US Movie Market Summary for 2009
Total Box Office Gross: $8,726,971,905
Tickets sold: 1,215,455,707
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
|
$301,809,058 |
42,034,688 |
$301,809,060 |
| 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
|
$277,069,721 |
38,589,098 |
$277,069,724 |
| 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
|
$196,519,585 |
27,370,416 |
$196,519,587 |
| 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.
|
32 |
$1,709,604,470 |
238,106,474 |
19.61% |
| 2 |
Paramount Pictures
|
14 |
$1,409,907,450 |
196,365,940 |
16.17% |
| 3 |
Sony Pictures
|
19 |
$1,231,441,678 |
171,509,986 |
14.12% |
| 4 |
Buena Vista
|
19 |
$999,808,807 |
139,249,139 |
11.47% |
| 5 |
20th Century Fox
|
20 |
$933,501,883 |
130,014,190 |
10.71% |
| 6 |
Universal
|
20 |
$826,571,735 |
115,121,412 |
9.48% |
| 7 |
Lionsgate
|
11 |
$339,012,593 |
47,216,239 |
3.89% |
| 8 |
Fox Searchlight
|
10 |
$244,108,666 |
33,998,422 |
2.80% |
| 9 |
Summit Entertainment
|
10 |
$189,627,754 |
26,410,552 |
2.17% |
| 10 |
Weinstein Co.
|
6 |
$152,082,906 |
21,181,464 |
1.74% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2009
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
88 |
$1,966,639,706 |
273,905,254 |
22.66% |
| 2 |
Adventure
|
28 |
$1,769,052,911 |
246,386,200 |
20.39% |
| 3 |
Action
|
25 |
$1,541,051,014 |
214,631,064 |
17.76% |
| 4 |
Drama
|
137 |
$1,070,818,139 |
149,139,015 |
12.34% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
46 |
$1,033,803,711 |
143,983,806 |
11.91% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy
|
20 |
$547,392,317 |
76,238,485 |
6.31% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
23 |
$476,375,683 |
66,347,589 |
5.49% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
78 |
$185,770,736 |
25,873,361 |
2.14% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
5 |
$42,842,615 |
5,966,939 |
.49% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
6 |
$23,726,082 |
3,304,468 |
.27% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 2009
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13
|
118 |
$3,364,365,334 |
468,574,563 |
41.41% |
| 2 |
R
|
148 |
$2,328,505,521 |
324,304,398 |
28.66% |
| 3 |
PG
|
54 |
$2,203,946,421 |
306,956,326 |
27.13% |
| 4 |
G
|
12 |
$182,947,173 |
25,480,108 |
2.25% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
108 |
$45,022,593 |
6,270,555 |
.55% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 2009
| Rank | Source | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
187 |
$3,457,238,981 |
481,509,615 |
40.29% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
60 |
$1,689,811,662 |
235,349,813 |
19.69% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
18 |
$1,612,279,667 |
224,551,487 |
18.79% |
| 4 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
6 |
$374,425,025 |
52,148,334 |
4.36% |
| 5 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
90 |
$324,427,744 |
45,184,920 |
3.78% |
| 6 |
Remake
|
14 |
$310,340,079 |
43,222,854 |
3.62% |
| 7 |
Based on TV
|
7 |
$267,455,571 |
37,250,080 |
3.12% |
| 8 |
Spin-Off
|
1 |
$179,883,016 |
25,053,345 |
2.10% |
| 9 |
Based on Play
|
8 |
$171,941,067 |
23,947,224 |
2.00% |
| 10 |
Based on Toy
|
1 |
$150,201,498 |
20,919,429 |
1.75% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 2009
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
387 |
$6,474,065,702 |
901,680,469 |
75.02% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action
|
5 |
$1,088,882,699 |
151,654,973 |
12.62% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation
|
16 |
$971,670,727 |
135,330,186 |
11.26% |
| 4 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
2 |
$75,335,858 |
10,492,459 |
.87% |
| 5 |
Hand Animation
|
2 |
$19,709,395 |
2,745,041 |
.23% |
| 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
|
199 |
$3,770,829,720 |
525,185,201 |
44.72% |
| 2 |
Fantasy
|
38 |
$1,760,045,969 |
245,131,755 |
20.87% |
| 3 |
Science Fiction
|
23 |
$1,237,886,186 |
172,407,550 |
14.68% |
| 4 |
Kids Fiction
|
14 |
$626,319,652 |
87,231,148 |
7.43% |
| 5 |
Super Hero
|
5 |
$309,740,072 |
43,139,287 |
3.67% |
| 6 |
Dramatization
|
19 |
$292,845,338 |
40,786,257 |
3.47% |
| 7 |
Historical Fiction
|
30 |
$258,666,168 |
36,025,931 |
3.07% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
76 |
$175,394,070 |
24,428,142 |
2.08% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types
|
1 |
$644,635 |
89,782 |
.01% |
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
