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Based on Real Life Events Movies Released in 2009
This list shows all Based on Real Life Events films released in 2009, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Based on Real Life Events Movies for 2009
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 2009 |
| January 2 |
Angry Monk: Reflections on Tibet, The |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$2,125 |
|
| |
| January 16 |
Ballerina |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$114,507 |
|
|
Notorious |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$68,073,698 |
|
| |
| January 21 |
Beyond the Epic Run |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 23 |
Made in Jamaica |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$3,149 |
|
|
Of Time and the City |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$32,677 |
|
| |
| January 26 |
Matisse/Picasso - Twin Giants of Mode… |
Documentary |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 28 |
Blessed is the Match: The Life and De… |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$18,654 |
|
| February, 2009 |
| February 4 |
Our City Dreams |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$34,972 |
|
| |
| February 6 |
Polytechnique |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,418,304 |
|
| |
| February 7 |
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 13 |
Eleven Minutes |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$7,986 |
|
|
Must Read After My Death |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Under the Sea 3D |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$47,985,587 |
|
| |
| February 25 |
Examined Life |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$120,712 |
|
| |
| February 27 |
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experi… |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$39,778,540 |
|
|
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$77,121 |
|
| March, 2009 |
| March 1 |
Mine |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$11,283 |
|
| |
| March 3 |
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey… |
Documentary |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 10 |
Crowley |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 13 |
Bronson |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,703,762 |
|
|
The Edge of Love |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,238,922 |
|
|
Throw Down Your Heart |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$115,778 |
|
| |
| March 18 |
Valentino: The Last Emperor |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$2,204,738 |
|
| |
| March 27 |
American Swing |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$30,156 |
|
|
The Cross: The Arthur Blessitt Story |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$741,557 |
|
|
Guest of Cindy Sherman |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$27,052 |
|
|
The Haunting in Connecticut |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$103,439,106 |
|
|
The Haunting in Connecticut |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$103,443,506 |
|
| April, 2009 |
| April 1 |
Demographic Bomb: Demography is Destiny |
Documentary |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 10 |
Anvil! The Story of Anvil |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$1,085,868 |
|
|
In a Dream |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$55,270 |
|
|
Winter of Frozen Dreams |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,321 |
|
| |
| April 16 |
Ip Man |
Action |
Theatrical |
$23,898,615 |
|
| |
| April 17 |
Every Little Step |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$2,769,763 |
|
|
In Search of Beethoven |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$310,555 |
|
| |
| April 21 |
Black Mold Exposure |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 22 |
Oblivion |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$9,939 |
|
| |
| April 24 |
Il Divo |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,420,093 |
|
|
The Garden |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$26,931 |
|
|
The Soloist |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$51,209,544 |
|
|
Tyson |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$967,296 |
|
| |
| April 28 |
Grace Hartigan: Shattering Boundaries |
Documentary |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
The Gray Man |
Thriller/Suspense |
Video |
$0 |
|
| May, 2009 |
| May 1 |
A Wink and a Smile |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$20,169 |
|
| |
| May 7 |
As Operações Saal |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$413 |
|
| |
| May 8 |
Little Ashes |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$481,586 |
|
|
Objectified |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$8,668 |
|
|
Outrage |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$287,198 |
|
| |
| May 9 |
Yomei Ikkagetsu no Hanayome |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$31,510,715 |
|
| |
| May 22 |
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$55,513 |
|
| |
| May 27 |
Pressure Cooker |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$44,802 |
|
| June, 2009 |
| June 5 |
Herb & Dorothy |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$194,721 |
|
|
Home |
Documentary |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Seraphine |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$957,939 |
|
| |
| June 11 |
Blast |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 12 |
Food, Inc. |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$10,946,911 |
|
|
Sex Positive |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$12,069 |
|
|
Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$172,225 |
|
| |
| June 17 |
Under Our Skin |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$98,548 |
|
| |
| June 26 |
Afghan Star |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$112,922 |
|
| |
| June 30 |
Vermeer: Master of Light |
Documentary |
Video |
$0 |
|
| July, 2009 |
| July 1 |
Les plages d'Agnès |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$249,294 |
|
| |
| July 10 |
Soul Power |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$366,033 |
|
|
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$1,134,623 |
|
| |
| July 17 |
The Way We Get By |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$106,542 |
Play |
|
The Wonder of it All |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$781,016 |
|
| |
| July 21 |
Bundy: A Legacy of Evil |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 30 |
Queen Rock Montreal |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$2,530,211 |
|
| |
| July 31 |
The Cove |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$1,516,214 |
|
|
Not Quite Hollywood |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$21,152 |
|
| August, 2009 |
| August 11 |
Moonwalking - The True Story of Micha… |
Documentary |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 14 |
American Casino |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$46,710 |
|
|
Earth Days |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$26,748 |
|
|
It Might Get Loud |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$1,610,163 |
|
| |
| August 21 |
Egypt 3D: Secrets of the Mummies |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$654,908 |
|
|
Fifty Dead Men Walking |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$997,921 |
|
|
X Games 3D: The Movie |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$1,391,434 |
|
| |
| August 28 |
The September Issue |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$7,081,682 |
|
|
We Live in Public |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$54,706 |
|
| September, 2009 |
| September 3 |
Dinosaurs Alive! |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$1,031,878 |
|
| |
| September 9 |
Crude |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$186,445 |
|
| |
| September 10 |
Walt and El Grupo |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$20,521 |
|
| |
| September 11 |
The Horse Boy |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$156,612 |
|
|
No Impact Man |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$100,028 |
|
| |
| September 17 |
Bright Star |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$17,220,091 |
|
| |
| September 23 |
Capitalism: A Love Story |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$24,250,359 |
Play |
| |
| September 25 |
Coco avant Chanel |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$50,813,834 |
|
| October, 2009 |
| October 2 |
An American Journey |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$8,868 |
|
|
Chelsea on the Rocks |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$11,799 |
|
|
Fallen Idol: The Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$14,471 |
|
|
More Than a Game |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$960,387 |
Play |
| |
| October 6 |
Il Divo-Christmas Collection |
Concert/Performance |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 7 |
The Yes Men Fix the World |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$195,037 |
|
| |
| October 9 |
Good Hair |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$4,222,942 |
|
|
Visual Acoustics |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$102,463 |
|
| |
| October 16 |
Food Beware |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$1,181 |
|
| |
| October 28 |
Michael Jackson's This Is It |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$319,636,114 |
|
| November, 2009 |
| November 3 |
Mummies: Secret of the Pharoahs |
Documentary |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 4 |
La Danse |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$2,335,632 |
|
| |
| November 6 |
Collapse |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$56,436 |
|
|
The Fourth Kind |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$60,073,390 |
Play |
| |
| November 7 |
Nanjing! Nanjing! |
Drama |
Video |
$20,122,558 |
|
| |
| November 11 |
The Good Soldier |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$6,000 |
|
| |
| November 13 |
The End of Poverty? |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$57,324 |
|
|
Oh My God |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$38,245 |
|
|
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Univ… |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$57,769 |
|
| |
| November 20 |
Red Cliff |
Action |
Theatrical |
$119,627,047 |
|
|
Until the Light Takes Us |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$130,441 |
|
| |
| November 27 |
Christmas with Walt Disney |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| December, 2009 |
| December 4 |
One Peace at a Time |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$11,698 |
|
| |
| December 11 |
Larger than Life 3D: The Dave Matthew… |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$246,042 |
|
| |
| December 18 |
The Young Victoria |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$40,446,824 |
|
| |
| December 29 |
Facing Ali |
Documentary |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
The Anatomy of Hate |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Buen día, día |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Chi Bi Juezhan Tianxia |
Action |
Unknown |
$30,500,000 |
|
|
Conquistadora |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Jiàn gúo dà yè |
Drama |
Unknown |
$62,995,096 |
|
|
Laughology |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Leningrad |
Action |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
LoveTalk |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Nel giardino dei suoni |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: Th… |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
OceanWorld 3D |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Pecados de mi padre |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$46,011 |
|
|
Play On, John: A Life in Music |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Prove per una tragedia siciliana |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Starsuckers |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$14,812 |
|
|
Streets of Flamenco |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Tibet in Song |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Vivaldi |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Voice of Jerusalem |
Documentary |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
