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Box Office Performance for Adventure Movies in 2009

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2009 GrossTickets Sold
1 Harry Potter and the Half-B… Jul 15, 2009 Warner Bros. PG $301,959,197 40,261,226
2 Up May 29, 2009 Walt Disney PG $293,004,164 39,067,222
3 Star Trek May 8, 2009 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $257,730,019 34,364,003
4 Monsters vs. Aliens Mar 27, 2009 Paramount Pictures PG $198,351,526 26,446,870
5 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Jul 1, 2009 20th Century Fox PG $196,573,705 26,209,827
6 Night at the Museum: Battle… May 22, 2009 20th Century Fox PG $177,243,721 23,632,496
7 2012 Nov 13, 2009 Sony Pictures PG-13 $163,442,129 21,792,284
8 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Th… Dec 23, 2009 20th Century Fox PG $155,916,935 20,788,925
9 Sherlock Holmes Dec 25, 2009 Warner Bros. PG-13 $138,715,437 18,495,392
10 Cloudy with a Chance of Mea… Sep 18, 2009 Sony Pictures PG $124,264,907 16,568,654
11 G-Force Jul 24, 2009 Walt Disney PG $119,436,770 15,924,903
12 The Princess and the Frog Nov 25, 2009 Walt Disney G $85,859,339 11,447,912
13 Where the Wild Things Are Oct 16, 2009 Warner Bros. PG $76,566,491 10,208,865
14 Coraline Feb 6, 2009 Focus Features PG $75,286,229 10,038,163
15 Race to Witch Mountain Mar 13, 2009 Walt Disney PG $67,172,594 8,956,346
16 Planet 51 Nov 20, 2009 Sony Pictures PG $39,570,569 5,276,075
17 The Pink Panther 2 Feb 6, 2009 Sony Pictures PG $35,922,978 4,789,730
18 9 Sep 9, 2009 Focus Features PG-13 $31,749,894 4,233,319
19 Toy Story 3D Double Feature Oct 2, 2009 Walt Disney G $30,702,446 4,093,659
20 Bedtime Stories Dec 25, 2008 Walt Disney PG $24,562,807 3,275,041
21 Shorts Aug 21, 2009 Warner Bros. PG $20,919,166 2,789,222
22 Astro Boy Oct 23, 2009 Summit Entertainment PG $19,452,359 2,593,647
23 Inkheart Jan 23, 2009 Warner Bros. PG $17,303,424 2,307,123
24 Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ) Aug 14, 2009 Walt Disney G $15,090,399 2,012,053
25 Dragonball Evolution Apr 10, 2009 20th Century Fox PG $9,362,785 1,248,371
26 The Tale of Despereaux Dec 19, 2008 Universal G $7,215,370 962,049
27 The Day the Earth Stood Still Dec 12, 2008 20th Century Fox PG-13 $4,942,722 659,030
28 Bolt Nov 21, 2008 Walt Disney PG $4,136,434 551,525
29 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Nov 7, 2008 Paramount Pictures PG $3,158,070 421,076
30 Fly Me To the Moon Aug 15, 2008 Summit Entertainment G $1,979,528 263,937
31 Battle for Terra May 1, 2009 Roadside Attractions PG $1,647,083 219,611
32 Babine Nov 28, 2008 Not Rated $1,570,226 209,363
33 The Imaginarium of Doctor P… Dec 25, 2009 Sony Pictures Cla… PG-13 $1,029,821 137,309
34 Beverly Hills Chihuahua Oct 3, 2008 Walt Disney PG $735,449 98,060
35 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Warner Bros. G $517,658 69,021
36 El delfín: La historia de u… Dec 7, 2010 PG $118,012 15,735
37 Evangerion shin gekijôban: Jo Jul 3, 2009 Eleven Arts PG-13 $107,797 14,372
38 Igor Sep 19, 2008 MGM PG $81,381 10,851
39 Super Capers Mar 20, 2009 Roadside Attractions PG $30,955 4,127
40 Severed Ways: The Norse Dis… Mar 13, 2009 Magnolia Pictures Not Rated $18,728 2,497
41 A Town Called Panic Dec 16, 2009 Zeitgeist Not Rated $17,542 2,338
42 Santa vs. The Snowman Nov 6, 2002 IMAX Films Not Rated $10,708 1,427
43 City of Ember Oct 10, 2008 20th Century Fox PG $10,695 1,426
44 Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-… Aug 14, 2009 Self Distributed Not Rated $2,310 308
45 WALL-E Jun 27, 2008 Walt Disney G $1,275 170
Total Gross of All Movies$2,703,491,754
Total Tickets Sold360,465,560

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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