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more about #summermovies disatess: the hangover was great success too. 35million dollar budget , and made 274 million . more » Trystero: I expect Moon to get a wider (if not, say, Transformers wide) release during fall or the post-holiday winter doldrums. Any money if makes would be gra... more » Jesse Astle: I almost think that they should just put a cap on movie budgets. Something like, fifty million per movie or something like that. See what happens. more » EellenValdorf: Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't 'The Hangover' the most profitable movie of the summer? Anyone want to run those numbers? more » CodenameV: narrows down to District 9 or Star Trek....ultimately Star Trek more » Vexxarr: Typically the film is considered profitable when the domestic take is 50% of the budget. I'm sure Moon did far better than five million worldwide. more » FlannaMaynard: Most Successful Summer Movie? Ice Age : Dawn of the Dinosaurs of course. $90 mil budget, $870 mil worldwide gross! more » AngriestGeek: You do realize that's not how movie profit works, right? The late Don Simpson who never made a movie for any reason but money said you have to make 3... more » geesejuggler: Rating of the movies I saw this summer: Star Trek XI: 7. I think Abrams is overrated and the plot itself sucked, good acting, though. Transformers ... more » SheetalApis: I'm not really sure how you can really put Moon on this listing. It was never released widely - in fact, it's not even playing anywhere nearby here u... more » Kpibca: District 9 deserves to make even more money than that. An ambitious, thoughtful, and intelligent movie doesn't come along every summer, and I'm overjo... more » Allen_Richards: Greame, try factoring in foreign box off and you'll see most of the profit percentanges rise dramatically. more » atrus123: This summer was a bust for me. I wanted to see District 9, but never went. I wanted to see Moon, but never went. I had high hopes for Terminator, b... more » Xicer: Only about half of those movies were actually good (Star Trek XI, Moon, District 9), which is pretty awesome since we're talking about summer movies. ... more » spinning_piledriver: G.I. Joe was so bad and such a grab for nostalgia dollars it shouldn't have taken in as much $ as it did. I'm ashamed I went to go see it. more » Oneirix: Oh, a thought-provoking and original science fiction movie did BETTER than Transformers in terms of ROI? Please, please be taking notes Hollywood. more » NaomiAegisthus: Moon was the best movie this summer, if not this year... more » GreyHammer: district 9 had an unfair cost advantage though. on paper it looks like it was cheap, but when peter jackson's own company did the special effects it r... more » RexMaximus: I've become quite the District 9 evangelist; I told my dad that he should see it (he already planned to, my recommendation was just the cherry on top)... more » spikespeigel: This summer, frankly, sucked. I've seen one movie (possibly two with District 9) and that was at the beginning of the summer with Star Trek. I wante... more » -
#analysis
What Was The Most Successful Summer Movie?
With Summer 2009 well and truly behind us, it's worth taking a look back and wondering: What movies were the big hits of the season? The answer may depend on how you define "big hit," but here's our guide. More » -
#summermovies
Summer 2009: What Just Happened?
With District 9 a bona fide hit and GI Joe amazing all by not crashing and burning, the summer movie season of 2009 has ended just as it began: Surprising a lot of people. What lessons can we learn? More » -
#poll
Which Underdog Movie Will Be The Summer's Biggest Sleeper Hit?
A lot of underdog movies are coming out this summer (and some of them will be just plain dogs.) Which of these scrappy up-and-comers will tear out your wallet with its bloody celluloid teeth? More » -
#poll
Which Summer Movie Will Be The Biggest Surprise Flop?
Some of the biggest icons in science fiction are battling for your dollars this summer, including Star Trek, Terminator and Transformers. Who's going to lose? More » -
