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English Box Office 2009: Highest-Grossing English Movies, Page 4

Avatar (2009) is the highest-grossing English-language 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. 490 English-language films released in 2009 report a worldwide gross, $23B in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 55 crossed $100 million. That is up 15% on 2008, whose releases took $20B. By genre, Action leads with $11.8B across 71 English releases.

2009 releases with a gross
490
combined worldwide
$23B
films crossed $100M
55
vs 2008
+15%
Avatar (2009) movie poster #1 of 490
#1 English-language movie of 2009

Avatar (2009)

2009 · Action, Adventure

$2.9B worldwide · 13% of the chart's total

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

Ranks 151 to 200 of 490. 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. 151 Taking Woodstock (2009) movie poster
    Taking Woodstock (2009) Aug 26, 2009 · Drama, Comedy $10M worldwide
    Aug 26, 2009 US and Canada: $7.5M Rest of the world: $2.5M Worldwide: $10M
  2. 152 New York, I Love You (2009) movie poster
    New York, I Love You (2009) Oct 16, 2009 · Drama, Romance $10M worldwide
    Oct 16, 2009 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: $8.4M Worldwide: $10M
  3. 153 Moon (2009) movie poster
    Moon (2009) Jun 12, 2009 · Sci-Fi, Drama $9.8M worldwide
    Jun 12, 2009 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $4.7M Worldwide: $9.8M
  4. 154 OceanWorld 3D (2009) movie poster
    OceanWorld 3D (2009) 2009 · Documentary $8.7M worldwide
    2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.7M
  5. 155 Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009) movie poster
    Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009) Sep 3, 2009 · Animation, Family $8.6M worldwide
    Sep 3, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6M
  6. 156 Nativity! (2009) movie poster
    Nativity! (2009) Nov 27, 2009 · Comedy, Family $8.5M worldwide
    Nov 27, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.5M
  7. 157 In the Electric Mist (2009) movie poster
    In the Electric Mist (2009) Feb 7, 2009 · Drama, Mystery $8M worldwide
    Feb 7, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8M
  8. 158 In the Loop (2009) movie poster
    In the Loop (2009) Jul 24, 2009 · Comedy $7.8M worldwide
    Jul 24, 2009 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: $5.4M Worldwide: $7.8M
  9. 159 Antichrist (2009) movie poster
    Antichrist (2009) Oct 23, 2009 · Drama $7.4M worldwide
    Oct 23, 2009 US and Canada: $404.1K Rest of the world: $7M Worldwide: $7.4M
  10. 160 The Descent: Part 2 (2009) movie poster
    The Descent: Part 2 (2009) Oct 14, 2009 · Adventure, Thriller $7M worldwide
    Oct 14, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7M
  11. 161 Outlander (2009) movie poster
    Outlander (2009) Jan 23, 2009 · Action, Adventure $7M worldwide
    Jan 23, 2009 US and Canada: $166K Rest of the world: $6.9M Worldwide: $7M
  12. 162 The September Issue (2009) movie poster
    The September Issue (2009) Aug 28, 2009 · Documentary $6.4M worldwide
    Aug 28, 2009 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: $2.6M Worldwide: $6.4M
  13. 163 Post Grad (2009) movie poster
    Post Grad (2009) Aug 21, 2009 · Comedy $6.4M worldwide
    Aug 21, 2009 US and Canada: $6.4M Rest of the world: $34.7K Worldwide: $6.4M
  14. 164 Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) movie poster
    Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) Jul 10, 2009 · Action, Thriller $5.9M worldwide
    Jul 10, 2009 US and Canada: $257.4K Rest of the world: $5.6M Worldwide: $5.9M
  15. 165 Carriers (2009) movie poster
    Carriers (2009) Sep 4, 2009 · Drama, Thriller $5.8M worldwide
    Sep 4, 2009 US and Canada: $104.4K Rest of the world: $5.7M Worldwide: $5.8M
  16. 166 The Burning Plain (2009) movie poster
    The Burning Plain (2009) Sep 18, 2009 · Drama, Romance $5.6M worldwide
    Sep 18, 2009 US and Canada: $200.7K Rest of the world: $5.4M Worldwide: $5.6M
  17. 167 The Brothers Bloom (2009) movie poster
    The Brothers Bloom (2009) May 15, 2009 · Adventure, Drama $5.5M worldwide
    May 15, 2009 US and Canada: $3.5M Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $5.5M
  18. 168 I Come with the Rain (2009) movie poster
    I Come with the Rain (2009) May 14, 2009 · Mystery, Thriller $4.7M worldwide
    May 14, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7M
  19. 169 Food, Inc. (2009) movie poster
    Food, Inc. (2009) Jun 12, 2009 · Documentary $4.6M worldwide
    Jun 12, 2009 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: $188.5K Worldwide: $4.6M
  20. 170 Miss March (2009) movie poster
    Miss March (2009) Mar 13, 2009 · Comedy $4.6M worldwide
    Mar 13, 2009 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: $48.3K Worldwide: $4.6M
  21. 171 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) movie poster
    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · Drama, Mystery $4.5M worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $32.9K Rest of the world: $4.5M Worldwide: $4.5M
  22. 172 The Edge of Love (2009) movie poster
    The Edge of Love (2009) Mar 13, 2009 · Biography, Drama $4.3M worldwide
    Mar 13, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3M
  23. 173 I Hate Valentine's Day (2009) movie poster
    I Hate Valentine's Day (2009) Jul 3, 2009 · Comedy, Romance $4.2M worldwide
    Jul 3, 2009 US and Canada: $11K Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $4.2M
  24. 174 Good Hair (2009) movie poster
    Good Hair (2009) Oct 9, 2009 · Comedy, Documentary $4.2M worldwide
    Oct 9, 2009 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: $5.9K Worldwide: $4.2M
  25. 175 The Damned United (2009) movie poster
    The Damned United (2009) Oct 9, 2009 · Biography, Drama $4.1M worldwide
    Oct 9, 2009 US and Canada: $449.9K Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $4.1M
  26. 176 12 (2009) movie poster
    12 (2009) Mar 4, 2009 · Drama, Thriller $3.8M worldwide
    Mar 4, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M
  27. 177 Crossing Over (2009) movie poster
    Crossing Over (2009) Feb 27, 2009 · Drama $3.7M worldwide
    Feb 27, 2009 US and Canada: $455.7K Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $3.7M
  28. 178 Mr. Nobody (2009) movie poster
    Mr. Nobody (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · Romance, Drama $3.6M worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $3.6K Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $3.6M
  29. 179 Is Anybody There? (2009) movie poster
    Is Anybody There? (2009) Apr 17, 2009 · Drama $3.4M worldwide
    Apr 17, 2009 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $3.4M
  30. 180 The Boys Are Back (2009) movie poster
    The Boys Are Back (2009) Sep 25, 2009 · Drama $3.3M worldwide
    Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: $809.8K Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $3.3M
  31. 181 My One and Only (2009) movie poster
    My One and Only (2009) Aug 21, 2009 · Drama, Comedy $3.2M worldwide
    Aug 21, 2009 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $688.1K Worldwide: $3.2M
  32. 182 Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009) movie poster
    Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009) Dec 2, 2009 · Drama, Romance $3.2M worldwide
    Dec 2, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
  33. 183 Adam (2009) movie poster
    Adam (2009) Jul 29, 2009 · Drama, Comedy $3M worldwide
    Jul 29, 2009 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: $759.8K Worldwide: $3M
  34. 184 Killshot (2009) movie poster
    Killshot (2009) Jan 23, 2009 · Drama, Thriller $3M worldwide
    Jan 23, 2009 US and Canada: $18.6K Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $3M
  35. 185 Turtle: The Incredible Journey (2009) movie poster
    Turtle: The Incredible Journey (2009) Oct 1, 2009 · Documentary $2.9M worldwide
    Oct 1, 2009 US and Canada: $386.1K Rest of the world: $2.6M Worldwide: $2.9M
  36. 186 Tetro (2009) movie poster
    Tetro (2009) Jun 11, 2009 · Drama, Mystery $2.9M worldwide
    Jun 11, 2009 US and Canada: $518.5K Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $2.9M
  37. 187 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) movie poster
    The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) Nov 27, 2009 · Drama, Romance $2.9M worldwide
    Nov 27, 2009 US and Canada: $337.4K Rest of the world: $2.5M Worldwide: $2.9M
  38. 188 Every Little Step (2009) movie poster
    Every Little Step (2009) Apr 17, 2009 · Music, Documentary $2.8M worldwide
    Apr 17, 2009 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $2.8M
  39. 189 Management (2009) movie poster
    Management (2009) May 15, 2009 · Comedy, Romance $2.6M worldwide
    May 15, 2009 US and Canada: $934.7K Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $2.6M
  40. 190 Ricky (2009) movie poster
    Ricky (2009) Dec 16, 2009 · Drama, Fantasy $2.5M worldwide
    Dec 16, 2009 US and Canada: $3.5K Rest of the world: $2.5M Worldwide: $2.5M
  41. 191 Horsemen (2009) movie poster
    Horsemen (2009) Mar 6, 2009 · Drama, Mystery $2.4M worldwide
    Mar 6, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  42. 192 Me and Orson Welles (2009) movie poster
    Me and Orson Welles (2009) Nov 25, 2009 · Drama $2.3M worldwide
    Nov 25, 2009 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $2.3M
  43. 193 Disgrace (2009) movie poster
    Disgrace (2009) Sep 18, 2009 · Drama $2.3M worldwide
    Sep 18, 2009 US and Canada: $69.7K Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $2.3M
  44. 194 Bronson (2009) movie poster
    Bronson (2009) Oct 9, 2009 · Action, Biography $2.3M worldwide
    Oct 9, 2009 US and Canada: $105K Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $2.3M
  45. 195 Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009) movie poster
    Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009) Aug 7, 2009 · Family, Animation $2.2M worldwide
    Aug 7, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
  46. 196 Valentino: The Last Emperor (2009) movie poster
    Valentino: The Last Emperor (2009) Mar 18, 2009 · Documentary $2.2M worldwide
    Mar 18, 2009 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $448.3K Worldwide: $2.2M
  47. 197 Echelon Conspiracy (2009) movie poster
    Echelon Conspiracy (2009) Feb 27, 2009 · Action, Mystery $2.2M worldwide
    Feb 27, 2009 US and Canada: $666K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $2.2M
  48. 198 The Other Man (2009) movie poster
    The Other Man (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · Drama $2.1M worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $149.5K Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $2.1M
  49. 199 Mutant Chronicles (2009) movie poster
    Mutant Chronicles (2009) Apr 24, 2009 · Action, Adventure $2.1M worldwide
    Apr 24, 2009 US and Canada: $6.8K Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $2.1M
  50. 200 London River (2009) movie poster
    London River (2009) Feb 9, 2009 · Drama, Mystery $2.1M worldwide
    Feb 9, 2009 US and Canada: $7.2K Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $2.1M
Archive

English Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).

2020s 7 years · $104B
2010s 10 years · $261.1B
2000s 10 years · $170.3B
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
1950s 10 years · $757.2M
1940s 10 years · $651.4M
1930s 10 years · $213.2M
1920s 3 years · $60.4K
1910s 1 year · $160