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Adventure box office · Week 21 · May 17–23, 2009

Adventure Box Office, Week 21 of 2009: Adventure Releases of May 17–23

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23), with $413.1M worldwide, ahead of Terminator Salvation (2009) at $371.4M. 2 adventure films released that week report a worldwide gross, $784.5M in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

week 21 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$784.5M
films crossed $100M
2
earned in the US & Canada
39%
The chart

Every Adventure Release of Week 21 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 21 of 2009 (May 17–23).

  1. 1 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) movie poster
    Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) May 22, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $413.1M worldwide
    May 22, 2009 US and Canada: $177.2M Rest of the world: $235.9M Worldwide: $413.1M
  2. 2 Terminator Salvation (2009) movie poster
    Terminator Salvation (2009) May 21, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $371.4M worldwide
    May 21, 2009 US and Canada: $125.3M Rest of the world: $246M Worldwide: $371.4M
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Adventure Box Office in 2009, Week by Week

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

FAQ

Adventure Box Office Week 21 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 adventure movie in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23)?

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) leads with $413.1M worldwide, $177.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Terminator Salvation (2009) at $371.4M.

How much did adventure movies released in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23) earn?

2 adventure films released in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $784.5M in all, or $392.2M per film on average.

How many adventure movies released in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) with $413.1M.

How much of the Week 21, 2009 Adventure box office came from the US and Canada?

$302.6M of the $784.5M total, or 39%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 2009 adventure 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 21 of 2009 (May 17–23). 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 21, 2009 adventure 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.