Variety reports the top movies, in terms of box office take, for the week of 30 October-5 November 2009. After reading #1 last week, Paranormal Activity has finally started moving in the same direction as nearly every other film, slipping to #2 this week (behind the Michael Jackson concert practice film This Is It, which was one of only two films to open in the top 25). Paranormal Activity took in $20.6 million, for a six-week total box office take of $88.8 million. Where the Wild Things Are was down from #3 to #5, earning $8.3 million, for a three-week total of $65.0 million. Saw VI fell from #2 to #6, grossing $7.0 million, for a two-week total of $24.2 million. Astro Boy held steady at #7, bringing in $4.6 million, for a two-week total of $12.5 million. The Stepfather showed some strength, rising from #9 to #8, bringing in $4.3 million, for a three-week total of $25.6 million. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant slipped from #8 to #10, grossing $4.1 million, for a two-week total of $11.8 million.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs slipped from #10 to #11, grabbing $3.9 million, for a seven-week total of $119.7 million. Zombieland slipped from #11 to #12, taking in $3.6 million, for a five-week total of $72.2 million. Halloween II (which fell out of the top 25 the last week in September) had almost a re-release this week, showing on more than 1000 screens (last week, it was fewer than 100). It popped back up to #15 on the charts, grossing $600 thousand, for a ten-week total of $33.3 million. Surrogates fell from #18 to #21, bringing in $375 thousand, for a six-week total of $38.1 million. The Toy Story / Toy Story 2 re-release fell from #14 to #22, earning $375 thousand, for a five-week total of $30.7 million.
GI Joe, last week’s #24, fell out of the top 25 in this, its thirteenth week in release.