The numbers, October 16-18, 2009

THE TOP TEN		Weekend	Theaters	Avg.	Total Gross	%+-	Wks	Distributor
1	Where the Wild Things Are	$32,470,000	3,735	$8,693	$32,470,000	--	1	Warner Bros.
2	Law Abiding Citizen	$21,250,000	2,890	$7,353	$21,250,000	--	1	Overture
3	Paranormal Activity	$20,163,000	760	$26,530	$33,717,000	155.2	4	Paramount
4	Couples Retreat	$17,949,000	3,009	$5,965	$63,339,000	-47.7	2	Universal
5	The Stepfather	$12,300,000	2,734	$4,499	$12,300,000	--	1	Sony
6	Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs	$8,100,000	3,037	$2,667	$108,284,000	-29.7	5	Sony
7	Zombieland	$7,800,000	3,171	$2,460	$60,823,000	-47.3	3	Sony
8	Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (3D)	$3,011,000	1,489	$2,022	$28,594,000	-61.2	3	Buena Vista
9	Surrogates	$1,922,000	2,326	$826	$36,332,000	-55.0	4	Buena Vista
10	The Invention of Lying	$1,905,000	1,624	$1,173	$15,495,000	-43.0	3	Warner Bros.