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Monday, November 9, 2009

Box Office Performance for Drama Movies in 2009

RankMovieGenreMPAA2009 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Gran Torino Drama R $138,274,748 19,258,321 $138,274,745
2 Slumdog Millionaire Drama R $112,643,330 15,688,486 $112,643,329
3 Public Enemies Drama R $97,104,620 13,524,320 $97,104,618
4 Hannah Montana the Movie Drama G $79,559,647 11,080,731 $79,559,649
5 The Time Traveler's Wife Drama PG-13 $63,044,090 8,780,514 $63,044,091
6 My Sister's Keeper Drama PG-13 $49,200,230 6,852,400 $49,200,232
7 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Drama PG-13 $48,212,240 6,714,797 $48,212,242
8 Orphan Drama R $41,596,251 5,793,350 $41,596,253
9 Notorious Drama R $36,842,118 5,131,214 $36,842,117
10 The Soloist Drama PG-13 $31,720,158 4,417,849 $31,720,156
11 The Reader Drama R $30,639,074 4,267,281 $30,639,078
12 Defiance Drama R $28,444,199 3,961,588 $28,444,202
13 The Wrestler Drama R $24,912,375 3,469,690 $24,912,374
14 Love Happens Drama   $22,927,390 3,193,230 $22,927,391
15 Revolutionary Road Drama R $21,535,731 2,999,405 $21,535,728
16 Doubt Drama PG-13 $14,717,075 2,049,732 $14,717,076
17 Milk Drama R $14,683,305 2,045,029 $14,683,308
18 Twilight Drama PG-13 $14,542,564 2,025,427 $14,542,566
19 Last Chance Harvey Drama PG-13 $14,538,095 2,024,804 $14,538,093
20 The Hurt Locker Drama R $12,582,593 1,752,450 $12,582,591
21 Frost/Nixon Drama R $12,330,855 1,717,389 $12,330,853
22 Not Easily Broken Drama PG-13 $10,572,742 1,472,527 $10,572,744
23 Seven Pounds Drama PG-13 $9,804,526 1,365,533 $9,804,527
24 Amelia Drama PG $8,340,499 1,161,629 $8,340,496
25 Taking Woodstock Drama R $7,460,204 1,039,026 $7,460,207
26 The Class Drama Not Rated $3,766,810 524,625 $3,766,808
27 Two Lovers Drama R $3,149,034 438,584 $3,149,033
28 Australia Drama PG-13 $2,864,949 399,018 $2,864,949
29 Cheri Drama R $2,708,188 377,185 $2,708,188
30 Rachel Getting Married Drama R $2,488,853 346,637 $2,488,854
31 Adam Drama PG-13 $2,269,153 316,038 $2,269,153
32 Coco Before Chanel Drama PG-13 $2,110,779 293,980 $2,110,776
33 Che, Part 1: The Argentine Drama Not Rated $1,731,665 241,179 $1,731,665
34 L'heure d'été Drama   $1,641,025 228,555 $1,641,025
35 Gomorrah Drama Not Rated $1,573,614 219,166 $1,573,612
36 Babine Drama Not Rated $1,570,226 218,694 $1,570,223
37 Departures Drama PG-13 $1,465,987 204,176 $1,465,984
38 Sugar Drama R $1,081,922 150,686 $1,081,925
39 New York, I Love You Drama R $1,010,614 140,754 $1,010,614
40 Cold Souls Drama PG-13 $899,653 125,300 $899,654
41 Goodbye Solo Drama Not Rated $871,122 121,326 $871,121
42 I've Loved You So Long Drama Not Rated $811,897 113,078 $811,900
43 The Boys are Back Drama PG-13 $783,013 109,055 $783,015
44 The Great Buck Howard Drama PG $750,587 104,539 $750,590
45 Wendy and Lucy Drama R $745,613 103,846 $745,614
46 The Stoning of Soraya M. Drama   $649,808 90,503 $649,812
47 From Mexico with Love Drama PG-13 $545,315 75,949 $545,314
48 Tetro Drama R $515,722 71,828 $515,725
49 Little Ashes Drama   $480,339 66,900 $480,342
50 Crossing Over Drama R $454,149 63,252 $454,149
51 Lymelife Drama R $421,307 58,678 $421,308
52 Synecdoche, New York Drama R $376,076 52,378 $376,074
53 Tokyo! Drama Not Rated $351,059 48,894 $351,059
54 Lorna's Silence Drama   $330,087 45,973 $330,086
55 Tokyo Sonata Drama PG-13 $277,315 38,623 $277,313
56 A Woman in Berlin Drama   $273,100 38,036 $273,098
57 Revanche Drama   $262,655 36,581 $262,652
58 The Damned United Drama R $254,648 35,466 $254,646
59 The Secret Life of Bees Drama PG-13 $241,039 33,571 $241,040
60 Tera Mera Ki Rishta Drama Not Rated $208,214 28,999 $208,213
61 London Dreams Drama   $207,964 28,964 $207,962
62 Fireproof Drama PG $194,935 27,150 $194,937
63 Frozen River Drama R $194,754 27,125 $194,758
64 The Burning Plain Drama   $190,721 26,563 $190,722
65 Shrink Drama R $189,621 26,410 $189,624
66 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Drama PG-13 $176,444 24,574 $176,441
67 Antichrist Drama   $156,318 21,771 $156,316
68 Hunger Drama Not Rated $152,104 21,184 $152,101
69 Fados Drama Not Rated $129,150 17,987 $129,147
70 War Eagle, Arkansas Drama PG-13 $123,670 17,224 $123,668
71 The Song of Sparrows Drama PG $115,927 16,146 $115,928
72 Rolling Drama Not Rated $113,132 15,757 $113,135
73 Medicine for Melancholy Drama Not Rated $110,869 15,441 $110,866
74 Irene in Time Drama PG-13 $110,175 15,345 $110,177
75 Cherry Blossoms Drama Not Rated $104,433 14,545 $104,433
76 Made in U.S.A. Drama Not Rated $95,209 13,260 $95,207
77 The Other Man Drama R $89,482 12,463 $89,484
78 The Headless Woman Drama   $87,828 12,232 $87,826
79 The Mysteries of Pittsburgh Drama R $80,283 11,181 $80,280
80 Phoebe in Wonderland Drama PG-13 $72,979 10,164 $72,978
81 Disgrace Drama   $69,705 9,708 $69,703
82 A Christmas Tale Drama Not Rated $68,550 9,547 $68,547
83 Bronson Drama R $66,255 9,228 $66,257
84 The Secrets Drama R $64,585 8,995 $64,584
85 Serbis Drama R $64,407 8,970 $64,405
86 One Day You'll Understand Drama Not Rated $60,706 8,455 $60,707
87 Jerichow Drama   $60,105 8,371 $60,104
88 Silent Light Drama Not Rated $52,293 7,283 $52,292
89 Broken Hill Drama PG $50,076 6,974 $50,073
90 Nights in Rodanthe Drama PG-13 $48,278 6,724 $48,278
91 The Country Teacher Drama Not Rated $47,696 6,643 $47,697
92 Owl and the Sparrow Drama PG $47,071 6,556 $47,072
93 A Secret Drama Not Rated $45,364 6,318 $45,363
94 Just Another Love Story Drama Not Rated $42,686 5,945 $42,685
95 Trucker Drama R $41,548 5,787 $41,551
96 One Day You'll Understand Drama Not Rated $38,557 5,370 $38,557
97 How About You Drama Not Rated $37,825 5,268 $37,824
98 Bliss Drama   $35,214 4,904 $35,211
99 Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Drama Not Rated $33,647 4,686 $33,645
100 Tony Manero Drama   $33,239 4,629 $33,236
101 Mancora Drama R $29,697 4,136 $29,696
102 Lola Montes Drama Not Rated $29,532 4,113 $29,531
103 Lola Montes Drama Not Rated $29,532 4,113 $29,531
104 Call of the Wild 3D Drama   $28,682 3,995 $28,684
105 An American Affair Drama Not Rated $27,276 3,799 $27,277
106 Death in Love Drama R $23,412 3,261 $23,414
107 The Open Road Drama PG-13 $19,348 2,695 $19,350
108 Passchendaele Drama Not Rated $17,172 2,392 $17,175
109 Local Color Drama R $17,151 2,389 $17,153
110 Between Love & Goodbye Drama Not Rated $16,588 2,310 $16,586
111 Tennessee Drama   $16,100 2,242 $16,098
112 The Education of Charlie Banks Drama R $14,547 2,026 $14,547
113 Good Drama Not Rated $13,625 1,898 $13,628
114 Five Minutes of Heaven Drama   $13,217 1,841 $13,218
115 The Window Drama   $12,738 1,774 $12,737
116 The Vanished Empire Drama   $9,288 1,294 $9,291
117 Live Fast, Die Young Drama Not Rated $8,494 1,183 $8,494
118 Yonkers Joe Drama R $8,286 1,154 $8,286
119 Loren Cass Drama   $8,125 1,132 $8,128
120 Winter of Frozen Dreams Drama R $7,334 1,021 $7,331
121 Eden Drama Not Rated $3,914 545 $3,913
122 Gooby Drama PG $3,564 496 $3,561
123 Otto; Or, Up with Dead People Drama Not Rated $3,209 447 $3,209
124 Sandstorm Drama   $3,157 440 $3,159
125 Afterschool Drama   $2,606 363 $2,606
126 Give Me Your Hand Drama   $2,434 339 $2,434
127 The Village Barbershop Drama R $2,359 329 $2,362
128 Breakfast with Scot Drama PG-13 $2,200 306 $2,197
129 House of the Sleeping Beauties Drama Not Rated $1,122 156 $1,120
130 Save Me Drama Not Rated $1,028 143 $1,027
131 Love Comes Lately Drama Not Rated $586 82 $589
132 El Tinte de la Fama Drama   $341 47 $337
133 The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela Drama R $213 30 $215
Total Gross of All Movies$990,244,878
Total Tickets Sold137,917,112
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$990,244,864

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.