Memorable Events of Films In Year 2009

by D.S.Rajput | December 30, 2009 at 09:59 pm
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New Delhi: In the eve of new year 2010, we should remember some notable events of the year 2009.

2009 in the Films

2009 saw numerous films being released worldwide. Seven films made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of 10 nominees.

Highest-Grossing Films of 2009
As of December 30, 2009

Rank  

Title  

Studio  

Worldwide  

United States and Canada  

United Kingdom  

Australia  

1

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Warner Bros.

$934,559,990

$301,959,197

$84,089,250

$34,999,141

2

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

20th Century Fox

$883,718,521

$196,573,705

$56,859,040

$24,725,499

3

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks

$834,969,807

$402,111,870

$44,383,558

$33,554,033

4

2012

Columbia Pictures

$734,249,842

$161,458,000

$21,340,292

5

Avatar

20th Century Fox

$726,612,776

$250,419,951

6

Up

Disney-Pixar

$683,004,164

$293,004,164

$55,418,402

$13,396,267

7

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Summit Entertainment

$662,430,961

$280,924,000

$19,291,873

8

Angels & Demons

Columbia Pictures

$485,930,816

$133,375,846

$30,726,140

$14,065,391

9

The Hangover

Warner Bros.

$459,422,869

$277,322,503

$36,033,624

$17,934,378

10

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

20th Century Fox

$412,685,061

$177,243,721

$32,825,190

$14,037,398

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has grossed over $920 million, making it the eighth-highest-grossing film in history. Six other films, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, 2012, Up, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Avatar are also among the top 50.

Notable Deaths of Film Personalities

Month

Date

Name

Age

Country

Profession

Notable films

January

1

Edmund Purdom

84



Actor

The Student PrinceAthenaThe EgyptianThe Prodigal

3

Pat Hingle

84



Actor

Splendor in the GrassHang 'Em HighBatman quadrilogy • The Land Before TimeTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

8

Don Galloway

71



Actor

The Big Chill

12

Claude Berri

74



Director, Producer, Writer

Jean de FloretteManon des SourcesLe PouletTess

13

Patrick McGoohan

80



Actor, Writer

The PrisonerThe Three Lives of ThomasinaThe Scarecrow of Romney MarshIce Station ZebraBraveheartTreasure PlanetEscape From Alcatraz

14

Ricardo Montalbán

88



Actor, Director

BattlegroundAcross the Wide MissouriNeptune's DaughterSayonara, Cheyenne AutumnFantasy IslandStar Trek II: The Wrath of KhanThe Naked GunSpy Kids 2: The Island of Lost DreamsSpy Kids 3-D: Game OverThe Ant Bully

15

Tapan Sinha

86



Director

KabuliwalaEk Doctor Ki Maut

17

Susanna Foster

84



Actor, Singer

Phantom of the OperaThe Climax

18

Kathleen Byron

88



Actor

Black NarcissusA Matter of Life and DeathThe House in the Square

21

Charles H. Schneer

88



Producer

Jason and the ArgonautsClash of the TitansThe 7th Voyage of SinbadMysterious IslandIt Came from Beneath the Sea

29

François Villiers

88



Director

L'Eau viveLe Puits aux trois vérités

31

Nagesh

75



Actor

Server SundaramThiruvilayadalAnbe Vaa

February

6

James Whitmore

87



Actor

Tora! Tora! Tora!Give 'em Hell, Harry!BattlegroundThem!The Shawshank Redemption

6

Philip Carey

83



Actor

Operation PacificPushoverMister Roberts

9

Robert W. Anderson

88



Screenwriter

Tea and SympathyUntil They SailThe Nun's StoryThe Sand PebblesI Never Sang for My Father

20

Robert Quarry

83



Actor

Count Yorga, VampireDr. Phibes Rises Again

22

Howard Zieff

81



Director

Private BenjaminMy Girl

25

Clarence Swensen

91



Actor

The Wizard of Oz

March

4

Horton Foote

92



Screenwriter

To Kill a MockingbirdBaby the Rain Must FallThe Trip to BountifulOf Mice and Men (1992)Tender Mercies

13

Betsy Blair

85



Actress

MartyA Double LifeAnother Part of the ForestThe Snake Pit

15

Ron Silver

62



Actor, Director

The EntitySilkwoodReversal of FortuneFind Me GuiltyTimecopSilent RageBlue Steel

18

Natasha Richardson

45



Actress

The Comfort of StrangersNellThe Parent TrapBlow DryAsylumWild ChildThe White CountessWaking Up in RenoPast MidnightEveningThe Handmaid's Tale

22

Awilda Carbia

71



Actress, Comedian

Cita en Buenos AiresEl sueño del regresoLa Guagua Aérea 2Punto final: De como Tito Mangual aprendio a bregar

25

Steven Bach

84



Studio Executive

Heaven's Gate

29

Maurice Jarre

84



Musical Composer

Lawrence of ArabiaDoctor ZhivagoGrand PrixTopazRyan's DaughterThe Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanA Passage to IndiaWitnessDead Poets SocietyGorillas in the MistGhost

29

Monte Hale

89



Actor, Singer

Giant

April

1

Miguel Ángel Suárez

69



Actor

BananasStir CrazyUnder SuspicionAngelChe: Part One

1

Lou Perryman

67



Actor

The Texas Chain Saw MassacrePoltergeistThe Blues Brothers

4

Jody McCrea

74



Actor, Producer

Lafayette EscadrilleCry Blood, ApacheBeach PartyMuscle Beach PartyBikini BeachBeach Blanket BingoHow to Stuff a Wild Bikini

5

Wouter Barendrecht

43



Producer

The Goddess of 1967Springtime in a Small TownLast Life in the UniversePleasure Factory

9

Shakti Samanta

83



Director, Producer

AradhanaKati PatangAmar Prem

10

Yevgeny Vesnik

86



Actor

The Adventures of the Elektronic

12

Marilyn Chambers

57



Actress, producer

Rabid

20

Peter Rogers

95



Director

Carry On film series

22

Ken Annakin

94



Director

Swiss Family RobinsonThe Longest DayBattle of the BulgeThose Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

22

Jack Cardiff

94



Cinematographer-Director

Black NarcissusThe Red ShoesWar and PeaceThe Prince and the ShowgirlThe Vikings

25

Beatrice Arthur

86



Actress

Lovers and Other StrangersMameThe Golden Girls

27

Feroz Khan

69



Actor

Tarzan Goes to IndiaDharmatmaQurbaniJanbaaz

May

1

Danny Gans

52



Actor, Entertainer

Bull Durham

4

Dom DeLuise

75



Actor, Comedian, Film Director

History of the World, Part ISpaceballsRobin Hood: Men in TightsAll Dogs Go to HeavenThe Secret of NIMHAn American TailThe Muppet MovieThe Cannonball RunThe Twelve ChairsBlazing SaddlesCannonball Run IIFatsoThe EndSmokey and the Bandit IIHot StuffOliver & Company

4

Jane Randolph

93



Actress

Railroaded!Cat PeopleThe Curse of the Cat People

7

Mickey Carroll

89



Actor

The Wizard of Oz

17

Prakash Mehra

69



Director, Producer

Haseena Maan JayegiZanjeerMuqaddar Ka SikandarLawaarisSharaabiNamak Halaal

18

Wayne Allwine

62



Voice actor/third voice of Mickey Mouse, Sound effects editor


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