Market Charts > 2009 > Creative Types > Science Fiction
Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2009
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2009 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Transformers: Revenge of th… |
Jun 24, 2009 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$402,111,870 |
53,614,916 |
2 |
Avatar |
Dec 18, 2009 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$352,114,898 |
46,948,653 |
3 |
Star Trek |
May 8, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$257,730,019 |
34,364,003 |
4 |
2012 |
Nov 13, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$163,442,129 |
21,792,284 |
5 |
Terminator Salvation |
May 21, 2009 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$125,322,469 |
16,709,663 |
6 |
District 9 |
Aug 14, 2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$115,646,235 |
15,419,498 |
7 |
Race to Witch Mountain |
Mar 13, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG |
$67,172,594 |
8,956,346 |
8 |
The Time Traveler’s Wife |
Aug 14, 2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$63,414,846 |
8,455,313 |
9 |
Planet 51 |
Nov 20, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG |
$39,570,569 |
5,276,075 |
10 |
Surrogates |
Sep 25, 2009 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$38,577,772 |
5,143,703 |
11 |
Push |
Feb 6, 2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$31,811,527 |
4,241,536 |
12 |
Aliens in the Attic |
Jul 31, 2009 |
Comedy |
PG |
$25,200,412 |
3,360,055 |
13 |
Gamer |
Sep 4, 2009 |
Action |
R |
$20,534,907 |
2,737,988 |
14 |
The Box |
Nov 6, 2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$15,045,676 |
2,006,090 |
15 |
Pandorum |
Sep 25, 2009 |
Horror |
R |
$10,330,853 |
1,377,447 |
16 |
The Road |
Nov 25, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$6,858,313 |
914,441 |
17 |
Moon |
Jun 12, 2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$5,010,163 |
668,021 |
18 |
The Day the Earth Stood Still |
Dec 12, 2008 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$4,942,722 |
659,030 |
19 |
Battle for Terra |
May 1, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG |
$1,647,083 |
219,611 |
20 |
Echelon Conspiracy |
Feb 27, 2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$796,716 |
106,228 |
21 |
Outlander |
Jan 23, 2009 |
Action |
R |
$166,003 |
22,133 |
22 |
Carriers |
Sep 4, 2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$120,866 |
16,115 |
23 |
Evangerion shin gekijôban: Jo |
Jul 3, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$107,797 |
14,372 |
24 |
Alien Trespass |
Apr 3, 2009 |
Comedy |
PG |
$104,526 |
13,936 |
25 |
Sleep Dealer |
Apr 17, 2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$80,136 |
10,684 |
26 |
Død snø |
Jun 19, 2009 |
Black Comedy |
Not Rated |
$46,742 |
6,232 |
27 |
Yaavarum Nalam |
Mar 6, 2009 |
Horror |
Not Rated |
$36,594 |
4,879 |
28 |
Los Cronocrímenes |
Dec 12, 2008 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$16,633 |
2,217 |
29 |
Mutant Chronicles |
Apr 24, 2009 |
Action |
R |
$6,820 |
909 |
30 |
WALL-E |
Jun 27, 2008 |
Adventure |
G |
$1,275 |
170 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $1,747,969,165 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 233,062,548 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2009.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2009.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011.
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Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.