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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 2009

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2009 GrossTickets Sold
1 Harry Potter and the Half-B… Jul 15, 2009 Adventure PG $301,959,197 40,261,226
2 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Nov 20, 2009 Drama PG-13 $287,954,655 38,393,954
3 Night at the Museum: Battle… May 22, 2009 Adventure PG $177,243,721 23,632,496
4 Sherlock Holmes Dec 25, 2009 Adventure PG-13 $138,715,437 18,495,392
5 Angels & Demons May 15, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $133,375,846 17,783,446
6 Cloudy with a Chance of Mea… Sep 18, 2009 Adventure PG $124,264,907 16,568,654
7 Public Enemies Jul 1, 2009 Drama R $97,104,620 12,947,282
8 Julie & Julia Aug 7, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $94,125,426 12,550,056
9 He's Just Not That Into You Feb 6, 2009 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $93,953,653 12,527,154
10 The Princess and the Frog Dec 11, 2009 Adventure G $85,859,339 11,447,912
11 Knowing Mar 20, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $79,957,634 10,661,017
12 Where the Wild Things Are Oct 16, 2009 Adventure PG $76,566,491 10,208,865
13 Coraline Feb 6, 2009 Adventure PG $75,286,229 10,038,163
14 Hotel for Dogs Jan 16, 2009 Comedy PG $73,178,547 9,757,140
15 Race to Witch Mountain Mar 13, 2009 Adventure PG $67,172,594 8,956,346
16 The Time Traveler’s Wife Aug 14, 2009 Drama PG-13 $63,414,846 8,455,313
17 My Sister’s Keeper Jun 26, 2009 Drama PG-13 $49,200,230 6,560,031
18 The Curious Case of Benjami… Dec 25, 2008 Drama PG-13 $48,212,240 6,428,299
19 Up in the Air Dec 4, 2009 Drama R $44,375,265 5,916,702
20 Confessions of a Shopaholic Feb 13, 2009 Romantic Comedy PG $44,277,350 5,903,647
21 Precious (Based on the Nove… Nov 6, 2009 Drama R $43,760,123 5,834,683
22 Marley & Me Dec 25, 2008 Comedy PG $36,489,705 4,865,294
23 The Men Who Stare at Goats Nov 6, 2009 Black Comedy R $32,018,431 4,269,124
24 The Reader Dec 10, 2008 Drama R $30,640,829 4,085,443
25 Revolutionary Road Dec 26, 2008 Drama R $21,575,591 2,876,745
26 Fantastic Mr. Fox Nov 13, 2009 Comedy PG $19,123,189 2,549,759
27 Yes Man Dec 19, 2008 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $18,183,588 2,424,478
28 Inkheart Jan 23, 2009 Adventure PG $17,303,424 2,307,123
29 Twilight Nov 21, 2008 Drama PG-13 $15,847,004 2,112,933
30 The Box Nov 6, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $15,045,676 2,006,090
31 I Love You, Beth Cooper Jul 10, 2009 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $14,800,725 1,973,430
32 Cirque du Freak: The Vampir… Oct 23, 2009 Action PG-13 $14,046,595 1,872,879
33 Whip It Oct 2, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $13,077,184 1,743,625
34 Not Easily Broken Jan 9, 2009 Drama PG-13 $10,572,742 1,409,698
35 Taking Woodstock Aug 28, 2009 Comedy R $7,460,204 994,693
36 The Tale of Despereaux Dec 19, 2008 Adventure G $7,215,370 962,049
37 The Road Nov 25, 2009 Drama R $6,858,313 914,441
38 3 Idiots Dec 23, 2009 Comedy PG-13 $4,757,078 634,277
39 Chéri Jun 26, 2009 Drama R $2,715,657 362,087
40 Quantum of Solace Nov 14, 2008 Action PG-13 $2,548,014 339,735
41 Män som hatar kvinnor May 29, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $2,186,693 291,559
42 A Single Man Dec 11, 2009 Drama R $1,731,649 230,886
43 Gomorra Feb 13, 2009 Drama Not Rated $1,579,146 210,552
44 I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Oct 16, 2009 Comedy R $1,429,299 190,573
45 The Wizard of Oz Sep 23, 2009 Musical PG-13 $1,140,000 152,000
46 5150, Rue des Ormes Oct 9, 2009 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $1,053,966 140,528
47 Me and Orson Welles Nov 25, 2009 Drama PG-13 $942,276 125,636
48 Flickan som lekte med elden Dec 25, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $598,477 79,796
49 Red Cliff Nov 20, 2009 Action R $526,841 70,245
50 The Polar Express Nov 10, 2004 Adventure G $517,658 69,021
51 The Lovely Bones Dec 11, 2009 Drama PG-13 $383,101 51,080
52 The Informers Apr 24, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $315,000 42,000
53 Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin Jul 17, 2009 Drama Not Rated $294,014 39,201
54 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Nov 27, 2009 Drama R $261,198 34,826
55 The Secret Life of Bees Oct 17, 2008 Drama PG-13 $255,175 34,023
56 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Nov 7, 2008 Drama PG-13 $192,019 25,602
57 Appaloosa Sep 19, 2008 Western R $130,820 17,443
58 The Little Traitor Oct 16, 2009 Drama Not Rated $88,453 11,793
59 Z Mar 13, 2009 Thriller/Suspense M/PG $83,305 11,107
60 The Mysteries of Pittsburgh Apr 10, 2009 Drama R $80,283 10,704
61 Body of Lies Oct 10, 2008 Thriller/Suspense R $79,281 10,571
62 Disgrace Sep 18, 2009 Drama R $69,705 9,294
63 Rashomon May 29, 2009 Drama Not Rated $69,167 9,222
64 Ne le dis à personne Jul 4, 2008 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $60,915 8,122
65 Plus tard Oct 31, 2008 Drama Not Rated $60,855 8,114
66 $9.99 Dec 12, 2008 Drama R $51,563 6,875
67 Nights in Rodanthe Sep 26, 2008 Drama PG-13 $48,278 6,437
68 That Evening Sun Nov 6, 2009 Drama PG-13 $48,110 6,414
69 Un secret Sep 10, 2008 Drama Not Rated $45,507 6,067
70 How About You Nov 14, 2008 Drama Not Rated $38,471 5,129
71 Mutluluk Aug 7, 2009 Drama Not Rated $37,493 4,999
72 Lola Montès Oct 10, 2008 Drama Not Rated $29,532 3,937
73 Ladri di biciclette Oct 2, 1998 Drama Not Rated $28,782 3,837
74 Léon Morin, prêtre Apr 17, 2009 Drama Not Rated $27,567 3,675
75 Killshot Jan 23, 2009 Thriller/Suspense R $18,643 2,485
76 Sita Sings the Blues Dec 25, 2009 Musical Not Rated $18,626 2,483
77 Mississippi Mermaid Jan 15, 1999 Drama R $13,873 1,849
78 37º2 le matin Jun 12, 2009 Drama Not Rated $12,013 1,601
79 Caos Calmo Jun 26, 2009 Drama Not Rated $11,434 1,524
80 City of Ember Oct 10, 2008 Adventure PG $10,695 1,426
81 Endgame Nov 6, 2009 Drama PG-13 $8,238 1,098
82 Pontypool May 29, 2009 Thriller/Suspense Not Rated $3,865 515
83 Breakfast with Scot Oct 10, 2008 Drama PG-13 $2,563 341
84 Love Comes Lately Jun 13, 2008 Drama Not Rated $1,207 160
85 Das Haus der schlafenden Sc… Nov 14, 2008 Drama Not Rated $1,122 149
86 Save Me Sep 5, 2008 Drama Not Rated $1,028 137
87 I Can't Think Straight Nov 21, 2008 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $987 131
Total Gross of All Movies$2,504,826,562
Total Tickets Sold333,976,848

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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