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September 2009 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing September Releases, Page 2

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) is the highest-grossing movie released in September 2009, with $243M worldwide, ahead of Paranormal Activity (2009) at $177.5M and Surrogates (2009) at $122.4M. 143 films released in September 2009 report a worldwide gross, $1.5B in all, 37% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 19% on August 2009, whose releases took $1.8B. By genre, Comedy leads with $700M across 42 releases.

September 2009 releases with a gross
143
combined worldwide
$1.5B
films crossed $100M
3
vs August 2009
−19%
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Every Release of September 2009, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 100 of 143. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in September 2009.

  1. 51 Amreeka (2009) movie poster
    Amreeka (2009) Sep 4, 2009 · Arabic · Drama $2.2M worldwide
    Sep 4, 2009 US and Canada: $627.4K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $2.2M
  2. 52 The Other Man (2009) movie poster
    The Other Man (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · English · Drama $2.1M worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $149.5K Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $2.1M
  3. 53 Killer Bride’s Perfect Crime (2009) movie poster
    Killer Bride’s Perfect Crime (2009) Sep 12, 2009 · Japanese · Comedy, Drama $2.1M worldwide
    Sep 12, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
  4. 54 Lover of Loser (2009) movie poster
    Lover of Loser (2009) Sep 23, 2009 · Dutch · Family, Romance $2.1M worldwide
    Sep 23, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
  5. 55 The Weird Missing Case of Mr. J (2009) movie poster
    The Weird Missing Case of Mr. J (2009) Sep 1, 2009 · Korean · Comedy $2M worldwide
    Sep 1, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
  6. 56 The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) movie poster
    The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009) Sep 13, 2009 · English · Documentary, Music $1.8M worldwide
    Sep 13, 2009 US and Canada: $29.3K Rest of the world: $1.8M Worldwide: $1.8M
  7. 57 Regrets (2009) movie poster
    Regrets (2009) Sep 2, 2009 · French · Drama, Romance $1.8M worldwide
    Sep 2, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
  8. 58 I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009) movie poster
    I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009) Sep 25, 2009 · English · Comedy $1.4M worldwide
    Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4M
  9. 59 Venezzia (2009) movie poster
    Venezzia (2009) Sep 25, 2009 · Spanish · Romance $1.4M worldwide
    Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
  10. 60 Yaya & Angelina: The Spoiled Brat Movie (2009) movie poster
    Yaya & Angelina: The Spoiled Brat Movie (2009) Sep 23, 2009 · Tagalog · Comedy $1.4M worldwide
    Sep 23, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
  11. 61 Accident (2009) movie poster
    Accident (2009) Sep 5, 2009 · Cantonese · Thriller, Drama $1.2M worldwide
    Sep 5, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
  12. 62 Hierro (2009) movie poster
    Hierro (2009) Sep 26, 2009 · Spanish · Mystery, Thriller $1.1M worldwide
    Sep 26, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
  13. 63 Dil Bole Hadippa! (2009) movie poster
    Dil Bole Hadippa! (2009) Sep 18, 2009 · Hindi · Romance, Drama $1.1M worldwide
    Sep 18, 2009 US and Canada: $644K Rest of the world: $484.2K Worldwide: $1.1M
  14. 64 La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) movie poster
    La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · French · Documentary $1.1M worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $567.5K Rest of the world: $557.3K Worldwide: $1.1M
  15. 65 The Firm (2009) movie poster
    The Firm (2009) Sep 18, 2009 · English · Drama, Crime $1.1M worldwide
    Sep 18, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
  16. 66 The Founding of a Republic (2009) movie poster
    The Founding of a Republic (2009) Sep 17, 2009 · Chinese · History, Drama $1M worldwide
    Sep 17, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M
  17. 67 All That I Love (2009) movie poster
    All That I Love (2009) Sep 18, 2009 · Polish · Drama $1M worldwide
    Sep 18, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M
  18. 68 35 Shots of Rum (2009) movie poster
    35 Shots of Rum (2009) Sep 16, 2009 · French · Drama $973.5K worldwide
    Sep 16, 2009 US and Canada: $177.5K Rest of the world: $796K Worldwide: $973.5K
  19. 69 Night Runner (2009) movie poster
    Night Runner (2009) Sep 25, 2009 · Spanish · Thriller $909.4K worldwide
    Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $909.4K
  20. 70 Plastic Planet (2009) movie poster
    Plastic Planet (2009) Sep 18, 2009 · German · Documentary $846.5K worldwide
    Sep 18, 2009 US and Canada: $3.2K Rest of the world: $843.4K Worldwide: $846.5K
  21. 71 Vegas (2009) movie poster
    Vegas (2009) Sep 25, 2009 · Norwegian · Drama $657K worldwide
    Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $657K
  22. 72 Sizi Seviyorum (2009) movie poster
    Sizi Seviyorum (2009) Sep 18, 2009 · Turkish $546.3K worldwide
    Sep 18, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $546.3K
  23. 73 Applause (2009) movie poster
    Applause (2009) Sep 24, 2009 · Danish · Drama $505.6K worldwide
    Sep 24, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $505.6K
  24. 74 The Waiting City (2009) movie poster
    The Waiting City (2009) Sep 17, 2009 · English · Drama, Romance $500.6K worldwide
    Sep 17, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $500.6K
  25. 75 Cosmonaut (2009) movie poster
    Cosmonaut (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · Italian · Drama, Comedy $476.2K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $476.2K
  26. 76 Last Cowboy Standing (2009) movie poster
    Last Cowboy Standing (2009) Sep 4, 2009 · Finnish · Drama $465.3K worldwide
    Sep 4, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $465.3K
  27. 77 The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009) movie poster Sep 16, 2009 US and Canada: $454K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $454K
  28. 78 The Ordinary People (2009) movie poster
    The Ordinary People (2009) Sep 16, 2009 · French · Drama $425.8K worldwide
    Sep 16, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $425.8K
  29. 79 Dreamaholic (2009) movie poster
    Dreamaholic (2009) Sep 17, 2009 · Thai · Comedy, Romance $413.3K worldwide
    Sep 17, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $413.3K
  30. 80 Tarata (2009) movie poster
    Tarata (2009) Sep 17, 2009 · Spanish $400.3K worldwide
    Sep 17, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $400.3K
  31. 81 Blood Ties (2009) movie poster
    Blood Ties (2009) Sep 10, 2009 · Chinese · Mystery, Horror $360.3K worldwide
    Sep 10, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $360.3K
  32. 82 Berlin ’36 (2009) movie poster
    Berlin ’36 (2009) Sep 9, 2009 · German · History, Drama $355K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $355K
  33. 83 Psalm 21 (2009) movie poster
    Psalm 21 (2009) Sep 22, 2009 · Swedish · Horror, Sci-Fi $325.1K worldwide
    Sep 22, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $325.1K
  34. 84 Pool (2009) movie poster
    Pool (2009) Sep 12, 2009 · Japanese · Drama, Comedy $320K worldwide
    Sep 12, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $320K
  35. 85 Black Dynamite (2009) movie poster
    Black Dynamite (2009) Sep 4, 2009 · English · Action, Comedy $296.6K worldwide
    Sep 4, 2009 US and Canada: $242.6K Rest of the world: $54K Worldwide: $296.6K
  36. 86 Starring Maja (2009) movie poster
    Starring Maja (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · Swedish · Drama, Comedy $279.6K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $279.6K
  37. 87 Paco (2009) movie poster
    Paco (2009) Sep 9, 2009 · Spanish · Comedy $241.3K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $241.3K
  38. 88 Not Forgotten (2009) movie poster
    Not Forgotten (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · English · Thriller $230.4K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $53.7K Rest of the world: $176.6K Worldwide: $230.4K
  39. 89 In Search of Beethoven (2009) movie poster
    In Search of Beethoven (2009) Sep 23, 2009 · English · Biography, Music $223K worldwide
    Sep 23, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $223K
  40. 90 The Big Rescue (2009) movie poster
    The Big Rescue (2009) Sep 25, 2009 · Icelandic · Adventure, Family $211.8K worldwide
    Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $211.8K
  41. 91 Rottenetter (2009) movie poster
    Rottenetter (2009) Sep 4, 2009 · Norwegian · Drama $211.6K worldwide
    Sep 4, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $211.6K
  42. 92 Bets & Wedding Dresses (2009) movie poster
    Bets & Wedding Dresses (2009) Sep 18, 2009 · Italian · Drama $187.9K worldwide
    Sep 18, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $187.9K
  43. 93 Crude (2009) movie poster
    Crude (2009) Sep 9, 2009 · English · Documentary $185.9K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2009 US and Canada: $170.3K Rest of the world: $15.6K Worldwide: $185.9K
  44. 94 A Rational Solution (2009) movie poster
    A Rational Solution (2009) Sep 9, 2009 · Swedish · Comedy, Drama $185.8K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $185.8K
  45. 95 Sing to the Dawn (2009) movie poster
    Sing to the Dawn (2009) Sep 16, 2009 · Indonesian · Animation, Comedy $180.2K worldwide
    Sep 16, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $180.2K
  46. 96 Unmade Beds (2009) movie poster
    Unmade Beds (2009) Sep 2, 2009 · English · Drama, Comedy $180.1K worldwide
    Sep 2, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $180.1K
  47. 97 Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009) movie poster
    Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009) Sep 13, 2009 · English · Documentary, Music $167.5K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2009 US and Canada: $167.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $167.5K
  48. 98 The Horse Boy (2009) movie poster
    The Horse Boy (2009) Sep 30, 2009 · English · Documentary $156.6K worldwide
    Sep 30, 2009 US and Canada: $156.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $156.6K
  49. 99 Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails - The Movie (2009) movie poster
    Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails - The Movie (2009) Sep 8, 2009 · English · Family, Animation $137.6K worldwide
    Sep 8, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $137.6K
  50. 100 No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009) movie poster
    No Impact Man: The Documentary (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · English · Documentary $116.3K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $100K Rest of the world: $16.3K Worldwide: $116.3K