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Domestic Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2009

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2009 GrossTickets Sold
1 Harry Potter and the Half-B… Jul 15, 2009 Adventure PG $301,959,197 40,261,226
2 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Nov 20, 2009 Drama PG-13 $284,512,392 37,934,986
3 Night at the Museum: Battle… May 22, 2009 Adventure PG $177,243,721 23,632,496
4 Sherlock Holmes Dec 25, 2009 Adventure PG-13 $138,715,437 18,495,392
5 Disney’s A Christmas Carol Nov 6, 2009 Drama PG $137,443,917 18,325,856
6 Angels & Demons May 15, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $133,375,846 17,783,446
7 Cloudy with a Chance of Mea… Sep 18, 2009 Adventure PG $124,264,907 16,568,654
8 Public Enemies Jul 1, 2009 Drama R $97,104,620 12,947,283
9 Julie & Julia Aug 7, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $94,125,426 12,550,057
10 He’s Just Not That Into You Feb 6, 2009 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $93,953,653 12,527,154
11 The Princess and the Frog Dec 11, 2009 Adventure G $85,859,339 11,447,912
12 Knowing Mar 20, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $79,957,634 10,661,018
13 Where the Wild Things Are Oct 16, 2009 Adventure PG $76,566,491 10,208,865
14 Coraline Feb 6, 2009 Adventure PG $75,286,229 10,038,164
15 Hotel for Dogs Jan 16, 2009 Comedy PG $73,178,547 9,757,140
16 Race to Witch Mountain Mar 13, 2009 Adventure PG $67,172,594 8,956,346
17 The Taking of Pelham 123 Jun 12, 2009 Action R $65,452,312 8,726,975
18 The Time Traveler’s Wife Aug 14, 2009 Drama PG-13 $63,414,846 8,455,313
19 My Sister’s Keeper Jun 26, 2009 Drama PG-13 $49,200,230 6,560,031
20 The Curious Case of Benjami… Dec 25, 2008 Drama PG-13 $48,212,240 6,428,299
21 Up in the Air Dec 4, 2009 Drama R $44,375,265 5,916,702
22 Confessions of a Shopaholic Feb 13, 2009 Romantic Comedy PG $44,277,350 5,903,647
23 Precious (Based on the Nove… Nov 6, 2009 Drama R $43,760,123 5,834,683
24 Marley & Me Dec 25, 2008 Comedy PG $36,489,705 4,865,294
25 The Reader Dec 10, 2008 Drama R $32,239,301 4,298,573
26 The Men Who Stare at Goats Nov 6, 2009 Black Comedy R $31,976,937 4,263,592
27 Twilight Nov 21, 2008 Drama PG-13 $22,096,878 2,946,250
28 Revolutionary Road Dec 26, 2008 Drama R $21,575,591 2,876,745
29 Fantastic Mr. Fox Nov 13, 2009 Comedy PG $19,123,189 2,549,759
30 Yes Man Dec 19, 2008 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $18,183,588 2,424,478
31 Inkheart Jan 23, 2009 Adventure PG $17,303,424 2,307,123
32 The Box Nov 6, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $15,045,676 2,006,090
33 I Love You, Beth Cooper Jul 10, 2009 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $14,800,725 1,973,430
34 Cirque du Freak: The Vampir… Oct 23, 2009 Action PG-13 $14,046,595 1,872,879
35 Whip It Oct 2, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $13,077,184 1,743,625
36 Not Easily Broken Jan 9, 2009 Drama PG-13 $10,572,742 1,409,699
37 Taking Woodstock Aug 28, 2009 Comedy R $7,460,204 994,694
38 The Tale of Despereaux Dec 19, 2008 Adventure G $7,215,370 962,049
39 The Road Nov 25, 2009 Drama R $6,315,678 842,090
40 The Day the Earth Stood Still Dec 12, 2008 Adventure PG-13 $4,942,722 659,030
41 Quantum of Solace Nov 14, 2008 Action PG-13 $3,678,069 490,409
42 3 Idiots Dec 23, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $3,262,609 435,015
43 Chéri Jun 26, 2009 Drama R $2,715,657 362,088
44 Män som hatar kvinnor May 29, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $2,186,693 291,559
45 I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Oct 16, 2009 Comedy R $1,429,299 190,573
46 A Single Man Dec 11, 2009 Drama R $1,244,691 165,959
47 The Wizard of Oz Sep 23, 2009 Musical PG-13 $1,140,000 152,000
48 5150, Rue des Ormes Oct 9, 2009 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $1,053,966 140,529
49 Me and Orson Welles Nov 25, 2009 Drama PG-13 $850,203 113,360
50 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $517,658 69,021
51 Red Cliff Nov 20, 2009 Action R $502,730 67,031
52 Flickan som lekte med elden Dec 25, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $416,586 55,545
53 The Lovely Bones Dec 11, 2009 Drama PG-13 $383,101 51,080
54 The Informers Apr 24, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $315,000 42,000
55 Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin Jul 17, 2009 Drama Not Rated $294,014 39,202
56 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Nov 7, 2008 Drama PG-13 $287,864 38,382
57 The Secret Life of Bees Oct 17, 2008 Drama PG-13 $255,175 34,023
58 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Nov 27, 2009 Drama R $254,788 33,972
59 Appaloosa Sep 19, 2008 Western R $130,820 17,443
60 The Little Traitor Oct 16, 2009 Drama Not Rated $85,483 11,398
61 Z Mar 13, 2009 Thriller/Suspense M/PG $83,305 11,107
62 The Mysteries of Pittsburgh Apr 10, 2009 Drama R $80,283 10,704
63 Body of Lies Oct 10, 2008 Thriller/Suspense R $79,281 10,571
64 Disgrace Sep 18, 2009 Drama R $69,705 9,294
65 Rashomon May 29, 2009 Drama Not Rated $69,167 9,222
66 Ne le dis à personne Jul 4, 2008 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $60,915 8,122
67 Plus tard Oct 31, 2008 Drama Not Rated $60,855 8,114
68 $9.99 Dec 12, 2008 Drama R $49,920 6,656
69 Un secret Sep 10, 2008 Drama Not Rated $49,770 6,636
70 Nights in Rodanthe Sep 26, 2008 Drama PG-13 $48,278 6,437
71 That Evening Sun Nov 6, 2009 Drama PG-13 $48,110 6,415
72 How About You Nov 14, 2008 Drama Not Rated $41,456 5,527
73 Mutluluk Aug 7, 2009 Drama Not Rated $37,493 4,999
74 Lola Montès Oct 10, 2008 Drama Not Rated $30,320 4,043
75 Ladri di biciclette Oct 2, 1998 Drama Not Rated $28,782 3,838
76 Léon Morin, prêtre Apr 17, 2009 Drama Not Rated $27,567 3,676
77 Killshot Jan 23, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $18,643 2,486
78 Mississippi Mermaid Jan 15, 1999 Drama R $13,873 1,850
79 Sita Sings the Blues Dec 25, 2009 Musical Not Rated $12,768 1,702
80 37º2 le matin Jun 12, 2009 Drama Not Rated $12,013 1,601
81 Caos Calmo Jun 26, 2009 Drama Not Rated $11,434 1,525
82 City of Ember Oct 10, 2008 Adventure PG $10,695 1,426
83 Endgame Nov 6, 2009 Drama PG-13 $7,703 1,027
84 Pontypool May 29, 2009 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $3,865 515
85 Breakfast with Scot Oct 10, 2008 Drama PG-13 $2,563 342
86 Love Comes Lately Jun 13, 2008 Drama Not Rated $1,207 161
87 Das Haus der schlafenden Sc… Nov 14, 2008 Drama Not Rated $1,122 150
88 Save Me Sep 5, 2008 Drama Not Rated $1,028 137
89 I Can't Think Straight Nov 21, 2008 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $987 132
Total Gross of All Movies$2,713,845,339
Total Tickets Sold361,846,049

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2009. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2009. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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