Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2009
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2009 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Inglourious Basterds
|
Action
|
R
|
$120,135,237 |
16,731,927 |
$120,135,236 |
| 2 |
Year One
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$43,337,279 |
6,035,833 |
$43,337,281 |
| 3 |
Defiance
|
Drama
|
R
|
$28,444,199 |
3,961,588 |
$28,444,202 |
| 4 |
Revolutionary Road
|
Drama
|
R
|
$21,535,731 |
2,999,405 |
$21,535,728 |
| 5 |
Doubt
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$14,717,075 |
2,049,732 |
$14,717,076 |
| 6 |
Precious (Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire)
|
Drama
|
R
|
$8,699,180 |
1,211,585 |
$8,699,180 |
| 7 |
A Serious Man
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$6,834,722 |
951,911 |
$6,834,721 |
| 8 |
Pirate Radio
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$2,904,380 |
404,510 |
$2,904,382 |
| 9 |
Australia
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$2,864,949 |
399,018 |
$2,864,949 |
| 10 |
Cheri
|
Drama
|
R
|
$2,708,188 |
377,185 |
$2,708,188 |
| 11 |
My One and Only
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$2,556,558 |
356,067 |
$2,556,561 |
| 12 |
Fly Me To the Moon
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$1,968,531 |
274,169 |
$1,968,533 |
| 13 |
Fanboys
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$685,484 |
95,471 |
$685,482 |
| 14 |
The Informers
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$315,000 |
43,872 |
$315,001 |
| 15 |
The Secret Life of Bees
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$241,039 |
33,571 |
$241,040 |
| 16 |
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$176,444 |
24,574 |
$176,441 |
| 17 |
Flammen og Citronen
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
|
$145,109 |
20,210 |
$145,108 |
| 18 |
Appaloosa
|
Western
|
R
|
$130,820 |
18,220 |
$130,820 |
| 19 |
A Secret
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$45,364 |
6,318 |
$45,363 |
| 20 |
The Legend of God's Gun
|
Western
|
Not Rated
|
$38,884 |
5,416 |
$38,887 |
| 21 |
The Little Traitor
|
Drama
|
|
$33,588 |
4,678 |
$33,588 |
| 22 |
Lola Montes
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$29,532 |
4,113 |
$29,531 |
| 23 |
An American Affair
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$27,276 |
3,799 |
$27,277 |
| 24 |
Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America
|
Adventure
|
Not Rated
|
$18,728 |
2,608 |
$18,725 |
| 25 |
Passchendaele
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$17,172 |
2,392 |
$17,175 |
| 26 |
Local Color
|
Drama
|
R
|
$17,151 |
2,389 |
$17,153 |
| 27 |
The Education of Charlie Banks
|
Drama
|
R
|
$14,547 |
2,026 |
$14,547 |
| 28 |
Good
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$13,625 |
1,898 |
$13,628 |
| 29 |
The Vanished Empire
|
Drama
|
|
$9,288 |
1,294 |
$9,291 |
| 30 |
Sixty Six
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$1,088 |
152 |
$1,091 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $258,666,168 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 36,025,931 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $258,666,185 |
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.
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