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Comedy box office · Week 19 · May 3–9, 2009

Comedy Box Office, Week 19 of 2009: Comedy Releases of May 3–9

Rudo y Cursi (2009) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 19 of 2009 (May 3–9), with $11.2M worldwide, ahead of Next Day Air (2009) at $10.2M and The Maiden Heist (2009) at $96K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $21.4M in all, 55% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 81% on Week 18, 2009, whose releases took $114.4M.

week 19 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$21.4M
Rudo y Cursi (2009), the #1
$11.2M
vs Week 18, 2009
−81%
Rudo y Cursi (2009) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 19, 2009

Rudo y Cursi (2009)

2009 · Drama, Sport

$11.2M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total

$1.8M US & Canada · 16% $9.3M elsewhere · 84%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 19 of 2009?

Rudo y Cursi (2009) leads with $11.2M, 52% of the total. The top 3 together took $21.4M, 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. Rudo y Cursi (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $11.2M Rudo y Cursi (2009)
    $1.8M US & Canada · 16% $9.3M elsewhere · 84%
  2. Next Day Air (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $10.2M Next Day Air (2009)
    $10M US & Canada · 99% $145.5K elsewhere · 1%
  3. The Maiden Heist (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $96K The Maiden Heist (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 19 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 19 of 2009 (May 3–9).

  1. 1 Rudo y Cursi (2009) movie poster
    Rudo y Cursi (2009) May 8, 2009 · Spanish · Drama, Sport, Comedy $11.2M worldwide
    May 8, 2009 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $9.3M Worldwide: $11.2M
  2. 2 Next Day Air (2009) movie poster
    Next Day Air (2009) May 8, 2009 · English · Action, Comedy, Crime $10.2M worldwide
    May 8, 2009 US and Canada: $10M Rest of the world: $145.5K Worldwide: $10.2M
  3. 3 The Maiden Heist (2009) movie poster
    The Maiden Heist (2009) May 9, 2009 · English · Comedy, Crime $96K worldwide
    May 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $96K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 19 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 19 releases took $21.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 21 (May 17–23) with $465.1M, led by Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009).

  1. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 22–28 Monsters vs Aliens (2009) $388.3M Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
  2. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 29–Apr 4 My Girlfriend Is an Agent (2009) $40.9M My Girlfriend Is an Agent (2009)
  3. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 5–11 Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) $220.8M Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
  4. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 12–18 17 Again (2009) $151.6M 17 Again (2009)
  5. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 19–25 Friend Zone (2009) $5.8M Friend Zone (2009)
  6. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 26–May 2 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) $114.4M Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
  7. Week 19 Wk 19 May 3–9 Rudo y Cursi (2009) $21.4M Rudo y Cursi (2009)
  8. Week 20 Wk 20 May 10–16 The Brothers Bloom (2009) $16.5M The Brothers Bloom (2009)
  9. Week 21 Wk 21 May 17–23 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) $465.1M Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 19 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 19, 2008 earned the most: $234M from 4 films, led by What Happens in Vegas (2008). Week 19, 2009 took $21.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 19, 2000 Apr 30–May 6 3 films 3 $3.6M – Human Traffic (2000) $3.1M
Week 19, 2001 May 6–12 2 films · −47% 2 $1.9M −47% Sordid Lives (2001) $1.1M
Week 19, 2002 May 5–11 2 films · +2028% 2 $40.7M +2028% The New Guy (2002) $31.2M
Week 19, 2003 May 4–10 9 films · +443% 9 $221M +443% Daddy Day Care (2003) $164.4M
Week 19, 2004 May 2–8 7 films · −80% 7 $43.6M −80% New York Minute (2004) $21.3M
Week 19, 2005 May 1–7 5 films · −95% 5 $2.1M −95% Zaki Chan (2005) $1.8M
Week 19, 2006 May 7–13 4 films · +3032% 4 $67.2M +3032% Just My Luck (2006) $38.2M
Week 19, 2007 May 6–12 11 films · −24% 11 $51.3M −24% Georgia Rule (2007) $25M
Week 19, 2008 May 4–10 4 films · +356% 4 $234M +356% What Happens in Vegas (2008) $219.4M
Week 19, 2009 May 3–9 3 films · −91% 3 $21.4M −91% Rudo y Cursi (2009) $11.2M
Archive

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 19 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 comedy movie in week 19 of 2009 (May 3–9)?

Rudo y Cursi (2009) leads with $11.2M worldwide, $1.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Next Day Air (2009) at $10.2M and The Maiden Heist (2009) at $96K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 19 of 2009 (May 3–9) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 19 of 2009 (May 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $21.4M in all, or $7.1M per film on average. Week 18, 2009 releases took $114.4M.

How many comedy movies released in week 19 of 2009 (May 3–9) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Rudo y Cursi (2009), earned $11.2M.

How much of the Week 19, 2009 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$11.9M of the $21.4M total, or 55%, 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 19, 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 19 of 2009 (May 3–9). 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 19, 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.