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The year 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released, as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming. Some films in production do not have definite release dates.

1 Scheduled 2009 Releases
2 Unscheduled
3 Announcements
4 References
5 External links

Scheduled 2009 Releases

The tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released sometime in 2009. For projects announced for this year but not yet in production, see the announcements.

January - March

Month	Day	Title	Studio	Cast and 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
		Inkheart	New Line Cinema	Dir., Iain Softley; Scr., David Lindsay-Abaire; Cast, Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis	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
	13	The Graves	Michief Maker Studios	Jillian Murray, Clare Grant, Randy Blythe, Bill Moseley. Brian Pulido, Tony Todd, Amanda Wyss	⁴
	16	Hotel for Dogs	Dreamworks/Nickelodeon Movies	Dir., Thor Freudenthal; Scr., Jeff Lowell; Cast, Don Cheadle, Emma Roberts, Kevin Dillon, Johnny Simmons	⁵
		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	⁶
		I Love You, Man	DreamWorks SKG	Dir. and Scr., John Hamburg; Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Jamie Pressly, Rashida Jones, Rob Huebel	⁷
		Paul Blart: Mall Cop	Columbia Pictures	Dir., Steve Carr; Cast, Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Shirley Knight	⁸
		My Bloody Valentine 3-D	Lionsgate	Dir. Patrick Lussier Cast, Jensen Ackles, Jaime King	⁹
		Ninja Assassin	Warner Bros. Pictures	Dir. James McTeigue; Scr. Matthew Sand, J.Michael Straczynski; Cast, Rain, Naomie Harris	¹⁰
	23	Killshot	MGM (Weinstein)	Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Thomas Jane, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
		Underworld: Rise of the Lycans	Screen Gems	Dir. Patrick Tatopoulos, Cast, Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Kevin Grevioux and Shane Brolly	¹¹
		Possession	Yari Film Group	Dir., Joel Bergvall; Scr., Michael Petroni; Cast, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Lee Pace, Michael Landes, Chelah Horsdal, William B. Davis	¹²
	30	New in Town	Lions Gate Films 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, Frances Conroy, Rashida Jones, Nancy Drake	¹³
	30	The Uninvited	Paramount Pictures	Dir., Charles Guard, Thomas Guard; Scr., Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard; Cast, Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn, Maya Massar	¹⁴
F E B R U A R Y	6	Push	Summit Entertainment	Dir. Paul McGuigan; Scr. David Bourla; Cast, Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou	¹⁵
		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	MGM	Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Kristen Bell
		The Pink Panther 2	Metro Goldwyn Mayer / Columbia Pictures	Dir. Harald Zwart; Cast, Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Andy Garcia, Aishwarya Rai, John Cleese, Jeremy Irons	¹⁷
	13	Friday the 13th	Paramount Pictures / New Line Cinema	Dir. Marcus Nispel Cast: Derek Mears, Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti	¹⁸
	14	I Love You Phillip Morris	Europa Corp.	Dir. John Requa, Cast Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor	¹⁹
	19	Cirque du Freak	Universal Pictures	Chris J. Kelly, John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Salma Hayek, Ken Watanabe, Willem Dafoe	²⁰
	19	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	²¹
	20	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	²²
	20	Youth in Revolt	The Weinstein Company	Dir. Miguel Arteta; Cast, Michael Cera, Steve Buscemi, Jean Smart, Ray Liotta
	27	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	²³
		Obsessed	Screen Gems	Dir. Steve Shill; Cast, Beyoncé Knowles, Idris Elba, Ali Larter, Christine Lahti, Bruce McGill, Ron Roggé, Jerry O'Connell	²⁴
		Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience	Walt Disney Pictures	Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift
M A R C H	6	Watchmen	Warner Bros. / Paramount Pictures / 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	²⁵
	6	All About Steve	20th Century Fox	Dir. Phil Traill, Cast Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper and Thomas Haden Church	²⁶
	13	Race to Witch Mountain	Walt Disney Pictures	Dir., Andy Fickman; Cast, AnnaSophia Robb, Dwayne Johnson, Alexander Ludwig, Ciaran Hinds	²⁷
		The Soloist	DreamWorks	Cast, Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener
		12 Rounds	Fox Atomic	Dir. Renny Harlin, Cast, John Cena, Steve Harris, Aidan Gillen, Brian J. White	²⁸
	20	Duplicity	Universal Pictures	Dir. Tony Gilroy, Cast, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Wilkinson	²⁹
		Knowing	Summit Entertainment	Dir. Alex Proyas, Cast, Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne
		The Box	Warner Bros.	Dir. Richard Kelly, Pro. McKittricks, Cast, Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Gillian Jacobs	³⁰
	27	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	³¹
	27	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	³²
	29	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	³³

April - June

Month	Day	Title	Studio	Cast and crew	Ref.
A P R I L	3	The Wolf Man	Universal Studios	Dir. Joe Johnston; Stars, Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Geraldine Chaplin, Hugo Weaving	³⁴
	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	³⁵
	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	³⁶
		Observe and Report	Warner Bros.	Dir. Jody Hill, Cast. Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Ray Liotta, Michael Peña	³⁷
		Case 39	Paramount Pictures	Dir. Christian Alvart, Cast. Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Callum Keith Rennie, Bradley Cooper	³⁸
	17	State of Play	Universal Pictures	Dir. Kevin Macdonald, Cast. Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams	³⁹
		Julie & Julia	Columbia Pictures	Dir. Nora Ephron Cast. Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina	⁴⁰
		17 Again	New Line Cinema	Dir. Burr Steers; Scr. Jason Filardi; Cast, Matthew Perry, Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon	⁴¹
	24	Whiteout	Warner Bros.	Dir. Dominic Sena, Cast. Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Alex O'Loughlin, Columbus Short	⁴²
	24	Vanilla Gorilla	Freestyle Releasing	Dir. Terry Loane, Cast. Pierce Brosnan, Dennis Haysbert, Peter Elliot, Madeline Carroll	⁴³
M A Y	1	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	⁴⁴
	8	Star Trek	Paramount Pictures	Dir., J. J. Abrams; Scr., Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci,; Cast, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, John Cho, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana	⁴⁵
	15	Angels & Demons	Columbia Pictures	Dir., Ron Howard; Scr., Akiva Goldsman; Cast, Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor	⁴⁶
	15	Brüno	Universal	Dir. Dan Mazer; Sacha Baron Cohen
	22	Terminator Salvation	Warner Bros.	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	⁴⁷
	22	Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian	20th Century Fox	Dir., Shawn Levy; Pro., Shawn Levy; Cast, Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria	⁴⁸
	29	The Maiden Heist	Yari Film Group	William H. Macy, Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, Marcia Gay Harden
	29	Up	Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios	Dir., Pete Docter; Cast, Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer	⁴⁹
J U N E	5	Land of the Lost	Universal Studios	Dir., Brad Silberling; Cast, Will Ferrell, Anna Friel	⁵⁰
	12	Fast and Furious	Universal Studios	Dir., Justin Lin; Scr., Chris Morgan; Cast, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez	⁵¹
		The Proposal	Touchstone Pictures	Dir., Anne Fletcher; Scr., Pete Chiarelli; Cast, Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Malin Akerman, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Oscar Nuñez, Aasif Mandvi	⁵²
		NowhereLand	Paramount Pictures	Dir. Karey Kirkpatrick, Cast. Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church	⁵³
	19	The Year One	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	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	⁵⁴
	26	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Dreamworks Pictures / Paramount Pictures	Dir., Michael Bay; Scr., Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman; Cast, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Peter Cullen	⁵⁵

July - September

Month	Day	Title	Studio	Cast and crew	Ref.
J U L Y	1	Public Enemies	Universal Studios	Dir. Michael Mann; Cast, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi	⁵⁶
	1	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	20th Century Fox / Blue Sky Studios	Dir. Carlos Saldanha; Cast, Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Josh Peck	⁵⁷
	10	2012	Columbia Pictures	Dir. & Scr. Roland Emmerich; Cast, John Cusack, Woody Harrleson and Danny Glover	⁵⁸
	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, Francis Cress Welsing, Amiri Baraka, Desmond Tutu	⁵⁹
	17	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Warner Bros / Heyday Films	Dir. David Yates; Cast, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson	⁶⁰
	24	G-Force	Walt Disney Pictures	Dir., Hoyt Yeatman; Scr., Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley; Cast, Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan, Bill Nighy, Will Arnett	⁶¹
	31	Funny People	Universal Studios	Dir. & Scr., Judd Apatow; Cast, Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA	⁶²
		The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3	Columbia Pictures	Dir., Tony Scott; Scr., David Koepp; Cast, Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Luis Guzman, John Turturro	⁶³
		Bandslam	Walden Media	Dir. Tod Graff; Scrn. Dan Berendsen; Cast, Gaelan Connell, Alyson Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Scott Porter, Lisa Kudrow	³⁶
		They Came from Upstairs	20th Century Fox	Dir., John Schultz; Scr., Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg; Cast, Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman, Carter Jenkins	⁶⁴
A U G	7	G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra	Paramount Pictures	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	⁶⁵
A U G	21	Final Destination 4	New Line Cinema	Dir., David R. Ellis; Scr., Eric Bress; Cast, Bobby Campo, Nick Zano, Krista Allen	⁶⁶
S E P T	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	⁶⁷
	25	The Surrogates	Touchstone Pictures	Dir. Jonathan Mostow Pro., David Hoberman; Wri. Michael Ferris; Cast, Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Ving Rhames	⁶⁸

October - December

Month	Day	Title	Studio	Cast and crew	Ref.
O C T	2	Toy Story 3-D (re-release in 3D)	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar	Dir., John Lasseter; Cast, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks	⁶⁹
	2	Ashecliffe	Paramount Pictures	Dir., Martin Scorsese; Scr., Laeta Kalogridis; Cast, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer, Jackie Earle Haley, Max von Sydow	⁷⁰
	9	The Lovely Bones	Dreamworks SKG	Dir. and Scr., Peter Jackson; Cast, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci	⁷¹
	16	Where the Wild Things Are	Legendary Pictures	Dir.,Spike Jonze; Scr.,Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers; Cast, Paul Dano, Forest Whitaker, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini	⁷²
	16	The Stepfather	Screen Gems	Dir.,Nelson McCormick; Pro., Greg Moordian, Mark Morgan; Wir., J.S. Cardone; Cast, Penn Badgley, Dylan Walsh, Christopher Meloni, Sela Ward	⁷³
	23	Astro Boy	Summit Entertainment	Dir.,David Bowers; animated voices of, Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy, Eugene Levy, Donald Sutherland, Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Bell
	30	Horrorween	Adirondack International Pictures	Dir. Joe Estevez, Cast, Chuck Lamb, Ed Meyer	⁷⁴
N O V	6	Fantastic Mr. Fox	20th Century Fox	Dir. and Scr., Wes Anderson; Scr. Noah Baumbach; Cast, George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzmann	⁷⁵
	6	A Christmas Carol	Buena Vista	Dir. Robert Zemeckis; Cast, Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Bob Hoskins	⁷⁶
	20	Sherlock Holmes	Warner Brothers	Dir., Guy Ritchie; Scr., Chirs Columbus; Cast, Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong	⁷⁷
	25	Old Dogs	Walt Disney Pictures	Dir. Walt Becker, Cast. John Travolta, Robin Williams	⁷⁸
D E C	11	Nine	The Weinstein Company	Dir., Rob Marshall; Cast, Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Stacy Ferguson, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren	⁷⁹
	18	Avatar	20th Century Fox	Dir. and Scr., James Cameron; Cast, Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver	⁸⁰
	25	The Princess and the Frog	Walt Disney Pictures	Dir., John Musker, Ron Clements; Cast, Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, John Goodman	⁸¹
	25	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel	20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises	Cast, Jason Lee, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney	⁸²

Unscheduled

The following films are filming, but do not have a specific release date set in 2009.

The 1 Second Film – Universal Pictures
25/8 – Rogue Pictures - Max Thieriot
All Good Things
LaMB- Animax
Alone in the Dark II – Lions Gate Films
Bloody 27 – Warner Bros.
Crazy on the Outside
Crossing Over – MGM – Harrison Ford, Jim Sturgess, Ray Liotta, Sean Penn, Ashley Judd, Alice Eve, Summer Bishil, Cliff Curtis
The Descent 2 – Lions Gate Films
Game – Lionsgate – Gerard Butler, Logan Lerman, Milo Ventimiglia
Goal! 3 – Warner Bros.
Halo - 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures
Hollywood & Wine
Inglourious Basterds - Universal Pictures - Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Mike Myers, B.J. Novak, Samuel L. Jackson
Jennifer's Body – Fox Atomic - Megan Fox
Labor Pains - Lindsay Lohan
Laid to Rest – Anchor Bay Entertainment
Madman – The Weinstein Company
Masters of the Universe remake – Paramount Pictures
My Sister's Keeper
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
The Poughkeepsie Tapes – MGM
Powder Blue
Rambo V – Lions Gate Entertainment
Rendezvous with Rama – Warner Bros.
Repossession Mambo – Universal Pictures
The River Why
The Road – Dimension Films – Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Guy Pearce, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall
The Rocky Horror Picture Show remake – 20th Century Fox
S. Darko – 20th Century Fox
Scanners remake – MGM
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman – Warner Bros.
Shanghai – MGM (Weinstein) – John Cusack, Ken Watanabe, Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li
Stay Cool
Stingray Sam - BNS Productions
The Legend of Spyro 3D
The Subtle Knife
Tetro
Trick 'r Treat – Warner Bros.
World of Warcraft - Warner Bros.

Announcements

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Studios have announced targeted release dates for 2009 for the following films in development, but not yet in production.

Film	Date	Studio	Ref.
Columbine	January 9, 2009	Lionsgate, The Weinstein Company	⁸³
Hellraiser	January 9, 2009	MGM, The Weinstein Company	⁸⁴
Not Easily Broken	January 9, 2009	Screen Gems	⁸⁵
Vacancy 2: The First Cut	January 20, 2009	Screen Gems
Last Chance Harvey	January 23, 2009	Overture Films	^{citation needed}
Taken	January 23, 2009	20th Century Fox	^{citation needed}
Of Time and the City	January 27, 2009	British Film Institute
He's Just Not That into You	February 6, 2009	Warner Bros.	[10]
The Wayans Bros. Comedy	February 6, 2009	Paramount Pictures	[11]
Confessions of a Shopaholic	February 13, 2009	Touchstone Pictures	[12]
New York, I Love You	February 13, 2009	Vivendi, Palm Pictures, Disney	^{citation needed}
The International	February 20, 2009	Columbia Pictures	[13]
The Last House on the Left	March 6, 2009	Universal Studios	^{citation needed}
Fired Up	March 20, 2009	Screen Gems	⁸⁶
This Side of the Truth	March 20, 2009	Warner Bros.	^{citation needed}
The Accidental Husband	March 27, 2009	Yari Film Group	^{citation needed}
I Love You Beth Cooper	March 27, 2009	Fox Atomic	^{citation needed}
Janky Promoters	March 27, 2009	Dimension Films	^{citation needed}
The Ugly Truth	April 3, 2009	Columbia Pictures	^{citation needed}
Happily N'Ever After 2	April 7, 2009	Lionsgate, Vanguard Animation	^{citation needed}
Mama, I Want to Sing!	April 10, 2009	Fox Faith, Vision Films	^{citation needed}
Crank 2: High Voltage	April 17, 2009	Lionsgate, Lakeshore Entertainment	⁸⁷
Mardi Gras	April 17, 2009	Screen Gems	[14]
Earth	April 22, 2009	Walt Disney Pictures	⁸⁸