Australian Box Office For 2009

RankRelease GrossMax ThOpening% of Total Open ThOpenCloseDistributor
1Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$33,554,033457$11,011,08732.8%457Jun 24-Paramount Pictures International
2Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs$24,725,499425$4,681,34318.9%422Jul 2-20th Century Fox International
3Sherlock Holmes$22,777,578308$3,398,09214.9%308Dec 24-Roadshow Films
4Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel$19,791,144365$2,935,75414.8%363Dec 24-20th Century Fox International
52012$18,123,801405$5,673,95731.3%405Nov 12-Sony Pictures Releasing
6Monsters vs. Aliens$16,257,222382$2,773,81717.1%382Apr 2-Paramount Pictures International
7X-Men Origins: Wolverine$14,924,362416$4,832,01432.4%416Apr 29-20th Century Fox International
8Angels & Demons$14,065,391434$3,893,25627.7%434May 14-Sony Pictures Releasing
9Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian$14,037,398397$3,702,69726.4%397May 21-20th Century Fox International
10Mao's Last Dancer$14,008,032267$2,380,68317%266Oct 1-Roadshow Films
11Fast & Furious$13,665,948345$185,0751.4%33Apr 9-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
12Star Trek$12,650,526317$3,577,70528.3%317May 7-Paramount Pictures International
13Terminator Salvation$11,960,230386$5,150,02543.1%386Jun 4-Sony Pictures Releasing
14Brüno$11,651,106335$4,561,74239.2%334Jul 9-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
15Gran Torino$11,524,910209$1,255,77510.9%150Jan 22-Roadshow Films
16The Ugly Truth$10,529,622284$2,764,37626.3%283Aug 6-Sony Pictures Releasing
17He's Just Not That Into You$10,401,965253$3,083,32129.6%253Feb 12-Roadshow Films
18Couples Retreat$10,165,633223$2,683,90526.4%217Oct 8-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
1917 Again$10,079,700223$2,256,66022.4%222Apr 9-Roadshow Films
20G-Force$9,781,360350$533,7065.5%176Sep 17-Walt Disney Pictures
21Yes Man$8,792,793256$2,966,06633.7%256Jan 1-Roadshow Films
22This Is It$8,734,295293$3,327,95138.1%293Oct 29-Sony Pictures Releasing
23Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time$8,734,153299---Jul 16-Buena Vista International
24Hannah Montana: The Movie$8,715,937269$799,7429.2%136Jun 25-Walt Disney Pictures
25Old Dogs$8,383,867271$1,084,28412.9%271Dec 24-Walt Disney Pictures
26My Sister's Keeper$8,034,157210$1,877,82123.4%210Jul 30-Roadshow Films
27Bride Wars$7,880,947287$2,122,70926.9%286Jan 15-20th Century Fox International
28Paranormal Activity$7,818,643265$2,480,81331.7%265Dec 4-Icon Film Distribution Australia
29Bolt$7,611,037297$1,702,46522.4%293Jan 1-Walt Disney Pictures
30Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs$7,487,784343$1,389,35518.6%342Nov 26-Sony Pictures Releasing
31Public Enemies$7,484,127284$2,632,23335.2%284Jul 30-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
32District 9$7,469,104178$1,807,86024.2%178Aug 13-Sony Pictures Releasing
33G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra$6,818,543223$2,343,94034.4%223Aug 6-Paramount Pictures International
34Julie & Julia$6,631,946288$1,336,86020.2%285Oct 8-Sony Pictures Releasing
35Confessions of a Shopaholic$6,577,386309$1,808,11027.5%309Mar 12-Walt Disney Pictures
36Watchmen$6,152,116355$2,293,09937.3%355Mar 5-Paramount Pictures International
37The Lovely Bones$6,089,234230$314,3925.2%230Dec 24-Paramount Pictures International
38Funny People$5,927,006241$1,546,09026.1%241Sep 10-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
39The Princess and the Frog$5,830,322229$1,041,81217.9%229Dec 31-Walt Disney Pictures
40Knowing$5,795,063204$1,411,71924.4%204Mar 26-Icon Film Distribution Australia
41State of Play$5,702,156245$1,585,67127.8%242May 28-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
42Where the Wild Things Are$5,693,853263$1,442,46225.3%263Dec 3-Roadshow Films
43Did You Hear About the Morgans?$5,471,538208$996,59718.2%196Dec 24-Sony Pictures Releasing
44The Final Destination$5,368,42096$1,914,10235.7%90Oct 15-Roadshow Films
45Race to Witch Mountain$5,322,485289$919,07617.3%289Apr 9-Walt Disney Pictures
46Ghosts of Girlfriends Past$5,227,478219$1,382,10726.4%219May 7-Roadshow Films
47The Time Traveler's Wife$5,182,619237$1,724,27933.3%237Nov 5-Roadshow Films
48Fame$5,160,199288$1,494,29429%227Sep 24-Icon Film Distribution Australia
49Surrogates$4,958,316206$1,316,89226.6%206Sep 24-Walt Disney Pictures
50The Taking of Pelham 123$4,775,382248$1,438,73830.1%246Aug 27-Sony Pictures Releasing
51A Christmas Carol$4,688,758355$1,143,01824.4%355Nov 5-Walt Disney Pictures
52Role Models$4,494,103179$1,216,88827.1%178Jan 15-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
53Year One$4,471,739185$1,583,70835.4%185Jun 18-Sony Pictures Releasing
54500 Days of Summer$4,346,548227$939,60121.6%227Sep 17-20th Century Fox International
55Valkyrie$4,335,295232$1,373,35531.7%232Jan 22-20th Century Fox International
56Pirate Radio$4,251,228293$996,06023.4%293Apr 9-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
57Hotel for Dogs$4,096,741180$715,80117.5%176Jan 15-Paramount Pictures International
58Seven Pounds$4,081,722261$1,426,61135%261Jan 8-Sony Pictures Releasing
59The Young Victoria$3,993,751124$730,89218.3%124Aug 27-Roadshow Films
60Duplicity$3,799,322224$1,039,00427.3%224Mar 19-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
61Paul Blart: Mall Cop$3,733,141196$1,088,44729.2%196Mar 19-Sony Pictures Releasing
62Aliens in the Attic$3,686,961215$715,47919.4%215Sep 3-20th Century Fox International
63I Love You, Man$3,487,256187$1,242,50735.6%186Jun 4-Paramount Pictures International
64Charlie & Boots$3,438,120182$680,51919.8%182Sep 3-Paramount Pictures International
65The Reader$3,436,11453$348,90710.2%53Feb 19-Roadshow Films
66Underworld: Rise of the Lycans$3,421,006147$1,139,76833.3%147Jan 22-Sony Pictures Releasing
67The Invention of Lying$3,201,345168$1,011,98331.6%168Nov 26-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
68Land of the Lost$3,108,970219$1,241,13639.9%219Jun 11-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
69Defiance$2,934,207174$741,58125.3%174Apr 30-Roadshow Films
70The Boy in the Striped Pajamas$2,929,712120$573,55419.6%115Apr 23-Walt Disney Pictures
71Astro Boy$2,683,576207$825,80530.8%205Oct 15-Hoyts Distribution
72Planet 51$2,581,551205$582,38922.6%204Dec 10-Hoyts Distribution
73Bright Star$2,568,09766$282,91211%65Dec 24-Hopscotch Films
74Changeling$2,553,632132$658,80525.8%132Feb 5-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
75Ghost Town$2,522,543200$793,38531.5%199Feb 12-Paramount Pictures International
76Zombieland$2,467,594153$790,05232%153Dec 3-Sony Pictures Releasing
77Samson & Delilah$2,427,98138$152,9876.3%12May 7-Paramount Pictures International
78Transporter 3$2,275,647187$772,52633.9%186Feb 5-Icon Film Distribution Australia
79My Life in Ruins$2,273,373169$632,91427.8%169Jul 16-20th Century Fox International
80Saw VI$2,272,659164$843,06337.1%164Oct 22-Hoyts Distribution
81Drag Me to Hell$2,197,202139$859,81839.1%139Jul 23-Roadshow Films
82Revolutionary Road$2,138,833147$584,89827.3%145Jan 22-Paramount Pictures International
83Coco Before Chanel$2,108,68039$306,95214.6%26Jun 25-Roadshow Films
84The Pink Panther 2$2,085,678198$478,36322.9%198Apr 2-Sony Pictures Releasing
85Dragonball: Evolution$2,046,264192$663,93232.4%192Apr 9-20th Century Fox International
86Easy Virtue$1,996,73875$220,76911.1%49Mar 12-Hopscotch Films
87The International$1,955,162229$704,81936%229Feb 19-Sony Pictures Releasing
88The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus$1,924,130184$596,35031%184Oct 29-Hoyts Distribution
89Last Chance Harvey$1,780,800144$386,56621.7%140Feb 26-Icon Film Distribution Australia
90The Boys Are Back$1,771,873163$442,08024.9%156Nov 12-Hopscotch Films
91The Tale of Despereaux$1,599,837193$407,30525.5%193Jan 8-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
92Whip It$1,504,167152$479,58631.9%152Oct 8-Roadshow Films
93An Education$1,491,38653$265,02517.8%53Oct 22-Paramount Pictures International
94The Unborn$1,399,052125$546,48839.1%125Feb 26-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
95Milk$1,375,99550$236,83417.2%50Jan 29-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
96Doubt$1,358,191110$320,55723.6%66Jan 15-Walt Disney Pictures
97My Bloody Valentine$1,293,069134$485,98937.6%134Feb 12-Hoyts Distribution
98Zack and Miri Make a Porno$1,270,158130$477,43337.6%130Feb 19-Roadshow Films
99Inkheart$1,222,364135$318,70626.1%135Apr 2-Roadshow Films
100The Informant!$1,216,26456$326,09226.8%56Dec 3-Warner Bros.
101Notorious$1,200,290126$460,67038.4%126Mar 12-20th Century Fox International
102The Box$1,142,983152$455,58039.9%149Oct 29-Icon Film Distribution Australia
103All About Steve$1,131,167179$516,49845.7%179Oct 22-20th Century Fox International
104The Wrestler$1,081,64667$251,52123.3%50Jan 15-Hopscotch Films
105Shorts$1,076,560150$41,5293.9%75Sep 17-Warner Bros.
106Beautiful Kate$1,065,65629$40,6613.8%29Jul 30-Roadshow Films
107The Uninvited$1,023,158121$328,25332.1%121Mar 26-Paramount Pictures International
1083 Idiots$994,63920$264,50226.6%20Dec 24-Mind Blowing Films
109Fired Up!$941,069128$412,89343.9%128Apr 23-Sony Pictures Releasing
110Balibo$915,43749$171,65418.8%23Aug 13-Paramount Pictures International
111Observe and Report$912,486130$340,14037.3%130May 14-Warner Bros.
112Disgrace$908,86735$168,44418.5%24Jun 18-Icon Film Distribution Australia
113Fighting$892,384102$404,11345.3%102Aug 27-Roadshow Films
114A Summer in Genoa$860,11331$152,08317.7%25Nov 6-Palace Films
115New in Town$831,781169$323,17138.9%167Mar 5-Icon Film Distribution Australia
116Chéri$815,02962$243,09829.8%53Jul 23-Icon Film Distribution Australia
117Nowhere Boy$807,87936$90,21711.2%33Dec 24-Icon Film Distribution Australia
118My Year Without Sex$795,16225$32,4124.1%20May 21-Paramount Pictures International
119Friday the 13th$791,527142$407,31751.5%142Mar 12-Paramount Pictures International
120Push$765,880129$284,50537.1%129Sep 10-Icon Film Distribution Australia
121Orphan$741,241111$302,68940.8%110Aug 13-Warner Bros.
122A Serious Man$741,21241$222,71830%41Nov 19-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
123Elegy$740,62440$126,03917%22Apr 9-Hopscotch Films
124The Soloist$712,78497$289,77940.7%97Sep 3-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
125Broken Embraces$679,30724$113,87116.8%22Dec 17-Paramount Pictures International
126Sunshine Cleaning$671,84355$159,58923.8%55Jun 11-Madman Entertainment
127Bandslam$642,090192$266,70541.5%192Aug 13-Hoyts Distribution
128Summer Hours$641,75125$97,13515.1%16Apr 2-Palace Films
129Dinosaurs Alive$638,1502---Aug 27-IMAX
130Moon$604,52514$130,57621.6%13Oct 8-Sony Pictures Releasing
13112 Rounds$579,091138$255,00844%134Mar 19-20th Century Fox International
132Amelia$575,245157$211,25036.7%157Nov 12-20th Century Fox International
133Red Cliff$545,17957$209,14038.4%52Jul 23-Icon Film Distribution Australia
134Sorority Row$511,247119$184,76136.1%119Sep 10-Hoyts Distribution
135Love the Beast$511,06469$159,13631.1%59Mar 12-Madman Entertainment
136The Combination$498,89534$120,06324.1%32Feb 26-Australian Film Syndicate
137Is Anybody There?$456,34542$111,29324.4%32Jun 4-Hopscotch Films
138Rachel Getting Married$438,36743$118,07926.9%43Feb 12-Sony Pictures Releasing
139Departures$400,96816$50,00212.5%11Oct 15-Madman Entertainment
140The Spirit$386,501141$215,82655.8%141Jan 29-Hoyts Distribution
141Gomorrah$363,96219$73,22920.1%15May 14-Madman Entertainment
142Dance Flick$360,384100$199,69055.4%100Aug 20-Paramount Pictures International
143Capitalism: A Love Story$353,00353$143,38640.6%53Nov 5-Paramount Pictures International
144Whatever Works$336,11428$118,60235.3%28Oct 15-Hopscotch Films
145Tulpan$329,75325$73,08622.2%14Apr 23-Palace Films
146Looking for Eric$315,50522$87,88327.9%22Sep 24-Icon Film Distribution Australia
147What Just Happened$304,42137$140,65846.2%35May 21-Hopscotch Films
148The Secret Life of Bees$293,49244$76,66026.1%44Mar 5-20th Century Fox International
149Love Aaj Kal$291,11416$171,93359.1%16Jul 30-Eros Worldwide
150Case 39$277,03085$162,12458.5%85Nov 5-Paramount Pictures International
151The Class$275,08011$45,45516.5%11Jan 22-Sony Pictures Releasing
152Last Ride$244,16517$60,89224.9%16Jul 2-Madman Entertainment
153Imagine That$241,86184$30,38112.6%54Sep 17-Paramount Pictures International
154Blessed$237,75217$57,98524.4%15Sep 10-Icon Film Distribution Australia
155Igor$225,751122$77,26534.2%122Jan 8-Roadshow Films
156Children of Winter$220,2143$79,34636%2May 21--
157Pride and Glory$215,20587$125,89858.5%87Feb 5-Roadshow Films
158Dean Spanley
2008 Re-release
$213,35134$49,49823.2%34Mar 5-Paramount Pictures International
159New York$199,07510$105,08952.8%10Jun 25-Mind Blowing Films
160Kambakkht Ishq$198,57917$121,55161.2%17Jul 2-Eros Worldwide
161Kaminey$188,10712$108,12757.5%12Aug 13-Mind Blowing Films
1629$187,68070$97,98252.2%70Dec 10-Madman Entertainment
163The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls$183,52513$31,30217.1%13Nov 26-Rialto Distribution
164CC2C$172,12020$117,33968.2%20Jan 15-Warner Bros.
165Cedar Boys$171,39733$62,47836.5%33Jul 30-Hoyts Distribution
166W.$170,71252$59,93935.1%52Feb 26-Hoyts Distribution
167The Baader Meinhof Complex$170,07720$48,06328.3%20May 7-Icon Film Distribution Australia
168Taking Woodstock$169,34544$77,39145.7%44Aug 27-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
169Valentino: The Last Emperor$165,46711$55,70433.7%11Sep 17-Hopscotch Films
170Bottle Shock$160,38626$63,20839.4%26Mar 26-Roadshow Films
171Away We Go$154,70742$81,82452.9%42Dec 10-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
172De Dana Dan$152,28914$87,58957.5%14Nov 26-Eros Worldwide
173Paris 36$145,06312$29,74520.5%12Apr 30-Sony Pictures Releasing
174Two Fists, One Heart$141,72350$66,57447%50Mar 19-Walt Disney Pictures
175Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani$140,96312$79,22856.2%11Nov 5-Mind Blowing Films
176In Search of Beethoven$137,28513$3,0222.2%5Oct 15-Gil Scrine Films
177Kurbaan$128,18212$70,79755.2%12Nov 19-Mind Blowing Films
178Billu$118,43815$69,40058.6%15Feb 12-Eros Worldwide
179Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience$105,36947$105,369100%47May 14-Walt Disney Pictures
180Vampire Killers$100,10440$53,01153%40May 21-Paramount Pictures International
181Every Little Step$99,8134$17,10517.1%4Jul 2-Sony Pictures Releasing
182Adventureland$95,21541$48,74251.2%41May 28-Roadshow Films
183Blue$90,23416$90,234100%16Oct 15--
184Dil Bole Hadippa$85,37312$85,373100%12Sep 17-Mind Blowing Films
185The Fox and the Child$85,3319$32,01537.5%9Jul 9-Hopscotch Films
186Subdivision$83,63066$72,29786.4%66Aug 20-Walt Disney Pictures
187Iron Maiden: Flight 666$74,13426$74,134100%26Apr 30--
188Two Lovers$70,5723$28,68040.6%3Jun 4-Roadshow Films
189Bustin' Down the Door$69,83710$21,25730.4%5Jan 15-Madman Entertainment
190Wake Up Sid$68,18911$55,94382%11Oct 1-Mind Blowing Films
191Synecdoche, New York$67,8565$31,50346.4%5May 7-Roadshow Films
192Tenderness$66,36735$36,52455%35Apr 30-Hoyts Distribution
193Blindness$61,32641$32,21952.5%41Mar 19-Roadshow Films
194Let the Right One In$57,7582$5,2249%1Mar 5-Rialto Distribution
195The French Kissers$57,53916$25,37344.1%16Dec 26-Palace Films
196Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year$47,30012$47,300100%12Dec 10-Mind Blowing Films
197Frozen River$46,5013$6,59014.2%3Feb 19-Sony Pictures Releasing
198A Complete History of My Sexual Failures$43,2804$3,2577.5%3Mar 19-Madman Entertainment
199Me and Mrs. Khanna$41,42312$41,423100%12Oct 15-Mind Blowing Films
200Luck by Chance$40,9099$20,54750.2%9Jan 29--