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Adventure Box Office 2009: Highest-Grossing Adventure Movies, Page 3

Avatar (2009) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in 2009, with $2.9B worldwide, ahead of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) at $941.1M and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) at $886.7M. 107 adventure films released in 2009 report a worldwide gross, $11.9B in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 20 crossed $100 million. That is up 54% on 2008, whose releases took $7.7B. By language, English leads with $11.2B across 56 adventure releases.

2009 releases with a gross
107
combined worldwide
$11.9B
films crossed $100M
20
vs 2008
+54%
Avatar (2009) movie poster #1 of 107
#1 adventure movie of 2009

Avatar (2009)

2009 · Action, Adventure

$2.9B worldwide · 24% of the chart's total

$785.2M US & Canada · 27% $2.1B elsewhere · 73%
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Every Adventure Release of 2009, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 101 to 107 of 107. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2009.

  1. 101 Ballistica (2009) movie poster
    Ballistica (2009) Dec 18, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure $66.1K worldwide
    Dec 18, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $66.1K
  2. 102 Alabama Moon (2009) movie poster
    Alabama Moon (2009) Sep 27, 2009 · English · Adventure, Family, Drama $47.3K worldwide
    Sep 27, 2009 US and Canada: $47.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $47.3K
  3. 103 Driven to Kill (2009) movie poster
    Driven to Kill (2009) May 1, 2009 · English · Thriller, Action, Adventure $40.1K worldwide
    May 1, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.1K
  4. 104 Gotta Dance (2009) movie poster
    Gotta Dance (2009) Jul 31, 2009 · English · Adventure, Sport, Comedy $25.1K worldwide
    Jul 31, 2009 US and Canada: $25.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.1K
  5. 105 The Wind Journeys (2009) movie poster
    The Wind Journeys (2009) Apr 30, 2009 · Spanish · Music, Drama, Adventure $11K worldwide
    Apr 30, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11K
  6. 106 Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009) movie poster
    Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009) Aug 24, 2009 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi $4.9K worldwide
    Aug 24, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9K
  7. 107 Molly in Springtime (2009) movie poster
    Molly in Springtime (2009) Jun 13, 2009 · French · Family, Comedy, Adventure $2.2K worldwide
    Jun 13, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K
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Adventure Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1923 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $20.5B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).

2020s 7 years · $64.6B
2010s 10 years · $150.8B
2000s 10 years · $71.5B
1990s 10 years · $23B
1980s 10 years · $8.9B
1970s 10 years · $3.4B
1960s 10 years · $759.7M
1950s 10 years · $325.9M
1940s 6 years · $5.3M
1930s 5 years · $25.7M
1920s 6 years · $122.1K