Market Charts > 2009 > Creative Types > Fantasy
Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 2009
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2009 Gross | Tickets 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 |
Disney’s A Christmas Carol |
Nov 6, 2009 |
Drama |
PG |
$137,443,917 |
18,325,856 |
5 |
Paranormal Activity |
Sep 25, 2009 |
Horror |
R |
$107,854,596 |
14,380,613 |
6 |
Where the Wild Things Are |
Oct 16, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG |
$76,566,491 |
10,208,865 |
7 |
Friday the 13th |
Feb 13, 2009 |
Horror |
R |
$65,002,019 |
8,666,936 |
8 |
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past |
May 1, 2009 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$55,250,026 |
7,366,670 |
9 |
Land of the Lost |
Jun 5, 2009 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$49,438,370 |
6,591,782 |
10 |
Underworld 3: Rise of the L… |
Jan 23, 2009 |
Action |
R |
$45,802,315 |
6,106,975 |
11 |
The Unborn |
Jan 9, 2009 |
Horror |
PG-13 |
$42,670,410 |
5,689,388 |
12 |
Halloween 2 |
Aug 28, 2009 |
Horror |
R |
$33,392,973 |
4,452,396 |
13 |
9 |
Sep 9, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$31,749,894 |
4,233,319 |
14 |
Bedtime Stories |
Dec 25, 2008 |
Adventure |
PG |
$24,562,807 |
3,275,041 |
15 |
The Invention of Lying |
Oct 2, 2009 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$18,451,251 |
2,460,167 |
16 |
Inkheart |
Jan 23, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG |
$17,303,424 |
2,307,123 |
17 |
Jennifer's Body |
Sep 18, 2009 |
Horror |
R |
$16,204,793 |
2,160,639 |
18 |
Twilight |
Nov 21, 2008 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$15,847,004 |
2,112,933 |
19 |
Cirque du Freak: The Vampir… |
Oct 23, 2009 |
Action |
PG-13 |
$14,046,595 |
1,872,879 |
20 |
Dragonball Evolution |
Apr 10, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG |
$9,362,785 |
1,248,371 |
21 |
Babine |
Nov 28, 2008 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$1,570,226 |
209,363 |
22 |
The Wizard of Oz |
Sep 23, 2009 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$1,140,000 |
152,000 |
23 |
The Imaginarium of Doctor P… |
Dec 25, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$1,029,821 |
137,309 |
24 |
Cold Souls |
Aug 7, 2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$905,209 |
120,694 |
25 |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
Oct 3, 2008 |
Adventure |
PG |
$735,449 |
98,060 |
26 |
Låt den rätte komma in |
Oct 24, 2008 |
Horror |
R |
$638,173 |
85,089 |
27 |
The Nightmare Before Christmas |
Oct 13, 1993 |
Musical |
PG |
$406,085 |
54,145 |
28 |
Antichrist |
Oct 23, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$404,122 |
53,882 |
29 |
Transylmania |
Dec 4, 2009 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$397,641 |
53,018 |
30 |
Thirst |
Jul 31, 2009 |
Horror |
R |
$318,574 |
42,476 |
31 |
Blood: The Last Vampire |
Jul 10, 2009 |
Action |
R |
$256,682 |
34,224 |
32 |
Dai-Nipponjin |
May 15, 2009 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$40,796 |
5,439 |
33 |
One Peace at a Time |
Dec 4, 2009 |
Documentary |
Not Rated |
$11,698 |
1,559 |
34 |
Santa vs. The Snowman |
Nov 6, 2002 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$10,708 |
1,427 |
35 |
City of Ember |
Oct 10, 2008 |
Adventure |
PG |
$10,695 |
1,426 |
36 |
Grace |
Aug 14, 2009 |
Horror |
R |
$8,297 |
1,106 |
37 |
I Sell the Dead |
Aug 7, 2009 |
Horror |
Not Rated |
$7,066 |
942 |
38 |
Otto; Or, Up with Dead People |
Nov 7, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$3,562 |
474 |
39 |
Teeth |
Jan 18, 2008 |
Comedy |
R |
$886 |
118 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $1,536,002,933 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 204,800,380 |
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.
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