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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Box Office Performance for Drama Movies in 2009

RankMovieGenreMPAA2009 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Drama PG-13 $287,954,655 38,393,954 $302,928,297
2 The Blind Side Drama PG-13 $208,476,067 27,796,809 $219,316,823
3 Gran Torino Drama R $138,274,748 18,436,633 $145,465,034
4 Disney's A Christmas Carol Drama PG $137,443,917 18,325,856 $144,591,004
5 Slumdog Millionaire Drama R $112,654,105 15,020,547 $118,512,116
6 Public Enemies Drama R $97,104,620 12,947,283 $102,154,063
7 Hannah Montana the Movie Drama G $79,576,189 10,610,159 $83,714,155
8 The Time Traveler's Wife Drama PG-13 $63,414,846 8,455,313 $66,712,420
9 My Sister's Keeper Drama PG-13 $49,200,230 6,560,031 $51,758,645
10 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Drama PG-13 $48,212,240 6,428,299 $50,719,279
11 Up in the Air Drama R $44,375,265 5,916,702 $46,682,779
12 Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire) Drama R $43,760,123 5,834,683 $46,035,649
13 Orphan Drama R $41,596,251 5,546,167 $43,759,258
14 Notorious Drama R $36,843,682 4,912,491 $38,759,554
15 The Soloist Drama PG-13 $31,853,584 4,247,145 $33,509,974
16 The Reader Drama R $30,640,829 4,085,444 $32,234,153
17 Invictus Drama PG-13 $30,586,445 4,078,193 $32,176,943
18 Defiance Drama R $28,444,199 3,792,560 $29,923,298
19 Brothers Drama R $27,414,913 3,655,322 $28,840,491
20 The Wrestler Drama R $24,914,015 3,321,869 $26,209,546
21 Love Happens Drama PG-13 $22,965,110 3,062,015 $24,159,298
22 Revolutionary Road Drama R $22,951,340 3,060,179 $24,144,812
23 Twilight Drama PG-13 $15,847,004 2,112,934 $16,671,049
24 Doubt Drama PG-13 $14,740,989 1,965,465 $15,507,519
25 Milk Drama R $14,683,305 1,957,774 $15,446,837
26 Last Chance Harvey Drama PG-13 $14,538,095 1,938,413 $15,294,079
27 Amelia Drama PG $14,224,141 1,896,552 $14,963,795
28 The Hurt Locker Drama R $12,671,105 1,689,481 $13,330,005
29 Frost/Nixon Drama R $12,330,855 1,644,114 $12,972,059
30 Not Easily Broken Drama PG-13 $10,572,742 1,409,699 $11,122,525
31 Seven Pounds Drama PG-13 $9,804,526 1,307,270 $10,314,360
32 An Education Drama PG-13 $7,883,524 1,051,137 $8,293,471
33 Taking Woodstock Drama R $7,460,204 994,694 $7,848,136
34 The Road Drama R $6,858,313 914,442 $7,214,947
35 Coco avant Chanel Drama PG-13 $5,997,682 799,691 $6,309,562
36 Bright Star Drama PG $4,444,637 592,618 $4,675,756
37 Entre les murs Drama Not Rated $3,766,810 502,241 $3,962,681
38 Two Lovers Drama R $3,149,034 419,871 $3,312,782
39 Australia Drama PG-13 $2,867,289 382,305 $3,016,386
40 Cheri Drama R $2,715,657 362,088 $2,856,874
41 Rachel Getting Married Drama R $2,489,437 331,925 $2,618,888
42 The Young Victoria Drama PG $2,456,337 327,512 $2,584,070
43 Adam Drama PG-13 $2,283,291 304,439 $2,402,024
44 Is Anybody There? Drama PG-13 $2,026,756 270,234 $2,132,146
45 Che, Part 1: The Argentine Drama Not Rated $1,733,532 231,138 $1,823,679
46 A Single Man Drama R $1,731,649 230,887 $1,821,698
47 L'heure d'été Drama Not Rated $1,647,001 219,600 $1,732,644
48 New York, I Love You Drama R $1,588,087 211,745 $1,670,668
49 Gomorra Drama Not Rated $1,573,614 209,815 $1,655,440
50 Babine Drama Not Rated $1,570,226 209,363 $1,651,874
51 Dédé, ŕ travers les brumes Drama Not Rated $1,548,858 206,514 $1,629,395
52 Okuribito Drama PG-13 $1,537,546 205,006 $1,617,497
53 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Drama R $1,433,091 191,079 $1,507,613
54 Polytechnique Drama Not Rated $1,418,304 189,107 $1,492,054
55 The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry Drama PG $1,167,623 155,683 $1,228,339
56 Sugar Drama R $1,081,922 144,256 $1,138,180
57 Me and Orson Welles Drama PG-13 $942,276 125,637 $991,276
58 Cold Souls Drama PG-13 $905,209 120,695 $952,284
59 Goodbye Solo Drama R $871,445 116,193 $916,763
60 Il y a longtemps que je t'aime Drama Not Rated $813,326 108,443 $855,615
61 The Boys are Back Drama PG-13 $809,752 107,967 $851,860
62 Wendy and Lucy Drama R $754,366 100,582 $793,592
63 The Great Buck Howard Drama PG $750,587 100,078 $789,615
64 Crazy Heart Drama R $702,188 93,625 $738,701
65 The Stoning of Soraya M. Drama   $655,871 87,449 $689,973
66 The Messenger Drama R $654,374 87,250 $688,403
67 From Mexico with Love Drama PG-13 $548,775 73,170 $577,311
68 Tetro Drama R $518,522 69,136 $545,483
69 The Maid Drama   $492,776 65,703 $518,397
70 Little Ashes Drama   $481,586 64,211 $506,625
71 Crossing Over Drama R $455,654 60,754 $479,349
72 The Damned United Drama R $438,836 58,511 $461,652
73 Lymelife Drama R $421,307 56,174 $443,213
74 Antichrist Drama   $404,122 53,883 $425,137
75 The Lovely Bones Drama PG-13 $383,101 51,080 $403,021
76 Synecdoche, New York Drama R $377,689 50,359 $397,333
77 Tokyo! Drama Not Rated $351,059 46,808 $369,315
78 Le silence de Lorna Drama   $338,795 45,173 $356,415
79 London Dreams Drama   $300,293 40,039 $315,908
80 Adoration Drama   $294,244 39,233 $309,548
81 Revanche Drama   $294,122 39,216 $309,414
82 Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin Drama   $294,014 39,202 $309,304
83 Tokyo Sonata Drama PG-13 $278,356 37,114 $292,829
84 Tera Mera Ki Rishta Drama Not Rated $271,942 36,259 $286,084
85 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Drama R $261,198 34,826 $274,777
86 The Secret Life of Bees Drama PG-13 $255,175 34,023 $268,441
87 Frozen River Drama R $202,328 26,977 $212,849
88 The Burning Plain Drama   $200,730 26,764 $211,168
89 Fireproof Drama PG $199,773 26,636 $210,158
90 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Drama PG-13 $192,019 25,603 $202,008
91 Shrink Drama R $189,621 25,283 $199,483
92 Hunger Drama Not Rated $152,104 20,281 $160,017
93 The Other Man Drama R $149,530 19,937 $157,303
94 35 Rhums Drama   $132,755 17,701 $139,661
95 Fados Drama Not Rated $129,150 17,220 $135,866
96 War Eagle, Arkansas Drama PG-13 $123,670 16,489 $130,098
97 The Song of Sparrows Drama PG $116,372 15,516 $122,421
98 Rolling Drama Not Rated $113,132 15,084 $119,013
99 Medicine for Melancholy Drama Not Rated $111,551 14,873 $117,348
100 Irene in Time Drama PG-13 $110,175 14,690 $115,904
101 Bronson Drama R $104,979 13,997 $110,436
102 Hanami Drama Not Rated $104,433 13,924 $109,860
103 La mujer sin cabeza Drama   $95,675 12,757 $100,653
104 Made in U.S.A. Drama Not Rated $95,209 12,695 $100,164
105 The Little Traitor Drama   $88,453 11,794 $93,055
106 Weisse Band: Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte, Das Drama R $85,690 11,425 $90,143
107 The Mysteries of Pittsburgh Drama R $80,283 10,704 $84,455
108 Phoebe in Wonderland Drama PG-13 $73,361 9,781 $77,172
109 Disgrace Drama R $69,705 9,294 $73,330
110 Un conte de Noël Drama Not Rated $68,870 9,183 $72,454
111 Sodot Ha Drama R $64,585 8,611 $67,941
112 Serbis Drama R $64,407 8,588 $67,759
113 Plus tard Drama Not Rated $60,855 8,114 $64,019
114 Stellet licht Drama Not Rated $60,200 8,027 $63,333
115 Jerichow Drama   $60,105 8,014 $63,230
116 Trucker Drama R $51,192 6,826 $53,857
117 Broken Hill Drama PG $50,076 6,677 $52,682
118 Venkovsky ucitel Drama Not Rated $50,072 6,676 $52,674
119 Nights in Rodanthe Drama PG-13 $48,278 6,437 $50,788
120 Owl and the Sparrow Drama PG $47,071 6,276 $49,518
121 Kaerlighed Pa Film Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $45,835 6,111 $48,216
122 Solnstse Drama   $45,565 6,075 $47,932
123 Un secret Drama Not Rated $45,507 6,068 $47,877
124 How About You Drama Not Rated $38,471 5,129 $40,468
125 Mutluluk Drama   $37,493 4,999 $39,442
126 Uncertainty Drama   $36,689 4,892 $38,598
127 Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Drama Not Rated $33,647 4,486 $35,395
128 Tony Manero Drama   $33,447 4,460 $35,189
129 The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Drama   $29,750 3,967 $31,300
130 Mancora Drama R $29,697 3,960 $31,244
131 Lola Montes Drama Not Rated $29,532 3,938 $31,071
132 Lola Montes Drama Not Rated $29,532 3,938 $31,071
133 Call of the Wild 3D Drama   $28,682 3,824 $30,171
134 An American Affair Drama Not Rated $28,044 3,739 $29,501
135 Death in Love Drama R $23,412 3,122 $24,633
136 The Open Road Drama PG-13 $19,716 2,629 $20,743
137 Women in Trouble Drama R $18,521 2,469 $19,480
138 Between Love & Goodbye Drama Not Rated $18,480 2,464 $19,441
139 Hope and Redemption: The Lena Baker Story Drama   $18,215 2,429 $19,165
140 Good Drama R $17,980 2,397 $18,912
141 Passchendaele Drama Not Rated $17,172 2,290 $18,068
142 Local Color Drama R $17,151 2,287 $18,044
143 Tennessee Drama   $16,100 2,147 $16,940
144 Storm Drama   $16,013 2,135 $16,845
145 Five Minutes of Heaven Drama R $15,676 2,090 $16,490
146 The Education of Charlie Banks Drama R $15,078 2,010 $15,859
147 Tum Mile Drama   $13,937 1,858 $14,660
148 La Ventana Drama   $12,738 1,698 $13,397
149 Home Drama   $10,405 1,387 $10,943
150 Ischeznuvshaya Imperiya Drama   $10,289 1,372 $10,825
151 Live Fast, Die Young Drama Not Rated $10,019 1,336 $10,541
152 Mammoth Drama   $9,580 1,277 $10,076
153 Winter of Frozen Dreams Drama R $8,321 1,109 $8,750
154 Yonkers Joe Drama R $8,286 1,105 $8,718
155 Endgame Drama PG-13 $8,238 1,098 $8,663
156 Loren Cass Drama   $8,125 1,083 $8,545
157 New Year Parade Drama   $6,767 902 $7,117
158 Alexandra Drama Not Rated $4,137 552 $4,355
159 Eden Drama Not Rated $3,914 522 $4,119
160 Afterschool Drama   $3,911 521 $4,111
161 Gooby Drama PG $3,564 475 $3,748
162 Otto; Or, Up with Dead People Drama Not Rated $3,562 475 $3,748
163 Sandstorm Drama   $3,444 459 $3,622
164 Donne-moi la main Drama   $2,434 325 $2,564
165 The Village Barbershop Drama R $2,359 315 $2,485
166 Breakfast with Scot Drama PG-13 $2,200 293 $2,312
167 Love Comes Lately Drama Not Rated $1,207 161 $1,270
168 Das Haus der schlafenden Schönen Drama Not Rated $1,122 150 $1,184
169 Save Me Drama Not Rated $1,028 137 $1,081
170 Kings of the Evening Drama PG $802 107 $844
171 El Tinte de la Fama Drama   $341 45 $355
172 The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela Drama R $213 28 $221
Total Gross of All Movies$1,820,214,276
Total Tickets Sold242,695,238
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,914,865,428

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.