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Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2009

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2009 GrossTickets Sold
1 Sherlock Holmes Dec 25, 2009 Adventure PG-13 $138,715,437 18,495,392
2 Inglourious Basterds Aug 21, 2009 Action R $120,774,594 16,103,279
3 The Curious Case of Benjami… Dec 25, 2008 Drama PG-13 $48,212,240 6,428,299
4 Precious (Based on the Nove… Nov 6, 2009 Drama R $43,760,123 5,834,683
5 Year One Jun 19, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $43,337,279 5,778,303
6 Defiance Jan 16, 2009 Drama R $28,444,199 3,792,560
7 Brothers Dec 4, 2009 Drama R $27,414,913 3,655,321
8 Revolutionary Road Dec 26, 2008 Drama R $21,575,591 2,876,745
9 Adventureland Apr 3, 2009 Black Comedy R $16,044,025 2,139,203
10 Doubt Dec 12, 2008 Drama PG-13 $14,740,989 1,965,465
11 Nine Dec 25, 2009 Musical PG-13 $13,745,976 1,832,796
12 A Serious Man Oct 2, 2009 Comedy R $9,190,525 1,225,403
13 The Boat That Rocked Nov 13, 2009 Comedy R $7,994,115 1,065,882
14 Australia Nov 26, 2008 Drama PG-13 $2,867,289 382,305
15 Chéri Jun 26, 2009 Drama R $2,715,657 362,087
16 Easy Virtue May 22, 2009 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $2,656,784 354,237
17 My One and Only Aug 21, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $2,556,558 340,874
18 A Single Man Dec 11, 2009 Drama R $1,731,649 230,886
19 The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry Sep 18, 2009 Drama PG $1,167,623 155,683
20 Me and Orson Welles Nov 25, 2009 Drama PG-13 $942,276 125,636
21 Fanboys Feb 6, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $687,609 91,681
22 American Violet Apr 17, 2009 Drama PG-13 $554,434 73,924
23 The Informers Apr 24, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $315,000 42,000
24 The Secret Life of Bees Oct 17, 2008 Drama PG-13 $255,175 34,023
25 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Nov 7, 2008 Drama PG-13 $192,019 25,602
26 Flammen og Citronen Jul 31, 2009 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $148,089 19,745
27 Appaloosa Sep 19, 2008 Western R $130,820 17,443
28 Amarcord Sep 19, 1974 Comedy R $128,051 17,073
29 Katyn Feb 18, 2009 Drama Not Rated $118,095 15,746
30 The Little Traitor Oct 16, 2009 Drama Not Rated $88,453 11,793
31 Das Weisse Band: Eine deuts… Dec 30, 2009 Drama R $85,690 11,425
32 Rashomon May 29, 2009 Drama Not Rated $69,167 9,222
33 Un secret Sep 10, 2008 Drama Not Rated $45,507 6,067
34 The Legend of God's Gun Jul 18, 2008 Western Not Rated $39,086 5,211
35 The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Dec 30, 2009 Drama PG-13 $29,750 3,966
36 An American Affair Feb 27, 2009 Drama Not Rated $28,044 3,739
37 Léon Morin, prêtre Apr 17, 2009 Drama Not Rated $27,567 3,675
38 Death in Love Jul 17, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $23,412 3,121
39 Severed Ways: The Norse Dis… Mar 13, 2009 Adventure Not Rated $18,728 2,497
40 Good Dec 31, 2008 Drama R $17,980 2,397
41 Local Color Jul 3, 2009 Drama R $17,151 2,286
42 The Education of Charlie Banks Nov 7, 2007 Drama R $15,078 2,010
43 Ischeznuvshaya Imperiya Jul 10, 2009 Drama Not Rated $10,289 1,371
44 Endgame Nov 6, 2009 Drama PG-13 $8,238 1,098
45 Waiting for Dublin Mar 13, 2009 Romantic Comedy Not Rated $5,925 790
46 Sixty Six Aug 1, 2008 Comedy PG-13 $1,088 145
47 Kings of the Evening Jan 1, 2010 Drama PG $802 106
Total Gross of All Movies$551,649,089
Total Tickets Sold73,553,195

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).

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