Box Office Performance for Thriller/Suspense Movies in 2009
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2009 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Taken
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$145,000,989 |
19,333,465 |
$152,541,039 |
| 2 |
Angels & Demons
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$133,375,846 |
17,783,446 |
$140,311,389 |
| 3 |
District 9
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$115,646,235 |
15,419,498 |
$121,659,839 |
| 4 |
Knowing
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$79,957,634 |
10,661,018 |
$84,115,432 |
| 5 |
Law Abiding Citizen
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$72,928,813 |
9,723,842 |
$76,721,113 |
| 6 |
Obsessed
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$68,261,644 |
9,101,553 |
$71,811,253 |
| 7 |
Duplicity
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$40,572,825 |
5,409,710 |
$42,682,612 |
| 8 |
State of Play
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$37,017,955 |
4,935,727 |
$38,942,886 |
| 9 |
The Informant
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$33,316,821 |
4,442,243 |
$35,049,297 |
| 10 |
Push
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$31,811,527 |
4,241,537 |
$33,465,727 |
| 11 |
The Stepfather
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$29,062,561 |
3,875,008 |
$30,573,813 |
| 12 |
The Fourth Kind
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$25,464,480 |
3,395,264 |
$26,788,633 |
| 13 |
The International
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$25,450,527 |
3,393,404 |
$26,773,958 |
| 14 |
Valkyrie
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$22,373,908 |
2,983,188 |
$23,537,353 |
| 15 |
Jennifer's Body
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$16,204,793 |
2,160,639 |
$17,047,442 |
| 16 |
Armored
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$15,815,302 |
2,108,707 |
$16,637,698 |
| 17 |
A Perfect Getaway
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$15,515,460 |
2,068,728 |
$16,322,264 |
| 18 |
The Box
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$15,045,676 |
2,006,090 |
$15,828,050 |
| 19 |
Crank 2: High Voltage
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$13,684,249 |
1,824,567 |
$14,395,834 |
| 20 |
Whiteout
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$10,275,638 |
1,370,085 |
$10,809,971 |
| 21 |
Moon
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$5,010,163 |
668,022 |
$5,270,694 |
| 22 |
Blade Runner
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$3,016,759 |
402,235 |
$3,173,634 |
| 23 |
Sin Nombre
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$2,536,665 |
338,222 |
$2,668,572 |
| 24 |
Män som hatar kvinnor
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$2,186,693 |
291,559 |
$2,300,401 |
| 25 |
Los abrazos rotos
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$2,022,655 |
269,687 |
$2,127,830 |
| 26 |
Kaminey
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$1,286,143 |
171,486 |
$1,353,025 |
| 27 |
Flickan som lekte med elden
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$598,477 |
79,797 |
$629,598 |
| 28 |
The Limits of Control
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$426,688 |
56,892 |
$448,878 |
| 29 |
The Informers
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$315,000 |
42,000 |
$331,380 |
| 30 |
Ghajini
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$237,949 |
31,727 |
$250,326 |
| 31 |
Flammen og Citronen
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
|
$148,089 |
19,745 |
$155,788 |
| 32 |
12
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$125,120 |
16,683 |
$131,629 |
| 33 |
Carriers
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
|
$120,866 |
16,115 |
$127,147 |
| 34 |
Sleep Dealer
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$80,136 |
10,685 |
$84,305 |
| 35 |
Body of Lies
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$79,281 |
10,571 |
$83,405 |
| 36 |
Ne Le Dis à Personne
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$60,915 |
8,122 |
$64,083 |
| 37 |
Not Forgotten
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
|
$53,723 |
7,163 |
$56,516 |
| 38 |
Kaerlighed Pa Film
|
Drama
|
Not Rated
|
$45,835 |
6,111 |
$48,216 |
| 39 |
Eagle Eye
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$39,048 |
5,206 |
$41,075 |
| 40 |
Le combat dans l'île
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
|
$33,830 |
4,511 |
$35,592 |
| 41 |
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
PG-13
|
$32,917 |
4,389 |
$34,629 |
| 42 |
Changeling
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$32,475 |
4,330 |
$34,164 |
| 43 |
Surveillance
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$27,349 |
3,647 |
$28,775 |
| 44 |
Donkey Punch
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$19,367 |
2,582 |
$20,372 |
| 45 |
Killshot
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$18,643 |
2,486 |
$19,615 |
| 46 |
Los Cronocrímenes
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$16,633 |
2,218 |
$17,500 |
| 47 |
The Escapist
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
Not Rated
|
$13,439 |
1,792 |
$14,139 |
| 48 |
The Skeptic
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
|
$6,671 |
889 |
$7,014 |
| 49 |
The Perfect Sleep
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$6,224 |
830 |
$6,549 |
| 50 |
Pontypool
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
|
$3,865 |
515 |
$4,063 |
| 51 |
The Canyon
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$1,785 |
238 |
$1,878 |
| 52 |
Shanghai Red
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
|
$1,146 |
153 |
$1,207 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $965,387,432 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 128,718,327 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,015,587,600 |
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.
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Monday, February 13, 2012
