Domestic 2009 Weekend 43
October 23-25, 2009
| Est. Rank | Rank | Diff | Release | Est. Gross | Actual | Diff | % Diff | Theaters | Estimated Total | Actual | Weekend | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | Paranormal Activity | $22,000,000 | $21,104,070 | -$895,930 | -4.1% | 1,945 | $62,477,000 | $61,580,588 | 5 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | 2 | - | Saw VI | $14,800,000 | $14,118,444 | -$681,556 | -4.6% | 3,036 | $14,800,000 | $14,118,444 | 1 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | 3 | - | Where the Wild Things Are | $14,420,000 | $14,019,406 | -$400,594 | -2.8% | 3,735 | $53,960,000 | $53,558,981 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 4 | - | Law Abiding Citizen | $12,713,000 | $12,403,888 | -$309,112 | -2.4% | 2,890 | $40,318,000 | $40,008,703 | 2 | Overture Films |
| 5 | 5 | - | Couples Retreat | $11,097,000 | $10,620,685 | -$476,315 | -4.3% | 3,074 | $78,213,000 | $77,736,885 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | 6 | - | Astro Boy | $7,017,000 | $6,702,923 | -$314,077 | -4.5% | 3,014 | $7,017,000 | $6,702,923 | 1 | Summit Entertainment |
| 7 | 8 | +1 | The Stepfather | $6,500,000 | $6,230,969 | -$269,031 | -4.1% | 2,734 | $20,352,000 | $20,082,652 | 2 | Screen Gems |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $6,348,000 | $6,293,205 | -$54,795 | -0.9% | 2,754 | $6,348,000 | $6,293,205 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 9 | - | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $5,600,000 | $5,250,541 | -$349,459 | -6.2% | 2,741 | $115,204,000 | $114,854,877 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | 10 | - | Zombieland | $4,300,000 | $4,205,812 | -$94,188 | -2.2% | 2,447 | $67,308,000 | $67,213,384 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 11 | - | Amelia | $4,025,000 | $3,904,047 | -$120,953 | -3% | 820 | $4,025,000 | $3,904,047 | 1 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 12 | 12 | - | A Serious Man | $1,129,000 | $1,093,217 | -$35,783 | -3.2% | 176 | $3,232,000 | $3,196,496 | 4 | Focus Features |
| 13 | 13 | - | Toy Story 2009 Re-release | $1,033,000 | $1,009,900 | -$23,100 | -2.2% | 778 | $30,168,000 | $30,144,903 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 14 | - | Good Hair | $1,007,000 | $946,312 | -$60,688 | -6% | 466 | $2,865,000 | $2,804,063 | 3 | Roadside Attractions |
| 15 | 15 | - | The Invention of Lying | $900,000 | $839,209 | -$60,791 | -6.8% | 802 | $17,017,000 | $16,956,375 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | 16 | - | Capitalism: A Love Story | $703,000 | $726,453 | +$23,453 | +3.3% | 636 | $12,937,000 | $12,960,355 | 5 | Overture Films |
| 17 | 17 | - | Surrogates | $574,000 | $590,444 | +$16,444 | +2.9% | 797 | $37,557,000 | $37,573,398 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 18 | - | Whip It | $470,000 | $466,014 | -$3,986 | -0.8% | 435 | $12,298,000 | $12,293,893 | 4 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 19 | 19 | - | An Education | $408,000 | $367,371 | -$40,629 | -10% | 31 | $981,000 | $940,265 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | 20 | - | Coco Before Chanel | $302,000 | $353,000 | +$51,000 | +16.9% | 99 | $1,771,000 | $2,907,790 | 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | 23 | +2 | New York, I Love You | $239,000 | $230,127 | -$8,873 | -3.7% | 110 | $756,000 | $747,096 | 2 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 22 | 22 | - | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $235,000 | $235,381 | +$381 | +0.2% | 407 | $150,010,000 | $150,010,209 | 12 | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | 25 | +2 | Bright Star | $224,000 | $212,138 | -$11,862 | -5.3% | 209 | $3,913,000 | $3,901,214 | 6 | Apparition |
| 24 | 24 | - | Fame | $216,000 | $212,364 | -$3,636 | -1.7% | 445 | $22,210,000 | $22,206,056 | 5 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 25 | 30 | +5 | Love Happens | $190,000 | $179,850 | -$10,150 | -5.3% | 327 | $22,794,000 | $22,783,960 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | 31 | +5 | I Can Do Bad All by Myself | $188,000 | $178,828 | -$9,172 | -4.9% | 273 | $51,707,000 | $51,697,449 | 7 | Lionsgate |
| 27 | 32 | +5 | Inglourious Basterds | $172,000 | $176,550 | +$4,550 | +2.6% | 206 | $119,392,000 | $119,396,075 | 10 | The Weinstein Company |
| 28 | 35 | +7 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $131,000 | $143,289 | +$12,289 | +9.4% | 105 | $131,000 | $143,289 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | 37 | +8 | More Than a Game | $115,000 | $99,399 | -$15,601 | -13.6% | 107 | $764,000 | $749,005 | 4 | Lionsgate |
| 30 | 38 | +8 | The September Issue | $95,400 | $90,539 | -$4,861 | -5.1% | 59 | $3,492,000 | $3,487,024 | 9 | Roadside Attractions |
| 31 | 43 | +12 | The Damned United | $80,700 | $65,299 | -$15,401 | -19.1% | 36 | $182,000 | $166,130 | 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 32 | 39 | +7 | The Boys Are Back | $76,000 | $78,646 | +$2,646 | +3.5% | 108 | $691,000 | $694,355 | 5 | Miramax |
| 33 | 42 | +9 | Antichrist | $73,500 | $71,397 | -$2,103 | -2.9% | 6 | $73,500 | $71,397 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 34 | 44 | +10 | Sorority Row | $66,000 | $61,583 | -$4,417 | -6.7% | 90 | $11,920,000 | $11,915,856 | 7 | Summit Entertainment |
| 35 | 46 | +11 | Pandorum | $64,000 | $60,248 | -$3,752 | -5.9% | 112 | $10,186,000 | $10,181,919 | 5 | Overture Films |
| 36 | 49 | +13 | Motherhood | $57,700 | $50,081 | -$7,619 | -13.2% | 48 | $57,700 | $50,081 | 1 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 37 | 48 | +11 | 9 | $52,500 | $51,328 | -$1,172 | -2.2% | 134 | $31,341,000 | $31,339,937 | 7 | Focus Features |
| 38 | 51 | +13 | The Maid | $44,100 | $42,307 | -$1,793 | -4.1% | 6 | $70,200 | $68,389 | 2 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 39 | 60 | +21 | Halloween II | $31,400 | $30,129 | -$1,271 | -4% | 91 | $32,641,000 | $32,639,363 | 9 | Dimension Films |
| 40 | 68 | +28 | Passport to Love | $19,300 | $17,401 | -$1,899 | -9.8% | 6 | $122,000 | $122,761 | 3 | Variance Films |
| 41 | 67 | +26 | (Untitled) | $19,100 | $18,002 | -$1,098 | -5.7% | 3 | $19,100 | $18,002 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 42 | 94 | +52 | Unmistaken Child | $2,260 | $4,455 | +$2,195 | +97.1% | 4 | $300,000 | $302,703 | 21 | Oscilloscope |
| 43 | 115 | +72 | Fuel | $1,140 | $1,134 | -$6 | -0.5% | 2 | $30,900 | $30,868 | 6 | N/A |
| 44 | 103 | +59 | No Impact Man: The Documentary | $1,130 | $2,232 | +$1,102 | +97.5% | 3 | $85,200 | $86,972 | 7 | Oscilloscope |
