The Top Movies, Weekend of November 14, 2008
| | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
1 |
(new) |
Quantum of Solace |
Sony Pictures
|
Action
|
$67,528,882 |
|
3,451 |
$19,568 |
$67,528,882 |
3 |
2 |
(1) |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$35,017,301 |
-44.51% |
4,065 |
$8,614 |
$116,905,195 |
10 |
3 |
(2) |
Role Models |
Universal
|
Comedy
|
$11,150,030 |
-41.83% |
2,798 |
$3,985 |
$37,577,245 |
10 |
4 |
(3) |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
Buena Vista
|
Musical
|
$5,656,162 |
-38.25% |
3,202 |
$1,766 |
$84,169,216 |
24 |
5 |
(4) |
The Changeling |
Universal
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$4,254,080 |
-41.35% |
1,896 |
$2,244 |
$27,631,772 |
24 |
6 |
(5) |
Zack and Miri Make a Porno |
Weinstein Co.
|
Comedy
|
$3,146,312 |
-49.86% |
2,210 |
$1,424 |
$26,465,482 |
17 |
7 |
(6) |
Soul Men |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$2,350,141 |
-56.49% |
2,048 |
$1,148 |
$9,370,925 |
10 |
8 |
(9) |
The Secret Life of Bees |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$2,338,279 |
-24.31% |
1,449 |
$1,614 |
$33,627,359 |
31 |
9 |
(7) |
Saw V |
Lionsgate
|
Horror
|
$1,767,405 |
-56.54% |
2,002 |
$883 |
$55,380,488 |
24 |
10 |
(11) |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$1,579,080 |
-37.29% |
1,617 |
$977 |
$90,878,127 |
45 |
11 |
(10) |
Eagle Eye |
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$1,463,140 |
-42.43% |
1,214 |
$1,205 |
$98,738,396 |
52 |
12 |
(8) |
The Haunting of Molly Hartley |
Freestyle Releasing
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$1,438,561 |
-56.65% |
1,587 |
$906 |
$12,484,484 |
17 |
13 |
(13) |
Fireproof |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
|
Drama
|
$1,255,877 |
-20.79% |
862 |
$1,457 |
$30,198,386 |
52 |
14 |
(15) |
Rachel Getting Married |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$1,051,365 |
-30.17% |
391 |
$2,689 |
$6,945,965 |
45 |
15 |
(14) |
Body of Lies |
Warner Bros.
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$674,495 |
-56.12% |
625 |
$1,079 |
$38,246,741 |
38 |
16 |
(new) |
Dostana |
Yash Raj Films
|
Musical
|
$645,604 |
|
74 |
$8,724 |
$645,604 |
3 |
17 |
(12) |
Max Payne |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$620,337 |
-65.33% |
845 |
$734 |
$39,963,832 |
31 |
18 |
(31) |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$502,334 |
+128.93% |
346 |
$1,452 |
$529,143,070 |
122 |
19 |
(29) |
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$474,390 |
+87.44% |
38 |
$12,484 |
$827,683 |
10 |
20 |
(19) |
Appaloosa |
Warner Bros.
|
Western
|
$454,518 |
-32.00% |
737 |
$617 |
$19,413,695 |
59 |
21 |
(17) |
W. |
Lionsgate
|
Drama
|
$444,210 |
-60.36% |
505 |
$880 |
$25,134,292 |
31 |
22 |
(16) |
Pride and Glory |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$410,530 |
-68.26% |
575 |
$714 |
$15,371,091 |
24 |
23 |
(22) |
Happy-Go-Lucky |
Miramax
|
Comedy
|
$370,651 |
-7.82% |
143 |
$2,592 |
$1,760,854 |
38 |
24 |
(new) |
Slumdog Millionaire |
Fox Searchlight
|
Drama
|
$360,018 |
|
10 |
$36,002 |
$427,715 |
5 |
25 |
(18) |
RocknRolla |
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
$343,980 |
-67.16% |
548 |
$628 |
$5,245,837 |
40 |
26 |
(27) |
Synecdoche, New York |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$331,778 |
+12.99% |
80 |
$4,147 |
$1,123,224 |
24 |
27 |
(21) |
The Duchess |
Paramount Vantage
|
Drama
|
$236,779 |
-41.39% |
270 |
$877 |
$13,445,348 |
59 |
28 |
(20) |
Religulous |
Lionsgate
|
Documentary
|
$230,474 |
-45.55% |
238 |
$968 |
$12,550,842 |
47 |
29 |
(23) |
Passchendaele |
Alliance Atlantis
|
Drama
|
$218,883 |
-44.15% |
122 |
$1,794 |
$4,109,774 |
24 |
30 |
(25) |
Nights in Rodanthe |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$212,563 |
-35.46% |
314 |
$677 |
$41,288,655 |
52 |
31 |
(24) |
Burn After Reading |
Focus Features
|
Black Comedy
|
$195,748 |
-46.20% |
207 |
$946 |
$59,850,794 |
66 |
32 |
(32) |
WALL-E |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$192,392 |
-7.91% |
223 |
$863 |
$223,280,427 |
143 |
33 |
(33) |
I've Loved You So Long |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$163,344 |
-12.57% |
31 |
$5,269 |
$989,361 |
24 |
34 |
(28) |
Quarantine |
Sony/Screen Gems
|
Horror
|
$131,781 |
-55.07% |
193 |
$683 |
$31,691,811 |
38 |
35 |
(39) |
Let the Right One In |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Horror
|
$123,858 |
+33.85% |
26 |
$4,764 |
$439,906 |
24 |
36 |
(30) |
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist |
Sony Pictures
|
Drama
|
$121,289 |
-48.24% |
133 |
$912 |
$31,487,293 |
45 |
37 |
(35) |
City of Ember |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$97,067 |
-27.37% |
171 |
$568 |
$7,571,177 |
38 |
38 |
(26) |
House |
Roadside Attractions
|
Horror
|
$83,771 |
-74.42% |
234 |
$358 |
$530,184 |
10 |
39 |
(36) |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
$74,722 |
-37.67% |
149 |
$501 |
$101,590,877 |
129 |
40 |
(64) |
JCVD |
Peace Arch Releasing
|
Comedy
|
$68,357 |
+239.76% |
28 |
$2,441 |
$95,422 |
10 |
41 |
(new) |
A Christmas Tale |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$63,837 |
|
7 |
$9,120 |
$63,837 |
3 |
42 |
(63) |
Space Station |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$60,038 |
+194.39% |
6 |
$10,006 |
$76,939,202 |
2,404 |
43 |
(34) |
What Just Happened |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$58,888 |
-60.68% |
62 |
$950 |
$995,155 |
31 |
44 |
(40) |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$55,950 |
-39.29% |
39 |
$1,435 |
$22,345,796 |
94 |
45 |
(44) |
Igor |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$49,463 |
-34.43% |
78 |
$634 |
$19,048,181 |
59 |
46 |
(53) |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure |
National Geographic
|
Documentary
|
$47,318 |
+43.75% |
21 |
$2,253 |
$19,783,110 |
409 |
47 |
(42) |
Righteous Kill |
Overture Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$44,127 |
-45.94% |
108 |
$409 |
$39,705,189 |
66 |
48 |
(41) |
Traitor |
Overture Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$39,544 |
-53.75% |
124 |
$319 |
$23,501,463 |
82 |
49 |
(46) |
The Nightmare Before Christmas |
Buena Vista
|
Musical
|
$38,496 |
-41.08% |
37 |
$1,040 |
$1,096,037 |
5,514 |
50 |
(51) |
Deep Sea 3-D |
Warner Bros.
|
Documentary
|
$35,869 |
-11.57% |
10 |
$3,587 |
$36,885,430 |
990 |
51 |
(43) |
Sex Drive |
Summit Entertainment
|
Comedy
|
$34,959 |
-53.95% |
62 |
$564 |
$8,302,193 |
31 |
52 |
(45) |
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom |
Logo Features
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$32,314 |
-56.93% |
7 |
$4,616 |
$450,977 |
24 |
53 |
(55) |
Tell No One |
Music Box Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$23,326 |
-14.45% |
29 |
$804 |
$6,071,209 |
138 |
54 |
(56) |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D |
3D Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$23,106 |
-10.76% |
11 |
$2,101 |
$5,055,805 |
276 |
55 |
(76) |
Miracle at St. Anna |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$22,112 |
+126.81% |
76 |
$291 |
$7,898,010 |
52 |
56 |
(49) |
Fly Me To the Moon |
Summit Entertainment
|
Adventure
|
$21,237 |
-56.51% |
27 |
$787 |
$12,242,600 |
94 |
57 |
(59) |
Magnificent Desolation |
IMAX Films
|
Documentary
|
$19,650 |
-19.35% |
5 |
$3,930 |
$26,457,831 |
1,151 |
58 |
(48) |
Repo! The Genetic Opera |
Lionsgate
|
Musical
|
$19,029 |
-64.55% |
8 |
$2,379 |
$90,828 |
10 |
59 |
(58) |
Man on Wire |
Magnolia Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$16,953 |
-31.22% |
15 |
$1,130 |
$2,839,724 |
115 |
60 |
(60) |
The Longshots |
MGM
|
Drama
|
$16,814 |
-24.77% |
36 |
$467 |
$11,491,806 |
87 |
61 |
(54) |
A Secret |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$16,745 |
-39.27% |
7 |
$2,392 |
$480,054 |
73 |
62 |
(65) |
Frozen River |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$15,562 |
-21.38% |
26 |
$599 |
$2,261,468 |
108 |
63 |
(74) |
Morning Light |
Buena Vista
|
Documentary
|
$13,692 |
+20.93% |
21 |
$652 |
$266,410 |
31 |
64 |
(62) |
My Name is Bruce |
Image Entertainment
|
Horror
|
$13,335 |
-38.53% |
4 |
$3,334 |
$71,780 |
17 |
65 |
(new) |
Familiar Strangers |
Cavalier Films
|
Comedy
|
$11,553 |
|
2 |
$5,777 |
$11,553 |
3 |
66 |
(78) |
Roving Mars |
Buena Vista
|
Documentary
|
$10,612 |
+13.19% |
6 |
$1,769 |
$9,735,460 |
1,025 |
67 |
(61) |
One Day You'll Understand |
Kino International
|
Drama
|
$10,095 |
-54.63% |
7 |
$1,442 |
$69,724 |
17 |
68 |
(69) |
Blue Gap Boy'z |
Better World Distribution
|
Adventure
|
$10,071 |
-24.98% |
4 |
$2,518 |
$30,969 |
10 |
69 |
(57) |
The Women |
Picturehouse
|
Comedy
|
$10,000 |
-59.97% |
26 |
$385 |
$26,896,744 |
66 |
70 |
(73) |
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains |
Zeitgeist
|
|
$8,609 |
-28.12% |
5 |
$1,722 |
$36,842 |
26 |
71 |
(71) |
In Search Of |
|
|
$7,864 |
-37.63% |
3 |
$2,621 |
$22,094 |
10 |
72 |
(68) |
Ashes of Time Redux |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Action
|
$7,356 |
-45.63% |
15 |
$490 |
$140,082 |
38 |
73 |
(82) |
Pray the Devil Back to Hell |
Balcony Releasing
|
Documentary
|
$7,310 |
-11.15% |
3 |
$2,437 |
$17,244 |
10 |
74 |
(86) |
I Served the King of England |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Black Comedy
|
$7,065 |
+3.35% |
16 |
$442 |
$566,103 |
80 |
75 |
(84) |
U2 3D |
National Geographic
|
Concert/Performance
|
$6,710 |
-5.12% |
6 |
$1,118 |
$9,621,034 |
299 |
76 |
(96) |
Space Chimps |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$6,315 |
+24.58% |
17 |
$371 |
$30,100,188 |
122 |
77 |
(118) |
The First Basket |
Laemmle/Zeller Film
|
|
$6,090 |
+546.50% |
3 |
$2,030 |
$11,812 |
19 |
78 |
(new) |
The Dukes |
CAVU Releasing
|
|
$6,067 |
|
4 |
$1,517 |
$6,067 |
3 |
79 |
(new) |
How About You |
Strand
|
|
$6,022 |
|
1 |
$6,022 |
$6,022 |
3 |
80 |
(81) |
The Girl Cut in Two |
IFC Films
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$5,639 |
-36.17% |
11 |
$513 |
$376,719 |
94 |
81 |
(92) |
Ballast |
IFC Films
|
Drama
|
$5,552 |
-12.64% |
5 |
$1,110 |
$64,895 |
47 |
82 |
(75) |
The Alphabet Killer |
Anchor Bay Entertainment
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$5,123 |
-53.43% |
2 |
$2,562 |
$21,139 |
10 |
83 |
(new) |
Fuel |
Blue Water Entertainment
|
|
$4,915 |
|
1 |
$4,915 |
$4,915 |
3 |
84 |
(99) |
Fears of the Dark |
IFC Films
|
|
$4,859 |
+24.78% |
4 |
$1,215 |
$58,512 |
26 |
85 |
(70) |
Trouble the Water |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$4,806 |
-63.67% |
8 |
$601 |
$460,102 |
87 |
86 |
(100) |
Hounddog |
Empire Pictures
|
Drama
|
$4,650 |
+24.03% |
2 |
$2,325 |
$117,204 |
59 |
87 |
(83) |
Choke |
Fox Searchlight
|
Comedy
|
$4,642 |
-37.75% |
19 |
$244 |
$2,921,022 |
52 |
88 |
(79) |
Mirrors |
20th Century Fox
|
Horror
|
$4,565 |
-51.10% |
11 |
$415 |
$30,689,603 |
94 |
89 |
(50) |
Fashion |
UTV Communications
|
Musical
|
$4,191 |
-90.51% |
13 |
$322 |
$191,442 |
17 |
90 |
(new) |
Camille |
|
Adventure
|
$3,849 |
|
10 |
$385 |
$3,849 |
3 |
91 |
(72) |
Call+Response |
Fair Trade Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$3,731 |
-69.53% |
3 |
$1,244 |
$170,605 |
38 |
92 |
(66) |
The Other End of the Line |
MGM
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$3,377 |
-79.55% |
5 |
$675 |
$110,817 |
17 |
93 |
(89) |
I.O.U.S.A. |
Roadside Attractions
|
Documentary
|
$3,324 |
-48.87% |
7 |
$475 |
$797,499 |
87 |
94 |
(101) |
FLOW: For Love of Water |
Oscilloscope Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$3,100 |
-17.25% |
5 |
$620 |
$134,184 |
241 |
95 |
(new) |
Eden |
|
|
$3,084 |
|
1 |
$3,084 |
$3,084 |
3 |
96 |
(94) |
My Father, My Lord |
Kino International
|
Drama
|
$3,044 |
-48.35% |
5 |
$609 |
$199,829 |
185 |
97 |
(new) |
The Beautiful Truth |
Cinema Libre
|
|
$3,026 |
|
1 |
$3,026 |
$3,026 |
3 |
98 |
(re-entry) |
Good Dick |
Present Pictures/Morning Knight
|
|
$3,020 |
|
2 |
$1,510 |
$27,595 |
38 |
99 |
(87) |
The Wild Child |
The Film Desk
|
Drama
|
$2,669 |
-60.04% |
1 |
$2,669 |
$15,360 |
14,144 |
100 |
(80) |
The World Unseen |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$2,364 |
-73.82% |
3 |
$788 |
$13,795 |
10 |
101 |
(97) |
Babylon A.D. |
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
$2,284 |
-42.57% |
9 |
$254 |
$22,531,698 |
80 |
102 |
(113) |
Battle in Seattle |
ThinkFilm
|
Drama
|
$2,182 |
+40.87% |
10 |
$218 |
$220,038 |
59 |
103 |
(77) |
August Evening |
Maya Releasing
|
Drama
|
$2,089 |
-77.79% |
4 |
$522 |
$66,233 |
73 |
104 |
(88) |
Dear Zachary: a letter to a son about his father |
Oscilloscope Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$1,800 |
-72.81% |
3 |
$600 |
$18,334 |
17 |
105 |
(new) |
House of the Sleeping Beauties |
First Run Features
|
Drama
|
$1,535 |
|
1 |
$1,535 |
$1,535 |
3 |
106 |
(124) |
The Flyboys |
Self Distributed
|
Adventure
|
$1,475 |
+84.38% |
2 |
$738 |
$133,696 |
94 |
107 |
(re-entry) |
Antarctica |
Regent Releasing
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$1,213 |
|
1 |
$1,213 |
$2,681 |
80 |
108 |
(130) |
America the Beautiful |
First Independent Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$1,134 |
+227.75% |
1 |
$1,134 |
$75,484 |
192 |
109 |
(120) |
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$1,086 |
+17.28% |
5 |
$217 |
$2,759,150 |
45 |
110 |
(135) |
Momma's Man |
ThinkFilm
|
Comedy
|
$1,014 |
+554.19% |
1 |
$1,014 |
$92,178 |
304 |
111 |
(105) |
Gardens of the Night |
City Lights Pictures
|
Drama
|
$780 |
-74.61% |
1 |
$780 |
$4,831 |
10 |
112 |
(115) |
In Search of a Midnight Kiss |
IFC First Take
|
Drama
|
$665 |
-37.44% |
3 |
$222 |
$172,177 |
108 |
113 |
(125) |
Breakfast with Scot |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$594 |
+7.41% |
1 |
$594 |
$35,915 |
38 |
114 |
(re-entry) |
Sixty Six |
First Independent Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$589 |
|
1 |
$589 |
$220,564 |
108 |
115 |
(133) |
Louise Bourgeois |
Zeitgeist
|
Documentary
|
$585 |
+120.75% |
1 |
$585 |
$80,701 |
145 |
116 |
(102) |
Otto; Or, Up with Dead People |
Strand
|
Drama
|
$568 |
-83.56% |
1 |
$568 |
$6,553 |
10 |
117 |
(121) |
God and Gays: Bridging the Gap |
Indican Pictures
|
Documentary
|
$567 |
-36.86% |
1 |
$567 |
$4,490 |
24 |
118 |
(re-entry) |
Dare Not Walk Alone |
Indican Pictures
|
|
$387 |
|
1 |
$387 |
$52,052 |
206 |
119 |
(95) |
The Pool |
Vitagraph Films
|
Drama
|
$377 |
-92.59% |
2 |
$189 |
$93,257 |
656 |
120 |
(123) |
Filth and Wisdom |
IFC Films
|
Comedy
|
$329 |
-60.97% |
1 |
$329 |
$21,097 |
31 |
121 |
(re-entry) |
Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery |
Regent Releasing
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$268 |
|
1 |
$268 |
$1,282 |
38 |
122 |
(98) |
Save Me |
First Run Features
|
Drama
|
$246 |
-93.73% |
1 |
$246 |
$75,335 |
73 |
123 |
(re-entry) |
Fall of Hyperion |
Regent Releasing
|
|
$133 |
|
1 |
$133 |
$1,028 |
38 |
124 |
(128) |
Baghead |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$90 |
-75.00% |
1 |
$90 |
$140,016 |
157 |
125 |
(134) |
Whaledreamers |
Monterey Media
|
Documentary
|
$85 |
-57.50% |
1 |
$85 |
$8,131 |
52 |
126 |
(re-entry) |
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela |
Regent Releasing
|
Drama
|
$69 |
|
1 |
$69 |
$5,364 |
52 |
127 |
(136) |
Moving Midway |
First Run Features
|
Documentary
|
$62 |
-47.90% |
1 |
$62 |
$38,137 |
66 |
128 |
(126) |
A Man Named Pearl |
Railroad Square
|
Documentary
|
$60 |
-87.93% |
1 |
$60 |
$199,462 |
444 |
Chart certified: 11/29/2008
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