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Domestic Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2009

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		2009 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Blind Side Nov 20, 2009 Drama PG-13 $208,476,067 27,796,809
2 Public Enemies Jul 1, 2009 Drama R $97,104,620 12,947,283
3 Notorious Jan 16, 2009 Drama R $36,843,682 4,912,491
4 Marley & Me Dec 25, 2008 Comedy PG $36,489,705 4,865,294
5 The Informant! Sep 18, 2009 Comedy R $33,316,821 4,442,243
6 The Soloist Apr 24, 2009 Drama PG-13 $31,853,584 4,247,145
7 Invictus Dec 11, 2009 Drama PG-13 $30,586,445 4,078,193
8 The Fourth Kind Nov 6, 2009 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $25,396,720 3,386,229
9 Valkyrie Dec 25, 2008 Thriller/Suspense PG-13 $22,373,908 2,983,188
10 Milk Nov 26, 2008 Drama R $17,246,974 2,299,597
11 Amelia Oct 23, 2009 Drama PG $14,224,141 1,896,552
12 Frost/Nixon Dec 5, 2008 Drama R $12,330,855 1,644,114
13 An Education Oct 9, 2009 Drama PG-13 $7,611,690 1,014,892
14 Taking Woodstock Aug 28, 2009 Comedy R $7,460,204 994,694
15 Coco avant Chanel Sep 25, 2009 Drama PG-13 $5,977,223 796,963
16 Bright Star Sep 17, 2009 Drama PG $4,444,637 592,618
17 Entre les murs Jan 30, 2009 Drama Not Rated $3,766,810 502,241
18 Che, Part 1: The Argentine Dec 12, 2008 Drama R $1,619,535 215,938
19 Polytechnique Feb 6, 2009 Drama Not Rated $1,418,304 189,107
20 The Young Victoria Dec 18, 2009 Drama PG $1,397,166 186,289
21 Seraphine Jun 5, 2009 Drama Not Rated $857,513 114,335
22 The Boys are Back Sep 25, 2009 Drama PG-13 $809,752 107,967
23 The Stoning of Soraya M. Jun 26, 2009 Drama R $655,871 87,449
24 Red Cliff Nov 20, 2009 Action R $502,730 67,031
25 Little Ashes May 8, 2009 Drama R $481,586 64,211
26 Der Baader Meinhof Komplex Aug 21, 2009 Action R $476,270 63,503
27 The Damned United Oct 9, 2009 Drama R $438,235 58,431
28 Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin Jul 17, 2009 Drama Not Rated $294,014 39,202
29 Il Divo Apr 24, 2009 Drama Not Rated $240,159 32,021
30 Cadillac Records Dec 5, 2008 Drama R $209,638 27,952
31 Hunger Dec 5, 2008 Drama Not Rated $150,523 20,070
32 Bronson Oct 9, 2009 Drama R $104,979 13,997
33 Plus tard Oct 31, 2008 Drama Not Rated $60,855 8,114
34 L'Enfant sauvage Sep 9, 1970 Drama G $34,208 4,561
35 The Edge of Love Mar 13, 2009 Drama R $33,260 4,435
36 Passchendaele Oct 24, 2008 Drama Not Rated $30,855 4,114
37 Lola Montès Oct 10, 2008 Drama Not Rated $30,320 4,043
38 Hope & Redemption: The Lena… Mar 13, 2009 Drama PG-13 $18,215 2,429
Total Gross of All Movies$605,368,074
Total Tickets Sold80,715,745

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).

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