Box Office Performance for Contemporary Fiction Movies in 2009

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2009 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	The Hangover	Comedy	R	$277,156,483	38,601,181	$277,156,480
2	The Proposal	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$163,947,053	22,833,851	$163,947,050
3	Fast & Furious	Action		$155,064,265	21,596,694	$155,064,263
4	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Action	PG-13	$150,201,498	20,919,429	$150,201,500
5	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	Comedy	PG	$146,336,178	20,381,083	$146,336,176
6	Taken	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$145,000,989	20,195,124	$145,000,990
7	Gran Torino	Drama	R	$138,274,748	19,258,321	$138,274,745
8	Angels & Demons	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$133,375,846	18,576,023	$133,375,845
9	Slumdog Millionaire	Drama	R	$112,643,330	15,688,486	$112,643,329
10	Couples Retreat	Comedy	PG-13	$107,213,895	14,932,297	$107,213,892
11	Paranormal Activity	Horror	R	$106,082,922	14,774,780	$106,082,920
12	He's Just Not That Into You	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$93,953,653	13,085,467	$93,953,653
13	Julie & Julia	Comedy	PG-13	$93,900,336	13,078,041	$93,900,334
14	Madea Goes To Jail	Comedy	PG-13	$90,485,233	12,602,400	$90,485,232
15	The Ugly Truth	Romantic Comedy	R	$88,915,214	12,383,735	$88,915,217
16	Knowing	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$79,957,634	11,136,161	$79,957,636
17	Hannah Montana the Movie	Drama	G	$79,559,647	11,080,731	$79,559,649
18	I Love You, Man	Comedy	R	$71,440,011	9,949,862	$71,440,009
19	Law Abiding Citizen	Thriller/Suspense	R	$70,018,193	9,751,837	$70,018,190
20	Obsessed	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$68,261,644	9,507,193	$68,261,646
21	The Taking of Pelham 123	Action	R	$65,452,312	9,115,921	$65,452,313
22	Br�no	Comedy	R	$60,054,530	8,364,141	$60,054,532
23	Bride Wars	Comedy	PG	$58,715,510	8,177,648	$58,715,513
24	The Haunting in Connecticut	Horror	PG-13	$55,325,526	7,705,505	$55,325,526
25	Funny People	Comedy	R	$51,855,045	7,222,151	$51,855,044
26	I Can Do Bad All By Myself	Comedy	PG-13	$51,697,449	7,200,202	$51,697,450
27	My Bloody Valentine	Horror	R	$51,545,952	7,179,102	$51,545,952
28	My Sister's Keeper	Drama	PG-13	$49,200,230	6,852,400	$49,200,232
29	Confessions of a Shopaholic	Romantic Comedy	PG	$44,277,350	6,166,762	$44,277,351
30	Orphan	Drama	R	$41,596,251	5,793,350	$41,596,253
31	Duplicity	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$40,572,825	5,650,811	$40,572,823
32	State of Play	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$37,017,955	5,155,704	$37,017,955
33	The Pink Panther 2	Comedy	PG	$35,922,978	5,003,200	$35,922,976
34	All About Steve	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$33,806,061	4,708,365	$33,806,061
35	The Informant	Thriller/Suspense	R	$33,213,811	4,625,879	$33,213,811
36	The Last House on the Left	Horror		$32,752,215	4,561,590	$32,752,216
37	(500) Days of Summer	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$32,391,374	4,511,333	$32,391,371
38	The Reader	Drama	R	$30,639,074	4,267,281	$30,639,078
39	The Stepfather	Thriller/Suspense		$29,062,561	4,047,710	$29,062,558
40	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Black Comedy	R	$27,680,089	3,855,166	$27,680,092
41	Saw VI	Horror	R	$27,669,413	3,853,679	$27,669,415
42	Dance Flick	Comedy	PG-13	$25,662,155	3,574,116	$25,662,153
43	The International	Thriller/Suspense	R	$25,450,527	3,544,642	$25,450,530
44	The Wrestler	Drama	R	$24,912,375	3,469,690	$24,912,374
45	Observe and Report	Comedy	R	$24,007,324	3,343,638	$24,007,321
46	Fighting	Action	PG-13	$23,091,010	3,216,018	$23,091,009
47	Love Happens	Drama		$22,965,110	3,198,483	$22,965,108
48	Fame	Musical		$22,371,648	3,115,828	$22,371,645
49	Yes Man	Comedy	PG-13	$18,183,588	2,532,533	$18,183,587
50	Fired Up	Comedy	PG-13	$17,231,291	2,399,901	$17,231,289
51	New in Town	Romantic Comedy	PG	$16,734,283	2,330,680	$16,734,282
52	Imagine That	Comedy	PG	$16,123,323	2,245,588	$16,123,322
53	A Perfect Getaway	Thriller/Suspense	R	$15,515,460	2,160,928	$15,515,463
54	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard	Comedy	R	$15,122,676	2,106,222	$15,122,674
55	I Love You, Beth Cooper	Comedy	PG-13	$14,793,904	2,060,432	$14,793,902
56	Last Chance Harvey	Drama	PG-13	$14,538,095	2,024,804	$14,538,093
57	Crank 2: High Voltage	Thriller/Suspense	R	$13,630,226	1,898,360	$13,630,225
58	Whip It	Comedy	PG-13	$12,994,912	1,809,876	$12,994,910
59	The Hurt Locker	Drama	R	$12,671,105	1,764,778	$12,671,106
60	12 Rounds	Action	PG-13	$12,234,694	1,703,996	$12,234,691
61	Sunshine Cleaning	Comedy	R	$12,062,558	1,680,022	$12,062,558
62	Sorority Row	Horror	R	$11,965,282	1,666,474	$11,965,283
63	Extract	Comedy	R	$10,814,185	1,506,154	$10,814,186
64	Not Easily Broken	Drama	PG-13	$10,572,742	1,472,527	$10,572,744
65	Whiteout	Thriller/Suspense		$10,191,433	1,419,420	$10,191,436
66	Next Day Air	Comedy		$10,027,047	1,396,525	$10,027,050
67	Seven Pounds	Drama	PG-13	$9,804,526	1,365,533	$9,804,527
68	Away We Go	Comedy	R	$9,451,946	1,316,427	$9,451,946
69	My Life in Ruins	Romantic Comedy		$8,662,318	1,206,451	$8,662,318
70	De p�re en flic	Comedy		$8,322,714	1,159,152	$8,322,711
71	The Collector	Horror	R	$7,712,114	1,074,111	$7,712,117
72	Post Grad	Comedy	PG-13	$6,379,040	888,446	$6,379,042
73	Whatever Works	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$5,306,447	739,059	$5,306,444
74	Bandslam	Comedy	PG	$5,210,988	725,764	$5,210,986
75	Miss March	Comedy	R	$4,542,775	632,698	$4,542,772
76	The Class	Drama	Not Rated	$3,766,810	524,625	$3,766,808
77	The Brothers Bloom	Black Comedy	PG-13	$3,531,756	491,888	$3,531,756
78	Two Lovers	Drama	R	$3,149,034	438,584	$3,149,033
79	Easy Virtue	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$2,656,324	369,962	$2,656,327
80	Quantum of Solace	Action	PG-13	$2,548,014	354,877	$2,548,017
81	Rachel Getting Married	Drama	R	$2,488,853	346,637	$2,488,854
82	Adam	Drama	PG-13	$2,277,396	317,186	$2,277,395
83	Four Christmases	Comedy	PG-13	$1,956,206	272,452	$1,956,205
84	Gomorrah	Drama	Not Rated	$1,573,614	219,166	$1,573,612
85	Departures	Drama	PG-13	$1,487,899	207,228	$1,487,897
86	New York, I Love You	Drama	R	$1,466,467	204,243	$1,466,465
87	Paper Heart	Comedy		$1,274,062	177,446	$1,274,062
88	Paper Man	Comedy	R	$1,261,065	175,636	$1,261,066
89	Management	Romantic Comedy		$934,658	130,175	$934,657
90	Chandni Chowk to China	Musical	PG-13	$921,738	128,376	$921,740
91	Paris	Comedy	R	$842,950	117,403	$842,954
92	I've Loved You So Long	Drama	Not Rated	$811,897	113,078	$811,900
93	The Great Buck Howard	Drama	PG	$750,587	104,539	$750,590
94	Wendy and Lucy	Drama	R	$745,613	103,846	$745,614
95	Wendy and Lucy	Drama	R	$745,613	103,846	$745,614
96	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	Comedy	PG	$718,318	100,044	$718,316
97	The Girl from Monaco	Comedy		$602,992	83,982	$602,991
98	Role Models	Comedy	R	$597,215	83,178	$597,218
99	Tetro	Drama	R	$515,722	71,828	$515,725
100	Crossing Over	Drama	R	$454,149	63,252	$454,149
101	The Limits of Control	Thriller/Suspense	R	$426,688	59,427	$426,686
102	Humpday	Comedy	R	$407,377	56,738	$407,379
103	Vicky Cristina Barcelona	Comedy	PG-13	$382,885	53,327	$382,888
104	Synecdoche, New York	Drama	R	$376,076	52,378	$376,074
105	Luck by Chance	Comedy	Not Rated	$355,492	49,511	$355,489
106	Lorna's Silence	Drama		$337,082	46,947	$337,079
107	High School Musical 3: Senior Year	Musical	G	$332,111	46,255	$332,111
108	O'Horten	Comedy		$301,902	42,048	$301,905
109	Tokyo Sonata	Drama	PG-13	$277,315	38,623	$277,313
110	Spread	Comedy	R	$249,590	34,762	$249,591
111	Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans	Drama		$245,398	34,178	$245,398
112	Big Fan	Comedy	R	$225,071	31,347	$225,071
113	World's Greatest Dad	Black Comedy	R	$221,210	30,809	$221,209
114	Ghajini	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$218,389	30,416	$218,387
115	The Burning Plain	Drama		$200,399	27,911	$200,401
116	Fireproof	Drama	PG	$194,935	27,150	$194,937
117	Frozen River	Drama	R	$194,754	27,125	$194,758
118	Shrink	Drama	R	$189,621	26,410	$189,624
119	Happy-Go-Lucky	Comedy	R	$184,056	25,635	$184,059
120	The Messenger	Drama	R	$167,346	23,307	$167,344
121	Zack and Miri Make a Porno	Comedy	R	$151,955	21,164	$151,958
122	12	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$125,120	17,426	$125,119
123	War Eagle, Arkansas	Drama	PG-13	$123,670	17,224	$123,668
124	The Song of Sparrows	Drama	PG	$115,927	16,146	$115,928
125	Medicine for Melancholy	Drama	Not Rated	$110,869	15,441	$110,866
126	Irene in Time	Drama	PG-13	$110,175	15,345	$110,177
127	Broken Embraces	Thriller/Suspense	R	$107,111	14,918	$107,111
128	Gentlemen Broncos	Comedy	PG-13	$105,431	14,684	$105,431
129	Cherry Blossoms	Drama	Not Rated	$104,433	14,545	$104,433
130	Nothing Like the Holidays	Comedy	PG-13	$97,952	13,642	$97,950
131	Made in U.S.A.	Drama	Not Rated	$95,209	13,260	$95,207
132	Motherhood	Comedy	PG-13	$93,388	13,007	$93,390
133	The Other Man	Drama	R	$89,482	12,463	$89,484
134	The Mysteries of Pittsburgh	Drama	R	$80,283	11,181	$80,280
135	Body of Lies	Thriller/Suspense	R	$79,281	11,042	$79,282
136	Phoebe in Wonderland	Drama	PG-13	$72,979	10,164	$72,978
137	House of the Devil, The	Horror	R	$72,238	10,061	$72,238
138	Disgrace	Drama		$69,705	9,708	$69,703
139	A Christmas Tale	Drama	Not Rated	$68,550	9,547	$68,547
140	After Dark's Horrorfest III	Horror	Not Rated	$66,456	9,256	$66,458
141	The Secrets	Drama	R	$64,585	8,995	$64,584
142	Serbis	Drama	R	$64,407	8,970	$64,405
143	White On Rice	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$63,280	8,813	$63,277
144	Soul Men	Comedy	R	$56,849	7,918	$56,851
145	Silent Light	Drama	Not Rated	$52,293	7,283	$52,292
146	Broken Hill	Drama	PG	$50,076	6,974	$50,073
147	$9.99	Comedy	R	$49,629	6,912	$49,628
148	Nights in Rodanthe	Drama	PG-13	$48,278	6,724	$48,278
149	Love N' Dancing	Musical	PG	$47,812	6,659	$47,812
150	Owl and the Sparrow	Drama	PG	$47,071	6,556	$47,072
151	Trucker	Drama	R	$46,687	6,502	$46,684
152	Just Another Love Story	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$42,686	5,945	$42,685
153	Tell No One	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$39,224	5,463	$39,224
154	Eagle Eye	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$39,048	5,438	$39,045
155	How About You	Drama	Not Rated	$37,825	5,268	$37,824
156	Bliss	Drama		$37,148	5,174	$37,149
157	Were the World Mine	Musical	Not Rated	$36,592	5,096	$36,589
158	Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi	Drama	Not Rated	$33,647	4,686	$33,645
159	Changeling	Thriller/Suspense	R	$32,475	4,523	$32,475
160	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$32,409	4,514	$32,411
161	Super Capers	Comedy	PG	$30,955	4,311	$30,953
162	Le combat dans l'�le	Thriller/Suspense		$29,577	4,119	$29,574
163	Call of the Wild 3D	Drama		$28,682	3,995	$28,684
164	Surveillance	Thriller/Suspense	R	$27,349	3,809	$27,349
165	The Answer Man	Romantic Comedy	R	$26,676	3,715	$26,674
166	Ciao		R	$26,550	3,698	$26,552
167	Ciao		R	$26,550	3,698	$26,552
168	JCVD	Comedy	R	$21,700	3,022	$21,698
169	Uncertainty	Drama		$21,560	3,003	$21,562
170	Donkey Punch	Thriller/Suspense	R	$19,367	2,697	$19,364
171	The Open Road	Drama	PG-13	$19,348	2,695	$19,350
172	Killshot	Thriller/Suspense	R	$17,007	2,369	$17,009
173	Adventures of Power	Comedy	PG-13	$16,778	2,337	$16,780
174	Splinterheads	Comedy		$16,392	2,283	$16,392
175	Tennessee	Drama		$16,100	2,242	$16,098
176	St. Trinian's	Comedy	PG-13	$15,000	2,089	$14,999
177	Chocolate	Action	R	$14,845	2,068	$14,848
178	The Escapist	Thriller/Suspense	Not Rated	$13,023	1,814	$13,025
179	I Hate Valentine's Day	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$11,004	1,533	$11,007
180	Max Payne	Action	PG-13	$10,065	1,402	$10,066
181	Laila's Birthday	Black Comedy		$9,065	1,263	$9,068
182	Live Fast, Die Young	Drama	Not Rated	$8,494	1,183	$8,494
183	Yonkers Joe	Drama	R	$8,286	1,154	$8,286
184	Winter of Frozen Dreams	Drama	R	$7,334	1,021	$7,331
185	Cowboy and Lucky			$7,160	997	$7,158
186	The Skeptic	Thriller/Suspense		$6,223	867	$6,225
187	Janky Promoters	Comedy	R	$6,200	864	$6,204
188	Antarctica	Romantic Comedy	R	$5,133	715	$5,134
189	Mammoth	Drama		$4,531	631	$4,531
190	The Marc Pease Experience	Comedy		$4,033	562	$4,035
191	Eden	Drama	Not Rated	$3,914	545	$3,913
192	Pontypool	Thriller/Suspense		$3,865	538	$3,863
193	Familiar Strangers	Comedy	PG-13	$3,516	490	$3,518
194	Afterschool	Drama		$2,606	363	$2,606
195	Give Me Your Hand	Drama		$2,434	339	$2,434
196	The Village Barbershop	Drama	R	$2,359	329	$2,362
197	Breakfast with Scot	Drama	PG-13	$2,200	306	$2,197
198	The Canyon	Thriller/Suspense	R	$1,785	249	$1,788
199	House of the Sleeping Beauties	Drama	Not Rated	$1,122	156	$1,120
200	Save Me	Drama	Not Rated	$1,028	143	$1,027
201	I Can't Think Straight	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$784	109	$783
202	Tru Loved	Romantic Comedy	R	$758	106	$761
203	Love Comes Lately	Drama	Not Rated	$586	82	$589
204	El Tinte de la Fama	Drama		$341	47	$337
205	The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela	Drama	R	$213	30	$215
206	The Objective	Horror	Not Rated	$95	13	$93
Total Gross of All Movies				$3,788,428,581
Total Tickets Sold					527,636,291
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$3,788,428,569

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.