Highest-grossing Films
See also: Lists of highest-grossing films See also: List of 2009 box office number-one films in the United StatesThese are the top grossing films that were released in 2009. The top ten films of 2009, by worldwide gross in United States dollars, as well as the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia grosses, are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Studio | Director(s) | Worldwide | North America | United Kingdom | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | Fox | James Cameron | $2,782,275,172 | $760,507,625 | $150,025,197 | $105,779,507 |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Warner Bros. | David Yates | $934,416,487 | $301,959,197 | $84,089,250 | $34,954,004 |
| 3 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Fox/Blue Sky | Carlos Saldanha | $886,686,817 | $196,573,705 | $56,859,040 | $24,725,499 |
| 4 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | DreamWorks/Paramount | Michael Bay | $836,303,693 | $402,111,870 | $44,383,558 | $33,554,033 |
| 5 | 2012 | Columbia | Roland Emmerich | $769,304,749 | $166,112,167 | $31,052,159 | $18,123,801 |
| 6 | Up | Disney/Pixar | Pete Docter and Bob Peterson | $731,342,744 | $293,004,164 | $55,413,275 | $25,296,200 |
| 7 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Summit Entertainment | Chris Weitz | $709,827,462 | $296,623,634 | $43,409,449 | $35,164,930 |
| 8 | Sherlock Holmes | Warner Bros. | Guy Ritchie | $524,028,679 | $209,028,679 | $39,795,286 | $22,777,578 |
| 9 | Angels & Demons | Columbia | Ron Howard | $485,930,816 | $133,375,846 | $30,726,140 | $14,065,391 |
| 10 | The Hangover | Warner Bros. | Todd Phillips | $467,483,912 | $277,322,503 | $36,033,624 | $17,934,378 |
Avatar has grossed over $2.7 billion, making it the highest-grossing film in history, as well as one of two films in history to gross $2 billion (the second being Titanic, also by James Cameron, during its 3D re-release) in box office receipts and the first film to gross over $700 million in the US and Canada. Four other films (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and 2012) are also among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time.
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