List of 2009 box office number-one films in the United States
This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2009.
| # | Date | Film | Gross[1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 4, 2009 | Marley & Me | $24,263,763 | |
| 2 | January 11, 2009 | Gran Torino | $29,484,388 | Gran Torino reached #1 after four weekends of limited release. |
| 3 | January 18, 2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $31,832,636 | |
| 4 | January 25, 2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $21,623,182 | |
| 5 | February 1, 2009 | Taken | $24,717,037 | |
| 6 | February 8, 2009 | He's Just Not That into You | $27,785,487 | |
| 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. |
| 8 | February 22, 2009 | Madea Goes to Jail | $41,030,947 | |
| 9 | March 1, 2009 | Madea Goes to Jail | $16,175,926 | |
| 10 | March 8, 2009 | Watchmen | $55,214,334 | |
| 11 | March 15, 2009 | Race to Witch Mountain | $24,402,214 | |
| 12 | March 22, 2009 | Knowing | $24,813,404 | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 15 | April 12, 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $32,324,487 | |
| 16 | April 19, 2009 | 17 Again | $23,722,310 | |
| 17 | April 26, 2009 | Obsessed | $28,612,730 | |
| 18 | May 3, 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $85,058,003 | |
| 19 | May 10, 2009 | Star Trek | $75,204,289 | Star Trek broke The Simpsons Movie's record ($74.0 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a television show. |
| 20 | May 17, 2009 | Angels & Demons | $46,204,168 | |
| 21 | May 24, 2009 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $54,173,286 | |
| 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. |
| 23 | June 7, 2009 | The Hangover | $44,979,319 | Initial estimates had Up ahead of The Hangover. |
| 24 | June 14, 2009 | The Hangover | $33,412,445 | |
| 25 | June 21, 2009 | The Proposal | $33,627,598 | |
| 26 | June 28, 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $108,966,307 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen broke Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban's record ($93.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in June, and its $62.0 million Wednesday gross broke Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix's record ($44.2 million) for the highest Wednesday gross of all-time. |
| 27 | July 5, 2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $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 |
| 28 | July 12, 2009 | Brüno | $30,619,130 | Brüno broke Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan's record ($26 million) for the highest weekend debut for a mockumentary. |
| 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. |
| 30 | July 26, 2009 | G-Force | $31,706,934 | |
| 31 | August 2, 2009 | Funny People | $22,657,780 | |
| 32 | August 9, 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $54,713,046 | |
| 33 | August 16, 2009 | District 9 | $37,354,308 | |
| 34 | August 23, 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | $38,054,676 | |
| 35 | August 30, 2009 | The Final Destination | $27,408,309 | |
| 36 | September 6, 2009 | The Final Destination | $12,368,882 | |
| 37 | September 13, 2009 | I Can Do Bad All by Myself | $23,446,785 | |
| 38 | September 20, 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $30,304,648 | |
| 39 | September 27, 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $25,038,803 | |
| 40 | October 4, 2009 | Zombieland | $24,733,155 | |
| 41 | October 11, 2009 | Couples Retreat | $34,286,740 | Couples Retreat broke Meet The Parents' record ($28.6 million) for the highest Columbus Day opening weekend. |
| 42 | October 18, 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | $32,695,407 | |
| 43 | October 25, 2009 | Paranormal Activity | $21,104,070 | Paranormal Activity reached #1 after four weekends of limited release. |
| 44 | November 1, 2009 | Michael Jackson's This Is It | $23,234,394 | |
| 45 | November 8, 2009 | A Christmas Carol | $30,051,075 | |
| 46 | November 15, 2009 | 2012 | $65,237,614 | |
| 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 record ($102.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in November and Twilight's record ($69.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a vampire film & the record ($69.6 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. It had the highest weekend debut of 2009. |
| 48 | November 29, 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $42,870,031 | |
| 49 | December 6, 2009 | The Blind Side | $20,043,181 | The Blind Side reached #1 in its third weekend of release. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 52 | December 27, 2009 | Avatar | $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 broke Marley & Me's record for the biggest Christmas Day opening. |
Highest-grossing films
| Rank | Title | Studio | Domestic Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Avatar | Lightstorm Entertainment / 20th Century Fox | $749,766,139 |
| 2. | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Hasbro Studios / 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 Productions | $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 |
See also
- List of American films — American films by year
References
- ↑ "Weekend Box Office Index, 2009". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ↑ "2009 DOMESTIC GROSSES". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
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