Top Grossing Movies of 2009

Based on U.S. box office receipts, the top grossing 2009 movie releases.

Domestic Box Office Total

Estimated Production Budget



  • Avatar

    $760,350,719

    2009-12-18 to 2010-10-21

    $300,000,000

  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

    $402,111,870

    2009-06-24 to 2009-10-15

    $200,000,000

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    $301,959,197

    2009-07-17 to 2009-12-17

    $250,000,000

  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon

    $296,623,634

    2009-11-20 to 2010-04-01

    $50,000,000

  • Up

    $292,979,556

    2009-05-29 to 2009-11-01

  • The Hangover

    $277,322,503

    2009-06-05 to 2009-12-17

    $35,000,000

  • Star Trek

    $257,730,019

    2009-05-08 to 2009-10-01

    $150,000,000

  • The Blind Side

    $255,951,749

    2009-11-20 to 2010-05-20

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel

    $219,613,391

    2009-12-23 to 2010-05-20

  • Sherlock Holmes

    $209,028,679

    2009-12-25 to 2010-04-29