | $6,537 | 3 | $2,522 | 38.6% | 3 | Sep 18 | Nov 5 | Osiris Entertainment |
| 72 | Gogol Bordello Non-Stop | $5,532 | 1 | $2,793 | 50.5% | 1 | Sep 11 | Oct 4 | Lorber Films |
| 73 | The Ministers | $4,447 | 2 | $2,844 | 64% | 2 | Oct 16 | Oct 22 | Maya Entertainment |
| 74 | Afterschool | $3,911 | 1 | $2,606 | 66.6% | 1 | Oct 2 | Oct 8 | IFC Films |
| 75 | Give Me Your Hand | $3,601 | 1 | $2,434 | 67.6% | 1 | Sep 11 | Sep 17 | Strand Releasing |
| 76 | Devil Girl | $3,244 | 3 | $2,769 | 85.4% | 3 | Sep 18 | Sep 24 | Nocturnal Features |
| 77 | The Blue Tooth Virgin | $2,762 | 2 | $1,926 | 69.7% | 2 | Sep 25 | Jan 7 | Regent Releasing |
| 78 | The Canyon | $1,785 | 2 | $1,785 | 100% | 2 | Oct 23 | Oct 25 | Truly Indie |
| 79 | Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution | $1,181 | 1 | $595 | 50.4% | 1 | Oct 16 | Oct 22 | First Run |
