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The year 2009 in film has many new films to be released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels and remakes such as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Friday the 13th, Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Saw VI, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Fast & Furious, H2: Halloween 2, The Pink Panther 2, Final Destination: Death Trip 3D, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Crank 2: High Voltage, Angels & Demons, Star Trek and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
se note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2009.

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The year 2009 in film has many new films to be released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels and remakes such as Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Friday the 13th, Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Saw VI, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Fast & Furious, H2: Halloween 2, The Pink Panther 2, Final Destination: Death Trip 3D, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Crank 2: High Voltage, Angels & Demons, Star Trek and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
Top grossing films
Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2009. The top ten films of 2009, by worldwide gross in $USD, as well as the US & Canada, UK, and Australia grosses, are as follows:
Top Worldwide Grossing Films of 2009 | 2009 Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide Gross | U.S./Canada Gross | U.K. Gross | Australia Gross |
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| 1 | Taken | 20th Century Fox | $190,204,151 | $117,933,922 | $11,275,928 | $6,284,822 | | 2 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Columbia Pictures | $133,622,968 | $133,588,995 | | | | 3 | He's Just Not That into You | New Line Cinema | $124,794,929 | $84,644,583 | $12,006,538 | $7,036,392 | | 4 | Bride Wars | 20th Century Fox | $109,031,094 | $57,931,094 | $10,330,983 | $7,234,050 | | 5 | Hotel for Dogs | DreamWorks Pictures | $101,203,906 | $69,216,612 | $8,797,625 | $3,963,823 | | 6 | Friday the 13th | New Line Cinema | $82,988,883 | $63,285,318 | $3,161,589 | | | 7 | Watchmen | Warner Bros. | $81,914,334 | $55,214,334 | $4,540,550 | $2,292,890 | | 8 | Earth | Disneynature | $79,876,616 | | $143,967 | $92,555 | | 9 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Screen Gems | $78,889,488 | $45,802,315 | $3,687,631 | $3,044,364 | | 10 | Coraline | Focus Features | $72,727,777 | $65,627,777 | | |
These numbers are taken from Box Office Mojo, including their .
In total, five films released in 2009 have grossed more than $100 million, reaching blockbuster status. 2009 has the highest gross to start of a year in that it is so far ahead of 2008 through the same point.
Events
| Month | Day | Event | | January | 11 | The 66th Golden Globe Awards are held, with Slumdog Millionaire winning 4 awards, including Best Motion Picture - Drama. The major winners were:
Drama
Musical or Comedy
| | 15 | The 61st BAFTA Awards nominations were announced with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Slumdog Millionaire, both with 11 nominations, followed by The Dark Knight with 9 nominations | | 15 - 25 | The 27th Sundance Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Mary and Max. Both the Grand Jury and Audience Award prizes are awarded to Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire. | | 22 | The 81st Academy Awards nominations are announced with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leading with 13 nominations, followed by Slumdog Millionaire with 10. Both films are nominated for Best Picture. Heath Ledger is nominated for Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in The Dark Knight posthumously. | | 25 | The 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony is held at the Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles. Major winners announced include:Best Cast: Slumdog MillionaireBest Male Actor: Sean Penn MilkBest Female Actor: Meryl Streep DoubtBest Supporting Male Actor: Heath Ledger The Dark KnightBest Supporting Female Actor: Kate Winslet The Reader | | 30 | The 36th Annie Awards ceremony is held in the UCLA's Royce Hall, Los Angeles. The Best Animated Feature prize is awarded to Kung Fu Panda | | 31 | The 61st Directors Guild of America Award dinner is held in the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles. The Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film prize is awarded to Danny Boyle | | February | 5 - 15 | The 59th Berlin International Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Tom Tykwer's The International. The Golden Bear prize is awarded to La teta asutada. The Silver Bear prizes are awarded to Asghar Farhadi, Best Director, Sotigui Kouyatι, Best Actor and Birgit Minichmayr, Best Actress. The festival is closed by the international premiere of George Tillman Jr.'s Notorious | | 7 | The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards is held. The Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay prizes are awarded to Slumdog Millionaire Simon Beaufoy (screenplay); Vikas Swarup (author) and Milk Dustin Lance Black, respectively. | | 8 | The 62nd BAFTA Awards ceremony is held in the Royal Opera House, London. Major winners include:Best Film: Slumdog MillionaireBest Director: Danny Boyle Slumdog MillionaireBest Actor: Mickey Rourke The WrestlerBest Actress: Kate Winslet The ReaderBest Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger The Dark KnightBest Supporting Actress: Penιlope Cruz Vicky Cristina BarcelonaBest British Film: Man on Wire | | 21 | The 29th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony is held in Hollywood, California. The Worst Picture award is given to The Love Guru. The Worst Actor and Worst Actress awards are given to Mike Myers and Paris Hilton, respectivelyThe 24th Independent Spirit Awards ceremony is broadcast. The Best Film award is given to The Wrestler. The Best Actor and Best Actress awards are given to Mickey Rourke and Melissa Leo respectively. | | 22 | The 81st Academy Awards ceremony is held in the Kodak Theater, Hollywood. Major winners include:Best Picture: Slumdog MillionaireBest Director: Danny Boyle Slumdog MillionaireBest Actor: Sean Penn MilkBest Actress: Kate Winslet The ReaderBest Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger The Dark KnightBest Supporting Actress: Penιlope Cruz Vicky Cristina BarcelonaBest Original Score: A.R. Rahman Slumdog Millionaire |
Awards
| Month | Day | Event | | TBA | TBA | Winners need to be announced | |
Scheduled 2009 releases Films scheduled to be released in 2009 include:
- W: wide release (600 or more theaters)
- L: limited release in select cities (fewer than 600 theaters)
- R: re-release of previously released film
- I: release to IMAX theaters
January March
"align=bottom" | Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release | Opening | Title | Studio | Cast & Crew | Ref. | JAN U A R Y | 2 | L | Cargo 200 | Disinformation Company | Dir., Aleksey Balabanov | | | Let Them Chirp Awhile | Jonathan Blitstein Enterprises | Dir., Jonathan Blitstein; Cast, Justin Rice, Brendan Sexton III, Laura Breckenridge, Zach Galligan, Pepper Binkley | | | 9 | W | Bride Wars | 20th Century Fox | Dir., Gary Winick; Cast, Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Candice Bergen, Kristen Johnston, Bryan Greenberg | | | Not Easily Broken | Screen Gems (Sony) | Dir., Bill Duke; Cast, Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Maeve Quinlan, Kevin Hart, Wood Harris, Eddie Cibrian, Jenifer Lewis | | | The Unborn | Rogue Pictures | Dir. & Wir, David S. Goyer; Cast, Gary Oldman, Odette Yustman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Jane Alexander, Idris Elba, Rhys Coiro, Carla Gugino | | | 16 | W | Hotel for Dogs | DreamWorks | Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Don Cheadle, Troy Gentile, Kyla Pratt, Johnny Simmons, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon | | | My Bloody Valentine 3D | Lionsgate | Dir. Patrick Lussier Cast, Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Tom Atkins | | | Notorious | Fox Searchlight | Dir., George Tillman Jr.; Cast, Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Antonique Smith, Anthony Mackie, Natrui Naughton, Sean Ringgold, Marc Jon Jefferies | | | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Columbia | Dir., Steve Carr; Cast, Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Shirley Knight | | | L | Chandni Chowk to China | Warner Bros. Pictures | Dir., Nikhil Advani; Cast, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Mithun Chakraborty, Ranvir Shorey | | | Cherry Blossoms | Olga Film GmbH | Dir., Doris Dφrrie | | | 23 | W | Inkheart | WB (New Line Cinema) | Dir., Iain Softley; Scr., David Lindsay-Abaire; Cast, Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis | | | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Screen Gems | Dir., Patrick Tatopoulos, Cast, Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Kevin Grevioux and Shane Brolly | | | R | The Dark Knight re-release | Warner Bros. | Dir., Christopher Nolan; Cast, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts | | | L | Donkey Punch | Magnolia Pictures | Dir., Oliver Blackburn, Cast, Nichola Burley, Tom Burke, Jaime Winstone, Robert Boulter and Julian Morris | | | Killshot | The Weinstein Company | Dir., John Madden, Cast, Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Thomas Jane, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt | | | Outlander | The Weinstein Company | Dir., Howard McCain, Cast, James Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Jack Huston | | | 30 | W | New in Town | Lionsgate/Gold Circle Films | Dir., Jonas Elmer; Pro., Peter Safran, Darryl Taja, Tracey Edmonds, Paul Brooks, Phyllis Laing, Andrew Paquin; Wir., C. Jay Cox, Ken Rance; Cast, Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., J. K. Simmons, Nathan Fillion, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Frances Conroy, Rashida Jones, Nancy Drake | | | Taken | 20th Century Fox | Dir., Pierre Morel; Cast, Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, Famke Janssen, Goran Kostic | | | The Uninvited | Paramount | Dir., Charles Guard, Thomas Guard; Scr., Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard; Cast, Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn, Maya Massar | | | L | The Class | Sony Classics | Dir., Laurent Cantet; Cast, Francois Begaudeau | | | Luck by Chance | Adlabs Films | Dir., Zoya Akhtar; Cast, Farhan Akhtar, Juhi Chawla, Dimple Kapadia, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor | | F E B R U A R Y | 6 | W | Coraline | Focus Features | Dir. and Scr., Henry Selick; Cast, Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane, John Hodgman, Keith David, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French | | | He's Just Not That into You | WB (New Line Cinema) | Dir. Ken Kwapis; Scr. Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein; Cast, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Justin Long, Jennifer Connelly, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper | | | The Pink Panther 2 | MGM/Columbia | Dir. Harald Zwart; Cast, Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Andy Garcia, Aishwarya Rai, John Cleese, Jeremy Irons | | | Push | Summit Entertainment | Dir. Paul McGuigan; Scr. David Bourla; Cast, Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou | | | L | Fanboys | The Weinstein Company | Dir. Kyle Newman; Cast, Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Kristen Bell | | | 13 | W | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Touchstone Pictures | Dir. P.J. Hogan Cast: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter | | | Friday the 13th | WB (New Line Cinema) / Paramount | Dir. Marcus Nispel Cast: Derek Mears, Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti | | | The International | Columbia | Dir., Tom Tykwer, Cast: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Brνan F. O'Byrne | | | L | Gomorra | IFC Films | Salvatore Abruzzese, Simone Sacchettino, Salvatore Ruocco, Vincenzo Fabricino, Vincenzo Altamura, Italo Renda, Gianfelice Imparato, Maria Nazionale, Salvatore Striano, Carlo Del Sorbo, Vincenzo Bombolo | | | Two Lovers | Magnolia Pictures | Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Isabella Rossellini, Elias Koteas, Moni Moshonov | | | 20 | W | Fired Up | Screen Gems | Dir. Will Gluck; Cast, Nicholas D'Agosto, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Roemer, John Michael Higgins | | Madea Goes to Jail is a 2009 in film crime film comedy-drama film adaptation written and directed by Tyler Perry, which was inspired by Perry's Madea Goes to Jail .... | Lionsgate | Dir. & Pro Tyler Perry; Cast, Tyler Perry, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke, Robin Coleman, Jackson Walker, David Mann, Tamela J. Mann, Keke Palmer, Benjamνn Benνtez | | | 27 | W | Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience | Walt Disney Pictures | Dir., Bruce Hendricks; Cast, Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift | | | Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | 20th Century Fox | Dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak; Cast, Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Moon Bloodgood, Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Klein, Robin Shou, Taboo of The Black Eyed Peas | | | L | Crossing Over | The Weinstein Company | Harrison Ford, Jim Sturgess, Ashley Judd, Alice Braga, Alice Eve, Ray Liotta | | | Echelon Conspiracy | After Dark Films | Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames, Jonathan Pryce, Tamara Feldman, Martin Sheen | | | Scott Walker: 30 Century Man | Plexifilm | Dir., Stephen Kijak | | M A R C H | > 4 | L | 12 | Sony Classics | Dir. Nikita Mikhalkov, Cast Sergei Makovetsky, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergei Garmash, Valentin Gaft, Alexei Petrenko | | | > 6 | W | Watchmen | Warner Bros./Paramount | Dir., Zack Snyder; Scr., Alex Tse; Cast, Patrick Wilson, Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Εkerman, Matthew Goode, Jeffrey Dean Morgan | | | L | The Horsemen | Lionsgate | Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang, Clifton Collins Jr., Peter Stormare, Chelcie Ross | | | Phoebe in Wonderland | Thinkfilm | Elle Fanning, Felicity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson, Ian Colletti, Campbell Scott, Bill Pullman, Caitlin Sanchez | | | Sherman's Way | International Film Circuit | James LeGros, Enrico Colantoni, Brooke Nevin, Donna Murphy | | | Tokyo! | Liberation Entertainment | Yu Aoi, YosiYosi Arakawa, Jean-Franηois Balmer, Julie Dreyfus, Ayako Fujitani, Ayumi Ito, Teruyuki Kagawa | | | 13 | W | The Last House on the Left | Rogue Pictures | Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Sara Paxton, Garret Dillahunt, Rhys Coiro, Martha MacIsaac, Riki Lindhome, Aaron Paul | | | Miss March | Fox Searchlight | Dir., Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore; Cast, Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Craig Robinson | | | Race to Witch Mountain | Walt Disney Pictures | Dir., Andy Fickman; Cast, AnnaSophia Robb, Dwayne Johnson, Alexander Ludwig, Ciaran Hinds | | | L | Brothers at War | Samuel Goldwyn Films | Jake Rademacher | | | Sunshine Cleaning | Overture | Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub | | | 20 | W | Duplicity | Universal | Dir. Tony Gilroy, Cast, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Wilkinson | | | I Love You, Man | DreamWorks | Dir. and Scr., John Hamburg; Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Jamie Pressly, Rashida Jones, Rob Huebel | | | Knowing | Summit Entertainment | Dir. Alex Proyas, Cast, Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne | | | L | The Great Buck Howard | Magnolia Pictures | Dir. Sean McGinly Cast, John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay | | | 27 | W | 12 Rounds | Fox Atomic | Dir. Renny Harlin, Cast, John Cena, Steve Harris, Aidan Gillen, Brian J. White | | | The Haunting in Connecticut | Lionsgate | Dir., Peter Cornwell; Cast, Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Martin Donovan, Elias Koteas, Amanda Crew | | | Monsters vs. Aliens | DreamWorks Animation | Dir., Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman; Cast, Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Rudd, Stephen Colbert | | | L | The Education of Charlie Banks | Anchor Bay Entertainment | Dir., Fred Durst; Cast, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri, Chris Marquette, Sebastian Stan | | | Little Ashes | Regent Releasing | Dir., Paul Morrison; Cast, Javier Beltran, Robert Pattinson, Matthew McNulty, Marina Gatell, Arly Jover | |
April June
"align=bottom" | Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release | Opening | Title | Studio | Cast & Crew | Ref. | A P R I L | 3 | Adventureland | Miramax | Dir., Greg Mottola; Cast, Jesse Eisenberg, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Paige Howard | | | Fast & Furious | Universal | Dir., Justin Lin; Scr., Chris Morgan; Cast, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Carter | | | 8 | Dragonball Evolution | 20th Century Fox | Dir., James Wong; Pro., Stephen Chow; Scr., James Wong, Ben Ramsey; Cast, Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Chow Yun-Fat, Ernie Hudson | | | 10 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Walt Disney Pictures | Dir. Peter Chelsom; Scrn. Dan Berendsen; Cast, Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Mitchel Musso, Jason Earles, Moises Arias, Billy Ray Cyrus | | | Observe and Report | Warner Bros. | Dir. Jody Hill, Cast. Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Ray Liotta, Michael Peρa | | | 17 | 17 Again | WB (New Line Cinema) | Dir. Burr Steers; Scr. Jason Filardi; Cast, Matthew Perry, Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon | | | Crank 2: High Voltage | Lionsgate Films | Dir. Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor; Cast, Jason Statham, Amy Smart | | | State of Play | Universal | Dir. Kevin Macdonald, Cast. Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams, Patrick Lacey | | | 22 | Earth | Disneynature, BBC Worldwide | Dir. Alastair Fothergill; Cast, James Earl Jones | | | 24 | Fighting | Rogue Pictures | Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Brian J. White, Luis Guzman, Zulay Henao | | | The Informers | TBA | Dir. Gregor Jordan; Cast, Billy Bob Thornton, Winona Ryder, Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Brad Renfro, Amber Heard, Aaron Himelstein | | | Obsessed | Screen Gems | Dir. Steve Shill; Cast, Beyoncι Knowles, Idris Elba, Ali Larter, Christine Lahti, Bruce McGill, Ron Roggι, Jerry O'Connell | | | The Soloist | DreamWorks | Dir. Joe Wright; Cast, Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey, Jr., Catherine Keener | | M A Y | 1 | The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | WB (New Line Cinema) | Dir. Mark Waters; Scr. John Lucas, Scott Moore; Cast, Emma Stone, Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey, Lacey Chabert, Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer | | | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | 20th Century Fox / Marvel Studios | Dir., Gavin Hood; Scr., David Benioff, James Vanderbilt, Scott Silver; Cast, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber , Ryan Reynolds | | | 8 | My Life in Ruins | Fox Searchlight | Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch | | | Next Day Air | Summit Entertainment | Dir., Benny Boom; Cast, Donald Faison, Lauren London, Mos Def, Darius McCrary, Mike Epps, Wood Harris, Debbie Allen | | | Star Trek | Paramount | Dir., J. J. Abrams; Scr., Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci,; Cast, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, John Cho, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana | | | Wild Child | Universal | Emma Roberts, Natasha Richardson, Shirley Henderson, Alex Pettyfer, Aidan Quinn | | | 15 | Angels & Demons | Columbia | Dir., Ron Howard; Scr., Akiva Goldsman; Cast, Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor | | | The Brothers Bloom | Summit Entertainment | Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Maximilian Schell, Robbie Coltrane | | | 21 | Terminator Salvation | Warner Bros./Columbia | Dir., Joseph McGinty Nichol; Pro., Derek Anderson, Victor Kubicek, Jeffrey Silver; Scr. John Brancato, Michael Ferris, David Campbell Wilson; Cast, Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Helena Bonham Carter | | | 22 | Dance Flick | Paramount | Dir. Damien Dante Wayans; Scr. David Bourla; Cast, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Jr., Amy Sedaris,David Alan Grier, Chris Elliott | | | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | 20th Century Fox | Dir., Shawn Levy; Pro., Shawn Levy; Cast, Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria | | | 29 | Drag Me to Hell | Universal | Dir. Sam Raimi; Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Jessica Lucas, David Paymer | | | The Maiden Heist | Yari Film Group | Dir., Peter Hewitt; Cast, William H. Macy, Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, Marcia Gay Harden | | | Up | Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios | Dir., Pete Docter; Cast, Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Delroy Lindo, Jordan Nagai | | J U N E | 5 | Land of the Lost | Universal | Dir., Brad Silberling; Cast, Will Ferrell, Anna Friel | | | 12 | Imagine That | Paramount/Nickelodeon | Dir. Karey Kirkpatrick, Cast. Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church | | | The Proposal | Touchstone Pictures | Dir., Anne Fletcher; Scr., Pete Chiarelli; Cast, Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Malin Akerman, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Oscar Nunez, Aasif Mandvi | | | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Columbia | Dir., Tony Scott; Scr., David Koepp; Cast, Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Luis Guzman, John Turturro | | | 19 | Year One | Sony Pictures (Columbia) | Dir., Harold Ramis; Scr., Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg; Cast, Jack Black, Michael Cera, Vinnie Jones, Oliver Platt, David Cross, Juno Temple, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Olivia Wilde, Hank Azaria | | | 24 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | DreamWorks/Paramount | Dir., Michael Bay; Scr., Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman; Cast, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Peter Cullen, Mark Ryan, Jess Harnell, Robert Foxworth, Charlie Adler | | | 26 | My Sister's Keeper | WB (New Line Cinema) | Dir., Nick Cassavetes; Scr., Jeremy Leven, Nick Cassavetes; Cast, Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, Thomas Dekker | | | The Hurt Locker | Summit Entertainment / Voltage | Dir., Kathryn Bigelow; Scr., Mark Boal; Ed., Bob Murawski, Chris Innis, DP., Barry Ackroyd; Cast, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, Evangeline Lily, David Morse | | |
July September
"align=bottom" | Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release | Opening | Title | Studio | Cast & Crew | Ref. | J U L Y | 1 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 20th Century Fox / Blue Sky Studios | Dir. Carlos Saldanha; Cast, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck | | | Public Enemies | Universal | Dir. Michael Mann; Cast, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi | | | 10 | Brόno | Universal | Dir. Dan Mazer; Sacha Baron Cohen | | | I Love You Beth Cooper | 20th Century Fox | Dir. Chris Columbus; Cast, Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter, Lauren Storm, Lauren London | | | 11 | Motherland | Halaqah Media | Dir. & Wri Owen 'Alik Shahadah; Pro. Betelihem Zelealem; Cast, Kimani Nehus, Molefi Kete Asante, Maulana Karenga, Wangari Maathai, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Frances Cress Welsing, Amiri Baraka, Desmond Tutu | | | 17 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Warner Bros. Pictures | Dir. David Yates; Cast, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson | | | 24 | 500 Days of Summer | Fox Atomic | Dir., Marc Webb; Scr., Scott Neustadter; Cast, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg | | | All Good Things | Weinstein | Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lily Rabe | | | G-Force | Walt Disney Pictures | Dir., Hoyt Yeatman; Scr., Marianne Wibberley & Cormac Wibberley; Cast, Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan, Bill Nighy, Will Arnett | | | Orphan | Summit Entertainment Dark Castle Entertainment | Dir., Jaume Collet-Serra; Scr., David Leslie Johnson; Cast, Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder | | | The Ugly Truth | Columbia | Dir. Robert Luketic; Cast, Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl, Cheryl Hines, Bonnie Somerville | | | 31 | Bandslam | Walden Media | Dir. Tod Graff; Scrn. Dan Berendsen; Cast, Gaelan Connell, Alyson Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Scott Porter, Lisa Kudrow | | | Funny People | Universal | Dir. & Scr., Judd Apatow; Cast, Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA | | | They Came from Upstairs | 20th Century Fox | Dir., John Schultz; Scr., Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg; Cast, Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman, Carter Jenkins | | A U G U S T | 7 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Paramount | Dir., Stephen Sommers; Scr., Stuart Beattie; Cast, Channing Tatum, Christopher Eccleston, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Marlon Wayans, Arnold Vosloo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt | | | Julie & Julia | Columbia Pictures | Dir. Nora Ephron; Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci | | | Shorts | Warner Bros. | Dir. Robert Rodriguez; Cast: Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, James Spader, Jimmy Bennett, Kat Dennings | | | Tekken | The Weinstein Company | Dir. Dwight H. Little; Cast: John Foo, Holly Marie Combs, Ian Anthony Dale, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Cung Le | | | When In Rome | Touchstone (Disney) | Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Will Arnett, Alexis Dziena, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard, Kate Micucci, Bobby Moynihan, Danny DeVito, Anjelica Huston | | | 14 | District 9 | Screen Gems |
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