Market Charts > 2009 > Genres > Thriller/Suspense
Box Office Performance for Thriller/Suspense Movies in 2009
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Theatrical
Distributor | MPAA
Rating | 2009 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Taken |
Jan 30, 2009 |
20th Century Fox |
PG-13 |
$145,000,989 |
19,333,465 |
| 2 |
Angels & Demons |
May 15, 2009 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$133,375,846 |
17,783,446 |
| 3 |
District 9 |
Aug 14, 2009 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$115,646,235 |
15,419,498 |
| 4 |
Knowing |
Mar 20, 2009 |
Summit Entertainment |
PG-13 |
$79,957,634 |
10,661,017 |
| 5 |
Law Abiding Citizen |
Oct 16, 2009 |
Overture Films |
R |
$72,928,813 |
9,723,841 |
| 6 |
Obsessed |
Apr 24, 2009 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$68,261,644 |
9,101,552 |
| 7 |
State of Play |
Apr 17, 2009 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$37,017,955 |
4,935,727 |
| 8 |
Push |
Feb 6, 2009 |
Summit Entertainment |
PG-13 |
$31,811,527 |
4,241,536 |
| 9 |
The Stepfather |
Oct 16, 2009 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$29,062,561 |
3,875,008 |
| 10 |
The Fourth Kind |
Nov 6, 2009 |
Universal |
PG-13 |
$26,218,170 |
3,495,756 |
| 11 |
The International |
Feb 13, 2009 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$25,450,527 |
3,393,403 |
| 12 |
Valkyrie |
Dec 25, 2008 |
United Artists |
PG-13 |
$22,373,908 |
2,983,188 |
| 13 |
Armored |
Dec 4, 2009 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$15,815,302 |
2,108,707 |
| 14 |
A Perfect Getaway |
Aug 7, 2009 |
Universal |
R |
$15,515,460 |
2,068,728 |
| 15 |
The Box |
Nov 6, 2009 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$15,045,676 |
2,006,090 |
| 16 |
Crank 2: High Voltage |
Apr 17, 2009 |
Lionsgate |
R |
$13,684,249 |
1,824,567 |
| 17 |
Whiteout |
Sep 11, 2009 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$10,275,638 |
1,370,085 |
| 18 |
Moon |
Jun 12, 2009 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$5,010,163 |
668,021 |
| 19 |
Sin Nombre |
Mar 20, 2009 |
Focus Features |
R |
$2,536,665 |
338,222 |
| 20 |
Män som hatar kvinnor |
May 29, 2009 |
Alliance Atlantis |
R |
$2,186,693 |
291,559 |
| 21 |
Los abrazos rotos |
Nov 20, 2009 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$2,022,655 |
269,687 |
| 22 |
Kaminey |
Aug 14, 2009 |
UTV Communications |
Not Rated |
$1,286,143 |
171,485 |
| 23 |
5150, Rue des Ormes |
Oct 9, 2009 |
|
Not Rated |
$1,053,966 |
140,528 |
| 24 |
Echelon Conspiracy |
Feb 27, 2009 |
After Dark |
PG-13 |
$796,716 |
106,228 |
| 25 |
Kurbaan |
Nov 20, 2009 |
UTV Communications |
Not Rated |
$754,269 |
100,569 |
| 26 |
Flickan som lekte med elden |
Dec 25, 2009 |
|
R |
$598,477 |
79,796 |
| 27 |
The Limits of Control |
May 1, 2009 |
Focus Features |
R |
$426,688 |
56,891 |
| 28 |
Wanted |
Sep 18, 2009 |
Eros Entertainment |
Not Rated |
$349,637 |
46,618 |
| 29 |
The Informers |
Apr 24, 2009 |
Senator Entertain… |
R |
$315,000 |
42,000 |
| 30 |
Revanche |
May 1, 2009 |
Janus Films |
Not Rated |
$294,122 |
39,216 |
| 31 |
Ghajini |
Dec 25, 2008 |
AdLab Films |
Not Rated |
$237,949 |
31,726 |
| 32 |
Flammen og Citronen |
Jul 31, 2009 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$148,089 |
19,745 |
| 33 |
12 |
Mar 4, 2009 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
PG-13 |
$125,120 |
16,682 |
| 34 |
Carriers |
Sep 4, 2009 |
Paramount Vantage |
PG-13 |
$120,866 |
16,115 |
| 35 |
Z |
Dec 8, 1969 |
Rialto Pictures |
M/PG |
$83,305 |
11,107 |
| 36 |
Sleep Dealer |
Apr 17, 2009 |
Maya Releasing |
PG-13 |
$80,136 |
10,684 |
| 37 |
Body of Lies |
Oct 10, 2008 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$79,281 |
10,571 |
| 38 |
Julia |
May 8, 2009 |
Magnolia Pictures |
Not Rated |
$65,108 |
8,681 |
| 39 |
Ne le dis à personne |
Jul 4, 2008 |
Music Box Films |
Not Rated |
$60,915 |
8,122 |
| 40 |
Not Forgotten |
May 15, 2009 |
Anchor Bay Entert… |
R |
$53,723 |
7,163 |
| 41 |
Eagle Eye |
Sep 26, 2008 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG-13 |
$39,048 |
5,206 |
| 42 |
Le combat dans l'île |
Jun 12, 2009 |
The Film Desk |
PG-13 |
$33,830 |
4,510 |
| 43 |
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt |
Sep 11, 2009 |
Anchor Bay Entert… |
PG-13 |
$32,917 |
4,388 |
| 44 |
Changeling |
Oct 24, 2008 |
Universal |
R |
$32,475 |
4,330 |
| 45 |
Surveillance |
Jun 26, 2009 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$27,349 |
3,646 |
| 46 |
Death in Love |
Jul 17, 2009 |
Screen Media Films |
R |
$23,412 |
3,121 |
| 47 |
Donkey Punch |
Jan 23, 2009 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$19,367 |
2,582 |
| 48 |
Killshot |
Jan 23, 2009 |
Weinstein Co. |
R |
$18,643 |
2,485 |
| 49 |
Los Cronocrímenes |
Dec 12, 2008 |
Magnolia Pictures |
R |
$16,633 |
2,217 |
| 50 |
The Escapist |
Apr 3, 2009 |
ThinkFilm |
Not Rated |
$13,439 |
1,791 |
| 51 |
The Skeptic |
May 1, 2009 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$6,671 |
889 |
| 52 |
The Perfect Sleep |
Mar 13, 2009 |
Cinema Epoch |
R |
$6,224 |
829 |
| 53 |
Pontypool |
May 29, 2009 |
IFC Films |
Not Rated |
$3,865 |
515 |
| 54 |
The Canyon |
Oct 23, 2009 |
Truly Indie |
R |
$1,785 |
238 |
| 55 |
Shanghai Red |
Jan 1, 2010 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$1,146 |
152 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $876,404,624 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 116,853,929 |
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.
