Market Charts > 2009 > Creative Types > Historical Fiction
Box Office Performance for Historical Fiction Movies in 2009
Rank | Movie | Release Date |
Genre | MPAA Rating | 2009 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Sherlock Holmes |
Dec 25, 2009 |
Adventure |
PG-13 |
$138,715,437 |
18,495,392 |
2 |
Inglourious Basterds |
Aug 21, 2009 |
Action |
R |
$120,774,594 |
16,103,279 |
3 |
The Curious Case of Benjami… |
Dec 25, 2008 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$48,212,240 |
6,428,299 |
4 |
Precious (Based on the Nove… |
Nov 6, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$43,760,123 |
5,834,683 |
5 |
Year One |
Jun 19, 2009 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$43,337,279 |
5,778,303 |
6 |
Defiance |
Jan 16, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$28,444,199 |
3,792,560 |
7 |
Brothers |
Dec 4, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$27,414,913 |
3,655,321 |
8 |
Revolutionary Road |
Dec 26, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$21,575,591 |
2,876,745 |
9 |
Adventureland |
Apr 3, 2009 |
Black Comedy |
R |
$16,044,025 |
2,139,203 |
10 |
Doubt |
Dec 12, 2008 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$14,740,989 |
1,965,465 |
11 |
Nine |
Dec 25, 2009 |
Musical |
PG-13 |
$13,745,976 |
1,832,796 |
12 |
A Serious Man |
Oct 2, 2009 |
Comedy |
R |
$9,190,525 |
1,225,403 |
13 |
The Boat That Rocked |
Nov 13, 2009 |
Comedy |
R |
$7,994,115 |
1,065,882 |
14 |
Australia |
Nov 26, 2008 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$2,867,289 |
382,305 |
15 |
Chéri |
Jun 26, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$2,715,657 |
362,087 |
16 |
Easy Virtue |
May 22, 2009 |
Romantic Comedy |
PG-13 |
$2,656,784 |
354,237 |
17 |
My One and Only |
Aug 21, 2009 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$2,556,558 |
340,874 |
18 |
A Single Man |
Dec 11, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$1,731,649 |
230,886 |
19 |
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry |
Sep 18, 2009 |
Drama |
PG |
$1,167,623 |
155,683 |
20 |
Me and Orson Welles |
Nov 25, 2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$942,276 |
125,636 |
21 |
Fanboys |
Feb 6, 2009 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$687,609 |
91,681 |
22 |
American Violet |
Apr 17, 2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$554,434 |
73,924 |
23 |
The Informers |
Apr 24, 2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$315,000 |
42,000 |
24 |
The Secret Life of Bees |
Oct 17, 2008 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$255,175 |
34,023 |
25 |
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas |
Nov 7, 2008 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$192,019 |
25,602 |
26 |
Flammen og Citronen |
Jul 31, 2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
Not Rated |
$148,089 |
19,745 |
27 |
Appaloosa |
Sep 19, 2008 |
Western |
R |
$130,820 |
17,443 |
28 |
Amarcord |
Sep 19, 1974 |
Comedy |
R |
$128,051 |
17,073 |
29 |
Katyn |
Feb 18, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$118,095 |
15,746 |
30 |
The Little Traitor |
Oct 16, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$88,453 |
11,793 |
31 |
Das Weisse Band: Eine deuts… |
Dec 30, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$85,690 |
11,425 |
32 |
Rashomon |
May 29, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$69,167 |
9,222 |
33 |
Un secret |
Sep 10, 2008 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$45,507 |
6,067 |
34 |
The Legend of God's Gun |
Jul 18, 2008 |
Western |
Not Rated |
$39,086 |
5,211 |
35 |
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond |
Dec 30, 2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$29,750 |
3,966 |
36 |
An American Affair |
Feb 27, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$28,044 |
3,739 |
37 |
Léon Morin, prêtre |
Apr 17, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$27,567 |
3,675 |
38 |
Death in Love |
Jul 17, 2009 |
Thriller/Suspense |
R |
$23,412 |
3,121 |
39 |
Severed Ways: The Norse Dis… |
Mar 13, 2009 |
Adventure |
Not Rated |
$18,728 |
2,497 |
40 |
Good |
Dec 31, 2008 |
Drama |
R |
$17,980 |
2,397 |
41 |
Local Color |
Jul 3, 2009 |
Drama |
R |
$17,151 |
2,286 |
42 |
The Education of Charlie Banks |
Nov 7, 2007 |
Drama |
R |
$15,078 |
2,010 |
43 |
Ischeznuvshaya Imperiya |
Jul 10, 2009 |
Drama |
Not Rated |
$10,289 |
1,371 |
44 |
Endgame |
Nov 6, 2009 |
Drama |
PG-13 |
$8,238 |
1,098 |
45 |
Waiting for Dublin |
Mar 13, 2009 |
Romantic Comedy |
Not Rated |
$5,925 |
790 |
46 |
Sixty Six |
Aug 1, 2008 |
Comedy |
PG-13 |
$1,088 |
145 |
47 |
Kings of the Evening |
Jan 1, 2010 |
Drama |
PG |
$802 |
106 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $551,649,089 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 73,553,195 |
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).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.