2009 Weekly Box Office Records

This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for 2009.

Rank	Date	Movie	Weekly Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	Nov 20, 2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	$188,077,665	4,024	$46,739	$188,077,665	7
2	Jun 26, 2009	Transformers: Revenge of the …	$159,924,060	4,234	$37,771	$251,035,008	9
3	Dec 25, 2009	Avatar	$146,530,159	3,456	$42,399	$283,624,210	14
4	Dec 18, 2009	Avatar	$137,094,051	3,452	$39,714	$137,094,051	7
5	Jul 17, 2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blo…	$111,647,004	4,325	$25,814	$191,833,631	9
6	May 8, 2009	Star Trek	$104,610,837	3,849	$27,179	$104,610,837	7
7	May 1, 2009	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	$102,624,147	4,099	$25,036	$102,624,147	7
8	Dec 25, 2009	Sherlock Holmes	$102,102,956	3,626	$28,159	$102,102,956	7
9	Dec 25, 2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The …	$94,013,649	3,700	$25,409	$120,727,282	9
10	May 29, 2009	Up	$93,072,435	3,766	$24,714	$93,072,435	7
11	Apr 3, 2009	Fast & Furious	$89,259,190	3,461	$25,790	$89,259,190	7
12	Jun 19, 2009	Transformers: Revenge of the …	$89,245,788	4,234	$21,078	$89,245,788	2
13	Nov 13, 2009	2012	$81,721,057	3,404	$24,007	$81,721,057	7
14	Jul 10, 2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blo…	$80,186,627	4,275	$18,757	$80,186,627	2
15	May 22, 2009	Night at the Museum: Battle o…	$79,796,400	4,096	$19,482	$79,796,400	7
16	Aug 7, 2009	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	$76,253,188	4,007	$19,030	$76,253,188	7
17	Mar 27, 2009	Monsters vs. Aliens	$72,190,222	4,104	$17,590	$72,190,222	7
18	Jun 5, 2009	The Hangover	$71,974,102	3,269	$22,017	$71,974,102	7
19	Mar 6, 2009	Watchmen	$67,934,692	3,611	$18,813	$67,934,692	7
20	Jul 3, 2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$67,030,210	4,099	$16,353	$92,072,696	9
21	Jul 3, 2009	Transformers: Revenge of the …	$63,972,917	4,234	$15,109	$315,007,925	16
22	Jun 5, 2009	Up	$63,591,274	3,818	$16,656	$156,663,709	14
23	May 22, 2009	Terminator Salvation	$61,144,068	3,530	$17,321	$74,516,559	8
24	Nov 20, 2009	The Blind Side	$60,127,477	3,110	$19,334	$60,127,477	7
25	May 15, 2009	Angels & Demons	$60,110,626	3,527	$17,043	$60,110,626	7
26	May 15, 2009	Star Trek	$57,023,182	3,860	$14,773	$161,634,019	14
27	Aug 14, 2009	District 9	$54,590,771	3,049	$17,904	$54,590,771	7
28	Jun 12, 2009	The Hangover	$54,089,440	3,355	$16,122	$126,063,542	14
29	Aug 21, 2009	Inglourious Basterds	$53,703,427	3,165	$16,968	$53,719,188	7
30	Nov 27, 2009	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	$51,857,759	4,042	$12,830	$239,935,424	14
31	Jun 19, 2009	The Proposal	$50,583,930	3,056	$16,552	$50,583,930	7
32	Jul 24, 2009	G-Force	$49,403,423	3,697	$13,363	$49,403,423	7
33	Nov 27, 2009	The Blind Side	$48,696,901	3,140	$15,509	$108,824,378	14
34	Feb 20, 2009	Madea Goes To Jail	$48,349,622	2,032	$23,794	$48,349,622	7
35	Feb 13, 2009	Friday the 13th	$47,177,191	3,105	$15,194	$47,177,191	7
36	Apr 3, 2009	Monsters vs. Aliens	$46,201,324	4,109	$11,244	$118,391,546	14
37	Jun 12, 2009	Up	$46,112,546	3,886	$11,866	$202,776,255	21
38	Jul 24, 2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blo…	$45,929,229	4,325	$10,619	$237,762,860	16
39	Oct 9, 2009	Couples Retreat	$45,390,345	3,000	$15,130	$45,390,345	7
40	Apr 10, 2009	Hannah Montana: The Movie	$43,467,822	3,118	$13,941	$43,467,822	7
41	Jan 16, 2009	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	$43,300,198	3,144	$13,772	$43,300,198	7
42	Jul 10, 2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$42,231,885	4,102	$10,295	$134,304,581	16
43	Jul 24, 2009	The Ugly Truth	$41,481,408	2,882	$14,393	$41,481,408	7
44	Jul 10, 2009	Brüno	$41,215,090	2,756	$14,955	$41,215,090	7
45	Nov 6, 2009	Disney’s A Christmas Carol	$40,963,844	3,683	$11,122	$40,963,844	7
46	Dec 25, 2009	It’s Complicated	$40,375,875	2,887	$13,985	$40,375,875	7
47	Jun 19, 2009	The Hangover	$39,968,559	3,545	$11,275	$166,032,101	21
48	Jan 9, 2009	Gran Torino	$39,957,281	2,808	$14,230	$50,997,411	35
49	Oct 16, 2009	Where the Wild Things Are	$39,539,575	3,735	$10,586	$39,539,575	7
50	Nov 20, 2009	2012	$39,078,641	3,408	$11,467	$120,799,698	14
51	Jul 3, 2009	Public Enemies	$37,557,465	3,334	$11,265	$52,426,870	9
52	Feb 6, 2009	He’s Just Not That Into You	$35,468,468	3,175	$11,171	$35,468,468	7
53	Sep 18, 2009	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatb…	$35,435,752	3,119	$11,361	$35,435,752	7
54	Apr 10, 2009	Fast & Furious	$35,171,890	3,472	$10,130	$124,431,080	14
55	Aug 28, 2009	The Final Destination	$35,139,997	3,121	$11,259	$35,139,997	7
56	Jul 10, 2009	Transformers: Revenge of the …	$35,108,711	4,293	$8,178	$350,116,636	23
57	May 22, 2009	Star Trek	$35,066,138	4,053	$8,652	$196,700,157	21
58	Apr 24, 2009	Obsessed	$34,802,334	2,541	$13,696	$34,802,334	7
59	Jun 19, 2009	Up	$34,396,562	3,545	$9,703	$237,172,817	28
60	May 8, 2009	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	$33,666,597	4,099	$8,213	$136,290,744	14
61	May 22, 2009	Angels & Demons	$33,449,473	3,527	$9,484	$93,560,099	14
62	Jan 30, 2009	Taken	$33,063,598	3,183	$10,388	$33,063,598	7
63	May 29, 2009	Night at the Museum: Battle o…	$32,894,800	4,101	$8,021	$112,691,200	14
64	Oct 2, 2009	Zombieland	$32,801,081	3,036	$10,804	$32,801,081	7
65	Oct 30, 2009	Michael Jackson’s This Is It	$32,646,810	3,481	$9,379	$43,855,342	9
66	Jul 31, 2009	Funny People	$32,551,320	3,007	$10,825	$32,551,320	7
67	Jun 12, 2009	The Taking of Pelham 123	$32,032,325	3,074	$10,420	$32,032,325	7
68	Aug 14, 2009	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	$31,777,759	4,007	$7,931	$108,030,947	14
69	Mar 13, 2009	Race to Witch Mountain	$31,710,552	3,187	$9,950	$31,710,552	7
70	Mar 20, 2009	Knowing	$31,515,012	3,332	$9,458	$31,515,012	7
71	Apr 10, 2009	Monsters vs. Aliens	$31,431,686	4,136	$7,600	$149,823,232	21
72	Aug 7, 2009	Julie & Julia	$31,284,468	2,354	$13,290	$31,284,468	7
73	Jun 26, 2009	The Proposal	$30,893,699	3,058	$10,103	$81,477,629	14
74	Jan 16, 2009	Gran Torino	$30,578,102	2,972	$10,289	$81,575,513	42
75	Sep 25, 2009	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatb…	$30,256,529	3,119	$9,701	$65,692,281	14
76	Jan 2, 2009	Marley & Me	$29,959,888	3,505	$8,548	$112,360,171	15
77	Dec 11, 2009	The Princess and the Frog	$29,651,902	3,434	$8,635	$32,531,772	23
78	Jul 17, 2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$28,786,090	3,817	$7,542	$163,090,671	23
79	Apr 17, 2009	17 Again	$28,304,838	3,255	$8,696	$28,304,838	7
80	Sep 11, 2009	I Can Do Bad All By Myself	$27,872,109	2,255	$12,360	$27,872,109	7
81	Oct 23, 2009	Paranormal Activity	$27,763,527	1,945	$14,274	$68,240,045	35
82	Jun 26, 2009	The Hangover	$27,737,719	3,525	$7,869	$193,769,820	28
83	Mar 27, 2009	The Haunting in Connecticut	$27,689,633	2,732	$10,135	$27,689,633	7
84	Jan 16, 2009	My Bloody Valentine	$27,674,736	2,534	$10,921	$27,674,736	7
85	Oct 16, 2009	Law Abiding Citizen	$27,604,815	2,890	$9,552	$27,604,815	7
86	Aug 14, 2009	The Time Traveler’s Wife	$27,423,249	2,988	$9,178	$27,423,249	7
87	Jul 31, 2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blo…	$27,157,424	4,393	$6,182	$264,920,284	23
88	Oct 16, 2009	Paranormal Activity	$26,922,425	763	$35,285	$40,476,518	28
89	Jul 31, 2009	G-Force	$26,909,059	3,697	$7,279	$76,312,482	14
90	Dec 18, 2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The …	$26,713,633	3,656	$7,307	$26,713,633	2
91	Nov 13, 2009	Disney’s A Christmas Carol	$26,597,134	3,683	$7,222	$67,560,978	14
92	Jun 19, 2009	Year One	$26,507,116	3,022	$8,771	$26,507,116	7
93	Aug 28, 2009	Inglourious Basterds	$26,476,419	3,165	$8,365	$80,195,607	14
94	Jan 16, 2009	Notorious	$26,094,846	1,638	$15,931	$26,094,846	7
95	Jan 23, 2009	Paul Blart: Mall Cop	$26,074,706	3,144	$8,293	$69,374,904	14
96	Feb 13, 2009	He’s Just Not That Into You	$26,074,208	3,175	$8,212	$61,542,676	14
97	Dec 4, 2009	The Blind Side	$25,937,161	3,326	$7,798	$134,761,539	21
98	Jan 9, 2009	Bride Wars	$25,827,125	3,226	$8,006	$25,827,125	7
99	Jun 5, 2009	Land of the Lost	$25,826,520	3,521	$7,335	$25,826,520	7
100	Feb 6, 2009	Taken	$25,611,154	3,184	$8,044	$58,674,752	14