Domestic 2009 Weekend 47
November 20-22, 2009
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $142,839,137 | - | 4,024 | - | $35,496 | $142,839,137 | 1 | Summit Entertainment |
| 2 | - | The Blind Side | $34,119,372 | - | 3,110 | - | $10,970 | $34,119,372 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 1 | 2012 | $26,410,206 | -59.5% | 3,408 | +4 | $7,749 | $108,131,263 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | - | Planet 51 | $12,286,129 | - | 3,035 | - | $4,048 | $12,286,129 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 2 | A Christmas Carol | $12,275,024 | -45% | 3,578 | -105 | $3,430 | $79,836,002 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 3 | Precious | $10,881,772 | +85.2% | 629 | +455 | $17,300 | $21,277,521 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | 4 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | $2,829,031 | -51.7% | 2,056 | -397 | $1,375 | $27,680,089 | 3 | Overture Films |
| 8 | 7 | Couples Retreat | $1,943,075 | -53.3% | 1,712 | -797 | $1,134 | $104,992,030 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 6 | The Fourth Kind | $1,747,085 | -62.1% | 1,648 | -882 | $1,060 | $23,359,890 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | 5 | This Is It | $1,617,417 | -68.2% | 1,640 | -1,397 | $986 | $70,258,545 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 9 | Law Abiding Citizen | $1,606,053 | -57.7% | 1,327 | -744 | $1,210 | $70,018,193 | 6 | Overture Films |
| 12 | 11 | The Boat That Rocked | $1,460,592 | -49.7% | 883 | +1 | $1,654 | $5,184,068 | 2 | Focus Features |
| 13 | 8 | Paranormal Activity | $1,401,112 | -65.3% | 1,902 | -810 | $736 | $106,082,922 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | 17 | An Education | $826,755 | +24.9% | 303 | +183 | $2,728 | $4,268,905 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 15 | 12 | Where the Wild Things Are | $688,060 | -71.5% | 1,010 | -1,080 | $681 | $74,665,359 | 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | 14 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | $599,257 | -42% | 204 | -47 | $2,937 | $3,552,730 | 4 | Apparition |
| 17 | 10 | The Box | $494,345 | -84.3% | 965 | -1,670 | $512 | $14,503,106 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | 18 | A Serious Man | $444,008 | -32.4% | 198 | -42 | $2,242 | $7,476,004 | 8 | Focus Features |
| 19 | 13 | Astro Boy | $406,074 | -76.2% | 724 | -630 | $560 | $18,621,561 | 5 | Summit Entertainment |
| 20 | - | Kurbaan | $403,678 | - | 83 | - | $4,863 | $403,678 | 1 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 21 | 15 | Amelia | $248,012 | -73.2% | 384 | -446 | $645 | $13,766,323 | 5 | - |
| 22 | - | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | $245,398 | - | 27 | - | $9,088 | $245,398 | 1 | First Look International |
| 23 | 21 | Coco Before Chanel | $236,495 | -44.2% | 184 | -72 | $1,285 | $5,288,153 | 9 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | 24 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | $203,512 | -23.5% | 4 | - | $50,878 | $562,048 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 25 | 22 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $172,031 | -52.4% | 231 | -117 | $744 | $122,308,668 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | 42 | Julie & Julia | $149,746 | +170.9% | 268 | +196 | $558 | $93,900,336 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | 19 | Zombieland | $116,260 | -75.5% | 149 | -362 | $780 | $74,803,711 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 28 | 46 | The Messenger | $110,112 | +147.3% | 31 | +27 | $3,552 | $167,346 | 2 | Oscilloscope |
| 29 | 25 | G-Force | $108,735 | -23.1% | 165 | -17 | $659 | $119,251,463 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | - | Broken Embraces | $107,111 | - | 2 | - | $53,555 | $107,111 | 1 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | 16 | The Stepfather | $101,187 | -87.9% | 191 | -667 | $529 | $29,062,561 | 6 | Screen Gems |
| 32 | 34 | The Invention of Lying | $96,217 | +25.1% | 181 | +62 | $531 | $18,219,219 | 8 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | 20 | Saw VI | $91,875 | -79.6% | 178 | -599 | $516 | $27,669,413 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 34 | 26 | Inglourious Basterds | $78,017 | -41.4% | 163 | -70 | $478 | $120,278,316 | 14 | The Weinstein Company |
| 35 | 23 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $74,920 | -73.6% | 140 | -380 | $535 | $13,838,130 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | 35 | Under the Sea 3D | $65,874 | -11.1% | 30 | - | $2,195 | $18,754,385 | 41 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | 27 | The Informant! | $62,409 | -51.4% | 131 | -116 | $476 | $33,213,811 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | 32 | The Hangover | $56,972 | -29% | 103 | -27 | $553 | $277,156,483 | 25 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | 29 | Shorts | $54,458 | -39.7% | 131 | -41 | $415 | $20,797,067 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | 30 | New York, I Love You | $46,770 | -46.2% | 37 | -10 | $1,264 | $1,466,395 | 6 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 41 | 31 | All About Steve | $44,290 | -48.2% | 93 | -49 | $476 | $33,806,061 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 42 | 36 | 9 | $43,390 | -38.4% | 92 | -19 | $471 | $31,691,649 | 11 | Focus Features |
| 43 | 37 | Whip It | $41,821 | -39.1% | 83 | -33 | $503 | $12,994,912 | 8 | - |
| 44 | 44 | The Maid | $37,859 | -22.7% | 14 | -2 | $2,704 | $323,806 | 6 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 45 | 48 | Space Station 3D | $35,245 | -9.8% | 6 | -1 | $5,874 | $80,246,002 | 397 | IMAX |
| 46 | 39 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $35,134 | -43.2% | 72 | -23 | $487 | $301,865,854 | 19 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | 33 | Capitalism: A Love Story | $33,675 | -57.5% | 52 | -77 | $647 | $14,266,331 | 9 | Overture Films |
| 48 | 28 | Good Hair | $33,289 | -64.3% | 91 | +2 | $365 | $4,061,847 | 7 | Roadside Attractions |
| 49 | 45 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $31,149 | -34.1% | 59 | -14 | $527 | $196,573,705 | 21 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 50 | 38 | The Time Traveler's Wife | $31,105 | -53.6% | 82 | -39 | $379 | $63,387,284 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | 53 | La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet | $31,032 | +10.4% | 7 | +6 | $4,433 | $113,124 | 3 | Zipporah Films |
| 52 | 43 | Bright Star | $26,476 | -47.3% | 35 | -37 | $756 | $4,390,226 | 10 | Apparition |
| 53 | 56 | Antichrist | $26,325 | +2.1% | 14 | -2 | $1,880 | $326,651 | 5 | IFC Films |
| 54 | 40 | Halloween II | $25,969 | -57.7% | 66 | -64 | $393 | $33,386,128 | 13 | - |
| 55 | 41 | Surrogates | $22,348 | -59.8% | 48 | -53 | $465 | $38,408,343 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 56 | 52 | Paris | $20,736 | -30.2% | 21 | -6 | $987 | $892,904 | 10 | IFC Films |
| 57 | 50 | (Untitled) | $19,521 | -42.2% | 11 | -10 | $1,774 | $201,342 | 5 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 58 | 51 | The September Issue | $18,336 | -43.2% | 13 | -10 | $1,410 | $3,765,677 | 13 | Roadside Attractions |
| 59 | 49 | The Final Destination | $17,936 | -48.5% | 43 | -39 | $417 | $66,466,372 | 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | 76 | William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe | $17,322 | +67.8% | 6 | +4 | $2,887 | $31,412 | 2 | Arthouse Films |
| 61 | 57 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $16,753 | -28.1% | 5 | - | $3,350 | $30,364,200 | 218 | IMAX |
| 62 | 64 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $16,589 | +25.4% | 8 | - | $2,073 | $22,530,595 | 112 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 63 | 58 | More Than a Game | $14,949 | -30.1% | 46 | -10 | $324 | $944,527 | 8 | Lionsgate |
| 64 | - | Red Cliff | $13,104 | - | 2 | - | $6,552 | $14,873 | 1 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 65 | 65 | Aliens in the Attic | $12,247 | -7.3% | 23 | -5 | $532 | $25,200,412 | 17 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 66 | - | The Sun 2009 Re-release | $11,588 | - | 1 | - | $11,588 | $15,122 | 1 | Lorber Films |
| 67 | 54 | The Damned United | $10,966 | -60.7% | 16 | -11 | $685 | $385,049 | 7 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | 60 | 500 Days of Summer | $10,694 | -35.3% | 20 | -8 | $534 | $32,391,374 | 19 | - |
| 69 | 71 | The Yes Men Fix the World | $10,326 | -13.6% | 12 | -1 | $860 | $131,029 | 9 | Shadow Distribution |
| 70 | 92 | That Evening Sun | $10,278 | +175.5% | 4 | +3 | $2,569 | $25,288 | 3 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 71 | 88 | The Polar Express 2009 IMAX Release | $9,791 | +100.3% | 8 | +6 | $1,223 | $19,946 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 72 | 59 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | $7,997 | -54.7% | 10 | -7 | $799 | $1,116,839 | 20 | International Film Circuit |
| 73 | 87 | Amreeka | $6,400 | +29.9% | 7 | +1 | $914 | $600,826 | 12 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 74 | 61 | It Might Get Loud | $6,394 | -59.6% | 11 | -6 | $581 | $1,585,591 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 75 | 78 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $6,166 | -30.2% | 4 | - | $1,541 | $7,191,707 | 93 | 3D Entertainment |
| 76 | 55 | Gentlemen Broncos | $6,146 | -77.7% | 9 | -9 | $682 | $105,431 | 4 | - |
| 77 | - | Fix | $5,951 | - | 1 | - | $5,951 | $5,951 | 1 | Mangusta Productions |
| 78 | 62 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | $5,563 | -64.7% | 8 | -11 | $695 | $1,142,963 | 10 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 79 | 67 | Uncertainty | $5,272 | -59.7% | 1 | - | $5,272 | $21,560 | 2 | IFC Films |
| 80 | - | Defamation | $4,725 | - | 4 | - | $1,181 | $4,725 | 1 | First Run |
| 81 | 94 | Bronson | $4,707 | +30.6% | 4 | - | $1,176 | $90,857 | 7 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 82 | 81 | Jennifer's Body | $4,667 | -45.6% | 10 | -9 | $466 | $16,204,793 | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 83 | - | Mammoth | $4,531 | - | 1 | - | $4,531 | $4,531 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 84 | 109 | The Way We Get By | $4,520 | +292.7% | 4 | +1 | $1,130 | $99,141 | 19 | International Film Circuit |
| 85 | 72 | Four Seasons Lodge | $4,486 | -61.5% | 1 | - | $4,486 | $26,032 | 2 | First Run |
| 86 | 91 | Ong Bak 2 | $4,001 | -10% | 6 | -2 | $666 | $82,131 | 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 87 | 73 | The House of the Devil | $3,927 | -64.6% | 3 | -3 | $1,309 | $72,238 | 4 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 88 | 69 | Fame | $3,830 | -69.9% | 23 | -16 | $166 | $22,371,648 | 9 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 89 | 85 | 35 Shots of Rum | $3,814 | -31.8% | 3 | - | $1,271 | $99,749 | 10 | The Cinema Guild |
| 90 | 120 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $3,590 | +522.2% | 2 | +1 | $1,795 | $469,517 | 14 | Vitagraph Films |
| 91 | 96 | A Woman in Berlin | $3,156 | -4.5% | 4 | +2 | $789 | $291,812 | 19 | Strand Releasing |
| 92 | 84 | The Horse Boy | $2,820 | -53.9% | 2 | -1 | $1,410 | $119,474 | 8 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 93 | - | The Missing Person | $2,715 | - | 1 | - | $2,715 | $2,715 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 94 | 90 | Seraphine | $2,638 | -44.7% | 4 | -3 | $659 | $848,955 | 25 | Music Box Films |
| 95 | 97 | Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love | $2,450 | -25.8% | 3 | - | $816 | $163,523 | 24 | Shadow Distribution |
| 96 | 79 | Crude | $2,198 | -74.6% | 2 | -5 | $1,099 | $152,578 | 11 | First Run |
| 97 | 80 | Collapse | $2,159 | -74.9% | 2 | -1 | $1,079 | $26,088 | 3 | Vitagraph Films |
| 98 | 63 | Play the Game | $2,060 | -86.2% | 8 | -26 | $257 | $659,483 | 39 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 99 | 66 | Dare | $2,056 | -84.4% | 1 | -1 | $2,056 | $18,088 | 2 | Image Entertainment |
| 100 | 110 | Food, Inc. | $1,892 | +68.6% | 5 | +2 | $378 | $4,417,124 | 24 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 101 | 86 | Departures | $1,870 | -64.9% | 3 | -2 | $623 | $1,487,901 | 26 | Regent Releasing |
| 102 | 115 | The Cove | $1,848 | +127.9% | 6 | - | $308 | $845,449 | 17 | Roadside Attractions |
| 103 | 89 | Passport to Love | $1,832 | -62.3% | 2 | -3 | $916 | $172,453 | 7 | Variance Films |
| 104 | 113 | Big Fan | $1,527 | +55.8% | 3 | - | $509 | $225,071 | 13 | First Independent Pictures |
| 105 | 93 | Mystery Team | $1,476 | -59.8% | 1 | - | $1,476 | $27,487 | 13 | Roadside Attractions |
| 106 | 107 | Lorna's Silence | $1,403 | +2.7% | 2 | -4 | $701 | $337,082 | 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 107 | 122 | Trucker | $1,247 | +186.7% | 3 | - | $415 | $46,687 | 7 | Monterey Media |
| 108 | 99 | White on Rice | $1,141 | -54.2% | 2 | - | $570 | $63,280 | 11 | Variance Films |
| 109 | 105 | World's Greatest Dad | $1,038 | -30.4% | 2 | -1 | $519 | $221,210 | 14 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 110 | 119 | The Burning Plain | $1,001 | +41.6% | 2 | -1 | $500 | $200,399 | 10 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 111 | 101 | Killing Kasztner | $978 | -57.4% | 1 | -2 | $978 | $27,187 | 5 | Sky Island Films |
| 112 | 68 | Women in Trouble | $966 | -92.4% | 1 | -2 | $966 | $18,097 | 2 | Screen Media Films |
| 113 | - | Mississippi Mermaid | $873 | - | 1 | - | $873 | $13,459 | 20 | The Film Desk |
| 114 | 126 | Under Our Skin | $684 | +242% | 1 | - | $684 | $92,022 | 23 | Shadow Distribution |
| 115 | 100 | We Live in Public | $555 | -76.5% | 1 | - | $555 | $40,264 | 13 | Abramorama |
| 116 | - | Monsieur Verdoux | $523 | - | 1 | - | $523 | $49,219 | 89 | The Film Desk |
| 117 | 102 | Endgame | $450 | -77.1% | 2 | -1 | $225 | $5,922 | 3 | Monterey Media |
| 118 | 83 | Oh My God | $384 | -95.4% | 1 | -2 | $384 | $12,117 | 2 | Mitropoulos Films |
| 119 | 117 | American Fork | $305 | -59.8% | 1 | - | $305 | $2,931 | 3 | Monterey Media |
| 120 | 106 | The Beaches of Agnès | $301 | -79.8% | 2 | -3 | $150 | $213,159 | 21 | The Cinema Guild |
| 121 | 121 | The Legend of God's Gun | $202 | -58.5% | 1 | - | $202 | $243,768 | 71 | Indican Pictures |
| 122 | 125 | Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy: Fallen Idol | $189 | -6.4% | 1 | - | $189 | $10,583 | 8 | Indican Pictures |
| 123 | - | The Stoning of Soraya M. | $93 | - | 1 | - | $93 | $637,197 | 22 | Roadside Attractions |
