Worldwide Box Office For December 2009
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $2,743,577,587 | 14,203 | - | - | - | Dec 16 | - | - |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $443,140,005 | 9,428 | - | - | - | Dec 21 | - | - |
| 3 | It's Complicated | $219,103,655 | 5,419 | - | - | - | Dec 23 | - | - |
| 4 | Up in the Air | $166,842,739 | 4,120 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 5 | Invictus | $122,233,971 | 2,172 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 6 | Green Zone | $94,882,549 | 3,025 | - | - | - | Dec 9 | - | - |
| 7 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | $85,280,250 | 2,914 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 8 | 3 Idiots | $60,262,836 | 280 | - | - | - | Dec 23 | - | - |
| 9 | One Piece: Strong World | $49,271,461 | 20 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 10 | Crazy Heart | $47,405,566 | 1,376 | - | - | - | Dec 16 | - | - |
| 11 | Rabbit Without Ears 2 | $46,439,905 | 802 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 12 | Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II | $44,879,450 | 26 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 13 | Brothers | $43,474,578 | 2,164 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 14 | Jeon Woochi | $38,681,926 | 9 | - | - | - | Dec 23 | - | - |
| 15 | Natale a Beverly Hills | $29,976,481 | 607 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 16 | A Single Man | $24,964,890 | 367 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 17 | Black Lightning | $20,984,902 | 1,172 | - | - | - | Dec 31 | - | - |
| 18 | Solomon Kane | $19,652,185 | 310 | - | - | - | Dec 23 | - | - |
| 19 | Me and Marilyn | $18,842,502 | 558 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 20 | Soul Kitchen | $18,164,139 | 24 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 21 | Everybody's Fine | $16,443,609 | 2,141 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 22 | Kamen Rider Movie War 2010: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider W & Decade | $16,035,761 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 23 | Yahsi Bati - The Ottoman Cowboys | $14,620,703 | 71 | - | - | - | Dec 31 | - | - |
| 24 | St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | $11,198,830 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 25 | Spanish Movie | $10,875,184 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 26 | Harry Brown | $10,371,451 | 115 | - | - | - | Dec 13 | - | - |
| 27 | Wolf | $10,312,345 | 522 | - | - | - | Dec 9 | - | - |
| 28 | Paa | $9,696,629 | 69 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 29 | RTT | $9,227,108 | 543 | - | - | - | Dec 9 | - | - |
| 30 | Free and Easy 20: Final | $7,114,146 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 31 | Secret | $6,883,251 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 32 | Bodyguards and Assassins | $6,585,737 | 155 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 33 | Nowhere Boy | $6,577,779 | 215 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 34 | Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie | $6,161,665 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 35 | Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva | $6,140,049 | 6 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 36 | The Island | $5,696,912 | 104 | - | - | - | Dec 29 | - | - |
| 37 | The Storm Warriors | $5,668,356 | 148 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 38 | A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest | $5,511,253 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 19 | - | - |
| 39 | Anubis en de wraak van Arghus | $4,832,607 | 145 | - | - | - | Dec 16 | - | - |
| 40 | Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess | $4,718,615 | 227 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 41 | Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection | $4,319,940 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 42 | Dossier K. | $3,802,038 | 38 | - | - | - | Dec 9 | - | - |
| 43 | Actresses | $3,400,282 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 44 | The Heiress | $3,349,478 | 113 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 45 | Göta kanal 3 - Kanalkungens hemlighet | $3,224,464 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 46 | 32 dekabrya | $3,177,714 | 126 | - | - | - | Dec 31 | - | - |
| 47 | The Last Flight | $3,030,612 | 356 | - | - | - | Dec 16 | - | - |
| 48 | Ice Storm | $2,689,252 | 83 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 49 | Plop en de kabouterbaby | $2,545,752 | 34 | - | - | - | Dec 9 | - | - |
| 50 | Antikiller D.K. | $2,506,211 | 585 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 51 | Backwood Philosopher | $2,427,945 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 52 | Hello Yasothorn 2 | $2,354,962 | 173 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 53 | The Cézanne Affair/The Man Who Will Come | $2,294,382 | 253 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 54 | Dinosaurier | $2,288,787 | 297 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 55 | Pikap: Sem bez pravil | $2,241,507 | 402 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 56 | Eleanor's Secret | $2,016,817 | 229 | - | - | - | Dec 16 | - | - |
| 57 | Under the North Star | $1,942,703 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 58 | Albert Schweitzer | $1,827,749 | 169 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 59 | Oscar and the Lady in Pink | $1,760,856 | 287 | - | - | - | Dec 9 | - | - |
| 60 | The Treasure Hunter | $1,704,776 | 27 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 61 | Novye priklyucheniya Alyonushki i Eryomy | $1,609,703 | 404 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 62 | Rabbit Without Ears 2 2009 Re-release | $1,599,486 | 222 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 63 | Vettaikaaran | $1,399,911 | 38 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 64 | Santau | $1,372,293 | 55 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 65 | Nikté | $1,329,775 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 66 | Dabbe 2 | $1,329,701 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 67 | Lourdes | $1,270,795 | 14 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 68 | Bury Me Behind the Baseboard | $1,136,883 | 99 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 69 | Hierro | $1,136,459 | 151 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 70 | Adini Sen Koy | $1,122,054 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 71 | Lila, Lila | $1,053,818 | 237 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 72 | Nothing Personal | $973,377 | 37 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 73 | Kawasaki's Rose | $888,741 | 27 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 74 | No One Knows About Persian Cats | $879,937 | 87 | - | - | - | Dec 23 | - | - |
| 75 | Vavien | $879,768 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 76 | Bitter Victory | $861,246 | 200 | - | - | - | Dec 2 | - | - |
| 77 | Snow Prince | $845,375 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 78 | Persécution | $825,672 | 96 | - | - | - | Dec 9 | - | - |
| 79 | Love, Bitter | $778,966 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 80 | Vågn | $776,535 | 25 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 81 | Love in Another Language | $775,930 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 82 | Abimm | $710,219 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 83 | Ten Winters | $703,936 | 5 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 84 | Under the Mountain | $662,879 | 46 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 85 | Girlfriends | $659,597 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 86 | Our Masha and the Magic Nut | $636,573 | 372 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 87 | Mr. Bjarnfreðarson | $610,598 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 26 | - | - |
| 88 | Heat Wave | $595,857 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 89 | Poligamy | $591,455 | 31 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 90 | Remembering the Children | $582,907 | 65 | - | - | - | Dec 16 | - | - |
| 91 | SuperBrother | $478,866 | 73 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 92 | Jump! 2009 Re-release | $453,976 | 58 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 93 | A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop | $428,249 | 37 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 94 | RTT 2009 Re-release | $402,194 | - | - | - | - | Dec 16 | - | - |
| 95 | Transylmania | $397,641 | 1,007 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 96 | Pai in Love | $387,408 | 73 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 97 | Serious Moonlight | $348,327 | 18 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 98 | My Spy | $334,575 | 50 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 99 | Garbo: The Spy | $327,487 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 100 | Escaping Tel Aviv | $327,101 | 3 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 101 | Sisters | $276,925 | 107 | - | - | - | Dec 16 | - | - |
| 102 | Ciqing shidai | $268,151 | 35 | - | - | - | Dec 29 | - | - |
| 103 | Duress | $266,704 | 23 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 104 | He Is My Girl 2009 Re-release | $251,994 | 110 | - | - | - | Dec 2 | - | - |
| 105 | Larger Than Life in | $246,042 | 509 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 106 | October Sonata | $213,586 | 57 | - | - | - | Dec 23 | - | - |
| 107 | Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year | $197,650 | 16 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 108 | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | $197,319 | 9 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 109 | Now Boarding | $177,627 | 5 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 110 | The Fly Up | $141,392 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 111 | Until the Light Takes Us | $130,441 | 3 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 112 | My First Wedding 2009 Re-release | $113,694 | 20 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 113 | Samec Male | $113,088 | 12 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 114 | Cracks | $101,860 | 17 | - | - | - | Dec 30 | - | - |
| 115 | Troubled Water 2009 Re-release | $100,794 | 10 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 116 | Priceless 2009 Re-release | $92,211 | 9 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 117 | Süpürrr! | $86,671 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 118 | Mai Mai Miracle | $81,914 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 119 | KJ: Music and Life | $81,734 | 2 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 120 | Black Water 2009 Re-release | $78,107 | 54 | - | - | - | Dec 9 | - | - |
| 121 | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Puccini: Turandot | $76,810 | 15 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 122 | The Slammin' Salmon | $60,421 | 11 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 123 | Cilgin Turkler: Gorev Somali | $51,544 | 6 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 124 | How About You 2009 Re-release | $48,137 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 125 | Shrooms 2009 Re-release | $43,939 | 10 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 126 | Koshechka | $41,034 | 42 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 127 | Shebh Monharef | $33,560 | 7 | - | - | - | Dec 31 | - | - |
| 128 | Dance of Time | $33,037 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 129 | L'uomo fiammifero | $32,635 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 7 | - | - |
| 130 | The Promise | $28,511 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 24 | - | - |
| 131 | Scorpion 2009 Re-release | $28,111 | 6 | - | - | - | Dec 31 | - | - |
| 132 | Grbavica 2009 Re-release | $23,859 | 6 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 133 | Morris: A Life with Bells On | $22,395 | 18 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 134 | Just Friends | $21,338 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 135 | Blood Creek | $17,622 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 136 | What Became of Us | $16,614 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 137 | Tambourine, Drum | $14,800 | 9 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 138 | Orada | $12,858 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | - |
| 139 | One Peace at a Time | $11,698 | 2 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 140 | Late Bloomers 2009 Re-release | $9,562 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 18 | - | - |
| 141 | What Do You Do? | $8,080 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 142 | The Cake Eaters | $7,820 | 12 | - | - | - | Dec 5 | - | - |
| 143 | Sweet Mud 2009 Re-release | $6,916 | 3 | - | - | - | Dec 16 | - | - |
| 144 | Film Noir 2009 Re-release | $5,604 | 2 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 145 | The Other Irene | $5,590 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 146 | The Strip | $5,107 | 8 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 147 | Hollywood Classic Special | $5,038 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 22 | - | - |
| 148 | José Ignacio | $4,013 | 3 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 149 | Potato Symphony | $3,520 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 150 | Ander | $3,079 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 4 | - | - |
| 151 | Song of Love: Jean Cocteau & Jean Genet Special | $3,046 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 15 | - | - |
| 152 | New York City Serenade | $2,509 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 153 | Hospital Obrero | $2,037 | 5 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 154 | A Dream Comes True | $2,001 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 10 | - | - |
| 155 | Cilantro y perejil | $1,887 | 3 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |
| 156 | After the Banquet | $1,240 | 1 | - | - | - | Dec 3 | - | - |
| 157 | Silences | $1,100 | 4 | - | - | - | Dec 17 | - | - |
| 158 | Los superagentes, nueva generación 2009 Re-release | $52 | 2 | - | - | - | Dec 11 | - | - |