Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2009

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	2009 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Action	PG-13	$402,111,870	56,004,439	$402,111,872
2	Star Trek	Adventure	PG-13	$257,730,019	35,895,546	$257,730,020
3	Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins	Action	PG-13	$125,322,469	17,454,383	$125,322,470
4	District 9	Thriller/Suspense	R	$115,646,235	16,106,718	$115,646,235
5	2012	Action	PG-13	$108,131,263	15,060,064	$108,131,260
6	Race to Witch Mountain	Adventure	PG	$67,172,594	9,355,514	$67,172,591
7	The Time Traveler's Wife	Drama	PG-13	$63,387,284	8,828,313	$63,387,287
8	Surrogates	Action	PG-13	$38,408,343	5,349,351	$38,408,340
9	Push	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$31,811,527	4,430,575	$31,811,529
10	Aliens in the Attic	Adventure	PG	$25,200,412	3,509,807	$25,200,414
11	Gamer	Action		$20,488,579	2,853,563	$20,488,582
12	Planet 51	Adventure	PG	$12,286,129	1,711,160	$12,286,129
13	Pandorum	Horror	R	$10,330,853	1,438,837	$10,330,850
14	Moon	Thriller/Suspense	R	$5,009,677	697,727	$5,009,680
15	The Day the Earth Stood Still	Adventure	PG-13	$4,939,529	687,957	$4,939,531
16	Blade Runner	Thriller/Suspense	R	$3,016,759	420,161	$3,016,756
17	Battle for Terra	Adventure	PG	$1,647,083	229,399	$1,647,085
18	Outlander	Adventure	R	$166,003	23,120	$166,002
19	Alien Trespass	Comedy	PG	$104,526	14,558	$104,526
20	Carriers	Thriller/Suspense		$104,352	14,534	$104,354
21	Sleep Dealer	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$80,136	11,161	$80,136
22	After Dark's Horrorfest III	Horror	Not Rated	$66,456	9,256	$66,458
23	Timecrimes	Thriller/Suspense	R	$16,633	2,317	$16,636
24	The Mutant Chronicles	Action	R	$4,724	658	$4,724
Total Gross of All Movies				$1,293,183,455
Total Tickets Sold					180,109,118
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,293,183,467

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.