Domestic 2009 Weekend 42
October 16-18, 2009
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Where the Wild Things Are | $32,470,000 | $32,695,407 | +$225,407 | +0.7% | 3,735 | $32,470,000 | $32,695,407 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | 2 | - | Law Abiding Citizen | $21,250,000 | $21,039,502 | -$210,498 | -1% | 2,890 | $21,250,000 | $21,039,502 | 1 | Overture Films |
| 3 | 3 | - | Paranormal Activity | $20,163,000 | $19,617,650 | -$545,350 | -2.7% | 760 | $33,717,000 | $33,171,743 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | - | Couples Retreat | $17,949,000 | $17,227,390 | -$721,610 | -4% | 3,009 | $63,339,000 | $62,617,735 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | 5 | - | The Stepfather | $12,300,000 | $11,581,586 | -$718,414 | -5.8% | 2,734 | $12,300,000 | $11,581,586 | 1 | Screen Gems |
| 6 | 6 | - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $8,100,000 | $8,017,871 | -$82,129 | -1% | 3,037 | $108,284,000 | $108,201,645 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | 7 | - | Zombieland | $7,800,000 | $7,616,939 | -$183,061 | -2.3% | 3,171 | $60,823,000 | $60,640,317 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | 8 | - | Toy Story 2009 Re-release | $3,011,000 | $3,016,580 | +$5,580 | +0.2% | 1,489 | $28,594,000 | $28,554,678 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 9 | - | Surrogates | $1,922,000 | $1,917,315 | -$4,685 | -0.2% | 2,326 | $36,332,000 | $36,327,650 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 10 | - | The Invention of Lying | $1,905,000 | $1,907,398 | +$2,398 | +0.1% | 1,624 | $15,495,000 | $15,497,164 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 11 | - | Whip It | $1,525,000 | $1,507,379 | -$17,621 | -1.2% | 1,482 | $11,378,000 | $11,360,796 | 3 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | - | Capitalism: A Love Story | $1,433,000 | $1,455,510 | +$22,510 | +1.6% | 991 | $11,600,000 | $11,622,433 | 4 | Overture Films |
| 13 | 13 | - | The Informant! | $1,005,000 | $955,456 | -$49,544 | -4.9% | 1,228 | $31,816,000 | $31,766,896 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 14 | - | Fame | $880,000 | $903,890 | +$23,890 | +2.7% | 1,555 | $21,772,000 | $21,795,849 | 4 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | 15 | - | A Serious Man | $860,000 | $842,511 | -$17,489 | -2% | 82 | $1,861,000 | $1,843,307 | 3 | Focus Features |
| 16 | 16 | - | I Can Do Bad All by Myself | $590,000 | $557,799 | -$32,201 | -5.5% | 807 | $51,416,000 | $51,383,324 | 6 | Lionsgate |
| 17 | 17 | - | Love Happens | $563,000 | $547,765 | -$15,235 | -2.7% | 1,043 | $22,432,000 | $22,416,260 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | 19 | +1 | Good Hair | $437,000 | $398,617 | -$38,383 | -8.8% | 178 | $1,766,000 | $1,727,611 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 19 | 18 | -1 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $405,000 | $407,537 | +$2,537 | +0.6% | 514 | $149,643,000 | $149,645,921 | 11 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | 20 | - | Bright Star | $396,000 | $396,479 | +$479 | +0.1% | 295 | $3,534,000 | $3,534,192 | 5 | Apparition |
| 21 | 22 | +1 | New York, I Love You | $372,000 | $380,605 | +$8,605 | +2.3% | 118 | $372,000 | $380,605 | 1 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 22 | 23 | +1 | Inglourious Basterds | $366,000 | $341,410 | -$24,590 | -6.7% | 436 | $119,098,000 | $119,073,469 | 9 | The Weinstein Company |
| 23 | 21 | -2 | Coco Before Chanel | $312,000 | $391,618 | +$79,618 | +25.5% | 99 | $1,560,000 | $2,379,316 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | 29 | +5 | An Education | $266,000 | $244,763 | -$21,237 | -8% | 19 | $505,000 | $483,693 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 25 | 30 | +5 | 9 | $226,000 | $232,125 | +$6,125 | +2.7% | 488 | $31,213,000 | $31,219,946 | 6 | Focus Features |
| 26 | 32 | +6 | More Than a Game | $208,000 | $200,253 | -$7,747 | -3.7% | 107 | $605,000 | $598,210 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 27 | 33 | +6 | The Boys Are Back | $159,000 | $154,237 | -$4,763 | -3% | 108 | $563,000 | $558,208 | 4 | Miramax |
| 28 | 34 | +6 | Pandorum | $151,000 | $145,985 | -$5,015 | -3.3% | 427 | $10,057,000 | $10,051,556 | 4 | Overture Films |
| 29 | 35 | +6 | Black Dynamite | $141,000 | $131,862 | -$9,138 | -6.5% | 70 | $141,000 | $131,862 | 1 | Apparition |
| 30 | 43 | +13 | The September Issue | $104,000 | $91,743 | -$12,257 | -11.8% | 77 | $3,366,000 | $3,353,855 | 8 | Roadside Attractions |
| 31 | 46 | +15 | From Mexico with Love | $90,500 | $85,326 | -$5,174 | -5.7% | 139 | $511,000 | $505,606 | 2 | Roadside Attractions |
| 32 | 44 | +12 | Sorority Row | $85,000 | $87,667 | +$2,667 | +3.1% | 244 | $11,818,000 | $11,820,613 | 6 | Summit Entertainment |
| 33 | 51 | +18 | Halloween II | $59,000 | $56,135 | -$2,865 | -4.9% | 140 | $32,594,000 | $32,590,788 | 8 | Dimension Films |
| 34 | 58 | +24 | The Damned United | $41,200 | $37,675 | -$3,525 | -8.6% | 15 | $89,500 | $85,925 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | 60 | +25 | Passport to Love | $34,300 | $31,908 | -$2,392 | -7% | 6 | $97,700 | $95,275 | 2 | Variance Films |
| 36 | 63 | +27 | Amreeka | $19,600 | $20,056 | +$456 | +2.3% | 18 | $537,000 | $537,404 | 7 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 37 | 67 | +30 | The Maid | $18,400 | $17,036 | -$1,364 | -7.4% | 1 | $18,400 | $17,036 | 1 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 38 | 71 | +33 | Visual Acoustics | $14,100 | $11,915 | -$2,185 | -15.5% | 2 | $19,300 | $17,252 | 2 | Arthouse Films |
| 39 | 102 | +63 | Adventures of Power | $2,370 | $2,236 | -$134 | -5.7% | 1 | $7,450 | $7,309 | 2 | Variance Films |
| 40 | 97 | +57 | The Ministers | $2,160 | $2,844 | +$684 | +31.7% | 2 | $2,160 | $2,844 | 1 | Maya Entertainment |
| 41 | 108 | +67 | White on Rice | $1,180 | $1,181 | +$1 | <0.1% | 1 | $45,300 | $45,345 | 6 | Variance Films |
