How much of the Week 11, 2009 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$16.6M of the $32.9M total, or 50%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

Comedy box office · Week 11 · Mar 8–14, 2009

Comedy Box Office, Week 11 of 2009: Comedy Releases of Mar 8–14

Sunshine Cleaning (2009) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 11 of 2009 (Mar 8–14), with $16.6M worldwide, ahead of La matassa (2009) at $10M and Miss March (2009) at $4.6M. 5 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $32.9M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. That is 9.2 times the total of Week 10, 2009, whose releases took $3.6M. By language, English leads with $21.2M across 2 comedy releases.

week 11 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $32.9M
Sunshine Cleaning (2009), the #1: $16.6M
vs Week 10, 2009: ×9.2

#1 of 5

#1 comedy movie of Week 11, 2009

Sunshine Cleaning (2009)

2009 · Drama, Comedy

$16.6M worldwide · 50% of the chart's total

$12.1M US & Canada · 73% $4.5M elsewhere · 27%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 11 of 2009?

Sunshine Cleaning (2009) leads with $16.6M, 50% of the total. The top 5 together took $32.9M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$16.6M Sunshine Cleaning (2009)
$12.1M US & Canada · 73% $4.5M elsewhere · 27%
Number 2

$10M La matassa (2009)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$4.6M Miss March (2009)
$4.5M US & Canada · 99% $48.3K elsewhere · 1%
Number 4

$1.2M Kenny Begins (2009)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$545.6K Sathu (2009)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 11 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 11 of 2009 (Mar 8–14).

1
Sunshine Cleaning (2009) Mar 13, 2009 · English · Drama, Comedy $16.6M worldwide

Mar 13, 2009 US and Canada: $12.1M Rest of the world: $4.5M Worldwide: $16.6M
2
La matassa (2009) Mar 13, 2009 · Italian · Comedy $10M worldwide

Mar 13, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10M
3
Miss March (2009) Mar 13, 2009 · English · Comedy $4.6M worldwide

Mar 13, 2009 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: $48.3K Worldwide: $4.6M
4
Kenny Begins (2009) Mar 10, 2009 · Swedish · Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy $1.2M worldwide

Mar 10, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
5
Sathu (2009) Mar 11, 2009 · Thai · Comedy, Horror $545.6K worldwide

Mar 11, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $545.6K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 11 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 11 releases took $32.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 6 (Feb 1–7) with $400.6M, led by He's Just Not That Into You (2009).

Earlier years

How Does Week 11 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 11, 2002 earned the most: $495.7M from 6 films, led by Ice Age (2002). Week 11, 2009 took $32.9M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 11, 2000 Mar 5–11 1 film	1	$6.3K	–	If You Only Knew (2000) $6.3K
Week 11, 2001 Mar 11–17 6 films · +1734040%	6	$110.1M	+1734040%	Exit Wounds (2001) $80M
Week 11, 2002 Mar 10–16 6 films · +350%	6	$495.7M	+350%	Ice Age (2002) $383.3M
Week 11, 2003 Mar 9–15 5 films · −84%	5	$77.6M	−84%	Bend It Like Beckham (2003) $76.6M
Week 11, 2004 Mar 7–13 2 films · −99%	2	$768.1K	−99%	Hana & Alice (2004) $654.4K
Week 11, 2005 Mar 6–12 11 films · +46170%	11	$355.4M	+46170%	Robots (2005) $262.5M
Week 11, 2006 Mar 12–18 9 films · −67%	9	$117.7M	−67%	She's the Man (2006) $57.2M
Week 11, 2007 Mar 11–17 10 films · −79%	10	$24.2M	−79%	I Think I Love My Wife (2007) $13.4M
Week 11, 2008 Mar 9–15 2 films · +1145%	2	$300.7M	+1145%	Horton Hears a Who! (2008) $298.6M
Week 11, 2009 Mar 8–14 5 films · −89%	5	$32.9M	−89%	Sunshine Cleaning (2009) $16.6M

Comedy Box Office in 2009, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2009 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 28–Jul 4) with $912.9M, led by Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 11 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 11 of 2009 (Mar 8–14)?

Sunshine Cleaning (2009) leads with $16.6M worldwide, $12.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come La matassa (2009) at $10M and Miss March (2009) at $4.6M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 11 of 2009 (Mar 8–14) earn?

5 comedy films released in week 11 of 2009 (Mar 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $32.9M in all, or $6.6M per film on average. Week 10, 2009 releases took $3.6M.

How many comedy movies released in week 11 of 2009 (Mar 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sunshine Cleaning (2009), earned $16.6M.

How is the week 11, 2009 comedy 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 11 of 2009 (Mar 8–14). 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 11, 2009 comedy 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.