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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Box Office Performance for Kids Fiction Movies in 2009

RankMovieGenreMPAA2009 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Up Adventure PG $292,979,556 40,804,952 $292,979,555
2 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Comedy PG $122,090,972 17,004,314 $122,090,975
3 Coraline Adventure PG $75,286,229 10,485,547 $75,286,227
4 Hotel for Dogs Comedy PG $73,034,460 10,171,930 $73,034,457
5 Toy Story 3D Double Feature Adventure   $30,593,152 4,260,885 $30,593,154
6 Ponyo Adventure G $17,646,560 2,457,738 $17,646,559
7 The Tale of Despereaux Adventure G $7,215,370 1,004,926 $7,215,369
8 Bolt Comedy PG $4,136,434 576,105 $4,136,434
9 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Comedy PG $2,994,140 417,011 $2,994,139
10 The Fantastic Mr. Fox Adventure PG $265,900 37,033 $265,897
11 Igor Comedy PG $41,444 5,772 $41,443
12 Call of the Wild 3D Drama   $28,682 3,995 $28,684
13 Gooby Drama PG $3,564 496 $3,561
14 The Polar Express Adventure G $3,189 444 $3,188
Total Gross of All Movies$626,319,652
Total Tickets Sold87,231,148
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$626,319,643

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.