Domestic Box Office For Holiday Season 2009

Holiday Season 2009 is November 6-January 7, 2010.

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Avatar$380,540,2973,461$749,766,139Dec 18Twentieth Century Fox
2The Twilight Saga: New Moon$289,039,4704,124$296,623,634Nov 20Summit Entertainment
3The Blind Side$211,446,9093,407$255,959,475Nov 20Warner Bros.
42012$163,737,7863,444$166,112,167Nov 13Sony Pictures Releasing
5Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel$161,884,6763,747$219,614,612Dec 23Twentieth Century Fox
6Sherlock Holmes$148,567,7663,626$209,028,679Dec 25Warner Bros.
7A Christmas Carol$137,562,5623,683$137,855,863Nov 6Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8The Princess and the Frog$87,895,5713,475$104,400,899Nov 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
9It's Complicated$65,362,6652,955$112,735,375Dec 25Universal Pictures
10Up in the Air$47,641,7412,218$83,823,381Dec 4Paramount Pictures
11Old Dogs$47,397,4273,425$49,492,060Nov 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
12Precious$43,846,7411,003$47,566,524Nov 6Lionsgate
13Planet 51$39,606,1053,035$42,194,060Nov 20Sony Pictures Releasing
14Ninja Assassin$37,556,4392,503$38,122,883Nov 25Warner Bros.
15The Men Who Stare at Goats$32,037,5502,453$32,428,195Nov 6Overture Films
16Invictus$31,784,6432,170$37,491,364Dec 11Warner Bros.
17This Is It$28,235,6743,481$72,091,016Oct 28Sony Pictures Releasing
18Brothers$27,834,1602,088$28,544,157Dec 4Lionsgate
19Did You Hear About the Morgans?$26,800,2512,718$29,580,087Dec 18Sony Pictures Releasing
20The Fourth Kind$25,486,0402,530$25,486,040Nov 6Universal Pictures
21Fantastic Mr. Fox$19,273,8842,304$21,002,919Nov 13Twentieth Century Fox
22Paranormal Activity$19,044,8432,712$107,918,810Sep 25Paramount Pictures
23Couples Retreat$19,032,4003,074$109,204,945Oct 9Universal Pictures
24Law Abiding Citizen$18,295,6562,890$73,357,727Oct 16Overture Films
25Armored$15,889,7941,919$15,988,876Dec 4Screen Gems
26Nine$15,222,1071,412$19,676,965Dec 18The Weinstein Company
27The Box$15,051,9772,635$15,051,977Nov 6Warner Bros.
28Where the Wild Things Are$11,611,5833,735$77,233,467Oct 16Warner Bros.
29Everybody's Fine$9,208,8762,141$9,208,876Dec 4Miramax
30The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day$9,205,145524$10,273,188Oct 30Apparition
31The Boat That Rocked$8,017,917883$8,017,917Nov 13Focus Features
32The Road$7,108,432396$8,117,000Nov 25-
33Astro Boy$6,986,6403,020$19,551,067Oct 23Summit Entertainment
34An Education$6,285,328763$12,574,914Oct 9Sony Pictures Classics
353 Idiots$5,008,604156$6,532,874Dec 23Reliance Big Pictures
36Amelia$4,691,1641,070$14,246,488Oct 23-
37Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs$4,636,0093,119$124,870,275Sep 18Sony Pictures Releasing
38A Serious Man$4,259,449262$9,228,768Oct 2Focus Features
39Saw VI$3,472,8503,036$27,693,292Oct 23Lionsgate
40The Stepfather$3,447,4912,734$29,062,561Oct 16Screen Gems
41The Young Victoria$3,408,022476$11,001,272Dec 18Apparition
42Zombieland$3,379,8643,171$75,590,286Oct 2Sony Pictures Releasing
43Coco Before Chanel$2,450,511307$6,113,834Sep 25Sony Pictures Classics
44Broken Embraces$2,176,349202$5,014,305Nov 20Sony Pictures Classics
45Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant$2,025,3402,754$13,869,515Oct 23Universal Pictures
46A Single Man$1,926,519354$9,176,000Dec 11The Weinstein Company
47Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans$1,454,53896$1,702,112Nov 20First Look International
48Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$1,368,44082$34,137,524Sep 23IMAX
49Twilight$1,304,4403,649$192,769,854Nov 21Summit Entertainment
50The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus$1,226,653607$7,689,607Dec 25Sony Pictures Classics
51Under the Sea 3D$1,033,163108$36,262,926Feb 13Warner Bros.
52Me and Orson Welles$985,515134$1,190,003Nov 25Freestyle Releasing
53De Dana Dan$944,97969$944,979Nov 27Eros Worldwide
54Inglourious Basterds$873,8163,358$120,540,719Aug 21The Weinstein Company
55Crazy Heart$784,6211,361$39,464,306Dec 16-
56Kurbaan$754,26883$754,268Nov 20UTV Motion Pictures
57The Invention of Lying$686,7801,743$18,451,251Oct 2Warner Bros.
58G-Force$678,2233,697$119,436,770Jul 24Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
59The Messenger$663,58050$1,109,660Nov 13Oscilloscope
60Julie & Julia$591,0332,528$94,125,426Aug 7Sony Pictures Releasing
61Space Station 3D$579,98864$93,383,953Apr 19IMAX
62Red Cliff$541,61542$627,047Nov 18Magnolia Pictures
63Good Hair$523,789466$4,157,223Oct 9Roadside Attractions
64The Polar Express
2009 IMAX Release
$514,35421$514,354Nov 6Warner Bros.
65Capitalism: A Love Story$501,277995$14,363,397Sep 23Overture Films
66The Informant!$498,0252,505$33,316,821Sep 18Warner Bros.
67The Hangover$489,3923,545$277,322,503Jun 5Warner Bros.
68New York, I Love You$486,239118$1,588,015Oct 16Vivendi Entertainment
69Shorts$459,9623,105$20,919,166Aug 21Warner Bros.
70Surrogates$448,5492,992$38,577,772Sep 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
71La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet$429,56225$567,493Nov 4Zipporah Films
72The Lovely Bones$409,5082,638$44,114,232Dec 11DreamWorks
73Transylmania$397,6411,007$397,641Dec 4Full Circle Releasing
74All About Steve$359,7892,265$33,862,903Sep 4Twentieth Century Fox
759$343,0852,060$31,749,894Sep 9Focus Features
76Whip It$339,1621,738$13,043,363Oct 2-
77Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$336,4794,455$301,959,197Jul 15Warner Bros.
78The Maid$331,33419$576,608Oct 16Elephant Eye Films
79The Time Traveler's Wife$311,2942,988$63,414,846Aug 14Warner Bros.
80The Private Lives of Pippa Lee$264,55326$337,356Nov 27Screen Media Films
81Bright Star$262,859380$4,444,637Sep 16Apparition
82Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$247,146252$23,746,066Oct 5National Geographic Entertainment
83Larger Than Life in$246,042509$246,042Dec 11Cinedigm Entertainment Group
84Paris$232,45134$1,010,194Sep 18IFC Films
85The Wizard of Oz
2009 NCM Fathom Event
$230,000451$1,140,000Sep 23Warner Bros.
86Antichrist$213,57319$404,122Oct 23IFC Films
87Paa$199,22867$199,228Dec 4-
88The September Issue$190,326143$3,820,067Aug 28Roadside Attractions
89Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs$187,4204,102$196,573,705Jul 1Twentieth Century Fox
90(Untitled)$183,90525$230,600Oct 23The Samuel Goldwyn Company
91The Final Destination$175,6453,121$66,477,700Aug 28Warner Bros.
92The Damned United$160,05545$449,865Oct 9Sony Pictures Classics
93Halloween II$140,9503,088$33,392,973Aug 28-
94Fame$130,0143,133$22,455,510Sep 25Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
95The White Ribbon$120,159106$2,222,862Dec 30Sony Pictures Classics
96Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean$111,46142$7,714,996Feb 153D Entertainment
97Deep Sea$110,07847$46,412,757Mar 3Warner Bros.
98The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry$106,011135$1,355,079Sep 18Five & Two Pictures
99Gentlemen Broncos$95,96418$113,682Oct 30-
100More Than a Game$95,152111$950,675Oct 2Lionsgate
101Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg$89,32925$1,134,623Jul 10International Film Circuit
102The Hurt Locker$88,512535$17,017,811Jun 26Summit Entertainment
103Whiteout$84,8512,745$10,275,638Sep 11Warner Bros.
104The Little Traitor$75,5535$402,088Oct 23-
105The Yes Men Fix the World$74,32516$194,533Sep 25Shadow Distribution
106500 Days of Summer$74,0621,048$32,391,374Jul 17-
107It Might Get Loud$72,56875$1,610,163Aug 14Sony Pictures Classics
108The House of the Devil$65,6947$101,215Oct 30Magnolia Pictures
109Aliens in the Attic$56,8343,108$25,200,412Jul 31Twentieth Century Fox
110Police, Adjective$53,2068$53,206Dec 23IFC Films
111The Horse Boy$53,1075$156,612Sep 30Zeitgeist Films
11235 Shots of Rum$51,9035$177,511Sep 16The Cinema Guild
113That Evening Sun$48,11010$281,350Nov 6Freestyle Releasing
114Until the Light Takes Us$47,3073$130,441Dec 4Variance Films
115Collapse$46,9645$46,964Nov 6Vitagraph Films
116The Sun
2009 Re-release
$46,3684$77,303Nov 18Lorber Films
117Jennifer's Body$46,2272,738$16,204,793Sep 18Twentieth Century Fox
118William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe$46,0786$46,078Nov 13Arthouse Films
119Amreeka$45,51240$627,436Sep 4National Geographic Entertainment
120London Dreams$45,04882$300,293Oct 30Studio 18
121Four Seasons Lodge$43,4743$58,334Nov 11First Run
122The End of Poverty?$41,8815$57,805Nov 13Cinema Libre Studio
123Ong Bak 2$39,88912$102,458Oct 23Magnolia Pictures
124Pandorum$39,8712,506$10,330,853Sep 25Overture Films
125The Slammin' Salmon$38,92011$41,587Dec 11Anchor Bay Films
126Oh My God$38,2447$38,244Nov 13Mitropoulos Films
127Uncertainty$36,6894$36,689Nov 13IFC Films
128Bicycle Thieves
2008 Re-release
$36,3062$36,818Oct 31Corinth Films
129Crude$35,0777$170,295Sep 9First Run
130My One and Only$32,980256$2,479,538Aug 21Freestyle Releasing
131Mystery Team$32,3444$89,442Aug 28Roadside Attractions
132Killing Kasztner$32,0775$112,313Oct 23Sky Island Films
133Bronson$30,5558$104,979Oct 9Magnolia Pictures
134Play the Game$30,39655$659,483Feb 27Slowhand Cinema Releasing
135Serious Moonlight$25,3398$25,339Dec 4Magnolia Pictures
136Departures$23,26827$1,498,210May 29Regent Releasing
137The Baader Meinhof Complex$23,01238$476,270Aug 21Vitagraph Films
138Seraphine$22,48824$884,613Jun 5Music Box Films
139Visual Acoustics$21,8625$52,467Oct 9Arthouse Films
140The Beaches of Agnès$21,7577$239,711Jul 2The Cinema Guild
141The Way We Get By$20,8067$106,542Jul 17International Film Circuit
142Passport to Love$20,6159$173,828Oct 9Variance Films
143A Town Called Panic$18,81710$165,509Dec 16Zeitgeist Films
144A Woman in Berlin$18,7259$294,014Jul 17Strand Releasing
145Dare$18,0002$18,000Nov 13Image Entertainment
146Women in Trouble$18,0003$18,000Nov 13Screen Media Films
147Splinterheads$16,3923$16,392Nov 6Paladin
148Motherhood$15,99748$93,388Oct 23Freestyle Releasing
149Small Change$15,9042$38,296Nov 24The Film Desk
150Moon$14,798252$5,010,163Jun 12Sony Pictures Classics
151White on Rice$13,6644$69,171Sep 11Variance Films
152Defamation$12,0384$12,038Nov 20First Run
153One Peace at a Time$11,6982$11,698Dec 4Monterey Media
154Galapagos$11,51514$18,630,372Oct 29IMAX
155Big Fan$11,40015$234,540Aug 28First Independent Pictures
156Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love$9,9127$172,225Jun 12Shadow Distribution
157Fix$9,8901$9,890Nov 20Mangusta Productions
158The Cove$9,70156$857,005Jul 31Roadside Attractions
159Mammoth$9,5801$9,580Nov 20IFC Films
160Home$9,4782$15,925Nov 27Lorber Films
161The Missing Person$9,3303$17,896Nov 20Strand Releasing
162The Burning Plain$9,23326$200,730Sep 18Magnolia Pictures
163Endgame$8,52714$9,645Nov 6Monterey Media
164Looking for Palladin$7,8108$11,268Oct 30Wildcat Releasing
165The Headless Woman$7,7063$100,177Aug 19Strand Releasing
166Trucker$7,69013$52,429Oct 9Monterey Media
167Lorna's Silence$7,40523$338,795Jul 31Sony Pictures Classics
168I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell$7,167266$1,429,299Sep 25Freestyle Releasing
169Food, Inc.$6,636155$4,417,674Jun 12Magnolia Pictures
170World's Greatest Dad$6,23330$221,805Aug 21Magnolia Pictures
171Cloud 9$6,1318$91,675Aug 14Music Box Films
172No Impact Man: The Documentary$5,6078$100,028Sep 11Oscilloscope
173Le combat dans l'île$5,4601$50,039Jun 12The Film Desk
174Adventures of Power$5,4413$17,419Oct 9Variance Films
175The Strip$5,1078$5,107Dec 4Truly Indie
176We Live in Public$4,9652$41,711Aug 28Abramorama
177Adam$4,708177$2,277,396Jul 29-
178Under Our Skin$4,1886$98,548Jun 19Shadow Distribution
179The Wedding Song$4,0784$31,160Oct 9Strand Releasing
180Yuri Gagarin Conspiracy: Fallen Idol$3,9152$14,471Oct 2Indican Pictures
181Act of God$3,8951$9,955Jul 31Zeitgeist Films
182Earth Days$3,8555$26,748Aug 14Zeitgeist Films
183Beeswax$3,8323$46,590Aug 7The Cinema Guild
184Cold Souls$3,75652$905,209Aug 7The Samuel Goldwyn Company
185Storm$3,4673$16,013Oct 30Film Movement
186Ricky$3,4571$3,457Dec 16IFC Films
187American Fork$3,3592$3,359Nov 6Monterey Media
188The Wonder of it All$3,22839$781,016Jul 17Indican Pictures
189Bliss
2009 Re-release
$2,2793$40,349Aug 7First Run
190From Mexico with Love$2,244279$548,787Oct 9Roadside Attractions
191The Fall$2,116111$2,266,905May 9Roadside Attractions
192Mississippi Mermaid$1,9301$33,216Jul 10The Film Desk
193Il Divo$1,8838$240,159Apr 24Music Box Films
194Taxidermia
2009 Re-release
$1,4472$11,408Aug 14Regent Releasing
195Home$1,3943$9,478Apr 23Monterey Media
196The Stoning of Soraya M.$1,30034$637,421Jun 26Roadside Attractions
197Soul Power$1,29023$207,121Jul 10Sony Pictures Classics
198Streetballers$1,1202$28,642Aug 21MSK Productions
199The Big Gay Musical$1,0411$24,140Sep 11-
200Shall We Kiss?$99633$535,499Mar 27Music Box Films