Box Office magazine has charted the domestic film box-office grosses for 2009, and sf/f/h films owned the top of the charts. The top US grossing films in 2009 were:
1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which grossed $402.1 million after opening 24 June
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $302.0 million (15 July)
3. Up: $293.0 million (29 May)
4. Twilight: New Moon: $281.0 million (20 November)
5. The Hangover (comedy): $277.3 million (5 June)
6. Star Trek: $257.7 million (8 May)
7. Avatar: $212.7 million (18 December)
8. Monsters vs. Aliens: $198.4 million (27 March)
9. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: $196.6 million (1 July)
10. The Blind Side (drama/sport): $184.1 million (20 November)
11. X-Men Origins: Wolverine: $179.9 million (1 May)
12. Night at the Museum 2: Battle Smithsonian: $177.2 million (22 May)
13. The Proposal (comedy): $164.0 million (19 June)
14. 2012: $161.5 million (13 November)
15. Fast & Furious (action): $155.2 million (3 April)
Other sf/f/h films on the chart include:
16. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: $150.2 million (7 August)
19. Disney’s A Christmas Carol: $135.9 million (6 November)
21. Terminator Salvation: $125.3 million (21 May)
22. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: $122.7 million (18 September)
24. G-Force: $119.4 million (24 July)
25. District 9: $115.6 million (14 August)
27. Paranormal Activity: $107.7 million (25 September)
28. Watchmen: $107.5 million (6 March)
36. Where the Wild Things Are: $75.8 million (16 October)
37. Zombieland: $75.6 million (2 October)
38. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: $75.6 million (23 December)
39. Coraline: $75.3 million (6 February)
45. Race to Witch Mountain: $67.2 million (13 March)
46. The Final Destination: $66.5 million (28 August)
48. Friday the 13th: $65.0 million (13 February)
49. 17 Again: $64.2 million (17 April)
50. The Princess and the Frog: $63.7 million (25 November)
For Box Office‘s full list of the 137 films grossing at least $10 million at the US box office in 2009, see this page.