This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 2009.

Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. Weekend end date Film Box office Notes 1 Marley & Me $24,263,763 2 Gran Torino $29,484,388 Gran Torino reached #1 after four weekends of limited release. 3 Paul Blart: Mall Cop $31,832,636 4 $21,623,182 5 Taken $24,717,037 6 He's Just Not That Into You $27,785,487 7 Friday the 13th $40,570,365 Friday the 13th broke Freddy vs. Jasons record ($36.4 million) for the highest debut for a slasher film. 8 Madea Goes to Jail $41,030,947 Madea Goes to Jail ($41 million) broke Saw IIIs record ($33 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film distributed by Lionsgate. 9 $16,175,926 10 Watchmen $55,214,334 11 Race to Witch Mountain $24,402,214 12 Knowing $24,604,751 13 Monsters vs. Aliens $59,321,095 Monsters vs. Aliens broke Spy Kids 3-D: Game Overs record ($33.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film. 14 Fast & Furious $70,950,500 Fast & Furious broke Anger Managements record ($42.2 million) for the highest weekend debut in April and 300s record ($70.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spring release. 15 Hannah Montana: The Movie $32,324,487 16 17 Again $23,722,310 17 Obsessed $28,612,730 18 X-Men Origins: Wolverine $85,058,003 19 Star Trek $75,204,289 Star Trek broke The Simpsons Movies record ($74 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a television show. 20 Angels & Demons $46,204,168 21 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian $54,173,286 22 Up $68,108,790 Up broke Monsters vs. Aliens record ($59.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film (which was set just two months earlier). 23 The Hangover $44,979,319 The Hangover broke Scary Movies record ($42.3 million) for the highest weekend debut for an original R-rated comedy. Initial estimates had Up ahead of The Hangover. 24 $32,794,387 25 The Proposal $33,627,598 26 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen † $108,966,307 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallens $959,000 midnight gross in IMAX broke The Dark Knights record ($640,000) for the highest midnight gross in IMAX. Its $62 million opening day gross broke Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenixs record ($44.2 million) for the highest Wednesday gross of all-time. It also broke Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabans record ($93.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in June and Star Treks record ($75.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a film based on a television show. 27 $42,320,877 Initial estimates had Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen tied with Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. In second place, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $41.6 million opening weekend broke The Devil Wears Pradas record ($27.5 million) for the highest non #1 Independence Day opening weekend. 28 Brüno $30,619,130 Brüno broke Borats record ($26 million) for the highest weekend debut for a mockumentary. 29 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince $77,835,727Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Princes $22.2 million gross from midnight showings broke The Dark Knights record ($18.5 million) for the highest midnight opening ever. 30 G-Force $31,706,934 31 Funny People $22,657,780 32 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra $54,713,046 33 District 9 $37,354,308 34 Inglourious Basterds $38,054,676 35 The Final Destination $27,408,309 36 $12,368,882 37 I Can Do Bad All by Myself $23,446,785 38 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs $30,304,648 39 $25,038,803 40 Zombieland $24,733,155 41 Couples Retreat $34,286,740 42 Where the Wild Things Are $32,695,407 43 Paranormal Activity $21,104,070 Paranormal Activity reached #1 after four weekends of limited release. 44 Michael Jackson's This Is It $23,234,394 45 A Christmas Carol $30,051,075 46 2012 $65,237,614 47 The Twilight Saga: New Moon $142,839,137 The Twilight Saga: New Moons $26.3 million gross from midnight showings broke Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Princes record ($22.2 million) for the highest midnight opening ever. Its opening day gross of $72.7 million broke The Dark Knights record ($67.2 million) for the highest single-day tally of all time. It also broke Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fires records ($102.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in November and for the holiday season as well as Twilights records ($69.6 million) for the highest weekend debut for a vampire film and for a film featuring a female protagonist. It had the highest weekend debut of 2009. 48 $42,870,031 49 The Blind Side $20,043,181 The Blind Side reached #1 in its third weekend of release. 50 The Princess and the Frog $24,208,916 The Princess and the Frog reached #1 after two weekends of limited release. 51 Avatar $77,025,481 Avatar broke The Day After Tomorrows record ($68.7 million) for the highest opening weekend for an environmentalist film. It also broke Ups record ($68.1 million) for the highest weekend debut for a 3-D film and The Incredibles record ($70.5 million) for the highest weekend debut for an original film. 52 $75,617,183 Avatar broke The Dark Knight'''s record ($75.2 million) for the highest second weekend gross of all time. In second place, Sherlock Holmess opening day gross of $24.6 million broke Marley & Mes record ($14.3 million) for the highest Christmas Day opening of all time as well as Meet the Fockers'' record ($19.5 million) for the highest Christmas Day gross of all time.

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross Highest-grossing films of 2009 by Calendar Gross Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross 1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Paramount Pictures Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving Michael Bay $402,111,870 2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Warner Bros. Pictures Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis and Julie Walters David Yates $301,959,197 3. Up Walt Disney Pictures voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai and Bob Peterson Pete Docter $287,002,967 4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon Summit Entertainment Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, Rachelle Lefevre, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Anna Kendrick, Michael Sheen and Dakota Fanning Chris Weitz $284,512,392 5. Avatar 20th Century Fox Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver James Cameron $283,624,210 6. The Hangover Warner Bros. Pictures Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha and Jeffrey Tambor Todd Phillips $277,322,503 7. Star TrekParamount Pictures John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldaña, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy J. J. Abrams $253,730,019 8. Monsters vs. Aliens voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Paul Rudd and Stephen Colbert Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman $198,351,526 9. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 20th Century Fox voices of voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck and Simon Pegg Carlos Saldanha $196,573,705 10. The Blind Side Warner Bros. Pictures Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron and Kathy Bates John Lee Hancock $196,563,318

In-Year Release + Highest-grossing films of 2009 by In-year release Rank Title Distributor Domestic Gross 1. Avatar 20th Century Fox $749,766,139 2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Paramount Pictures $402,111,870 3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Warner Bros. $301,959,197 4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon Summit Entertainment $296,623,634 5. Up Walt Disney Pictures $293,004,164 6. The Hangover Warner Bros. $277,322,503 7. Star Trek Paramount Pictures $257,730,019 8. The Blind Side Warner Bros. $255,959,475 9. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 20th Century Fox $219,614,612 10. Sherlock Holmes Warner Bros. $209,028,679

+ Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 2009 G The Princess and the Frog PG Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince PG-13 Avatar R The Hangover

See also List of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films

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