Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 2009

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2009 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	The Final Destination	Horror		$66,436,248	9,252,959	$66,436,246
2	Friday the 13th	Horror	R	$65,002,019	9,053,206	$65,002,019
3	The Haunting in Connecticut	Horror	PG-13	$55,325,526	7,705,505	$55,325,526
4	My Bloody Valentine	Horror	R	$51,545,952	7,179,102	$51,545,952
5	The Unborn	Horror	PG-13	$42,670,410	5,942,954	$42,670,410
6	Drag Me To Hell	Horror	PG-13	$42,100,625	5,863,597	$42,100,626
7	Halloween 2	Horror	R	$33,335,670	4,642,851	$33,335,670
8	The Last House on the Left	Horror		$32,752,215	4,561,590	$32,752,216
9	The Uninvited	Horror	PG-13	$28,596,818	3,982,844	$28,596,820
10	Saw VI	Horror	R	$27,445,118	3,822,440	$27,445,119
11	Sorority Row	Horror	R	$11,965,282	1,666,474	$11,965,283
12	Pandorum	Horror	R	$10,326,062	1,438,170	$10,326,061
13	The Collector	Horror	R	$7,712,114	1,074,111	$7,712,117
14	Let the Right One In	Horror	R	$637,789	88,829	$637,792
15	Thirst	Horror	R	$318,574	44,370	$318,577
16	After Dark's Horrorfest III	Horror	Not Rated	$66,456	9,256	$66,458
17	House of the Devil, The	Horror	R	$63,137	8,793	$63,134
18	Not Forgotten	Horror		$53,723	7,482	$53,721
19	Shadowland	Horror		$8,221	1,145	$8,221
20	I Sell the Dead	Horror	Not Rated	$7,066	984	$7,065
21	The Death Factory Bloodletting	Horror		$4,638	646	$4,638
22	Shuttle	Horror	R	$1,925	268	$1,924
23	The Objective	Horror	Not Rated	$95	13	$93
Total Gross of All Movies				$476,375,683
Total Tickets Sold					66,347,589
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$476,375,689

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.