Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 2009
Total Box Office Gross: $10,648,743,757
Tickets Sold: 1,419,832,506
Average Ticket Price: $7.50
Top Grossing Movies of 2009
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 2009 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
Jun 24 |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
PG-13 |
$402,111,870 |
53,614,916 |
| 2 |
Avatar |
Dec 18 |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
PG-13 |
$352,114,898 |
46,948,653 |
| 3 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
Jul 15 |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
PG |
$301,959,197 |
40,261,226 |
| 4 |
Up |
May 29 |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
PG |
$293,004,164 |
39,067,222 |
| 5 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
Nov 15 |
Summit Entertainment |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$287,954,655 |
38,393,954 |
| 6 |
The Hangover |
Jun 5 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
R |
$277,322,503 |
36,976,334 |
| 7 |
Star Trek |
Aug 5 |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$257,730,019 |
34,364,003 |
| 8 |
The Blind Side |
Nov 20 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$208,476,067 |
27,796,809 |
| 9 |
Monsters vs. Aliens |
Mar 27 |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
PG |
$198,351,526 |
26,446,870 |
| 10 |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
Jul 1 |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
PG |
$196,573,705 |
26,209,827 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 2009
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Warner Bros. |
36 |
$2,132,496,426 |
284,332,858 |
20.03% |
| 2 |
20th Century Fox |
23 |
$1,461,617,662 |
194,882,356 |
13.73% |
| 3 |
Paramount Pictures |
16 |
$1,460,075,602 |
194,676,748 |
13.71% |
| 4 |
Sony Pictures |
23 |
$1,447,931,681 |
193,057,557 |
13.60% |
| 5 |
Walt Disney |
23 |
$1,205,647,954 |
160,753,063 |
11.32% |
| 6 |
Universal |
21 |
$897,573,345 |
119,676,446 |
8.43% |
| 7 |
Summit Entertainment |
11 |
$480,388,885 |
64,051,852 |
4.51% |
| 8 |
Lionsgate |
12 |
$402,012,617 |
53,601,684 |
3.78% |
| 9 |
Fox Searchlight |
11 |
$246,172,026 |
32,822,937 |
2.31% |
| 10 |
Weinstein Co. |
9 |
$175,070,403 |
23,342,721 |
1.64% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 2009
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy |
103 |
$2,205,311,193 |
294,041,489 |
20.71% |
| 2 |
Adventure |
35 |
$2,057,654,749 |
274,353,966 |
19.32% |
| 3 |
Action |
31 |
$2,041,423,203 |
272,189,759 |
19.17% |
| 4 |
Drama |
173 |
$1,829,432,177 |
243,924,291 |
17.18% |
| 5 |
Thriller/Suspense |
51 |
$965,341,597 |
128,712,216 |
9.07% |
| 6 |
Romantic Comedy |
25 |
$635,978,484 |
84,797,132 |
5.97% |
| 7 |
Horror |
23 |
$584,630,728 |
77,950,765 |
5.49% |
| 8 |
Documentary |
87 |
$194,294,334 |
25,905,912 |
1.82% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy |
6 |
$54,218,510 |
7,229,134 |
0.51% |
| 10 |
Musical |
8 |
$37,972,979 |
5,063,064 |
0.36% |
Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 2009
| Rank | MPAA Rating | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
PG-13 |
142 |
$4,808,929,969 |
641,190,666 |
45.16% |
| 2 |
PG |
67 |
$2,881,029,195 |
384,137,227 |
27.06% |
| 3 |
R |
186 |
$2,735,084,078 |
364,677,882 |
25.68% |
| 4 |
G |
15 |
$298,233,758 |
39,764,500 |
2.80% |
| 5 |
Not Rated |
118 |
$66,850,196 |
8,913,358 |
0.63% |
Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 2009
| Rank | Source Material | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay |
239 |
$4,774,879,649 |
636,650,619 |
44.84% |
| 2 |
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
76 |
$2,524,558,358 |
336,607,784 |
23.71% |
| 3 |
Based on TV |
13 |
$1,088,967,544 |
145,195,673 |
10.23% |
| 4 |
Based on Factual Book/Article |
7 |
$435,784,173 |
58,104,557 |
4.09% |
| 5 |
Remake |
19 |
$424,394,173 |
56,585,892 |
3.99% |
| 6 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel |
7 |
$378,553,324 |
50,473,776 |
3.55% |
| 7 |
Based on Real Life Events |
105 |
$362,297,255 |
48,306,302 |
3.40% |
| 8 |
Spin-Off |
2 |
$244,885,176 |
32,651,357 |
2.30% |
| 9 |
Based on Play |
8 |
$172,029,371 |
22,937,249 |
1.62% |
| 10 |
Based on Toy |
1 |
$150,201,498 |
20,026,866 |
1.41% |
Market Share for Each Production Method in 2009
| Rank | Production Method | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action |
465 |
$7,733,647,806 |
1,031,153,047 |
72.62% |
| 2 |
Animation/Live Action |
7 |
$1,597,387,403 |
212,984,987 |
15.00% |
| 3 |
Digital Animation |
17 |
$1,089,830,286 |
145,310,704 |
10.23% |
| 4 |
Hand Animation |
3 |
$103,013,146 |
13,735,086 |
0.97% |
| 5 |
Stop-Motion Animation |
5 |
$94,884,130 |
12,651,218 |
0.89% |
| 6 |
Multiple Production Methods |
1 |
$644,635 |
85,951 |
0.01% |
Market Share for Each Creative Type in 2009
| Rank | Creative Type | Movies | 2009 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction |
241 |
$4,002,701,984 |
533,693,598 |
37.59% |
| 2 |
Fantasy |
46 |
$2,188,919,641 |
291,855,952 |
20.56% |
| 3 |
Science Fiction |
27 |
$1,735,948,536 |
231,459,808 |
16.30% |
| 4 |
Kids Fiction |
18 |
$1,110,875,997 |
148,116,800 |
10.43% |
| 5 |
Dramatization |
29 |
$538,693,027 |
71,825,739 |
5.06% |
| 6 |
Historical Fiction |
38 |
$512,945,354 |
68,392,714 |
4.82% |
| 7 |
Super Hero |
6 |
$311,996,031 |
41,599,470 |
2.93% |
| 8 |
Factual |
86 |
$215,563,246 |
28,741,767 |
2.02% |
| 9 |
Multiple Creative Types |
1 |
$644,635 |
85,951 |
0.01% |
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