Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2009

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Theatrical Distributor	MPAA Rating	2009 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	6/24/2009	Paramount Pictures	PG-13	$402,111,870	53,614,916
2	Avatar	12/18/2009	20th Century Fox	PG-13	$352,114,898	46,948,653
3	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	5/1/2009	20th Century Fox	PG-13	$179,883,157	23,984,421
4	2012	11/13/2009	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$163,442,129	21,792,284
5	Fast & Furious	4/3/2009	Universal	PG-13	$155,064,265	20,675,235
6	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	8/7/2009	Paramount Pictures	PG-13	$150,201,498	20,026,866
7	Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins	5/21/2009	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$125,322,469	16,709,663
8	Inglourious Basterds	8/20/2009	Weinstein Co.	R	$120,774,594	16,103,279
9	Watchmen	3/6/2009	Warner Bros.	R	$107,509,799	14,334,640
10	The Taking of Pelham 123	6/12/2009	Sony Pictures	R	$65,452,312	8,726,975
11	Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans	1/23/2009	Sony Pictures	R	$45,802,315	6,106,975
12	Surrogates	9/25/2009	Walt Disney	PG-13	$38,577,772	5,143,703
13	Ninja Assassin	11/25/2009	Warner Bros.	R	$37,492,774	4,999,037
14	Fighting	4/24/2009	Universal	PG-13	$23,091,010	3,078,801
15	Gamer	9/4/2009	Lionsgate	R	$20,534,907	2,737,988
16	Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant	10/23/2009	Universal	PG-13	$14,046,595	1,872,879
17	12 Rounds	3/27/2009	20th Century Fox	PG-13	$12,234,694	1,631,293
18	The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day	10/30/2009	Apparition	R	$9,957,954	1,327,727
19	Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li	2/27/2009	20th Century Fox	PG-13	$9,135,036	1,218,005
20	Quantum of Solace	11/14/2008	Sony Pictures	PG-13	$2,548,014	339,735
21	The Dark Knight	7/18/2008	Warner Bros.	PG-13	$2,343,780	312,504
22	The Spirit	12/25/2008	Lionsgate	PG-13	$2,062,450	274,993
23	Red Cliff	11/20/2009	Magnolia Pictures	R	$526,841	70,245
24	Der Baader Meinhof Komplex	8/21/2009	Vitagraph Films	R	$476,270	63,503
25	Blood: The Last Vampire	7/10/2009	Samuel Goldwyn Films	R	$256,682	34,224
26	Ong-Bak 2	10/23/2009	Magnolia Pictures	R	$102,458	13,661
27	Chocolate	1/30/2009	Magnolia Pictures	R	$14,845	1,979
28	Max Payne	10/17/2008	20th Century Fox	PG-13	$12,164	1,622
29	The Mutant Chronicles	4/24/2009	Magnolia Pictures	R	$6,820	909
Total Gross of All Movies					$2,041,100,372
Total Tickets Sold						272,146,715

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.