Domestic Box Office For 2009

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$402,111,8704,293$402,111,870Jun 24DreamWorks
2Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$301,959,1974,455$301,959,197Jul 15Warner Bros.
3Up$293,004,1643,886$293,004,164May 29Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4The Twilight Saga: New Moon$284,512,3924,124$296,623,634Nov 20Summit Entertainment
5Avatar$283,624,2103,461$749,766,139Dec 18Twentieth Century Fox
6The Hangover$277,322,5033,545$277,322,503Jun 5Warner Bros.
7Star Trek$257,730,0194,053$257,730,019May 8Paramount Pictures
8Monsters vs. Aliens$198,351,5264,136$198,351,526Mar 27DreamWorks
9Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs$196,573,7054,102$196,573,705Jul 1Twentieth Century Fox
10The Blind Side$196,563,3183,407$255,959,475Nov 20Warner Bros.
11X-Men Origins: Wolverine$179,883,1574,102$179,883,157May 1Twentieth Century Fox
12Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian$177,243,7214,101$177,243,721May 22Twentieth Century Fox
13The Proposal$163,958,0313,158$163,958,031Jun 19Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
142012$162,349,0013,444$166,112,167Nov 13Sony Pictures Releasing
15Fast & Furious$155,064,2653,674$155,064,265Apr 3Universal Pictures
16G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra$150,201,4984,007$150,201,498Aug 7Paramount Pictures
17Paul Blart: Mall Cop$146,336,1783,206$146,336,178Jan 16Sony Pictures Releasing
18Taken$145,000,9893,184$145,000,989Jan 30Twentieth Century Fox
19Gran Torino$142,214,2093,045$148,095,302Dec 12Warner Bros.
20A Christmas Carol$136,889,0513,683$137,855,863Nov 6Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
21Angels & Demons$133,375,8463,527$133,375,846May 15Sony Pictures Releasing
22Terminator Salvation$125,322,4693,602$125,322,469May 21Warner Bros.
23Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs$123,910,6973,119$124,870,275Sep 18Sony Pictures Releasing
24Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel$120,727,2823,747$219,614,612Dec 23Twentieth Century Fox
25Inglourious Basterds$120,540,7193,358$120,540,719Aug 21The Weinstein Company
26G-Force$119,436,7703,697$119,436,770Jul 24Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
27Slumdog Millionaire$119,092,5662,943$141,319,928Nov 12-
28District 9$115,646,2353,180$115,646,235Aug 14TriStar Pictures
29Couples Retreat$108,297,4653,074$109,204,945Oct 9Universal Pictures
30Paranormal Activity$107,792,8452,712$107,918,810Sep 25Paramount Pictures
31Watchmen$107,509,7993,611$107,509,799Mar 6Warner Bros.
32Sherlock Holmes$102,102,9563,626$209,028,679Dec 25Warner Bros.
33Public Enemies$97,104,6203,336$97,104,620Jul 1Universal Pictures
34Julie & Julia$94,125,4262,528$94,125,426Aug 7Sony Pictures Releasing
35He's Just Not That Into You$93,953,6533,175$93,953,653Feb 6Warner Bros.
36Madea Goes to Jail$90,508,3362,203$90,508,336Feb 20Lionsgate Films
37The Ugly Truth$88,915,2142,975$88,915,214Jul 24Sony Pictures Releasing
38Knowing$79,957,6343,337$79,957,634Mar 20Summit Entertainment
39Hannah Montana: The Movie$79,576,1893,231$79,576,189Apr 10Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
40Where the Wild Things Are$76,301,9793,735$77,233,467Oct 16Warner Bros.
41The Princess and the Frog$76,035,0283,475$104,400,899Nov 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
42Zombieland$75,590,2863,171$75,590,286Oct 2Sony Pictures Releasing
43Coraline$75,286,2292,320$75,286,229Feb 6Focus Features
44The Curious Case of Benjamin Button$74,843,1782,988$127,509,326Dec 25Paramount Pictures
45Hotel for Dogs$73,034,4603,271$73,034,460Jan 16DreamWorks
46Law Abiding Citizen$72,764,2272,890$73,357,727Oct 16Overture Films
47This Is It$72,091,0163,481$72,091,016Oct 28Sony Pictures Releasing
48I Love You, Man$71,440,0112,829$71,440,011Mar 20DreamWorks
49Marley & Me$70,709,6803,505$143,153,751Dec 25Twentieth Century Fox
50Obsessed$68,261,6442,634$68,261,644Apr 24Screen Gems
51Race to Witch Mountain$67,172,5943,268$67,172,594Mar 13Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
52The Final Destination$66,477,7003,121$66,477,700Aug 28Warner Bros.
53The Taking of Pelham 123$65,452,3123,077$65,452,312Jun 12Sony Pictures Releasing
54Friday the 13th$65,002,0193,105$65,002,019Feb 13Warner Bros.
5517 Again$64,167,0693,255$64,167,069Apr 17Warner Bros.
56The Time Traveler's Wife$63,414,8462,988$63,414,846Aug 14Warner Bros.
57Brüno$60,054,5302,759$60,054,530Jul 10Universal Pictures
58Bride Wars$58,715,5103,228$58,715,510Jan 9Twentieth Century Fox
59The Haunting in Connecticut$55,389,5162,732$55,389,516Mar 27Lionsgate Films
60Ghosts of Girlfriends Past$55,250,0263,175$55,250,026May 1Warner Bros.
61Bedtime Stories$53,401,0633,684$110,101,975Dec 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
62Funny People$51,855,0453,008$51,855,045Jul 31Universal Pictures
63I Can Do Bad All by Myself$51,733,9212,255$51,733,921Sep 11Lionsgate Films
64My Bloody Valentine$51,545,9522,534$51,545,952Jan 16Lionsgate Films
65Land of the Lost$49,438,3703,534$49,438,370Jun 5Universal Pictures
66My Sister's Keeper$49,200,2302,606$49,200,230Jun 26Warner Bros.
67Old Dogs$46,528,5733,425$49,492,060Nov 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
68Underworld: Rise of the Lycans$45,802,3152,942$45,802,315Jan 23Screen Gems
69Confessions of a Shopaholic$44,277,3502,534$44,277,350Feb 13Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
70Year One$43,337,2793,024$43,337,279Jun 19Sony Pictures Releasing
71The Unborn$42,670,4102,359$42,670,410Jan 9Universal Pictures
72Precious$42,567,9891,003$47,566,524Nov 6Lionsgate Films
73Valkyrie$42,175,9752,838$83,077,833Dec 25United Artists
74Drag Me to Hell$42,100,6252,510$42,100,625May 29Universal Pictures
75Orphan$41,596,2512,750$41,596,251Jul 24Warner Bros.
76Duplicity$40,572,8252,579$40,572,825Mar 20Universal Pictures
77It's Complicated$40,375,8752,955$112,735,375Dec 25Universal Pictures
78Planet 51$39,410,5583,035$42,194,060Nov 20Sony Pictures Releasing
79Surrogates$38,577,7722,992$38,577,772Sep 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
80Yes Man$37,661,2863,434$97,690,976Dec 19Warner Bros.
81Ninja Assassin$37,303,4652,503$38,122,883Nov 25Warner Bros.
82State of Play$37,017,9552,807$37,017,955Apr 17Universal Pictures
83Notorious$36,843,6821,641$36,843,682Jan 16-
84The Pink Panther 2$35,922,9783,245$35,922,978Feb 6Sony Pictures Releasing
85All About Steve$33,862,9032,265$33,862,903Sep 4Twentieth Century Fox
86Up in the Air$33,655,2132,218$83,823,381Dec 4Paramount Pictures
87Halloween II$33,392,9733,088$33,392,973Aug 28-
88The Informant!$33,316,8212,505$33,316,821Sep 18Warner Bros.
89The Last House on the Left$32,752,2152,402$32,752,215Mar 13Universal Pictures
90The Reader$32,519,6801,203$34,194,407Dec 10The Weinstein Company
91500 Days of Summer$32,391,3741,048$32,391,374Jul 17-
92Earth$32,011,5761,804$32,011,576Apr 22Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
93The Men Who Stare at Goats$31,976,9372,453$32,428,195Nov 6Overture Films
94Push$31,811,5272,313$31,811,527Feb 6Summit Entertainment
959$31,749,8942,060$31,749,894Sep 9Focus Features
96The Soloist$31,720,1582,090$31,720,158Apr 24DreamWorks
97Toy Story
2009 Re-release
$30,702,4461,752$30,702,446Oct 2Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
98The Stepfather$29,062,5612,734$29,062,561Oct 16Screen Gems
99Defiance$28,619,5761,793$28,644,813Dec 31Paramount Vantage
100The Uninvited$28,596,8182,344$28,596,818Jan 30DreamWorks
101Saw VI$27,693,2923,036$27,693,292Oct 23Lionsgate Films
102Invictus$26,677,1332,170$37,491,364Dec 11Warner Bros.
103Brothers$26,222,7792,088$28,544,157Dec 4Lionsgate Films
104Dance Flick$25,662,1552,459$25,662,155May 22Paramount Pictures
105The International$25,450,5272,364$25,450,527Feb 13Sony Pictures Releasing
106The Fourth Kind$25,396,7202,530$25,486,040Nov 6Universal Pictures
107Aliens in the Attic$25,200,4123,108$25,200,412Jul 31Twentieth Century Fox
108The Wrestler$25,068,864776$26,238,243Dec 17-
109Seven Pounds$24,012,8392,758$69,951,824Dec 19Sony Pictures Releasing
110Observe and Report$24,007,3242,727$24,007,324Apr 10Warner Bros.
111Fighting$23,091,0102,312$23,091,010Apr 24Universal Pictures
112Love Happens$22,965,1101,922$22,965,110Sep 18Universal Pictures
113Revolutionary Road$22,598,0111,077$22,911,480Dec 26Paramount Vantage
114Fame$22,455,5103,133$22,455,510Sep 25Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
115Twilight$22,096,8783,649$192,769,854Nov 21Summit Entertainment
116Doubt$21,635,7151,287$33,446,470Dec 12Miramax
117Shorts$20,919,1663,105$20,919,166Aug 21Warner Bros.
118Gamer$20,534,9072,502$20,534,907Sep 4Lionsgate Films
119Did You Hear About the Morgans?$20,380,0462,718$29,580,087Dec 18Sony Pictures Releasing
120Astro Boy$19,377,8713,020$19,551,067Oct 23Summit Entertainment
121Under the Sea 3D$19,352,570108$36,262,926Feb 13Warner Bros.
122Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience$19,162,7401,276$19,162,740Feb 27Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
123Fantastic Mr. Fox$18,644,5562,304$21,002,919Nov 13Twentieth Century Fox
124The Invention of Lying$18,451,2511,743$18,451,251Oct 2Warner Bros.
125Inkheart$17,303,4242,655$17,303,424Jan 23Warner Bros.
126Milk$17,246,974882$31,841,299Nov 26Focus Features
127Fired Up!$17,231,2911,811$17,231,291Feb 20Screen Gems
128The Tale of Despereaux$16,857,7553,107$50,877,145Dec 19Universal Pictures
129New in Town$16,734,2831,941$16,734,283Jan 30Lionsgate Films
130Jennifer's Body$16,204,7932,738$16,204,793Sep 18Twentieth Century Fox
131Imagine That$16,123,3233,011$16,123,323Jun 12Paramount Pictures
132Adventureland$16,044,0251,876$16,044,025Apr 3Miramax
133A Perfect Getaway$15,515,4602,159$15,515,460Aug 7Universal Pictures
134Armored$15,498,2401,919$15,988,876Dec 4Screen Gems
135The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard$15,122,6761,849$15,122,676Aug 14Paramount Vantage
136Ponyo$15,090,399927$15,090,399Aug 14Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
137The Box$15,025,2792,635$15,051,977Nov 6Warner Bros.
138I Love You, Beth Cooper$14,800,7251,872$14,800,725Jul 10Twentieth Century Fox
139Last Chance Harvey$14,681,0351,108$14,889,042Dec 25Overture Films
140Capitalism: A Love Story$14,363,397995$14,363,397Sep 23Overture Films
141Frost/Nixon$14,252,8111,105$18,622,031Dec 5Universal Pictures
142Amelia$14,207,9781,070$14,246,488Oct 23-
143Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant$13,869,5152,754$13,869,515Oct 23Universal Pictures
144Crank: High Voltage$13,684,2492,223$13,684,249Apr 17Lionsgate Films
145Whip It$13,043,3631,738$13,043,363Oct 2-
146The Hurt Locker$12,671,105535$17,017,811Jun 26Summit Entertainment
14712 Rounds$12,234,6942,331$12,234,694Mar 27Twentieth Century Fox
148The Day the Earth Stood Still$12,080,1333,560$79,366,978Dec 12Twentieth Century Fox
149Sunshine Cleaning$12,062,558642$12,062,558Mar 13Overture Films
150Sorority Row$11,965,2822,665$11,965,282Sep 11Summit Entertainment
151Extract$10,823,1581,614$10,823,158Sep 4Miramax
152Not Easily Broken$10,572,742725$10,572,742Jan 9Screen Gems
153Pandorum$10,330,8532,506$10,330,853Sep 25Overture Films
154Whiteout$10,274,6172,745$10,275,638Sep 11Warner Bros.
155Next Day Air$10,027,0471,139$10,027,047May 8Summit Entertainment
156Nine$9,844,7531,412$19,676,965Dec 18The Weinstein Company
157The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day$9,839,784524$10,273,188Oct 30Apparition
158Away We Go$9,451,946506$9,451,946Jun 5Focus Features
159Dragonball Evolution$9,362,7852,181$9,362,785Apr 10Twentieth Century Fox
160Everybody's Fine$9,208,8762,141$9,208,876Dec 4Miramax
161A Serious Man$9,098,436262$9,228,768Oct 2Focus Features
162Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li$8,742,2611,164$8,742,261Feb 27Twentieth Century Fox
163Bolt$8,673,1003,654$114,053,579Nov 21Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
164My Life in Ruins$8,665,2061,165$8,665,206Jun 5-
165The Boat That Rocked$7,949,556883$8,017,917Nov 13Focus Features
166The Collector$7,712,1141,325$7,712,114Jul 31Freestyle Releasing
167An Education$7,611,690763$12,574,914Oct 9Sony Pictures Classics
168Taking Woodstock$7,460,2041,395$7,460,204Aug 26Focus Features
169The Spirit$6,738,7822,509$19,806,188Dec 25Lionsgate Films
170Post Grad$6,380,0191,959$6,380,019Aug 21Twentieth Century Fox
171The Road$6,315,678396$8,117,000Nov 25-
172Four Christmases$6,009,7383,540$120,146,040Nov 26Warner Bros.
173Coco Before Chanel$5,977,223307$6,113,834Sep 25Sony Pictures Classics
174Whatever Works$5,306,706353$5,306,706Jun 19Sony Pictures Classics
175Bandslam$5,210,9882,121$5,210,988Aug 14Summit Entertainment
176Moon$5,010,163252$5,010,163Jun 12Sony Pictures Classics
177Miss March$4,543,3201,742$4,543,320Mar 13-
178Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$4,468,56882$34,137,524Sep 23IMAX
179Bright Star$4,444,637380$4,444,637Sep 16Apparition
180Australia$4,418,3942,721$49,554,002Nov 26Twentieth Century Fox
181Food, Inc.$4,417,674155$4,417,674Jun 12Magnolia Pictures
182Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa$4,323,0164,065$180,010,950Nov 7DreamWorks
183Good Hair$4,144,599466$4,157,223Oct 9Roadside Attractions
184The September Issue$3,815,372143$3,820,067Aug 28Roadside Attractions
185The Class$3,607,666126$3,766,810Dec 19Sony Pictures Classics
186The Brothers Bloom$3,531,756209$3,531,756May 15Summit Entertainment
187Space Station 3D$3,273,05564$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
1883 Idiots$3,264,664156$6,532,874Dec 23Reliance Big Pictures
189Two Lovers$3,149,034148$3,149,034Feb 13Magnolia Pictures
190Quantum of Solace$3,109,6253,501$168,368,427Nov 14Sony Pictures Releasing
191Chéri$2,715,657191$2,715,657Jun 26Miramax
192Rachel Getting Married$2,692,542391$12,796,841Oct 3Sony Pictures Classics
193Easy Virtue$2,656,784255$2,656,784May 22Sony Pictures Classics
194Sin Nombre$2,536,66587$2,536,665Mar 20Focus Features
195My One and Only$2,479,538256$2,479,538Aug 21Freestyle Releasing
196Love Aaj Kal$2,430,083102$2,430,083Jul 31Eros Worldwide
197The Dark Knight$2,420,4324,366$533,345,358Jul 18Warner Bros.
198In the Loop$2,388,80492$2,388,804Jul 24IFC Films
199Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$2,372,748252$23,746,066Oct 5National Geographic Entertainment
200Adam$2,277,396177$2,277,396Jul 29-