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Top-Grossing Horror Movies for 2009

What Were the Most Popular Horror/Suspense Movies the Year?

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'New Moon' movie poster. © Summit
Here are the most popular horror and suspense movies at the US box office for 2009.

*Denotes movies that opened in 2008.

1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: $284,512,392
2. Paranormal Activity: $107,792,845
3. Zombieland: $75,590,286
4. Obsessed: $68,261,644
5. The Final Destination: $66,477,700
6. Friday the 13th: $65,002,019
7. The Haunting in Connecticut: $55,389,516
8. My Bloody Valentine 3D: $51,545,952
9. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans: $45,802,315
10. The Unborn: $42,670,410
11. Drag Me To Hell: $42,100,625
12. Orphan: $41,596,251
13. Halloween II: $33,392,973
14. The Last House on the Left: $32,752,215
15. The Stepfather: $29,062,561
16. The Uninvited: $28,596,818
17. Saw VI: $27,693,292
18. The Fourth Kind: $25,396,720
19. Jennifer's Body: $16,204,793
20. Twilight: $15,847,004*
21. A Perfect Getaway: $15,515,460
22. The Box: $15,025,279
23. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant: $13,869,515
24. Sorority Row: $11,965,282
25. Pandorum: $10,330,853
26. Whiteout: $10,275,638
27. The Collector: $7,712,114
28. The Road: $6,315,678
29. Moon: $5,009,677
30. Let the Right One In: $637,789*
31. Transylmania: $397,641
32. Antichrist: $404,122
33. Thirst: $318,574
34. The Lovely Bones: $318,423
35. Blood: The Last Vampire: $256,682
36. Outlander: $166,003
37. Carriers: $104,352
38. The House of the Devil: $101,215
39. After Dark Horrorfest III: $66,456
40. Not Forgotten: $53,723
41. Dead Snow: $46,742
42. Surveillance: $27,349
43. Donkey Punch: $19,367
44. Timecrimes: $16,633*
45. Grace: $8,297
46. Shadowland: $8,221
47. I Sell the Dead: $7,066
48. The Skeptic: $6,223
49. Mutant Chronicles: $4,724
50. The Death Factory: Bloodletting: $4,638
51. Pontypool: $3,865
52. Shuttle: $1,925
53. Teeth: $886*
54. The Objective $95

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