Domestic Box Office For May 1, 2009
Data as of May 2, 2:59 PDT
Key:New This DayEstimated
| TD | YD | Release | Daily | %± YD | %± LW | Theaters | Avg | To Date | Days | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $34,433,831 | - | - | 4,099 | $8,400 | $34,433,831 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | - | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $5,807,072 | - | - | 3,175 | $1,828 | $5,807,072 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 1 | Obsessed | $4,076,861 | +207.1% | -63.6% | 2,514 | $1,621 | $38,879,195 | 8 | Screen Gems |
| 4 | 4 | 17 Again | $1,994,152 | +247% | -48.3% | 3,255 | $612 | $44,136,611 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | 3 | The Soloist | $1,673,825 | +151.7% | -47.8% | 2,033 | $823 | $14,181,963 | 8 | DreamWorks |
| 6 | 6 | Fighting | $1,421,880 | +200.5% | -68.7% | 2,312 | $615 | $14,755,220 | 8 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 7 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $1,303,631 | +191.8% | -35.7% | 2,626 | $496 | $177,908,173 | 36 | DreamWorks |
| 8 | 2 | Earth | $1,267,993 | +63% | -56.2% | 1,804 | $702 | $18,932,042 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | 9 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $1,083,963 | +274.9% | -39.9% | 2,819 | $384 | $67,866,101 | 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 5 | State of Play | $1,075,680 | +113.2% | -48.2% | 2,445 | $439 | $28,303,880 | 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | 8 | Fast & Furious | $840,985 | +114.6% | -56.3% | 2,547 | $330 | $147,883,300 | 29 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | - | Star Trek | $571,428 | - | - | 3,849 | $148 | $4,000,000 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | 20 | Taken | $292,078 | +927.1% | +166.9% | 494 | $591 | $143,019,097 | 92 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | - | Battle for Terra | $252,579 | - | - | 1,159 | $217 | $252,579 | 1 | Lionsgate Films |
| 15 | 11 | I Love You, Man | $223,838 | +22.3% | -64% | 685 | $326 | $68,794,111 | 43 | DreamWorks |
| 16 | 13 | Knowing | $167,550 | +18.1% | -70.6% | 822 | $203 | $77,532,315 | 43 | Summit Entertainment |
| 17 | 10 | Crank: High Voltage | $143,587 | -39.5% | -82.9% | 724 | $198 | $12,948,792 | 15 | Lionsgate Films |
| 18 | 14 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $137,111 | +34.9% | -73.6% | 603 | $227 | $54,751,783 | 36 | Lionsgate Films |
| 19 | 16 | Sunshine Cleaning | $115,422 | +84.5% | -31.6% | 471 | $245 | $10,127,805 | 50 | Overture Films |
| 20 | 31 | 12 Rounds | $102,986 | +1,732.5% | +208% | 159 | $647 | $11,617,720 | 36 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | 12 | Observe and Report | $95,019 | -40.5% | -82.8% | 501 | $189 | $22,969,915 | 22 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | 15 | Under the Sea 3D | $82,725 | +21.3% | +2.8% | 45 | $1,838 | $6,621,118 | 78 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 26 | Is Anybody There? | $75,278 | +559.8% | +130.2% | 122 | $617 | $305,148 | 15 | - |
| 24 | - | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $74,274 | - | -25.1% | 297 | $250 | $145,302,130 | 106 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | 22 | Dragonball Evolution | $67,044 | +259.8% | -3.4% | 153 | $438 | $8,877,663 | 22 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | 19 | Gran Torino | $57,797 | +101.3% | -24.7% | 275 | $210 | $147,266,012 | 141 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 17 | Adventureland | $57,344 | +2% | -64% | 202 | $283 | $15,417,853 | 29 | Miramax |
| 28 | 18 | Duplicity | $51,615 | +41% | -62.4% | 279 | $185 | $40,071,610 | 43 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | 21 | Sin Nombre | $49,628 | +133.1% | -12.7% | 87 | $570 | $1,630,709 | 43 | Focus Features |
| 30 | 25 | Hotel for Dogs | $30,411 | +149.1% | -34.5% | 200 | $152 | $72,667,479 | 106 | DreamWorks |
| 31 | 27 | The Last House on the Left | $29,340 | +186.9% | -43.1% | 163 | $180 | $32,542,960 | 50 | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | - | Race to Witch Mountain | $26,433 | - | - | 250 | $105 | $64,509,100 | 50 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 33 | 24 | He's Just Not That Into You | $24,018 | +82.8% | -47.3% | 152 | $158 | $93,702,312 | 85 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | - | The Limits of Control | $17,224 | - | - | 3 | $5,741 | $17,224 | 1 | Focus Features |
| 35 | - | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $16,826 | - | - | 27 | $623 | $636,082 | 45 | Truly Indie |
| 36 | 23 | Watchmen | $16,589 | +18.6% | -53.2% | 90 | $184 | $107,133,805 | 57 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | - | Sugar | $15,937 | - | - | 45 | $354 | $505,394 | 29 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | - | Tyson | $15,713 | - | - | 13 | $1,208 | $146,249 | 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 39 | - | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $14,637 | - | - | 154 | $95 | $44,050,757 | 78 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | - | The Merry Gentleman | $14,156 | - | - | 24 | $589 | $14,157 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 41 | - | Paris 36 | $13,820 | - | - | 52 | $265 | $568,280 | 29 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | - | American Violet | $12,866 | - | - | 45 | $285 | $414,048 | 15 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 43 | - | Every Little Step | $11,416 | - | - | 12 | $951 | $186,999 | 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | 29 | Coraline | $11,334 | +67% | -42% | 111 | $102 | $74,967,647 | 85 | Focus Features |
| 45 | - | Lymelife | $11,275 | - | - | 35 | $322 | $167,216 | 24 | Screen Media Films |
| 46 | 28 | Slumdog Millionaire | $10,907 | +22.5% | -47.1% | 72 | $151 | $141,217,264 | 171 | - |
| 47 | - | Anvil | $10,906 | - | - | 16 | $681 | $178,603 | 22 | Abramorama |
| 48 | - | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | $9,664 | - | - | 7 | $1,380 | $28,525,406 | 1,317 | IMAX |
| 49 | 33 | Push | $9,235 | +137.3% | -51.4% | 73 | $126 | $31,756,025 | 85 | Summit Entertainment |
| 50 | - | Two Lovers | $8,417 | - | - | 31 | $271 | $2,968,332 | 78 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 51 | - | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | $8,161 | - | - | 8 | $1,020 | $5,967,286 | 442 | 3D Entertainment |
| 52 | - | Space Station 3D | $8,039 | - | - | 8 | $1,004 | $78,588,166 | 2,570 | IMAX |
| 53 | - | Lemon Tree | $7,614 | - | - | 11 | $692 | $45,909 | 15 | IFC Films |
| 54 | - | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $7,538 | - | - | 8 | $942 | $13,634,934 | 260 | Summit Entertainment |
| 55 | 32 | Goodbye Solo | $7,276 | +86.8% | -9.5% | 13 | $559 | $288,434 | 36 | Roadside Attractions |
| 56 | - | Shall We Kiss? | $7,113 | - | - | 33 | $215 | $343,808 | 36 | Music Box Films |
| 57 | - | The Class | $6,746 | - | - | 52 | $129 | $3,667,299 | 134 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 58 | - | Gomorrah | $6,101 | - | - | 37 | $164 | $1,476,566 | 134 | IFC Films |
| 59 | - | Il Divo | $6,092 | - | - | 5 | $1,218 | $28,269 | 8 | Music Box Films |
| 60 | - | Everlasting Moments | $4,684 | - | - | 26 | $180 | $467,223 | 57 | IFC Films |
| 61 | - | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $4,164 | - | - | 11 | $378 | $21,376,603 | 575 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 62 | - | Not Forgotten | $3,980 | - | - | 1 | $3,980 | $3,980 | 1 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 63 | 39 | Enlighten Up! | $3,852 | +781.5% | +649.4% | 3 | $1,284 | $98,454 | 232 | Balcony Releasing |
| 64 | 35 | The Reader | $3,766 | +73.1% | -35.9% | 35 | $107 | $34,171,174 | 143 | The Weinstein Company |
| 65 | - | Stomp! Shout! Scream! | $3,713 | - | - | 8 | $464 | $24,111 | 22 | Indican Pictures |
| 66 | - | The Great Buck Howard | $3,541 | - | - | 32 | $110 | $660,162 | 43 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 67 | - | Revanche | $3,421 | - | - | 3 | $1,140 | $3,422 | 1 | Janus Films |
| 68 | - | Roving Mars | $2,954 | - | - | 5 | $590 | $10,311,787 | 1,191 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 69 | - | Tokyo! | $2,591 | - | - | 10 | $259 | $303,652 | 57 | Liberation Entertainment |
| 70 | - | U2 3D | $2,589 | - | - | 6 | $431 | $9,821,414 | 465 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 71 | 36 | The Wrestler | $2,422 | +15% | -29.6% | 21 | $115 | $26,223,638 | 136 | - |
| 72 | - | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | $1,907 | - | - | 13 | $146 | $8,728,385 | 64 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 73 | - | Three Monkeys | $1,895 | - | - | 2 | $947 | $7,506 | 36 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 74 | - | The Cross | $1,843 | - | - | 29 | $63 | $693,334 | 36 | 8x Entertainment |
| 75 | - | Tokyo Sonata | $1,711 | - | - | 6 | $285 | $213,082 | 50 | Regent Releasing |
| 76 | - | Rolling | $1,477 | - | - | 2 | $738 | $48,075 | 29 | Indican Pictures |
| 77 | - | 12 | $1,414 | - | - | 10 | $141 | $101,647 | 59 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 78 | - | Examined Life | $1,356 | - | - | 5 | $271 | $93,527 | 66 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 79 | - | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | $1,308 | - | - | 6 | $218 | $234,829 | 164 | Kino International |
| 80 | - | In a Dream | $1,293 | - | - | 4 | $323 | $39,526 | 22 | International Film Circuit |
| 81 | 34 | Throw Down Your Heart | $1,280 | -58.3% | -67% | 2 | $640 | $37,488 | 50 | Argot Pictures |
| 82 | - | The Garden | $1,228 | - | - | 4 | $307 | $7,091 | 8 | Oscilloscope |
| 83 | - | Treeless Mountain | $1,224 | - | - | 2 | $612 | $11,611 | 10 | Oscilloscope |
| 84 | - | Hunger | $1,185 | - | - | 2 | $592 | $129,745 | 148 | IFC Films |
| 85 | - | Gigantic | $1,081 | - | - | 10 | $108 | $58,444 | 29 | First Independent Pictures |
| 86 | - | Che: Part One/Che: Part Two | $983 | - | - | 9 | $109 | $1,478,496 | 141 | IFC Films |
| 87 | - | The Legend of God's Gun | $858 | - | - | 2 | $429 | $213,684 | 288 | Indican Pictures |
| 88 | 37 | Bride Wars | $851 | -32.6% | -74.9% | 15 | $56 | $58,708,022 | 113 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 89 | - | Fados | $727 | - | - | 6 | $121 | $74,769 | 57 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 90 | - | Nursery University | $672 | - | - | 2 | $336 | $16,290 | 8 | Variance Films |
| 91 | - | Waltz with Bashir | $584 | - | - | 4 | $146 | $2,276,783 | 128 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 92 | - | The Song of Sparrows | $583 | - | - | 2 | $291 | $51,697 | 29 | Regent Releasing |
| 93 | - | Ballerina | $579 | - | - | 2 | $289 | $100,477 | 106 | First Run |
| 94 | - | Skills Like This | $533 | - | - | 5 | $106 | $45,372 | 43 | Shadow Distribution |
| 95 | - | A Wink and a Smile | $439 | - | - | 1 | $439 | $440 | 1 | First Run |
| 96 | 40 | Z | $404 | -7.3% | -29.5% | 1 | $404 | $47,810 | 50 | Rialto Pictures |
| 97 | - | Cherry Blossoms | $389 | - | - | 1 | $389 | $92,983 | 106 | Strand Releasing |
| 98 | - | Home | $360 | - | - | 3 | $120 | $607 | 9 | Monterey Media |
| 99 | - | The Wild Child | $330 | - | - | 2 | $165 | $52,244 | 176 | The Film Desk |
| 100 | - | Tulpan | $313 | - | - | 1 | $313 | $39,916 | 31 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 101 | - | Play the Game | $268 | - | - | - | - | $368,786 | 64 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 102 | - | The Skeptic | $267 | - | - | 1 | $267 | $268 | 1 | IFC Films |
| 103 | 38 | The Golden Boys | $253 | -56.5% | -85.6% | 4 | $63 | $37,689 | 15 | Roadside Attractions |
| 104 | - | Of Time and the City | $209 | - | - | 2 | $104 | $30,997 | 101 | Strand Releasing |
| 105 | 43 | Alien Trespass | $156 | +169% | -49% | 2 | $78 | $80,317 | 29 | Roadside Attractions |
| 106 | - | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | $138 | - | - | 1 | $138 | $79,105 | 22 | - |
| 107 | - | One Day You'll Understand | $102 | - | - | 1 | $102 | $118,146 | 183 | Kino International |
| 108 | - | Absurdistan | $101 | - | - | 2 | $50 | $35,476 | 85 | First Run |
| 109 | - | A Secret | $58 | - | - | 1 | $58 | $623,208 | 239 | Strand Releasing |
