Horror Movies 2009
Box Office Performance for Horror Movies in 2009
| Rank | Movie Title | Release Date | Opening | Total Gross |
| 1 | The Final Destination (2009) | Aug 28, 2009 | $27,408,309 | $66,477,700 |
| 2 | Friday the 13th (2009) | Feb 13, 2009 | $40,570,365 | $65,002,019 |
| 3 | My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009) | Jan 16, 2009 | $21,241,456 | $51,545,952 |
| 4 | The Unborn (2009) | Jan 09, 2009 | $19,810,585 | $42,670,410 |
| 5 | Drag Me to Hell (2009) | May 29, 2009 | $15,825,480 | $42,100,625 |
| 6 | Orphan (2009) | Jul 24, 2009 | $12,871,483 | $41,596,251 |
| 7 | H2 Halloween 2 (2009) | Aug 28, 2009 | $16,349,565 | $33,392,973 |
| 8 | The Uninvited (2009) | Jan 30, 2009 | $10,325,824 | $28,596,818 |
| 9 | Saw VI (2009) | Oct 23, 2009 | $14,118,444 | $27,693,292 |
| 10 | Jennifers Body (2009) | Sep 18, 2009 | $6,868,397 | $16,204,793 |
Total Gross of All Movies $415,280,833
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Horror Movies of 2009 List (Continued)
1). Zombieland (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Zombieland (2009) Review
Score: 7.94/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 664,586 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.9/10 | Metascore: 7.3/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $75,590,286
Zombieland is Streaming on Netflix, PeacockPlot / Synopsis: Columbia Pictures' horror comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is a big wuss - but when you're afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive. Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) is an AK-totin', zombie-slayin' badass whose single determination is to get the last Twinkie...
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard
2). Thirst (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
In-Depth Thirst Review
Score: 7.68/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 53,362 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.1/10 | Metascore: 7.3/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $318,574
Plot / Synopsis: Thirst (2009) was the breakout vampire themed mad love story that came out of South Korea in 2009. Directed by Chan-wook Park with an estimated $5 million movie budget, this film did a great job of bringing a unique point of view in this fantasy horror movie. Kang-ho Song, Ok-bin Kim, and Hae-suk Kim star in Thirst (2009), aka Bakjwi...
Director: Chan-wook Park
Stars: Kang-ho Song, Hee-jin Choi, Dong-soo Seo, Hwa-ryong Lee, Mi-ran Ra
3). Drag Me to Hell (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Drag Me to Hell Horror Movie Review
Score: 7.67/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 225,282 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.2/10 | Metascore: 8.3/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $42,100,625
Drag Me to Hell is Streaming on NetflixPlot / Synopsis: Director Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy, Evil Dead series) returns to the horror genre with 'Drag Me To Hell,' an original tale of a young woman's desperate quest to break an evil curse.
Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna...
Director: Sam Raimi
Stars: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer
4). Cropsey (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 7.63/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 10,021 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.3/10 | Metascore: 7.3/10 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated | Gross: $52,476
Plot / Synopsis: Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true; two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.
Tagline: What if your urban legends were real?...
Directors: Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua Zeman
Stars: Joshua Zeman, Barbara Brancaccio, Bill Ellis, Dorothy D''Eletto, Geraldo Rivera
5). The Loved Ones (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Detailed Review: The Loved Ones (2009)
Score: 7.59/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 45,657 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.8/10 | Metascore: 7.3/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.Tagline: You don't have to die to go to hell...
Director: Sean Byrne
Stars: Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, John Brumpton, Richard Wilson, Victoria Thaine
6). Amer (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 7.07/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 6,736 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.9/10 | Metascore: 7.2/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Three key moments, all of them sensual, define Ana's life. Her carnal search sways between reality and...
Directors: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Stars: Cassandra Forêt, Charlotte Eugène Guibeaud, Marie Bos, Biancamaria D''Amato, Harry Cleven
7). The House of the Devil (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Exploring The House of the Devil – Full Review
Score: 6.91/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 55,109 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.6/10 | Metascore: 7.3/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $101,215
Plot / Synopsis: A coed struggling to pay her rent ends up taking the wrong part-time job in writer-director Ti West's old-school 1980s-set horror flick, The House of the Devil. Samantha (Jocelin Donahue) is a sweet-natured and retiring young woman, unlike her rambunctious, loud, and self-assured best buddy, Megan (mumblecore stalwart Greta Gerwig).
After moving into a new apartment, Samantha is desperate for...
Director: Ti West
Stars: Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, Greta Gerwig, AJ Bowen
8). Tony (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 6.9/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 3,660 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.6/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Meet Tony, a withdrawn, socially-awkward, and unemployed man living in a depressingly blah flat in a working-class part of London. In his free time, when he's not busy being an amateur butcher, Tony enjoys watching VHS action films on a small and obsolete TV, querying escort agencies and prostitutes about their services and prices, meeting new and interesting people...
Director: Gerard Johnson
Stars: Peter Ferdinando, Greg Kam, Ricky Grover, Kerryann White, Eddie Johnson
9). Wake Wood (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 6.8/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,049 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.
Tagline: Beware Those You Love the Most...
Director: David Keating
Stars: Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle, Timothy Spall, Ella Connolly, Ruth McCabe
10). Book of Blood (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Honest Review: Book of Blood (2009)
Score: 6.77/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 8,595 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A paranormal expert discovers a house that is at the intersection of so-called "highways" transporting souls in the afterlife...
Director: John Harrison
Stars: Jonas Armstrong, Sophie Ward, Clive Russell, Paul Blair, Romana Abercromby
11). The Eclipse (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 6.77/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 3,209 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.6/10 | Metascore: 6.7/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $133,411
Plot / Synopsis: In a seaside Irish town, a widower sparks with a visiting horror novelist while he also begins to believe he is seeing ghosts.
Tagline: If there is life after death - love lives on...
Director: Conor McPherson
Stars: Billy Roche, Eanna Hardwicke, Hannah Lynch, Ciarán Hinds, Mac
12). Salvage (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 6.75/10 | IMDB Rating: 4.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,274 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.6/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: When a container washes ashore the residents of a sleepy cul-de-sac are plunged into violence, terror and paranoia. Ring fenced by the military a single mother must overcome all the odds to save her daughter.
Tagline: Fear Cannot Be Contained...
Director: Lawrence Gough
Stars: Neve McIntosh, Shaun Dooley, Dean Andrews, Linzey Cocker, Trevor Hancock
13). Lo (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
What We Thought of Lo
Score: 6.61/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,899 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Love presents many challenges to couples...but none so daunting as the one Justin faces with his girlfriend April...Tagline: Love is Hell...
Director: Travis Betz
Stars: Jeremiah Birkett, Sarah Lassez, Ward Roberts, Devin Barry, Aaron Gaffey
14). Laid to Rest (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 6.6/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,254 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A terrifying story of a young girl who wakes up in a casket with a traumatic head injury and no memory of her identity...
Director: Robert Hall
Stars: Bobbi Sue Luther, Kevin Gage, Lena Headey, Sean Whalen, Richard Lynch
15). Heartless (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 6.43/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 10,469 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.6/10 | Metascore: 5.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $3,697
Demons, Psychological, Supernatural, Thriller, Cursed, Isolation, Satanic, Split Personality, Urban Decay
Plot / Synopsis: Jamie Morgan, a young man with a large heart-shaped birthmark on his face, discovers that there are demons on the streets of East London.
Tagline: The darker it gets the more you see...
Director: Philip Ridley
Stars: Jim Sturgess, Luke Treadaway, Clémence Poésy, Justin Salinger, Fraser Ayres