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RANK	TITLE	RATING	STUDIO	THEATRES	DAILY GROSS	TOTAL GROSS
1	YOUTH IN REVOLT Weinstein Co. Starring: Michael Cera Justin Long Director: Miguel Arteta Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: R While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, 14-year-old Nick sets his sights on dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she'll be the one to take away his virginity. YOUTH IN REVOLT	R	Weinstein Co.	23	$1,453	$15,205,492
2	WHEN IN ROME Walt Disney Starring: Kristen Bell Josh Duhamel Director: Mark Steven Johnson Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: PG-13 Beth Harper (Bell) is a young, successful real estate agent ... but she's completely unlucky in love. However, when the New Yorker travels to Rome to see her newlywed sister, she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love, and is then aggressively pursued by a band of wannabe lovers. WHEN IN ROME	PG-13	Walt Disney	930	$60,615	$30,922,270
3	VALENTINE'S DAY Warner Bros. Starring: Julia Roberts Anne Hathaway Director: Garry Marshall Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day. VALENTINE'S DAY	PG-13	Warner Bros.	3578	$509,256	$100,425,496
4	UP IN THE AIR Paramount Starring: George Clooney Vera Farmiga Director: Jason Reitman Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: R Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. 12/04/09 LTD Release 12/11/09 Expanded 12/25/09 WIDE UP IN THE AIR	R	Paramount	586	$61,096	$82,140,014
5	THE WOLFMAN Universal Starring: Emily Blunt Anthony Hopkins Director: Joe Johnston Genre: Horror MPAA Rating: R Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man (Del Toro) is bitten, and subsequently cursed by, a werewolf. THE WOLFMAN	R	Universal	3043	$379,990	$57,760,115
6	THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON Summit Starring: Robert Pattinson Kristen Stewart Director: Chris Weitz Genre: Fantasy MPAA Rating: PG-13 After Bella recovers from the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she looks to celebrate her birthday with Edward and his family. However, a minor accident during the festivities results in Bella's blood being shed, a sight that proves too intense for the Cullens, who decide to leave the town of Forks, Washington for Bella and Edward's sake. Initially heartbroken, Bella finds a form of comfort in reckless living, as well as an even-closer friendship with Jacob Black. Danger in different forms awaits. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON	PG-13	Summit	298	$22,844	$296,035,043
7	THE TOOTH FAIRY Fox Starring: Ashley Judd Billy Crystal Director: Michael Lembeck Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: PG A bad deed on the part of a tough minor-league hockey player (Johnson) results in an unusual sentence: He must serve one week as a real-life tooth fairy. THE TOOTH FAIRY	PG	Fox	2249	$189,176	$54,030,630
8	THE SPY NEXT DOOR LIONSGATE Starring: Jackie Chan Amber Valletta Director: Brian Levant Genre: Action MPAA Rating: PG While babysitting his neighbor's children, a mild-mannered guy winds up having to fight off secret agents after one of the kids inadvertently downloads a secret code. THE SPY NEXT DOOR	PG	LIONSGATE	195	$10,740	$24,279,568
9	THE ROAD Weinstein Co. Starring: Guy Pearce Charlize Theron Director: John Hillcoat Genre: Thriller MPAA Rating: R A post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive by any means possible. THE ROAD	R	Weinstein Co.	74	$3,502	$8,086,206
10	THE LOVELY BONES Paramount Starring: Mark Wahlberg Rachel Weisz Director: Peter Jackson Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. 12/11/09 LTD. Release 12/25/09 EXPANSION 1/15/10 WIDE Release THE LOVELY BONES	PG-13	Paramount	261	$13,015	$43,605,381
11	THE GHOST WRITER Summit Starring: Ewan McGregor Pierce Brosnan Director: Roman Polanski Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 Following the mysterious death of an acclaimed ghost writer, a replacement writer is sent to an isolated compound to pen the memoirs of a former prime minister, and unknowingly becomes embroiled in a high stakes, international conspiracy that has deadly consequences. THE GHOST WRITER	PG-13	Summit	43	$65,780	$1,114,013
12	THE CRAZIES Overture Starring: Timothy Olyphant Radha Mitchell Director: Breck Eisner Genre: Horror MPAA Rating: R The military attempts to contain a killer man-made virus that causes death and permanent insanity in those infected. THE CRAZIES	R	Overture	2477	$1,258,933	$17,326,485
13	THE BOOK OF ELI Warner Bros. Starring: Denzel Washington Michael Gambon Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: R A post-apocalyptic Western, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. THE BOOK OF ELI	R	Warner Bros.	975	$94,138	$92,601,093
14	THE BLIND SIDE Warner Bros. Starring: Sandra Bullock Kathy Bates Director: John Lee Hancock Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 A poor, oversized and under-educated teenager is recruited by a major college football program where he is groomed into an athletically and academically successful NFL prospect. Based on Michael Lewis' book, "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game." THE BLIND SIDE	PG-13	Warner Bros.	945	$83,119	$248,839,100
15	THAT EVENING SUN Freestyle Starring: Hal Holbrook Ray McKinnon Director: Scott Teems Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm. THAT EVENING SUN	PG-13	Freestyle	10	$1,381	$182,818
16	SHUTTER ISLAND Paramount Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio Michelle Williams Director: Martin Scorsese Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: R Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island. SHUTTER ISLAND	R	Paramount	3003	$1,774,857	$77,316,128
17	SHERLOCK HOLMES Warner Bros. Starring: Jude Law Rachel McAdams Director: Guy Ritchie Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 Detective Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. SHERLOCK HOLMES	PG-13	Warner Bros.	462	$44,392	$204,463,640
18	PRECIOUS Lionsgate Starring: Mo'Nique Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe Director: Lee Daniels Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: R In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction. PRECIOUS	R	Lionsgate	268	$19,527	$47,129,152
19	PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF Fox Starring: Uma Thurman Pierce Brosnan Director: Chris Columbus Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: PG A young boy discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods. Based on the book by Rick Riordan. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF	PG	Fox	3302	$497,031	$71,495,311
20	NINE Weinstein Co. Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis Marion Cotillard Director: Rob Marshall Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother. 12/18/09 NY/LA 12/25/09 WIDE NINE	PG-13	Weinstein Co.	125	$5,639	$19,634,304
21	MY NAME IS KHAN FOX SEARCHLIGHT Starring: Shahrukh Khan Kajol Director: Karan Johar Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, suffers from Asperger syndrome (a form of high-functioning autism complicating socialization). MY NAME IS KHAN		FOX SEARCHLIGHT	119	$15,275	$3,649,698
22	LEAP YEAR Universal Starring: Amy Adams Matthew Goode Director: Anand Tucker Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: A woman (Adams) who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which occurs every time the date February 29 rolls around, faces a major setback when bad weather threatens to derail her planned trip to Dublin. With the help of an innkeeper, however, her cross-country odyssey just might result in her getting engaged. LEAP YEAR		Universal	124	$5,580	$25,899,065
23	IT'S COMPLICATED Universal Starring: Meryl Streep Alec Baldwin Director: Nancy Meyers Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: R A romantic comedy in which two men vie for the affection of a woman. IT'S COMPLICATED	R	Universal	462	$39,270	$111,552,030
24	INVICTUS Warner Bros. Starring: Matt Damon Morgan Freeman Director: Clint Eastwood Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 A look at life for Nelson Mandela after the fall of apartheid in South Africa during his first term as president when campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen. INVICTUS	PG-13	Warner Bros.	245	$15,802	$37,128,761
25	FROM PARIS WITH LOVE Lionsgate Starring: John Travolta Jonathan Rhys Meyers Director: Pierre Morel Genre: Action MPAA Rating: R In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city. FROM PARIS WITH LOVE	R	Lionsgate	1278	$88,578	$23,413,244
26	FANTASTIC MR. FOX Fox Starring: Jason Schwartzman Bill Murray Director: Wes Anderson Genre: Animated MPAA Rating: PG Angry farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox, look to get rid of their opponent and his family. 11/13/09 ELCLUSIVE 11/25/09 WIDE FANTASTIC MR. FOX	PG	Fox	49	$3,602	$20,820,831
27	EDGE OF DARKNESS Warner Bros. Starring: Mel Gibson Director: Martin Campbell Genre: Thriller MPAA Rating: R As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence. EDGE OF DARKNESS	R	Warner Bros.	1255	$82,417	$42,252,703
28	DEAR JOHN Sony Starring: Channing Tatum Amanda Seyfried Director: Lasse Hallström Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: PG-13 A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave. DEAR JOHN	PG-13	Sony	3006	$304,017	$72,736,113
29	CRAZY HEART Fox Searchlight Starring: Jeff Bridges Maggie Gyllenhaal Director: Scott Cooper Genre: Indie MPAA Rating: R Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. CRAZY HEART	R	Fox Searchlight	1148	$210,706	$25,220,202
30	COP OUT Warner Bros. Starring: Bruce Willis Tracy Morgan Director: Kevin Smith Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: R A comedy about two cops whose adventures include locating a stolen baseball card, rescuing a woman, and dealing with gangsters and their laundered money. COP OUT	R	Warner Bros.	3150	$1,288,375	$19,499,501
31	AVATAR Fox Starring: Sigourney Weaver Sam Worthington Director: James Cameron Genre: Sci-Fi MPAA Rating: PG-13 A band of humans are pitted in a battle against a distant planet's indigenous population. AVATAR	PG-13	Fox	2456	$1,258,677	$707,818,745
32	ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKUEL Fox Starring: Jason Lee Justin Long Director: Betty Thomas Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: PG The world famous singing pre-teen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes. ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKUEL	PG	Fox	707	$67,240	$216,624,171
33	A SINGLE MAN Weinstein Co. Starring: Colin Firth Julianne Moore Director: Tom Ford Genre: Indie MPAA Rating: R A SINGLE MAN is based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, it is the story of a British college professor (Colin Firth) who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner. The story is a romantic tale of love interrupted, the isolation that is an inherent part of the human condition, and ultimately the importance of the seemingly smaller moments in life. A SINGLE MAN	R	Weinstein Co.	242	$28,289	$7,984,321

YOUTH IN REVOLT

Weinstein Co.

WHEN IN ROME

Walt Disney

VALENTINE'S DAY

Warner Bros.

UP IN THE AIR

Paramount

THE WOLFMAN

Universal

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON

Summit

THE TOOTH FAIRY

Fox

THE SPY NEXT DOOR

LIONSGATE

THE ROAD

Weinstein Co.

THE LOVELY BONES

Paramount

THE GHOST WRITER

Summit

THE CRAZIES

Overture

THE BOOK OF ELI

Warner Bros.

THE BLIND SIDE

Warner Bros.

THAT EVENING SUN

Freestyle

SHUTTER ISLAND

Paramount

SHERLOCK HOLMES

Warner Bros.

PRECIOUS

Lionsgate

PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF

Fox

NINE

Weinstein Co.

MY NAME IS KHAN

FOX SEARCHLIGHT

LEAP YEAR

Universal

IT'S COMPLICATED

Universal

INVICTUS

Warner Bros.

FROM PARIS WITH LOVE

Lionsgate

FANTASTIC MR. FOX

Fox

EDGE OF DARKNESS

Warner Bros.

DEAR JOHN

Sony

CRAZY HEART

Fox Searchlight

COP OUT

Warner Bros.

AVATAR

Fox

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKUEL

Fox

A SINGLE MAN

Weinstein Co.