Box Office Performance for Based on Book/Short Story Movies in 2009

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2009 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Adventure	PG	$301,809,058	42,034,688	$301,809,060
2	Angels & Demons	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$133,375,846	18,576,023	$133,375,845
3	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Comedy	PG	$122,090,972	17,004,314	$122,090,975
4	Public Enemies	Drama	R	$97,104,620	13,524,320	$97,104,618
5	He's Just Not That Into You	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$93,953,653	13,085,467	$93,953,653
6	Julie & Julia	Comedy	PG-13	$93,723,567	13,053,422	$93,723,570
7	Knowing	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$79,957,634	11,136,161	$79,957,636
8	Coraline	Adventure	PG	$75,286,229	10,485,547	$75,286,227
9	Where the Wild Things Are	Adventure		$73,440,413	10,228,470	$73,440,415
10	Hotel for Dogs	Comedy	PG	$73,034,460	10,171,930	$73,034,457
11	Race to Witch Mountain	Adventure	PG	$67,172,594	9,355,514	$67,172,591
12	The Time Traveler's Wife	Drama	PG-13	$63,332,639	8,820,702	$63,332,640
13	My Sister's Keeper	Drama	PG-13	$49,200,230	6,852,400	$49,200,232
14	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Drama	PG-13	$48,212,240	6,714,797	$48,212,242
15	Confessions of a Shopaholic	Romantic Comedy	PG	$44,277,350	6,166,762	$44,277,351
16	Marley & Me	Comedy	PG	$36,487,427	5,081,814	$36,487,425
17	The Reader	Drama	R	$30,639,074	4,267,281	$30,639,078
18	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Black Comedy	R	$23,038,050	3,208,642	$23,038,050
19	Revolutionary Road	Drama	R	$21,535,731	2,999,405	$21,535,728
20	Yes Man	Comedy	PG-13	$18,183,588	2,532,533	$18,183,587
21	Inkheart	Adventure	PG	$17,303,424	2,409,948	$17,303,427
22	I Love You, Beth Cooper	Comedy	PG-13	$14,793,904	2,060,432	$14,793,902
23	Twilight	Drama	PG-13	$14,542,564	2,025,427	$14,542,566
24	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	Action	PG-13	$13,698,390	1,907,854	$13,698,392
25	The Box	Thriller/Suspense		$13,179,622	1,835,602	$13,179,622
26	Amelia	Drama	PG	$13,143,512	1,830,573	$13,143,514
27	Whip It	Comedy	PG-13	$12,924,766	1,800,107	$12,924,768
28	Not Easily Broken	Drama	PG-13	$10,572,742	1,472,527	$10,572,744
29	Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)	Drama	R	$8,699,180	1,211,585	$8,699,180
30	Taking Woodstock	Drama	R	$7,460,204	1,039,026	$7,460,207
31	The Tale of Despereaux	Adventure	G	$7,215,370	1,004,926	$7,215,369
32	The Class	Drama	Not Rated	$3,766,810	524,625	$3,766,808
33	Blade Runner	Thriller/Suspense	R	$3,016,759	420,161	$3,016,756
34	Gomorrah	Drama	Not Rated	$1,573,614	219,166	$1,573,612
35	The Informers	Thriller/Suspense	R	$315,000	43,872	$315,001
36	A Woman in Berlin	Drama		$287,526	40,045	$287,523
37	The Fantastic Mr. Fox	Adventure	PG	$265,900	37,033	$265,897
38	The Secret Life of Bees	Drama	PG-13	$241,039	33,571	$241,040
39	The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas	Drama	PG-13	$176,444	24,574	$176,441
40	Appaloosa	Western	R	$130,820	18,220	$130,820
41	The Mysteries of Pittsburgh	Drama	R	$80,283	11,181	$80,280
42	Body of Lies	Thriller/Suspense	R	$79,281	11,042	$79,282
43	Disgrace	Drama		$69,705	9,708	$69,703
44	One Day You'll Understand	Drama	Not Rated	$60,706	8,455	$60,707
45	$9.99	Comedy	R	$49,629	6,912	$49,628
46	Nights in Rodanthe	Drama	PG-13	$48,278	6,724	$48,278
47	A Secret	Drama	Not Rated	$45,364	6,318	$45,363
48	Tell No One	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$39,224	5,463	$39,224
49	How About You	Drama	Not Rated	$37,825	5,268	$37,824
50	Bliss	Drama		$37,148	5,174	$37,149
51	The Little Traitor	Drama		$33,588	4,678	$33,588
52	Lola Montes	Drama	Not Rated	$29,532	4,113	$29,531
53	Killshot	Thriller/Suspense	R	$17,007	2,369	$17,009
54	City of Ember	Adventure	PG	$9,381	1,307	$9,384
55	Pontypool	Thriller/Suspense		$3,865	538	$3,863
56	The Polar Express	Adventure	G	$3,189	444	$3,188
57	Breakfast with Scot	Drama	PG-13	$2,200	306	$2,197
58	House of the Sleeping Beauties	Drama	Not Rated	$1,122	156	$1,120
59	I Can't Think Straight	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$784	109	$783
60	Love Comes Lately	Drama	Not Rated	$586	82	$589
Total Gross of All Movies				$1,689,811,662
Total Tickets Sold					235,349,813
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,689,811,657

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.