Yearly box office · films released in
2009
| # | Film | Studio | Total gross | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | Fox | $749,766,139 | $77,025,481 |
| 2 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | P/DW | $402,111,870 | $108,966,307 |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | WB | $301,959,197 | $77,835,727 |
| 4 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Sum. | $296,623,634 | $142,839,137 |
| 5 | Up | BV | $293,004,164 | $68,108,790 |
| 6 | The Hangover | WB | $277,322,503 | $44,979,319 |
| 7 | Star Trek | Par. | $257,730,019 | $75,204,289 |
| 8 | The Blind Side | WB | $255,959,475 | $34,119,372 |
| 9 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Fox | $219,614,612 | $48,875,415 |
| 10 | Sherlock Holmes | WB | $209,028,679 | $62,304,277 |
| 11 | Monsters Vs. Aliens | P/DW | $198,351,526 | $59,321,095 |
| 12 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Fox | $196,573,705 | $41,690,382 |
| 13 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Fox | $179,883,157 | $85,058,003 |
| 14 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Fox | $177,243,721 | $54,173,286 |
| 15 | 2012 | Sony | $166,112,167 | $65,237,614 |
| 16 | The Proposal | BV | $163,958,031 | $33,627,598 |
| 17 | Fast and Furious | Uni. | $155,064,265 | $70,950,500 |
| 18 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Par. | $150,201,498 | $54,713,046 |
| 19 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Sony | $146,336,178 | $31,832,636 |
| 20 | Taken | Fox | $145,000,989 | $24,717,037 |
| 21 | A Christmas Carol (2009) | BV | $137,855,863 | $30,051,075 |
| 22 | Angels & Demons | Sony | $133,375,846 | $46,204,168 |
| 23 | Terminator Salvation | WB | $125,322,469 | $42,558,390 |
| 24 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Sony | $124,870,275 | $30,304,648 |
| 25 | Inglourious Basterds | Wein. | $120,540,719 | $38,054,676 |
| 26 | G-Force | BV | $119,436,770 | $31,706,934 |
| 27 | District 9 | TriS | $115,646,235 | $37,354,308 |
| 28 | It's Complicated | Uni. | $112,735,375 | $22,100,820 |
| 29 | Couples Retreat | Uni. | $109,204,945 | $34,286,740 |
| 30 | Paranormal Activity | Par. | $107,918,810 | $77,873 |
| 31 | Watchmen | WB | $107,509,799 | $55,214,334 |
| 32 | The Princess and the Frog | BV | $104,400,899 | $786,190 |
| 33 | Public Enemies | Uni. | $97,104,620 | $25,271,675 |
| 34 | Julie & Julia | Sony | $94,125,426 | $20,027,956 |
| 35 | He's Just Not That Into You | WB (NL) | $93,953,653 | $27,785,487 |
| 36 | Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail | LGF | $90,508,336 | $41,030,947 |
| 37 | The Ugly Truth | Sony | $88,915,214 | $27,605,576 |
| 38 | Up in the Air | Par. | $83,823,381 | $1,181,450 |
| 39 | Knowing | Sum. | $79,957,634 | $24,604,751 |
| 40 | Hannah Montana The Movie | BV | $79,576,189 | $32,324,487 |
| 41 | Where the Wild Things Are | WB | $77,233,467 | $32,695,407 |
| 42 | Zombieland | Sony | $75,590,286 | $24,733,155 |
| 43 | Coraline | Focus | $75,286,229 | $16,849,640 |
| 44 | Law Abiding Citizen | Over. | $73,357,727 | $21,039,502 |
| 45 | Hotel for Dogs | P/DW | $73,034,460 | $17,012,212 |
| 46 | Michael Jackson's This Is It | Sony | $72,091,016 | $23,234,394 |
| 47 | I Love You, Man | P/DW | $71,440,011 | $17,810,270 |
| 48 | Obsessed | SGem | $68,261,644 | $28,612,730 |
| 49 | Race to Witch Mountain | BV | $67,172,594 | $24,402,214 |
| 50 | The Final Destination | WB (NL) | $66,477,700 | $27,408,309 |
521 films in all.
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.