US Movie Market Summary for 2009
Total Box Office Gross: $8,387,789,417
Tickets sold: 1,168,215,804
Average ticket price:$7.18
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 |
56,004,439 |
$402,111,872 |
| 2 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
|
7/15/2009
|
Warner Bros.
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$301,577,469 |
42,002,433 |
$301,577,469 |
| 3 |
Up
|
5/29/2009
|
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$292,979,556 |
40,804,952 |
$292,979,555 |
| 4 |
The Hangover
|
6/5/2009
|
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$276,771,408 |
38,547,550 |
$276,771,409 |
| 5 |
Star Trek
|
5/8/2009
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$257,730,019 |
35,895,546 |
$257,730,020 |
| 6 |
Monsters vs. Aliens
|
3/27/2009
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$198,351,526 |
27,625,561 |
$198,351,528 |
| 7 |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
|
7/1/2009
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$196,363,405 |
27,348,664 |
$196,363,408 |
| 8 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
|
5/1/2009
|
20th Century Fox
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$179,883,016 |
25,053,345 |
$179,883,017 |
| 9 |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
|
5/22/2009
|
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$177,243,721 |
24,685,755 |
$177,243,721 |
| 10 |
The Proposal
|
6/19/2009
|
Buena Vista
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$163,947,053 |
22,833,851 |
$163,947,050 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2009
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Warner Bros.
|
31 |
$1,683,212,362 |
234,430,693 |
20.08% |
| 2 |
Paramount Pictures
|
14 |
$1,390,810,770 |
193,706,235 |
16.60% |
| 3 |
Sony Pictures
|
18 |
$1,126,371,873 |
156,876,308 |
13.44% |
| 4 |
Buena Vista
|
18 |
$935,780,503 |
130,331,547 |
11.17% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
19 |
$932,712,677 |
129,904,273 |
11.13% |
| 6 |
Universal
|
19 |
$788,176,890 |
109,773,941 |
9.40% |
| 7 |
Lionsgate
|
10 |
$325,309,550 |
45,307,737 |
3.88% |
| 8 |
Fox Searchlight
|
10 |
$238,830,749 |
33,263,335 |
2.85% |
| 9 |
Summit Entertainment
|
10 |
$182,905,265 |
25,474,272 |
2.18% |
| 10 |
Weinstein Co.
|
6 |
$151,543,920 |
21,106,396 |
1.81% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2009
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
85 |
$1,937,420,233 |
269,835,689 |
23.22% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
27 |
$1,750,017,558 |
243,735,036 |
20.98% |
| 3 |
Action
|
24 |
$1,471,969,977 |
205,009,749 |
17.64% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
132 |
$990,215,346 |
137,912,999 |
11.87% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
43 |
$960,676,364 |
133,798,937 |
11.51% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
20 |
$547,038,087 |
76,189,150 |
6.56% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
23 |
$470,932,441 |
65,589,477 |
5.64% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
74 |
$150,964,586 |
21,025,710 |
1.81% |
| 9 |
Musical
|
6 |
$23,663,691 |
3,295,778 |
.28% |
| 10 |
Black Comedy
|
4 |
$19,799,764 |
2,757,628 |
.24% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2009
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
114 |
$3,212,423,321 |
447,412,721 |
40.80% |
| 2 |
R
|
142 |
$2,279,361,780 |
317,459,863 |
28.95% |
| 3 |
PG
|
53 |
$2,154,537,506 |
300,074,861 |
27.37% |
| 4 |
G
|
12 |
$182,659,524 |
25,440,046 |
2.32% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
107 |
$43,904,327 |
6,114,808 |
.56% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2009
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
183 |
$3,309,638,047 |
460,952,379 |
40.14% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
55 |
$1,621,539,139 |
225,841,104 |
19.67% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
18 |
$1,604,843,807 |
223,515,851 |
19.46% |
| 4 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
5 |
$356,096,860 |
49,595,664 |
4.32% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
86 |
$287,162,913 |
39,994,836 |
3.48% |
| 6 |
Based on TV
|
8 |
$278,771,989 |
38,826,183 |
3.38% |
| 7 |
Remake
|
13 |
$242,749,526 |
33,809,127 |
2.94% |
| 8 |
Spin-Off
|
1 |
$179,883,016 |
25,053,345 |
2.18% |
| 9 |
Based on Play
|
8 |
$171,941,067 |
23,947,224 |
2.09% |
| 10 |
Based on Toy
|
1 |
$150,167,630 |
20,914,712 |
1.82% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2009
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
372 |
$6,215,223,059 |
865,629,961 |
74.91% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action
|
5 |
$1,088,221,799 |
151,562,925 |
13.12% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation
|
14 |
$897,603,645 |
125,014,436 |
10.82% |
| 4 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
2 |
$75,335,858 |
10,492,459 |
.91% |
| 5 |
Hand Animation
|
2 |
$19,709,395 |
2,745,041 |
.24% |
| 6 |
Multiple Production Methods
|
1 |
$644,635 |
89,782 |
.01% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 2009
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
195 |
$3,686,353,920 |
513,419,766 |
45.40% |
| 2 |
Fantasy
|
36 |
$1,664,550,091 |
231,831,493 |
20.50% |
| 3 |
Science Fiction
|
22 |
$1,171,864,984 |
163,212,395 |
14.43% |
| 4 |
Kids Fiction
|
12 |
$622,538,176 |
86,704,480 |
7.67% |
| 5 |
Super Hero
|
5 |
$303,091,154 |
42,213,254 |
3.73% |
| 6 |
Dramatization
|
19 |
$285,210,257 |
39,722,876 |
3.51% |
| 7 |
Historical Fiction
|
27 |
$244,132,242 |
34,001,707 |
3.01% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
72 |
$140,886,223 |
19,622,038 |
1.74% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
1 |
$644,635 |
89,782 |
.01% |
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
