Australian Box Office For 2009

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Avatar$34,000,200590$103,866,237Dec 1720th Century Fox International
2The Twilight Saga: New Moon$33,205,117530$35,164,930--
3Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$31,446,217510$34,954,004-Warner Bros.
4Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$31,417,965457$33,554,033Jun 24Paramount Pictures International
5Up$25,007,396434$25,296,200Sep 3Buena Vista International
6Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs$22,923,636425$24,725,499Jul 220th Century Fox International
72012$18,060,350405$18,123,801Nov 12Sony Pictures Releasing
8The Hangover$17,902,906228$17,934,378Jun 11Warner Bros.
9Monsters vs. Aliens$16,257,222382$16,257,222Apr 2Paramount Pictures International
10Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian$14,023,161397$14,037,398May 2120th Century Fox International
11Angels & Demons$14,019,048434$14,065,391May 14Sony Pictures Releasing
12X-Men Origins: Wolverine$13,935,635416$14,924,362Apr 2920th Century Fox International
13Fast & Furious$13,665,948345$13,665,948Apr 9Universal Pictures International (UPI)
14The Proposal$13,550,879280$13,971,668Jun 18Walt Disney Pictures
15Slumdog Millionaire$13,535,957212$14,539,355Dec 18Icon Film Distribution
16Mao's Last Dancer$13,267,004267$14,008,032Oct 1Roadshow Films
17Star Trek$12,628,557317$12,650,526May 7Paramount Pictures International
18Inglourious Basterds$12,251,504266$12,328,181Aug 20Universal Pictures International (UPI)
19Terminator Salvation$11,932,829386$11,960,230Jun 4Sony Pictures Releasing
20Gran Torino$11,524,007209$11,524,910Jan 22Roadshow Films
21The Ugly Truth$10,476,545284$10,529,622Aug 6Sony Pictures Releasing
22He's Just Not That Into You$10,375,133253$10,401,965Feb 12Roadshow Films
23Brüno$10,366,058335$11,651,106Jul 9Universal Pictures International (UPI)
24Couples Retreat$10,115,898223$10,165,633Oct 8Universal Pictures International (UPI)
2517 Again$10,079,700223$10,079,700Apr 9Roadshow Films
26G-Force$9,634,086350$9,781,360Sep 17Walt Disney Pictures
27Yes Man$8,792,793256$8,792,793Jan 1Roadshow Films
28Hannah Montana: The Movie$8,405,466269$8,715,937Jun 25Walt Disney Pictures
29This Is It$8,396,556293$8,734,295Oct 29Sony Pictures Releasing
30My Sister's Keeper$8,001,703210$8,034,157Jul 30Roadshow Films
31Bride Wars$7,840,797287$7,880,947Jan 1520th Century Fox International
32The Curious Case of Benjamin Button$7,598,831251$11,450,474Dec 26Warner Bros.
33Bolt$7,539,558297$7,611,037Jan 1Walt Disney Pictures
34District 9$7,469,104178$7,469,104Aug 13Sony Pictures Releasing
35Public Enemies$7,463,500284$7,484,127Jul 30Universal Pictures International (UPI)
36Australia$7,378,938643$26,521,500-20th Century Fox International
37Sherlock Holmes$7,376,364308$22,777,578Dec 24Roadshow Films
38Paranormal Activity$7,259,635265$7,818,643Dec 4Icon Film Distribution
39Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel$7,128,491365$19,791,144Dec 2420th Century Fox International
40Marley & Me$6,966,395222$6,966,395Jan 120th Century Fox International
41Bedtime Stories$6,905,580356$10,627,387Dec 26Walt Disney Pictures
42G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra$6,818,543223$6,818,543Aug 6Paramount Pictures International
43Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs$6,814,891343$7,487,784Nov 26Sony Pictures Releasing
44Julie & Julia$6,607,491288$6,631,946Oct 8Sony Pictures Releasing
45Confessions of a Shopaholic$6,514,867309$6,577,386Mar 12Walt Disney Pictures
46Watchmen$6,152,116355$6,152,116Mar 5Paramount Pictures International
47Funny People$5,917,519241$5,927,006Sep 10Universal Pictures International (UPI)
48Knowing$5,795,063204$5,795,063Mar 26Icon Film Distribution
49State of Play$5,671,939245$5,702,156May 28Universal Pictures International (UPI)
50Twilight$5,454,845306$15,484,821--
51The Final Destination$5,368,42096$5,368,420Oct 15Roadshow Films
52Race to Witch Mountain$5,321,627289$5,322,485Apr 9Walt Disney Pictures
53Where the Wild Things Are$5,261,898263$5,693,853Dec 3Roadshow Films
54Ghosts of Girlfriends Past$5,227,478219$5,227,478May 7Roadshow Films
55The Time Traveler's Wife$5,182,619237$5,182,619Nov 5Roadshow Films
56Fame$5,160,199288$5,160,199Sep 24Icon Film Distribution
57Surrogates$4,958,316206$4,958,316Sep 24Walt Disney Pictures
58The Taking of Pelham 123$4,769,442248$4,775,382Aug 27Sony Pictures Releasing
59Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa$4,716,674368$15,093,421Dec 11Paramount Pictures International
60A Christmas Carol$4,688,758355$4,688,758Nov 5Walt Disney Pictures
61Year One$4,471,739185$4,471,739Jun 18Sony Pictures Releasing
62Role Models$4,465,141179$4,494,103Jan 15Universal Pictures International (UPI)
63500 Days of Summer$4,346,548227$4,346,548Sep 1720th Century Fox International
64Valkyrie$4,295,433232$4,335,295Jan 2220th Century Fox International
65The Boat That Rocked$4,251,228293$4,251,228Apr 9Universal Pictures International (UPI)
66Hotel for Dogs$4,076,202180$4,096,741Jan 15Paramount Pictures International
67Seven Pounds$4,070,549261$4,081,722Jan 8Sony Pictures Releasing
68The Young Victoria$3,993,751124$3,993,751Aug 27Roadshow Films
69Duplicity$3,799,322224$3,799,322Mar 19Universal Pictures International (UPI)
70Paul Blart: Mall Cop$3,729,266196$3,733,141Mar 19Sony Pictures Releasing
71Aliens in the Attic$3,685,829215$3,686,961Sep 320th Century Fox International
72Coraline$3,553,861212$1,263,286-Trafalgar Releasing
73I Love You, Man$3,466,177187$3,487,256Jun 4Paramount Pictures International
74The Reader$3,436,11453$3,436,114Feb 19Roadshow Films
75Charlie & Boots$3,433,583182$3,438,120Sep 3Paramount Pictures International
76Underworld: Rise of the Lycans$3,421,006147$3,421,006Jan 22Sony Pictures Releasing
77The Invention of Lying$3,201,345168$3,201,345Nov 26Universal Pictures International (UPI)
78Land of the Lost$3,010,514219$3,108,970Jun 11Universal Pictures International (UPI)
79Defiance$2,934,207174$2,934,207Apr 30Roadshow Films
80The Boy in the Striped Pajamas$2,929,712120$2,929,712Apr 23Walt Disney Pictures
81Astro Boy$2,683,576207$2,683,576Oct 15Hoyts Distribution
82Old Dogs$2,569,117271$8,383,867Dec 24Walt Disney Pictures
83Changeling$2,553,632132$2,553,632Feb 5Universal Pictures International (UPI)
84Ghost Town$2,494,290200$2,522,543Feb 12Paramount Pictures International
85Zombieland$2,467,594153$2,467,594Dec 3Sony Pictures Releasing
86Samson & Delilah$2,427,98138$2,427,981May 7Paramount Pictures International
87Planet 51$2,291,400205$2,581,551Dec 10Hoyts Distribution
88Did You Hear About the Morgans?$2,283,298208$5,471,538Dec 24Sony Pictures Releasing
89Transporter 3$2,275,647187$2,275,647Feb 5Icon Film Distribution
90Saw VI$2,272,659164$2,272,659Oct 22Hoyts Distribution
91The Day the Earth Stood Still$2,265,392257$5,634,071Dec 2620th Century Fox International
92My Life in Ruins$2,253,061169$2,273,373Jul 1620th Century Fox International
93Drag Me to Hell$2,189,353139$2,197,202Jul 23Roadshow Films
94Revolutionary Road$2,138,833147$2,138,833Jan 22Paramount Pictures International
95Coco Before Chanel$2,108,68039$2,108,680Jun 25Roadshow Films
96The Pink Panther 2$2,085,678198$2,085,678Apr 2Sony Pictures Releasing
97Dragonball Evolution$2,046,264192$2,046,264Apr 920th Century Fox International
98Easy Virtue$1,996,73875$1,996,738Mar 12Hopscotch Films
99The International$1,955,162229$1,955,162Feb 19Sony Pictures Releasing
100The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus$1,924,130184$1,924,130Oct 29Hoyts Distribution
101The Boys Are Back$1,771,873163$1,771,873Nov 12Hopscotch Films
102Last Chance Harvey$1,754,824144$1,780,800Feb 26Icon Film Distribution
103The Tale of Despereaux$1,599,837193$1,599,837Jan 8Universal Pictures International (UPI)
104Whip It$1,504,167152$1,504,167Oct 8Roadshow Films
105The Unborn$1,399,052125$1,399,052Feb 26Universal Pictures International (UPI)
106Vicky Cristina Barcelona$1,396,92263$2,086,931Dec 26Hopscotch Films
107Doubt$1,358,191110$1,358,191Jan 15Walt Disney Pictures
108An Education$1,297,13853$1,491,386Oct 22Paramount Pictures International
109My Bloody Valentine$1,293,069134$1,293,069Feb 12Hoyts Distribution
110Milk$1,278,22950$1,375,995Jan 29Universal Pictures International (UPI)
111Zack and Miri Make a Porno$1,270,158130$1,270,158Feb 19Roadshow Films
112Inkheart$1,222,365135$1,222,364Apr 2Roadshow Films
113Notorious$1,200,290126$1,200,290Mar 1220th Century Fox International
114I've Loved You So Long$1,191,45742$1,558,192Dec 26Palace Films
115The September Issue$1,187,96837$1,210,385Aug 20Madman Entertainment
116The Informant!$1,158,56056$1,216,264Dec 3Warner Bros.
117The Box$1,142,983152$1,142,983Oct 29Icon Film Distribution
118All About Steve$1,131,167179$1,131,167Oct 2220th Century Fox International
119The Wrestler$1,081,64667$1,081,646Jan 15Hopscotch Films
120Shorts$1,076,560150$1,076,560Sep 17Warner Bros.
121Beautiful Kate$1,047,84029$1,065,656Jul 30Roadshow Films
122The Uninvited$1,023,158121$1,023,158Mar 26Paramount Pictures International
123Mary and Max$1,000,24867$1,005,363Apr 9Icon Film Distribution
124Fired Up!$941,069128$941,069Apr 23Sony Pictures Releasing
125Balibo$915,43749$915,437Aug 13Paramount Pictures International
126Observe and Report$912,486130$912,486May 14Warner Bros.
127Disgrace$908,86735$908,867Jun 18Icon Film Distribution
128Frost/Nixon$902,02359$1,337,135Dec 26Universal Pictures International (UPI)
129Fighting$892,384102$892,384Aug 27Roadshow Films
130New in Town$831,781169$831,781Mar 5Icon Film Distribution
131Under the Sea 3D$801,0482$801,048-IMAX
132Chéri$799,16862$815,029Jul 23Icon Film Distribution
133My Year Without Sex$795,16225$795,162May 21Paramount Pictures International
134Friday the 13th$791,527142$791,527Mar 12Paramount Pictures International
135A Summer in Genoa$784,69931$860,113Nov 6Palace Films
136Bright Star$771,84566$2,568,097Dec 24Hopscotch Films
137Push$765,880129$765,880Sep 10Icon Film Distribution
138Orphan$741,241111$741,241Aug 13Warner Bros.
139A Serious Man$725,59141$741,212Nov 19Universal Pictures International (UPI)
140The Soloist$707,67497$712,784Sep 3Universal Pictures International (UPI)
141Elegy$706,90640$740,624Apr 9Hopscotch Films
142The Lovely Bones$683,691230$6,089,234Dec 24Paramount Pictures International
143Sunshine Cleaning$671,84355$671,843Jun 11Madman Entertainment
144Summer Hours$641,75125$641,751Apr 2Palace Films
145Bandslam$629,161192$642,090Aug 13Hoyts Distribution
146Moon$604,52514$604,525Oct 8Sony Pictures Releasing
14712 Rounds$579,091138$579,091Mar 1920th Century Fox International
148Amelia$543,160157$575,245Nov 1220th Century Fox International
149Red Cliff$530,69557$545,179Jul 23Icon Film Distribution
150Sorority Row$511,247119$511,247Sep 10Hoyts Distribution
151Love the Beast$511,06469$511,064Mar 12Madman Entertainment
1523 Idiots$499,55120$994,639Dec 24Mind Blowing Films
153The Combination$498,89534$498,895Feb 26-
154Is Anybody There?$456,34542$456,345Jun 4Hopscotch Films
155Wild Ocean$426,9022$1,224,555Jun 19IMAX
156Departures$386,68416$400,968Oct 15Madman Entertainment
157The Spirit$385,268141$386,501Jan 29Hoyts Distribution
158Rachel Getting Married$373,12143$438,367Feb 12Sony Pictures Releasing
159Dance Flick$360,384100$360,384Aug 20Paramount Pictures International
160Gomorrah$358,30119$363,962May 14Madman Entertainment
161Capitalism: A Love Story$353,00353$353,003Nov 5Paramount Pictures International
162Broken Embraces$338,16624$679,307Dec 17Paramount Pictures International
163Whatever Works$336,11428$336,114Oct 15Hopscotch Films
164Tulpan$329,75325$329,753Apr 23Palace Films
165Ponyo$327,86239$329,877-Madman Entertainment
166High School Musical 3: Senior Year$319,676372$7,711,751Dec 4Walt Disney Pictures
167What Just Happened$304,42137$304,421May 21Hopscotch Films
168Love Aaj Kal$291,11416$291,114Jul 30Eros Worldwide
169Looking for Eric$279,63322$315,505Sep 24Icon Film Distribution
170Case 39$276,12085$277,030Nov 5Paramount Pictures International
171The Class$275,08011$275,080Jan 22Sony Pictures Releasing
172The Secret Life of Bees$269,30244$293,492Mar 520th Century Fox International
173Deep Sea$256,1262$3,696,215Mar 3IMAX
174Four Christmases$248,672200$4,938,100Dec 4Roadshow Films
175Nowhere Boy$243,53236$807,879Dec 24Icon Film Distribution
176Dinosaurs Alive$242,0302$638,150Aug 27IMAX
177Imagine That$241,86184$241,861Sep 17Paramount Pictures International
178Blessed$237,75217$237,752Sep 10Icon Film Distribution
179Last Ride$229,62917$244,165Jul 2Madman Entertainment
180Igor$225,751122$225,751Jan 8Roadshow Films
181Pride and Glory$215,20587$215,205Feb 5Roadshow Films
182Children of Winter$209,1263$220,214May 21-
183Dean Spanley
2008 Re-release
$206,06734$213,351Mar 5Paramount Pictures International
184New York$199,07510$199,075Jun 25Mind Blowing Films
185Kambakkht Ishq$198,57917$198,579Jul 2Eros Worldwide
186Kaminey$188,10712$188,107Aug 13Mind Blowing Films
1879$177,20270$187,680Dec 10Madman Entertainment
188CC2C$172,12020$172,120Jan 15Warner Bros.
189Cedar Boys$171,39733$171,397Jul 30Hoyts Distribution
190The Baader Meinhof Complex$170,07720$170,077May 7Icon Film Distribution
191Wake in Fright$165,8407$167,770Jun 25Madman Entertainment
192Valentino: The Last Emperor$165,46711$165,467Sep 17Hopscotch Films
193Taking Woodstock$160,94044$169,345Aug 27Universal Pictures International (UPI)
194Bottle Shock$160,38626$160,386Mar 26Roadshow Films
195Fly Me to the Moon 3D$154,4622$517,196Sep 18IMAX
196In Bruges$153,436113$2,518,493-Icon Film Distribution
197De Dana Dan$152,28914$152,289Nov 26Eros Worldwide
198Away We Go$147,08642$154,707Dec 10Universal Pictures International (UPI)
199W.$145,11152$170,712Feb 26Hoyts Distribution
200Paris 36$145,06312$145,063Apr 30Sony Pictures Releasing