| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Up | - | - | - | $122,932,822 | 3,886 | $293,004,164 | 42% | May 29, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $110,299,949 | 3,545 | $277,322,503 | 39.8% | Jun 5, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $40,445,832 | 4,101 | $177,243,721 | 22.8% | May 22, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Land of the Lost | - | - | - | $36,039,780 | 3,534 | $49,438,370 | 72.9% | Jun 5, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | - | - | - | $25,700,725 | 3,077 | $65,452,312 | 39.3% | Jun 12, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Terminator Salvation | - | - | - | $23,592,462 | 3,602 | $125,322,469 | 18.8% | May 21, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Star Trek | - | - | - | $23,243,583 | 4,053 | $257,730,019 | 9% | May 8, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Drag Me to Hell | - | - | - | $19,911,785 | 2,510 | $42,100,625 | 47.3% | May 29, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Angels & Demons | - | - | - | $18,795,100 | 3,527 | $133,375,846 | 14.1% | May 15, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | My Life in Ruins | - | - | - | $6,584,065 | 1,165 | $8,665,206 | 76% | Jun 5, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 11 | Imagine That | - | - | - | $6,139,131 | 3,011 | $16,123,323 | 38.1% | Jun 12, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | - | - | - | $5,426,974 | 4,102 | $179,883,157 | 3% | May 1, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | Dance Flick | - | - | - | $5,147,252 | 2,459 | $25,662,155 | 20.1% | May 22, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | - | - | - | $2,944,222 | 3,175 | $55,250,026 | 5.3% | May 1, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | The Brothers Bloom | - | - | - | $1,184,290 | 209 | $3,531,756 | 33.5% | May 15, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 16 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $1,074,256 | 108 | $36,262,926 | 3% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | 17 Again | - | - | - | $976,776 | 3,255 | $64,167,069 | 1.5% | Apr 17, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Race to Witch Mountain | - | - | - | $841,057 | 3,268 | $67,172,594 | 1.3% | Mar 13, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | Away We Go | - | - | - | $827,654 | 506 | $9,451,946 | 8.8% | Jun 5, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 20 | Monsters vs. Aliens | - | - | - | $824,745 | 4,136 | $198,351,526 | 0.4% | Mar 27, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 21 | The Soloist | - | - | - | $779,872 | 2,090 | $31,720,158 | 2.5% | Apr 24, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 22 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | - | - | - | $774,747 | 3,231 | $79,576,189 | 1% | Apr 10, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | Obsessed | - | - | - | $761,163 | 2,634 | $68,261,644 | 1.1% | Apr 24, 2009 | Screen Gems |
| 24 | Fast & Furious | - | - | - | $723,440 | 3,674 | $155,064,265 | 0.5% | Apr 3, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | Easy Virtue | - | - | - | $682,668 | 255 | $2,656,784 | 25.7% | May 22, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | Summer Hours | - | - | - | $462,965 | 50 | $1,657,001 | 27.9% | May 15, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 27 | State of Play | - | - | - | $410,310 | 2,807 | $37,017,955 | 1.1% | Apr 17, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | Next Day Air | - | - | - | $377,971 | 1,139 | $10,027,047 | 3.8% | May 8, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 29 | Every Little Step | - | - | - | $347,767 | 70 | $1,725,141 | 20.2% | Apr 17, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 30 | Rudo y Cursi | - | - | - | $304,992 | 219 | $1,827,660 | 16.7% | May 8, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | Earth | - | - | - | $300,267 | 1,804 | $32,011,576 | 0.9% | Apr 22, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | Knowing | - | - | - | $289,316 | 3,337 | $79,957,634 | 0.4% | Mar 20, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 33 | Departures | - | - | - | $266,903 | 27 | $1,498,210 | 17.8% | May 29, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 34 | The Girlfriend Experience | - | - | - | $247,948 | 48 | $695,840 | 35.6% | May 22, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 35 | Fighting | - | - | - | $209,100 | 2,312 | $23,091,010 | 0.9% | Apr 24, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 36 | Sunshine Cleaning | - | - | - | $208,565 | 642 | $12,062,558 | 1.7% | Mar 13, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 37 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | - | - | - | $208,526 | 38 | $1,755,134 | 11.9% | Mar 18, 2009 | Truly Indie |
| 38 | Observe and Report | - | - | - | $206,475 | 2,727 | $24,007,324 | 0.9% | Apr 10, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | Is Anybody There? | - | - | - | $198,704 | 165 | $2,026,756 | 9.8% | Apr 17, 2009 | - |
| 40 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $135,795 | 82 | $34,137,524 | 0.4% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 41 | Moon | - | - | - | $122,060 | 252 | $5,010,163 | 2.4% | Jun 12, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | Lemon Tree | - | - | - | $120,878 | 29 | $569,672 | 21.2% | Apr 17, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 43 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $118,949 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.1% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 44 | Goodbye Solo | - | - | - | $118,792 | 34 | $870,781 | 13.6% | Mar 27, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 45 | Tyson | - | - | - | $115,165 | 56 | $887,918 | 13% | Apr 24, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 46 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $114,779 | 42 | $7,714,996 | 1.5% | Feb 15, 2008 | 3D Entertainment |
| 47 | Sugar | - | - | - | $111,794 | 51 | $1,082,124 | 10.3% | Apr 3, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 48 | Sin Nombre | - | - | - | $108,001 | 87 | $2,536,665 | 4.3% | Mar 20, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 49 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $93,636 | 24 | $884,613 | 10.6% | Jun 5, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 50 | I Love You, Man | - | - | - | $93,001 | 2,829 | $71,440,011 | 0.1% | Mar 20, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 51 | Taken | - | - | - | $92,697 | 3,184 | $145,000,989 | <0.1% | Jan 30, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 52 | Management | - | - | - | $86,582 | 212 | $934,658 | 9.3% | May 15, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 53 | Little Ashes | - | - | - | $83,858 | 16 | $481,586 | 17.4% | May 8, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 54 | Anvil: The Story of Anvil | - | - | - | $82,081 | 27 | $667,911 | 12.3% | Apr 10, 2009 | Abramorama |
| 55 | The Limits of Control | - | - | - | $80,813 | 27 | $426,688 | 18.9% | May 1, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 56 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $70,507 | 3,045 | $148,095,302 | <0.1% | Dec 12, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | O'Horten | - | - | - | $66,219 | 23 | $302,232 | 21.9% | May 22, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 58 | Outrage | - | - | - | $62,798 | 18 | $287,198 | 21.9% | May 8, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 59 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $61,425 | 252 | $23,746,066 | 0.3% | Oct 5, 2007 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 60 | Revanche | - | - | - | $57,649 | 10 | $258,388 | 22.3% | May 1, 2009 | Janus Films |
| 61 | Food, Inc. | - | - | - | $55,840 | 155 | $4,417,674 | 1.3% | Jun 12, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 62 | Coraline | - | - | - | $46,602 | 2,320 | $75,286,229 | <0.1% | Feb 6, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 63 | Adoration | - | - | - | $44,674 | 20 | $294,244 | 15.2% | May 8, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 64 | Tetro | - | - | - | $42,008 | 16 | $518,522 | 8.1% | Jun 11, 2009 | American Zoetrope |
| 65 | Paris 36 | - | - | - | $38,154 | 52 | $851,540 | 4.5% | Apr 3, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 66 | Street Dreams | - | - | - | $35,944 | 29 | $122,575 | 29.3% | Jun 12, 2009 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 67 | Enlighten Up! | - | - | - | $34,818 | 12 | $246,649 | 14.1% | Sep 12, 2008 | Balcony Releasing |
| 68 | Lymelife | - | - | - | $32,152 | 35 | $421,307 | 7.6% | Apr 8, 2009 | Screen Media Films |
| 69 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $31,343 | 686 | $10,363,341 | 0.3% | Jan 23, 2008 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 70 | Il Divo | - | - | - | $30,310 | 8 | $240,159 | 12.6% | Apr 24, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 71 | Everlasting Moments | - | - | - | $29,242 | 30 | $610,825 | 4.8% | Mar 6, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 72 | Unmistaken Child | - | - | - | $28,132 | 6 | $306,140 | 9.2% | Jun 3, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 73 | Shall We Kiss? | - | - | - | $26,087 | 33 | $535,499 | 4.9% | Mar 27, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 74 | 12 Rounds | - | - | - | $24,835 | 2,331 | $12,234,694 | 0.2% | Mar 27, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 75 | Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love | - | - | - | $23,584 | 7 | $172,225 | 13.7% | Jun 12, 2009 | Shadow Distribution |
| 76 | The Merry Gentleman | - | - | - | $22,014 | 33 | $347,977 | 6.3% | May 1, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 77 | Dragonball Evolution | - | - | - | $20,488 | 2,181 | $9,362,785 | 0.2% | Apr 10, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 78 | Herb & Dorothy | - | - | - | $20,470 | 8 | $194,721 | 10.5% | Jun 5, 2009 | Arthouse Films |
| 79 | Fados | - | - | - | $19,340 | 6 | $129,150 | 15% | Mar 6, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 80 | Two Lovers | - | - | - | $19,330 | 148 | $3,149,034 | 0.6% | Feb 13, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 81 | Tulpan | - | - | - | $18,600 | 4 | $158,741 | 11.7% | Apr 1, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 82 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $18,371 | 3,175 | $93,953,653 | <0.1% | Feb 6, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 83 | Downloading Nancy | - | - | - | $18,095 | 5 | $22,282 | 81.2% | Jun 5, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 84 | War Eagle, Arkansas | - | - | - | $17,568 | 7 | $123,670 | 14.2% | Jun 12, 2009 | Hannover House |
| 85 | Roving Mars | - | - | - | $17,365 | 27 | $10,407,978 | 0.2% | Jan 27, 2006 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 86 | 24 City | - | - | - | $17,133 | 2 | $30,800 | 55.6% | Jun 5, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 87 | Tennessee | - | - | - | $15,428 | 15 | $16,100 | 95.8% | Jun 5, 2009 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 88 | Kal Kissne Dekha | - | - | - | $14,708 | 18 | $24,625 | 59.7% | Jun 12, 2009 | Adlabs Films |
| 89 | Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country | - | - | - | $14,579 | 3 | $51,672 | 28.2% | May 20, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 90 | The Song of Sparrows | - | - | - | $14,204 | 5 | $116,372 | 12.2% | Apr 3, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 91 | Call of the Wild | - | - | - | $13,113 | 14 | $28,682 | 45.7% | Jun 12, 2009 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 92 | Pressure Cooker | - | - | - | $12,194 | 2 | $44,803 | 27.2% | May 27, 2009 | Bev Pictures |
| 93 | Rolling | - | - | - | $12,011 | 4 | $103,318 | 11.6% | Apr 3, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 94 | The Great Buck Howard | - | - | - | $10,938 | 76 | $750,587 | 1.5% | Mar 20, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 95 | Le combat dans l'île | - | - | - | $10,836 | 1 | $50,039 | 21.7% | Jun 12, 2009 | The Film Desk |
| 96 | Stomp! Shout! Scream! | - | - | - | $10,263 | 8 | $112,791 | 9.1% | Apr 10, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 97 | Gomorrah | - | - | - | $10,251 | 50 | $1,579,146 | 0.6% | Dec 19, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 98 | Throw Down Your Heart | - | - | - | $8,910 | 4 | $89,521 | 10% | Mar 13, 2009 | Argot Pictures |
| 99 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $8,764 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 100 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | - | - | - | $8,090 | 13 | $268,431 | 3% | Nov 19, 2008 | Kino International |
| 101 | Gigantic | - | - | - | $7,453 | 11 | $102,704 | 7.3% | Apr 3, 2009 | First Independent Pictures |
| 102 | Julia | - | - | - | $6,711 | 4 | $65,108 | 10.3% | May 8, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 103 | The Art of Being Straight | - | - | - | $6,710 | 2 | $12,831 | 52.3% | Jun 5, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 104 | Treeless Mountain | - | - | - | $6,484 | 4 | $60,336 | 10.7% | Apr 22, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 105 | Big Man Japan 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,750 | 5 | $40,796 | 14.1% | May 15, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 106 | American Violet | - | - | - | $5,602 | 61 | $554,434 | 1% | Apr 17, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 107 | Tokyo! | - | - | - | $5,385 | 18 | $351,059 | 1.5% | Mar 6, 2009 | Liberation Entertainment |
| 108 | The Boys | - | - | - | $5,187 | 5 | $55,513 | 9.3% | May 22, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 109 | Corked | - | - | - | $4,254 | 1 | $4,254 | 100% | Jun 5, 2009 | 28 Entertainment |
| 110 | Tokyo Sonata | - | - | - | $3,692 | 10 | $278,356 | 1.3% | Mar 13, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 111 | The Legend of God's Gun | - | - | - | $3,562 | 8 | $243,768 | 1.5% | Jul 18, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 112 | Jerichow | - | - | - | $3,520 | 3 | $60,379 | 5.8% | May 15, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 113 | The Class | - | - | - | $3,468 | 126 | $3,766,810 | <0.1% | Dec 19, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 114 | 12 | - | - | - | $3,282 | 20 | $125,120 | 2.6% | Mar 4, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 115 | Hunger | - | - | - | $3,215 | 11 | $154,084 | 2.1% | Dec 5, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 116 | Sex Positive | - | - | - | $3,200 | 1 | $12,069 | 26.5% | Jun 12, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 117 | Examined Life | - | - | - | $3,184 | 6 | $120,712 | 2.6% | Feb 25, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 118 | The Windmill Movie | - | - | - | $3,080 | 4 | $30,050 | 10.2% | Jun 17, 2009 | The Film Desk |
| 119 | Skills Like This | - | - | - | $2,877 | 7 | $63,163 | 4.6% | Mar 20, 2009 | Shadow Distribution |
| 120 | Ballerina | - | - | - | $2,864 | 5 | $114,507 | 2.5% | Jan 16, 2009 | First Run |
| 121 | Cherry Blossoms | - | - | - | $2,680 | 8 | $104,589 | 2.6% | Jan 16, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 122 | Pontypool | - | - | - | $2,579 | 1 | $3,865 | 66.7% | May 29, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 123 | Sleep Dealer | - | - | - | $2,572 | 18 | $80,136 | 3.2% | Apr 17, 2009 | Maya Entertainment |
| 124 | Betty Blue 2009 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $2,496 | 1 | $13,029 | 19.2% | Jun 12, 2009 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 125 | One Day You'll Understand | - | - | - | $2,039 | 7 | $145,642 | 1.4% | Oct 31, 2008 | Kino International |
| 126 | Not Forgotten | - | - | - | $1,791 | 4 | $53,744 | 3.3% | May 1, 2009 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 127 | Death of a Ghost Hunter | - | - | - | $1,704 | 1 | $3,490 | 48.8% | Jun 12, 2009 | Nocturnal Features |
| 128 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $1,688 | 38 | $53,354,743 | <0.1% | Oct 23, 1998 | IMAX |
| 129 | Laila's Birthday | - | - | - | $1,652 | 3 | $13,689 | 12.1% | May 29, 2009 | Kino International |
| 130 | A Wink and a Smile | - | - | - | $1,294 | 4 | $20,169 | 6.4% | May 1, 2009 | First Run |
| 131 | The Garden | - | - | - | $1,080 | 4 | $26,931 | 4% | Apr 24, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 132 | Katyn | - | - | - | $1,012 | 2 | $118,095 | 0.9% | Feb 18, 2009 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 133 | Daytime Drinking | - | - | - | $888 | 1 | $4,970 | 17.9% | Jun 5, 2009 | Eleven Arts |
| 134 | Love N' Dancing | - | - | - | $876 | 35 | $47,812 | 1.8% | May 8, 2009 | Screen Media Films |
| 135 | Three Monkeys | - | - | - | $824 | 3 | $41,343 | 2% | Mar 27, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 136 | Brothers at War | - | - | - | $716 | 18 | $153,148 | 0.5% | Mar 13, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 137 | Ciao | - | - | - | $701 | 3 | $49,494 | 1.4% | Dec 5, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 138 | Alien Trespass | - | - | - | $645 | 40 | $104,526 | 0.6% | Apr 3, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 139 | The Wild Child | - | - | - | $573 | 2 | $65,051 | 0.9% | Nov 7, 2008 | The Film Desk |
| 140 | The Golden Boys | - | - | - | $558 | 20 | $43,600 | 1.3% | Apr 17, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 141 | Z | - | - | - | $495 | 2 | $83,305 | 0.6% | Mar 13, 2009 | Rialto Pictures |
| 142 | Battle for Terra | - | - | - | $488 | 1,159 | $1,647,083 | <0.1% | May 1, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 143 | Service | - | - | - | $477 | 4 | $64,536 | 0.7% | Jan 30, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 144 | Nursery University | - | - | - | $476 | 4 | $26,042 | 1.8% | Apr 24, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 145 | Tru Loved | - | - | - | $470 | 4 | $9,467 | 5% | Oct 17, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 146 | Kabei: Our Mother | - | - | - | $368 | 1 | $14,416 | 2.6% | May 8, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 147 | Made in U.S.A | - | - | - | $360 | 2 | $95,209 | 0.4% | Jan 9, 2009 | Rialto Pictures |
| 148 | Absurdistan | - | - | - | $340 | 3 | $39,683 | 0.9% | Feb 6, 2009 | First Run |
| 149 | Antarctica | - | - | - | $300 | 2 | $21,679 | 1.4% | Aug 29, 2008 | Regent Releasing |
| 150 | In a Dream | - | - | - | $88 | 4 | $54,640 | 0.2% | Apr 10, 2009 | International Film Circuit |
| 151 | Home | - | - | - | $77 | 3 | $9,478 | 0.8% | Apr 23, 2009 | Monterey Media |
