So now James Cameron is the first director to have two films that have grossed over a billion dollars -- quite an achievement. Still haven't seen
Avatar yet -- the IMAX showings always seem to be sold out. Hopefully I'll get to it this week some time...
Man, it's been quite a busy holiday season at the box office. I'll be very interested in seeing what next weekend looks like, now that school is back in session and others are back to work from the holidays.
Oh, and if anyone's interested, I've been compiling lists of the highest-grossing films of 2009 and posting them in the Trek XI forum every so often... just to see where
Star Trek is compared to other films this year. This thread seems like a good place to post them too, so here we are:
HIGHEST-GROSSING FILMS OF 2009 - DOMESTIC
1.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (P/DW) $402,111,870
2.
Avatar (Fox) $352,114,898
3.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (WB) $301,959,197
4.
Up (BV) $293,004,164
5.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Summit) $287,954,655
6.
The Hangover (WB) $277,322,503
7.
Star Trek (Paramount) $257,730,019
8.
The Blind Side (WB) $208,476,067
9.
Monsters Vs. Aliens (P/DW) $198,351,526
10.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Fox) $196,573,705
11.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Fox) $179,883,157
12.
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Fox) $177,243,721
13.
The Proposal (BV) $163,958,031
14.
2012 (Sony) $163,442,129
15.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Fox) $155,916,935
16.
Fast and Furious (Universal) $155,064,265
17.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Paramount) $150,201,498
18.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (Sony) $146,336,178
19.
Taken (Fox) $145,000,989
20.
Sherlock Holmes (WB) $138,715,437
21.
A Christmas Carol (BV) $137,443,917
22.
Angels & Demons (Sony) $133,375,846
23.
Terminator Salvation (WB) $125,322,469
24.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Sony) $124,264,907
25.
Inglourious Basterds (Weinstein) $120,540,719
26.
G-Force (BV) $119,436,770
27.
District 9 (TriStar) $115,646,235
28.
Couples Retreat (Universal) $108,511,760
29.
Paranormal Activity (Paramount) $107,854,596
30.
Watchmen (WB) $107,509,799
31.
Public Enemies (Universal) $97,104,620
32.
Julie & Julia (Sony) $94,125,426
33.
He's Just Not That Into You (WB-NL) $93,953,653
34.
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (LGF) $90,508,336
35.
The Ugly Truth (Sony) $88,915,214
36.
The Princess and the Frog (BV) $85,859,339
37.
Knowing (Summit) $79,957,634
38.
Hannah Montana The Movie (BV) $79,576,189
39.
Where the Wild Things Are (WB) $76,566,494
40.
Zombieland (Sony) $75,590,286
HIGHEST-GROSSING FILMS OF 2009 - WORLDWIDE
1.
Avatar
Domestic: $352,114,898 / 34.3%
+ Foreign: $673,264,063 / 65.7%
= Worldwide: $1,025,378,961
2.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Domestic: $301,959,107 / 32.3%
+ Foreign: $632,600,793 / 67.7%
= Worldwide: $934,559,990
3.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Domestic: $196,573,705 / 22.1%
+ Foreign: $690,992,319 / 77.9%
= Worldwide: $887,566,024
4.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Domestic: $402,111,870 / 48.2%
+ Foreign: $432,857,937 / 51.8%
= Worldwide: $834,969,807
5.
2012
Domestic: $163,442,129 / 22.2%
+ Foreign: $572,791,842 / 77.8%
= Worldwide: $736,233,971
6.
Up
Domestic: $293,004,164 / 41.0%
+ Foreign: $422,000,000 / 59.0%
= Worldwide: $715,004,164
7.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Domestic: $287,900,655 / 42.2%
+ Foreign: $394,300,000 / 57.8%
= Worldwide: $682,200,655
8.
Angels & Demons
Domestic: $133,375,846 / 27.4%
+ Foreign: $352,554,970 / 72.6%
= Worldwide: $485,930,816
9.
The Hangover
Domestic: $277,322,503 / 59.9%
+ Foreign: $185,549,942 / 40.1%
= Worldwide: $462,872,445
10.
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Domestic: $177,243,721 / 42.7%
+ Foreign: $237,425,286 / 57.3%
= Worldwide: $414,669,007
11.
Star Trek
Domestic: $257,730,019 / 66.9%
+ Foreign: $127,729,101 / 33.1%
= Worldwide: $385,459,120
12.
Monsters vs. Aliens
Domestic: $198,351,526 / 52.0%
+ Foreign: $183,114,590 / 48.0%
= Worldwide: $381,466,116
13.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Domestic: $179,883,157 / 48.0%
+ Foreign: $194,942,603 / 52.0%
= Worldwide: $374,825,760
14.
Terminator Salvation
Domestic: $125,322,469 / 33.7%
+ Foreign: $246,723,586 / 66.3%
= Worldwide: $372,046,055
15.
Fast and Furious
Domestic: $155,064,265 / 43.2%
+ Foreign: $204,200,000 / 56.8%
= Worldwide: $359,264,265
16.
Inglorious Basterds
Domestic: $120,540,719 / 37.8%
+ Foreign: $198,300,000 / 62.2%
= Worldwide: $318,840,719
17.
A Christmas Carol
Domestic: $137,443,917 / 43.2%
+ Foreign: $181,000,000 / 56.8%
= Worldwide: $318,443,917
18.
The Proposal
Domestic: $163,958,031 / 52.1%
+ Foreign: $150,700,000 / 47.9%
= Worldwide: $314,658,031
19.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Domestic: $150,201,498 / 49.8%
+ Foreign: $151,341,576 / 50.2%
= Worldwide: $301,543,074
20.
G-Force
Domestic: $119,436,770 / 41.9%
+ Foreign: $165,600,000 / 58.1%
= Worldwide: $285,036,770
21.
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Domestic: $155,916,935 / 61.1%
+ Foreign: $99,144,333 / 38.9%
= Worldwide: $255,061,268
22.
Michael Jackson’s This Is It
Domestic: $72,091,016 / 28.6%
+ Foreign: $180,341,232 / 71.4%
= Worldwide: $252,432,248
23.
Sherlock Holmes
Domestic: $138,715,437 / 61.1%
+ Foreign: $88,300,000 / 38.9%
= Worldwide: $227,015,437
24.
Public Enemies
Domestic: $97,104,620 / 45.5%
+ Foreign: $116,200,000 / 54.5%
= Worldwide: $213,304,620
25.
The Blind Side
Domestic: $208,476,067 / 100%
+ Foreign: $0 / 0%
= Worldwide: $208,476,067
26.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Domestic: $124,264,907 / 59.8%
+ Foreign: $83,600,000 / 40.2%
= Worldwide: $207,864,907
27.
District 9
Domestic: $115,646,235 / 56.5%
+ Foreign: $88,924,601 / 43.5%
= Worldwide: $204,570,836
28.
The Ugly Truth
Domestic: $88,915,214 / 43.6%
+ Foreign: $114,938,653 / 56.4%
= Worldwide: $203,853,867
29.
The Final Destination
Domestic: $66,477,700 / 35.8%
+ Foreign: $119,300,000 / 64.2%
= Worldwide: $185,777,700
30.
Watchmen
Domestic: $107,509,799 / 58.0%
+ Foreign: $77,743,688 / 42.0%
= Worldwide: $185,253,487
31.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Domestic: $146,336,178 / 79.8%
+ Foreign: $36,956,953 / 20.2%
= Worldwide: $183,293,131
32.
Knowing
Domestic: $79,957,634 / 43.6%
+ Foreign: $103,302,830 / 56.4%
= Worldwide: $183,260,464
33.
He’s Just Not That Into You
Domestic: $93,953,653 / 52.7%
+ Foreign: $84,450,961 / 47.3%
= Worldwide: $178,404,614
34.
Couples Retreat
Domestic: $108,511,760 / 67.2%
+ Foreign: $53,026,651 / 32.8%
= Worldwide: $161,538,411
35.
Hannah Montana the Movie
Domestic: $79,576,189 / 51.2%
+ Foreign: $75,949,529 / 48.8%
= Worldwide: $155,525,718
36.
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Domestic: $65,452,312 / 43.6%
+ Foreign: $84,574,972 / 56.4%
= Worldwide: $150,027,284
37.
Paranormal Activity
Domestic: $107,603,100 / 76.0%
+ Foreign: $34,000,000 / 24.0%
= Worldwide: $141,603,100
38.
Bruno
Domestic: $60,054,530 / 43.7%
+ Foreign: $77,329,526 / 56.3%
= Worldwide: $137,384,056
39.
17 Again
Domestic: $64,167,069 / 47.1%
+ Foreign: $72,100,407 / 52.9%
= Worldwide: $136,267,476
40.
The Princess and the Frog
Domestic: $85,859,339 / 65.6%
+ Foreign: $45,000,000 / 34.4%
= Worldwide: $130,859,339
Obviously, some of these films are still making money, so these lists will change somewhat (for example,
Avatar will certainly pass
Transformers: ROTF domestically to become the top film of the year in both categories). Also, some of the foreign numbers are estimates, and a few might be a tad out of date, but generally, these lists should be pretty accurate. I also decided not to include films like
Taken on the worldwide list, since it was released in 2008 in many countries outside of the U.S. -- which perhaps means I shouldn't have put
The Blind Side there either, as it's
only shown in North America so far... but I'm gonna keep it there regardless.
