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Added on 16 December 2009

| # | Title | Weekend Gross | Total Gross | Week # |
| 1 | Michael Jackson's This Is It | $21,300,000 | $32,509,000 | 1 |
| 2 | Paranormal Activity | $16,540,000 | $84,780,000 | 6 |
| 3 | Law Abiding Citizen | $7,303,000 | $51,385,000 | 3 |
| 4 | Couples Retreat | $6,097,000 | $86,663,000 | 4 |
| 5 | Saw VI | $5,560,000 | $22,824,000 | 2 |
| 6 | Where the Wild Things Are | $5,081,000 | $61,800,000 | 3 |
| 7 | The Stepfather | $3,400,000 | $24,748,000 | 3 |
| 8 | Astro Boy | $3,035,000 | $10,891,000 | 2 |
| 9 | Amelia | $3,000,000 | $8,306,000 | 2 |
| 10 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $2,809,000 | $10,521,000 | 2 |
| 11 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $2,700,000 | $118,557,000 | 7 |