Box Office Performance for Universal in 2009
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Genre | MPAA Rating | 2009 Gross | Tickets Sold |
| 1 |
Fast & Furious |
4/3/2009 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$155,064,265 |
20,675,235 |
| 2 |
Couples Retreat |
10/9/2009 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$108,511,760 |
14,468,235 |
| 3 |
Public Enemies |
7/1/2009 |
Drama |
R |
$97,104,620 |
12,947,283 |
| 4 |
Brüno |
7/10/2009 |
Comedy |
R |
$60,054,530 |
8,007,271 |
| 5 |
It's Complicated |
12/25/2009 |
Romantic Comedy |
R |
$59,178,840 |
7,890,512 |
| 6 |
Funny People |
7/31/2009 |
Comedy |
R |
$51,855,045 |
6,914,006 |
| 7 |
Land of the Lost |
6/5/2009 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$49,438,370 |
6,591,783 |
| 8 |
The Unborn |
1/9/2009 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$42,670,410 |
5,689,388 |
| 9 |
Drag Me To Hell |
5/29/2009 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$42,100,625 |
5,613,417 |
| 10 |
Duplicity |
3/20/2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$40,572,825 |
5,409,710 |
| 11 |
State of Play |
4/17/2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$37,017,955 |
4,935,727 |
| 12 |
The Last House on the Left |
3/13/2009 |
Horror |
R |
$32,752,215 |
4,366,962 |
| 13 |
The Fourth Kind |
11/6/2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$25,464,480 |
3,395,264 |
| 14 |
Fighting |
4/24/2009 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$23,091,010 |
3,078,801 |
| 15 |
Love Happens |
9/18/2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$22,965,110 |
3,062,015 |
| 16 |
A Perfect Getaway |
8/7/2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$15,515,460 |
2,068,728 |
| 17 |
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant |
10/23/2009 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$14,046,595 |
1,872,879 |
| 18 |
Frost/Nixon |
12/5/2008 |
Drama |
R |
$12,330,855 |
1,644,114 |
| 19 |
The Tale of Despereaux |
12/19/2008 |
Adventure |
G |
$7,215,370 |
962,049 |
| 20 |
Role Models |
11/7/2008 |
Comedy |
R |
$590,530 |
78,737 |
| 21 |
Changeling |
10/24/2008 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$32,475 |
4,330 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $897,573,345 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 119,676,446 |
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.
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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