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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Box Office Performance for Universal Movies in 2009

RankMovieGenreMPAA2009 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
1 Fast & Furious Action   $155,064,265 21,596,694 $155,064,263
2 Public Enemies Drama R $97,104,620 13,524,320 $97,104,618
3 Couples Retreat Comedy PG-13 $87,026,280 12,120,652 $87,026,281
4 Brüno Comedy R $60,054,530 8,364,141 $60,054,532
5 Funny People Comedy R $51,855,045 7,222,151 $51,855,044
6 Land of the Lost Comedy PG-13 $49,438,370 6,885,567 $49,438,371
7 The Unborn Horror PG-13 $42,670,410 5,942,954 $42,670,410
8 Drag Me To Hell Horror PG-13 $42,100,625 5,863,597 $42,100,626
9 Duplicity Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $40,572,825 5,650,811 $40,572,823
10 State of Play Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $37,017,955 5,155,704 $37,017,955
11 The Last House on the Left Horror   $32,752,215 4,561,590 $32,752,216
12 Fighting Action PG-13 $23,091,010 3,216,018 $23,091,009
13 Love Happens Drama   $22,927,390 3,193,230 $22,927,391
14 A Perfect Getaway Thriller/Suspense R $15,515,460 2,160,928 $15,515,463
15 Frost/Nixon Drama R $12,330,855 1,717,389 $12,330,853
16 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Action PG-13 $10,809,975 1,505,568 $10,809,978
17 The Tale of Despereaux Adventure G $7,215,370 1,004,926 $7,215,369
18 Role Models Comedy R $597,215 83,178 $597,218
19 Changeling Thriller/Suspense R $32,475 4,523 $32,475
Total Gross of All Movies$788,176,890
Total Tickets Sold109,773,941
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices$788,176,896

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.