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Box Office Performance for Science Fiction Movies in 2009

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2009 GrossTickets Sold
1 Transformers: Revenge of th… Jun 24, 2009 Action PG-13 $402,111,870 53,614,916
2 Avatar Dec 18, 2009 Action PG-13 $352,114,898 46,948,653
3 Star Trek May 8, 2009 Adventure PG-13 $257,730,019 34,364,003
4 2012 Nov 13, 2009 Action PG-13 $163,442,129 21,792,284
5 Terminator Salvation May 21, 2009 Action PG-13 $125,322,469 16,709,663
6 District 9 Aug 14, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $115,646,235 15,419,498
7 Race to Witch Mountain Mar 13, 2009 Adventure PG $67,172,594 8,956,346
8 The Time Traveler’s Wife Aug 14, 2009 Drama PG-13 $63,414,846 8,455,313
9 Planet 51 Nov 20, 2009 Adventure PG $39,570,569 5,276,075
10 Surrogates Sep 25, 2009 Action PG-13 $38,577,772 5,143,703
11 Push Feb 6, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $31,811,527 4,241,536
12 Aliens in the Attic Jul 31, 2009 Comedy PG $25,200,412 3,360,055
13 Gamer Sep 4, 2009 Action R $20,534,907 2,737,988
14 The Box Nov 6, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $15,045,676 2,006,090
15 Pandorum Sep 25, 2009 Horror R $10,330,853 1,377,447
16 The Road Nov 25, 2009 Drama R $6,858,313 914,441
17 Moon Jun 12, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $5,010,163 668,021
18 The Day the Earth Stood Still Dec 12, 2008 Adventure PG-13 $4,942,722 659,030
19 Battle for Terra May 1, 2009 Adventure PG $1,647,083 219,611
20 Echelon Conspiracy Feb 27, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $796,716 106,228
21 Outlander Jan 23, 2009 Action R $166,003 22,133
22 Carriers Sep 4, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $120,866 16,115
23 Evangerion shin gekijôban: Jo Jul 3, 2009 Adventure PG-13 $107,797 14,372
24 Alien Trespass Apr 3, 2009 Comedy PG $104,526 13,936
25 Sleep Dealer Apr 17, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $80,136 10,684
26 Død snø Jun 19, 2009 Black Comedy Not Rated $46,742 6,232
27 Yaavarum Nalam Mar 6, 2009 Horror Not Rated $36,594 4,879
28 Los Cronocrímenes Dec 12, 2008 Thriller/Suspense R $16,633 2,217
29 Mutant Chronicles Apr 24, 2009 Action R $6,820 909
30 WALL-E Jun 27, 2008 Adventure G $1,275 170
Total Gross of All Movies$1,747,969,165
Total Tickets Sold233,062,548

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.