Market Charts > 2009 > Genres > Horror
Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 2009
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Theatrical
Distributor | MPAA
Rating | 2009 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Paranormal Activity |
Sep 25, 2009 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$107,854,596 |
14,380,613 |
| 2 |
The Final Destination |
Aug 28, 2009 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$66,477,700 |
8,863,693 |
| 3 |
Friday the 13th |
Feb 13, 2009 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$65,002,019 |
8,666,936 |
| 4 |
The Haunting in Connecticut |
Mar 27, 2009 |
Lionsgate |
PG-13 |
$55,389,516 |
7,385,269 |
| 5 |
My Bloody Valentine |
Jan 16, 2009 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$51,545,952 |
6,872,793 |
| 6 |
The Unborn |
Jan 9, 2009 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$42,670,410 |
5,689,388 |
| 7 |
Drag Me To Hell |
May 29, 2009 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$42,100,625 |
5,613,416 |
| 8 |
Halloween 2 |
Aug 28, 2009 |
Weinstein/Dimension |
R |
$33,392,973 |
4,452,396 |
| 9 |
The Last House on the Left |
Mar 13, 2009 |
Universal |
R |
$32,752,215 |
4,366,962 |
| 10 |
The Uninvited |
Jan 30, 2009 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG-13 |
$28,596,818 |
3,812,909 |
| 11 |
Saw VI |
Oct 23, 2009 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$27,693,292 |
3,692,439 |
| 12 |
Jennifer's Body |
Sep 18, 2009 |
20th Century Fox |
R |
$16,204,793 |
2,160,639 |
| 13 |
Sorority Row |
Sep 11, 2009 |
Summit Entertainment |
R |
$11,965,282 |
1,595,370 |
| 14 |
Pandorum |
Sep 25, 2009 |
Overture Films |
R |
$10,330,853 |
1,377,447 |
| 15 |
The Collector |
Jul 31, 2009 |
Freestyle Releasing |
R |
$7,712,114 |
1,028,281 |
| 16 |
Låt den rätte komma in |
Oct 24, 2008 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$638,173 |
85,089 |
| 17 |
Thirst |
Jul 31, 2009 |
Focus Features |
R |
$318,574 |
42,476 |
| 18 |
The House of the Devil |
Oct 30, 2009 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$101,215 |
13,495 |
| 19 |
After Dark's Horrorfest III |
Jan 9, 2009 |
After Dark |
Not Rated |
$66,456 |
8,860 |
| 20 |
Yaavarum Nalam |
Mar 6, 2009 |
Big Pictures |
Not Rated |
$36,594 |
4,879 |
| 21 |
Grace |
Aug 14, 2009 |
Anchor Bay Entert… |
R |
$8,297 |
1,106 |
| 22 |
Shadowland |
Jul 24, 2009 |
|
R |
$8,221 |
1,096 |
| 23 |
I Sell the Dead |
Aug 7, 2009 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$7,066 |
942 |
| 24 |
The Death Factory Bloodletting |
May 15, 2009 |
Nocturnal Features |
Not Rated |
$4,638 |
618 |
| 25 |
Death of a Ghost Hunter |
Jun 12, 2009 |
Nocturnal Features |
Not Rated |
$4,490 |
598 |
| 26 |
Shuttle |
Mar 6, 2009 |
Truly Indie |
R |
$1,925 |
256 |
| 27 |
The Objective |
Feb 4, 2009 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$95 |
12 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $600,884,902 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 80,117,978 |
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.
