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Adventure box office · Week 43 · Oct 18–24, 2009

Adventure Box Office, Week 43 of 2009: Adventure Releases of Oct 18–24

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in week 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24), with $39.3M worldwide, ahead of Amelia (2009) at $19.6M and Lucky Luke (2009) at $17.9M. 3 adventure films released that week report a worldwide gross, $76.8M in all, 37% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 31% on Week 42, 2009, whose releases took $111.8M.

week 43 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$76.8M
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009), the #1
$39.3M
vs Week 42, 2009
−31%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Adventure Hits of Week 43 of 2009?

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) leads with $39.3M, 51% of the total. The top 3 together took $76.8M, 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. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $39.3M Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
    $13.9M US & Canada · 35% $25.4M elsewhere · 65%
  2. Amelia (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $19.6M Amelia (2009)
    $14.2M US & Canada · 73% $5.4M elsewhere · 27%
  3. Lucky Luke (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $17.9M Lucky Luke (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Adventure Release of Week 43 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 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24).

  1. 1 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) movie poster
    Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) Oct 23, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $39.3M worldwide
    Oct 23, 2009 US and Canada: $13.9M Rest of the world: $25.4M Worldwide: $39.3M
  2. 2 Amelia (2009) movie poster
    Amelia (2009) Oct 23, 2009 · English · Adventure, Biography, Drama $19.6M worldwide
    Oct 23, 2009 US and Canada: $14.2M Rest of the world: $5.4M Worldwide: $19.6M
  3. 3 Lucky Luke (2009) movie poster
    Lucky Luke (2009) Oct 21, 2009 · French · Comedy, Western, Adventure $17.9M worldwide
    Oct 21, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.9M
Weeks around it

How Does Week 43 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 43 releases took $76.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 42 (Oct 11–17) with $111.8M, led by Where the Wild Things Are (2009).

  1. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 9 (2009) $48.6M 9 (2009)
  2. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Solomon Kane (2009) $19.8M Solomon Kane (2009)
  3. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 The Big Rescue (2009) $211.8K The Big Rescue (2009)
  4. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 Zombieland (2009) $106.1M Zombieland (2009)
  5. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 4–10 The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer (2009) $6.6M The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer (2009)
  6. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 Where the Wild Things Are (2009) $111.8M Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
  7. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 18–24 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) $76.8M Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
  8. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 25–31 The Assailant (2009) $2M The Assailant (2009)
  9. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 43 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 43, 2003 earned the most: $262.1M from 2 films, led by Brother Bear (2003). Week 43, 2009 took $76.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 43, 2000 Oct 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 43, 2001 Oct 21–27 1 film 1 $675K – The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag (2001) $675K
Week 43, 2002 Oct 20–26 1 film · +10026% 1 $68.3M +10026% Ghost Ship (2002) $68.3M
Week 43, 2003 Oct 19–25 2 films · +283% 2 $262.1M +283% Brother Bear (2003) $250.4M
Week 43, 2004 Oct 17–23 No films 0 – – –
Week 43, 2005 Oct 16–22 1 film 1 $58.1M – Doom (2005) $58.1M
Week 43, 2006 Oct 22–28 1 film · −98% 1 $1M −98% Conversations with God (2006) $1M
Week 43, 2007 Oct 21–27 No films 0 – – –
Week 43, 2008 Oct 19–25 2 films 2 $11M – North Face (2008) $6.8M
Week 43, 2009 Oct 18–24 3 films · +595% 3 $76.8M +595% Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) $39.3M
Archive

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 43 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 adventure movie in week 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24)?

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) leads with $39.3M worldwide, $13.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Amelia (2009) at $19.6M and Lucky Luke (2009) at $17.9M.

How much did adventure movies released in week 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24) earn?

3 adventure films released in week 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $76.8M in all, or $25.6M per film on average. Week 42, 2009 releases took $111.8M.

How many adventure movies released in week 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009), earned $39.3M.

How much of the Week 43, 2009 Adventure box office came from the US and Canada?

$28.1M of the $76.8M total, or 37%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 43, 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 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24). 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 43, 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.