Domestic Box Office For Summer 2009
Summer 2009 is May 1-September 7.
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
Key:Estimated
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hurt Locker | $17,017,811 | 535 | $145,352 | 0.9% | 4 | Jun 26 | Mar 21 | Summit Entertainment |
| 2 | Away We Go | $9,451,946 | 506 | $130,411 | 1.4% | 4 | Jun 5 | Aug 20 | Focus Features |
| 3 | Whatever Works | $5,306,706 | 353 | $266,162 | 5% | 9 | Jun 19 | Nov 5 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | Moon | $5,010,163 | 252 | $136,046 | 2.7% | 8 | Jun 12 | Nov 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 5 | Food, Inc. | $4,417,674 | 155 | $60,513 | 1.4% | 3 | Jun 12 | Nov 26 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 6 | The September Issue | $3,820,067 | 143 | $220,633 | 5.8% | 6 | Aug 28 | Feb 18 | Roadside Attractions |
| 7 | The Brothers Bloom | $3,531,756 | 209 | $90,400 | 2.6% | 4 | May 15 | Aug 6 | Summit Entertainment |
| 8 | Chéri | $2,715,657 | 191 | $405,701 | 14.9% | 76 | Jun 26 | Aug 27 | Miramax |
| 9 | Easy Virtue | $2,656,784 | 255 | $110,443 | 4.2% | 10 | May 22 | Oct 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 10 | My One and Only | $2,479,538 | 256 | $58,692 | 2.4% | 4 | Aug 21 | Nov 19 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 11 | Love Aaj Kal | $2,430,083 | 102 | $1,241,762 | 51.1% | 102 | Jul 31 | Sep 3 | Eros Worldwide |
| 12 | In the Loop | $2,388,804 | 92 | $191,866 | 8% | 8 | Jul 24 | Oct 22 | IFC Films |
| 13 | Adam | $2,277,396 | 177 | $68,377 | 3% | 4 | Jul 29 | Nov 15 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 14 | Rudo y Cursi | $1,827,660 | 219 | $211,460 | 11.6% | 70 | May 8 | Aug 27 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 15 | Summer Hours | $1,657,001 | 50 | $49,484 | 3% | 2 | May 15 | Aug 27 | IFC Films |
| 16 | It Might Get Loud | $1,610,163 | 75 | $92,679 | 5.8% | 7 | Aug 14 | Dec 17 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 17 | Departures | $1,498,210 | 27 | $74,945 | 5% | 9 | May 29 | Jun 24 | Regent Releasing |
| 18 | Kambakkht Ishq | $1,445,739 | 100 | $768,542 | 53.2% | 100 | Jul 3 | Jul 26 | Eros Worldwide |
| 19 | Kaminey | $1,291,827 | 85 | $726,834 | 56.3% | 85 | Aug 14 | Sep 10 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Paper Heart | $1,274,062 | 96 | $219,494 | 17.2% | 38 | Aug 7 | Oct 29 | Overture Films |
| 21 | Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg | $1,134,623 | 25 | $19,302 | 1.7% | 2 | Jul 10 | Jan 7 | International Film Circuit |
| 22 | New York | $997,437 | 60 | $467,694 | 46.9% | 60 | Jun 26 | Jul 23 | Yash Raj Films |
| 23 | Management | $934,658 | 212 | $378,000 | - | 212 | May 15 | Aug 6 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 24 | Cold Souls | $905,209 | 52 | $63,302 | 7% | 7 | Aug 7 | Nov 12 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 25 | Seraphine | $884,613 | 24 | $38,637 | 4.4% | 6 | Jun 5 | Mar 18 | Music Box Films |
| 26 | The Cove | $857,005 | 56 | $57,640 | 6.7% | 4 | Jul 31 | Mar 25 | Roadside Attractions |
| 27 | The Wonder of it All | $781,016 | 39 | $18,988 | 2.4% | 3 | Jul 17 | Jan 7 | Indican Pictures |
| 28 | The Girlfriend Experience | $695,840 | 48 | $162,965 | 23.4% | 30 | May 22 | Sep 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 29 | The Stoning of Soraya M. | $637,421 | 34 | $115,053 | 18% | 27 | Jun 26 | Nov 26 | Roadside Attractions |
| 30 | Amreeka | $627,436 | 40 | $58,823 | 9.4% | 4 | Sep 4 | Mar 11 | National Geographic Entertainment |
| 31 | La fille de Monaco | $602,992 | 31 | $83,755 | 13.9% | 21 | Jul 3 | Nov 5 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 32 | Tetro | $518,522 | 16 | $30,504 | 5.9% | 2 | Jun 11 | Oct 1 | American Zoetrope |
| 33 | Little Ashes | $481,586 | 16 | $73,394 | 15.2% | 12 | May 8 | Dec 10 | Regent Releasing |
| 34 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $476,270 | 38 | $17,348 | 3.6% | 2 | Aug 21 | Dec 10 | Vitagraph Films |
| 35 | The Limits of Control | $426,688 | 27 | $55,820 | 13.1% | 3 | May 1 | Jul 2 | Focus Features |
| 36 | Humpday | $407,377 | 27 | $28,737 | 7.1% | 2 | Jul 10 | Oct 29 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 37 | The Merry Gentleman | $347,977 | 33 | $74,981 | 21.5% | 24 | May 1 | Jul 30 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 38 | Lorna's Silence | $338,795 | 23 | $34,411 | 10.2% | 6 | Jul 31 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 39 | Thirst | $318,574 | 17 | $55,889 | 17.5% | 4 | Jul 31 | Aug 27 | Focus Features |
| 40 | Unmistaken Child | $306,140 | 6 | $6,293 | 2.1% | 1 | Jun 3 | Oct 29 | Oscilloscope |
| 41 | O'Horten | $302,232 | 23 | $24,938 | 8.3% | 8 | May 22 | Oct 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | Adoration | $294,244 | 20 | $39,358 | 13.4% | 10 | May 8 | Oct 15 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 43 | A Woman in Berlin | $294,014 | 9 | $12,439 | 4.2% | 1 | Jul 17 | Nov 26 | Strand Releasing |
| 44 | Outrage | $287,198 | 18 | $32,589 | 11.3% | 5 | May 8 | Sep 3 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 45 | Revanche | $258,388 | 10 | $16,330 | 6.3% | 3 | May 1 | Jun 28 | Janus Films |
| 46 | Blood: The Last Vampire | $257,412 | 20 | $110,029 | 42.7% | 20 | Jul 10 | Aug 13 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 47 | Spread | $250,618 | 103 | $122,948 | 49.1% | 103 | Aug 14 | Sep 10 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 48 | The Beaches of Agnès | $239,711 | 7 | $19,032 | 7.9% | 3 | Jul 2 | - | The Cinema Guild |
| 49 | Big Fan | $234,540 | 15 | $24,266 | 10.3% | 2 | Aug 28 | Apr 8 | First Independent Pictures |
| 50 | World's Greatest Dad | $221,805 | 30 | $4,675 | 2.1% | 1 | Aug 21 | Nov 26 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 51 | Soul Power | $207,121 | 23 | $23,893 | 11.5% | 6 | Jul 10 | Nov 19 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 52 | Herb & Dorothy | $194,721 | 8 | $9,242 | 4.7% | 2 | Jun 5 | Sep 27 | Arthouse Films |
| 53 | Shrink | $189,621 | 27 | $16,443 | 8.7% | 2 | Jul 24 | Oct 8 | Roadside Attractions |
| 54 | Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love | $172,225 | 7 | $32,598 | 18.9% | 3 | Jun 12 | Apr 8 | Shadow Distribution |
| 55 | Still Walking | $167,047 | 13 | $20,298 | 12.2% | 2 | Aug 28 | Oct 1 | IFC Films |
| 56 | Luck | $149,333 | 45 | $112,309 | 75.2% | 45 | Jul 24 | Aug 2 | Studio 18 |
| 57 | Flame & Citron | $148,089 | 8 | $15,254 | 10.3% | 2 | Jul 31 | Oct 1 | IFC Films |
| 58 | War Eagle, Arkansas | $123,670 | 7 | $16,467 | 13.3% | 7 | Jun 12 | Aug 18 | Hannover House |
| 59 | Street Dreams | $122,575 | 29 | $45,816 | 37.4% | 21 | Jun 12 | Aug 9 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 60 | Life Partner | $110,240 | 26 | $49,898 | 45.3% | 26 | Aug 14 | Aug 27 | Studio 18 |
| 61 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | $107,797 | 6 | $1,579 | 1.5% | 1 | Jul 3 | Nov 8 | Eleven Arts |
| 62 | The Way We Get By | $106,542 | 7 | $7,149 | 6.7% | 1 | Jul 17 | Dec 17 | International Film Circuit |
| 63 | Carriers | $104,352 | 100 | $76,857 | 73.7% | 100 | Sep 4 | Sep 10 | Paramount Vantage |
| 64 | Afghan Star | $102,115 | 5 | $3,671 | 3.6% | 1 | Jun 26 | Oct 22 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 65 | Shortkut - The Con Is On | $100,304 | 40 | $58,560 | 58.4% | 40 | Jul 10 | Jul 30 | Studio 18 |
| 66 | The Headless Woman | $100,177 | 3 | $14,778 | 14.8% | 1 | Aug 19 | May 13 | Strand Releasing |
| 67 | Under Our Skin | $98,548 | 6 | $7,043 | 7.1% | 1 | Jun 19 | Apr 1 | Shadow Distribution |
| 68 | Cloud 9 | $91,675 | 8 | $6,617 | 7.2% | 1 | Aug 14 | Apr 8 | Music Box Films |
| 69 | Mystery Team | $89,442 | 4 | $7,840 | 8.8% | 1 | Aug 28 | Mar 18 | Roadside Attractions |
| 70 | Julia | $65,108 | 4 | $12,524 | 19.2% | 3 | May 8 | Aug 6 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 71 | Jerichow | $60,379 | 3 | $8,042 | 13.3% | 3 | May 15 | Oct 29 | The Cinema Guild |
| 72 | Patrik, Age 1.5 | $57,468 | 9 | $408 | 0.7% | 1 | Aug 14 | Oct 28 | Regent Releasing |
| 73 | The Boys | $55,513 | 5 | $14,632 | 26.4% | 5 | May 22 | Sep 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 74 | Not Forgotten | $53,744 | 4 | $10,930 | 20.3% | 1 | May 1 | Jun 18 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 75 | Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country | $51,672 | 3 | $5,554 | 10.7% | 1 | May 20 | Aug 13 | Oscilloscope |
| 76 | American Casino | $50,437 | 3 | $1,397 | 2.8% | 1 | Aug 14 | Nov 1 | Argot Pictures |
| 77 | Le combat dans l'île | $50,039 | 1 | $10,217 | 20.4% | 1 | Jun 12 | - | The Film Desk |
| 78 | Brighton Rock | $49,466 | 1 | $10,626 | 21.5% | 1 | Jun 19 | Sep 13 | Rialto Pictures |
| 79 | Love N' Dancing | $47,812 | 35 | $26,632 | 55.7% | 35 | May 8 | Jun 4 | Screen Media Films |
| 80 | Dead Snow | $46,742 | 4 | $5,363 | 11.5% | 1 | Jun 19 | Jul 30 | IFC Films |
| 81 | Casi divas 2009 Re-release | $46,612 | 22 | $27,491 | 59% | 22 | Aug 21 | Sep 10 | Maya Entertainment |
| 82 | Beeswax | $46,590 | 3 | $5,844 | 12.5% | 1 | Aug 7 | Mar 11 | The Cinema Guild |
| 83 | Pressure Cooker | $44,803 | 2 | $8,151 | 18.2% | 1 | May 27 | Jul 19 | Bev Pictures |
| 84 | We Live in Public | $41,711 | 2 | $7,325 | 17.6% | 1 | Aug 28 | Dec 10 | Abramorama |
| 85 | Big Man Japan 2008 Re-release | $40,796 | 5 | $7,133 | 17.5% | 2 | May 15 | Aug 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 86 | Bliss 2009 Re-release | $40,349 | 3 | $7,039 | 17.4% | 1 | Aug 7 | Feb 4 | First Run |
| 87 | Mississippi Mermaid | $33,216 | 1 | $3,668 | 11% | 1 | Jul 10 | - | The Film Desk |
| 88 | 24 City | $30,800 | 2 | $6,082 | 19.7% | 1 | Jun 5 | Nov 1 | The Cinema Guild |
| 89 | The Windmill Movie | $30,050 | 4 | $3,832 | 12.8% | 1 | Jun 17 | Oct 15 | The Film Desk |
| 90 | Call of the Wild | $28,682 | 14 | $10,713 | 37.4% | 14 | Jun 12 | Jun 30 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 91 | Streetballers | $28,642 | 2 | $11,581 | 40.4% | 2 | Aug 21 | Nov 19 | MSK Productions |
| 92 | Surveillance | $27,349 | 3 | $4,590 | 16.8% | 2 | Jun 26 | Jul 30 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 93 | Earth Days | $26,748 | 5 | $2,408 | 9% | 1 | Aug 14 | Dec 17 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 94 | The Answer Man | $26,676 | 6 | $12,998 | 48.7% | 6 | Jul 24 | Aug 13 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 95 | Gotta Dance | $25,108 | 4 | $8,576 | 34.2% | 1 | Jul 31 | Aug 23 | Mitropoulos Films |
| 96 | Kal Kissne Dekha | $24,625 | 18 | $13,861 | 56.3% | 18 | Jun 12 | Jun 25 | Adlabs Films |
| 97 | Death in Love | $23,412 | 4 | $14,296 | 61.1% | 4 | Jul 17 | Jul 26 | Screen Media Films |
| 98 | Weather Girl | $22,779 | 2 | $5,772 | 25.3% | 1 | Jul 10 | Aug 30 | New American Vision |
| 99 | Downloading Nancy | $22,282 | 5 | $10,324 | 46.3% | 5 | Jun 5 | Sep 3 | Strand Releasing |
| 100 | You, the Living | $21,438 | 1 | $6,924 | 32.3% | 1 | Jul 29 | Aug 9 | Palisades Tartan |
| 101 | Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | $21,152 | 6 | $4,694 | 22.2% | 2 | Jul 31 | Aug 27 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 102 | Tony Manero | $20,677 | 5 | $3,305 | 16% | 1 | Jul 3 | Aug 23 | Lorber Films |
| 103 | If I Die Tonight | $20,214 | 2 | $9,646 | 47.7% | 2 | Jul 31 | Oct 1 | Indican Pictures |
| 104 | A Wink and a Smile | $20,169 | 4 | $2,346 | 11.6% | 1 | May 1 | Jul 2 | First Run |
| 105 | The Open Road | $19,716 | 14 | $13,323 | 67.6% | 14 | Aug 28 | Sep 10 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 106 | Tennessee | $16,100 | 15 | $9,438 | 58.6% | 15 | Jun 5 | Jun 24 | Vivendi Entertainment |
| 107 | Five Minutes of Heaven | $15,676 | 2 | $5,364 | 34.2% | 1 | Aug 21 | Sep 3 | IFC Films |
| 108 | Leonera | $14,739 | 1 | $3,484 | 23.6% | 1 | Jul 3 | Oct 15 | Strand Releasing |
| 109 | Kabei: Our Mother | $14,416 | 1 | $3,072 | 21.3% | 1 | May 8 | Jul 16 | Strand Releasing |
| 110 | Daddy Cool: Join the Fun | $14,319 | 18 | $14,319 | 100% | 18 | Aug 28 | Aug 30 | Adlabs Films |
| 111 | Laila's Birthday | $13,689 | 3 | $92 | 0.7% | 1 | May 29 | Nov 19 | Kino International |
| 112 | Betty Blue 2009 Director's Cut | $13,029 | 1 | $2,438 | 18.7% | 1 | Jun 12 | Jul 30 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 113 | The Art of Being Straight | $12,831 | 2 | $3,778 | 29.4% | 1 | Jun 5 | Jul 2 | Regent Releasing |
| 114 | Sex Positive | $12,069 | 1 | $3,408 | 28.2% | 1 | Jun 12 | Dec 3 | Regent Releasing |
| 115 | Quiet Chaos | $11,434 | 1 | $3,190 | 27.9% | 1 | Jun 26 | Jul 16 | IFC Films |
| 116 | Taxidermia 2009 Re-release | $11,408 | 2 | $4,472 | 39.2% | 2 | Aug 14 | Nov 12 | Regent Releasing |
| 117 | I Hate Valentine's Day | $11,004 | 3 | $5,009 | 45.5% | 3 | Jul 3 | Jul 16 | IFC Films |
| 118 | Vanished Empire 2009 Re-release | $10,289 | 1 | $3,328 | 32.3% | 1 | Jul 10 | Oct 29 | Kino International |
| 119 | Act of God | $9,955 | 1 | $522 | 5.2% | 1 | Jul 31 | Nov 19 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 120 | Grace | $8,297 | 2 | $6,174 | 74.4% | 2 | Aug 14 | Aug 20 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 121 | Loren Cass | $8,125 | 2 | $2,135 | 26.3% | 1 | Jul 24 | Oct 4 | Kino International |
| 122 | I Sell the Dead | $8,050 | 2 | $3,529 | 43.8% | 1 | Aug 7 | Aug 20 | IFC Films |
| 123 | The Skeptic | $6,671 | 2 | $1,553 | 23.3% | 1 | May 1 | May 21 | IFC Films |
| 124 | Daytime Drinking | $4,970 | 1 | $389 | 7.8% | 1 | Jun 5 | Aug 23 | Eleven Arts |
| 125 | The Death Factory Bloodletting | $4,638 | 1 | $3,822 | 82.4% | 1 | May 15 | - | Nocturnal Features |
| 126 | Corked | $4,254 | 1 | $4,254 | 100% | 1 | Jun 5 | Jun 7 | 28 Entertainment |
| 127 | The Marc Pease Experience | $4,033 | 10 | $2,641 | 65.5% | 10 | Aug 21 | Aug 27 | Paramount Vantage |
| 128 | Pontypool | $3,865 | 1 | $1,541 | 39.9% | 1 | May 29 | Jun 11 | IFC Films |
| 129 | Death of a Ghost Hunter | $3,490 | 1 | $3,648 | 104.5% | 1 | Jun 12 | Jun 21 | Nocturnal Features |
| 130 | My Führer 2009 Re-release | $2,465 | 1 | $1,197 | 48.6% | 1 | Aug 14 | Sep 10 | First Run |
| 131 | Sikandar | $1,954 | 9 | $1,954 | 100% | 9 | Aug 21 | Aug 23 | Adlabs Films |
| 132 | Ghosted | $1,780 | 1 | $980 | 55.1% | 1 | Jul 31 | Sep 3 | First Run |
| 133 | Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha | $1,013 | 1 | $604 | 59.6% | 1 | Aug 21 | Aug 27 | - |
| 134 | How to Be a Serial Killer | $899 | 1 | $899 | 100% | 1 | Jul 24 | Jul 26 | Monterey Media |
