Rank |
Date |
Movie |
Theater Average |
Gross |
Theaters |
1 |
Nov 27, 2009 |
The Princess and the Frog |
$393,095 |
$786,190 |
2 |
2 |
Dec 4, 2009 |
The Princess and the Frog |
$373,855 |
$747,710 |
2 |
3 |
Nov 6, 2009 |
Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) |
$104,025 |
$1,872,458 |
18 |
4 |
Dec 4, 2009 |
Up in the Air |
$78,763 |
$1,181,450 |
15 |
5 |
Nov 13, 2009 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox |
$66,475 |
$265,900 |
4 |
6 |
Dec 18, 2009 |
Nine |
$64,308 |
$257,232 |
4 |
7 |
Jan 2, 2009 |
Defiance |
$61,757 |
$123,513 |
2 |
8 |
Nov 27, 2009 |
Los abrazos rotos |
$58,993 |
$117,986 |
2 |
9 |
Sep 25, 2009 |
Capitalism: A Love Story |
$57,991 |
$231,964 |
4 |
10 |
Mar 13, 2009 |
Sunshine Cleaning |
$54,798 |
$219,190 |
4 |
11 |
Nov 20, 2009 |
Los abrazos rotos |
$53,556 |
$107,111 |
2 |
12 |
Nov 20, 2009 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox |
$50,878 |
$203,512 |
4 |
13 |
Oct 9, 2009 |
Paranormal Activity |
$49,379 |
$7,900,695 |
160 |
14 |
Dec 4, 2009 |
Los abrazos rotos |
$44,285 |
$88,570 |
2 |
15 |
Oct 2, 2009 |
A Serious Man |
$41,890 |
$251,337 |
6 |
16 |
Oct 9, 2009 |
An Education |
$39,754 |
$159,017 |
4 |
17 |
Dec 11, 2009 |
The Lovely Bones |
$38,872 |
$116,616 |
3 |
18 |
Aug 28, 2009 |
The September Issue |
$36,736 |
$220,416 |
6 |
19 |
Jun 26, 2009 |
The Hurt Locker |
$36,338 |
$145,352 |
4 |
20 |
Nov 20, 2009 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
$35,497 |
$142,839,137 |
4,024 |
21 |
Sep 25, 2009 |
Coco avant Chanel |
$35,468 |
$177,339 |
5 |
22 |
Jan 9, 2009 |
Defiance |
$34,092 |
$68,183 |
2 |
23 |
Nov 13, 2009 |
Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) |
$33,762 |
$5,874,628 |
174 |
24 |
Dec 11, 2009 |
Up in the Air |
$33,255 |
$2,394,344 |
72 |
25 |
Jun 5, 2009 |
Away We Go |
$32,603 |
$130,411 |
4 |
26 |
Jul 17, 2009 |
(500) Days of Summer |
$30,907 |
$834,501 |
27 |
27 |
Sep 13, 2024 |
Coraline |
$30,008 |
$570,155 |
19 |
28 |
Jun 19, 2009 |
Whatever Works |
$29,574 |
$266,162 |
9 |
29 |
Nov 13, 2009 |
La Danse |
$28,104 |
$28,104 |
1 |
30 |
Oct 2, 2009 |
Coco avant Chanel |
$27,723 |
$443,572 |
16 |
31 |
Jun 26, 2009 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
$25,736 |
$108,966,307 |
4,234 |
32 |
Oct 16, 2009 |
Paranormal Activity |
$25,711 |
$19,617,650 |
763 |
33 |
May 15, 2009 |
L'heure d'été |
$24,742 |
$49,484 |
2 |
34 |
Dec 11, 2009 |
A Single Man |
$24,148 |
$217,332 |
9 |
35 |
Jul 24, 2009 |
In the Loop |
$23,983 |
$191,866 |
8 |
36 |
Mar 6, 2009 |
Tokyo! |
$23,460 |
$23,460 |
1 |
37 |
May 15, 2009 |
The Brothers Bloom |
$22,600 |
$90,400 |
4 |
38 |
Dec 18, 2009 |
Avatar |
$22,313 |
$77,025,481 |
3,452 |
39 |
Dec 25, 2009 |
Avatar |
$21,880 |
$75,617,133 |
3,456 |
40 |
Oct 9, 2009 |
A Serious Man |
$21,872 |
$459,318 |
21 |
41 |
Mar 20, 2009 |
Valentino: The Last Emperor |
$21,762 |
$21,762 |
1 |
42 |
Jan 1, 2010 |
The Lovely Bones |
$21,559 |
$64,678 |
3 |
43 |
May 1, 2009 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
$20,751 |
$85,058,003 |
4,099 |
44 |
Dec 18, 2009 |
Crazy Heart |
$20,666 |
$82,664 |
4 |
45 |
May 8, 2009 |
Star Trek |
$20,578 |
$79,204,289 |
3,849 |
46 |
Apr 3, 2009 |
Fast & Furious |
$20,500 |
$70,950,500 |
3,461 |
47 |
Feb 20, 2009 |
Madea Goes To Jail |
$20,192 |
$41,030,947 |
2,032 |
48 |
Jun 12, 2009 |
Food, Inc. |
$20,171 |
$60,513 |
3 |
49 |
Jan 1, 2010 |
Das Weisse Band: Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte |
$19,949 |
$59,848 |
3 |
50 |
Jan 1, 2010 |
Avatar |
$19,789 |
$68,490,688 |
3,461 |
51 |
Jul 24, 2009 |
(500) Days of Summer |
$19,244 |
$1,635,772 |
85 |
52 |
Nov 13, 2009 |
2012 |
$19,165 |
$65,237,614 |
3,404 |
53 |
May 1, 2009 |
The Limits of Control |
$18,607 |
$55,820 |
3 |
54 |
Sep 25, 2009 |
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men |
$18,510 |
$18,510 |
1 |
55 |
Jan 1, 2010 |
Crazy Heart |
$18,416 |
$220,988 |
12 |
56 |
Dec 18, 2009 |
Up in the Air |
$18,344 |
$3,210,132 |
175 |
57 |
Dec 11, 2009 |
Los abrazos rotos |
$18,255 |
$109,530 |
6 |
58 |
Mar 13, 2009 |
Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story |
$18,215 |
$18,215 |
1 |
59 |
May 29, 2009 |
Up |
$18,085 |
$68,108,790 |
3,766 |
60 |
Jul 17, 2009 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
$17,997 |
$77,835,727 |
4,325 |
61 |
Sep 4, 2009 |
Amreeka |
$17,887 |
$71,548 |
4 |
62 |
Nov 20, 2009 |
Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) |
$17,300 |
$10,881,772 |
629 |
63 |
Dec 25, 2009 |
Sherlock Holmes |
$17,183 |
$62,304,277 |
3,626 |
64 |
Jul 31, 2009 |
Adam |
$17,094 |
$68,377 |
4 |
65 |
Oct 16, 2009 |
La Nana |
$17,036 |
$17,036 |
1 |
66 |
Jun 12, 2009 |
Moon |
$17,006 |
$136,046 |
8 |
67 |
Sep 11, 2009 |
Crude |
$16,595 |
$16,595 |
1 |
68 |
Oct 9, 2009 |
Bright Star |
$16,443 |
$624,834 |
38 |
69 |
Jun 12, 2009 |
Tetro |
$16,221 |
$32,442 |
2 |
70 |
Oct 2, 2009 |
Paranormal Activity |
$16,129 |
$532,242 |
33 |
71 |
Nov 27, 2009 |
Me and Orson Welles |
$15,910 |
$63,638 |
4 |
72 |
Dec 18, 2009 |
A Single Man |
$15,872 |
$142,848 |
9 |
73 |
Mar 27, 2009 |
Valentino: The Last Emperor |
$15,553 |
$31,106 |
2 |
74 |
Feb 13, 2009 |
Gomorra |
$15,540 |
$77,700 |
5 |
75 |
Mar 6, 2009 |
Watchmen |
$15,291 |
$55,214,334 |
3,611 |
76 |
Dec 18, 2009 |
The Lovely Bones |
$15,032 |
$45,097 |
3 |
77 |
Aug 21, 2009 |
La mujer sin cabeza |
$14,778 |
$14,778 |
1 |
78 |
Jan 8, 2010 |
Avatar |
$14,701 |
$50,306,217 |
3,422 |
79 |
Aug 21, 2009 |
My One and Only |
$14,673 |
$58,692 |
4 |
80 |
Jul 3, 2009 |
The Hurt Locker |
$14,578 |
$131,202 |
9 |
81 |
Jan 22, 2010 |
Crazy Heart |
$14,551 |
$1,353,214 |
93 |
82 |
Mar 27, 2009 |
Monsters vs. Aliens |
$14,454 |
$59,321,095 |
4,104 |
83 |
Jul 31, 2009 |
The Cove |
$14,410 |
$57,640 |
4 |
84 |
Jul 17, 2009 |
Alien Trespass |
$14,405 |
$14,405 |
1 |
85 |
Jul 10, 2009 |
Humpday |
$14,369 |
$28,737 |
2 |
86 |
Feb 27, 2009 |
Katyn |
$14,206 |
$14,206 |
1 |
87 |
Apr 3, 2009 |
Valentino: The Last Emperor |
$14,196 |
$56,783 |
4 |
88 |
Mar 13, 2009 |
Tokyo Sonata |
$14,173 |
$28,345 |
2 |
89 |
Jan 8, 2010 |
Crazy Heart |
$14,004 |
$462,126 |
33 |
90 |
Nov 6, 2009 |
La Danse |
$14,000 |
$14,000 |
1 |
91 |
Feb 6, 2009 |
Crips and Bloods: Made in America |
$13,978 |
$13,978 |
1 |
92 |
Jul 31, 2009 |
Thirst |
$13,972 |
$55,889 |
4 |
93 |
Dec 25, 2009 |
The Lovely Bones |
$13,972 |
$41,916 |
3 |
94 |
Dec 25, 2009 |
3 Idiots |
$13,828 |
$1,645,502 |
119 |
95 |
Jan 15, 2010 |
Crazy Heart |
$13,776 |
$647,473 |
47 |
96 |
Jun 5, 2009 |
The Hangover |
$13,759 |
$44,979,319 |
3,269 |
97 |
Aug 7, 2009 |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
$13,654 |
$54,713,046 |
4,007 |
98 |
Jul 10, 2009 |
Les plages d'Agnès |
$13,584 |
$13,584 |
1 |
99 |
Mar 20, 2009 |
Sin Nombre |
$13,574 |
$81,446 |
6 |
100 |
Feb 13, 2009 |
Two Lovers |
$13,569 |
$94,986 |
7 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.