| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Up | - | - | - | $55,895,443 | 3,886 | $293,004,164 | 19.1% | May 29, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $31,790,804 | 3,545 | $277,322,503 | 11.5% | Jun 5, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $19,323,358 | 4,101 | $177,243,721 | 10.9% | May 22, 2009 | 20th Century Fox |
| 4 | Land of the Lost | - | - | - | $14,119,210 | 3,534 | $49,438,370 | 28.6% | Jun 5, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Terminator Salvation | - | - | - | $12,351,559 | 3,602 | $125,322,469 | 9.9% | May 21, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Star Trek | - | - | - | $11,108,812 | 4,053 | $257,730,019 | 4.3% | May 8, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Drag Me to Hell | - | - | - | $10,713,500 | 2,510 | $42,100,625 | 25.4% | May 29, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Angels & Demons | - | - | - | $9,469,169 | 3,527 | $133,375,846 | 7.1% | May 15, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Dance Flick | - | - | - | $3,094,958 | 2,459 | $25,662,155 | 12.1% | May 22, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | - | - | - | $3,019,005 | 4,102 | $179,883,157 | 1.7% | May 1, 2009 | 20th Century Fox |
| 11 | My Life in Ruins | - | - | - | $2,390,433 | 1,165 | $8,665,206 | 27.6% | Jun 5, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 12 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | - | - | - | $1,672,598 | 3,175 | $55,250,026 | 3% | May 1, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | The Brothers Bloom | - | - | - | $555,964 | 209 | $3,531,756 | 15.7% | May 15, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 14 | Obsessed | - | - | - | $470,238 | 2,634 | $68,261,644 | 0.7% | Apr 24, 2009 | Screen Gems |
| 15 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $432,329 | 108 | $36,262,926 | 1.2% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | - | - | - | $408,526 | 3,231 | $79,576,189 | 0.5% | Apr 10, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | The Soloist | - | - | - | $406,833 | 2,090 | $31,720,158 | 1.3% | Apr 24, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 18 | Race to Witch Mountain | - | - | - | $374,564 | 3,268 | $67,172,594 | 0.6% | Mar 13, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | Monsters vs. Aliens | - | - | - | $357,066 | 4,136 | $198,351,526 | 0.2% | Mar 27, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 20 | Fast & Furious | - | - | - | $344,075 | 3,674 | $155,064,265 | 0.2% | Apr 3, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | 17 Again | - | - | - | $322,576 | 3,255 | $64,167,069 | 0.5% | Apr 17, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Easy Virtue | - | - | - | $218,762 | 255 | $2,656,784 | 8.2% | May 22, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 23 | Summer Hours | - | - | - | $207,094 | 50 | $1,657,001 | 12.5% | May 15, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 24 | State of Play | - | - | - | $190,295 | 2,807 | $37,017,955 | 0.5% | Apr 17, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | Next Day Air | - | - | - | $188,305 | 1,139 | $10,027,047 | 1.9% | May 8, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 26 | Rudo y Cursi | - | - | - | $165,606 | 219 | $1,827,660 | 9.1% | May 8, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 27 | Every Little Step | - | - | - | $150,064 | 70 | $1,725,141 | 8.7% | Apr 17, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | Fighting | - | - | - | $134,250 | 2,312 | $23,091,010 | 0.6% | Apr 24, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Observe and Report | - | - | - | $127,683 | 2,727 | $24,007,324 | 0.5% | Apr 10, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | Knowing | - | - | - | $125,196 | 3,337 | $79,957,634 | 0.2% | Mar 20, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 31 | The Girlfriend Experience | - | - | - | $125,104 | 48 | $695,840 | 18% | May 22, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 32 | Is Anybody There? | - | - | - | $106,146 | 165 | $2,026,756 | 5.2% | Apr 17, 2009 | - |
| 33 | Departures | - | - | - | $95,696 | 27 | $1,498,210 | 6.4% | May 29, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 34 | I Love You, Man | - | - | - | $93,001 | 2,829 | $71,440,011 | 0.1% | Mar 20, 2009 | DreamWorks |
| 35 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | - | - | - | $89,564 | 38 | $1,755,134 | 5.1% | Mar 18, 2009 | Truly Indie |
| 36 | Away We Go | - | - | - | $83,155 | 506 | $9,451,946 | 0.9% | Jun 5, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 37 | Sunshine Cleaning | - | - | - | $80,247 | 642 | $12,062,558 | 0.7% | Mar 13, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 38 | Earth | - | - | - | $61,831 | 1,804 | $32,011,576 | 0.2% | Apr 22, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | Lemon Tree | - | - | - | $58,280 | 29 | $569,672 | 10.2% | Apr 17, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 40 | Management | - | - | - | $55,532 | 212 | $934,658 | 5.9% | May 15, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 41 | Tyson | - | - | - | $52,990 | 56 | $887,918 | 6% | Apr 24, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | Goodbye Solo | - | - | - | $52,600 | 34 | $870,781 | 6% | Mar 27, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 43 | Sin Nombre | - | - | - | $52,129 | 87 | $2,536,665 | 2.1% | Mar 20, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 44 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $50,800 | 82 | $34,137,524 | 0.1% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 45 | Sugar | - | - | - | $50,580 | 51 | $1,082,124 | 4.7% | Apr 3, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 46 | Taken | - | - | - | $49,919 | 3,184 | $145,000,989 | <0.1% | Jan 30, 2009 | 20th Century Fox |
| 47 | Anvil: The Story of Anvil | - | - | - | $41,858 | 27 | $667,911 | 6.3% | Apr 10, 2009 | Abramorama |
| 48 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $39,994 | 64 | $93,383,953 | <0.1% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 49 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $39,228 | 42 | $7,714,996 | 0.5% | Feb 15, 2008 | 3D Entertainment |
| 50 | The Limits of Control | - | - | - | $37,210 | 27 | $426,688 | 8.7% | May 1, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 51 | Little Ashes | - | - | - | $33,012 | 16 | $481,586 | 6.9% | May 8, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 52 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $30,162 | 3,045 | $148,095,302 | <0.1% | Dec 12, 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 53 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $25,454 | 252 | $23,746,066 | 0.1% | Oct 5, 2007 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 54 | Outrage | - | - | - | $24,676 | 18 | $287,198 | 8.6% | May 8, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 55 | Paris 36 | - | - | - | $21,988 | 52 | $851,540 | 2.6% | Apr 3, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 56 | Adoration | - | - | - | $21,534 | 20 | $294,244 | 7.3% | May 8, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 57 | Dragonball: Evolution | - | - | - | $20,488 | 2,181 | $9,362,785 | 0.2% | Apr 10, 2009 | 20th Century Fox |
| 58 | 12 Rounds | - | - | - | $19,498 | 2,331 | $12,234,694 | 0.2% | Mar 27, 2009 | 20th Century Fox |
| 59 | Coraline | - | - | - | $18,968 | 2,320 | $75,286,229 | <0.1% | Feb 6, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 60 | O'Horten | - | - | - | $18,414 | 23 | $302,232 | 6.1% | May 22, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 61 | Revanche | - | - | - | $17,630 | 10 | $258,388 | 6.8% | May 1, 2009 | Janus Films |
| 62 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $17,104 | 24 | $884,613 | 1.9% | Jun 5, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 63 | Enlighten Up! | - | - | - | $15,140 | 12 | $246,649 | 6.1% | Sep 12, 2008 | Balcony Releasing |
| 64 | Shall We Kiss? | - | - | - | $14,858 | 33 | $535,499 | 2.8% | Mar 27, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 65 | U2 3D | - | - | - | $13,776 | 686 | $10,363,341 | 0.1% | Jan 23, 2008 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 66 | Everlasting Moments | - | - | - | $13,244 | 30 | $610,825 | 2.2% | Mar 6, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 67 | Il Divo | - | - | - | $12,658 | 8 | $240,159 | 5.3% | Apr 24, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 68 | Lymelife | - | - | - | $11,880 | 35 | $421,307 | 2.8% | Apr 8, 2009 | Screen Media Films |
| 69 | Two Lovers | - | - | - | $11,652 | 148 | $3,149,034 | 0.4% | Feb 13, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 70 | The Great Buck Howard | - | - | - | $8,714 | 76 | $750,587 | 1.2% | Mar 20, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 71 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $8,662 | 3,175 | $93,953,653 | <0.1% | Feb 6, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 72 | Pressure Cooker | - | - | - | $8,418 | 2 | $44,803 | 18.8% | May 27, 2009 | Bev Pictures |
| 73 | Roving Mars | - | - | - | $8,322 | 27 | $10,407,978 | <0.1% | Jan 27, 2006 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 74 | Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country | - | - | - | $8,122 | 3 | $51,672 | 15.7% | May 20, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 75 | Tennessee | - | - | - | $7,056 | 15 | $16,100 | 43.8% | Jun 5, 2009 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 76 | Gomorrah | - | - | - | $6,442 | 50 | $1,579,146 | 0.4% | Dec 19, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 77 | The Merry Gentleman | - | - | - | $5,624 | 33 | $347,977 | 1.6% | May 1, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 78 | Tulpan | - | - | - | $5,412 | 4 | $158,741 | 3.4% | Apr 1, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 79 | Unmistaken Child | - | - | - | $5,216 | 6 | $306,140 | 1.7% | Jun 3, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 80 | Stomp! Shout! Scream! | - | - | - | $5,042 | 8 | $112,791 | 4.5% | Apr 10, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 81 | Fados | - | - | - | $4,974 | 6 | $129,150 | 3.9% | Mar 6, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 82 | Gigantic | - | - | - | $4,728 | 11 | $102,704 | 4.6% | Apr 3, 2009 | First Independent Pictures |
| 83 | The Song of Sparrows | - | - | - | $4,462 | 5 | $116,372 | 3.8% | Apr 3, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 84 | Downloading Nancy | - | - | - | $4,350 | 5 | $22,282 | 19.5% | Jun 5, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 85 | Rolling | - | - | - | $4,230 | 4 | $103,318 | 4.1% | Apr 3, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 86 | Throw Down Your Heart | - | - | - | $3,982 | 4 | $89,521 | 4.4% | Mar 13, 2009 | Argot Pictures |
| 87 | Tokyo! | - | - | - | $3,792 | 18 | $351,059 | 1.1% | Mar 6, 2009 | Liberation Entertainment |
| 88 | 24 City | - | - | - | $3,758 | 2 | $30,800 | 12.2% | Jun 5, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 89 | Treeless Mountain | - | - | - | $3,556 | 4 | $60,336 | 5.9% | Apr 22, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 90 | Big Man Japan 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,370 | 5 | $40,796 | 8.3% | May 15, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 91 | The Boys | - | - | - | $3,348 | 5 | $55,513 | 6% | May 22, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 92 | Hunger | - | - | - | $2,780 | 11 | $154,084 | 1.8% | Dec 5, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 93 | The Class | - | - | - | $2,642 | 126 | $3,766,810 | <0.1% | Dec 19, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 94 | Julia | - | - | - | $2,642 | 4 | $65,108 | 4.1% | May 8, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 95 | Herb & Dorothy | - | - | - | $2,640 | 8 | $194,721 | 1.4% | Jun 5, 2009 | Arthouse Films |
| 96 | Jerichow | - | - | - | $2,600 | 3 | $60,379 | 4.3% | May 15, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 97 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $2,570 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 98 | American Violet | - | - | - | $2,334 | 61 | $554,434 | 0.4% | Apr 17, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 99 | Cherry Blossoms | - | - | - | $2,114 | 8 | $104,589 | 2% | Jan 16, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 100 | Examined Life | - | - | - | $2,000 | 6 | $120,712 | 1.7% | Feb 25, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 101 | Pontypool | - | - | - | $1,956 | 1 | $3,865 | 50.6% | May 29, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 102 | Tetro | - | - | - | $1,950 | 16 | $518,522 | 0.4% | Jun 11, 2009 | American Zoetrope |
| 103 | The Art of Being Straight | - | - | - | $1,660 | 2 | $12,831 | 12.9% | Jun 5, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 104 | Ballerina | - | - | - | $1,632 | 5 | $114,507 | 1.4% | Jan 16, 2009 | First Run |
| 105 | Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 | - | - | - | $1,596 | 13 | $268,431 | 0.6% | Nov 19, 2008 | Kino International |
| 106 | One Day You'll Understand | - | - | - | $1,436 | 7 | $145,642 | 1% | Oct 31, 2008 | Kino International |
| 107 | 12 | - | - | - | $1,304 | 20 | $125,120 | 1% | Mar 4, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 108 | Corked | - | - | - | $1,214 | 1 | $4,254 | 28.5% | Jun 5, 2009 | 28 Entertainment |
| 109 | Not Forgotten | - | - | - | $1,172 | 4 | $53,744 | 2.2% | May 1, 2009 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 110 | The Legend of God's Gun | - | - | - | $1,162 | 8 | $243,768 | 0.5% | Jul 18, 2008 | Indican Pictures |
| 111 | The Garden | - | - | - | $1,080 | 4 | $26,931 | 4% | Apr 24, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 112 | Katyn | - | - | - | $1,012 | 2 | $118,095 | 0.9% | Feb 18, 2009 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 113 | Love N' Dancing | - | - | - | $876 | 35 | $47,812 | 1.8% | May 8, 2009 | Screen Media Films |
| 114 | Brothers at War | - | - | - | $716 | 18 | $153,148 | 0.5% | Mar 13, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 115 | Tokyo Sonata | - | - | - | $702 | 10 | $278,356 | 0.3% | Mar 13, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 116 | Three Monkeys | - | - | - | $608 | 3 | $41,343 | 1.5% | Mar 27, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 117 | Laila's Birthday | - | - | - | $548 | 3 | $13,689 | 4% | May 29, 2009 | Kino International |
| 118 | The Golden Boys | - | - | - | $468 | 20 | $43,600 | 1.1% | Apr 17, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 119 | Alien Trespass | - | - | - | $402 | 40 | $104,526 | 0.4% | Apr 3, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 120 | Made in U.S.A | - | - | - | $360 | 2 | $95,209 | 0.4% | Jan 9, 2009 | Rialto Pictures |
| 121 | Battle for Terra | - | - | - | $302 | 1,159 | $1,647,083 | <0.1% | May 1, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 122 | Daytime Drinking | - | - | - | $252 | 1 | $4,970 | 5.1% | Jun 5, 2009 | Eleven Arts |
| 123 | Z | - | - | - | $195 | 2 | $83,305 | 0.2% | Mar 13, 2009 | Rialto Pictures |
| 124 | Call of the Wild | - | - | - | $152 | 14 | $28,682 | 0.5% | Jun 12, 2009 | Vivendi Entertainment |
