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Action box office · Week 37 · Sep 6–12, 2009

Action Box Office, Week 37 of 2009: Action Releases of Sep 6–12

Whiteout (2009) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12), with $18M worldwide, ahead of Tajomaru: Avenging Blade (2009) at $4.8M. 2 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $22.7M in all, 45% of it from the US & Canada.

week 37 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$22.7M
Whiteout (2009), the #1
$18M
earned in the US & Canada
45%
Whiteout (2009) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 action movie of Week 37, 2009

Whiteout (2009)

2009 · Action, Drama

$18M worldwide · 79% of the chart's total

$10.3M US & Canada · 57% $7.7M elsewhere · 43%
The chart

Every Action Release of Week 37 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 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12).

  1. 1 Whiteout (2009) movie poster
    Whiteout (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · English · Action, Drama, Mystery $18M worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $10.3M Rest of the world: $7.7M Worldwide: $18M
  2. 2 Tajomaru: Avenging Blade (2009) movie poster
    Tajomaru: Avenging Blade (2009) Sep 12, 2009 · Japanese · Drama, Action, History $4.8M worldwide
    Sep 12, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 37 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12)?

Whiteout (2009) leads with $18M worldwide, $10.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tajomaru: Avenging Blade (2009) at $4.8M.

How much did action movies released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12) earn?

2 action films released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $22.7M in all, or $11.4M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Whiteout (2009), earned $18M.

How much of the Week 37, 2009 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$10.3M of the $22.7M total, or 45%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 37, 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 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12). 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 37, 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.