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Monday, November 9, 2009

Box Office Performance for Warner Bros. Movies in 2009

RankMovieGenreMPAA2009 GrossTickets SoldInflation-
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 Sold234,430,693
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.