| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | A Christmas Carol | - | - | - | $34,074,706 | 3,683 | $137,855,863 | 24.7% | Nov 6, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | This Is It | - | - | - | $33,232,198 | 3,481 | $72,091,016 | 46.1% | Oct 28, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $17,554,062 | 2,712 | $107,918,810 | 16.3% | Sep 25, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | - | - | - | $14,839,341 | 2,453 | $32,428,195 | 45.8% | Nov 6, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 5 | The Fourth Kind | - | - | - | $14,087,845 | 2,530 | $25,486,040 | 55.3% | Nov 6, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Law Abiding Citizen | - | - | - | $12,664,576 | 2,890 | $73,357,727 | 17.3% | Oct 16, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 7 | Couples Retreat | - | - | - | $11,486,295 | 3,074 | $109,204,945 | 10.5% | Oct 9, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Where the Wild Things Are | - | - | - | $9,493,500 | 3,735 | $77,233,467 | 12.3% | Oct 16, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | The Box | - | - | - | $8,752,018 | 2,635 | $15,051,977 | 58.1% | Nov 6, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Astro Boy | - | - | - | $5,592,858 | 3,020 | $19,551,067 | 28.6% | Oct 23, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 11 | Saw VI | - | - | - | $5,358,134 | 3,036 | $27,693,292 | 19.3% | Oct 23, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 12 | Amelia | - | - | - | $4,208,567 | 1,070 | $14,246,488 | 29.5% | Oct 23, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 13 | The Stepfather | - | - | - | $3,953,957 | 2,734 | $29,062,561 | 13.6% | Oct 16, 2009 | Screen Gems |
| 14 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $3,680,736 | 3,119 | $124,870,275 | 2.9% | Sep 18, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | - | - | - | $3,374,975 | 2,754 | $13,869,515 | 24.3% | Oct 23, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | Zombieland | - | - | - | $3,324,887 | 3,171 | $75,590,286 | 4.4% | Oct 2, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | Precious | - | - | - | $2,332,792 | 1,003 | $47,566,524 | 4.9% | Nov 6, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 18 | A Serious Man | - | - | - | $1,679,987 | 262 | $9,228,768 | 18.2% | Oct 2, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 19 | An Education | - | - | - | $1,061,215 | 763 | $12,574,914 | 8.4% | Oct 9, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 20 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | - | - | - | $976,963 | 524 | $10,273,188 | 9.5% | Oct 30, 2009 | Apparition |
| 21 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $966,855 | 307 | $6,113,834 | 15.8% | Sep 25, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | Good Hair | - | - | - | $535,664 | 466 | $4,157,223 | 12.9% | Oct 9, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 23 | Capitalism: A Love Story | - | - | - | $519,084 | 995 | $14,363,397 | 3.6% | Sep 23, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 24 | The Invention of Lying | - | - | - | $508,642 | 1,743 | $18,451,251 | 2.8% | Oct 2, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | Surrogates | - | - | - | $397,455 | 2,992 | $38,577,772 | 1% | Sep 25, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | Inglourious Basterds | - | - | - | $373,962 | 3,358 | $120,540,719 | 0.3% | Aug 21, 2009 | The Weinstein Company |
| 27 | New York, I Love You | - | - | - | $316,408 | 118 | $1,588,015 | 19.9% | Oct 16, 2009 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 28 | Whip It | - | - | - | $282,036 | 1,738 | $13,043,363 | 2.2% | Oct 2, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 29 | G-Force | - | - | - | $267,570 | 3,697 | $119,436,770 | 0.2% | Jul 24, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | Toy Story 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $265,455 | 1,752 | $30,702,446 | 0.9% | Oct 2, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 31 | Halloween II | - | - | - | $263,567 | 3,088 | $33,392,973 | 0.8% | Aug 28, 2009 | Dimension Films |
| 32 | The Informant! | - | - | - | $253,316 | 2,505 | $33,316,821 | 0.8% | Sep 18, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $228,449 | 3,545 | $277,322,503 | <0.1% | Jun 5, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | The Time Traveler's Wife | - | - | - | $225,896 | 2,988 | $63,414,846 | 0.4% | Aug 14, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | Bright Star | - | - | - | $185,842 | 380 | $4,444,637 | 4.2% | Sep 16, 2009 | Apparition |
| 36 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $184,322 | 108 | $36,262,926 | 0.5% | Feb 13, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | - | - | - | $183,289 | 4,455 | $301,959,197 | <0.1% | Jul 15, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | All About Steve | - | - | - | $179,156 | 2,265 | $33,862,903 | 0.5% | Sep 4, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 39 | The Final Destination | - | - | - | $169,057 | 3,121 | $66,477,700 | 0.3% | Aug 28, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | London Dreams | - | - | - | $157,332 | 82 | $300,293 | 52.4% | Oct 30, 2009 | Studio 18 |
| 41 | 9 | - | - | - | $150,273 | 2,060 | $31,749,894 | 0.5% | Sep 9, 2009 | Focus Features |
| 42 | Shorts | - | - | - | $145,234 | 3,105 | $20,919,166 | 0.7% | Aug 21, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 43 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | - | - | - | $135,785 | 105 | $406,085 | 33.4% | Oct 23, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 44 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $114,659 | 2,528 | $94,125,426 | 0.1% | Aug 7, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 45 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | - | - | - | $112,947 | 4,102 | $196,573,705 | <0.1% | Jul 1, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 46 | The September Issue | - | - | - | $112,295 | 143 | $3,820,067 | 2.9% | Aug 28, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 47 | Antichrist | - | - | - | $106,850 | 19 | $404,122 | 26.4% | Oct 23, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 48 | The Damned United | - | - | - | $101,290 | 45 | $449,865 | 22.5% | Oct 9, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 49 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $94,320 | 64 | $93,383,953 | 0.1% | Apr 19, 2002 | IMAX |
| 50 | Paris | - | - | - | $87,330 | 34 | $1,010,194 | 8.6% | Sep 18, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 51 | The Maid | - | - | - | $86,246 | 19 | $576,608 | 15% | Oct 16, 2009 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 52 | More Than a Game | - | - | - | $81,032 | 111 | $950,675 | 8.5% | Oct 2, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 53 | (Untitled) | - | - | - | $77,905 | 25 | $230,600 | 33.8% | Oct 23, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 54 | The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | - | - | - | $73,545 | 135 | $1,355,079 | 5.4% | Sep 18, 2009 | Five & Two Pictures |
| 55 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $70,975 | 82 | $34,137,524 | 0.2% | Sep 23, 2005 | IMAX |
| 56 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | - | - | - | $66,498 | 4,007 | $150,201,498 | <0.1% | Aug 7, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 57 | Pandorum | - | - | - | $66,186 | 2,506 | $10,330,853 | 0.6% | Sep 25, 2009 | Overture Films |
| 58 | Fame | - | - | - | $62,732 | 3,133 | $22,455,510 | 0.3% | Sep 25, 2009 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 59 | Love Happens | - | - | - | $62,290 | 1,922 | $22,965,110 | 0.3% | Sep 18, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 60 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | - | - | - | $59,145 | 25 | $1,134,623 | 5.2% | Jul 10, 2009 | International Film Circuit |
| 61 | Jennifer's Body | - | - | - | $54,112 | 2,738 | $16,204,793 | 0.3% | Sep 18, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 62 | Up | - | - | - | $50,625 | 3,886 | $293,004,164 | <0.1% | May 29, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 63 | Gentlemen Broncos | - | - | - | $47,396 | 18 | $113,682 | 41.7% | Oct 30, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 64 | The Boys Are Back | - | - | - | $41,118 | 108 | $809,752 | 5.1% | Sep 25, 2009 | Miramax |
| 65 | Aliens in the Attic | - | - | - | $37,629 | 3,108 | $25,200,412 | 0.1% | Jul 31, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 66 | The House of the Devil | - | - | - | $37,175 | 7 | $101,215 | 36.7% | Oct 30, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 67 | It Might Get Loud | - | - | - | $36,410 | 75 | $1,610,163 | 2.3% | Aug 14, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean | - | - | - | $33,575 | 42 | $7,714,996 | 0.4% | Feb 15, 2008 | 3D Entertainment |
| 69 | Moon | - | - | - | $29,810 | 252 | $5,010,163 | 0.6% | Jun 12, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 70 | 500 Days of Summer | - | - | - | $28,219 | 1,048 | $32,391,374 | <0.1% | Jul 17, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 71 | My One and Only | - | - | - | $27,638 | 256 | $2,479,538 | 1.1% | Aug 21, 2009 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 72 | District 9 | - | - | - | $27,507 | 3,180 | $115,646,235 | <0.1% | Aug 14, 2009 | TriStar Pictures |
| 73 | La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet | - | - | - | $27,140 | 25 | $567,493 | 4.8% | Nov 4, 2009 | Zipporah Films |
| 74 | The Proposal | - | - | - | $27,065 | 3,158 | $163,958,031 | <0.1% | Jun 19, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 75 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $26,715 | 252 | $23,746,066 | 0.1% | Oct 5, 2007 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 76 | Play the Game | - | - | - | $26,530 | 55 | $659,483 | 4% | Feb 27, 2009 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 77 | Passport to Love | - | - | - | $26,525 | 9 | $173,828 | 15.3% | Oct 9, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 78 | Ong Bak 2 | - | - | - | $24,065 | 12 | $102,458 | 23.5% | Oct 23, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 79 | Amreeka | - | - | - | $23,955 | 40 | $627,436 | 3.8% | Sep 4, 2009 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 80 | The Yes Men Fix the World | - | - | - | $23,480 | 16 | $194,533 | 12.1% | Sep 25, 2009 | Shadow Distribution |
| 81 | The Horse Boy | - | - | - | $20,835 | 5 | $156,612 | 13.3% | Sep 30, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 82 | Ponyo | - | - | - | $20,020 | 927 | $15,090,399 | 0.1% | Aug 14, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 83 | Bronson | - | - | - | $19,255 | 8 | $104,979 | 18.3% | Oct 9, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 84 | Motherhood | - | - | - | $17,231 | 48 | $93,388 | 18.5% | Oct 23, 2009 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 85 | The Little Traitor | - | - | - | $15,530 | 5 | $402,088 | 3.9% | Oct 23, 2009 | N/A |
| 86 | Sorority Row | - | - | - | $15,131 | 2,665 | $11,965,282 | 0.1% | Sep 11, 2009 | Summit Entertainment |
| 87 | Bicycle Thieves 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,276 | 2 | $36,818 | 38.8% | Oct 31, 2009 | Corinth Films |
| 88 | The Beaches of Agnès | - | - | - | $14,080 | 7 | $239,711 | 5.9% | Jul 2, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 89 | Departures | - | - | - | $13,780 | 27 | $1,498,210 | 0.9% | May 29, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 90 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | - | - | - | $12,820 | 266 | $1,429,299 | 0.9% | Sep 25, 2009 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 91 | Crude | - | - | - | $12,460 | 7 | $170,295 | 7.3% | Sep 9, 2009 | First Run |
| 92 | A Woman in Berlin | - | - | - | $12,125 | 9 | $294,014 | 4.1% | Jul 17, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 93 | 35 Shots of Rum | - | - | - | $11,380 | 5 | $177,511 | 6.4% | Sep 16, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 94 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $10,550 | 38 | $476,270 | 2.2% | Aug 21, 2009 | Vitagraph Films |
| 95 | Killing Kasztner | - | - | - | $10,080 | 5 | $112,313 | 9% | Oct 23, 2009 | Sky Island Films |
| 96 | Storm | - | - | - | $9,895 | 3 | $16,013 | 61.8% | Oct 30, 2009 | Film Movement |
| 97 | Splinterheads | - | - | - | $9,715 | 3 | $16,392 | 59.3% | Nov 6, 2009 | Paladin |
| 98 | White on Rice | - | - | - | $9,270 | 4 | $69,171 | 13.4% | Sep 11, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 99 | Collapse | - | - | - | $8,555 | 5 | $46,964 | 18.2% | Nov 6, 2009 | Vitagraph Films |
| 100 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $8,400 | 24 | $884,613 | 0.9% | Jun 5, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 101 | That Evening Sun | - | - | - | $8,351 | 10 | $281,350 | 3% | Nov 6, 2009 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 102 | No Impact Man: The Documentary | - | - | - | $7,875 | 8 | $100,028 | 7.9% | Sep 11, 2009 | Oscilloscope |
| 103 | Looking for Palladin | - | - | - | $7,490 | 8 | $11,268 | 66.5% | Oct 30, 2009 | Wildcat Releasing |
| 104 | Trucker | - | - | - | $7,090 | 13 | $52,429 | 13.5% | Oct 9, 2009 | Monterey Media |
| 105 | The Way We Get By | - | - | - | $6,225 | 7 | $106,542 | 5.8% | Jul 17, 2009 | International Film Circuit |
| 106 | Cold Souls | - | - | - | $6,180 | 52 | $905,209 | 0.7% | Aug 7, 2009 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 107 | Big Fan | - | - | - | $5,840 | 15 | $234,540 | 2.5% | Aug 28, 2009 | First Independent Pictures |
| 108 | The Burning Plain | - | - | - | $5,615 | 26 | $200,730 | 2.8% | Sep 18, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 109 | The Wedding Song | - | - | - | $5,335 | 4 | $31,160 | 17.1% | Oct 9, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 110 | Act of God | - | - | - | $5,138 | 1 | $9,955 | 51.6% | Jul 31, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 111 | From Mexico with Love | - | - | - | $4,895 | 279 | $548,787 | 0.9% | Oct 9, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 112 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $4,585 | 23 | $338,795 | 1.4% | Jul 31, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 113 | Adam | - | - | - | $4,582 | 177 | $2,277,396 | 0.2% | Jul 29, 2009 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 114 | Visual Acoustics | - | - | - | $4,372 | 5 | $52,467 | 8.3% | Oct 9, 2009 | Arthouse Films |
| 115 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $3,820 | 4,101 | $177,243,721 | <0.1% | May 22, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 116 | Four Seasons Lodge | - | - | - | $3,750 | 3 | $58,334 | 6.4% | Nov 11, 2009 | First Run |
| 117 | The Polar Express 2009 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $3,512 | 21 | $514,354 | 0.7% | Nov 6, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 118 | The Cove | - | - | - | $3,372 | 56 | $857,005 | 0.4% | Jul 31, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 119 | World's Greatest Dad | - | - | - | $2,965 | 30 | $221,805 | 1.3% | Aug 21, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 120 | Me and Mrs. Khanna | - | - | - | $2,632 | 59 | $197,183 | 1.3% | Oct 16, 2009 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 121 | Under Our Skin | - | - | - | $2,445 | 6 | $98,548 | 2.5% | Jun 19, 2009 | Shadow Distribution |
| 122 | Adventures of Power | - | - | - | $2,360 | 3 | $17,419 | 13.5% | Oct 9, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 123 | Beeswax | - | - | - | $2,355 | 3 | $46,590 | 5.1% | Aug 7, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 124 | The Big Gay Musical | - | - | - | $2,339 | 1 | $24,140 | 9.7% | Sep 11, 2009 | N/A |
| 125 | Food, Inc. | - | - | - | $2,310 | 155 | $4,417,674 | <0.1% | Jun 12, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 126 | Wake Up Sid | - | - | - | $2,181 | 79 | $718,766 | 0.3% | Oct 2, 2009 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 127 | Cloud 9 | - | - | - | $2,015 | 8 | $91,675 | 2.2% | Aug 14, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 128 | La fille de Monaco | - | - | - | $1,915 | 31 | $602,992 | 0.3% | Jul 3, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 129 | Whiteout | - | - | - | $1,849 | 2,745 | $10,275,638 | <0.1% | Sep 11, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 130 | Endgame | - | - | - | $1,785 | 14 | $9,645 | 18.5% | Nov 6, 2009 | Monterey Media |
| 131 | The Stoning of Soraya M. | - | - | - | $1,772 | 34 | $637,421 | 0.3% | Jun 26, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 132 | Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy: Fallen Idol | - | - | - | $1,570 | 2 | $14,471 | 10.8% | Oct 2, 2009 | Indican Pictures |
| 133 | Il Divo | - | - | - | $1,455 | 8 | $240,159 | 0.6% | Apr 24, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 134 | Laila's Birthday | - | - | - | $1,405 | 3 | $13,689 | 10.3% | May 29, 2009 | Kino International |
| 135 | Walt & El Grupo | - | - | - | $1,390 | 4 | $20,521 | 6.8% | Sep 9, 2009 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 136 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | - | - | - | $1,340 | 6 | $107,797 | 1.2% | Jul 3, 2009 | Eleven Arts |
| 137 | Earth Days | - | - | - | $1,255 | 5 | $26,748 | 4.7% | Aug 14, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 138 | Taxidermia 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,245 | 2 | $11,408 | 10.9% | Aug 14, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 139 | Mississippi Mermaid | - | - | - | $1,125 | 1 | $33,216 | 3.4% | Jul 10, 2009 | The Film Desk |
| 140 | American Fork | - | - | - | $1,085 | 2 | $3,359 | 32.3% | Nov 6, 2009 | Monterey Media |
| 141 | American Casino | - | - | - | $984 | 3 | $50,437 | 2% | Aug 14, 2009 | Argot Pictures |
| 142 | Soul Power | - | - | - | $945 | 23 | $207,121 | 0.5% | Jul 10, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 143 | Pretty Ugly People | - | - | - | $945 | 3 | $6,537 | 14.5% | Sep 18, 2009 | Osiris Entertainment |
| 144 | Blind Date | - | - | - | $890 | 1 | $8,449 | 10.5% | Sep 25, 2009 | Variance Films |
| 145 | Box Elder | - | - | - | $816 | 2 | $48,996 | 1.7% | Mar 3, 2008 | N/A |
| 146 | Harmony and Me | - | - | - | $780 | 1 | $20,099 | 3.9% | Sep 18, 2009 | N/A |
| 147 | Whatever Works | - | - | - | $630 | 353 | $5,306,706 | <0.1% | Jun 19, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 148 | Fuel | - | - | - | $505 | 4 | $32,465 | 1.6% | Sep 18, 2009 | N/A |
| 149 | The Song of Sparrows | - | - | - | $500 | 5 | $116,372 | 0.4% | Apr 3, 2009 | Regent Releasing |
| 150 | Shall We Kiss? | - | - | - | $445 | 33 | $535,499 | <0.1% | Mar 27, 2009 | Music Box Films |
| 151 | Goodbye Solo | - | - | - | $323 | 34 | $870,781 | <0.1% | Mar 27, 2009 | Roadside Attractions |
| 152 | 24 City | - | - | - | $315 | 2 | $30,800 | 1% | Jun 5, 2009 | The Cinema Guild |
| 153 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $150 | 14 | $18,630,372 | <0.1% | Oct 29, 1999 | IMAX |
| 154 | The Wild Child | - | - | - | $140 | 2 | $65,051 | 0.2% | Nov 7, 2008 | The Film Desk |
