Seven films made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees rather than five (the first time since the 1943 awards).

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 20th century . 21st century . 22nd century  Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +... Contents 1 Highest-grossing films 2 Events 3 Awards 4 Wide-release films 4.1 January March 4.2 April June 4.3 July September 4.4 October December 5 Notable deaths 6 References 7 External links Highest-grossing films See also: Lists of highest-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 United States 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:

Highest-grossing films of 20091 Rank Title Studio Worldwide United States and Canada United Kingdom Australia 1 Avatar Lightstorm/Fox $2782206970 $760507625 $150025197 $105779507 2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Warner Bros. $933959197 $301959197 $84089250 $34954004 3 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fox $886686280 $196573705 $56859040 $24725499 4 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen DreamWorks/Paramount $836297228 $402111870 $44383558 $33554033 5 2012 Columbia $769679128 $166112167 $31052159 $18123801 6 Up Disney/Pixar $731342724 $293004164 $55413275 $25296200 7 New Moon Summit $709826790 $296623634 $43409449 $35164930 8 Sherlock Holmes Warner Bros. $524028679 $209028679 $39795286 $22777578 9 Angels & Demons Columbia. $485930816 $133375846 $30726140 $14065391 10 The Hangover Warner Bros. $467483912 $277322503 $36033624 $17934378

Avatar has grossed over $2.7 billion making it the highest-grossing film in history as well as the only film in history to gross $2 billion dollars in box office receipts and the first film to gross over $700000000 in the US and Canada. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2012 Up and New Moon are also among the top 50. Events Years in film 1870s 1880s 1890s 1890  1891  1892  1893  1894 1895  1896  1897  1898  1899 1900s 1900  1901  1902  1903  1904 1905  1906  1907  1908  1909 1910s 1910  1911  1912  1913  1914 1915  1916  1917  1918  1919 1920s 1920  1921  1922  1923  1924 1925  1926  1927  1928  1929 1930s 1930  1931  1932  1933  1934 1935  1936  1937  1938  1939 1940s 1940  1941  1942  1943  1944 1945  1946  1947  1948  1949 1950s 1950  1951  1952  1953  1954 1955  1956  1957  1958  1959 1960s 1960  1961  1962  1963  1964 1965  1966  1967  1968  1969 1970s 1970  1971  1972  1973  1974 1975  1976  1977  1978  1979 1980s 1980  1981  1982  1983  1984 1985  1986  1987  1988  1989 1990s 1990  1991  1992  1993  1994 1995  1996  1997  1998  1999 2000s 2000  2001  2002  2003  2004 2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 2010s 2010  2011  2012 and beyond January 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 posthumously nominated for Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in The Dark Knight. 25 The 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony is held at the Shrine Exposition Center Los Angeles. Annie Awards ceremony is held in the UCLA's Royce Hall Los Angeles. 31 The 61st Directors Guild of America Award dinner is held in the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Los Angeles. 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 The Milk of Sorrow. The Silver Bears prizes are awarded to Asghar Farhadi Best Director Sotigui Kouyat 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 62nd BAFTA Awards ceremony is held in the Royal Opera House London. 21 The 29th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony is held in Hollywood California. 22 The 81st Academy Awards ceremony is held at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles.

July 23 to 2 August The 9th Era New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocaw was held Awards Category/Organization 67th Golden Globe Awards January 17 2010 63rd BAFTA Awards February 21 2010 82nd Academy Awards March 7 2010 Drama Musical or Comedy Best Film Avatar The Hangover The Hurt Locker The Hurt Locker Best Director James Cameron Avatar Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker Best Actor Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock Holmes Colin Firth A Single Man Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart Best Actress Sandra Bullock The Blind Side Meryl Streep Julie & Julia Carey Mulligan An Education Sandra Bullock The Blind Side Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz Inglourious Basterds Christoph Waltz Inglourious Basterds Christoph Waltz Inglourious Basterds Best Supporting Actress Mo'Nique Precious Mo'Nique Precious Mo'Nique Precious Best Screenplay Adapted Up in the Air Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner Up in the Air Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner Precious Geoffrey Fletcher Best Screenplay Original The Hurt Locker Mark Boal The Hurt Locker Mark Boal Best Animated Film Up Up Up Best Original Score Up Michael Giacchino Up Michael Giacchino Up Michael Giacchino Best Foreign Language Film The White Ribbon (Das weie Band Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte) A Prophet (Un prophte) The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos) Month Day Event April 26 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Gold Remi Award to The 40th Door2 Wide-release films

Films released in the United States 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 Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J A N U A R Y 2 L Cargo 200 Disinformation Company Dir. Aleksei 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 Pictures Dir. George Tillman Jr.; Cast Jamal Woolard Angela Bassett Derek Luke Antonique Smith Anthony Mackie Naturi Naughton Sean Ringgold Marc Jon Jefferies Paul Blart: Mall Cop Columbia Dir. Steve Carr; Cast Kevin James Jayma Mays Shirley Knight Mike Vallely L Chandni Chowk to China Warner Bros. Dir. Nikhil Advani; Cast Akshay Kumar Deepika Padukone Mithun Chakraborty Ranvir Shorey Cherry Blossoms Olga Film GmbH Dir. Doris Drrie 23 W Inkheart New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) 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 Cillian Murphy L Donkey Punch Magnolia Pictures Dir. Oliver Blackburn Cast Nichola Burley Tom Burke Jaime Winstone Robert Boulter and Julian Morris Ink Double Edge Films Dir. Jamin Winans Cast Chris Kelly Quinn Hunchar Jessica Duffy 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 Lions Gate Entertainment/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 Rene 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 Pictures Classics Dir. Laurent Cantet; Cast Franois Bgaudeau 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 Robert Bailey Jr. Jennifer Saunders Dawn French He's Just Not That into You New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) 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 Garca 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 New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.)/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 Bran F. O'Byrne L The Secret of Moonacre IFC Films Dakota Blue Richards Tim Curry Two Lovers Magnolia Pictures Joaquin Phoenix Gwyneth Paltrow Vinessa Shaw Isabella Rossellini Elias Koteas Moni Moshonov 14 L Billu Red Chillies Dir. Priyadarshan; Cast Shahrukh Khan Irrfan Khan Lara Dutta Om Puri 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 Lions Gate Dir. & Pro Tyler Perry; Cast Tyler Perry Keshia Knight Pulliam Derek Luke Robin Coleman Jackson Walker David Mann Tamela Mann Keke Palmer Benjamn Bentez L Anvil! The Story of Anvil Abramorama Dir. Sacha Gervasi 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 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 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 kerman Matthew Goode Jeffrey Dean Morgan L Horsemen Lions Gate Entertainment Dennis Quaid Zhang Ziyi 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 Y Aoi YosiYosi Arakawa Jean-Franois 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 Michael Bowen Martha MacIsaac Riki Lindhome Aaron Paul Joshua Cox Spencer Treat Clark Usha Khan Miss March Fox Searchlight Pictures 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 Ciarn Hinds L Brothers at War Samuel Goldwyn Films Jake Rademacher The Cake Eaters 757 Releasing Kristen Stewart Aaron Stanford Bruce Dern Elizabeth Ashley 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 Andy Samberg Rashida Jones Jaime Pressly 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 Sin Nombre Focus Features Dir. Cary Joji Fukunaga Cast Paulina Gaitn Edgar Flores Kristyan Ferrer Tenoch Huerta Meja Diana Garca Hctor Jimnez Gerardo Taracena Luis Fernando Pea 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 The Cross Gener8Xion Entertainment Dir. Matthew Crouch; Cast Arthur Blessitt April June Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew A P R I L 3 W Adventureland Miramax Dir. Greg Mottola; Cast Jesse Eisenberg Ryan Reynolds Kristen Stewart Martin Starr Bill Hader Kristen Wiig Fast & Furious Universal Dir. Justin Lin; Scr. Chris Morgan; Cast Vin Diesel Paul Walker Jordana Brewster Michelle Rodriguez Brandon T. Jackson L Bart Got a Room Plum Pictures Dir. Brian Hecker; Scr. Brian Hecker; Cast Steven Kaplan William H. Macy Cheryl Hines Alia Shawkat Chad Jamian Williams Brandon Hardesty Dinah Manoff C Me Dance Freestyle Releasing Christina DeMarco Greg Robbins Peter Kent 8 L Lymelife Screen Media Films Dir. Derick Martini; Scr. Derick & Steven Martini; Cast Alec Baldwin Rory Culkin Emma Roberts Jill Hennessy Kieran Culkin Timothy Hutton Cynthia Nixon Derick Martini Steven Martini Matthew Martini 10 W 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 Hannah Montana: The Movie Walt Disney Pictures Dir. Peter Chelsom; Cast Miley Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus Emily Osment Jason Earles Lucas Till Vanessa L. Williams Observe and Report Warner Bros. Dir. Jody Hill; Cast Seth Rogen Anna Faris Ray Liotta Michael Pea 17 W 17 Again New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) Dir. Burr Steers; Scr. Jason Filardi; Cast Matthew Perry Zac Efron Leslie Mann Thomas Lennon Sterling Knight Michelle Trachtenberg Crank: 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 Robin Wright Penn Jason Bateman L American Violet Samuel Goldwyn Dir. Tim Disney; Cast Nicole Beharie Tim Blake Nelson Will Patton Michael O'Keefe Xzibit Charles S. Dutton Alfre Woodard Every Little Step Sony Pictures Classics Dir. James D. Stern & Adam Del Deo; Cast Michael Bennett Donna McKechnie Baayork Lee Marvin Hamlisch Bob Avian 22 W Earth Disneynature BBC Worldwide Dir. Alastair Fothergill; Cast James Earl Jones 24 W Fighting Rogue Pictures Dir. Dito Montiel; Cast Channing Tatum Terrence Howard Brian J. White Luis Guzmn Zulay Henao Obsessed Screen Gems Dir. Steve Shill; Cast Beyonc Knowles Idris Elba Ali Larter Christine Lahti Bruce McGill Ron Rogge Jerry O'Connell The Soloist DreamWorks Dir. Joe Wright; Cast Jamie Foxx Robert Downey Jr. Catherine Keener L The Informers Senator Entertainment Dir. Gregor Jordan; Cast Billy Bob Thornton Winona Ryder Kim Basinger Mickey Rourke Brad Renfro Amber Heard Aaron Himelstein M A Y 1 W Battle for Terra Roadside Attractions Dir. Aristomenis Tsirbas; Cast Justin Long Brian Cox Evan Rachel Wood Luke Wilson David Cross Amanda Peet James Garner Dennis Quaid Chris Evans Danny Glover Ghosts of Girlfriends Past New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) Dir. Mark Waters; Scr. Jon 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 Taylor Kitsch Danny Huston Lynn Collins Kevin Durand Ryan Reynolds L The Limits of Control Focus Features Isaach De Bankol Hiam Abbass Gael Garca Bernal Paz de la Huerta Alex Descas John Hurt Youki Kudoh Bill Murray Jean-Franois Stvenin Tilda Swinton Luis Tosar The Merry Gentleman Samuel Goldwyn Dir. Michael Keaton; Michael Keaton Kelly Macdonald 8 W 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 Zoe Saldana Leonard Nimoy Eric Bana Anton Yelchin Simon Pegg L Julia Magnolia Tilda Swinton Saul Rubinek Kate del Castillo Aidan Gould Little Ashes Regent Releasing Dir. Paul Morrison; Cast Javier Beltrn Robert Pattinson Matthew McNulty Marina Gatell Arly Jover Powder Blue Speakeasy Releasing Jessica Biel Forest Whitaker Patrick Swayze Ray Liotta Rudo y Cursi Sony Pictures Classics Diego Luna Gael Garca Bernal 15 W Angels & Demons Columbia Dir. Ron Howard; Scr. Akiva Goldsman; Cast Tom Hanks Ayelet Zurer Ewan McGregor L The Brothers Bloom Summit Entertainment Rachel Weisz Adrien Brody Mark Ruffalo Rinko Kikuchi Maximilian Schell Robbie Coltrane Management Samuel Goldwyn Company Dir. Stephen Belber; Cast Steve Zahn Jennifer Aniston Fred Ward Not Forgotten Anchor Bay Films Dir. Dror Soref; Cast Simon Baker Paz Vega Ken Davitian 17 L Make the Yuletide Gay Guest House Films Dir. Rob Williams; Cast Keith Jordan Adamo Ruggiero Hallee Hirsh 21 W 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 W 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; Cast Ben Stiller Amy Adams Hank Azaria Robin Williams Owen Wilson Bill Hader Christopher Guest Steve Coogan Ricky Gervais Jon Bernthal Patrick Gallagher Alain Chabat Jake Cherry Rami Malek Mizuo Peck Jonas Brothers Eugene Levy Brad Garrett L Easy Virtue Sony Pictures Classics Jessica Biel Colin Firth Kristin Scott Thomas Ben Barnes The Girlfriend Experience Magnolia Sasha Grey Chris Santos Tormented Warner Bros. Alex Pettyfer April Pearson Calvin Dean Georgia King Tom Hopper Larissa Wilson 29 W Drag Me to Hell Universal Dir. Sam Raimi; Cast Alison Lohman Justin Long Lorna Raver Jessica Lucas David Paymer Up Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios Dir. Pete Docter; Cast Edward Asner Christopher Plummer Jordan Nagai Bob Peterson Delroy Lindo Jerome Ranft John Ratzenberger Elie Docter Jeremy Leary David Kaye Mickie McGowan Danny Mann Donald Fullilove Jess Harnell Josh Cooley Pete Docter L What Goes Up 3 Kings Productions Dir. Jonathan Glatzer; Cast Steve Coogan Hilary Duff Molly Shannon Olivia Thirlby Josh Peck Max Hoffman J U N E 5 W The Hangover Warner Bros. Dir. Todd Phillips; Cast Bradley Cooper Ed Helms Zach Galifianakis Heather Graham Justin Bartha Jeffrey Tambor Ken Jeong Mike Tyson Mike Vallely Matt Walsh Rob Riggle Dan Finnerty & The Dan Band Land of the Lost Universal Dir. Brad Silberling; Cast Will Ferrell Anna Friel Danny McBride and Leonard Nimoy My Life in Ruins Fox Searchlight Pictures Nia Vardalos Richard Dreyfuss Harland Williams Rachel Dratch L Away We Go Focus Features Dir. Sam Mendes; Scr. Dave Eggers & Vendela Vida; Cast Maya Rudolph John Krasinski Jeff Daniels Catherine O'Hara Chris Messina Melanie Lynskey Paul Schneider Carmen Ejogo Maggie Gyllenhaal Josh Hamilton Allison Janney Jim Gaffigan 11 L Doghouse Alta Films Danny Dyer Noel Clarke Adele Silva 12 W Imagine That Paramount/Nickelodeon Dir. Karey Kirkpatrick; Cast Eddie Murphy Thomas Haden Church The Taking of Pelham 123 Columbia Dir. Tony Scott; Scr. David Koepp; Cast Denzel Washington John Travolta James Gandolfini Luis Guzman John Turturro L Food Inc. Magnolia Pictures Dir. Robert Kenner; Cast Eric Schlosser Michael Pollan Moon Sony Pictures Classics Dir. Duncan Jones; Cast Sam Rockwell Kevin Spacey 19 W The Proposal Touchstone Pictures Dir. Anne Fletcher; Scr. Pete Chiarelli; Cast Sandra Bullock Ryan Reynolds Betty White Malin kerman Mary Steenburgen Craig T. Nelson Oscar Nunez Aasif Mandvi 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 Bill Hader Harold Ramis L Dead Snow IFC Films Dir. Tommy Wirkola Whatever Works Sony Pictures Classics Dir. Woody Allen; Cast Larry David Ed Begley Jr. Patricia Clarkson Conleth Hill Michael McKean Evan Rachel Wood 24 W Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen DreamWorks/Paramount Dir. Michael Bay; Scr. Ehren Kruger Roberto Orci Alex Kurtzman; Cast Shia LaBeouf Peter Cullen Tony Todd Mark Ryan Hugo Weaving John Turturro Tom Kenny Reno Wilson Megan Fox Ramon Rodriguez Charlie Adler Frank Welker Josh Duhamel Tyrese Gibson Jess Harnell Kevin Dunn Julie White Isabel Lucas Robert Foxworth Calvin Wimmer Grey DeLisle Kevin Michael Richardson 26 W My Sister's Keeper New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) Dir. Nick Cassavetes; Scr. Jeremy Leven Nick Cassavetes; Cast Cameron Diaz Alec Baldwin Abigail Breslin Sofia Vassilieva Thomas Dekker L Cheri Miramax Dir. Stephen Frears; Cast Michelle Pfeiffer Rupert Friend Kathy Bates The Hurt Locker Summit Entertainment Dir. Kathryn Bigelow; Scr. Mark Boal; Cast Jeremy Renner Anthony Mackie Brian Geraghty Christian Camargo Guy Pearce Ralph Fiennes Evangeline Lilly David Morse The Stoning of Soraya M. Roadside Attractions Dir. Cyrus Nowrasteh; Cast Shohreh Aghdashloo Jim Caviezel Surveillance Magnolia Pictures Dir. Jennifer Lynch; Cast Bill Pullman Julia Ormond Pell James Ryan Simpkins Michael Ironside July September Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew J U L Y 1 W Public Enemies Universal Dir. Michael Mann; Cast Christian Bale Johnny Depp Marion Cotillard Channing Tatum Giovanni Ribisi Stephen Dorff David Wenham Billy Crudup Branka Kati Leelee Sobieski L I Hate Valentine's Day IFC Films Dir. Nia Vardalos; Cast Nia Vardalos John Corbett Judah Friedlander 1 W 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 Simon Pegg Chris Wedge 10 W Brno Universal Dir. Larry Charles; Cast Sacha Baron Cohen Gustaf Hammarsten Bono Chris Martin Snoop Dogg Elton John Ron Paul Paula Abdul Richard Bey Harrison Ford Brittny Gastineau La Toya Jackson Yossi Alpher Ghassan Khatib Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades Sting (musician) Slash (musician) I Love You Beth Cooper 20th Century Fox Dir. Chris Columbus; Cast Hayden Panettiere Paul Rust Jack Carpenter Lauren Storm Lauren London L Blood: The Last Vampire Samuel Goldwyn Gianna Jun Allison Miller Masiela Lusha JJ Feild Koyuki Liam Cunningham Humpday Magnolia Pictures Dir. Lynn Shelton; Cast Mark Duplass Joshua Leonard Alycia Delmore 17 W Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Warner Bros. Dir. David Yates; Cast Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Ralph Fiennes Michael Gambon Alan Rickman Maggie Smith Jim Broadbent Robbie Coltrane Helena Bonham Carter David Thewlis Julie Walters Helen McCrory Mark Williams Warwick Davis Natalia Tena Gemma Jones Bonnie Wright Evanna Lynch. L (500) Days of Summer Fox Searchlight Dir.: Marc Webb; Scr.: Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber; Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Zooey Deschanel Chlo Moretz Geoffrey Arend Matthew Gray Gubler Clark Gregg Minka Kelly Yvette Nicole Brown L Homecoming Animus Films Dir. Morgan J. Freeman; Cast Mischa Barton Matt Long Jessica Stroup 24 W 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 Warner Bros. Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra; Scr. David Leslie Johnson; Cast Vera Farmiga Peter Sarsgaard Isabelle Fuhrman CCH Pounder The Ugly Truth Columbia Pictures Dir. Robert Luketic; Cast Gerard Butler Katherine Heigl Cheryl Hines Bonnie Somerville Eric Winter L The Answer Man Magnolia Pictures Dir. John Hindman; Cast Jeff Daniels Lauren Graham Lou Taylor Pucci Olivia Thirlby Kat Dennings Thomas Roy In the Loop BBC Films/Optimum Releasing/Protagonist Pictures/IFC Films Dir. Armando Iannucci; Cast Tom Hollander James Gandolfini Chris Addison Peter Capaldi Gina McKee Steve Coogan David Rasche Shrink Ignite Entertainment Dir. Jonas Pate; Cast Kevin Spacey Robin Williams Saffron Burrows Jack Huston Pell James Mark Webber Laura Ramsey 29 L Adam Fox Searchlight Pictures Dir. Max Mayer; Cast Hugh Dancy Rose Byrne Peter Gallagher Amy Irving Frankie Faison 31 W Aliens in the Attic 20th Century Fox Dir. John Schultz; Scr. Mark Burton Adam F. Goldberg; Cast Ashley Tisdale Robert Hoffman Carter Jenkins The Collector Freestyle Releasing Dir.: Marcus Dunstan Funny People Universal Studios/Columbia Pictures Dir. & Scr. Judd Apatow; Cast Adam Sandler Seth Rogen Leslie Mann Eric Bana Jonah Hill Jason Schwartzman RZA L The Cove Roadside Attractions Dir. Louie Psihoyos Thirst Focus Features Dir. Park Chan-wook; Scr. Park Chan-wook and Seo-Gyeong Jeong; Cast Song Kang-ho Kim Ok-bin Shin Ha-kyun A U G U S T 7 W 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; Cast Amy Adams Meryl Streep Stanley Tucci Chris Messina Jane Lynch A Perfect Getaway Universal Timothy Olyphant Milla Jovovich Marley Shelton Steve Zahn Kiele Sanchez Chris Hemsworth L Cold Souls Journeyman Pictures Dir. & Scr. Sophie Barthes Cast Paul Giamatti Emily Watson Dina Korzun David Strathairn Katheryn Winnick Lauren Ambrose Boris Kievsky Paper Heart Overture Films Dir. Nicholas Jasenovec; Cast Charlyne Yi Michael Cera 14 W Bandslam Walden Media Dir. Tod Graff; Scrn. Dan Berendsen; Cast Gaelan Connell Alyson Michalka Vanessa Hudgens Lisa Kudrow Scott Porter District 9 TriStar Pictures Dir. Neill Blomkamp; Cast: Sharlto Copley Jason Cope David James Mandla Gaduka William Allen Young The Goods: Live Hard Sell Hard Paramount Vantage Jeremy Piven Ving Rhames James Brolin David Koechner Kathryn Hahn Ed Helms Jordana Spiro Craig Robinson Ponyo Walt Disney Pictures/Studio Ghibli Dir. Hayao Miyazaki; Cast Noah Cyrus Frankie Jonas Tina Fey Matt Damon Liam Neeson Cate Blanchett Lily Tomlin Cloris Leachman Betty White Jennessa Rose Kurt Knutsson Akiko Yano The Time Traveler's Wife New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) Eric Bana Rachel McAdams Ron Livingston Jane McLean L Earth Days Zeitgeist Films Dir. Robert Stone Grace Anchor Bay Entertainment Dir. Paul Solet; Cast: Jordan Ladd Gabrielle Rose Stephen Park I Sell the Dead IFC Films Dir. Glenn McQuaid; Cast: Dominic Monaghan Ron Perlman Larry Fessenden Angus Scrimm It Might Get Loud Sony Pictures Classics Dir. Davis Guggenheim; Cast: Jack White Jimmy Page The Edge Spread Anchor Bay Entertainment Dir. David MacKenzie; Cast: Ashton Kutcher Anne Heche 21 W Inglourious Basterds Universal Pictures/ The Weinstein Company Dir. Quentin Tarantino; Cast Christoph Waltz Mlanie Laurent Brad Pitt Diane Kruger Eli Roth Michael Fassbender Daniel Brhl B.J. Novak Julie Dreyfus Til Schweiger Gedeon Burkhard Mike Myers Samuel L Jackson Post Grad Fox Searchlight Dir. Vicky Jenson; Cast Alexis Bledel Zach Gilford Rodrigo Santoro Bobby Coleman Jane Lynch Carol Burnett Michael Keaton Shorts Warner Bros. Dir. Robert Rodriguez; Cast: Jon Cryer William H. Macy James Spader Jimmy Bennett Kat Dennings X Games: The Movie ESPN Films Dir. Steve Lawrence; Cast: Shaun White Travis Pastrana Ricky Carmichael Danny Way Bob Burnquist L Casi Divas Maya Entertainment Dir. Issa Lpez; Cast Patricia Llaca Julio Bracho Maya Zapata Art & Copy Seventh Art Releasing Dir. Doug Pray; Cast Mary Wells Dan Wieden Hal Riney Five Minutes of Heaven IFC Films Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel; Cast Liam Neeson James Nesbitt My One and Only Freestyle Releasing Dir. Richard Loncraine Scr. Charlie Peters; Cast Rene Zellweger Kevin Bacon Chris Noth Logan Lerman Troy Garity World's Greatest Dad Magnolia Pictures Dir. Bobcat Goldthwait; Cast: Robin Williams Daryl Sabara 28 W The Final Destination New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) Dir. David R. Ellis; Scr. Eric Bress; Cast Bobby Campo Nick Zano Krista Allen Halloween II Dimension Films Dir. Rob Zombie; Cast Tyler Mane Malcolm McDowell Scout Taylor-Compton Danielle Harris Brad Dourif Margot Kidder Taking Woodstock Focus Features Dir. Ang Lee; Cast: Demetri Martin Jonathan Groff Paul Dano Eugene Levy Emile Hirsch Liev Schreiber Jeffrey Dean Morgan L Big Fan First Independent Pictures Dir. Robert D. Siegel; Cast Patton Oswalt Kevin Corrigan Mystery Team Roadside Attractions Dir. Dan Eckman; Cast Donald Glover DC Pierson Dominic Dierkes Aubrey Plaza Bobby Moynihan Matt Walsh S E P T E M B E R 4 W All About Steve 20th Century Fox Sandra Bullock Thomas Haden Church Bradley Cooper Extract Miramax Dir. Mike Judge; Cast: Ben Affleck Jason Bateman Clifton Collins Jr. Mila Kunis Kristen Wiig Dustin Milligan Beth Grant Gamer Lionsgate Dir. Mark Neveldine Brian Taylor; Cast Gerard Butler Michael C. Hall Amber Valletta Alison Lohman Kyra Sedgwick Ludacris John Leguizamo Milo Ventimiglia L American Casino Argot Pictures Dir. Leslie Cockburn Andrew Cockburn Amreeka National Geographic Cinema Ventures Dir. Cherien Dabis; Cast Nisreen Faour Melkar Muallem Carriers Paramount Chris Pine Lou Taylor Pucci Piper Perabo Emily VanCamp Christopher Meloni 9 W 9 Focus Features Dir. Shane Acker; Cast Elijah Wood Christopher Plummer Martin Landau John C. Reilly Crispin Glover Jennifer Connelly Fred Tatasciore Alan Oppenheimer Tom Kane Helen Wilson 11 W I Can Do Bad All By Myself Lionsgate Dir. Tyler Perry; Cast Tyler Perry Taraji P. Henson Brian White Hope Olaide Wilson Adam Rodrguez Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye Frederick Siglar Sorority Row Summit Dir. Stewart Hendler; Cast. Briana Evigan Leah Pipes Rumer Willis Jamie Chung Audrina Patridge Carrie Fisher Whiteout Warner Bros. Dir. Dominic Sena; Kate Beckinsale Gabriel Macht Columbus Short Alex O'Loughlin Tom Skerritt L Crude First Run Features Dir. Joe Berlinger Beyond A Reasonable Doubt Anchor Bay Dir. Peter Hyams; Cast Michael Douglas Jesse Metcalfe Amber Tamblyn No Impact Man Oscilloscope Laboratories Dir. Laura Gabbert; Cast Colin Beavan Michelle Conlin White on Rice Variance Films Dir. Dave Boyle; Cast Hiroshi Watanabe James Kyson Lee Mio Takada Lynn Chenn 16 L 35 Shots of Rum Wild Bunch Distribution Dir.: Claire Denis; Scr.: Claire Denis & Jean-Pol Fargeau; Cast: Mati Diop Alex Descas Grgoire Colin Nicole Dogue 18 W Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Sony Pictures Animation Dir. Phil Lord & Chris Miller; Cast Bill Hader Anna Faris James Caan Bruce Campbell Bobb'e J. Thompson Andy Samberg Mr. T Neil Patrick Harris Benjamin Bratt Al Roker Lauren Graham Will Forte The Informant! Warner Bros. Dir.: Steven Soderbergh; Cast: Matt Damon Scott Bakula Joel McHale Melanie Lynskey Thomas F. Wilson Joel McHale Jimmy Pardo Paul F. Tompkins Jennifer's Body 20th Century Fox Dir. Karyn Kusama; Cast Megan Fox Amanda Seyfried Johnny Simmons Adam Brody J.K. Simmons Love Happens Universal Jennifer Aniston Aaron Eckhart Dan Fogler Judy Greer Martin Sheen Joe Anderson John Carroll Lynch L Bright Star Apparition Dir. Jane Campion; Cast: Abbie Cornish Ben Whishaw Paul Schneider Thomas Sangster Kerry Fox Samuel Barnett The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry Five & Two Pictures Dir. Rich Christiano; Cast: Gavin MacLeod Jansen Panettiere Frankie Ryan Manriquez Robert Guillaume Splice Senator Entertainment Dir. Vincenzo Natali; Cast Adrien Brody Sarah Polley 25 W Fame Lakeshore Entertainment Dir. Kevin Tancharoen; Cast Paul McGill Debbie Allen Megan Mullally Kelsey Grammer Pandorum Overture Dennis Quaid Ben Foster Norman Reedus Cam Gigandet Surrogates Touchstone Pictures Dir. Jonathan Mostow Pro. David Hoberman; Wri. Michael Ferris; Cast Bruce Willis Radha Mitchell Rosamund Pike Ving Rhames James Cromwell Jack Noseworthy L Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day Universal Studios Dir. Mike Clattenburg Pro. Mike Clattenburg Barrie Dunn Michael Volpe; Cast John Paul Tremblay Robb Wells Mike Smith Brief Interviews with Hideous Men IFC Films Dir./Scr.: John Krasinski; Cast: Julianne Nicholson Ben Shenkman Timothy Hutton Chris Messina Max Minghella Lou Taylor Pucci Will Arnett John Krasinski Rashida Jones Glenn Fitzgerald Dominic Cooper Bobby Cannavale Corey Stoll Christopher Meloni Denis O'Hare Josh Charles Michael Cerveris Will Forte Joey Slotnick Lucy Gordon Ben Gibbard Frankie Faison Coco Before Chanel Sony Pictures Classics Dir.: Anne Fontaine; Cast: Audrey Tautou Benot Poelvoorde Alessandro Nivola Marie Gillain Emmanuelle Devos Rgis Royer Etienne Bartholomeus Yan Duffas I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Freestyle Releasing Dir. Bob Gosse Pro. Tucker Max Nils Parker Richard Kelly; Wri. Tucker Max and Nils Parker; Cast Matt Czuchry Jesse Bradford Geoff Stults Keri Lynn Pratt Marika Dominczyk Bill Dawes Traci Lords October December Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release Opening Title Studio Cast & Crew O C T O B E R 2 W Capitalism The Weinstein Company Michael Moore The Invention of Lying Warner Bros. Ricky Gervais Jennifer Garner Rob Lowe Jonah Hill Louis C.K. John Hodgman Tina Fey Christopher Guest Jeffrey Tambor Nate Corddry Jason Bateman Phillip Seymour Hoffman Stephen Merchant Whip It Fox Searchlight Dir.: Drew Barrymore; Cast: Ellen Page Marcia Gay Harden Juliette Lewis Kristen Wiig Zoe Bell Drew Barrymore Jimmy Fallon Zombieland Columbia Dir.: Ruben Fleischer; Cast: Woody Harrelson Jesse Eisenberg Emma Stone Abigail Breslin Amber Heard L A Serious Man Focus Dirs.: Joel and Ethan Coen; Cast: Michael Stuhlbarg Sari Lennick Fred Melamed Richard Kind Aaron Wolf Jessica McManus Adam Arkin Simon Helberg Fyvush Finkel Michael Lerner George Wyner Steve Park R Toy Story / Toy Story 2 3-D Double Feature Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Dir. John Lasseter; Cast Tom Hanks Tim Allen Don Rickles Wallace Shawn John Ratzenberger Joan Cusack Kelsey Grammer Annie Potts John Morris Laurie Metcalf Wayne Knight Jodi Benson Estelle Harris Joe Ranft 9 W Couples Retreat Universal Kristen Bell Kristin Davis Malin kerman Vince Vaughn Jon Favreau Jason Bateman Carlos Ponce Faizon love Jean Reno Ken Jeong L Bronson Vertigo Films Dir.: Nicolas Winding Refn; Scrs.: Brock Norman Brock & Nicolas Winding Refn; Cast: Tom Hardy Matt King James Lance Amanda Burton Kelly Adams Andrew Forbes The Damned United Sony Pictures Classics Dir.: Tom Hooper; Scr.: Peter Morgan; Cast: Michael Sheen Jim Broadbent Colm Meaney Timothy Spall An Education Sony Pictures Classics Dir. Lone Scherfig; Scr. Nick Hornby; Cast: Carey Mulligan Peter Sarsgaard Rosamund Pike Dominic Cooper Alfred Molina Cara Seymour Emma Thompson Olivia Williams Sally Hawkins Matthew Beard Good Hair Roadside Attractions Dir Jeff Stilson Cast; Chris Rock Trucker Monterey Media Dir./Scr.: James Mottern; Cast: Michelle Monaghan Nathan Fillion Jimmy Bennett Joey Lauren Adams Benjamin Bratt 10 L Virginia Creepers Horse Archer Productions Dir./Scr.: Sean Kotz and Christopher Valluzzo; Cast: Mr. Lobo Dick Dyszel John Dimes 16 W Law Abiding Citizen Overture Films Dir. F. Gary Gray; Cast Gerard Butler Jamie Foxx Michael Gambon Viola Davis Leslie Bibb Regina Hall Colm Meaney The Stepfather Screen Gems Dir. Nelson B. McCormick; Pro. Greg Moordian Mark Morgan; Wir. J. S. Cardone; Cast Penn Badgley Dylan Walsh Amber Heard Sela Ward Where the Wild Things Are Warner Bros. Dir. Spike Jonze; Scr. Spike Jonze Dave Eggers; Cast Max Records Paul Dano Forest Whitaker Catherine Keener James Gandolfini Catherine O'Hara Mark Ruffalo L Black Dynamite Apparition Dir. Scott Sanders; Cast Michael Jai White Salli Richardson Arsenio Hall Janky Promoters Third Rail Ice Cube Mike Epps Young Jeezy The Maid Elephant Eye Films Dir.: Sebastin Silva; Scr.: Pedro Peirano & Sebastin Silva; Cast: Catalina Saavedra Claudia Celedn Alejandro Goic Andrea Garca-Huidobro Mariana Loyola Agustn Silva Love the Beast Vivendi Entertainment Eric Bana Jay Leno Jeremy Clarkson Phil McGraw aka Dr. Phil 23 W Amelia Fox Searchlight Dir. Mira Nair; Scr. Ronald Bass; Cast: Hilary Swank Richard Gere Ewan McGregor Christopher Eccleston Joe Anderson Mia Wasikowska William Cuddy Astro Boy Summit Entertainment Dir. David Bowers; animated voices of Freddie Highmore Nicolas Cage Nathan Lane Bill Nighy Eugene Levy Matt Lucas Donald Sutherland Kristen Bell Samuel L. Jackson Charlize Theron Ryan Stiles Tony Matthews Madeline Carroll Sterling Beaumon Moises Arias Victor Bonavida Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Universal Dir. Paul Weitz; Cast John C. Reilly Ken Watanabe Chris Massoglia Josh Hutcherson Patrick Fugit Ray Stevenson Michael Cerveris Frankie Faison Jane Krakowski Orlando Jones Kristen Schaal Salma Hayek Saw VI Lionsgate Dir. Kevin Greutert; Pro. Mark Burg Oren Koules James Wan Leigh Whannell; Wir. Marcus Dunstan Patrick Melton; Cast Tobin Bell Costas Mandylor Shawnee Smith Tanedra Howard L Antichrist IFC Films Dir. & Scr.: Lars von Trier; Cast: Willem Dafoe Charlotte Gainsbourg Ong Bak 2: The Beginning Magnolia Pictures Dir. Tony Jaa Panna Rittikrai; Cast Tony Jaa Motherhood Freestyle Releasing Dir. Katherine Dieckmann; Cast Uma Thurman Minnie Driver Anthony Edwards (Untitled) Samuel Goldwyn Dir. Jonathan Parker; Cast Adam Goldberg Marley Shelton Eion Bailey Lucy Punch Vinnie Jones Zak Orth L The Marine 2 WWE Films Ted DiBiase Jr. 28 W This Is It Columbia Pictures AEG Live Dir.: Kenny Ortega; Cast Michael Jackson 30 L The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Stage 6 Films Dir. Troy Duffy; Cast Sean Patrick Flanery Norman Reedus Clifton Collins Jr. Julie Benz Billy Connolly Peter Fonda Gentlemen Broncos Fox Searchlight Dir. Jared Hess; W: Jared and Jerusha Hess; S: Michael Angarano Sam Rockwell Jemaine Clement Jennifer Coolidge Skin Jour De Fete Dir./Scr.: Anthony Fabian; Cast: Sophie Okonedo Sam Neill Alice Krige N O V E M B E R 6 W The Box Warner Bros. Dir.: Richard Kelly; Cast: Cameron Diaz James Marsden Frank Langella Gillian Jacobs A Christmas Carol Walt Disney Pictures Dir. Robert Zemeckis; Cast: Jim Carrey Gary Oldman Bob Hoskins Robin Wright Penn Cary Elwes Colin Firth Lesley Manville The Fourth Kind Universal Milla Jovovich The Men Who Stare at Goats Overture Films Dir. Grant Heslov; Cast: Ewan McGregor George Clooney Kevin Spacey Jeff Bridges Robert Patrick Stephen Lang Rebecca Mader L Precious Lionsgate Dir. Lee Daniels; Cast Gabourey Sidibe Paula Patton Mo'Nique Mariah Carey Sherri Shepherd Lenny Kravitz That Evening Sun Dogwood Entertainment Dir./Scr.: Scott Teems; Cast: Hal Holbrook Ray McKinnon Walton Goggins Mia Wasikowska Carrie Preston Barry Corbin Dixie Carter Barlow Jacobs Brian Keith Anthony Reynolds 13 W 2012 Columbia Dir. & Scr. Roland Emmerich; Cast: John Cusack Amanda Peet Morgan Lily Liam James Oliver Platt Thandie Newton Woody Harrelson Danny Glover Jimi Mistry The Boat That Rocked aka Pirate Radio Focus Dir./Scr.: Richard Curtis; Cast: Tom Sturridge Philip Seymour Hoffman Bill Nighy Nick Frost Rhys Ifans Katherine Parkinson Talulah Riley Kenneth Branagh Jack Davenport Ralph Brown January Jones Emma Thompson Chris O'Dowd Rhys Darby Will Adamsdale Tom Wisdom Gemma Arterton Sinead Matthews Stephen Moore Olegar Fedoro Ant McPartlin Declan Donnelly (Ant & Dec) L Fantastic Mr. Fox 20th Century Fox Dir. and Scr. Wes Anderson; Scr. Noah Baumbach; Cast George Clooney Meryl Streep Anjelica Huston Bill Murray Jason Schwartzman Eric Chase Anderson Wallace Wolodarsky Owen Wilson Willem Dafoe Jarvis Cocker Helen McCrory Michael Gambon Hugo Guinness Robin Hurlstone The Messenger Oscilloscope Pictures Dir.: Oren Moverman; Scr.: Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman; Cast: Ben Foster Woody Harrelson Samantha Morton Jena Malone Eamonn Walker Merritt Wever Jeremy Strong Gaius Charles Uncertainty IFC Films Dir. & Scr.: Scott McGehee & David Siegel; Cast: Lynn Collins Joseph Gordon-Levitt Assumpta Serna Olivia Thirlby Lesbian Vampire Killers Momentum Pictures Dir Phil Claydon; Cast James Corden Mathew Horne The Young Victoria Apparition Dir. Jean-Marc Valle Scr. Julian Fellowes Cast Emily Blunt Rupert Friend Paul Bettany Jim Broadbent Miranda Richardson Mark Strong 20 W The Blind Side Warner Bros. Pictures Dir. John Lee Hancock; Cast: Sandra Bullock Tim McGraw Quinton Aaron Kathy Bates Lily Collins Jae Head New Moon Summit Entertainment Dir. Chris Weitz Cast Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson Taylor Lautner Nikki Reed Planet 51 TriStar Pictures Dir. Jorge Blanco; Cast Dwayne Johnson Jessica Biel Justin Long Seann William Scott Gary Oldman John Cleese James Corden Mathew Horne L Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans First Look Studios Dir. Werner Herzog; Cast Nicolas Cage Val Kilmer Eva Mendes Xzibit Brad Dourif Broken Embraces Sony Pictures Classics Dir. Pedro Almodvar; Cast: Penlope Cruz Lluis Homar Blanca Portillo Chus Lampreave Nativity! E1 Entertainment Dir.: Debbie Isitt; Cast: Martin Freeman Pam Ferris Alan Carr Jake Pratt Bessie Cursons Ricky Tomlinson various child contestants on Britain's Got Talent 25 W Ninja Assassin Warner Bros. Dir. James McTeigue; Cast Rain Naomie Harris Ben Miles Sho Kosugi Rick Yune Old Dogs Walt Disney Pictures Dir. Walt Becker Cast. John Travolta Robin Williams Kelly Preston Bernie Mac Seth Green Lori Loughlin Matt Dillon Conner Rayburn Ella Bleu Travolta Ann-Margret Rita Wilson Amy Sedaris L Me and Orson Welles Freestyle Releasing Dir.: Richard Linklater; Scr.: Holly Gent Palmo & Vincent Palmo Jr.; Cast: Zac Efron Christian McKay Claire Danes Ben Chaplin James Tupper Kelly Reilly Eddie Marsan Zoe Kazan The Princess and the Frog Walt Disney Pictures Dir.: John Musker Ron Clements; Cast: Anika Noni Rose Bruno Campos Keith David Michael-Leon Wooley Jennifer Cody Jim Cummings Peter Bartlett Jenifer Lewis Oprah Winfrey Terrence Howard John Goodman The Road The Weinstein Co. Dir. John Hillcoat; Scr. Joe Penhall; Cast Viggo Mortensen Kodi Smit-McPhee Charlize Theron Robert Duvall Guy Pearce 27 L St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold Ealing Studios Dir. Oliver Parker Barnaby Thompson Cast Rupert Everett Colin Firth David Tennant Sarah Harding from Girls Aloud Talulah Riley Gemma Arterton Ricky Wilson from Kaiser Chiefs Juno Temple Celia Imrie Katherine Parkinson Tamsin Egerton D E C E M B E R 4 W Armored Screen Gems Dir. Antal Nimrd; Pro. Sam Raimi; Cast Columbus Short Matt Dillon Laurence Fishburne Jean Reno Skeet Ulrich Fred Ward Milo Ventimiglia Brothers Lionsgate Dir.: Jim Sheridan; Scr.: David Benioff; Jake Gyllenhaal Natalie Portman Tobey Maguire Mare Winningham Sam Shepard Everybody's Fine Miramax Robert De Niro Drew Barrymore Kate Beckinsale Sam Rockwell Katherine Moennig Melissa Leo Transylmania Full Circle Releasing James DeBello Musetta Vander Tony Denman L Up in the Air Paramount Pictures Dir.: Jason Reitman; Scr.: Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner; Cast: George Clooney Vera Farmiga Anna Kendrick Jason Bateman Melanie Lynskey Danny McBride Amy Morton Sam Elliott J.K. Simmons Zach Galifianakis 11 W Invictus Warner Bros. Dir.: Clint Eastwood; Cast: Morgan Freeman Matt Damon Scott Eastwood L The Lovely Bones DreamWorks Dir. and Scr.: Peter Jackson; Cast: Saoirse Ronan Mark Wahlberg Rachel Weisz Susan Sarandon Stanley Tucci Rose McIver Michael Imperioli Amanda Michalka A Single Man The Weinstein Company Dir.: Tom Ford; Scr.: Tom Ford & David Scearce; Cast: Colin Firth Julianne Moore Matthew Goode Nicholas Hoult Ginnifer Goodwin Paulette Lamouri 16 L Crazy Heart Fox Searchlight Pictures Dir./Scr.: Scott Cooper; Cast: Jeff Bridges Maggie Gyllenhaal Colin Farrell Robert Duvall Beth Grant Sarah Jane Morris 18 W Avatar 20th Century Fox Dir. and Scr. James Cameron; Cast Sam Worthington Zoe Saldana Sigourney Weaver Giovanni Ribisi Michelle Rodriguez Stephen Lang CCH Pounder Did You Hear About the Morgans Columbia Marc Lawrence (writer & director); Sarah Jessica Parker Hugh Grant Elisabeth Moss Mary Steenburgen Sam Elliott Michael Kelly Kim Shaw L Nine The Weinstein Company Dir. Rob Marshall; Cast Daniel Day-Lewis Marion Cotillard Penlope Cruz Judi Dench Kate Hudson Nicole Kidman Sophia Loren Stacy Ferguson 23 W Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises Dir. Betty Thomas; Cast Jason Lee David Cross Zachary Levi Justin Long Matthew Gray Gubler Jesse McCartney Anna Faris Christina Applegate Amy Poehler Quest Crew Honor Society Charice Pempengco L The Last Station Sony Pictures Classics Dir. & Scr. Michael Hoffman Cast Christopher Plummer Helen Mirren James McAvoy Anne-Marie Duff Paul Giamatti Kerry Condon Patrick Kennedy 25 W It's Complicated Universal Pictures Dir. & Scr. Nancy Meyers; Cast Meryl Streep Steve Martin Alec Baldwin Lake Bell John Krasinski Rita Wilson Hunter Parrish Daryl Sabara Zoe Kazan Sherlock Holmes Warner Bros. Dir.: Guy Ritchie; Cast: Robert Downey Jr. Jude Law Rachel McAdams Mark Strong Eddie Marsan Geraldine James James Fox Kelly Reilly Robert Mallet L The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Sony Pictures Classics Dir. & Scr. Terry Gilliam; Cast Christopher Plummer Heath Ledger Lily Cole Andrew Garfield Tom Waits Verne Troyer Johnny Depp Jude Law Colin Farrell 30 L The White Ribbon Sony Pictures Classics Dir. & Scr. Michael Haneke; Cast Ulrich Tukur Susanne Lothar Josef Bierbichler Marisa Growaldt The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond N/A Dir. Jodie Markell; Cast Bryce Dallas Howard Chris Evans Ellen Burstyn Ann-Margret Jennifer Sipes Notable deaths Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films January 2 Steven Gilborn 72 Actor Dunston Checks In Evolution Alien Resurrection Nurse Betty Private Parts The Brady Bunch Movie 3 Pat Hingle 84 Actor Splendor in the Grass Hang 'Em High Batman The Land Before Time Shaft Norma Rae Sudden Impact Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby The Quick and the Dead Baby Boom 5 Ned Tanen 77 Producer The Breakfast Club St. Elmo's Fire Sixteen Candles 6 John Scott Martin 82 Actor The Meaning of Life Pink Floyd The Wall Ali G Indahouse Little Shop of Horrors 8 Don Galloway 71 Actor The Big Chill Clifford 12 Claude Berri 74 Director Producer Writer Jean de Florette Manon des Sources Le Poulet Tess Germinal 13 Patrick McGoohan 80 Actor Writer Braveheart Escape from Alcatraz Treasure Planet The Phantom A Time to Kill Scanners 14 Ricardo Montalbn 88 Actor Director Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan The Naked Gun Escape from the Planet of the Apes The Ant Bully Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Cannonball Run II 18 Kathleen Byron 88 Actress Saving Private Ryan The Elephant Man Black Narcissus Emma 21 Charles H. Schneer 88 Producer Jason and the Argonauts Clash of the Titans The 7th Voyage of Sinbad Mysterious Island It Came from Beneath the Sea 25 Kim Manners 58 Producer Director Production Manager Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Actor Valdez Is Coming Halls of Anger February 6 James Whitmore 87 Actor Planet of the Apes The Shawshank Redemption Tora! Tora! Tora! The Majestic 6 Philip Carey 83 Actor Operation Pacific Pushover Mister Roberts 12 George Grenville 88 Film Editor Iron Eagle Wrong is Right Looking for Mr. Goodbar Bite the Bullet 20 Robert Quarry 83 Actor Count Yorga Vampire Dr. Phibes Rises Again 22 Howard Zieff 81 Director Private Benjamin My Girl The Dream Team 27 Alan Saunders 68 Actor Annie Hall Cop and a Half March 1 Joan Turner 86 Actress In Her Shoes All About the Benjamins 4 Horton Foote 92 Screenwriter To Kill a Mockingbird Baby the Rain Must Fall The Trip to Bountiful Of Mice and Men (1992) Tender Mercies 13 Betsy Blair 85 Actress Marty A Double Life Another Part of the Forest The Snake Pit 15 Ron Silver 62 Actor Director Ali Reversal of Fortune Timecop Silkwood Find Me Guilty 18 Natasha Richardson 45 Actress Nell The Parent Trap Maid in Manhattan Patty Hearst Evening Wild Child 21 John Franklyn-Robbins 84 Actor Vanity Fair The Golden Compass Lionheart 29 Maurice Jarre 84 Composer Lawrence of Arabia Doctor Zhivago Ghost The Longest Day Fatal Attraction Gorillas in the Mist Witness Taps Dead Poet's Society A Passage to India The Last Tycoon Top Secret! Ryan's Daughter Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome The Mosquito Coast 29 Monte Hale 89 Actor Singer Giant April 1 Miguel ngel Surez 69 Actor Bananas Stir Crazy Under Suspicion Angel Che: Part One 1 Lou Perryman 67 Actor The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Poltergeist The Blues Brothers 4 Jody McCrea 74 Actor Producer Lafayette Escadrille Cry Blood Apache Beach Party Muscle Beach Party Bikini Beach Beach Blanket Bingo How to Stuff a Wild Bikini 5 Wouter Barendrecht 43 Producer The Goddess of 1967 Springtime in a Small Town Last Life in the Universe Pleasure Factory 9 Shakti Samanta 83 Director Producer Aradhana Kati Patang Amar Prem 10 Yevgeny Vesnik 86 Actor The Adventures of the Elektronic 12 Marilyn Chambers 57 Actress producer Rabid Behind the Green Door 20 Peter Rogers 95 Director Carry On film series 22 Ken Annakin 94 Director Swiss Family Robinson The Longest Day Battle of the Bulge Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines 22 Jack Cardiff 94 Cinematographer-Director Black Narcissus The Red Shoes A Matter of Life and Death War and Peace The African Queen The Prince and the Showgirl The Vikings Sons and Lovers 25 Beatrice Arthur 86 Actress Lovers and Other Strangers Mame The Golden Girls Maude 27 Feroz Khan 69 Actor Tarzan Goes to India Dharmatma Qurbani Janbaaz May 1 Danny Gans 52 Actor Entertainer Bull Durham 4 Dom DeLuise 75 Actor Comedian Film Director History of the World Part I Spaceballs Robin Hood: Men in Tights All Dogs Go to Heaven An American Tail The Muppet Movie The Cannonball Run The Twelve Chairs Blazing Saddles The End Smokey and the Bandit II Hot Stuff Oliver & Company 4 Jane Randolph 93 Actress Railroaded! Cat People The Curse of the Cat People 7 Mickey Carroll 89 Actor The Wizard of Oz 18 Wayne Allwine 62 Voice actor/third voice of Mickey Mouse Sound effects editor Who Framed Roger Rabbit Fantasia 2000 A Goofy Movie The Great Mouse Detective The Black Cauldron Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Splash Three Men and a Baby Alien Nation Innerspace 20 Lucy Gordon 28 Actress Perfume Serendipity Spider-Man 3 28 Mort Abrahams 93 Producer Planet of the Apes Goodbye Mr. Chips June 3 David Carradine 72 Actor Kung Fu Death Race 2000 Bound for Glory Bird on a Wire Kill Bill . Crank: High Voltage 3 Shih Kien 96 Actor The Young Master Enter the Dragon 21 Lorena Gale 51 Actress The Butterfly Effect Fantastic Four The X-Files: I Want to Believe Ernest Goes to School Traitor Halloween: Resurrection The Exorcism of Emily Rose Agent Cody Banks The Fly II The Day the Earth Stood Still 23 Ed McMahon 86 Actor The Incident Fun with Dick and Jane Bewitched Full Moon High Butterfly 25 Farrah Fawcett 62 Actress Logan's Run The Cannonball Run Extremities The Apostle Dr. T & the Women 25 Michael Jackson 50 Singer Songwriter Actor Producer The Wiz Captain EO Moonwalker Michael Jackson's Ghosts Men in Black II Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls This Is It 29 Jan Rubes 89 Singer Actor Witness One Magic Christmas Dead of Winter The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick D2: The Mighty Ducks 30 Harve Presnell 75 Actor Fargo Paint Your Wagon Saving Private Ryan Patch Adams July 1 Karl Malden 97 Actor A Streetcar Named Desire On the Waterfront Baby Doll Birdman of Alcatraz Gypsy Patton One-Eyed Jacks How the West Was Won Kiss of Death I Confess 4 Brenda Joyce 92 Actress Tarzan and the Amazons Tarzan and the Leopard Woman Tarzan and the Huntress Tarzan and the Mermaids Tarzan's Magic Fountain 10 Zena Marshall 83 Actress Dr. No Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines The Terrornauts 17 Walter Cronkite 92 News Anchor Actor We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story 26 Traugott Buhre 80 Actor Derrick Tatort Anatomy 26 Clayton Hill 78 Actor Dawn of the Dead The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh 31 Jean-Paul Roussillon 78 Actor Monsieur de Pourceaugnac Une hirondelle a fait le printemps Playing 'In the Company of Men' Kings and Queen A Christmas Tale August 6 John Hughes 59 Director Writer Producer National Lampoon's Vacation Ferris Bueller's Day Off Weird Science The Breakfast Club Sixteen Candles Pretty in Pink She's Having a Baby Planes Trains and Automobiles Uncle Buck Home Alone Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Flubber 9 John Quade 71 Actor Stuntman The Outlaw Josey Wales 92 In The Shade The Sting Every Which Way But Loose 13 Les Paul 94 Musician Songwriter Actor The Dream Catcher 26 Sadie Corre 91 Actress Dancer Return of the Jedi Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Willow Funny Bones 28 Wayne Tippit 76 Actor Nurse Betty JFK Taps The Dream Team September 7 Frank Coghlan Jr. 93 Actor The Public Enemy Adventures of Captain Marvel 12 Larry Gelbart 81 Author Screenwriter Producer Tootsie Oh God! Blame It on Rio Bedazzled Neighbors Rough Cut 14 Patrick Swayze 57 Actor Dancer Singer-songwriter Dirty Dancing Road House Ghost Point Break Red Dawn The Outsiders Grandview U.S.A. Steel Dawn Next of Kin Waking Up in Reno Black Dog Donnie Darko 11:14 Keeping Mum Tall Tale Youngblood Christmas in Wonderland 14 Henry Gibson 73 Actor The Burbs Nashville Innerspace The Blues Brothers Gremlins 2: The New Batch Charlotte's Web Bio-Dome 17 Dick Durock 72 Actor Stuntman Swamp Thing Stand by Me The Enforcer Any Which Way You Can Die Hard: With a Vengeance 21 Robert Ginty 60 Actor Director The Exterminator Coming Home Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man October 10 Sean Lawlor 55 Actor Trojan Eddie Titanic Braveheart In the Name of the Father 14 Collin Wilcox 74 Actress To Kill a Mockingbird Jaws 2 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 19 Joseph Wiseman 91 Actor Dr. No Viva Zapata! The Unforgiven November 4 David Tree 94 Actor Goodbye Mr. Chips Pygmalion 16 Edward Woodward 79 Actor Breaker Morant The Wicker Man 17 Tony Kendall 72 Actor Machine Gun McCain December 3 Richard Todd 90 Actor The Hasty Heart Stage Fright The Dam Busters A Man Called Peter 4 Bryan O'Byrne 78 Actor Gunfight in Abilene Marnie The Shakiest Gun in the West The Million Dollar Duck Gus Love at First Bite The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Zapped! Spaceballs 9 Gene Barry 90 Actor The War of the Worlds Thunder Road 16 Roy E. Disney 79 senior executive for The Walt Disney Company nephew of Walt Disney Fantasia 2000 17 Jennifer Jones 90 Actress Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Duel in the Sun Since You Went Away The Song of Bernadette Love Letters A Farewell to Arms 17 Dan O'Bannon 63 Screenwriter Director Actor Dark Star Alien Heavy Metal Blue Thunder Lifeforce The Return of the Living Dead Invaders from Mars Total Recall Screamers 20 Brittany Murphy 32 Actress Singer Clueless Just Married Girl Interrupted 8 Mile Sin City The Dead Girl Uptown Girls Riding in Cars with Boys Spun Happy Feet Little Black Book Don't Say a Word Summer Catch 20 Arnold Stang 91 Actor The Man with the Golden Arm Alakazam the Great It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Hello Down There Hercules in New York Dennis the Menace 22 Michael Currie 81 Actor Sudden Impact The Dead Pool Halloween III: Season of the Witch Firefox Any Which Way You Can G.I. Jane 30 Perry Wilson 93 Actress The Matchmaker Fear Strikes Out References "2009 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/view2worldwide&yr2009&p.htm. Retrieved February 25 2010.  "Azerbaijans 40th Door wins Gold Remi Award Foreign at International Houston Film Festival". Azeri Press Agency. 2009-04-27. http://en.apa.az/news.phpid101162.  External links 2009 release schedule at Box Office Mojo v d e2009 films American  Argentine   Australian  Bollywood  Bengali  Brazilian   British  French  Hong Kong  Israeli  Italian  Japanese  Kannada  Malayalam  Mexican  Pakistani  Russian  South Korean  Spanish   Tamil   Telugu   Turkish