Special effects, wizards, vampires, and hangovers ruled the movie box office in 2009. According to BoxOfficeMojo.com, movies with special effects and familiar franchises reigned supreme this year with a few exceptions. The Michael Bay action extravaganza "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" took the top spot in 2009 with over 402-million-dollars in gross sales. In second place was "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" with over 301-million-dollars in domestic receipts. Leading the year's disappointments was Will Ferrell's "Land of the Lost," which took in just over 49-million dollars. The campy sc-ifi adventure had a reported production budget of 100-million dollars and got a prime summer premiere date in June.Here is the list of the top ten films for 2009 and their gross domestic box office according to BoxOfficeMojo.com.
1. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" -- 402-million-111-thousand dollars
2. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" -- 301-million-959-thousand dollars
3. "Up" -- 293-million-four-thousand dollars
4. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" -- 281-million-930-thousand dollars
5. "The Hangover" -- 277-million-322-thousand dollars
6. "Star Trek" -- 257-million-730-thousand dollars
7. "Avatar" -- 232-million-129-thousand dollars
8. "Monsters Vs. Aliens" -- 198-million-35-thousand dollars
9. "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" -- 96-million-573-thousand dollars
10. "The Blind Side" -- 186-million-937-thousand dollars
