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Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2009

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RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
2009 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Blind Side Nov 20, 2009 Drama PG-13 $208,476,067 27,796,809
2 Public Enemies Jul 1, 2009 Drama R $97,104,620 12,947,282
3 Notorious Jan 16, 2009 Drama R $36,843,682 4,912,491
4 Marley & Me Dec 25, 2008 Comedy PG $36,489,705 4,865,294
5 The Informant! Sep 18, 2009 Comedy R $33,316,821 4,442,243
6 The Soloist Apr 24, 2009 Drama PG-13 $31,853,584 4,247,145
7 Invictus Dec 11, 2009 Drama PG-13 $30,586,445 4,078,193
8 The Fourth Kind Nov 6, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $26,218,170 3,495,756
9 Valkyrie Dec 25, 2008 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $22,373,908 2,983,188
10 Milk Nov 26, 2008 Drama R $14,683,305 1,957,774
11 Amelia Oct 23, 2009 Drama PG $14,224,141 1,896,552
12 Frost/Nixon Dec 5, 2008 Drama R $12,330,855 1,644,114
13 An Education Oct 9, 2009 Drama PG-13 $7,883,524 1,051,136
14 Taking Woodstock Aug 28, 2009 Comedy R $7,460,204 994,693
15 Coco avant Chanel Sep 25, 2009 Drama PG-13 $5,997,682 799,690
16 Bright Star Sep 17, 2009 Drama PG $4,444,637 592,618
17 Entre les murs Jan 30, 2009 Drama Not Rated $3,766,810 502,241
18 The Young Victoria Dec 18, 2009 Drama PG $2,456,337 327,511
19 Che, Part 1: The Argentine Dec 12, 2008 Drama R $1,584,051 211,206
20 Polytechnique Feb 6, 2009 Drama Not Rated $1,418,304 189,107
21 Seraphine Jun 5, 2009 Drama Not Rated $857,997 114,399
22 The Boys are Back Sep 25, 2009 Drama PG-13 $809,752 107,966
23 The Stoning of Soraya M. Jun 26, 2009 Drama R $655,871 87,449
24 Red Cliff Nov 20, 2009 Action R $526,841 70,245
25 Little Ashes May 8, 2009 Drama R $481,586 64,211
26 Der Baader Meinhof Komplex Aug 21, 2009 Action R $476,270 63,502
27 The Damned United Oct 9, 2009 Drama R $438,836 58,511
28 Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin Jul 17, 2009 Drama Not Rated $294,014 39,201
29 Il Divo Apr 24, 2009 Drama Not Rated $240,159 32,021
30 Hunger Dec 5, 2008 Drama Not Rated $150,523 20,069
31 Bronson Oct 9, 2009 Drama R $104,979 13,997
32 Plus tard Oct 31, 2008 Drama Not Rated $60,855 8,114
33 L'Enfant sauvage Sep 9, 1970 Drama G $34,208 4,561
34 The Edge of Love Mar 13, 2009 Drama R $33,260 4,434
35 Lola Montès Oct 10, 2008 Drama Not Rated $29,532 3,937
36 Hope & Redemption: The Lena… Mar 13, 2009 Drama PG-13 $18,215 2,428
37 Passchendaele Oct 24, 2008 Drama Not Rated $17,172 2,289
38 Cadillac Records Dec 5, 2008 Drama R $3,783 504
Total Gross of All Movies$604,746,705
Total Tickets Sold80,632,881

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.