Box Office Records For 2009

In 2009, movie ticket sales for the U.S. and Canada were up over the previous year of 2008.

$1.41 billion admissions were recorded for the year just ended compared to 1.36 billion in the year 2009. However, ticket sales were short of beating the all-time record of 1.60 billion that was set in 2002 even after accounting for an estimated 4.5% increase in ticket prices due to the upcharges in 3D venues.

At year’s end the average movie ticket price was up to $7.50.

Here they are by rank, title, total, budget, and studio:

1 – Transformers 2 $402.077 Paramount

2 – Avatar $393.800 $190.0 20th Century Fox

3 – Half-Blood Prince $301.957 Warner Brothers

4 – Up $292.913 Buena Vista Pictures

5 – Twilight: New Moon $289.039 $51.0 Summit Entertainment

6 – The Hangover $277.313 Warner Brothers

7 – Star Trek $257.704 $150.0 Paramount

8 – The Blind Side $213.600 Warner Brothers

9 – Monsters vs. Aliens $198.332 DreamWorks

10 – Ice Age 3 $196.443 20th Century Fox

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