Domestic Box Office For 2009

Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.

RankRelease GrossMax ThOpening% of Total Open ThOpenCloseDistributor
1Avatar$749,766,1393,461$77,025,48110.3%3,452Dec 18Aug 12Twentieth Century Fox
2Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$402,111,8704,293$108,966,30727.1%4,234Jun 24Oct 15DreamWorks
3Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$301,959,1974,455$77,835,72725.8%4,325Jul 15Dec 17Warner Bros.
4The Twilight Saga: New Moon$296,623,6344,124$142,839,13748.2%4,024Nov 20Apr 1Summit Entertainment
5Up$293,004,1643,886$68,108,79023.2%3,766May 29Nov 5Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
6The Hangover$277,322,5033,545$44,979,31916.2%3,269Jun 5Dec 17Warner Bros.
7Star Trek$257,730,0194,053$75,204,28929.2%3,849May 8Oct 1Paramount Pictures
8The Blind Side$255,959,4753,407$34,119,37213.3%3,110Nov 20Jun 3Warner Bros.
9Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel$219,614,6123,747$48,875,41522.3%3,700Dec 23May 20Twentieth Century Fox
10Sherlock Holmes$209,028,6793,626$62,304,27729.8%3,626Dec 25Apr 29Warner Bros.
11Monsters vs. Aliens$198,351,5264,136$59,321,09529.9%4,104Mar 27Aug 27DreamWorks
12Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs$196,573,7054,102$41,690,38221.2%4,099Jul 1Nov 22Twentieth Century Fox
13X-Men Origins: Wolverine$179,883,1574,102$85,058,00347.3%4,099May 1Oct 1Twentieth Century Fox
14Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian$177,243,7214,101$54,173,28630.6%4,096May 22Nov 1Twentieth Century Fox
152012$166,112,1673,444$65,237,61439.3%3,404Nov 13Feb 25Sony Pictures Releasing
16The Proposal$163,958,0313,158$33,627,59820.5%3,056Jun 19Nov 5Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
17Fast & Furious$155,064,2653,674$70,950,50045.8%3,461Apr 3Jul 2Universal Pictures
18G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra$150,201,4984,007$54,713,04636.4%4,007Aug 7Nov 5Paramount Pictures
19Gran Torino$148,095,3023,045$271,7200.2%6Jan 9Jun 18Warner Bros.
20Paul Blart: Mall Cop$146,336,1783,206$31,832,63621.8%3,144Jan 16May 25Sony Pictures Releasing
21Taken$145,000,9893,184$24,717,03717%3,183Jan 30Jul 5Twentieth Century Fox
22A Christmas Carol$137,855,8633,683$30,051,07521.8%3,683Nov 6Feb 4Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
23Angels & Demons$133,375,8463,527$46,204,16834.6%3,527May 15Aug 2Sony Pictures Releasing
24Terminator Salvation$125,322,4693,602$42,558,39034%3,530May 21Sep 10Warner Bros.
25Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs$124,870,2753,119$30,304,64824.3%3,119Sep 18Jan 28Sony Pictures Releasing
26Inglourious Basterds$120,540,7193,358$38,054,67631.6%3,165Aug 21Dec 17The Weinstein Company
27G-Force$119,436,7703,697$31,706,93426.5%3,697Jul 24Dec 3Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
28District 9$115,646,2353,180$37,354,30832.3%3,049Aug 14Nov 1TriStar Pictures
29It's Complicated$112,735,3752,955$22,100,82019.6%2,887Dec 25Apr 1Universal Pictures
30Couples Retreat$109,204,9453,074$34,286,74031.4%3,000Oct 9Feb 4Universal Pictures
31Paranormal Activity$107,918,8102,712$77,873<0.1%12Oct 16Jan 21Paramount Pictures
32Watchmen$107,509,7993,611$55,214,33451.4%3,611Mar 6May 28Warner Bros.
33The Princess and the Frog$104,400,8993,475$786,1900.8%2Dec 11Apr 1Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
34Public Enemies$97,104,6203,336$25,271,67526%3,334Jul 1Sep 3Universal Pictures
35Julie & Julia$94,125,4262,528$20,027,95621.3%2,354Aug 7Nov 29Sony Pictures Releasing
36He's Just Not That Into You$93,953,6533,175$27,785,48729.6%3,175Feb 6Jun 18Warner Bros.
37Madea Goes to Jail$90,508,3362,203$41,030,94745.3%2,032Feb 20Apr 23Lionsgate
38The Ugly Truth$88,915,2142,975$27,605,57631%2,882Jul 24Oct 4Sony Pictures Releasing
39Up in the Air$83,823,3812,218$1,181,4501.4%15Dec 23Apr 8Paramount Pictures
40Knowing$79,957,6343,337$24,604,75130.8%3,332Mar 20Jul 9Summit Entertainment
41Hannah Montana: The Movie$79,576,1893,231$32,324,48740.6%3,118Apr 10Aug 13Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
42Where the Wild Things Are$77,233,4673,735$32,695,40742.3%3,735Oct 16Feb 11Warner Bros.
43Zombieland$75,590,2863,171$24,733,15532.7%3,036Oct 2Dec 13Sony Pictures Releasing
44Coraline$75,286,2292,320$16,849,64022.4%2,299Feb 6Jul 2Focus Features
45Law Abiding Citizen$73,357,7272,890$21,039,50228.7%2,890Oct 16Feb 4Overture Films
46Hotel for Dogs$73,034,4603,271$17,012,21223.3%3,271Jan 16May 28DreamWorks
47This Is It$72,091,0163,481$23,234,39432.2%3,481Oct 28Dec 3Sony Pictures Releasing
48I Love You, Man$71,440,0112,829$17,810,27024.9%2,711Mar 20Jun 4DreamWorks
49Obsessed$68,261,6442,634$28,612,73041.9%2,514Apr 24Jun 14Screen Gems
50Race to Witch Mountain$67,172,5943,268$24,402,21436.3%3,187Mar 13Jul 9Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
51The Final Destination$66,477,7003,121$27,408,30941.2%3,121Aug 28Nov 26Warner Bros.
52The Taking of Pelham 123$65,452,3123,077$23,373,10235.7%3,074Jun 12Aug 23Sony Pictures Releasing
53Friday the 13th$65,002,0193,105$40,570,36562.4%3,105Feb 13Apr 23Warner Bros.
5417 Again$64,167,0693,255$23,722,31037%3,255Apr 17Aug 6Warner Bros.
55The Time Traveler's Wife$63,414,8462,988$18,623,17129.4%2,988Aug 14Dec 3Warner Bros.
56Brüno$60,054,5302,759$30,619,13051%2,756Jul 10Aug 20Universal Pictures
57Bride Wars$58,715,5103,228$21,058,17335.9%3,226Jan 9May 10Twentieth Century Fox
58The Haunting in Connecticut$55,389,5162,732$23,004,76541.5%2,732Mar 27May 14Lionsgate
59Ghosts of Girlfriends Past$55,250,0263,175$15,411,43427.9%3,175May 1Aug 13Warner Bros.
60Funny People$51,855,0453,008$22,657,78043.7%3,007Jul 31Sep 17Universal Pictures
61I Can Do Bad All by Myself$51,733,9212,255$23,446,78545.3%2,255Sep 11Oct 29Lionsgate
62My Bloody Valentine$51,545,9522,534$21,241,45641.2%2,534Jan 16Mar 12Lionsgate
63Old Dogs$49,492,0603,425$16,894,51134.1%3,425Nov 25Apr 1Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
64Land of the Lost$49,438,3703,534$18,837,35038.1%3,521Jun 5Aug 13Universal Pictures
65My Sister's Keeper$49,200,2302,606$12,442,21225.3%2,606Jun 26Oct 8Warner Bros.
66Precious$47,566,5241,003$1,872,4583.9%18Nov 20Mar 18Lionsgate
67Underworld: Rise of the Lycans$45,802,3152,942$20,828,51145.5%2,942Jan 23Mar 1Screen Gems
68Confessions of a Shopaholic$44,277,3502,534$15,066,36034%2,507Feb 13May 28Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
69Year One$43,337,2793,024$19,610,30445.3%3,022Jun 19Aug 16Sony Pictures Releasing
70The Unborn$42,670,4102,359$19,810,58546.4%2,357Jan 9Mar 5Universal Pictures
71Planet 51$42,194,0603,035$12,286,12929.1%3,035Nov 20Mar 14Sony Pictures Releasing
72Drag Me to Hell$42,100,6252,510$15,825,48037.6%2,508May 29Aug 6Universal Pictures
73Orphan$41,596,2512,750$12,871,48330.9%2,750Jul 24Oct 8Warner Bros.
74Duplicity$40,572,8252,579$13,965,11034.4%2,574Mar 20May 28Universal Pictures
75Surrogates$38,577,7722,992$14,902,69238.6%2,951Sep 25Dec 3Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
76Ninja Assassin$38,122,8832,503$13,316,15834.9%2,503Nov 25Feb 11Warner Bros.
77Invictus$37,491,3642,170$8,611,14723%2,125Dec 11Mar 25Warner Bros.
78State of Play$37,017,9552,807$14,071,28038%2,803Apr 17Jun 18Universal Pictures
79Notorious$36,843,6821,641$20,497,59655.6%1,638Jan 16Apr 2Fox Searchlight Pictures
80The Pink Panther 2$35,922,9783,245$11,588,15032.3%3,243Feb 6Mar 22Sony Pictures Releasing
81The Reader$34,194,4071,203$168,0510.5%8Jan 30May 13The Weinstein Company
82All About Steve$33,862,9032,265$11,241,21433.2%2,251Sep 4Dec 10Twentieth Century Fox
83Halloween II$33,392,9733,088$16,349,56549%3,025Aug 28Nov 24Dimension Films
84The Informant!$33,316,8212,505$10,464,31431.4%2,505Sep 18Dec 17Warner Bros.
85The Last House on the Left$32,752,2152,402$14,118,68543.1%2,401Mar 13May 14Universal Pictures
86The Men Who Stare at Goats$32,428,1952,453$12,706,65439.2%2,443Nov 6Feb 4Overture Films
87500 Days of Summer$32,391,3741,048$834,5012.6%27Aug 7Nov 22Fox Searchlight Pictures
88Earth$32,011,5761,804$8,825,76027.6%1,804Apr 22Jul 30Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
89Milk$31,841,299882$1,453,8444.6%36Jan 30Apr 16Focus Features
90Push$31,811,5272,313$10,079,10931.7%2,313Feb 6May 14Summit Entertainment
919$31,749,8942,060$10,740,44633.8%1,661Sep 9Dec 3Focus Features
92The Soloist$31,720,1582,090$9,716,45830.6%2,024Apr 24Jul 9DreamWorks
93Toy Story
2009 Re-release
$30,702,4461,752$12,491,78940.7%1,745Oct 2Nov 5Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
94Did You Hear About the Morgans?$29,580,0872,718$6,616,57122.4%2,718Dec 18Jan 24Sony Pictures Releasing
95The Stepfather$29,062,5612,734$11,581,58639.9%2,734Oct 16Nov 22Screen Gems
96Defiance$28,644,8131,793$123,5130.4%2Jan 16Apr 30Paramount Vantage
97The Uninvited$28,596,8182,344$10,325,82436.1%2,344Jan 30Apr 2DreamWorks
98Brothers$28,544,1572,088$9,527,84833.4%2,088Dec 4Jan 21Lionsgate
99Saw VI$27,693,2923,036$14,118,44451%3,036Oct 23Nov 24Lionsgate
100The Wrestler$26,238,243776$202,7140.8%4Jan 30May 14Fox Searchlight Pictures
101Dance Flick$25,662,1552,459$10,643,53641.5%2,450May 22Jul 23Paramount Pictures
102The Fourth Kind$25,486,0402,530$12,231,16048%2,527Nov 6Jan 7Universal Pictures
103The International$25,450,5272,364$9,331,73936.7%2,364Feb 13Mar 22Sony Pictures Releasing
104Aliens in the Attic$25,200,4123,108$8,008,42331.8%3,106Jul 31Nov 22Twentieth Century Fox
105Observe and Report$24,007,3242,727$11,017,33445.9%2,727Apr 10Jun 18Warner Bros.
106Fighting$23,091,0102,312$11,024,37047.7%2,309Apr 24Jun 11Universal Pictures
107Love Happens$22,965,1101,922$8,057,01035.1%1,898Sep 18Nov 5Universal Pictures
108Revolutionary Road$22,911,4801,077$189,9110.8%3Jan 23Apr 2Paramount Vantage
109Fame$22,455,5103,133$10,011,68244.6%3,096Sep 25Dec 10Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
110Fantastic Mr. Fox$21,002,9192,304$265,9001.3%4Nov 25Apr 8Twentieth Century Fox
111Shorts$20,919,1663,105$6,410,33930.6%3,105Aug 21Dec 17Warner Bros.
112Gamer$20,534,9072,502$9,156,05744.6%2,502Sep 4Oct 8Lionsgate
113Nine$19,676,9651,412$257,2321.3%4Dec 25Mar 18The Weinstein Company
114Astro Boy$19,551,0673,020$6,702,92334.3%3,014Oct 23Jan 21Summit Entertainment
115Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience$19,162,7401,276$12,510,37465.3%1,271Feb 27Apr 2Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
116Frost/Nixon$18,622,0311,105$180,7081%3Jan 23Mar 26Universal Pictures
117The Invention of Lying$18,451,2511,743$7,027,47238.1%1,707Oct 2Dec 17Warner Bros.
118Inkheart$17,303,4242,655$7,601,37943.9%2,655Jan 23Apr 9Warner Bros.
119Fired Up!$17,231,2911,811$5,483,77831.8%1,810Feb 20Apr 5Screen Gems
120New in Town$16,734,2831,941$6,741,53040.3%1,941Jan 30Mar 26Lionsgate
121Jennifer's Body$16,204,7932,738$6,868,39742.4%2,702Sep 18Nov 22Twentieth Century Fox
122Imagine That$16,123,3233,011$5,503,51934.1%3,008Jun 12Aug 20Paramount Pictures
123Adventureland$16,044,0251,876$5,722,03935.7%1,862Apr 3May 28Miramax
124Armored$15,988,8761,919$6,511,12840.7%1,915Dec 4Jan 10Screen Gems
125A Perfect Getaway$15,515,4602,159$5,948,55538.3%2,159Aug 7Sep 17Universal Pictures
126The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard$15,122,6761,849$5,642,13737.3%1,838Aug 14Oct 1Paramount Vantage
127Ponyo$15,090,399927$3,585,85223.8%927Aug 14Nov 5Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
128The Box$15,051,9772,635$7,571,41750.3%2,635Nov 6Jan 7Warner Bros.
129Last Chance Harvey$14,889,0421,108$97,2600.7%6Jan 16Apr 23Overture Films
130I Love You, Beth Cooper$14,800,7251,872$4,919,43333.2%1,858Jul 10Oct 1Twentieth Century Fox
131Capitalism: A Love Story$14,363,397995$231,9641.6%4Oct 2Dec 17Overture Films
132Amelia$14,246,4881,070$3,904,04727.4%820Oct 23Jan 14Fox Searchlight Pictures
133Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant$13,869,5152,754$6,293,20545.4%2,754Oct 23Nov 26Universal Pictures
134Crank: High Voltage$13,684,2492,223$6,963,56550.9%2,223Apr 17May 14Lionsgate
135Whip It$13,043,3631,738$4,650,81235.7%1,721Oct 2Dec 10Fox Searchlight Pictures
13612 Rounds$12,234,6942,331$5,329,24043.6%2,331Mar 27Jun 11Twentieth Century Fox
137Sunshine Cleaning$12,062,558642$219,1901.8%4Apr 17Jul 9Overture Films
138Sorority Row$11,965,2822,665$5,059,80242.3%2,665Sep 11Nov 5Summit Entertainment
139Extract$10,823,1581,614$4,340,10840.1%1,611Sep 4Oct 15Miramax
140Not Easily Broken$10,572,742725$5,314,27850.3%724Jan 9Feb 8Screen Gems
141Pandorum$10,330,8532,506$4,424,12642.8%2,506Sep 25Nov 19Overture Films
142Whiteout$10,275,6382,745$4,915,10447.8%2,745Sep 11Dec 17Warner Bros.
143Next Day Air$10,027,0471,139$4,111,04341%1,138May 8Jul 2Summit Entertainment
144Dragonball Evolution$9,362,7852,181$4,756,48850.8%2,181Apr 10Jun 4Twentieth Century Fox
145Everybody's Fine$9,208,8762,141$3,852,06841.8%2,133Dec 4Dec 24Miramax
146Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li$8,742,2611,164$4,721,11054%1,136Feb 27May 10Twentieth Century Fox
147My Life in Ruins$8,665,2061,165$3,223,16137.2%1,164Jun 5Sep 3Fox Searchlight Pictures
148The Boat That Rocked$8,017,917883$2,904,38036.2%882Nov 13Jan 7Focus Features
149The Collector$7,712,1141,325$3,576,29646.4%1,325Jul 31Sep 24Freestyle Releasing
150Taking Woodstock$7,460,2041,395$3,457,76046.3%1,393Aug 28Oct 1Focus Features
151Post Grad$6,380,0191,959$2,651,99641.6%1,959Aug 21Oct 15Twentieth Century Fox
152Bandslam$5,210,9882,121$2,231,27342.8%2,121Aug 14Sep 24Summit Entertainment
153Miss March$4,543,3201,742$2,409,15653%1,742Mar 13Apr 30Fox Searchlight Pictures
154Battle for Terra$1,647,0831,159$1,082,06465.7%1,159May 1Sep 7Lionsgate
155X Games 3D: The Movie$1,391,4341,399$837,21660.2%1,399Aug 21Sep 3Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
156Transylmania$397,6411,007$263,94166.4%1,007Dec 4Dec 17Full Circle Releasing