Yearly Box Office

2009

50 films tracked·#1: Avatar
The year in numbers
Total Domestic
$7.79B
50 films tracked
#1 Film
$749.77M
Avatar · 9.7x legs
vs 2008
+18.6%
full-year totals
Films tracked50
$100M club32 films
Best multiplier9.7x · Avatar
Top studio20th Century Fox · 21.4%
The top 5
Avatar poster1Avatar$749.77M20th Century Fox · 9.7x legsTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen poster2Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$402.11MDreamWorks · 3.7x legsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince poster3Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$301.96MWarner Bros. · 3.9x legsThe Twilight Saga: New Moon poster4The Twilight Saga: New Moon$296.62MSummit Entertainment · 2.1x legsUp poster5Up$293.00MWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures · 4.3x legs
Top 50

Ranked by total gross

#FilmGrossOpeningLegsStudio
1
Avatar20th Century Fox
$749.77M$77.03M9.7x20th Century Fox
2
Transformers: Revenge of the FallenDreamWorks
$402.11M$108.97M3.7xDreamWorks
3
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceWarner Bros.
$301.96M$77.84M3.9xWarner Bros.
4
The Twilight Saga: New MoonSummit Entertainment
$296.62M$142.84M2.1xSummit Entertainment
5
UpWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
$293.00M$68.11M4.3xWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
6
The HangoverWarner Bros.
$277.32M$44.98M6.2xWarner Bros.
7
Star TrekParamount Pictures
$257.73M$75.20M3.4xParamount Pictures
8
The Blind SideWarner Bros.
$255.96M$34.12M7.5xWarner Bros.
9
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel20th Century Fox
$219.61M$48.88M4.5x20th Century Fox
10
Sherlock HolmesWarner Bros.
$209.03M$62.30M3.4xWarner Bros.
11
Monsters vs. AliensDreamWorks
$198.35M$59.32M3.3xDreamWorks
12
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs20th Century Fox
$196.57M$41.69M4.7x20th Century Fox
13
X-Men Origins: Wolverine20th Century Fox
$179.88M$85.06M2.1x20th Century Fox
14
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian20th Century Fox
$177.24M$54.17M3.3x20th Century Fox
15
2012Sony Pictures Releasing
$166.11M$65.24M2.5xSony Pictures Releasing
16
The ProposalWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
$163.96M$33.63M4.9xWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
17
Fast & FuriousUniversal Pictures
$155.06M$70.95M2.2xUniversal Pictures
18
G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraParamount Pictures
$150.20M$54.71M2.7xParamount Pictures
19
Paul Blart: Mall CopSony Pictures Releasing
$146.34M$31.83M4.6xSony Pictures Releasing
20
Taken20th Century Fox
$145.00M$24.72M5.9x20th Century Fox
21A Christmas Carol$137.86M$30.05M4.6xWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
22Angels & Demons$133.38M$46.20M2.9xSony Pictures Releasing
23Terminator Salvation$125.32M$42.56M2.9xWarner Bros.
24Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs$124.87M$30.30M4.1xSony Pictures Releasing
25Inglourious Basterds$120.54M$38.05M3.2xThe Weinstein Company
26G-Force$119.44M$31.71M3.8xWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
27District 9$115.65M$37.35M3.1xTriStar Pictures
28It's Complicated$112.74M$22.10M5.1xUniversal Pictures
29Couples Retreat$109.20M$34.29M3.2xUniversal Pictures
30Paranormal Activity$107.92M$21.10M5.5xParamount Pictures
31Watchmen$107.51M$55.21M1.9xWarner Bros.
32The Princess and the Frog$104.40M$24.21M4.3xWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
33Public Enemies$97.10M$25.27M3.8xUniversal Pictures
34Julie & Julia$94.13M$20.03M4.7xSony Pictures Releasing
35He's Just Not That Into You$93.95M$27.79M3.4xWarner Bros.
36Madea Goes to Jail$90.51M$41.03M2.2xLionsgate
37The Ugly Truth$88.92M$27.61M3.2xSony Pictures Releasing
38Up in the Air$83.82M$11.27M7.4xParamount Pictures
39Knowing$79.96M$24.60M3.2xSummit Entertainment
40Hannah Montana: The Movie$79.58M$32.32M2.5xWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
41Where the Wild Things Are$77.23M$32.70M2.4xWarner Bros.
42Zombieland$75.59M$24.73M3.1xSony Pictures Releasing
43Coraline$75.29M$16.85M4.5xFocus Features
44Law Abiding Citizen$73.36M$21.04M3.5xOverture Films
45Hotel for Dogs$73.03M$17.01M4.3xDreamWorks
46This Is It$72.09M$23.23M3.1xSony Pictures Releasing
47I Love You, Man$71.44M$17.81M4.0xDreamWorks
48Obsessed$68.26M$28.61M2.4xScreen Gems
49Race to Witch Mountain$67.17M$24.40M2.8xWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
50The Final Destination$66.48M$27.41M2.4xWarner Bros.
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