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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Box Office Performance for Strand Movies in 2009

RankMovieGenreMPAA2009 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 A Woman in Berlin Drama   $287,526 40,045 $287,523
2 Cherry Blossoms Drama Not Rated $104,433 14,545 $104,433
3 The Headless Woman Drama   $87,828 12,232 $87,826
4 A Secret Drama Not Rated $45,364 6,318 $45,363
5 How About You Drama Not Rated $37,825 5,268 $37,824
6 Of Time and the City Documentary Not Rated $32,551 4,534 $32,554
7 Downloading Nancy     $22,153 3,085 $22,150
8 Perestroika   Not Rated $16,596 2,311 $16,593
9 The Wedding Song     $14,805 2,062 $14,805
10 Lion's Den     $13,689 1,907 $13,692
11 Peter and Vandy     $10,248 1,427 $10,246
12 Otto; Or, Up with Dead People Drama Not Rated $3,209 447 $3,209
13 Give Me Your Hand Drama   $2,434 339 $2,434
Total Gross of All Movies$678,661
Total Tickets Sold94,520
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$678,654

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.