Box Office Records > Domestic > All Movies > Cumulative > Top 2009 Domestic
Top 2009 Movies at the Domestic Box Office
See also: Top 2009 Domestic Limited Release - Top 2009 International - Top 2009 Worldwide
Other Domestic Cumulative records: All Time Domestic - All Time Domestic (Inf. Adj.) - All Time Animated Domestic - All Time Sequel Domestic - All Time Non-Sequel Domestic - Top 2023 Domestic - Top 2024 Domestic
This chart contains the total domestic box office for movies released in 2009.
See Top Grossing Movies of 2009 for a list of movies that earned most at the domestic box office during 2009, including films released in 2008 and earlier.
| ←Top 2008 Domestic | Top 2010 Domestic→ |
| Rank | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office |
Opening Weekend Box Office |
Max Theater Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | 20th Cent… | $785,221,649 | $77,025,481 | 3,461 |
| 2 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Paramount… | $402,111,870 | $108,966,307 | 4,293 |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Warner Bros. | $302,089,278 | $77,835,727 | 4,455 |
| 4 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Summit En… | $296,623,634 | $142,839,137 | 4,124 |
| 5 | Up | Walt Disney | $293,004,164 | $68,108,790 | 3,886 |
| 6 | The Hangover | Warner Bros. | $277,322,503 | $44,979,319 | 3,545 |
| 7 | Star Trek | Paramount… | $257,730,019 | $79,204,289 | 4,053 |
| 8 | The Blind Side | Warner Bros. | $255,959,475 | $34,119,372 | 3,407 |
| 9 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | 20th Cent… | $219,614,612 | $48,875,415 | 3,747 |
| 10 | Sherlock Holmes | Warner Bros. | $209,028,679 | $62,304,277 | 3,626 |
| 11 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Paramount… | $198,351,526 | $59,321,095 | 4,136 |
| 12 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 20th Cent… | $196,573,705 | $41,690,382 | 4,102 |
| 13 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | 20th Cent… | $179,883,157 | $85,058,003 | 4,102 |
| 14 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | 20th Cent… | $177,243,721 | $54,173,286 | 4,101 |
| 15 | 2012 | Sony Pict… | $166,112,167 | $65,237,614 | 3,444 |
| 16 | The Proposal | Walt Disney | $163,958,031 | $33,627,598 | 3,158 |
| 17 | Fast & Furious | Universal | $155,064,265 | $70,950,500 | 3,674 |
| 18 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Paramount… | $150,201,498 | $54,713,046 | 4,007 |
| 19 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Sony Pict… | $146,336,178 | $31,832,636 | 3,206 |
| 20 | Taken | 20th Cent… | $145,000,989 | $24,717,037 | 3,184 |
| 21 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | Walt Disney | $137,855,863 | $30,051,075 | 3,683 |
| 22 | Angels & Demons | Sony Pict… | $133,375,846 | $46,204,168 | 3,527 |
| 23 | Terminator Salvation | Warner Bros. | $125,322,469 | $42,558,390 | 3,602 |
| 24 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Sony Pict… | $124,870,275 | $30,304,648 | 3,119 |
| 25 | Inglourious Basterds | Weinstein… | $120,774,594 | $38,054,676 | 3,358 |
| 26 | G-Force | Walt Disney | $119,436,770 | $31,706,934 | 3,697 |
| 27 | Coraline | Focus Fea… | $116,472,020 | $16,849,640 | 2,320 |
| 28 | District 9 | Sony Pict… | $115,646,235 | $37,354,308 | 3,180 |
| 29 | It’s Complicated | Universal | $112,735,375 | $22,100,820 | 2,955 |
| 30 | Couples Retreat | Universal | $109,205,660 | $34,286,740 | 3,074 |
| 31 | Paranormal Activity | Paramount… | $107,918,810 | $77,873 | 2,712 |
| 32 | Watchmen | Warner Bros. | $107,509,799 | $55,214,334 | 3,611 |
| 33 | The Princess and the Frog | Walt Disney | $104,400,899 | $786,190 | 3,475 |
| 34 | Public Enemies | Universal | $97,104,620 | $25,271,675 | 3,336 |
| 35 | Julie & Julia | Sony Pict… | $94,125,426 | $20,027,956 | 2,528 |
| 36 | He's Just Not That Into You | Warner Bros. | $93,953,653 | $27,785,487 | 3,175 |
| 37 | Madea Goes To Jail | Lionsgate | $90,508,336 | $41,030,947 | 2,203 |
| 38 | The Ugly Truth | Sony Pict… | $88,915,214 | $27,605,576 | 2,975 |
| 39 | Up in the Air | Paramount… | $83,823,381 | $1,181,450 | 2,218 |
| 40 | Knowing | Summit En… | $79,957,634 | $24,604,751 | 3,337 |
| 41 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Walt Disney | $79,576,189 | $32,324,487 | 3,231 |
| 42 | Where the Wild Things Are | Warner Bros. | $77,233,467 | $32,695,407 | 3,735 |
| 43 | Zombieland | Sony Pict… | $75,590,286 | $24,733,155 | 3,171 |
| 44 | Law Abiding Citizen | Overture … | $73,357,727 | $21,039,502 | 2,890 |
| 45 | Hotel for Dogs | Paramount… | $73,178,547 | $17,012,212 | 3,271 |
| 46 | Michael Jackson's This Is It | Sony Pict… | $72,091,016 | $23,234,394 | 3,481 |
| 47 | I Love You, Man | Paramount… | $72,013,010 | $17,810,270 | 2,829 |
| 48 | Obsessed | Sony Pict… | $68,261,644 | $28,612,730 | 2,634 |
| 49 | Race to Witch Mountain | Walt Disney | $67,172,595 | $24,402,214 | 3,268 |
| 50 | The Final Destination | Warner Bros. | $66,477,700 | $27,408,309 | 3,121 |
| 51 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | Sony Pict… | $65,452,312 | $23,373,102 | 3,077 |
| 52 | Friday the 13th | Warner Bros. | $65,002,019 | $40,570,365 | 3,105 |
| 53 | 17 Again | Warner Bros. | $64,167,069 | $23,722,310 | 3,255 |
| 54 | The Time Traveler’s Wife | Warner Bros. | $63,414,846 | $18,623,171 | 2,988 |
| 55 | Brüno | Universal | $60,054,530 | $30,619,130 | 2,759 |
| 56 | Bride Wars | 20th Cent… | $58,715,510 | $21,058,173 | 3,228 |
| 57 | The Haunting in Connecticut | Lionsgate | $55,389,516 | $23,004,765 | 2,732 |
| 58 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Warner Bros. | $55,250,026 | $15,411,434 | 3,175 |
| 59 | Funny People | Universal | $51,855,045 | $22,657,780 | 3,008 |
| 60 | I Can Do Bad All By Myself | Lionsgate | $51,733,921 | $23,446,785 | 2,255 |
| 61 | My Bloody Valentine | Lionsgate | $51,545,952 | $21,241,456 | 2,534 |
| 62 | Old Dogs | Walt Disney | $49,492,060 | $16,894,511 | 3,425 |
| 63 | Land of the Lost | Universal | $49,438,370 | $18,837,350 | 3,534 |
| 64 | My Sister’s Keeper | Warner Bros. | $49,200,230 | $12,442,212 | 2,606 |
| 65 | Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) | Lionsgate | $47,566,524 | $1,872,458 | 1,003 |
| 66 | Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans | Sony Pict… | $45,802,315 | $20,828,511 | 2,942 |
| 67 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Walt Disney | $44,277,350 | $15,066,360 | 2,534 |
| 68 | The Lovely Bones | Paramount… | $44,114,232 | $116,616 | 2,638 |
| 69 | Year One | Sony Pict… | $43,337,279 | $19,610,304 | 3,024 |
| 70 | The Unborn | Universal | $42,670,410 | $19,810,585 | 2,359 |
| 71 | Planet 51 | Sony Pict… | $42,194,060 | $12,286,129 | 3,035 |
| 72 | Drag Me To Hell | Universal | $42,100,625 | $15,825,480 | 2,510 |
| 73 | Orphan | Warner Bros. | $41,596,251 | $12,871,483 | 2,750 |
| 74 | Duplicity | Universal | $40,572,825 | $13,965,110 | 2,579 |
| 75 | Crazy Heart | Fox Searc… | $39,471,742 | $82,664 | 1,361 |
| 76 | Surrogates | Walt Disney | $38,577,772 | $14,902,692 | 2,992 |
| 77 | Ninja Assassin | Warner Bros. | $38,122,883 | $13,316,158 | 2,503 |
| 78 | Invictus | Warner Bros. | $37,491,364 | $8,611,147 | 2,170 |
| 79 | Under the Sea 3D | Warner Bros. | $37,346,841 | $661,185 | 108 |
| 80 | State of Play | Universal | $37,017,955 | $14,071,280 | 2,807 |
| 81 | Notorious | Fox Searc… | $36,843,682 | $20,497,596 | 1,641 |
| 82 | The Pink Panther 2 | Sony Pict… | $35,922,978 | $11,588,150 | 3,245 |
| 83 | All About Steve | 20th Cent… | $33,862,903 | $11,241,214 | 2,265 |
| 84 | Halloween 2 | Weinstein… | $33,392,973 | $16,349,565 | 3,088 |
| 85 | The Informant! | Warner Bros. | $33,316,821 | $10,464,314 | 2,505 |
| 86 | The Last House on the Left | Universal | $32,752,215 | $14,118,685 | 2,402 |
| 87 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Overture … | $32,428,195 | $12,706,654 | 2,453 |
| 88 | (500) Days of Summer | Fox Searc… | $32,425,665 | $834,501 | 1,048 |
| 89 | Earth | Walt Disney | $32,011,576 | $8,825,760 | 1,804 |
| 90 | The Soloist | Paramount… | $31,853,584 | $9,716,458 | 2,090 |
| 91 | Push | Summit En… | $31,811,527 | $10,079,109 | 2,313 |
| 92 | 9 | Focus Fea… | $31,749,894 | $10,740,446 | 2,060 |
| 93 | Toy Story 3D Double Feature | Walt Disney | $30,702,446 | $12,491,789 | 1,752 |
| 94 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Sony Pict… | $29,580,087 | $6,616,571 | 2,718 |
| 95 | The Stepfather | Sony Pict… | $29,062,561 | $11,581,586 | 2,734 |
| 96 | Defiance | Paramount… | $28,644,813 | $123,513 | 1,793 |
| 97 | The Uninvited | Paramount… | $28,596,818 | $10,325,824 | 2,344 |
| 98 | Brothers | Lionsgate | $28,544,157 | $9,527,848 | 2,088 |
| 99 | Saw VI | Lionsgate | $27,693,292 | $14,118,444 | 3,036 |
| 100 | The Fourth Kind | Universal | $26,218,170 | $12,231,160 | 2,530 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.