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	56,004,439	$402,111,872
2	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Action	PG-13	$179,883,016	25,053,345	$179,883,017
3	Fast & Furious	Action		$155,064,265	21,596,694	$155,064,263
4	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Action	PG-13	$150,167,630	20,914,712	$150,167,632
5	Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins	Action	PG-13	$125,322,469	17,454,383	$125,322,470
6	Inglourious Basterds	Action	R	$119,596,251	16,656,859	$119,596,248
7	Watchmen	Action	R	$107,509,799	14,973,510	$107,509,802
8	The Taking of Pelham 123	Action	R	$65,452,312	9,115,921	$65,452,313
9	Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans	Action	R	$45,802,315	6,379,153	$45,802,319
10	Surrogates	Action	PG-13	$38,008,686	5,293,689	$38,008,687
11	Fighting	Action	PG-13	$23,091,010	3,216,018	$23,091,009
12	Gamer	Action		$20,488,579	2,853,563	$20,488,582
13	12 Rounds	Action	PG-13	$12,234,694	1,703,996	$12,234,691
14	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Action	PG-13	$10,809,975	1,505,568	$10,809,978
15	Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li	Action	PG-13	$9,135,036	1,272,289	$9,135,035
16	Quantum of Solace	Action	PG-13	$2,548,014	354,877	$2,548,017
17	The Dark Knight	Action	PG-13	$2,343,780	326,432	$2,343,782
18	The Spirit	Action	PG-13	$2,038,141	283,864	$2,038,144
19	Blood: The Last Vampire	Action	R	$256,682	35,750	$256,685
20	Ong-Bak 2	Action	R	$54,119	7,537	$54,116
21	JCVD	Action	R	$21,700	3,022	$21,698
22	Chocolate	Action	R	$14,845	2,068	$14,848
23	Max Payne	Action	PG-13	$10,065	1,402	$10,066
24	The Mutant Chronicles	Action	R	$4,724	658	$4,724
Total Gross of All Movies				$1,471,969,977
Total Tickets Sold					205,009,749
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,471,969,998

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.