Monday, October 5, 2009

Weekend Box Office Ranking (U.S.) October 2 - October 04 weekend

1 (new) Zombieland / YouTube - Zombieland - Official Trailer [HD]
Directed by Ruben Fleischer and starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard - Two men have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus is a big wuss -- but when you're afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive. Tallahassee is an AK-totin', zombie-slayin' badass whose single determination is to get the last Twinkie on earth. As they join forces with Wichita and Little Rock, who have also found unique ways to survive the zombie mayhem, they will... (Sony Pictures Releasing)

2 (1) Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs / YouTube Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - Official ...
Directed by Christopher Miller, Phil Lord and starring Bill Hader, Lori Alan, Shane Baumel, Robert Bergen, Cody Cameron - A scientist tries to solve world hunger only to see things go awry as food falls from the sky in abundance. (Sony Pictures Releasing)

3 (new) Toy Story / Videos YouTube | Video Trailer Toy Story 3
Directed by John Lasseter and starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn - Woody, a traditional pull-string talking cowboy, has long enjoyed a place of honor as the favorite among six-year-old Andy's menagerie of toys. Quick to calm their anxieties about being replaced by newer arrivals, Woody finds his own confidence shaken, and his status as top toy in jeopardy, upon the arrival of Buzz Lightyear, simply the coolest space action figure ever made. Woody plots to get... (Buena Vista Pictures Distribution)

4 (new) The Invention of Lying / The Invention of Lying - Official Trailer [HD]
Directed by Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson and starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., Jeffrey Tambor - In an alternate reality, lying -- even the concept of a lie -- does not even exist. Everyone -- from politicians to advertisers to the man and woman on the street -- speaks the truth and nothing but the truth with no thought of the consequences. But when a down-on-his-luck loser named Mark suddenly develops the ability to lie, he finds that dishonesty has its rewards. In a world where every word is...(Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution)

5 (2) Surrogates / YouTube Surrogates Official Movie Trailer
Directed by ..... and starring ...... - People are living their lives remotely from the safety of their own homes via robotic surrogates -- sexy, physically perfect mechanical representations of themselves. It's an ideal world where crime, pain, fear and consequences don't exist. When the first murder in years jolts this utopia, FBI agent Greer discovers a vast conspiracy behind the surrogate phenomenon and must abandon his own surrogate,... (Buena Vista Pictures Distribution)

6 (new) Whip It / YouTube - Whip It (2009) Trailer
Directed by Drew Barrymore and starring Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis - Tired of being pushed into beauty pageants by her parents, Texas teen Bliss finds herself after joining a female roller derby team. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

7 (31) Capitalism: A Love Story / YouTube - Capitalism: A Love Story Official Trailer HD
Directed by Michael Moore and starring Michael Moore - What is the price that America pays for its love of capitalism? Years ago, that love seemed so innocent. Today, however, the American dream is looking more like a nightmare as families pay the price with their jobs, their homes and their savings. Michael Moore takes us into the homes of ordinary people whose lives have been turned upside down; and he goes looking for explanations in Washington, DC... (Overture Films, Paramount Vantage)

8 (3) Fame / YouTube Fame Official Movie Trailer
Directed by Kevin Tancharoen and starring Kherington Payne, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Paul McGill, Asher Book, Kristy Flores - A reinvention of the original 1980 hit film, Fame follows a talented group of dancers, singers, actors, and artists over four years at the New York City High School of Performing Arts, a diverse, creative powerhouse where students from all walks of life are given a chance to live out their dreams and achieve real and lasting fame...the kind that comes only from talent, dedication, and hard work. In... (United Artists Films, MGM Distribution Company)

9 (4) The Informant! / YouTube - The Informant! - Trailer 2009 HD
Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Melanie Lynskey, Thomas F. Wilson - What was Mark Whitacre thinking? A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company's multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion. But before all that can happen, the FBI needs evidence, so Whitacre eagerly agrees... (Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution)

10 (7) Love Happens / YouTube - 'Love Happens' Trailer HD
Directed by Brandon Camp and starring Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler, John Carroll Lynch, Martin Sheen - When a self-help author arrives in Seattle to teach a sold-out seminar, he unexpectedly meets the one person who might finally be able to help him help himself. (Universal Pictures)

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(last weekends ranking - in brackets)