Domestic 2009 Weekend 34
August 21-23, 2009
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Inglourious Basterds | $37,602,000 | $38,054,676 | +$452,676 | +1.2% | 3,165 | $37,602,000 | $38,070,437 | 1 | The Weinstein Company |
| 2 | 2 | - | District 9 | $18,900,000 | $18,213,546 | -$686,454 | -3.6% | 3,050 | $73,491,000 | $72,804,317 | 2 | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | 3 | - | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $12,500,000 | $12,204,927 | -$295,073 | -2.4% | 3,953 | $120,531,000 | $120,235,874 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | - | The Time Traveler's Wife | $10,025,000 | $9,742,427 | -$282,573 | -2.8% | 2,988 | $37,448,000 | $37,165,676 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 5 | - | Julie & Julia | $9,000,000 | $8,800,674 | -$199,326 | -2.2% | 2,463 | $59,288,000 | $59,088,965 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 6 | - | Shorts | $6,600,000 | $6,410,339 | -$189,661 | -2.9% | 3,105 | $6,600,000 | $6,410,339 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | 7 | - | G-Force | $4,205,000 | $4,114,661 | -$90,339 | -2.1% | 2,561 | $107,315,000 | $107,224,616 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | 8 | - | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $3,515,000 | $3,478,149 | -$36,851 | -1% | 1,936 | $290,275,000 | $290,238,524 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 9 | - | The Ugly Truth | $2,850,000 | $2,774,174 | -$75,826 | -2.7% | 1,971 | $82,887,000 | $82,811,624 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 11 | +1 | Post Grad | $2,800,000 | $2,651,996 | -$148,004 | -5.3% | 1,959 | $2,800,000 | $2,651,996 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | 10 | -1 | The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | $2,650,000 | $2,710,194 | +$60,194 | +2.3% | 1,849 | $11,187,000 | $11,247,625 | 2 | Paramount Vantage |
| 12 | 12 | - | Ponyo | $2,429,000 | $2,425,644 | -$3,356 | -0.1% | 927 | $8,140,000 | $8,136,515 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 13 | - | 500 Days of Summer | $2,375,000 | $2,280,680 | -$94,320 | -4% | 988 | $22,171,000 | $22,077,070 | 6 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | - | The Hangover | $1,505,000 | $1,474,236 | -$30,764 | -2% | 848 | $268,308,000 | $268,277,556 | 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 16 | +1 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $965,000 | $970,360 | +$5,360 | +0.6% | 740 | $398,436,000 | $398,441,218 | 9 | DreamWorks |
| 16 | 18 | +2 | Bandslam | $896,000 | $858,829 | -$37,171 | -4.1% | 2,121 | $4,473,000 | $4,435,538 | 2 | Summit Entertainment |
| 17 | 20 | +3 | Orphan | $810,000 | $802,493 | -$7,507 | -0.9% | 655 | $39,942,000 | $39,934,233 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | 21 | +3 | The Proposal | $806,000 | $791,387 | -$14,613 | -1.8% | 642 | $159,181,000 | $159,166,329 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 19 | - | X Games 3D: The Movie | $800,000 | $837,216 | +$37,216 | +4.7% | 1,399 | $800,000 | $837,216 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 23 | +3 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $785,000 | $741,538 | -$43,462 | -5.5% | 559 | $192,432,000 | $192,388,059 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | 22 | +1 | Aliens in the Attic | $735,000 | $752,739 | +$17,739 | +2.4% | 830 | $22,230,000 | $22,247,346 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | 24 | +2 | The Hurt Locker | $403,000 | $383,017 | -$19,983 | -5% | 399 | $11,144,000 | $11,124,222 | 9 | Summit Entertainment |
| 23 | 26 | +3 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $305,000 | $301,043 | -$3,957 | -1.3% | 266 | $176,091,000 | $176,087,412 | 14 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | 28 | +4 | Adam | $247,000 | $248,123 | +$1,123 | +0.5% | 66 | $892,000 | $892,806 | 4 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 25 | 29 | +4 | Star Trek | $245,000 | $240,311 | -$4,689 | -1.9% | 271 | $256,379,000 | $256,374,154 | 16 | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | 32 | +6 | In the Loop | $207,000 | $187,652 | -$19,348 | -9.3% | 90 | $1,570,000 | $1,550,473 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 27 | 35 | +8 | Cold Souls | $133,000 | $120,406 | -$12,594 | -9.5% | 50 | $340,000 | $327,179 | 3 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 28 | 33 | +5 | Paper Heart | $129,000 | $127,411 | -$1,589 | -1.2% | 78 | $756,000 | $754,472 | 3 | Overture Films |
| 29 | 40 | +11 | My One and Only | $60,700 | $58,692 | -$2,008 | -3.3% | 4 | $60,700 | $58,692 | 1 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 30 | 42 | +12 | The Cove | $52,500 | $53,107 | +$607 | +1.2% | 32 | $537,000 | $537,247 | 4 | Roadside Attractions |
| 31 | 43 | +12 | It Might Get Loud | $52,000 | $52,074 | +$74 | +0.1% | 7 | $198,000 | $197,552 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | 41 | +9 | Moon | $42,800 | $55,338 | +$12,538 | +29.3% | 71 | $4,561,000 | $4,573,659 | 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 33 | 46 | +13 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $38,000 | $40,265 | +$2,265 | +6% | 95 | $198,330,000 | $198,332,128 | 22 | DreamWorks |
| 34 | 49 | +15 | Thirst | $31,400 | $33,666 | +$2,266 | +7.2% | 17 | $294,000 | $296,441 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 35 | 54 | +19 | Casi divas 2009 Re-release | $27,100 | $27,491 | +$391 | +1.4% | 22 | $27,100 | $27,491 | 1 | Maya Entertainment |
| 36 | 56 | +20 | Lorna's Silence | $25,200 | $25,045 | -$155 | -0.6% | 14 | $160,000 | $160,241 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | 50 | +13 | Whatever Works | $25,000 | $31,479 | +$6,479 | +25.9% | 34 | $5,177,000 | $5,183,644 | 10 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | 58 | +20 | Flame & Citron | $15,600 | $18,925 | +$3,325 | +21.3% | 6 | $85,600 | $67,258 | 4 | IFC Films |
| 39 | 68 | +29 | Tetro | $11,900 | $11,312 | -$588 | -4.9% | 8 | $439,000 | $438,350 | 11 | American Zoetrope |
| 40 | 69 | +29 | Chéri | $10,000 | $9,586 | -$414 | -4.1% | 36 | $2,709,000 | $2,708,188 | 9 | Miramax |
| 41 | 73 | +32 | Unmistaken Child | $6,300 | $8,014 | +$1,714 | +27.2% | 4 | $207,000 | $208,345 | 12 | Oscilloscope |
| 42 | 79 | +37 | Five Minutes of Heaven | $5,200 | $5,364 | +$164 | +3.2% | 1 | $5,200 | $5,364 | 1 | IFC Films |
