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Action box office · Week 50 · Dec 6–12, 2009

Action Box Office, Week 50 of 2009: Action Releases of Dec 6–12

Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 50 of 2009 (Dec 6–12), with $6.2M worldwide, ahead of Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection (2009) at $4.3M and The Treasure Hunter (2009) at $1.7M. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $12.2M in all.

week 50 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$12.2M
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009), the #1
$6.2M
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 50 of 2009?

Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009) leads with $6.2M, 51% of the total. The top 3 together took $12.2M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $6.2M Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $4.3M Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Treasure Hunter (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $1.7M The Treasure Hunter (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 50 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 50 of 2009 (Dec 6–12).

  1. 1 Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009) movie poster
    Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009) Dec 12, 2009 · Japanese · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action $6.2M worldwide
    Dec 12, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.2M
  2. 2 Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection (2009) movie poster
    Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection (2009) Dec 12, 2009 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure $4.3M worldwide
    Dec 12, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3M
  3. 3 The Treasure Hunter (2009) movie poster
    The Treasure Hunter (2009) Dec 9, 2009 · Chinese · Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy $1.7M worldwide
    Dec 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
Weeks around it

How Does Week 50 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 50 releases took $12.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 13–19) with $2.9B, led by Avatar (2009).

  1. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 25–31 The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) $12.6M The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
  2. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) $13.3M Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009)
  3. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 2012 (2009) $791.5M 2012 (2009)
  4. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 Red Cliff (2009) $131.4M Red Cliff (2009)
  5. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 Ninja Assassin (2009) $67.1M Ninja Assassin (2009)
  6. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Armored (2009) $22.9M Armored (2009)
  7. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009) $12.2M Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009)
  8. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 Avatar (2009) $2.9B Avatar (2009)
  9. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 Sherlock Holmes (2009) $524M Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2000 earned the most: $526.4M from 4 films, led by Vertical Limit (2000). Week 50, 2009 took $12.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 2000 Dec 3–9 4 films 4 $526.4M – Vertical Limit (2000) $215.7M
Week 50, 2001 Dec 9–15 3 films · −98% 3 $10.8M −98% Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001) $10.5M
Week 50, 2002 Dec 8–14 1 film · +524% 1 $67.3M +524% Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) $67.3M
Week 50, 2003 Dec 7–13 3 films · −79% 3 $14M −79% Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) $10.7M
Week 50, 2004 Dec 5–11 5 films · +910% 5 $141M +910% Blade: Trinity (2004) $132M
Week 50, 2005 Dec 4–10 2 films · −100% 2 $274.8K −100% Ek Ajnabee (2005) $273.4K
Week 50, 2006 Dec 10–16 5 films · +93932% 5 $258.4M +93932% Eragon (2006) $250.4M
Week 50, 2007 Dec 9–15 5 films · −76% 5 $62.8M −76% The Warlords (2007) $42.9M
Week 50, 2008 Dec 7–13 2 films · −98% 2 $1.5M −98% Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008) $945.8K
Week 50, 2009 Dec 6–12 3 films · +715% 3 $12.2M +715% Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009) $6.2M
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 50 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 50 of 2009 (Dec 6–12)?

Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009) leads with $6.2M worldwide. Next come Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection (2009) at $4.3M and The Treasure Hunter (2009) at $1.7M.

How much did action movies released in week 50 of 2009 (Dec 6–12) earn?

3 action films released in week 50 of 2009 (Dec 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $12.2M in all, or $4.1M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 50 of 2009 (Dec 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009), earned $6.2M.

How is the week 50, 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 50 of 2009 (Dec 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 50, 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.