2009 in film

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The year 2009 in film has many new films to be released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels such as Terminator Salvation, Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Friday the 13th, Saw VI, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Fast & Furious, Final Destination: Death Trip 3D, New Moon, The Pink Panther 2, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Crank 2: High Voltage, Angels & Demons, Star Trek, and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel.

1 Top grossing films 2 Scheduled 2009 releases 2.1 January – March 2.2 April – June 2.3 July – September 2.4 October – December 3 Unscheduled 2009 releases 4 Notable deaths 5 References 6 External links

Rank	Title	Studio	Worldwide Gross	US/Canada Gross	UK Gross	Australia Gross
1	Earth	Disneynature	$79,792,824	$0	$143,967	$92,555
2	Taken	20th Century Fox	$68,465,878	$0	$11,271,000	$6,284,822
3	Wild Child	Universal Pictures	$18,833,083	$0	$9,479,277	$3,268,424
4	The Accidental Husband	Yari Film Group	$14,508,473	$0	$4,944,133	$0
5	Inkheart	New Line Cinema	$11,564,676	$0	$3,956,157	$0
6	Paris 36	Sony Pictures Classics	$10,586,067	$0	$0	$0
7	12	Sony Pictures Classics	$7,397,022	$0	$0	$0
8	Two Lovers	Magnolia Pictures	$5,352,591	$0	$0	$0
9	Lorna's Silence	Sony Pictures Classics	$4,152,680	$0	$38,643	$0
10	Chocolate	Magnolia Pictures	$3,164,169	$0	$0	$0

For a complete list of 2009's top-grossing films, follow these links:

• Worldwide
• US & Canada
• United Kingdom
• Australia

Films scheduled to be released in 2009 include:

• L: Limited release in select cities
• W: Wide-release to theaters
• IMAX: Release to IMAX theaters

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release

Opening		Title	Studio	Cast & Crew	Ref.
J A N U A R Y	9	Bride Wars	20th Century Fox	Dir., Gary Winick; Cast, Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Candice Bergen, Kristen Johnston, Bryan Greenberg	[1]
		Not Easily Broken	Screen Gems (Sony)	Dir., Bill Duke; Cast, Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Maeve Quinlan, Kevin Hart, Wood Harris, Eddie Cibrian, Jenifer Lewis	[2]
		The Unborn	Rogue Pictures	Dir. & Wir, David S. Goyer; Cast, Gary Oldman, Odette Yustman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Jane Alexander, Idris Elba, Rhys Coiro, Carla Gugino	[3]
	16	My Bloody Valentine 3D	Lionsgate	Dir. Patrick Lussier Cast, Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Tom Atkins	[4]
		Notorious	Fox Searchlight	Dir., George Tillman Jr.; Cast, Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Antonique Smith, Anthony Mackie, Natrui Naughton, Sean Ringgold, Marc Jon Jefferies	[5]
		Paul Blart: Mall Cop	Columbia	Dir., Steve Carr; Cast, Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Shirley Knight	[6]
		Hotel for Dogs	Dreamworks/Nickelodeon	Dir., Thor Freudenthal; Scr., Jeff Lowell; Cast, Don Cheadle, Emma Roberts, Kevin Dillon, Johnny Simmons	[7]
	23	Inkheart	New Line Cinema	Dir., Iain Softley; Scr., David Lindsay-Abaire; Cast, Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis	[8]
		Killshot	MGM (Weinstein)	Dir., John Madden; Cast, Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Thomas Jane, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt	[9]
		Underworld: Rise of the Lycans	Screen Gems	Dir., Patrick Tatopoulos, Cast, Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Kevin Grevioux and Shane Brolly	[10]
		The Dark Knight re-release	Warner Bros.	Dir., Christopher Nolan; Cast, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts	[11][12]
	30	New in Town	Lionsgate/Gold Circle Films	Dir., Jonas Elmer; Pro., Peter Safran, Darryl Taja, Tracey Edmonds, Paul Brooks, Phyllis Laing, Andrew Paquin; Wir., C. Jay Cox, Ken Rance; Cast, Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., J. K. Simmons, Nathan Fillion, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Frances Conroy, Rashida Jones, Nancy Drake	[13]
		Taken	20th Century Fox	Dir., Pierre Morel; Cast, Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, Famke Janssen, Goran Kostic	[14]
		The Uninvited	Paramount	Dir., Charles Guard, Thomas Guard; Scr., Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard; Cast, Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn, Maya Massar	[15]
F E B R U A R Y	6	Coraline	Focus Features	Dir. and Scr., Henry Selick; Cast, Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane, John Hodgman, Keith David, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French	[16]
		Fanboys	The Weinstein Company	Dir. Kyle Newman; Cast, Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Kristen Bell	[17]
		The Great Buck Howard	Magnolia Pictures	Dir. Sean McGinly Cast, John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay	[18]
		He's Just Not That into You	New Line Cinema/Flower Films	Dir. Ken Kwapis; Scr. Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein; Cast, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Justin Long, Jennifer Connelly, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kevin Connolly,Bradley Cooper	[19]
		The Pink Panther 2	MGM/Columbia	Dir. Harald Zwart; Cast, Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Andy Garcia, Aishwarya Rai, John Cleese, Jeremy Irons	[20]
		Push	Summit Entertainment	Dir. Paul McGuigan; Scr. David Bourla; Cast, Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou	[21]
	13	Confessions of a Shopaholic	Touchstone Pictures	Dir. P.J. Hogan Cast: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter	[22]
		Friday the 13th	Paramount/New Line Cinema	Dir. Marcus Nispel Cast: Derek Mears, Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti	[23]
		The International	Columbia	Dir., Tom Tykwer, Cast: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Brían F. O'Byrne	[24]
		New York, I Love You	Palm Pictures	Dir., Various, Cast: Ensemble cast	[25]
	20	Fired Up	Screen Gems	Dir. Will Gluck; Cast, Nicholas D'Agosto, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Roemer, John Michael Higgins	[26]
		Madea Goes to Jail	Lionsgate	Dir. & Pro Tyler Perry; Cast, Tyler Perry, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke, Robin Coleman, Jackson Walker, David Mann, Tamela J. Mann, Keke Palmer, Benjamín Benítez	[27]
		Youth in Revolt	The Weinstein Company	Dir. Miguel Arteta; Cast, Michael Cera, Steve Buscemi, Jean Smart, Ray Liotta	[28]
	27	Assassination of a High School President ‡	Yari Film Group	Dir., Brett Simon Pro., David Glass, Bradley Jenkel; Cast, Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton, Michael Rapaport, Kathryn Morris, Josh Pais, Melonie Diaz, Vincent Piazza	[29]
		Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience	Walt Disney Pictures	Dir., Bruce Hendricks; Cast, Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift	[30]
		Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li	20th Century Fox	Dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak; Cast, Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Moon Bloodgood, Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Klein, Robin Shou, Taboo of The Black Eyed Peas	[31]
M A R C H	6	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Dir. Phil Traill, Cast Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper and Thomas Haden Church	[32]
		Watchmen	Warner Bros./Paramount/Legendary Pictures/DC Comics	Dir., Zack Snyder; Scr., Alex Tse; Cast, Patrick Wilson, Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Åkerman, Matthew Goode, Jeffrey Dean Morgan	[33]
	13	The Horsemen	Lionsgate	Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang, Clifton Collins Jr., Peter Stormare, Chelcie Ross	[34]
		A Perfect Getaway	MGM	Dir., David Twohy; Cast, Timothy Olyphant, Steve Zahn, Milla Jovovich, Kiele Sanchez	[35]
		Race to Witch Mountain	Walt Disney Pictures	Dir., Andy Fickman; Cast, AnnaSophia Robb, Dwayne Johnson, Alexander Ludwig, Ciaran Hinds	[36]
		Sunshine Cleaning	Overture	Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub	[37]
	20	Duplicity	Universal	Dir. Tony Gilroy, Cast, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Wilkinson	[38]
		I Love You, Man	DreamWorks	Dir. and Scr., John Hamburg; Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Jamie Pressly, Rashida Jones, Rob Huebel	[39]
		Knowing	Summit Entertainment	Dir. Alex Proyas, Cast, Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne	[40]
		This Side of the Truth	Warner Bros. Pictures	Dir. Ricky Gervais, Matt Robinson, Cast, Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., John Hodgman, Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, Nate Corddry, Patrick Stewart, Jason Bateman	[41]
	27	12 Rounds	Fox Atomic	Dir. Renny Harlin, Cast, John Cena, Steve Harris, Aidan Gillen, Brian J. White	[42]
		The Accidental Husband	Yari Film Group	Dir., Griffin Dunne; Cast, Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth, Sam Shepard, Isabella Rossellini, Lindsay Sloane, Justina Machado	[43]
		Adventureland	Miramax	Dir., Greg Mottola; Cast, Jesse Eisenberg, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Paige Howard	[44]
		Janky Promoters	Dimension	Dir., Marcus Raboy; Cast, Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Terry Crews, Young Jeezy	[45]
		Monsters vs. Aliens	DreamWorks Animation	Dir., Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman; Cast, Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Rudd, Stephen Colbert	[46]

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release

Opening		Title	Studio	Cast & Crew	Ref.
A P R I L	3	Fast & Furious	Universal	Dir., Justin Lin; Scr., Chris Morgan; Cast, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez	[47]
		The Ugly Truth	Columbia	Dir. Robert Luketic; Cast, Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl, Cheryl Hines, Bonnie Somerville	[48]
	8	Dragonball	20th Century Fox	Dir., James Wong; Pro., Stephen Chow; Scr., James Wong, Ben Ramsey; Cast, Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Chow Yun-Fat, Ernie Hudson	[49]
	10	Hannah Montana: The Movie	Walt Disney Pictures	Dir. Peter Chelsom; Scrn. Dan Berendsen; Cast, Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Mitchel Musso, Jason Earles, Billy Ray Cyrus, Moises Arias	[50]
		Observe and Report	Warner Bros.	Dir. Jody Hill, Cast. Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Ray Liotta, Michael Peña	[51]
	17	17 Again	New Line Cinema	Dir. Burr Steers; Scr. Jason Filardi; Cast, Matthew Perry, Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon	[52]
		Crank 2: High Voltage	Lionsgate Films	Dir. Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor; Cast, Jason Statham, Amy Smart	[53]
		State of Play	Universal	Dir. Kevin Macdonald, Cast. Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams	[54]
	24	Obsessed	Screen Gems	Dir. Steve Shill; Cast, Beyoncé Knowles, Idris Elba, Ali Larter, Christine Lahti, Bruce McGill, Ron Roggé, Jerry O'Connell	[55]
		The Soloist	DreamWorks	Dir. Joe Wright; Cast, Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey, Jr., Catherine Keener	[56]
		Vanilla Gorilla	Freestyle Releasing	Dir. Terry Loane, Cast. Pierce Brosnan, Dennis Haysbert, Peter Elliot, Madeline Carroll	[57]
M A Y	1	The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Dir. Mark Waters; Scr. John Lucas, Scott Moore; Cast, Emma Stone, Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey, Lacey Chabert, Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer	[58]
		X-Men Origins: Wolverine	20th Century Fox / Marvel Studios	Dir., Gavin Hood; Scr., David Benioff, James Vanderbilt, Scott Silver; Cast, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber , Ryan Reynolds	[59]
	8	My Life in Ruins	Fox Searchlight	Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch	[60]
		Next Day Air	Summit Entertainment	Dir., Benny Boom; Cast, Donald Faison, Lauren London, Mos Def, Darius McCrary, Mike Epps, Wood Harris, Debbie Allen	[61]
		Star Trek	Paramount	Dir., J. J. Abrams; Scr., Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci,; Cast, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, John Cho, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana	[62]
		Wild Child	Universal	Emma Roberts, Natasha Richardson, Shirley Henderson, Alex Pettyfer, Aidan Quinn	[63]
	15	Angels & Demons	Columbia	Dir., Ron Howard; Scr., Akiva Goldsman; Cast, Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor	[64]
		The Brothers Bloom	Summit Entertainment	Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Maximilian Schell, Robbie Coltrane	[65]
		Brüno	Universal	Dir. Dan Mazer; Sacha Baron Cohen	[66]
	22	Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian	20th Century Fox / 1492 Pictures	Dir., Shawn Levy; Pro., Shawn Levy; Cast, Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria	[67]
		Terminator Salvation	Columbia	Dir., Joseph McGinty Nichol; Pro., Derek Anderson, Victor Kubicek, Jeffrey Silver; Scr. John Brancato, Michael Ferris, David Campbell Wilson; Cast, Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Helena Bonham Carter	[68]
	29	Drag Me to Hell	Universal	Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Jessica Lucas, David Paymer	[69]
		The Maiden Heist	Yari Film Group	Dir., Peter Hewitt; Cast, William H. Macy, Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, Marcia Gay Harden
		Up	Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios	Dir., Pete Docter; Cast, Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Delroy Lindo, Jordan Nagai	[70]
J U N E	5	Land of the Lost	Universal	Dir., Brad Silberling; Cast, Will Ferrell, Anna Friel	[71]
	12	Imagine That	Paramount	Dir. Karey Kirkpatrick, Cast. Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church	[72]
		The Proposal	Touchstone Pictures	Dir., Anne Fletcher; Scr., Pete Chiarelli; Cast, Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Malin Akerman, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Oscar Nunez, Aasif Mandvi	[73]
		The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3	Columbia	Dir., Tony Scott; Scr., David Koepp; Cast, Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Luis Guzman, John Turturro	[74]
	19	The Haunting in Connecticut	Lionsgate	Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Martin Donovan, Elias Koteas, Amanda Crew	[75]
		The Year One	Sony Pictures (Columbia)	Dir., Harold Ramis; Scr., Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg; Cast, Jack Black, Michael Cera, Vinnie Jones, Oliver Platt, David Cross, Juno Temple, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Olivia Wilde, Hank Azaria	[76]
	26	My Sister's Keeper	New Line Cinema	Dir., Nick Cassavetes; Scr., Jeremy Leven, Nick Cassavetes; Cast, Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, Thomas Dekker	[77]
		Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	DreamWorks/Paramount	Dir., Michael Bay; Scr., Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman; Cast, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Peter Cullen	[78]

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release

Opening		Title	Studio	Cast & Crew	Ref.
J U L Y	1	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox / Blue Sky Studios	Dir. Carlos Saldanha; Cast, Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Josh Peck, Seann William Scott	[79]
		Public Enemies	Universal	Dir. Michael Mann; Cast, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi	[80]
	10	2012	Columbia	Dir. & Scr. Roland Emmerich; Cast, John Cusack, Woody Harrleson, Danny Glover	[81]
		I Love You Beth Cooper	20th Century Fox	Dir. Chris Columbus; Cast, Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter, Lauren Storm, Lauren London	[82]
	11	Motherland	Halaqah Media	Dir. & Wri Owen 'Alik Shahadah; Pro. Betelihem Zelealem; Cast, Kimani Nehus, Molefi Kete Asante, Maulana Karenga, Wangari Maathai, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Frances Cress Welsing, Amiri Baraka, Desmond Tutu	[83]
	17	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros. / Heyday Films	Dir. David Yates; Cast, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson	[84]
	24	500 Days of Summer	Fox Searchlight Pictures	Dir., Marc Webb; Scr., Michael Webber; Cast, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg	[85]
		G-Force	Walt Disney Pictures	Dir., Hoyt Yeatman; Scr., Marianne Wibberley & Cormac Wibberley; Cast, Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan, Bill Nighy, Will Arnett	[86]
		Orphan	Dark Castle Entertainment	Dir., Jaume Collet-Serra; Scr., David Leslie Johnson; Cast, Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder	[87]
		Piranha 3-D	Dimension (Weinstein)	Dir. Alexandre Aja	[88]
	31	Bandslam	Walden Media	Dir. Tod Graff; Scrn. Dan Berendsen; Cast, Gaelan Connell, Alyson Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Scott Porter, Lisa Kudrow	[50]
		Funny People	Universal	Dir. & Scr., Judd Apatow; Cast, Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA	[89]
		They Came from Upstairs	20th Century Fox	Dir., John Schultz; Scr., Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg; Cast, Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman, Carter Jenkins	[90]
A U G U S T	7	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Paramount	Dir., Stephen Sommers; Scr., Stuart Beattie; Cast, Channing Tatum, Christopher Eccleston, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Marlon Wayans, Arnold Vosloo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt	[91]
		Julie & Julia	Columbia Pictures	Dir. Nora Ephron; Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci	[92]
		Shorts	Warner Bros.	Dir. Robert Rodriguez; Cast: Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, James Spader, Jimmy Bennett, Kat Dennings	[93]
	14	Dance Flick	Paramount	Dir. Damien Dante Wayans; Scr. David Bourla; Cast, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Jr., Amy Sedaris,David Alan Grier, Chris Elliott	[94]
		District 9	Screen Gems	Dir. Neill Blomkamp; Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka, William Allen Young	[95]
	21	Final Destination: Death Trip 3D	New Line Cinema	Dir., David R. Ellis; Scr., Eric Bress; Cast, Bobby Campo, Nick Zano, Krista Allen	[96]
		Inglourious Basterds	Universal Pictures/ The Weinstein Company	Dir., Quentin Tarantino; Cast, Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger	[97]
	28	H2	Dimension Films	Dir., Rob Zombie; Cast, Tyler Mane	[98]
S E P T E M B E R	4	Game	Lionsgate	Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Alison Lohman, Kyra Sedgwick, Ludacris, John Leguizamo	[99]
		Pandorum	Overture	Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Norman Reedus, Cam Gigandet	[100]
	9	9	Focus Features	Dir. Shane Acker; Cast, Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Jennifer Connelly	[101]
	11	Daybreakers	Lionsgate	Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill	[102]
		Whiteout	Warner Bros.	Dir. Dominic Sena; Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Columbus Short, Alex O'Loughlin, Tom Skerritt	[103]
	18	Armored	Screen Gems	Dir., Nimród Antal; Pro., Sam Raimi; Cast, Columbus Short, Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno, Skeet Ulrich, Fred Ward, Milo Ventimiglia	[104]
		Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Sony Pictures Animation	Dir., Phil Lord & Chris Miller; Cast, Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T and Tracy Morgan	[105]
		The Informant	Warner Bros.	Dir., Steven Soderbergh, Pro. Rob Jennifer Fox and Gregory Jacobs; Cast, Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Melanie Lynskey, Thomas F. Wilson, Joel McHale, Jimmy Pardo, Paul F. Tompkins	[106]
		Jennifer's Body	20th Century Fox	Dir., Karyn Kusama; Cast, Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody, J.K. Simmons	[107]
	25	Fame	Lakeshore Entertainment	Dir. Kevin Tancharoen, Wri. Aline Brosh Mckenna and Allison Burnett; Cast, Debbie Allen, Charles S. Dutton, Kelsey Grammer
		The Surrogates	Touchstone Pictures	Dir. Jonathan Mostow Pro., David Hoberman; Wri. Michael Ferris; Cast, Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Ving Rhames	[108]

‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release

Opening		Title	Studio	Cast & Crew	Ref.