Domestic Box Office For October 2009
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Couples Retreat | $109,204,945 | 3,074 | $34,286,740 | 31.4% | 3,000 | Oct 9 | Feb 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Where the Wild Things Are | $77,233,467 | 3,735 | $32,695,407 | 42.3% | 3,735 | Oct 16 | Feb 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Zombieland | $75,590,286 | 3,171 | $24,733,155 | 32.7% | 3,036 | Oct 2 | Dec 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | Law Abiding Citizen | $73,357,727 | 2,890 | $21,039,502 | 28.7% | 2,890 | Oct 16 | Feb 4 | Overture Films |
| 5 | This Is It | $72,091,016 | 3,481 | $23,234,394 | 32.2% | 3,481 | Oct 28 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Toy Story 2009 Re-release | $30,702,446 | 1,752 | $12,491,789 | 40.7% | 1,745 | Oct 2 | Nov 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | The Stepfather | $29,062,561 | 2,734 | $11,581,586 | 39.9% | 2,734 | Oct 16 | Nov 22 | Screen Gems |
| 8 | Saw VI | $27,693,292 | 3,036 | $14,118,444 | 51% | 3,036 | Oct 23 | Nov 24 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Astro Boy | $19,551,067 | 3,020 | $6,702,923 | 34.3% | 3,014 | Oct 23 | Jan 21 | Summit Entertainment |
| 10 | The Invention of Lying | $18,451,251 | 1,743 | $7,027,472 | 38.1% | 1,707 | Oct 2 | Dec 17 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Amelia | $14,246,488 | 1,070 | $3,904,047 | 27.4% | 820 | Oct 23 | Jan 14 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 12 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $13,869,515 | 2,754 | $6,293,205 | 45.4% | 2,754 | Oct 23 | Nov 26 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Whip It | $13,043,363 | 1,738 | $4,650,812 | 35.7% | 1,721 | Oct 2 | Dec 10 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 14 | An Education | $12,574,914 | 763 | $159,017 | 1.3% | 4 | Oct 9 | May 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 15 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | $10,273,188 | 524 | $546,687 | 5.3% | 68 | Oct 30 | Feb 18 | Apparition |
| 16 | A Serious Man | $9,228,768 | 262 | $251,337 | 2.7% | 6 | Oct 2 | Jan 7 | Focus Features |
| 17 | Good Hair | $4,157,223 | 466 | $1,039,220 | 25% | 186 | Oct 9 | Mar 4 | Roadside Attractions |
| 18 | New York, I Love You | $1,588,015 | 118 | $380,605 | 24% | 118 | Oct 16 | Dec 24 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 19 | More Than a Game | $950,675 | 111 | $182,943 | 19.2% | 14 | Oct 2 | Nov 24 | Lionsgate |
| 20 | Wake Up Sid | $718,766 | 79 | $355,532 | 49.5% | 79 | Oct 2 | Nov 5 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 21 | The Maid | $576,608 | 19 | $17,036 | 3% | 1 | Oct 16 | Mar 25 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 22 | From Mexico with Love | $548,787 | 279 | $334,340 | 60.9% | 279 | Oct 9 | Jan 14 | Roadside Attractions |
| 23 | The Damned United | $449,865 | 45 | $32,065 | 7.1% | 6 | Oct 9 | Feb 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 24 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $406,085 | 105 | $143,289 | 35.3% | 105 | Oct 23 | Nov 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Antichrist | $404,122 | 19 | $71,397 | 17.7% | 6 | Oct 23 | Dec 17 | IFC Films |
| 26 | The Little Traitor | $402,088 | 5 | $2,330 | 0.6% | 1 | Oct 23 | Sep 1 | - |
| 27 | London Dreams | $300,293 | 82 | $207,964 | 69.3% | 82 | Oct 30 | Nov 8 | Studio 18 |
| 28 | Black Dynamite | $242,578 | 70 | $131,862 | 54.4% | 70 | Oct 16 | Oct 23 | Apparition |
| 29 | (Untitled) | $230,600 | 25 | $18,002 | 7.8% | 3 | Oct 23 | Dec 10 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 30 | Do Knot Disturb | $213,525 | 57 | $124,691 | 58.4% | 57 | Oct 2 | Oct 11 | Adlabs Films |
| 31 | Me and Mrs. Khanna | $197,183 | 59 | $121,134 | 61.4% | 59 | Oct 16 | Nov 5 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 32 | Passport to Love | $173,828 | 9 | $46,012 | 26.5% | 6 | Oct 9 | Nov 26 | Variance Films |
| 33 | Free Style | $141,108 | 260 | $97,764 | 69.3% | 260 | Oct 9 | Oct 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 34 | All the Best: Fun Begins | $120,713 | 55 | $96,054 | 79.6% | 55 | Oct 16 | Oct 22 | Yash Raj Films |
| 35 | Gentlemen Broncos | $113,682 | 18 | $11,502 | 10.1% | 2 | Oct 30 | Dec 10 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 36 | Killing Kasztner | $112,313 | 5 | $5,513 | 4.9% | 1 | Oct 23 | May 20 | Sky Island Films |
| 37 | Bronson | $104,979 | 8 | $10,940 | 10.4% | 1 | Oct 9 | Dec 31 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 38 | Ong Bak 2 | $102,458 | 12 | $26,564 | 25.9% | 10 | Oct 23 | Dec 31 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 39 | The House of the Devil | $101,215 | 7 | $25,195 | 24.9% | 3 | Oct 30 | Dec 31 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 40 | Motherhood | $93,388 | 48 | $50,081 | 53.6% | 48 | Oct 23 | Nov 19 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 41 | Visual Acoustics | $52,467 | 5 | $3,517 | 6.7% | 1 | Oct 9 | Nov 19 | Arthouse Films |
| 42 | Lost in Love | $52,453 | 221 | $52,453 | 100% | 221 | Oct 16 | Oct 18 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 43 | Trucker | $52,429 | 13 | $9,458 | 18% | 10 | Oct 9 | Feb 4 | Monterey Media |
| 44 | Bicycle Thieves 2008 Re-release | $36,818 | 2 | $513 | 1.4% | 1 | Oct 31 | Dec 17 | Corinth Films |
| 45 | The Wedding Song | $31,160 | 4 | $1,240 | 4% | 1 | Oct 9 | Mar 18 | Strand Releasing |
| 46 | Adventures of Power | $17,419 | 3 | $4,254 | 24.4% | 2 | Oct 9 | Dec 3 | Variance Films |
| 47 | Storm | $16,013 | 3 | $8,307 | 51.9% | 2 | Oct 30 | Nov 19 | Film Movement |
| 48 | Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy: Fallen Idol | $14,471 | 2 | $2,546 | 17.6% | 2 | Oct 2 | Mar 18 | Indican Pictures |
| 49 | Nobody | $14,271 | 1 | $1,336 | 9.4% | 1 | Oct 1 | - | - |
| 50 | Chelsea on the Rocks | $11,799 | 1 | $4,286 | 36.3% | 1 | Oct 2 | Oct 18 | Aliquot Films |
| 51 | Peter and Vandy | $11,495 | 3 | $7,323 | 63.7% | 3 | Oct 9 | Oct 22 | Strand Releasing |
| 52 | Looking for Palladin | $11,268 | 8 | $2,614 | 23.2% | 1 | Oct 30 | Nov 19 | Wildcat Releasing |
| 53 | The Janky Promoters | $9,069 | 22 | $5,702 | 62.9% | 22 | Oct 16 | Oct 22 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 54 | The Ministers | $4,447 | 2 | $2,844 | 64% | 2 | Oct 16 | Oct 22 | Maya Entertainment |
| 55 | Afterschool | $3,911 | 1 | $2,606 | 66.6% | 1 | Oct 2 | Oct 8 | IFC Films |
| 56 | The Canyon | $1,785 | 2 | $1,785 | 100% | 2 | Oct 23 | Oct 25 | Truly Indie |
| 57 | Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution | $1,181 | 1 | $595 | 50.4% | 1 | Oct 16 | Oct 22 | First Run |
