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 (the first time since the 1943 awards).

Highest-grossing films
These are the top grossing films that were released 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:

Events
May
 * 31- The 2009 MTV Movie Awards ceremony was held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California

July
 * 23 to 2 August – The 9th Era New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław was held

Events
May
 * 31- The 2009 MTV Movie Awards ceremony was held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California

July
 * 23 to 2 August – The 9th Era New Horizons Film Festival in Wrocław was held

Wide-release films
Films released in North America 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
 * ‡: films that achieved wide-release status after initial release

Publications

 * Misbach Yusa Biran – Sejarah Film 1900–1950.