| # |
Date |
Film |
Gross[1] |
Notes |
| 1 |
January 4, 2009 |
Marley & Me |
$24,263,763 |
|
| 2 |
January 11, 2009 |
Gran Torino |
$29,484,388 |
Gran Torino reached #1 after four weekends of limited release. |
| 3 |
January 18, 2009 |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
$31,832,636 |
|
| 4 |
January 25, 2009 |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
$21,623,182 |
|
| 5 |
February 1, 2009 |
Taken |
$24,717,037 |
|
| 6 |
February 8, 2009 |
He's Just Not That into You |
$27,785,487 |
|
| 7 |
February 15, 2009 |
Friday the 13th |
$40,570,365 |
Friday the 13th broke Freddy vs. Jason's record ($36.4 million) for the highest debut for a slasher film. |
| 8 |
February 22, 2009 |
Madea Goes to Jail |
$41,030,947 |
|
| 9 |
March 1, 2009 |
Madea Goes to Jail |
$16,175,926 |
|
| 10 |
March 8, 2009 |
Watchmen |
$55,214,334 |
|
| 11 |
March 15, 2009 |
Race to Witch Mountain |
$24,402,214 |
|
| 12 |
March 22, 2009 |
Knowing |
$24,813,404 |
|
| 13 |
March 29, 2009 |
Monsters vs. Aliens |
$59,321,095 |
Monsters vs. Aliens broke Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over's record ($33.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film. |
| 14 |
April 5, 2009 |
Fast & Furious |
$70,950,500 |
Fast & Furious broke Anger Management's record ($42.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in April and 300's record ($70.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spring release. |
| 15 |
April 12, 2009 |
Hannah Montana: The Movie |
$32,324,487 |
|
| 16 |
April 19, 2009 |
17 Again |
$23,722,310 |
|
| 17 |
April 26, 2009 |
Obsessed |
$28,612,730 |
|
| 18 |
May 3, 2009 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
$85,058,003 |
|
| 19 |
May 10, 2009 |
Star Trek |
$75,204,289 |
Star Trek broke The Simpsons Movie's record ($74.0 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a television show. |
| 20 |
May 17, 2009 |
Angels & Demons |
$46,204,168 |
|
| 21 |
May 24, 2009 |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
$54,173,286 |
|
| 22 |
May 31, 2009 |
Up |
$68,108,790 |
Up broke Monsters Vs. Aliens' record ($59.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film. |
| 23 |
June 7, 2009 |
The Hangover |
$44,979,319 |
Initial estimates had Up ahead of The Hangover. |
| 24 |
June 14, 2009 |
The Hangover |
$33,412,445 |
|
| 25 |
June 21, 2009 |
The Proposal |
$33,627,598 |
|
| 26 |
June 28, 2009 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
$108,966,307 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen broke Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban's record ($93.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in June, and its $62.0 million Wednesday gross broke Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix's record ($44.2 million) for the highest Wednesday gross of all-time. |
| 27 |
July 5, 2009 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
$42,320,877 |
Initial estimates had Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen tied with Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. In second place, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' $41.6 million broke The Devil Wears Prada's record ($27.5 million) for the highest non #1 Independence Day opening weekend |
| 28 |
July 12, 2009 |
Brüno |
$30,619,130 |
Brüno broke Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan's record ($26 million) for the highest weekend debut for a mockumentary. |
| 29 |
July 19, 2009 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
$77,835,727 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince's $22.2 million gross from midnight showings broke The Dark Knight's record ($18.5 million) for the highest midnight opening ever. |
| 30 |
July 26, 2009 |
G-Force |
$31,706,934 |
|
| 31 |
August 2, 2009 |
Funny People |
$22,657,780 |
|
| 32 |
August 9, 2009 |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
$54,713,046 |
|
| 33 |
August 16, 2009 |
District 9 |
$37,354,308 |
|
| 34 |
August 23, 2009 |
Inglourious Basterds |
$38,054,676 |
|
| 35 |
August 30, 2009 |
The Final Destination |
$27,408,309 |
|
| 36 |
September 6, 2009 |
The Final Destination |
$12,368,882 |
|
| 37 |
September 13, 2009 |
I Can Do Bad All by Myself |
$23,446,785 |
|
| 38 |
September 20, 2009 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
$30,304,648 |
|
| 39 |
September 27, 2009 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
$25,038,803 |
|
| 40 |
October 4, 2009 |
Zombieland |
$24,733,155 |
|
| 41 |
October 11, 2009 |
Couples Retreat |
$34,286,740 |
Couples Retreat broke Meet The Parents' record ($28.6 million) for the highest Columbus Day opening weekend. |
| 42 |
October 18, 2009 |
Where the Wild Things Are |
$32,695,407 |
|
| 43 |
October 25, 2009 |
Paranormal Activity |
$21,104,070 |
Paranormal Activity reached #1 after four weekends of limited release. |
| 44 |
November 1, 2009 |
Michael Jackson's This Is It |
$23,234,394 |
|
| 45 |
November 8, 2009 |
A Christmas Carol |
$30,051,075 |
|
| 46 |
November 15, 2009 |
2012 |
$65,237,614 |
|
| 47 |
November 22, 2009 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
$142,839,137 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon's $26.3 million gross from midnight showings broke Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince's record ($22.2 million) for the highest midnight opening ever. Its opening day gross of $72.7 million broke The Dark Knight's record ($67.2 million) for the highest single-day tally of all time. It also broke Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire's record ($102.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in November and Twilight's record ($69.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a vampire film & the record ($69.6 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. It had the highest weekend debut of 2009. |
| 48 |
November 29, 2009 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
$42,870,031 |
|
| 49 |
December 6, 2009 |
The Blind Side |
$20,043,181 |
The Blind Side reached #1 in its third weekend of release. |
| 50 |
December 13, 2009 |
The Princess and the Frog |
$24,208,916 |
The Princess and the Frog reached #1 after two weekends of limited release. |
| 51 |
December 20, 2009 |
Avatar |
$77,025,481 |
Avatar broke The Day After Tomorrow's record ($68.7 million) for the highest opening weekend for an environmentalist film. It also broke Up's record ($68.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film and The Incredibles' record ($70.5 million) for the highest weekend debut for an original film. |
| 52 |
December 27, 2009 |
Avatar |
$75,617,183 |
Avatar broke The Dark Knight's record ($75.2 million) for the highest second weekend gross of all time. In second place, Sherlock Holmes broke Marley & Me's record for the biggest Christmas Day opening. |
