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Action box office · Week 36 · Aug 30–Sep 5, 2009

Action Box Office, Week 36 of 2009: Action Releases of Aug 30–Sep 5

Gamer (2009) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 36 of 2009 (Aug 30–Sep 5), with $40.8M worldwide, ahead of Ballad (2009) at $19.4M and Cell 211 (2009) at $19.3M. 7 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $81.2M in all, 26% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Japanese leads with $19.4M across 1 action release.

week 36 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$81.2M
Gamer (2009), the #1
$40.8M
earned in the US & Canada
26%
Gamer (2009) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 action movie of Week 36, 2009

Gamer (2009)

2009 · Action, Sci-Fi

$40.8M worldwide · 50% of the chart's total

$20.5M US & Canada · 50% $20.3M elsewhere · 50%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 36 of 2009?

Gamer (2009) leads with $40.8M, 50% of the total. The top 5 together took $81M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Gamer (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $40.8M Gamer (2009)
    $20.5M US & Canada · 50% $20.3M elsewhere · 50%
  2. Ballad (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $19.4M Ballad (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Cell 211 (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $19.3M Cell 211 (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Accident (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $1.2M Accident (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Black Dynamite (2009) movie poster Number 5
    $296.6K Black Dynamite (2009)
    $242.6K US & Canada · 82% $54K elsewhere · 18%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2009 (Aug 30–Sep 5).

  1. 1 Gamer (2009) movie poster
    Gamer (2009) Sep 4, 2009 · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $40.8M worldwide
    Sep 4, 2009 US and Canada: $20.5M Rest of the world: $20.3M Worldwide: $40.8M
  2. 2 Ballad (2009) movie poster
    Ballad (2009) Sep 5, 2009 · Japanese · Action, Romance, Drama $19.4M worldwide
    Sep 5, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.4M
  3. 3 Cell 211 (2009) movie poster
    Cell 211 (2009) Sep 4, 2009 · Spanish · Thriller, Action, Drama $19.3M worldwide
    Sep 4, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.3M
  4. 4 Accident (2009) movie poster
    Accident (2009) Sep 5, 2009 · Cantonese · Thriller, Drama, Action $1.2M worldwide
    Sep 5, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
  5. 5 Black Dynamite (2009) movie poster
    Black Dynamite (2009) Sep 4, 2009 · English · Action, Comedy, Crime $296.6K worldwide
    Sep 4, 2009 US and Canada: $242.6K Rest of the world: $54K Worldwide: $296.6K
  6. 6 Night of the Demons (2009) movie poster
    Night of the Demons (2009) Aug 30, 2009 · English · Comedy, Action, Horror $64K worldwide
    Aug 30, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64K
  7. 7 Mandrill (2009) movie poster
    Mandrill (2009) Sep 4, 2009 · Spanish · Thriller, Action $62.8K worldwide
    Sep 4, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $62.8K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 36 releases took $81.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 30 (Jul 19–25) with $364.1M, led by G-Force (2009).

  1. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 19–25 G-Force (2009) $364.1M G-Force (2009)
  2. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 On His Majesty’s Secret Service (2009) $1.6M On His Majesty’s Secret Service (2009)
  3. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) $322M G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
  4. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 District 9 (2009) $222.3M District 9 (2009)
  5. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) $28.1M The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009)
  6. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Lies & Illusions (2009) $163K Lies & Illusions (2009)
  7. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Gamer (2009) $81.2M Gamer (2009)
  8. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Whiteout (2009) $22.7M Whiteout (2009)
  9. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Solomon Kane (2009) $19.7M Solomon Kane (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2005 earned the most: $111.8M from 5 films, led by Transporter 2 (2005). Week 36, 2009 took $81.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 36, 2000 Aug 27–Sep 2 2 films 2 $15.8M – Highlander: Endgame (2000) $15.8M
Week 36, 2001 Sep 2–8 3 films · +106% 3 $32.6M +106% The Musketeer (2001) $32.5M
Week 36, 2002 Sep 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 36, 2003 Aug 31–Sep 6 2 films 2 $11.7M – The Order (2003) $11.6M
Week 36, 2004 Aug 29–Sep 4 4 films · +793% 4 $104.3M +793% Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) $81.4M
Week 36, 2005 Aug 28–Sep 3 5 films · +7% 5 $111.8M +7% Transporter 2 (2005) $89.1M
Week 36, 2006 Sep 3–9 6 films · −21% 6 $88.6M −21% The Covenant (2006) $37.6M
Week 36, 2007 Sep 2–8 6 films · +12% 6 $99.5M +12% 3:10 to Yuma (2007) $70M
Week 36, 2008 Aug 31–Sep 6 3 films · −36% 3 $63.4M −36% Bangkok Dangerous (2008) $42.5M
Week 36, 2009 Aug 30–Sep 5 7 films · +28% 7 $81.2M +28% Gamer (2009) $40.8M
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 36 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 36 of 2009 (Aug 30–Sep 5)?

Gamer (2009) leads with $40.8M worldwide, $20.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ballad (2009) at $19.4M and Cell 211 (2009) at $19.3M.

How much did action movies released in week 36 of 2009 (Aug 30–Sep 5) earn?

7 action films released in week 36 of 2009 (Aug 30–Sep 5) report a worldwide gross, $81.2M in all, or $11.6M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 36 of 2009 (Aug 30–Sep 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Gamer (2009), earned $40.8M.

How much of the Week 36, 2009 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$20.8M of the $81.2M total, or 26%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2009 (Aug 30–Sep 5). 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 36, 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.