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Monday, November 9, 2009

Box Office Performance for Sony Pictures Movies in 2009

RankMovieGenreMPAA2009 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Paul Blart: Mall Cop Comedy PG $146,336,178 20,381,083 $146,336,176
2 Angels & Demons Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $133,375,846 18,576,023 $133,375,845
3 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Comedy PG $118,604,078 16,518,674 $118,604,079
4 District 9 Thriller/Suspense R $115,646,235 16,106,718 $115,646,235
5 Julie & Julia Comedy PG-13 $93,486,212 13,020,364 $93,486,214
6 The Ugly Truth Romantic Comedy R $88,915,214 12,383,735 $88,915,217
7 Zombieland Comedy R $71,181,556 9,913,866 $71,181,558
8 Obsessed Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $68,261,644 9,507,193 $68,261,646
9 The Taking of Pelham 123 Action R $65,452,312 9,115,921 $65,452,313
10 Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans Action R $45,802,315 6,379,153 $45,802,319
11 Year One Comedy R $43,337,279 6,035,833 $43,337,281
12 The Pink Panther 2 Comedy PG $35,922,978 5,003,200 $35,922,976
13 Michael Jackson's This Is It Documentary PG $34,442,926 4,797,065 $34,442,927
14 The International Thriller/Suspense R $25,450,527 3,544,642 $25,450,530
15 Fired Up Comedy PG-13 $17,231,291 2,399,901 $17,231,289
16 Not Easily Broken Drama PG-13 $10,572,742 1,472,527 $10,572,744
17 Seven Pounds Drama PG-13 $9,804,526 1,365,533 $9,804,527
18 Quantum of Solace Action PG-13 $2,548,014 354,877 $2,548,017
Total Gross of All Movies$1,126,371,873
Total Tickets Sold156,876,308
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$1,126,371,891

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.