US Movie Market Summary for 2009
Total Box Office Gross: $10,646,166,334
Tickets sold: 1,419,488,855
Average ticket price:$7.50
Top Grossing Movies of 2009
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2009 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
|
6/24/2009
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$402,111,870 |
53,614,916 |
$402,111,870 |
| 2 |
Avatar
|
12/18/2009
|
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$352,114,898 |
46,948,653 |
$352,114,898 |
| 3 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
|
7/15/2009
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$301,959,197 |
40,261,226 |
$301,959,195 |
| 4 |
Up
|
5/29/2009
|
Walt Disney Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$293,004,164 |
39,067,222 |
$293,004,165 |
| 5 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
|
11/20/2009
|
Summit Entertainment
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$287,954,655 |
38,393,954 |
$287,954,655 |
| 6 |
The Hangover
|
6/5/2009
|
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$277,322,503 |
36,976,334 |
$277,322,505 |
| 7 |
Star Trek
|
5/8/2009
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$257,730,019 |
34,364,003 |
$257,730,023 |
| 8 |
The Blind Side
|
11/20/2009
|
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$208,476,067 |
27,796,809 |
$208,476,068 |
| 9 |
Monsters vs. Aliens
|
3/27/2009
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$198,351,526 |
26,446,870 |
$198,351,525 |
| 10 |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
|
7/1/2009
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$196,573,705 |
26,209,827 |
$196,573,703 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2009
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Warner Bros.
|
36 |
$2,132,496,426 |
284,332,858 |
20.04% |
| 2 |
20th Century Fox
|
22 |
$1,460,621,525 |
194,749,538 |
13.73% |
| 3 |
Paramount Pictures
|
16 |
$1,460,075,602 |
194,676,748 |
13.72% |
| 4 |
Sony Pictures
|
22 |
$1,418,869,119 |
189,182,549 |
13.33% |
| 5 |
Walt Disney Pictures
|
23 |
$1,205,647,954 |
160,753,063 |
11.33% |
| 6 |
Universal
|
21 |
$897,580,030 |
119,677,338 |
8.44% |
| 7 |
Summit Entertainment
|
11 |
$480,388,885 |
64,051,852 |
4.51% |
| 8 |
Lionsgate
|
12 |
$401,989,514 |
53,598,604 |
3.78% |
| 9 |
Fox Searchlight
|
11 |
$246,170,386 |
32,822,718 |
2.31% |
| 10 |
Weinstein Co.
|
9 |
$175,058,201 |
23,341,095 |
1.65% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2009
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
102 |
$2,213,694,519 |
295,159,269 |
20.84% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
33 |
$2,056,657,337 |
274,220,978 |
19.36% |
| 3 |
Action
|
29 |
$2,040,943,645 |
272,125,818 |
19.21% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
166 |
$1,819,512,332 |
242,601,647 |
17.13% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
50 |
$965,284,463 |
128,704,598 |
9.09% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
24 |
$635,972,047 |
84,796,274 |
5.99% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
24 |
$584,684,067 |
77,957,877 |
5.50% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
83 |
$194,159,348 |
25,887,913 |
1.83% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
6 |
$54,218,510 |
7,229,134 |
.51% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
8 |
$37,972,979 |
5,063,064 |
.36% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2009
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
138 |
$4,802,199,968 |
640,293,335 |
45.20% |
| 2 |
R
|
181 |
$2,732,560,175 |
364,341,366 |
25.72% |
| 3 |
PG
|
66 |
$2,717,426,214 |
362,323,496 |
25.58% |
| 4 |
G
|
15 |
$298,233,758 |
39,764,500 |
2.81% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
116 |
$73,540,413 |
9,805,387 |
.69% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2009
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
226 |
$4,740,269,226 |
632,035,899 |
45.23% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
74 |
$2,523,490,319 |
336,465,379 |
24.08% |
| 3 |
Based on TV
|
13 |
$1,088,967,544 |
145,195,673 |
10.39% |
| 4 |
Based on Magazine Article
|
5 |
$435,327,122 |
58,043,617 |
4.15% |
| 5 |
Remake
|
19 |
$424,374,613 |
56,583,284 |
4.05% |
| 6 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
7 |
$378,553,324 |
50,473,776 |
3.61% |
| 7 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
101 |
$361,712,677 |
48,228,358 |
3.45% |
| 8 |
Spin-Off
|
1 |
$179,883,157 |
23,984,421 |
1.72% |
| 9 |
Based on Play
|
8 |
$171,977,999 |
22,930,401 |
1.64% |
| 10 |
Based on Toy
|
1 |
$150,201,498 |
20,026,866 |
1.43% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2009
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
446 |
$7,730,494,626 |
1,030,732,627 |
72.82% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action
|
7 |
$1,597,387,403 |
212,984,987 |
15.05% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation
|
18 |
$1,175,689,625 |
156,758,616 |
11.07% |
| 4 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
5 |
$94,883,827 |
12,651,178 |
.89% |
| 5 |
Hand Animation
|
2 |
$17,153,234 |
2,287,098 |
.16% |
| 6 |
Multiple Production Methods
|
1 |
$644,635 |
85,951 |
.01% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2009
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
231 |
$4,110,389,822 |
548,051,979 |
38.72% |
| 2 |
Fantasy
|
44 |
$2,182,238,228 |
290,965,096 |
20.56% |
| 3 |
Science Fiction
|
26 |
$1,735,015,483 |
231,335,402 |
16.34% |
| 4 |
Kids Fiction
|
19 |
$1,008,984,887 |
134,531,319 |
9.51% |
| 5 |
Dramatization
|
26 |
$551,176,666 |
73,490,223 |
5.19% |
| 6 |
Historical Fiction
|
38 |
$512,937,920 |
68,391,726 |
4.83% |
| 7 |
Super Hero
|
5 |
$311,231,545 |
41,497,539 |
2.93% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
82 |
$202,413,263 |
26,988,435 |
1.91% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
1 |
$644,635 |
85,951 |
.01% |
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