Box Office Performance for Warner Bros. in 2009
| Rank | Movie | Release Date | Genre | MPAA Rating | 2009 Gross | Tickets Sold |
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
7/15/2009 |
Adventure |
PG |
$301,959,197 |
40,261,226 |
| 2 |
The Hangover |
6/5/2009 |
Comedy |
R |
$277,322,503 |
36,976,334 |
| 3 |
The Blind Side |
11/20/2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$208,476,067 |
27,796,809 |
| 4 |
Sherlock Holmes |
12/25/2009 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$138,715,437 |
18,495,392 |
| 5 |
Gran Torino |
1/9/2009 |
Drama |
R |
$138,274,748 |
18,436,633 |
| 6 |
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins |
5/21/2009 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$125,322,469 |
16,709,663 |
| 7 |
Warchmen |
3/6/2009 |
Action |
R |
$107,509,799 |
14,334,640 |
| 8 |
He's Just Not That Into You |
2/6/2009 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$93,953,653 |
12,527,154 |
| 9 |
Where the Wild Things Are |
10/16/2009 |
Adventure |
PG |
$76,566,491 |
10,208,865 |
| 10 |
The Final Destination |
8/28/2009 |
Horror |
R |
$66,477,700 |
8,863,693 |
| 11 |
Friday the 13th |
2/13/2009 |
Horror |
R |
$65,002,019 |
8,666,936 |
| 12 |
17 Again |
4/17/2009 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$64,167,069 |
8,555,609 |
| 13 |
The Time Traveler's Wife |
8/14/2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$63,414,846 |
8,455,313 |
| 14 |
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past |
5/1/2009 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$55,250,026 |
7,366,670 |
| 15 |
My Sister's Keeper |
6/26/2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$49,200,230 |
6,560,031 |
| 16 |
Orphan |
7/24/2009 |
Drama |
R |
$41,596,251 |
5,546,167 |
| 17 |
Ninja Assassin |
11/25/2009 |
Action |
R |
$37,492,774 |
4,999,037 |
| 18 |
The Informant |
9/18/2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$33,316,821 |
4,442,243 |
| 19 |
Invictus |
12/11/2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$30,586,445 |
4,078,193 |
| 20 |
Observe and Report |
4/10/2009 |
Comedy |
R |
$24,007,324 |
3,200,977 |
| 21 |
Shorts |
8/21/2009 |
Adventure |
PG |
$20,919,166 |
2,789,222 |
| 22 |
Under the Sea 3D |
2/13/2009 |
Documentary |
G |
$19,416,024 |
2,588,803 |
| 23 |
The Invention of Lying |
10/2/2009 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$18,451,251 |
2,460,167 |
| 24 |
Yes Man |
12/19/2008 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$18,183,588 |
2,424,478 |
| 25 |
Inkheart |
1/23/2009 |
Adventure |
PG |
$17,303,424 |
2,307,123 |
| 26 |
The Box |
11/6/2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$15,045,676 |
2,006,090 |
| 27 |
Whiteout |
9/11/2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$10,275,638 |
1,370,085 |
| 28 |
Deep Sea 3-D |
3/3/2006 |
Documentary |
G |
$5,275,270 |
703,369 |
| 29 |
Blade Runner |
6/25/1982 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$3,016,759 |
402,235 |
| 30 |
The Dark Knight |
7/18/2008 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$2,343,780 |
312,504 |
| 31 |
Four Christmases |
11/26/2008 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$1,956,206 |
260,827 |
| 32 |
Chandni Chowk to China |
1/16/2009 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$921,738 |
122,898 |
| 33 |
The Polar Express |
11/24/2011 |
Adventure |
G |
$517,658 |
69,021 |
| 34 |
Appaloosa |
9/19/2008 |
Western |
R |
$130,820 |
17,443 |
| 35 |
Body of Lies |
10/10/2008 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$79,281 |
10,571 |
| 36 |
Nights in Rodanthe |
9/26/2008 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$48,278 |
6,437 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $2,132,496,426 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 284,332,858 |
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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