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Action box office · Week 10 · Mar 1–7, 2009

Action Box Office, Week 10 of 2009: Action Releases of Mar 1–7

Watchmen (2009) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 10 of 2009 (Mar 1–7), with $185.4M worldwide, ahead of Ultimate Heist (2009) at $2.3M and Power Kids (2009) at $262.9K. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $188M in all, 57% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 12.6 times the total of Week 9, 2009, whose releases took $15M.

week 10 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$188M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 9, 2009
×12.6
Watchmen (2009) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 action movie of Week 10, 2009

Watchmen (2009)

2009 · Action, Sci-Fi

$185.4M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$107.5M US & Canada · 58% $77.9M elsewhere · 42%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 10 of 2009?

Watchmen (2009) leads with $185.4M, 99% of the total. The top 4 together took $188M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Watchmen (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $185.4M Watchmen (2009)
    $107.5M US & Canada · 58% $77.9M elsewhere · 42%
  2. Ultimate Heist (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $2.3M Ultimate Heist (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Power Kids (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $262.9K Power Kids (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. 1977 (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $66K 1977 (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 10 of 2009, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 10 of 2009 (Mar 1–7).

  1. 1 Watchmen (2009) movie poster
    Watchmen (2009) Mar 6, 2009 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $185.4M worldwide
    Mar 6, 2009 US and Canada: $107.5M Rest of the world: $77.9M Worldwide: $185.4M
  2. 2 Ultimate Heist (2009) movie poster
    Ultimate Heist (2009) Mar 3, 2009 · French · Adventure, Thriller, Action $2.3M worldwide
    Mar 3, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
  3. 3 Power Kids (2009) movie poster
    Power Kids (2009) Mar 5, 2009 · Thai · Action, Drama $262.9K worldwide
    Mar 5, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $262.9K
  4. 4 1977 (2009) movie poster
    1977 (2009) Mar 6, 2009 · Tamil · Action $66K worldwide
    Mar 6, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $66K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 10 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 10 releases took $188M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 12 (Mar 15–21) with $227.6M, led by Knowing (2009).

  1. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 18–24 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) $103.5M Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
  2. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 25–31 Taken (2009) $227.6M Taken (2009)
  3. Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 1–7 The International (2009) $146.4M The International (2009)
  4. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 8–14 The Scam (2009) $7.8M The Scam (2009)
  5. Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 15–21 Kung Fu Chefs (2009) $610.9K Kung Fu Chefs (2009)
  6. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 22–28 Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) $15M Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
  7. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 1–7 Watchmen (2009) $188M Watchmen (2009)
  8. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 8–14 By the Will of Chingis Khan (2009) $3.3M By the Will of Chingis Khan (2009)
  9. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 15–21 Knowing (2009) $227.6M Knowing (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 10 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 10, 2007 earned the most: $460.8M from 5 films, led by 300 (2007). Week 10, 2009 took $188M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 10, 2000 Feb 27–Mar 4 1 film 1 $101K – Khauff (2000) $101K
Week 10, 2001 Mar 4–10 1 film · +55716% 1 $56.4M +55716% 15 Minutes (2001) $56.4M
Week 10, 2002 Mar 3–9 2 films · +166% 2 $150M +166% The Time Machine (2002) $123.7M
Week 10, 2003 Mar 2–8 1 film · −97% 1 $3.8M −97% The Twins Effect (2003) $3.8M
Week 10, 2004 Feb 29–Mar 6 3 films · +7377% 3 $284.5M +7377% Starsky & Hutch (2004) $170.3M
Week 10, 2005 Feb 27–Mar 5 3 films · −25% 3 $213.3M −25% The Pacifier (2005) $198.6M
Week 10, 2006 Mar 5–11 3 films · −94% 3 $12.5M −94% Daisy (2006) $10M
Week 10, 2007 Mar 4–10 5 films · +3578% 5 $460.8M +3578% 300 (2007) $456.1M
Week 10, 2008 Mar 2–8 3 films · −100% 3 $716K −100% The Broken Line (2008) $466.3K
Week 10, 2009 Mar 1–7 4 films · +26161% 4 $188M +26161% Watchmen (2009) $185.4M
Archive

Action Box Office in 2009, Week by Week

52 weeks of 2009 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 13–19) with $2.9B, led by Avatar (2009).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 10 of 2009: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 10 of 2009 (Mar 1–7)?

Watchmen (2009) leads with $185.4M worldwide, $107.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ultimate Heist (2009) at $2.3M and Power Kids (2009) at $262.9K.

How much did action movies released in week 10 of 2009 (Mar 1–7) earn?

4 action films released in week 10 of 2009 (Mar 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $188M in all, or $47M per film on average. Week 9, 2009 releases took $15M.

How many action movies released in week 10 of 2009 (Mar 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Watchmen (2009) with $185.4M.

How much of the Week 10, 2009 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$107.5M of the $188M total, or 57%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 10, 2009 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 10 of 2009 (Mar 1–7). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 10, 2009 action box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.