Numbers: November 1, 2009

1. (new) This Is It - Gross: $21,300,000 / Gross to date: $32,509,000
2. (1) Paranormal Activity - Gross: $16,540,000 / Gross to date: $84,780,000
3. (4) Law Abiding Citizen - Gross: $7,303,000 / Gross to date: $51,384,650
4. (5) Couples Retreat - Gross: $6,097,390 / Gross to date: $86,663,145
5. (2) Saw VI - Gross: $5,560,000 / Gross to date: $22,820,000
6. (3) Where the Wild Things Are - Gross: $5,081,000 / Gross to date: $61,800,000
7. (8) The Stepfather - Gross: $3,400,000 / Gross to date: $24,748,000
8. (6) Astro Boy - Gross: $3,035,000 / Gross to date: $10,891,000
9. (11) Amelia - Gross: $3,000,000 / Gross to date: $8,305,832
10. (7) Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant - Gross: $2,809,080 / Gross to date: $10,520,870

Worth mentioning: The Michael Jackson concert documentary This Is It took the box office this weekend, though it didn't make as much as Sony projected. It's the second highest opening weekend for a concert gilm, only behind the tween phenomenon that was Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds.

Numbers: October 25, 2009

1. (3) Paranormal Activity - Gross: $22,000,000 / Gross to date: $62,477,000
2. (new) Saw VI - Gross: $14,800,000
3. (1) Where the Wild Things Are - Gross: $14,420,000 / Gross to date: $53,960,000
4. (2) Law Abiding Citizen - Gross: $12,713,000 / Gross to date: $40,317,815
5. (4) Couples Retreat - Gross: $11,097,140 / Gross to date: $78,213,340
6. (new) Astro Boy - Gross: $7,017,000
7. (5) The Stepfather - Gross: $6,500,000 / Gross to date: $20,352,000
8. (new) Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant - Gross: $6,347,970
9. (6) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Gross: $5,600,000 / Gross to date: $115,204,000
10. (7) Zombieland - Gross: $4,300,000 / Gross to date: $67,300,000

Worth mentioning: Four weeks ago, Paranormal Activity opened on 12 screens with only midnights screenings. Now it's at the top of the box office, beating the sixth installment of the Saw franchise on its opening weekend. The first ever "You Demand It" marketing campaign has proven successful.

Numbers: October 18, 2009

1. (new) Where the Wild Things Are - Gross: $32,470,000
2. (new) Law Abiding Citizen - Gross: $21,250,000
3. (4) Paranormal Activity - Gross: $20,163,000 / Gross to date: $33,717,000
4. (1) Couples Retreat - Gross: $17,948,685 / Gross to date: $63,399,030
5. (new) The Stepfather - Gross: $12,300,000
6. (3) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Gross: $8,100,000 / Gross to date: $108,284,000
7. (2) Zombieland - Gross: $7,800,000 / Gross to date: $60,823,000
8. (5) Toy Story/Toy Story 2 3D - Gross: $3,011,000 / Gross to date: $28,594,000
9. (6) Surrogates - Gross: $1,922,000 / Gross to date: $36,332,000
10. (7) The Invention of Lying - Gross: $1,905,000 / Gross to date: $15,495,000

Numbers: October 11, 2009

1. (new) Couples Retreat - Gross: $35,340,000
2. (1) Zombieland - Gross: $15,000,000 / Gross to date: $47,801,000
3. (2) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Gross: $12,000,000 / Gross to date: $96,251,000
4. (3) Toy Story/Toy Story 2 3D - Gross: $7,674,000 / Gross to date: $22,676,000
5. (20) Paranormal Activity - Gross: $7,066,000 / Gross to date: $8,280,000
6. (4) Surrogates - Gross: $4,115,000 / Gross to date: $32,573,000
7. (5) The Invention of Lying - Gross: $3,370,000 / Gross to date: $12,327,000
8. (6) Whip It - Gross: $2,800,000 / Gross to date: $8,766,058
9. (8) Capitalism: A Love Story - Gross: $2,700,000 / Gross to date: $9,095,191
10. (7) Fame - Gross: $2,556,000 / Gross to date: $20,041,762

Worth mentioning: Couples Retreat cleaned up, as the only new film to get a wide release this weekend.

Numbers: October 4, 2009

1. (new) Zombieland - Gross: $25,000,000
2. (1) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Gross: $16,700,000 / Gross to date: $82,392,000
3. (new) Toy Story/Toy Story 2 3D - Gross: $12,500,000
4. (new) The Invention of Lying - Gross: $7,350,000
5. (2) Surrogates - Gross: $7,344,000 / Gross to date: $26,387,000
6. (31) Capitalism: A Love Story - Gross: $4,850,000 / Gross to date: $5,251,689
7. (new) Whip It - Gross: $4,850,000
8. (3) Fame - Gross: $4,754,000 / Gross to date: $16,634,236
9. (4) The Informant! - Gross: $3,800,000 / Gross to date: $26,580,000
10. (7) Love Happens - Gross: $2,777,290 / Gross to date: $18,910,345

Worth mentioning: I am shocked - SHOCKED! - that Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs overtook the Toy Story double feature in its third week out. I thought Disney-Pixar had the family market in the bag. And another disappointment for another Juno alum, as Whip It opens in seventh place.

Numbers: September 27, 2009

1. (1) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Gross: $24,600,000 / Gross to date: $60,036,000
2. (new) Surrogates - Gross: $15,000,000
3. (new) Fame - Gross: $10,033,000
4. (2) The Informant! - Gross: $6,915,000 / Gross to date: $20,992,000
5. (3) I Can Do Bad All By Myself - Gross: $4,750,000 / Gross to date: $44,540,000
6. (new) Pandorum - Gross: $4,408,000
7. (4) Love Happens - Gross: $4,327,440 / Gross to date: $14,728,170
8. (5) Jennifer's Body - Gross: $3,500,000 / Gross to date: $12,305,814
9. (6) 9 - Gross: $2,832,053 / Gross to date: $27,100,633
10. (7) Inglourious Basterds - Gross: $2,722,000 / Gross to date: $114,460,000

Worth mentioning: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs had the best second weekend hold of the year thus far, dropping only 19% from its opening last week. Don't expect it to win the family audience for a third time next weekend, though. The 3D Toy Story/Toy Story 2 double feature opens Friday.

Numbers: September 20, 2009

1. (new) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - Gross: $30,304,648
2. (new) The Informant! - Gross: $10,464,314
3. (1) I Can Do Bad All By Myself - Gross: 9,877,436 / Gross to date: $37,749,545
4. (new) Love Happens - Gross: $8,057,010
5. (new) Jennifer's Body - Gross: $6,868,397
6. (2) 9 - Gross: $5,563,134 / Gross to date: $22,918,077
7. (3) Inglourious Basterds - Gross: $3,818,142 / Gross to date: $110,116,807
8. (4) All About Steve - Gross: $3,373,212 / Gross to date: $26,651,633
9. (6) Sorority Row - Gross: $2,499,758 / Gross to date: $8,880,742
10. (5) The Final Destination - Gross: $2,388,473 / Gross to date: $62,405,206

Numbers: September 13, 2009

1. (new) I Can Do Bad All By Myself - Gross: $24,030,000
2. (new) 9 - Gross: $10,856,484
3. (2) Inglourious Basterds - Gross: $6,546,000 / Gross to date: $104,309,000
4. (3) All About Steve - Gross: $5,800,000 / Gross to date: $21,812,385
5. (1) The Final Destination - Gross: $5,500,000 / Gross to date: $58,258,000
6. (new) Sorority Row - Gross: $5,268,000
7. (new) Whiteout - Gross: $5,100,000
8. (5) District 9 - Gross: $3,600,000 / Gross to date: $108,517,000
9. (7) Julie & Julia - Gross: $3,300,000 / Gross to date: $85,360,000
10. (4) Gamer - Gross: $3,150,000 / Gross to date: $16,120,000

Worth mentioning: Inglourious Basterds became the first film from The Weinstein Company to cross the $100 million mark. A few more of these, and those rumored financial troubles should clear up nicely.

Numbers: September 6, 2009

1. (1) The Final Destination - Gross: $12,435,000 / Gross to date: $47,566,000
2. (new) All About Steve - Gross: $11,200,000
3. (2) Inglourious Basterds - Gross: $10,846,659 / Gross to date: $91,042,266
4. (new) Gamer - Gross: $9,000,000
5. (4) District 9 - Gross: $7,000,000 / Gross to date: $101,274,000
6. (3) Halloween 2 - Gross: $5,608,338 / Gross to date: $25,664,230
7. (6) Julie & Julia - Gross: $5,200,000 / Gross to date: $78,840,000
8. (5) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Gross: $5,100,000 / Gross to date: $139,415,000
9. (7) The Time Traveler's Wife - Gross: $4,215,000 / Gross to date: $54,557,000
10. (new) Extract - Gross: $4,187,000

Numbers: August 30, 2009

1. (new) The Final Destination - Gross: $28,335,000
2. (1) Inglourious Basterds - Gross: $20,041,000 / Gross to date: $73,760,000
3. (new) Halloween 2 - Gross: $17,405,000
4. (2) District 9 - Gross: $10,700,000 / Gross to date: $90,800,000
5. (3) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Gross: $8,000,000 / Gross to date: $132,436,000
6. (5) Julie & Julia - Gross: $7,400,000 / Gross to date: $70,992,000
7. (4) The Time Traveler's Wife - Gross: $6,745,000 / Gross to date: $48,193,000
8. (6) Shorts - Gross: $4,870,000 / Gross to date: $13,565,000
9. (new) Taking Woodstock - Gross: $3,748,896
10. (7) G-Force - Gross: $2,845,000 / Gross to date: $111,801,000

Worth mentioning: This weekend's chart was dominated by R-rated releases, The Final Destination taking the cake thanks to 3D presentations and a franchise fan base. Guess all the money spent on irritating ads on every film site ever was worth it.

Numbers: August 23, 2009

1. (new) Inglourious Basterds - Gross: $37,602,000
2. (1) District 9 - Gross: $18,900,000 / Gross to date: $73,491,000
3. (2) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Gross: $12,500,000 / Gross to date: $120,531,000
4. (3) The Time Traveler's Wife - Gross: $10,025,000 / Gross to date: $37,448,000
5. (4) Julie & Julia - Gross: $9,000,000 / Gross to date: $59,288,000
6. (new) Shorts - Gross: $6,600,000
7. (5) G-Force - Gross: $4,205,000 / Gross to date: $107,315,000
8. (7) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Gross: $3,515,000 / Gross to date: $290,275,000
9. (8) The Ugly Truth - Gross: $2,850,000 / Gross to date: $82,887,000
10. (new) Post Grad - Gross: $2,800,000

Worth mentioning: This weekend marked the highest ever opening weekend for Quentin Tarantino. With $37.6 million, Inglourious Basterds topped his previous best opener, Kill Bill: Volume 2, which opened with $25.1 million in April of 2004.