Worldwide Box Office For 2009

RankRelease GrossMax ThOpening% of Total Open ThOpenCloseDistributor
1Avatar$2,743,577,58714,203---Dec 16--
2Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$933,959,19711,177---Jul 15--
3Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs$886,686,81713,514---Jun 29--
4Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$836,303,69314,123---Jun 19--
52012$769,679,4735,975---Nov 11--
6Up$735,099,0823,899---May 28--
7The Twilight Saga: New Moon$709,827,4624,234---Nov 18--
8Sherlock Holmes$524,028,6797,848---Jan 1--
9Angels & Demons$485,930,8163,600---May 13--
10The Hangover$468,812,7933,994---Jun 5--
11Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel$443,140,0059,428---Dec 21--
12Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian$413,106,1707,740---May 20--
13Star Trek$385,680,4469,307---May 6--
14Monsters vs. Aliens$381,509,8704,188---Mar 19--
15X-Men Origins: Wolverine$373,062,86411,441---Apr 29--
16Terminator Salvation$371,353,0013,624---May 20--
17Fast & Furious$360,364,2653,731---Apr 2--
18Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time$336,365,6766,357---Jul 16--
19A Christmas Carol$325,286,6463,706---Sep 9--
20Inglourious Basterds$321,455,6896,094---Aug 19--
21The Proposal$317,375,0313,120---Jun 17--
22The Blind Side$309,208,3093,388---Nov 20--
23G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra$302,469,01710,467---Aug 5--
24G-Force$292,817,8413,713---Jul 23--
25This Is It$267,983,5887,430---Oct 28--
26The Princess and the Frog$267,045,7653,494---Nov 25--
27Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs$243,006,1263,140---Sep 16--
28It's Complicated$219,103,6555,419---Dec 23--
29Public Enemies$214,104,6204,803---Jun 24--
30District 9$210,888,9503,194---Aug 13--
31The Ugly Truth$205,298,9072,979---Feb 26--
32Paranormal Activity$193,355,8002,718---Sep 25--
33The Final Destination$186,167,1393,134---Aug 26--
34Watchmen$185,382,8133,663---Mar 4--
35Paul Blart: Mall Cop$183,348,4293,206---Jan 16--
36He's Just Not That Into You$178,866,1583,193---Feb 5--
37Couples Retreat$171,844,8403,081---Oct 8--
38Up in the Air$166,842,7394,120---Dec 4--
39Hannah Montana: The Movie$155,545,2793,237---Apr 8--
40The Taking of Pelham 123$150,166,1263,089---Jun 10--
41Brüno$138,805,8312,783---Jul 8--
4217 Again$136,316,8803,280---Apr 9--
43Julie & Julia$129,540,5222,875---Aug 6--
44The Fighter$129,190,8692,546---Nov 20--
45Law Abiding Citizen$127,944,2082,893---Oct 16--
46Coraline$125,462,4272,325---Feb 5--
47Surrogates$122,444,7723,027---Sep 24--
48Invictus$122,233,9712,172---Dec 11--
49Red Cliff II$120,432,17847---Jan 7--
50Hotel for Dogs$117,252,5783,279---Jan 15--
51Bride Wars$115,375,8503,245---Jan 7--
52Confessions of a Shopaholic$108,394,0892,552---Feb 12--
53Race to Witch Mountain$106,387,1413,271---Mar 11--
54Planet 51$105,647,1023,049---Nov 19--
55The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo$104,414,200208---Feb 27--
56Zombieland$102,392,0803,173---Oct 1--
57Ghosts of Girlfriends Past$102,366,8153,179---May 1--
58The Time Traveler's Wife$101,344,4122,992---Aug 14--
59My Bloody Valentine$100,734,7182,536---Jan 16--
60Where the Wild Things Are$100,140,0963,945---Oct 16--
61Old Dogs$96,753,6963,442---Jun 4--
62My Sister's Keeper$95,714,8752,608---Jun 26--
63Green Zone$94,882,5493,025---Dec 9--
64The Lovely Bones$93,621,3403,349---Sep 17--
65Underworld: Rise of the Lycans$92,158,9612,972---Jan 21--
66I Love You, Man$91,980,3592,829---Mar 20--
67Friday the 13th$91,509,1543,135---Feb 11--
68Drag Me to Hell$90,842,6462,516---May 27--
69Madea Goes to Jail$90,508,3362,203---Feb 20--
70Rookies the Movie: Graduation$88,055,2432---May 30--
71State of Play$87,812,3712,812---Apr 17--
72Did You Hear About the Morgans?$85,280,2502,914---Dec 18--
73Duplicity$78,176,1812,599---Mar 19--
74Orphan$77,912,2512,780---Jul 24--
75The Haunting in Connecticut$77,536,3592,733---Mar 27--
76Fame$77,211,8363,142---Sep 24--
77The Unborn$76,514,0502,361---Jan 9--
78The Pink Panther 2$76,025,1343,273---Feb 5--
79Obsessed$73,830,3472,606---Apr 23--
80Funny People$71,585,2353,009---Jul 30--
81Tidal Wave$71,283,2786---Jul 23--
82The Men Who Stare at Goats$69,095,7712,456---Nov 6--
83Land of the Lost$68,777,5544,257---Jun 4--
84Saw VI$68,234,1543,057---Oct 22--
85The Girl Who Played with Fire$67,153,225248---Sep 18--
86Precious$63,649,529908---Nov 6--
87Little Nicholas$62,792,067598---Sep 30--
88Year One$62,357,9003,025---Jun 18--
89The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus$61,808,775620---Sep 18--
90Ninja Assassin$61,601,2802,838---Oct 27--
91500 Days of Summer$60,722,7341,048---Jul 17--
923 Idiots$60,262,836280---Dec 23--
93The International$60,253,8432,371---Feb 12--
94Aliens in the Attic$57,881,0563,111---Jun 26--
95Vicky the Viking$56,390,258843---Sep 9--
96Under the Sea 3D$55,902,624108---Feb 13--
97Dragonball Evolution$55,720,7722,221---Mar 12--
98Nine$54,004,9501,415---Jan 28--
99Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard$52,377,611342---Nov 26--
100Take Off$52,141,0431---Jul 29--
101Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life$52,119,081549---Jul 18--
102I Can Do Bad All by Myself$51,733,9212,255---Sep 11--
103Coco Before Chanel$50,812,934456---Apr 22--
104One Piece: Strong World$49,271,46120---Dec 12--
105Push$48,858,6182,317---Feb 4--
1069$48,428,0632,067---Aug 19--
10720th Century Boys 3: Redemption$48,397,81817---Aug 29--
108The Fourth Kind$47,709,1932,532---Nov 5--
109Crazy Heart$47,405,5661,376---Dec 16--
110Hachi: A Dog's Tale$46,748,131250---May 7--
111Fantastic Mr. Fox$46,471,0232,037---Oct 22--
112Rabbit Without Ears 2$46,439,905802---Dec 3--
113The Last House on the Left$45,289,0532,402---Mar 13--
114The Spy Next Door$45,236,5432,928---Oct 16--
115Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II$44,879,45026---Dec 19--
116Notorious$44,420,3161,643---Jan 16--
117The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest$44,276,335204---Nov 27--
118Brothers$43,474,5782,164---Dec 4--
119The Informant!$41,771,1682,506---Sep 18--
120The Uninvited$41,633,3842,344---Jan 30--
121Toy Story
2009 Re-release
$41,258,2981,755---Oct 1--
122Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance$41,162,04115---Jun 27--
123The Concert$41,146,351177---Nov 4--
124Gamer$40,828,5402,515---Sep 3--
125All About Steve$40,105,5422,265---Apr 24--
126Astro Boy$39,886,9863,026---Oct 10--
127Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser$39,664,3595---Apr 18--
128Agora$39,457,34218---Oct 9--
129Halloween II$39,421,4673,089---Aug 28--
130Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant$39,291,3832,758---Sep 25--
131Jeon Woochi$38,681,9269---Dec 23--
132The Soloist$38,332,9942,090---Apr 24--
133Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess$37,840,53912---Jul 18--
134Broken Embraces$37,472,507207---Mar 18--
135Brooklyn's Finest$36,440,2011,939---Jun 10--
136The Boat That Rocked$36,348,784882---Apr 1--
137Love Happens$36,088,0281,924---Sep 17--
138Whatever Works$36,020,534354---Jun 19--
139The Secret in Their Eyes$35,079,650172---Aug 13--
140Crank: High Voltage$34,572,5412,236---Apr 16--
141Gokusen: The Movie$34,117,4828---Jul 11--
142The Box$33,333,5312,644---Oct 29--
143LOL (Laughing Out Loud)$32,764,784447---Feb 4--
144Fighting$32,482,7282,312---Apr 22--
145The Invention of Lying$32,406,5071,744---Oct 2--
146April Bride$32,112,3432---May 9--
147Jennifer's Body$31,556,0612,739---Sep 18--
148Dance Flick$31,439,1402,459---May 22--
149A Serious Man$31,430,334264---Oct 2--
150The Stepfather$31,198,5312,734---Oct 16--
151Yatterman$30,365,7921---Mar 7--
152Natale a Beverly Hills$29,976,481607---Dec 18--
153Crows Zero II$29,893,6363---Apr 11--
15420th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope$29,502,21311---Jan 31--
155The Young Victoria$29,181,829477---Mar 6--
156New in Town$29,010,8171,944---Jan 30--
157The Unbroken$29,000,3221---Oct 24--
158Shorts$28,972,5083,114---Aug 6--
159Pope Joan$28,748,076533---Oct 22--
160Case 39$28,190,6032,212---Aug 13--
161Recep Ivedik 2$27,699,69285---Feb 12--
162The Road$27,639,579398---May 1--
163Sorority Row$27,206,1202,668---Sep 10--
164Observe and Report$26,973,5542,727---Apr 10--
165An Education$26,096,852770---Oct 8--
166Coco$25,593,707902---Mar 18--
167Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer$25,422,2122---Mar 7--
168Mt. Tsurugidake$25,134,4371---Jun 13--
169A Single Man$24,964,890367---Dec 11--
170Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler$24,709,0165---Oct 10--
171If I Were You 2$24,415,116287---Jan 2--
172I Give My First Love to You$24,051,3862---Oct 24--
173Mao's Last Dancer$23,914,731266---Oct 1--
174Dark Planet$23,772,559916---Jan 1--
175Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience$23,186,9601,322---Feb 27--
176Imagine That$22,985,1943,011---Jun 12--
177Armored$22,942,2211,920---Oct 2--
178A Perfect Getaway$22,938,3292,161---Aug 6--
179Dorian Gray$22,873,653214---Sep 11--
180Men in the City$22,420,615660---Oct 8--
181Neuilly Yo Mama!$22,243,482389---Aug 12--
182OSS 117: Lost in Rio$21,924,245609---Apr 15--
183The Rebound$21,791,2887---Sep 16--
184My Girlfriend Is an Agent$21,056,2565---Apr 22--
185Black Lightning$20,984,9021,172---Dec 31--
186Love Aaj Kal$20,794,985110---Jul 30--
187I Love You Phillip Morris$20,768,906315---Nov 20--
188Pandemic$20,712,5677---Jan 17--
189Pandorum$20,648,3282,512---Sep 11--
190My Life in Ruins$20,455,4821,167---May 27--
191Cado dalle nubi$20,123,466424---Nov 27--
192Solomon Kane$19,652,185310---Dec 23--
193Amelia$19,643,0861,210---Oct 23--
194Drop$19,611,0281---Mar 20--
195High Security Vacation$19,487,5571,132---Aug 25--
196Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker$19,418,0911---Aug 8--
197The White Ribbon$19,353,588113---Sep 24--
198Ballad$19,328,6781---Sep 5--
199Cell 211$19,300,4834---Nov 6--
200Taras Bulba$18,874,808738---Apr 2--