Market Charts > 2009 > Creative Types > Dramatization
Box Office Performance for Dramatization Movies in 2009
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2009 Gross | Tickets 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 |
12,947,282 |
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 |
$26,218,170 |
3,495,756 |
9 |
Valkyrie |
Dec 25, 2008 |
Thriller/Suspense |
PG-13 |
$22,373,908 |
2,983,188 |
10 |
Milk |
Nov 26, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$14,683,305 |
1,957,774 |
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 |
$7,883,524 |
1,051,136 |
14 |
Taking Woodstock |
Aug 28, 2009 |
Comedy |
R |
$7,460,204 |
994,693 |
15 |
Coco avant Chanel |
Sep 25, 2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$5,997,682 |
799,690 |
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 |
The Young Victoria |
Dec 18, 2009 |
Drama |
PG |
$2,456,337 |
327,511 |
19 |
Che, Part 1: The Argentine |
Dec 12, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$1,584,051 |
211,206 |
20 |
Polytechnique |
Feb 6, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$1,418,304 |
189,107 |
21 |
Seraphine |
Jun 5, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$857,997 |
114,399 |
22 |
The Boys are Back |
Sep 25, 2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$809,752 |
107,966 |
23 |
The Stoning of Soraya M. |
Jun 26, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$655,871 |
87,449 |
24 |
Red Cliff |
Nov 20, 2009 |
Action |
R |
$526,841 |
70,245 |
25 |
Little Ashes |
May 8, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$481,586 |
64,211 |
26 |
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex |
Aug 21, 2009 |
Action |
R |
$476,270 |
63,502 |
27 |
The Damned United |
Oct 9, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$438,836 |
58,511 |
28 |
Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin |
Jul 17, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$294,014 |
39,201 |
29 |
Il Divo |
Apr 24, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$240,159 |
32,021 |
30 |
Hunger |
Dec 5, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$150,523 |
20,069 |
31 |
Bronson |
Oct 9, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$104,979 |
13,997 |
32 |
Plus tard |
Oct 31, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$60,855 |
8,114 |
33 |
L'Enfant sauvage |
Sep 9, 1970 |
Drama |
G |
$34,208 |
4,561 |
34 |
The Edge of Love |
Mar 13, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$33,260 |
4,434 |
35 |
Lola Montès |
Oct 10, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$29,532 |
3,937 |
36 |
Hope & Redemption: The Lena… |
Mar 13, 2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$18,215 |
2,428 |
37 |
Passchendaele |
Oct 24, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$17,172 |
2,289 |
38 |
Cadillac Records |
Dec 5, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$3,783 |
504 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $604,746,705 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 80,632,881 |
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.
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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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