2009

2009 (MMIX) was a common year started on Thursday.

Events

• In2TV removes Taz-Mania from its line-up.
• In 2009, Picturehouse it's now separated from the Time Warner company. On January 15, 2013, it was announced that Picturehouse would be relaunched, after its founder Bob Berney acquired the logo and trademark from Warner Bros.. The four movies are released under the revived Picturehouse label independently until 2015.

Theatrical releases

Feature films

• January 9 - Gran Torino
• January 16 - Chandni Chowk to China
• January 23 - Inkheart (New Line Cinema)
• February 6 - He's Just Not That into You
• February 13 - Friday the 13th (New Line Cinema / Paramount Pictures)
• March 6 - Watchmen
• April 10 - Observe and Report
• April 17 - 17 Again (New Line Cinema)
• April 22 - Coco Before Chanel
• May 1 - Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (New Line Cinema)
• May 21 - Terminator Salvation
• June 5 - The Hangover
• June 22 - My Sister's Keeper (New Line Cinema)
• July 15 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• July 24 - Orphan
• August 14 - The Time Traveler's Wife (New Line Cinema)
• August 21 - Shorts
• August 28 - The Final Destination (New Line Cinema / Warner Bros.)
• September 11 - Whiteout
• September 18 - The Informant!, The Firm
• October 2 - The Invention of Lying
• October 9 - Good Hair (HBO Films)
• October 16 - Where the Wild Things Are
• November 6 - The Box
• November 20 - The Blind Side
• November 25 - Ninja Assassin
• December 11 - Invictus
• December 18 - Did You Hear About the Morgans? (Castle Rock Entertainment / Columbia Pictures)
• December 25 - Sherlock Holmes

Shorts

• March 24 - Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter and Watchmen: Under the Hood (Direct-to-video short)

Television

Television shows

Television films and specials

• January 5 - An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (Warner Bros. Television / HBO Films)
• January 19 - The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!! (Cartoon Network)
• January 29 - The Trials of Ted Haggard (HBO)
• February 21 - Taking Chance (HBO Films)
• March 1 - Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective (Warner Bros. Television / Warner Premiere / Morgan Creek Productions)
• March 16 - Death on a Factory Farm (HBO)
• April 18 - Grey Gardens (HBO Films)
• May 7 - China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province (HBO Films)
• May 31 - Into the Storm (HBO Films)
• August 1 - The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner (HBO Films)
• September 3 - A Dog Year (HBO Films)
• September 7 - The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (HBO Films)
• September 13 - Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (Warner Bros. Television / Warner Premiere / Hanna-Barbera)
• November 8 - Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show (Cartoon Network)
• November 25 - Ben 10: Alien Swarm (Cartoon Network)

Albums

Comics

Books

Video games

• January 14 - Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall
• February 6 - Johnny Bravo: Date-o-Rama!
• February 10 - F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
• March 4 - Watchmen: The End Is Nigh (Part 1)
• May 10 - Johnny Bravo: The Hukka-Mega-Mighty-Ultra-Extreme Date-O-Rama!
• June 1 - Guinness World Records: The Videogame (iOS Version)
• June 9 - Lego Battles
• July 30 - Watchmen: The End Is Nigh (Part 2)
• August 25 - Batman: Arkham Asylum and The Clique: Diss and Make Up
• September 15 - Scribblenauts
• September 22 - Scooby-Doo! First Frights
• October 6 - Game Party 3
• October 13 - Where the Wild Things Are
• October 20 - The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun
• October 27 - Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks and TouchMaster 3
• November 3 - Lego Rock Band
• November 11 - Guinness World Records: The Videogame
• November 17 - Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen!

Theme park happenings

• March 9 - The Dark Knight Coaster opens at Six Flags Mexico.

Live shows

People

Births

Deaths

• January 2 - Steven Gilborn
• January 3 - Pat Hingle
• January 6 - Cheryl Holdridge, Don Galloway, John Scott Martin

Home video releases

DVD-only releases

• January 13 - Appaloosa (New Line Home Entertainment)
• January 20 - Waterloo Bridge (Warner Home Video / Turner Entertainment)
• February 17 - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: Season 1, Volume 1
• April 21
  • Freakazoid!: The Complete Season 2
  • Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Volume 2
• June 2 - The Jetsons: Season 2, Volume 1
• September 22 - Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
• October 13 - Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection, Volume 7

DVD and Blu-ray releases

• January 13 - Appaloosa (New Line Home Entertainment)
• January 20 - Amusement (New Line Cinema / New Line Home Entertainment / Picturehouse)
• January 27 - Pride and Glory (New Line Home Entertainment) and RocknRolla (Warner Home Video)
• February 3 - Being There: Deluxe Edition (Warner Home Video / Lorimar Productions)
• February 10 - Nights in Rodanthe (Warner Home Video)

Blu-ray-only releases

• January 20 - The Notebook (New Line Home Entertainment) and Domino (New Line Home Entertainment)

Direct-to-video releases

• March 3 - Wonder Woman (Warner Bros. Animation / DC Comics / Warner Premiere)
• April 7 - Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (Warner Bros. Animation / Hanna-Barbera / Warner Premiere)
• June 2 - Spring Breakdown (Warner Premiere)
• June 19 - Mr. Troop Mom (Warner Premiere)
• July 28 - Green Lantern: First Flight (Warner Bros. Animation / DC Comics / Warner Premiere)
• September 29 Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (Warner Bros. Animation / DC Comics / Warner Premiere)