Market Charts > 2009
Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2009
Note: The Box Office figures are adjusted for inflation.
Total Box Office Gross: $10,639,257,284
Tickets Sold: 1,418,567,388
Average Ticket Price: $7.50
Top Grossing Movies of 2009
Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 2009 Gross | Tickets Sold |
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1 | Transformers: Revenge of th… | Jun 24, 2009 | Paramount Pictures | Action | $402,111,870 | 53,614,916 |
2 | Avatar | Dec 18, 2009 | 20th Century Fox | Action | $352,114,898 | 46,948,653 |
3 | Harry Potter and the Half-B… | Jul 15, 2009 | Warner Bros. | Adventure | $301,959,197 | 40,261,226 |
4 | Up | May 29, 2009 | Walt Disney | Adventure | $293,004,164 | 39,067,222 |
5 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Nov 20, 2009 | Summit Entertainment | Drama | $287,954,655 | 38,393,954 |
6 | The Hangover | Jun 5, 2009 | Warner Bros. | Comedy | $277,322,503 | 36,976,334 |
7 | Star Trek | May 8, 2009 | Paramount Pictures | Adventure | $257,730,019 | 34,364,003 |
8 | The Blind Side | Nov 20, 2009 | Warner Bros. | Drama | $208,476,067 | 27,796,809 |
9 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Mar 27, 2009 | Paramount Pictures | Adventure | $198,351,526 | 26,446,870 |
10 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Jul 1, 2009 | 20th Century Fox | Adventure | $196,573,705 | 26,209,827 |
Biggest Weekends of 2009
Rank | Date | Movie | Weekend Revenue | Theaters | Distributor | Genre |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nov 20, 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $142,839,137 | 4,024 | Summit Entertainment | Drama |
2 | Jun 26, 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $108,966,307 | 4,234 | Paramount Pictures | Action |
3 | May 1, 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $85,058,003 | 4,099 | 20th Century Fox | Action |
4 | May 8, 2009 | Star Trek | $79,204,289 | 3,849 | Paramount Pictures | Adventure |
5 | Jul 17, 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $77,835,727 | 4,325 | Warner Bros. | Adventure |
6 | Dec 18, 2009 | Avatar | $77,025,481 | 3,452 | 20th Century Fox | Action |
7 | Dec 25, 2009 | Avatar | $75,617,133 | 3,456 | 20th Century Fox | Action |
8 | Apr 3, 2009 | Fast & Furious | $70,950,500 | 3,461 | Universal | Action |
9 | May 29, 2009 | Up | $68,108,790 | 3,766 | Walt Disney | Adventure |
10 | Nov 13, 2009 | 2012 | $65,237,614 | 3,404 | Sony Pictures | Adventure |
Weekend Breakdown Domestic Box Office for 2009
Weekend | No. 1 Movie | Weeks in Release |
No. 1 Box Office |
Combined Weekend Box Office |
No. 1 / Combined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 2, 2009 | Marley & Me | 2 | $24,263,763 | $153,349,346 | 16% |
Jan 9, 2009 | Gran Torino | 5 | $29,484,388 | $146,649,503 | 20% |
Jan 16, 2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | New | $31,832,636 | $193,016,319 | 16% |
Jan 23, 2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | 2 | $21,623,182 | $160,313,975 | 13% |
Jan 30, 2009 | Taken | New | $24,717,037 | $126,764,087 | 19% |
Feb 6, 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You | New | $27,785,487 | $154,613,354 | 18% |
Feb 13, 2009 | Friday the 13th | New | $40,570,365 | $189,019,965 | 21% |
Feb 20, 2009 | Madea Goes To Jail | New | $41,030,947 | $142,460,786 | 29% |
Feb 27, 2009 | Madea Goes To Jail | 2 | $16,175,926 | $111,541,031 | 15% |
Mar 6, 2009 | Watchmen | New | $55,214,334 | $117,128,665 | 47% |
Mar 13, 2009 | Race to Witch Mountain | New | $24,402,214 | $100,727,210 | 24% |
Mar 20, 2009 | Knowing | New | $24,604,751 | $105,456,884 | 23% |
Mar 27, 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | New | $59,321,095 | $146,395,604 | 41% |
Apr 3, 2009 | Fast & Furious | New | $70,950,500 | $155,327,247 | 46% |
Apr 10, 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | New | $32,324,487 | $133,806,418 | 24% |
Apr 17, 2009 | 17 Again | New | $23,722,310 | $108,493,091 | 22% |
Apr 24, 2009 | Obsessed | New | $28,612,730 | $113,831,686 | 25% |
May 1, 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | New | $85,058,003 | $158,286,908 | 54% |
May 8, 2009 | Star Trek | New | $79,204,289 | $153,660,396 | 52% |
May 15, 2009 | Angels & Demons | New | $46,204,168 | $137,506,616 | 34% |
May 22, 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Sm… | New | $54,173,286 | $176,352,130 | 31% |
May 29, 2009 | Up | New | $68,108,790 | $166,139,157 | 41% |
Jun 5, 2009 | The Hangover | New | $44,979,319 | $165,623,427 | 27% |
Jun 12, 2009 | The Hangover | 2 | $32,794,387 | $138,032,259 | 24% |
Jun 19, 2009 | The Proposal | New | $33,627,598 | $150,886,753 | 22% |
Jun 26, 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | New | $108,966,307 | $200,751,187 | 54% |
Jul 3, 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 2 | $42,320,877 | $162,515,795 | 26% |
Jul 10, 2009 | Brüno | New | $30,619,130 | $143,360,570 | 21% |
Jul 17, 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | New | $77,835,727 | $160,549,070 | 48% |
Jul 24, 2009 | G-Force | New | $31,706,934 | $151,498,637 | 21% |
Jul 31, 2009 | Funny People | New | $22,657,780 | $127,745,192 | 18% |
Aug 7, 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | New | $54,713,046 | $147,718,825 | 37% |
Aug 14, 2009 | District 9 | New | $37,354,308 | $142,430,283 | 26% |
Aug 21, 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | New | $38,054,676 | $127,341,312 | 30% |
Aug 28, 2009 | The Final Destination | New | $27,408,309 | $125,056,132 | 22% |
Sep 4, 2009 | The Final Destination | 2 | $12,368,882 | $98,133,631 | 13% |
Sep 11, 2009 | I Can Do Bad All By Myself | New | $23,446,785 | $92,433,716 | 25% |
Sep 18, 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | New | $30,304,648 | $101,832,294 | 30% |
Sep 25, 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | 2 | $25,038,803 | $98,003,868 | 26% |
Oct 2, 2009 | Zombieland | New | $24,733,155 | $107,532,363 | 23% |
Oct 9, 2009 | Couples Retreat | New | $34,286,740 | $110,668,047 | 31% |
Oct 16, 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | New | $32,695,407 | $139,066,284 | 24% |
Oct 23, 2009 | Paranormal Activity | 5 | $21,104,070 | $116,260,758 | 18% |
Oct 30, 2009 | Michael Jackson's This Is It | New | $23,234,394 | $90,814,414 | 26% |
Nov 6, 2009 | Disney’s A Christmas Carol | New | $30,051,075 | $120,384,951 | 25% |
Nov 13, 2009 | 2012 | New | $65,237,614 | $140,234,609 | 47% |
Nov 20, 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | New | $142,839,137 | $258,598,732 | 55% |
Nov 27, 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | 2 | $42,870,031 | $186,349,195 | 23% |
Dec 4, 2009 | The Blind Side | 3 | $20,043,181 | $99,675,034 | 20% |
Dec 11, 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | 3 | $24,208,916 | $97,235,971 | 25% |
Dec 18, 2009 | Avatar | New | $77,025,481 | $137,611,625 | 56% |
Dec 25, 2009 | Avatar | 2 | $75,617,133 | $269,869,249 | 28% |
The highest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown in bold.
The lowest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown underlined.
Market Share for Each Distributor in 2009
Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Warner Bros. | 36 | $2,130,619,667 | 284,082,623 | 20.03% |
2 | 20th Century Fox | 22 | $1,460,228,750 | 194,697,168 | 13.72% |
3 | Paramount Pictures | 16 | $1,460,075,602 | 194,676,748 | 13.72% |
4 | Sony Pictures | 24 | $1,447,935,464 | 193,058,052 | 13.61% |
5 | Walt Disney | 23 | $1,205,647,954 | 160,753,063 | 11.33% |
6 | Universal | 21 | $898,333,720 | 119,777,823 | 8.44% |
7 | Summit Entertainment | 11 | $480,408,885 | 64,054,511 | 4.52% |
8 | Lionsgate | 12 | $402,012,617 | 53,601,681 | 3.78% |
9 | Fox Searchlight | 11 | $246,172,026 | 32,822,936 | 2.31% |
10 | Weinstein Co. | 9 | $179,077,081 | 23,876,939 | 1.68% |
Market Share for Each Genre in 2009
Rank | Genre | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adventure | 45 | $2,703,491,754 | 360,465,560 | 25.41% |
2 | Action | 32 | $1,877,996,880 | 250,399,578 | 17.65% |
3 | Drama | 200 | $1,826,299,890 | 243,506,569 | 17.17% |
4 | Comedy | 93 | $1,618,220,257 | 215,762,675 | 15.21% |
5 | Thriller/Suspense | 55 | $876,404,624 | 116,853,929 | 8.24% |
6 | Romantic Comedy | 29 | $783,866,735 | 104,515,558 | 7.37% |
7 | Horror | 27 | $600,884,902 | 80,117,978 | 5.65% |
8 | Documentary | 94 | $187,731,285 | 25,030,799 | 1.76% |
9 | Black Comedy | 12 | $92,514,316 | 12,335,238 | 0.87% |
10 | Musical | 10 | $39,330,920 | 5,244,119 | 0.37% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2009
Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | PG-13 | 150 | $4,809,346,355 | 641,246,136 | 45.20% |
2 | PG | 69 | $2,881,093,780 | 384,145,825 | 27.08% |
3 | R | 201 | $2,739,993,313 | 365,332,367 | 25.75% |
4 | G | 17 | $299,407,966 | 39,921,060 | 2.81% |
5 | Not Rated | 261 | $74,591,063 | 9,945,359 | 0.70% |
6 | M/PG | 1 | $83,305 | 11,107 | 0.00% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2009
Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Original Screenplay | 277 | $4,645,059,450 | 619,341,165 | 43.66% |
2 | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story | 87 | $2,504,826,562 | 333,976,848 | 23.54% |
3 | Based on TV | 14 | $1,089,075,341 | 145,210,042 | 10.24% |
4 | Remake | 19 | $467,157,610 | 62,287,675 | 4.39% |
5 | Based on Factual Book/Article | 11 | $455,240,747 | 60,698,763 | 4.28% |
6 | Based on Real Life Events | 115 | $380,899,633 | 50,786,572 | 3.58% |
7 | Based on Comic/Graphic Novel | 7 | $378,573,324 | 50,476,442 | 3.56% |
8 | Spin-Off | 1 | $179,883,157 | 23,984,421 | 1.69% |
9 | Based on Play | 9 | $172,182,519 | 22,957,665 | 1.62% |
10 | Based on Short Film | 4 | $153,505,544 | 20,467,405 | 1.44% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2009
Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Live Action | 531 | $7,737,360,600 | 1,031,647,890 | 72.72% |
2 | Animation/Live Action | 7 | $1,597,387,403 | 212,984,987 | 15.01% |
3 | Digital Animation | 20 | $1,090,094,721 | 145,345,959 | 10.25% |
4 | Hand Animation | 3 | $103,013,146 | 13,735,086 | 0.97% |
5 | Stop-Motion Animation | 5 | $94,884,608 | 12,651,280 | 0.89% |
6 | Multiple Production Methods | 1 | $644,635 | 85,951 | 0.01% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2009
Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Contemporary Fiction | 285 | $4,530,562,636 | 604,074,915 | 42.58% |
2 | Science Fiction | 30 | $1,747,969,165 | 233,062,548 | 16.43% |
3 | Fantasy | 39 | $1,536,002,933 | 204,800,380 | 14.44% |
4 | Kids Fiction | 21 | $1,131,931,801 | 150,924,239 | 10.64% |
5 | Dramatization | 38 | $604,746,705 | 80,632,881 | 5.68% |
6 | Historical Fiction | 47 | $551,649,089 | 73,553,195 | 5.19% |
7 | Super Hero | 5 | $311,251,545 | 41,500,205 | 2.93% |
8 | Factual | 94 | $207,527,123 | 27,670,245 | 1.95% |
9 | Multiple Creative Types | 1 | $644,635 | 85,951 | 0.01% |
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