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Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2009

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2009 GrossTickets Sold
1 Harry Potter and the Half-B… Jul 15, 2009 Adventure PG $301,959,197 40,261,226
2 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Nov 20, 2009 Drama PG-13 $287,954,655 38,393,954
3 Night at the Museum: Battle… May 22, 2009 Adventure PG $177,243,721 23,632,496
4 Disney’s A Christmas Carol Nov 6, 2009 Drama PG $137,443,917 18,325,856
5 Paranormal Activity Sep 25, 2009 Horror R $107,854,596 14,380,613
6 Where the Wild Things Are Oct 16, 2009 Adventure PG $76,566,491 10,208,865
7 Friday the 13th Feb 13, 2009 Horror R $65,002,019 8,666,936
8 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past May 1, 2009 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $55,250,026 7,366,670
9 Land of the Lost Jun 5, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $49,438,370 6,591,782
10 Underworld 3: Rise of the L… Jan 23, 2009 Action R $45,802,315 6,106,975
11 The Unborn Jan 9, 2009 Horror PG-13 $42,670,410 5,689,388
12 Halloween 2 Aug 28, 2009 Horror R $33,392,973 4,452,396
13 9 Sep 9, 2009 Adventure PG-13 $31,749,894 4,233,319
14 Bedtime Stories Dec 25, 2008 Adventure PG $24,562,807 3,275,041
15 The Invention of Lying Oct 2, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $18,451,251 2,460,167
16 Inkheart Jan 23, 2009 Adventure PG $17,303,424 2,307,123
17 Jennifer's Body Sep 18, 2009 Horror R $16,204,793 2,160,639
18 Twilight Nov 21, 2008 Drama PG-13 $15,847,004 2,112,933
19 Cirque du Freak: The Vampir… Oct 23, 2009 Action PG-13 $14,046,595 1,872,879
20 Dragonball Evolution Apr 10, 2009 Adventure PG $9,362,785 1,248,371
21 Babine Nov 28, 2008 Adventure Not Rated $1,570,226 209,363
22 The Wizard of Oz Sep 23, 2009 Musical PG-13 $1,140,000 152,000
23 The Imaginarium of Doctor P… Dec 25, 2009 Adventure PG-13 $1,029,821 137,309
24 Cold Souls Aug 7, 2009 Drama PG-13 $905,209 120,694
25 Beverly Hills Chihuahua Oct 3, 2008 Adventure PG $735,449 98,060
26 Låt den rätte komma in Oct 24, 2008 Horror R $638,173 85,089
27 The Nightmare Before Christmas Oct 13, 1993 Musical PG $406,085 54,145
28 Antichrist Oct 23, 2009 Drama Not Rated $404,122 53,882
29 Transylmania Dec 4, 2009 Black Comedy R $397,641 53,018
30 Thirst Jul 31, 2009 Horror R $318,574 42,476
31 Blood: The Last Vampire Jul 10, 2009 Action R $256,682 34,224
32 Dai-Nipponjin May 15, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $40,796 5,439
33 One Peace at a Time Dec 4, 2009 Documentary Not Rated $11,698 1,559
34 Santa vs. The Snowman Nov 6, 2002 Adventure Not Rated $10,708 1,427
35 City of Ember Oct 10, 2008 Adventure PG $10,695 1,426
36 Grace Aug 14, 2009 Horror R $8,297 1,106
37 I Sell the Dead Aug 7, 2009 Horror Not Rated $7,066 942
38 Otto; Or, Up with Dead People Nov 7, 2008 Drama Not Rated $3,562 474
39 Teeth Jan 18, 2008 Comedy R $886 118
Total Gross of All Movies$1,536,002,933
Total Tickets Sold204,800,380

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.

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