This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2009.[1]

Number-one films

# Weekend end date Film Box office Notes Ref
1 January 4, 2009 Marley & Me $24,263,763 [2]
2 January 11, 2009 Gran Torino $29,484,388 Gran Torino reached #1 after four weekends of limited release. [3]
3 January 18, 2009 Paul Blart: Mall Cop $31,832,636 [4][5]
4 January 25, 2009 $21,623,182 [6]
5 February 1, 2009 Taken $24,717,037 [7]
6 February 8, 2009 He's Just Not That Into You $27,785,487 [8]
7 February 15, 2009 Friday the 13th $40,570,365 Friday the 13th broke Freddy vs. Jason's record ($36.4 million) for the highest debut for a slasher film. [9][10]
8 February 22, 2009 Madea Goes to Jail $41,030,947 [11]
9 March 1, 2009 $16,175,926 [12]
10 March 8, 2009 Watchmen $55,214,334 [13]
11 March 15, 2009 Race to Witch Mountain $24,402,214 [14]
12 March 22, 2009 Knowing $24,604,751 [15]
13 March 29, 2009 Monsters vs. Aliens $59,321,095 Monsters vs. Aliens broke Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over's record ($33.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film. [16]
14 April 5, 2009 Fast & Furious $70,950,500 Fast & Furious broke Anger Management's record ($42.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in April and 300's record ($70.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spring release. [17]
15 April 12, 2009 Hannah Montana: The Movie $32,324,487 [18][19]
16 April 19, 2009 17 Again $23,722,310 [20]
17 April 26, 2009 Obsessed $28,612,730 [21]
18 May 3, 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine $85,058,003 [22]
19 May 10, 2009 Star Trek $75,204,289 Star Trek broke The Simpsons Movie's record ($74 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a television show. [23]
20 May 17, 2009 Angels & Demons $46,204,168 [24]
21 May 24, 2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian $54,173,286 [25][26]
22 May 31, 2009 Up $68,108,790 Up broke Monsters vs. Aliens' record ($59.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film. [27]
23 June 7, 2009 The Hangover $44,979,319 The Hangover broke Scary Movie's record ($42.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for an original R-rated comedy. Initial estimates had Up ahead of The Hangover. [28]
24 June 14, 2009 $32,794,387 [29]
25 June 21, 2009 The Proposal $33,627,598 [30]
26 June 28, 2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $108,966,307 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's $959,000 midnight gross in IMAX broke The Dark Knight's record ($640,000) for the highest midnight gross in IMAX. Its $62 million opening day gross broke Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix's record ($44.2 million) for the highest Wednesday gross of all-time. It also broke Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban's record ($93.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in June. [31]
27 July 5, 2009 $42,320,877 Initial estimates had Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen tied with Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. In second place, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' $41.6 million broke The Devil Wears Prada's record ($27.5 million) for the highest non #1 Independence Day opening weekend. [32]
28 July 12, 2009 Brüno $30,619,130 Brüno broke Borat's record ($26 million) for the highest weekend debut for a mockumentary. [33]
29 July 19, 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince $77,835,727 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince's $22.2 million gross from midnight showings broke The Dark Knight's record ($18.5 million) for the highest midnight opening ever. [34]
30 July 26, 2009 G-Force $31,706,934 [35]
31 August 2, 2009 Funny People $22,657,780 [36]
32 August 9, 2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra $54,713,046 [37]
33 August 16, 2009 District 9 $37,354,308 [38]
34 August 23, 2009 Inglourious Basterds $38,054,676 [39]
35 August 30, 2009 The Final Destination $27,408,309 [40]
36 September 6, 2009 $12,368,882 [41][42]
37 September 13, 2009 I Can Do Bad All by Myself $23,446,785 [43]
38 September 20, 2009 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs $30,304,648 [44]
39 September 27, 2009 $25,038,803 [45]
40 October 4, 2009 Zombieland $24,733,155 [46]
41 October 11, 2009 Couples Retreat $34,286,740 [47][48]
42 October 18, 2009 Where the Wild Things Are $32,695,407 [49]
43 October 25, 2009 Paranormal Activity $21,104,070 Paranormal Activity reached #1 after four weekends of limited release. [50]
44 November 1, 2009 Michael Jackson's This Is It $23,234,394 [51]
45 November 8, 2009 A Christmas Carol $30,051,075 [52]
46 November 15, 2009 2012 $65,237,614 [53]
47 November 22, 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon $142,839,137 The Twilight Saga: New Moon's $26.3 million gross from midnight showings broke Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince's record ($22.2 million) for the highest midnight opening ever. Its opening day gross of $72.7 million broke The Dark Knight's record ($67.2 million) for the highest single-day tally of all time. It also broke Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire's records ($102.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in November and for the holiday season as well as Twilight's records ($69.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a vampire film and for a film featuring a female protagonist. It had the highest weekend debut of 2009. [54]
48 November 29, 2009 $42,870,031 [55]
49 December 6, 2009 The Blind Side $20,043,181 The Blind Side reached #1 in its third weekend of release. [56]
50 December 13, 2009 The Princess and the Frog $24,208,916 The Princess and the Frog reached #1 after two weekends of limited release. [57]
51 December 20, 2009 Avatar $77,025,481 Avatar broke The Day After Tomorrow's record ($68.7 million) for the highest opening weekend for an environmentalist film. It also broke Up's record ($68.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film and The Incredibles' record ($70.5 million) for the highest weekend debut for an original film. [58]
52 December 27, 2009 $75,617,183 Avatar broke The Dark Knight's record ($75.2 million) for the highest second weekend gross of all time. In second place, Sherlock Holmes's opening day gross of $24.6 million broke Marley & Me's record ($14.3 million) for the highest Christmas Day opening of all time as well as Meet the Fockers' record ($19.5 million) for the highest Christmas Day gross of all time. [59]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 2009 by Calendar Gross[60]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Paramount Pictures Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, and John Turturro Michael Bay $402,111,870
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Warner Bros. Pictures Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, and Julie Walters David Yates $301,959,197
3. Up Walt Disney Pictures voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, and Bob Peterson Pete Docter $287,002,967
4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon Summit Entertainment Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Rachelle Lefevre, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Anna Kendrick, Michael Sheen, and Dakota Fanning Chris Weitz $284,512,392
5. Avatar 20th Century Fox Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney Weaver James Cameron $283,624,210
6. The Hangover Warner Bros. Pictures Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, and Jeffrey Tambor Todd Phillips $277,322,503
7. Star Trek Paramount Pictures John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldaña, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana, and Leonard Nimoy J. J. Abrams $253,730,019
8. Monsters vs. Aliens voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd, and Stephen Colbert Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman $198,351,526
9. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 20th Century Fox voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Queen Latifah Carlos Saldanha $196,573,705
10. The Blind Side Warner Bros. Pictures Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, and Kathy Bates John Lee Hancock $196,563,318

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 2009 by In-year release[61]
Rank Title Studio Domestic Gross
1. Avatar Lightstorm Entertainment / 20th Century Fox $749,766,139
2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen DreamWorks Pictures / Paramount Pictures $402,111,870
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Heyday Films / Warner Bros. $301,959,197
4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon Summit Entertainment $296,623,634
5. Up Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios $293,004,164
6. The Hangover Warner Bros. $277,322,503
7. Star Trek Bad Robot / Paramount Pictures $257,730,019
8. The Blind Side Warner Bros. $255,959,475
9. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Bagdasarian Productions / 20th Century Fox $219,614,612
10. Sherlock Holmes Warner Bros. $209,028,679


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2009
G The Princess and the Frog
PG Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
PG-13 Avatar
R The Hangover

See also

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