Domestic Box Office For Q1 2009
Q1 2009 is January 1-March 31.
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $198,351,526 | 4,136 | $59,321,095 | 29.9% | 4,104 | Mar 27 | Aug 27 | DreamWorks |
| 2 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $146,336,178 | 3,206 | $31,832,636 | 21.8% | 3,144 | Jan 16 | May 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Taken | $145,000,989 | 3,184 | $24,717,037 | 17% | 3,183 | Jan 30 | Jul 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Watchmen | $107,509,799 | 3,611 | $55,214,334 | 51.4% | 3,611 | Mar 6 | May 28 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | He's Just Not That Into You | $93,953,653 | 3,175 | $27,785,487 | 29.6% | 3,175 | Feb 6 | Jun 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Madea Goes to Jail | $90,508,336 | 2,203 | $41,030,947 | 45.3% | 2,032 | Feb 20 | Apr 23 | Lionsgate |
| 7 | Knowing | $79,957,634 | 3,337 | $24,604,751 | 30.8% | 3,332 | Mar 20 | Jul 9 | Summit Entertainment |
| 8 | Coraline | $75,286,229 | 2,320 | $16,849,640 | 22.4% | 2,299 | Feb 6 | Jul 2 | Focus Features |
| 9 | Hotel for Dogs | $73,034,460 | 3,271 | $17,012,212 | 23.3% | 3,271 | Jan 16 | May 28 | DreamWorks |
| 10 | I Love You, Man | $71,440,011 | 2,829 | $17,810,270 | 24.9% | 2,711 | Mar 20 | Jun 4 | DreamWorks |
| 11 | Race to Witch Mountain | $67,172,594 | 3,268 | $24,402,214 | 36.3% | 3,187 | Mar 13 | Jul 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Friday the 13th | $65,002,019 | 3,105 | $40,570,365 | 62.4% | 3,105 | Feb 13 | Apr 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Bride Wars | $58,715,510 | 3,228 | $21,058,173 | 35.9% | 3,226 | Jan 9 | May 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $55,389,516 | 2,732 | $23,004,765 | 41.5% | 2,732 | Mar 27 | May 14 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | My Bloody Valentine | $51,545,952 | 2,534 | $21,241,456 | 41.2% | 2,534 | Jan 16 | Mar 12 | Lionsgate |
| 16 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $45,802,315 | 2,942 | $20,828,511 | 45.5% | 2,942 | Jan 23 | Mar 1 | Screen Gems |
| 17 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $44,277,350 | 2,534 | $15,066,360 | 34% | 2,507 | Feb 13 | May 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | The Unborn | $42,670,410 | 2,359 | $19,810,585 | 46.4% | 2,357 | Jan 9 | Mar 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | Duplicity | $40,572,825 | 2,579 | $13,965,110 | 34.4% | 2,574 | Mar 20 | May 28 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Notorious | $36,843,682 | 1,641 | $20,497,596 | 55.6% | 1,638 | Jan 16 | Apr 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 21 | Under the Sea 3D | $36,262,926 | 108 | $661,185 | 1.8% | 49 | Feb 13 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | The Pink Panther 2 | $35,922,978 | 3,245 | $11,588,150 | 32.3% | 3,243 | Feb 6 | Mar 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | The Last House on the Left | $32,752,215 | 2,402 | $14,118,685 | 43.1% | 2,401 | Mar 13 | May 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | Push | $31,811,527 | 2,313 | $10,079,109 | 31.7% | 2,313 | Feb 6 | May 14 | Summit Entertainment |
| 25 | The Uninvited | $28,596,818 | 2,344 | $10,325,824 | 36.1% | 2,344 | Jan 30 | Apr 2 | DreamWorks |
| 26 | The International | $25,450,527 | 2,364 | $9,331,739 | 36.7% | 2,364 | Feb 13 | Mar 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | $19,162,740 | 1,276 | $12,510,374 | 65.3% | 1,271 | Feb 27 | Apr 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | Inkheart | $17,303,424 | 2,655 | $7,601,379 | 43.9% | 2,655 | Jan 23 | Apr 9 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | Fired Up! | $17,231,291 | 1,811 | $5,483,778 | 31.8% | 1,810 | Feb 20 | Apr 5 | Screen Gems |
| 30 | New in Town | $16,734,283 | 1,941 | $6,741,530 | 40.3% | 1,941 | Jan 30 | Mar 26 | Lionsgate |
| 31 | 12 Rounds | $12,234,694 | 2,331 | $5,329,240 | 43.6% | 2,331 | Mar 27 | Jun 11 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | Sunshine Cleaning | $12,062,558 | 642 | $219,190 | 1.8% | 4 | Mar 13 | Jul 9 | Overture Films |
| 33 | Not Easily Broken | $10,572,742 | 725 | $5,314,278 | 50.3% | 724 | Jan 9 | Feb 8 | Screen Gems |
| 34 | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | $8,742,261 | 1,164 | $4,721,110 | 54% | 1,136 | Feb 27 | May 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | Miss March | $4,543,320 | 1,742 | $2,409,156 | 53% | 1,742 | Mar 13 | Apr 30 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 36 | Two Lovers | $3,149,034 | 148 | $94,986 | 3% | 7 | Feb 13 | Jul 2 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 37 | Sin Nombre | $2,536,665 | 87 | $81,446 | 3.2% | 6 | Mar 20 | Jul 16 | Focus Features |
| 38 | Valentino: The Last Emperor | $1,755,134 | 38 | $21,762 | 1.2% | 1 | Mar 18 | Aug 30 | Truly Indie |
| 39 | CC2C | $921,738 | 130 | $629,921 | 68.3% | 130 | Jan 16 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 40 | Delhi-6 | $879,913 | 90 | $602,850 | 68.5% | 90 | Feb 20 | Mar 15 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 41 | Goodbye Solo | $870,781 | 34 | $38,042 | 4.4% | 3 | Mar 27 | Nov 12 | Roadside Attractions |
| 42 | Billu | $754,928 | 70 | $512,124 | 67.8% | 70 | Feb 13 | Mar 12 | Eros Worldwide |
| 43 | The Great Buck Howard | $750,587 | 76 | $115,004 | 15.3% | 55 | Mar 20 | Jul 9 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 44 | The Cross | $741,557 | 221 | $309,455 | 41.7% | 221 | Mar 27 | May 25 | 8x Entertainment |
| 45 | Fanboys | $688,529 | 45 | $171,533 | 24.9% | 44 | Feb 6 | Apr 23 | The Weinstein Company |
| 46 | Echelon Conspiracy | $666,009 | 400 | $500,154 | - | 400 | Feb 27 | Mar 5 | After Dark Films |
| 47 | Play the Game | $659,483 | 55 | $51,197 | 7.8% | 22 | Feb 27 | Nov 26 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 48 | The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2009: Live Action | $644,635 | 60 | $150,203 | 23.3% | 41 | Feb 6 | Mar 19 | Shorts International |
| 49 | Everlasting Moments | $610,825 | 30 | $40,443 | 6.6% | 5 | Mar 6 | Jun 25 | IFC Films |
| 50 | Shall We Kiss? | $535,499 | 33 | $28,680 | 5.4% | 4 | Mar 27 | Feb 18 | Music Box Films |
| 51 | Crossing Over | $455,654 | 42 | $77,370 | 17% | 9 | Feb 27 | Apr 23 | The Weinstein Company |
| 52 | Luck by Chance | $356,019 | 57 | $217,439 | 61.1% | 57 | Jan 30 | Feb 26 | Adlabs Films |
| 53 | Tokyo! | $351,059 | 18 | $23,030 | 6.6% | 1 | Mar 6 | Jun 14 | Liberation Entertainment |
| 54 | Tokyo Sonata | $278,356 | 10 | $28,345 | 10.2% | 2 | Mar 13 | Dec 10 | Regent Releasing |
| 55 | Outlander | $166,003 | 81 | $59,581 | 35.9% | 81 | Jan 23 | Mar 12 | Third Rail Releasing |
| 56 | Brothers at War | $153,148 | 18 | $33,142 | 21.6% | 7 | Mar 13 | Jun 4 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 57 | Fados | $129,150 | 6 | $10,823 | 8.4% | 1 | Mar 6 | Jun 28 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 58 | 12 | $125,120 | 20 | $12,042 | 9.6% | 5 | Mar 4 | Jun 25 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 59 | Examined Life | $120,712 | 6 | $12,085 | 10% | 1 | Feb 25 | Jul 9 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 60 | Katyn | $118,095 | 2 | $11,053 | 9.4% | 1 | Feb 18 | May 31 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 61 | Ballerina | $114,507 | 5 | $2,656 | 2.3% | 1 | Jan 16 | Jun 25 | First Run |
| 62 | Medicine for Melancholy | $111,551 | 7 | $12,625 | 11.3% | 1 | Jan 30 | Apr 23 | IFC Films |
| 63 | Cherry Blossoms | $104,589 | 8 | $3,322 | 3.2% | 1 | Jan 16 | Jun 25 | Strand Releasing |
| 64 | Made in U.S.A | $95,209 | 2 | $11,147 | 11.7% | 1 | Jan 9 | Aug 20 | Rialto Pictures |
| 65 | Throw Down Your Heart | $89,521 | 4 | $7,283 | 8.1% | 2 | Mar 13 | Jul 23 | Argot Pictures |
| 66 | Z | $83,305 | 2 | $10,144 | 12.2% | 1 | Mar 13 | Sep 13 | Rialto Pictures |
| 67 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | $70,219 | 4 | $10,537 | 15% | 1 | Jan 23 | Apr 2 | Argot Pictures |
| 68 | Service | $64,536 | 4 | $12,824 | 19.9% | 2 | Jan 30 | Jun 18 | Regent Releasing |
| 69 | Skills Like This | $63,163 | 7 | $9,413 | 14.9% | 1 | Mar 20 | Jun 18 | Shadow Distribution |
| 70 | Silent Light | $60,200 | 1 | $11,967 | 19.9% | 1 | Jan 7 | Feb 9 | Palisades Tartan |
| 71 | Owl and the Sparrow | $47,071 | 4 | $9,475 | 20.1% | 3 | Jan 16 | Apr 5 | Wave Releasing |
| 72 | Just Another Love Story | $45,835 | 3 | $3,470 | 7.6% | 1 | Jan 9 | Apr 30 | Koch Lorber Films |
| 73 | Three Monkeys | $41,343 | 3 | $3,045 | 7.4% | 1 | Mar 27 | Jul 19 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 74 | Absurdistan | $39,683 | 3 | $1,441 | 3.6% | 1 | Feb 6 | Jun 25 | First Run |
| 75 | 13B: Fear Has a New Address | $36,594 | 6 | $11,056 | 30.2% | 6 | Mar 6 | Apr 2 | Adlabs Films |
| 76 | Our City Dreams | $34,972 | 3 | $4,056 | 11.6% | 1 | Feb 6 | May 14 | First Run |
| 77 | Of Time and the City | $32,677 | 2 | $5,595 | 17.1% | 1 | Jan 21 | May 14 | Strand Releasing |
| 78 | Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion | $30,955 | 80 | $21,559 | 69.6% | 80 | Mar 20 | Apr 23 | Roadside Attractions |
| 79 | American Swing | $30,156 | 2 | $10,174 | 33.7% | 1 | Mar 27 | Apr 16 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 80 | Mancora | $29,697 | 2 | $7,675 | 25.8% | 2 | Mar 20 | Jun 28 | Maya Entertainment |
| 81 | Explicit Ills | $28,564 | 2 | $9,125 | 31.9% | 1 | Mar 6 | Mar 22 | Peace Arch Entertainment Group |
| 82 | An American Affair | $28,044 | 2 | $11,700 | 41.7% | 2 | Feb 27 | Mar 26 | Screen Media Films |
| 83 | Runaways | $27,908 | 20 | $22,997 | 82.4% | 20 | Feb 27 | Mar 8 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 84 | Guest of Cindy Sherman | $27,052 | 1 | $7,685 | 28.4% | 1 | Mar 27 | Apr 19 | Trela Media |
| 85 | Perestroika | $26,064 | 1 | $3,532 | 13.6% | 1 | Mar 20 | Apr 30 | Strand Releasing |
| 86 | Coyote County Loser | $24,375 | 2 | $4,724 | 19.4% | 1 | Mar 20 | May 21 | Roebuck Media |
| 87 | Donkey Punch | $19,367 | 4 | $4,744 | 24.5% | 2 | Jan 23 | Feb 19 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 88 | Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America | $18,728 | 1 | $7,686 | 41% | 1 | Mar 13 | Mar 26 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 89 | Blessed Is the Match | $18,654 | 3 | $3,316 | 17.8% | 1 | Jan 28 | Feb 9 | Balcony Releasing |
| 90 | Killshot | $18,643 | 5 | $10,741 | 57.6% | 5 | Jan 23 | Feb 5 | The Weinstein Company |
| 91 | Dev.D | $18,613 | 4 | $10,950 | 58.8% | 4 | Feb 6 | Feb 22 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 92 | Between Love & Goodbye | $18,480 | 2 | $6,674 | 36.1% | 1 | Jan 30 | Apr 23 | Embrem Entertainment |
| 93 | The New Twenty | $17,625 | 1 | $6,272 | 35.6% | 1 | Mar 20 | May 21 | Argot Pictures |
| 94 | The Education of Charlie Banks | $15,078 | 3 | $8,538 | 56.6% | 3 | Mar 27 | Apr 9 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 95 | Chocolate | $14,845 | 7 | $11,180 | 75.3% | 7 | Feb 6 | Feb 19 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 96 | Carmen and Geoffrey | $14,130 | 1 | $5,656 | 40% | 1 | Mar 13 | Apr 23 | First Run |
| 97 | Sherman's Way | $13,282 | 4 | $2,789 | 21% | 1 | Mar 6 | Mar 19 | International Film Circuit |
| 98 | Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead | $9,166 | 1 | $4,352 | 47.5% | 1 | Feb 27 | Mar 19 | Abramorama |
| 99 | Yonkers Joe | $8,286 | 2 | $2,073 | 25% | 2 | Jan 9 | Jan 29 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 100 | Spinning Into Butter | $8,064 | 4 | $5,534 | 68.6% | 4 | Mar 27 | Apr 2 | Screen Media Films |
| 101 | Reunion | $8,030 | 2 | $6,542 | 81.5% | 2 | Mar 6 | Mar 12 | Abramorama |
| 102 | Eleven Minutes | $7,986 | 4 | $3,670 | 46% | 4 | Feb 20 | Mar 12 | Regent Releasing |
| 103 | Waiting for Dublin | $5,925 | 4 | $4,183 | 70.6% | 4 | Mar 13 | Mar 19 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 104 | Dhoondte Reh Jaoge | $5,127 | 10 | $5,126 | 100% | 10 | Mar 6 | Mar 8 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 105 | The Village Barbershop | $2,359 | 2 | $89 | 3.8% | 1 | Jan 16 | Apr 9 | Monterey Media |
| 106 | Shuttle | $1,925 | 1 | $1,925 | 100% | 1 | Mar 6 | Mar 8 | Truly Indie |
| 107 | America Betrayed | $1,311 | 1 | $245 | 18.7% | 1 | Mar 27 | Apr 12 | First Run |
| 108 | The Objective | $95 | 1 | $95 | 100% | 1 | Feb 4 | Feb 4 | IFC Films |
| 109 | Dog Eat Dog | $80 | 1 | $80 | 100% | 1 | Jan 23 | Jan 25 | IFC Films |
