2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films. Also in 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of that year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five.
Highest-grossing films
The top 10 films released in 2009 by worldwide gross are as follows:| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Avatar | 20th Century Fox | $2,744,336,793 |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Warner Bros. | $933,959,197 |
| 3 | ' | 20th Century Fox | $886,686,817 |
| 4 | ' | Paramount | $836,303,693 |
| 5 | 2012 | Sony | $769,679,473 |
| 6 | Up | Disney | $735,099,082 |
| 7 | Lionsgate | $709,827,462 | |
| 8 | Sherlock Holmes | Warner Bros. | $524,028,679 |
| 9 | Angels & Demons | Sony | $485,930,816 |
| 10 | The Hangover | Warner Bros. | $469,310,836 |
Events
Awards
2009 films
Films released in North America in 2009 include:- W: wide release
- L: limited release in select cities
- R: re-release of previously released film
- ‡: films that achieved wide-release status after initial release
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Films released in 2009
- American films
- Argentine films
- Australian films
- Bengali films
- Bollywood films
- Brazilian films
- British films
- French films
- Hong Kong films
- Italian films
- Japanese films
- Mexican films
- Pakistani films
- Russian films
- South Korean films
- Spanish films
- Tamil films
- Telugu films
Notable deaths
Film debuts
- Gal Gadot – Fast & Furious
- Chris Hemsworth – Star Trek
- Gabby Sidibe – Precious