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Comedy box office · Week 22 · May 24–30, 2009

Comedy Box Office, Week 22 of 2009: Comedy Releases of May 24–30

Up (2009) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 22 of 2009 (May 24–30), with $735.1M worldwide, ahead of Departures (2009) at $74.2M and Tales from the Golden Age (2009) at $494.5K. 4 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $809.9M in all, 36% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 74% on Week 21, 2009, whose releases took $465.1M.

week 22 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$809.9M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 21, 2009
+74%
Up (2009) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 comedy movie of Week 22, 2009

Up (2009)

2009 · Adventure, Drama

$735.1M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

$293M US & Canada · 40% $442.1M elsewhere · 60%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 22 of 2009?

Up (2009) leads with $735.1M, 91% of the total. The top 4 together took $809.9M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Up (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $735.1M Up (2009)
    $293M US & Canada · 40% $442.1M elsewhere · 60%
  2. Departures (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $74.2M Departures (2009)
    $1.5M US & Canada · 2% $72.7M elsewhere · 98%
  3. Tales from the Golden Age (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $494.5K Tales from the Golden Age (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Artist (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $67.5K The Artist (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 22 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 22 of 2009 (May 24–30).

  1. 1 Up (2009) movie poster
    Up (2009) May 29, 2009 · English · Adventure, Drama, Comedy $735.1M worldwide
    May 29, 2009 US and Canada: $293M Rest of the world: $442.1M Worldwide: $735.1M
  2. 2 Departures (2009) movie poster
    Departures (2009) May 29, 2009 · Japanese · Drama, Comedy, Music $74.2M worldwide
    May 29, 2009 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $72.7M Worldwide: $74.2M
  3. 3 Tales from the Golden Age (2009) movie poster
    Tales from the Golden Age (2009) May 29, 2009 · Romanian · Comedy, History $494.5K worldwide
    May 29, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $494.5K
  4. 4 The Artist (2009) movie poster
    The Artist (2009) May 28, 2009 · Spanish · Comedy $67.5K worldwide
    May 28, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.5K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 22 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 22 releases took $809.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 22 (May 24–30) with $809.9M, led by Up (2009).

  1. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 12–18 17 Again (2009) $151.6M 17 Again (2009)
  2. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 19–25 Friend Zone (2009) $5.8M Friend Zone (2009)
  3. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 26–May 2 Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) $114.4M Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
  4. Week 19 Wk 19 May 3–9 Rudo y Cursi (2009) $21.4M Rudo y Cursi (2009)
  5. Week 20 Wk 20 May 10–16 The Brothers Bloom (2009) $16.5M The Brothers Bloom (2009)
  6. 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)
  7. Week 22 Wk 22 May 24–30 Up (2009) $809.9M Up (2009)
  8. Week 23 Wk 23 May 31–Jun 6 The Hangover (2009) $574.8M The Hangover (2009)
  9. Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 7–13 Imagine That (2009) $48.2M Imagine That (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 22 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 22, 2003 earned the most: $941.6M from 1 film, led by Finding Nemo (2003). Week 22, 2009 took $809.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 22, 2000 May 21–27 3 films 3 $100M – Shanghai Noon (2000) $99.3M
Week 22, 2001 May 27–Jun 2 3 films · +24% 3 $123.7M +24% The Animal (2001) $85.2M
Week 22, 2002 May 26–Jun 1 10 films · −62% 10 $46.6M −62% Undercover Brother (2002) $41.6M
Week 22, 2003 May 25–31 1 film · +1921% 1 $941.6M +1921% Finding Nemo (2003) $941.6M
Week 22, 2004 May 23–29 5 films · −92% 5 $76.7M −92% Raising Helen (2004) $49.7M
Week 22, 2005 May 22–28 6 films · +868% 6 $742.3M +868% Madagascar (2005) $542.1M
Week 22, 2006 May 28–Jun 3 5 films · −72% 5 $208.4M −72% The Break-Up (2006) $205.7M
Week 22, 2007 May 27–Jun 2 8 films · +10% 8 $228.4M +10% Knocked Up (2007) $219.9M
Week 22, 2008 May 25–31 6 films · +87% 6 $426.9M +87% Sex and the City (2008) $418.8M
Week 22, 2009 May 24–30 4 films · +90% 4 $809.9M +90% Up (2009) $735.1M
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 22 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 22 of 2009 (May 24–30)?

Up (2009) leads with $735.1M worldwide, $293M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Departures (2009) at $74.2M and Tales from the Golden Age (2009) at $494.5K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 22 of 2009 (May 24–30) earn?

4 comedy films released in week 22 of 2009 (May 24–30) report a worldwide gross, $809.9M in all, or $202.5M per film on average. Week 21, 2009 releases took $465.1M.

How many comedy movies released in week 22 of 2009 (May 24–30) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Up (2009) with $735.1M.

How much of the Week 22, 2009 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$294.5M of the $809.9M total, or 36%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 22, 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 22 of 2009 (May 24–30). 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 22, 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.