Seasonal Box Office
| ALL RELEASES | WIDE RELEASES | LIMITED RELEASES | CALENDAR GROSSES |
INDEX BY SEASON | INDEX BY YEAR | SEASON-TO-DATE
2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010
2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990
1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982
Winter Spring Summer Fall Holiday Note: The Holiday Season is defined as the first Friday in November through New Year's week or weekend.
| Row | Rank | Movie Title (click to view) | Studio | Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | Close | ||
| 1 | 65 | Home (2009 French movie) | Lorb. | $15,925 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 11/27/09 | 9/23/10 |
| 2 | 1 | Avatar | Fox | $749,766,139 | 3,461 | $77,025,481 | 3,452 | 12/18/09 | 8/12/10 |
| 3 | 50 | Four Seasons Lodge | FRun | $58,334 | 3 | $11,667 | 1 | 11/11/09 | 8/12/10 |
| 4 | 47 | A Town Called Panic | Zeit. | $165,509 | 10 | $2,850 | 1 | 12/16/09 | 7/22/10 |
| 5 | 3 | The Blind Side | WB | $255,959,475 | 3,407 | $34,119,372 | 3,110 | 11/20/09 | 6/3/10 |
| 6 | 15 | Crazy Heart | FoxS | $39,464,306 | 1,361 | $82,664 | 4 | 12/16/09 | 6/3/10 |
| 7 | 34 | The White Ribbon | SPC | $2,222,862 | 106 | $59,848 | 3 | 12/30/09 | 6/3/10 |
| 8 | 31 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | SPC | $7,689,607 | 607 | $415,233 | 48 | 12/25/09 | 5/27/10 |
| 9 | 33 | Broken Embraces | SPC | $5,014,305 | 202 | $107,111 | 2 | 11/20/09 | 5/27/10 |
| 10 | 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Fox | $219,614,612 | 3,747 | $48,875,415 | 3,700 | 12/23/09 | 5/20/10 |
| 11 | 37 | The Messenger | Osci. | $1,109,660 | 50 | $44,523 | 4 | 11/13/09 | 5/13/10 |
| 12 | 44 | That Evening Sun | Free | $281,350 | 10 | $7,330 | 1 | 11/6/09 | 5/13/10 |
| 13 | 5 | Sherlock Holmes | WB | $209,028,679 | 3,626 | $62,304,277 | 3,626 | 12/25/09 | 4/29/10 |
| 14 | 26 | The Young Victoria | App. | $11,001,272 | 476 | $260,591 | 44 | 12/18/09 | 4/29/10 |
| 15 | 28 | A Single Man | Wein. | $9,176,000 | 354 | $217,332 | 9 | 12/11/09 | 4/29/10 |
| 16 | 48 | Until the Light Takes Us | Vari. | $130,441 | 3 | $7,246 | 1 | 12/4/09 | 4/29/10 |
| 17 | 49 | The Sun | Lorb. | $77,303 | 4 | $11,588 | 1 | 11/18/09 | 4/15/10 |
| 18 | 10 | Up in the Air | Par. | $83,823,381 | 2,218 | $1,181,450 | 15 | 12/4/09 | 4/8/10 |
| 19 | 22 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Fox | $21,002,919 | 2,304 | $265,900 | 4 | 11/13/09 | 4/8/10 |
| 20 | 2 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Sum. | $296,623,634 | 4,124 | $142,839,137 | 4,024 | 11/20/09 | 4/1/10 |
| 21 | 8 | It's Complicated | Uni. | $112,735,375 | 2,955 | $22,100,820 | 2,887 | 12/25/09 | 4/1/10 |
| 22 | 9 | The Princess and the Frog | BV | $104,400,899 | 3,475 | $786,190 | 2 | 11/25/09 | 4/1/10 |
| 23 | 11 | Old Dogs | BV | $49,492,060 | 3,425 | $16,894,511 | 3,425 | 11/25/09 | 4/1/10 |
| 24 | 40 | Red Cliff | Magn. | $627,047 | 42 | $13,104 | 2 | 11/18/09 | 4/1/10 |
| 25 | 17 | Invictus | WB | $37,491,364 | 2,170 | $8,611,147 | 2,125 | 12/11/09 | 3/25/10 |
| 26 | 51 | The End of Poverty? | Libre | $57,805 | 5 | $12,593 | 1 | 11/13/09 | 3/25/10 |
| 27 | 29 | The Road | W/Dim. | $8,117,000 | 396 | $1,502,231 | 111 | 11/25/09 | 3/21/10 |
| 28 | 12 | Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire | LGF | $47,566,524 | 1,003 | $1,872,458 | 18 | 11/6/09 | 3/18/10 |
| 29 | 13 | The Lovely Bones | P/DW | $44,114,232 | 2,638 | $116,616 | 3 | 12/11/09 | 3/18/10 |
| 30 | 23 | Nine | Wein. | $19,676,965 | 1,412 | $257,232 | 4 | 12/18/09 | 3/18/10 |
| 31 | 14 | Planet 51 | Sony | $42,194,060 | 3,035 | $12,286,129 | 3,035 | 11/20/09 | 3/14/10 |
| 32 | 32 | 3 Idiots | Relbig. | $6,532,874 | 156 | $1,645,502 | 119 | 12/23/09 | 3/11/10 |
| 33 | 43 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | Scre. | $337,356 | 26 | $89,950 | 12 | 11/27/09 | 3/11/10 |
| 34 | 35 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | First | $1,702,112 | 96 | $245,398 | 27 | 11/20/09 | 3/4/10 |
| 35 | 6 | 2012 | Sony | $166,112,167 | 3,444 | $65,237,614 | 3,404 | 11/13/09 | 2/25/10 |
| 36 | 36 | Me and Orson Welles | Free | $1,190,003 | 134 | $63,638 | 4 | 11/25/09 | 2/25/10 |
| 37 | 63 | The Missing Person | Strand | $17,896 | 3 | $2,715 | 1 | 11/20/09 | 2/25/10 |
| 38 | 16 | Ninja Assassin | WB | $38,122,883 | 2,503 | $13,316,158 | 2,503 | 11/25/09 | 2/11/10 |
| 39 | 7 | A Christmas Carol (2009) | BV | $137,855,863 | 3,683 | $30,051,075 | 3,683 | 11/6/09 | 2/4/10 |
| 40 | 18 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Over. | $32,428,195 | 2,453 | $12,706,654 | 2,443 | 11/6/09 | 2/4/10 |
| 41 | 55 | The Slammin' Salmon | Anch. | $41,587 | 11 | $26,167 | 11 | 12/11/09 | 1/28/10 |
| 42 | 19 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Sony | $29,580,087 | 2,718 | $6,616,571 | 2,718 | 12/18/09 | 1/24/10 |
| 43 | 20 | Brothers | LGF | $28,544,157 | 2,088 | $9,527,848 | 2,088 | 12/4/09 | 1/21/10 |
| 44 | 69 | Endgame | Mont. | $9,645 | 14 | $1,608 | 14 | 11/6/09 | 1/21/10 |
| 45 | 24 | Armored | SGem | $15,988,876 | 1,919 | $6,511,128 | 1,915 | 12/4/09 | 1/10/10 |
| 46 | 21 | The Fourth Kind | Uni. | $25,486,040 | 2,530 | $12,231,160 | 2,527 | 11/6/09 | 1/7/10 |
| 47 | 30 | Pirate Radio | Focus | $8,017,917 | 883 | $2,904,380 | 882 | 11/13/09 | 1/7/10 |
| 48 | 52 | Police, Adjective | IFC | $53,206 | 8 | $19,452 | 8 | 12/23/09 | 1/7/10 |
| 49 | 41 | The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2009) | WB | $514,354 | 21 | $2,957 | 1 | 11/6/09 | 1/3/10 |
| 50 | 56 | Oh My God? | Mitro. | $38,244 | 7 | $8,263 | 3 | 11/13/09 | 12/31/09 |
| 51 | 60 | Serious Moonlight | Magn. | $25,339 | 8 | $11,636 | 8 | 12/4/09 | 12/31/09 |
| 52 | 27 | Everybody's Fine | Mira. | $9,208,876 | 2,141 | $3,852,068 | 2,133 | 12/4/09 | 12/24/09 |
| 53 | 39 | Kurbaan | UTV | $754,268 | 83 | $403,678 | 83 | 11/20/09 | 12/24/09 |
| 54 | 59 | Uncertainty | IFC | $36,689 | 4 | $13,075 | 1 | 11/13/09 | 12/24/09 |
| 55 | 72 | Ricky | IFC | $3,457 | 1 | $1,626 | 1 | 12/16/09 | 12/24/09 |
| 56 | 38 | De Dana Dan | Eros | $944,979 | 69 | $577,381 | 69 | 11/27/09 | 12/17/09 |
| 57 | 42 | Transylmania | FullC | $397,641 | 1,007 | $263,941 | 1,007 | 12/4/09 | 12/17/09 |
| 58 | 53 | Collapse | Vita. | $46,964 | 5 | $7,800 | 1 | 11/6/09 | 12/17/09 |
| 59 | 58 | The Bicycle Thief (2009 re-issue) | Crnth | $36,818 | 2 | $10,786 | 1 | 11/6/09 | 12/17/09 |
| 60 | 66 | Defamation | FRun | $12,038 | 4 | $4,725 | 4 | 11/20/09 | 12/17/09 |
| 61 | 67 | One Peace at a Time | Mont. | $11,698 | 2 | $4,138 | 1 | 12/4/09 | 12/17/09 |
| 62 | 45 | Larger than Life in 3D: Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper and Gogol Bordello | Cdgm. | $246,042 | 509 | $246,042 | 509 | 12/11/09 | 12/13/09 |
| 63 | 46 | Paa | BPics | $199,228 | 67 | $199,228 | 67 | 12/4/09 | 12/10/09 |
| 64 | 71 | The Strip | Truly | $5,107 | 8 | $5,107 | 8 | 12/4/09 | 12/10/09 |
| 65 | 73 | Humble Pie | Mont. | $3,359 | 2 | $1,083 | 2 | 11/6/09 | 12/10/09 |
| 66 | 54 | William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe | Arth. | $46,078 | 6 | $10,322 | 2 | 11/13/09 | 12/3/09 |
| 67 | 70 | Mammoth | IFC | $9,580 | 1 | $4,531 | 1 | 11/20/09 | 12/3/09 |
| 68 | 61 | Women in Trouble | Scre. | $18,097 | 3 | $12,784 | 3 | 11/13/09 | 11/26/09 |
| 69 | 62 | Dare | Imag. | $18,088 | 2 | $13,200 | 2 | 11/13/09 | 11/26/09 |
| 70 | 68 | Fix | Mang. | $9,890 | 1 | $5,951 | 1 | 11/20/09 | 11/26/09 |
| 71 | 64 | Splinterheads | Pala. | $16,392 | 3 | $10,515 | 1 | 11/6/09 | 11/19/09 |
| 72 | 25 | The Box | WB | $15,051,977 | 2,635 | $7,571,417 | 2,635 | 11/6/09 | 1/7/09 |
| 73 | 57 | Small Change (re-issue) | FDesk | $36,930 | 2 | $4,624 | 1 | 11/24/09 | - |
| Summary of 73 Movies on Chart: | |||||||||
| Totals: | $2,898,412,041 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Averages: | $39,704,275 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010
2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990
1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982
Note: RELEASE DATE shows all movies that opened in a given time period and their total grosses. WIDE RELEASES shows only movies released in 600 or more theaters and their total grosses, grouped by wide release date. LIMITED RELEASES shows only movies released in less than 600 theaters and their total grosses, grouped by release date. CALENDAR GROSSES shows all movies playing during the indicated time period, both new and holdover, and their grosses (or estimated grosses) during that time period. Click here for a full explanation of the various box office sections.
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