#1 of 202 #1 romance movie of 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
2009 · Action, Adventure
$941.1M worldwide · 14% of the chart's total
$302.3M US & Canada · 32% $638.7M elsewhere · 68%
Romance box office · 2009
Romance Box Office 2009: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 2009, with $941.1M worldwide, ahead of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) at $886.7M and The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) at $711M. 202 romance films released in 2009 report a worldwide gross, $6.6B in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. 18 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 9% on 2008, whose releases took $7.3B. By language, English leads with $5.9B across 80 romance releases.
- 2009 releases with a gross
- 202
- combined worldwide
- $6.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 18
- vs 2008
- −9%
#1 of 202 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 2009?
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) leads with $941.1M, 14% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.3B, 50% of what all 202 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $941.1M Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)$302.3M US & Canada · 32% $638.7M elsewhere · 68%
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Number 4 $443.1M Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)$219.6M US & Canada · 50% $223.5M elsewhere · 50% -
Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of 2009, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 202. 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 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)Jul 15, 2009 US and Canada: $302.3M Rest of the world: $638.7M Worldwide: $941.1M
Jul 15, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Mystery $941.1M worldwide - 2 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)Jul 1, 2009 US and Canada: $196.6M Rest of the world: $690.1M Worldwide: $886.7M Jul 1, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $886.7M worldwide
- 3 Nov 20, 2009 US and Canada: $297.8M Rest of the world: $413.2M Worldwide: $711M
- 4 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)Dec 23, 2009 US and Canada: $219.6M Rest of the world: $223.5M Worldwide: $443.1M Dec 23, 2009 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Romance $443.1M worldwide
- 5 Jun 19, 2009 US and Canada: $164M Rest of the world: $153.4M Worldwide: $317.4M
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The Princess and the Frog (2009)Nov 25, 2009 US and Canada: $104.4M Rest of the world: $162.7M Worldwide: $267.1M Nov 25, 2009 · English · Fantasy, Romance, Animation $267.1M worldwide - 7
Dec 25, 2009 US and Canada: $112.7M Rest of the world: $106.4M Worldwide: $219.1M - 8
Jul 1, 2009 US and Canada: $97.1M Rest of the world: $117M Worldwide: $214.1M - 9
Jul 24, 2009 US and Canada: $88.9M Rest of the world: $116.7M Worldwide: $205.6M - 10
Feb 6, 2009 US and Canada: $94M Rest of the world: $84.9M Worldwide: $178.9M - 11
Dec 4, 2009 US and Canada: $83.8M Rest of the world: $83M Worldwide: $166.8M - 12
Apr 10, 2009 US and Canada: $79.6M Rest of the world: $76M Worldwide: $155.5M - 13
Apr 17, 2009 US and Canada: $64.2M Rest of the world: $72.1M Worldwide: $136.3M - 14
Aug 7, 2009 US and Canada: $94.1M Rest of the world: $35.4M Worldwide: $129.5M - 15
Jan 9, 2009 US and Canada: $58.7M Rest of the world: $56.7M Worldwide: $115.4M - 16
Feb 6, 2009 US and Canada: $44.3M Rest of the world: $64.1M Worldwide: $108.4M - 17
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)May 1, 2009 US and Canada: $55.3M Rest of the world: $47.1M Worldwide: $102.4M May 1, 2009 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Romance $102.4M worldwide - 18
Aug 14, 2009 US and Canada: $63.4M Rest of the world: $37.9M Worldwide: $101.3M - 19
Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: $71.4M Rest of the world: $20.5M Worldwide: $92M - 20
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)Dec 18, 2009 US and Canada: $29.6M Rest of the world: $55.7M Worldwide: $85.3M Dec 18, 2009 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $85.3M worldwide - 21
Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: $40.6M Rest of the world: $37.6M Worldwide: $78.2M - 22
Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: $54.8M Worldwide: $77.2M - 23
Dec 18, 2009 US and Canada: $19.7M Rest of the world: $34.3M Worldwide: $54M - 24
Dec 16, 2009 US and Canada: $39.5M Rest of the world: $7.9M Worldwide: $47.4M - 25
Nov 20, 2009 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $32.5M Worldwide: $37.5M - 26
Sep 18, 2009 US and Canada: $23M Rest of the world: $13.1M Worldwide: $36.1M - 27
Jun 19, 2009 US and Canada: $5.3M Rest of the world: $30.7M Worldwide: $36M - 28
Oct 2, 2009 US and Canada: $18.5M Rest of the world: $14M Worldwide: $32.4M - 29
Dec 18, 2009 US and Canada: $11M Rest of the world: $18.2M Worldwide: $29.2M - 30
Jan 30, 2009 US and Canada: $16.7M Rest of the world: $12.3M Worldwide: $29M - 31
Oct 22, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.7M - 32
Oct 24, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.1M - 33
Sep 18, 2009 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $22.3M Worldwide: $23.3M - 34
Sep 16, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.8M - 35
Apr 4, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.1M - 36
Jul 31, 2009 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: $18.4M Worldwide: $20.8M - 37
Jun 5, 2009 US and Canada: $8.7M Rest of the world: $11.8M Worldwide: $20.5M - 38
Oct 23, 2009 US and Canada: $14.2M Rest of the world: $5.4M Worldwide: $19.6M - 39
Sep 5, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.4M - 40
May 22, 2009 US and Canada: $2.7M Rest of the world: $15.8M Worldwide: $18.5M - 41
Jan 23, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.4M - 42
Apr 3, 2009 US and Canada: $16M Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $17.2M - 43
Feb 13, 2009 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: $13.2M Worldwide: $16.3M - 44
Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16M - 45
Jun 5, 2009 US and Canada: $9.5M Rest of the world: $6.3M Worldwide: $15.8M - 46
Sep 16, 2009 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: $9.9M Worldwide: $14.4M - 47
Sep 24, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.3M - 48
Jul 31, 2009 US and Canada: $318.6K Rest of the world: $12.8M Worldwide: $13.1M - 49
Jan 16, 2009 US and Canada: $104.6K Rest of the world: $12.8M Worldwide: $12.9M - 50
Nov 6, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.4M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2009?
Of the top 10, He's Just Not That Into You (2009) earned the biggest share at home (53% in the US & Canada), while Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) made 78% of its gross abroad. Across all 202 films, $2.6B (40%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $941.1M $302.3M US & Canada · 32% $638.7M elsewhere · 68%
- 2 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) $886.7M $196.6M US & Canada · 22% $690.1M elsewhere · 78%
- 3 The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) $711M $297.8M US & Canada · 42% $413.2M elsewhere · 58%
- 4 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $443.1M $219.6M US & Canada · 50% $223.5M elsewhere · 50%
- 5 The Proposal (2009) $317.4M $164M US & Canada · 52% $153.4M elsewhere · 48%
- 6 The Princess and the Frog (2009) $267.1M $104.4M US & Canada · 39% $162.7M elsewhere · 61%
- 7 It's Complicated (2009) $219.1M $112.7M US & Canada · 51% $106.4M elsewhere · 49%
- 8 Public Enemies (2009) $214.1M $97.1M US & Canada · 45% $117M elsewhere · 55%
- 9 The Ugly Truth (2009) $205.6M $88.9M US & Canada · 43% $116.7M elsewhere · 57%
- 10 He's Just Not That Into You (2009) $178.9M $94M US & Canada · 53% $84.9M elsewhere · 47%
Gross bands
How Many 2009 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
18 of 202 films crossed $100M and took $5.4B between them, 81% of the total. 147 films, 73% of the list, earned under $10M.
38% 43% 16%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 3 films, 1% of the list $2.5B · 38% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 15 films, 7% of the list $2.9B · 43% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 37 films, 18% of the list $1.1B · 16% of the gross
- Under $10M 147 films, 73% of the list $190.8M · 3% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2009 Earned the Most?
July releases took the most, $2.3B from 21 films, led by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009). May was the quietest month ($134.1M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Bride Wars (2009) $190M Bride Wars (2009)
- February Feb He's Just Not That Into You (2009) $320.3M He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
- March Mar I Love You, Man (2009) $182.9M I Love You, Man (2009)
- April Apr Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) $343.8M Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
- May May Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) $134.1M Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
- June Jun The Proposal (2009) $418.9M The Proposal (2009)
- July Jul Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $2.3B Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- August Aug Julie & Julia (2009) $263.8M Julie & Julia (2009)
- September Sep Fame (2009) $255.6M Fame (2009)
- October Oct The Invention of Lying (2009) $136.3M The Invention of Lying (2009)
- November Nov The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) $1B The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
- December Dec Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $1.1B Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
Last 10 years
How Does 2009 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2008 earned the most: $7.3B from 263 films, led by Mamma Mia! (2008). 2009 took $6.6B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 102 films | 102 | $3.2B | – | What Women Want (2000) $374.1M |
| 2001 149 films · +20% | 149 | $3.9B | +20% | Pearl Harbor (2001) $449.2M |
| 2002 164 films · −21% | 164 | $3.1B | −21% | My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) $368.7M |
| 2003 171 films · +22% | 171 | $3.7B | +22% | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $654.3M |
| 2004 186 films · +21% | 186 | $4.5B | +21% | Meet the Fockers (2004) $522.7M |
| 2005 184 films · +21% | 184 | $5.5B | +21% | King Kong (2005) $556.9M |
| 2006 222 films · −33% | 222 | $3.7B | −33% | Happy Feet (2006) $384.3M |
| 2007 237 films · +12% | 237 | $4.1B | +12% | Enchanted (2007) $340.5M |
| 2008 263 films · +78% | 263 | $7.3B | +78% | Mamma Mia! (2008) $703.2M |
| 2009 202 films · −9% | 202 | $6.6B | −9% | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $941.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 2009?
English-language romance films took $5.9B across 80 films, 88% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language romance films ($52.7M) and Spanish-language romance films ($49.4M).
2009 Romance Box Office by Language
- English $5.9B80 films · #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
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Japanese $52.7M7 films · #1 I Give My First Love to You (2009) -
Spanish $49.4M8 films · #1 Broken Embraces (2009) -
Korean $47.9M13 films · #1 My Girlfriend Is an Agent (2009) -
Hindi $44.8M11 films · #1 Love Aaj Kal (2009) -
Italian $41.1M9 films · #1 Baaria (2009) -
French $37.8M6 films · #1 Paris (2009) -
Cantonese $18.8M5 films · #1 Look for a Star (2009) -
Swedish $10.8M2 films · #1 A Midsummer of Love (2009) -
German $5.4M7 films · #1 Albert Schweitzer (2009)
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance Box Office 2009: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 202 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 2009?
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) leads with $941.1M worldwide, $302.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) at $886.7M and The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) at $711M.
How much did romance movies released in 2009 earn?
202 romance films released in 2009 report a worldwide gross, $6.6B in all, or $32.9M per film on average. 2008 releases took $7.3B.
How many romance movies released in 2009 made $1 billion?
None. 18 films crossed $100 million, led by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) with $941.1M.
How is the 2009 romance box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2009. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2009 romance box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.