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Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2009

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2009 GrossTickets Sold
1 Transformers: Revenge of th… Jun 24, 2009 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $402,111,870 53,614,916
2 Avatar Dec 18, 2009 20th Century Fox PG-13 $352,114,898 46,948,653
3 X-Men Origins: Wolverine May 1, 2009 20th Century Fox PG-13 $179,883,157 23,984,421
4 Fast & Furious Apr 3, 2009 Universal PG-13 $155,064,265 20,675,235
5 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Aug 7, 2009 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $150,201,498 20,026,866
6 Terminator Salvation May 21, 2009 Warner Bros. PG-13 $125,322,469 16,709,663
7 Inglourious Basterds Aug 21, 2009 Weinstein Co. R $120,774,594 16,103,279
8 Watchmen Mar 6, 2009 Warner Bros. R $107,509,799 14,334,640
9 The Taking of Pelham 123 Jun 12, 2009 Sony Pictures R $65,452,312 8,726,974
10 Underworld 3: Rise of the L… Jan 23, 2009 Sony Pictures R $45,802,315 6,106,975
11 Surrogates Sep 25, 2009 Walt Disney PG-13 $38,577,772 5,143,703
12 Ninja Assassin Nov 25, 2009 Warner Bros. R $37,492,774 4,999,037
13 Fighting Apr 24, 2009 Universal PG-13 $23,091,010 3,078,801
14 Gamer Sep 4, 2009 Lionsgate R $20,534,907 2,737,988
15 Cirque du Freak: The Vampir… Oct 23, 2009 Universal PG-13 $14,046,595 1,872,879
16 12 Rounds Mar 27, 2009 20th Century Fox PG-13 $12,234,694 1,631,293
17 The Boondock Saints 2: All … Oct 30, 2009 Apparition R $9,957,954 1,327,727
18 Street Fighter: The Legend … Feb 27, 2009 20th Century Fox PG-13 $8,742,261 1,165,635
19 Quantum of Solace Nov 14, 2008 Sony Pictures PG-13 $2,548,014 339,735
20 The Dark Knight Jul 18, 2008 Warner Bros. PG-13 $2,343,780 312,504
21 The Spirit Dec 25, 2008 Lionsgate PG-13 $2,062,450 274,993
22 Red Cliff Nov 20, 2009 Magnolia Pictures R $526,841 70,245
23 Der Baader Meinhof Komplex Aug 21, 2009 Vitagraph Films R $476,270 63,502
24 BLUE Oct 16, 2009 Viva Entertainment Not Rated $321,640 42,885
25 Blood: The Last Vampire Jul 10, 2009 Samuel Goldwyn Films R $256,682 34,224
26 Black Dynamite Oct 16, 2009 Apparition R $242,578 32,343
27 Outlander Jan 23, 2009 Third Rail R $166,003 22,133
28 Ong-Bak 2 Oct 23, 2009 Magnolia Pictures R $102,458 13,661
29 Chocolate Jan 30, 2009 Magnolia Pictures R $14,845 1,979
30 Max Payne Oct 17, 2008 20th Century Fox PG-13 $12,164 1,622
31 Mutant Chronicles Apr 24, 2009 Magnolia Pictures R $6,820 909
32 Break May 1, 2009 Cinema Epoch Not Rated $1,191 158
Total Gross of All Movies$1,877,996,880
Total Tickets Sold250,399,578

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.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.