Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2009

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2009 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Action	PG-13	$402,111,870	53,614,916	$423,021,687
2	Avatar	Action	PG-13	$352,114,898	46,948,653	$370,424,872
3	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Action	PG-13	$179,883,157	23,984,421	$189,237,082
4	2012	Action	PG-13	$163,442,129	21,792,284	$171,941,121
5	Fast & Furious	Action	PG-13	$155,064,265	20,675,235	$163,127,604
6	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Action	PG-13	$150,201,498	20,026,866	$158,011,973
7	Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins	Action	PG-13	$125,322,469	16,709,663	$131,839,241
8	Inglourious Basterds	Action	R	$120,774,594	16,103,279	$127,054,871
9	Watchmen	Action	R	$107,509,799	14,334,640	$113,100,310
10	The Taking of Pelham 123	Action	R	$65,452,312	8,726,975	$68,855,833
11	Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans	Action	R	$45,802,315	6,106,975	$48,184,033
12	Surrogates	Action	PG-13	$38,577,772	5,143,703	$40,583,817
13	Ninja Assassin	Action	R	$37,492,774	4,999,037	$39,442,402
14	Fighting	Action	PG-13	$23,091,010	3,078,801	$24,291,740
15	Gamer	Action	R	$20,534,907	2,737,988	$21,602,725
16	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Action	PG-13	$14,046,595	1,872,879	$14,777,015
17	12 Rounds	Action	PG-13	$12,234,694	1,631,293	$12,870,902
18	The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day	Action	R	$9,957,954	1,327,727	$10,475,766
19	Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li	Action	PG-13	$9,135,036	1,218,005	$9,610,059
20	Quantum of Solace	Action	PG-13	$2,548,014	339,735	$2,680,509
21	The Dark Knight	Action	PG-13	$2,343,780	312,504	$2,465,657
22	The Spirit	Action	PG-13	$2,062,450	274,993	$2,169,695
23	Red Cliff	Action	R	$526,841	70,245	$554,233
24	Der Baader Meinhof Komplex	Action	R	$476,270	63,503	$501,039
25	BLUE	Action		$321,640	42,885	$338,363
26	Blood: The Last Vampire	Action	R	$256,682	34,224	$270,027
27	Ong-Bak 2	Action	R	$102,458	13,661	$107,785
28	JCVD	Action	R	$21,700	2,893	$22,826
29	Chocolate	Action	R	$14,845	1,979	$15,614
30	Max Payne	Action	PG-13	$12,164	1,622	$12,798
31	The Mutant Chronicles	Action	R	$6,820	909	$7,172
32	Break	Action		$1,191	159	$1,255
Total Gross of All Movies				$2,041,444,903
Total Tickets Sold					272,192,652
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$2,147,600,024

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2009. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2009. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2008 will most likely earn money in 2008 and 2009. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.