Box Office Performance for Warner Bros. Movies in 2009
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 2009 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$301,577,469 |
42,002,433 |
$301,577,469 |
| 2 |
The Hangover
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$276,771,408 |
38,547,550 |
$276,771,409 |
| 3 |
Gran Torino
|
Drama
|
R
|
$138,274,748 |
19,258,321 |
$138,274,745 |
| 4 |
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$125,322,469 |
17,454,383 |
$125,322,470 |
| 5 |
Watchmen
|
Action
|
R
|
$107,509,799 |
14,973,510 |
$107,509,802 |
| 6 |
He's Just Not That Into You
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$93,953,653 |
13,085,467 |
$93,953,653 |
| 7 |
The Final Destination
|
Horror
|
|
$66,254,282 |
9,227,616 |
$66,254,283 |
| 8 |
Friday the 13th
|
Horror
|
R
|
$65,002,019 |
9,053,206 |
$65,002,019 |
| 9 |
17 Again
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$64,167,069 |
8,936,918 |
$64,167,071 |
| 10 |
The Time Traveler's Wife
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$63,044,090 |
8,780,514 |
$63,044,091 |
| 11 |
Where the Wild Things Are
|
Adventure
|
|
$62,650,379 |
8,725,680 |
$62,650,382 |
| 12 |
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
|
Romantic Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$55,250,026 |
7,694,990 |
$55,250,028 |
| 13 |
My Sister's Keeper
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$49,200,230 |
6,852,400 |
$49,200,232 |
| 14 |
Orphan
|
Drama
|
R
|
$41,596,251 |
5,793,350 |
$41,596,253 |
| 15 |
The Informant
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$32,737,219 |
4,559,501 |
$32,737,217 |
| 16 |
Observe and Report
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$24,007,324 |
3,343,638 |
$24,007,321 |
| 17 |
Shorts
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$20,458,304 |
2,849,346 |
$20,458,304 |
| 18 |
Under the Sea 3-D
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$18,359,551 |
2,557,041 |
$18,359,554 |
| 19 |
Yes Man
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$18,183,588 |
2,532,533 |
$18,183,587 |
| 20 |
The Invention of Lying
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$17,589,249 |
2,449,756 |
$17,589,248 |
| 21 |
Inkheart
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$17,303,424 |
2,409,948 |
$17,303,427 |
| 22 |
Whiteout
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
|
$10,188,708 |
1,419,040 |
$10,188,707 |
| 23 |
Deep Sea 3-D
|
Documentary
|
G
|
$5,311,052 |
739,701 |
$5,311,053 |
| 24 |
Blade Runner
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$3,016,759 |
420,161 |
$3,016,756 |
| 25 |
The Dark Knight
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$2,343,780 |
326,432 |
$2,343,782 |
| 26 |
Four Christmases
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$1,956,206 |
272,452 |
$1,956,205 |
| 27 |
Chandni Chowk to China
|
Musical
|
PG-13
|
$921,738 |
128,376 |
$921,740 |
| 28 |
Appaloosa
|
Western
|
R
|
$130,820 |
18,220 |
$130,820 |
| 29 |
Body of Lies
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$79,281 |
11,042 |
$79,282 |
| 30 |
Nights in Rodanthe
|
Drama
|
PG-13
|
$48,278 |
6,724 |
$48,278 |
| 31 |
The Polar Express
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$3,189 |
444 |
$3,188 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $1,683,212,362 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 234,430,693 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $1,683,212,376 |
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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