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Comedy box office · Week 37 · Sep 6–12, 2009

Comedy Box Office, Week 37 of 2009: Comedy Releases of Sep 6–12

I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12), with $51.7M worldwide, ahead of Men in the City (2009) at $22.4M and Symbol (2009) at $5M. 11 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $85.6M in all, 61% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 51% on Week 36, 2009, whose releases took $56.5M. By language, English leads with $51.8M across 2 comedy releases.

week 37 releases with a gross
11
combined worldwide
$85.6M
I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009), the #1
$51.7M
vs Week 36, 2009
+51%
I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) movie poster #1 of 11
#1 comedy movie of Week 37, 2009

I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)

2009 · Drama, Comedy

$51.7M worldwide · 60% of the chart's total

$51.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 37 of 2009?

I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) leads with $51.7M, 60% of the total. The top 5 together took $84M, 98% of what all 11 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $51.7M I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
    $51.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Men in the City (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $22.4M Men in the City (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Symbol (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $5M Symbol (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Fat People (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $2.7M Fat People (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Killer Bride’s Perfect Crime (2009) movie poster Number 5
    $2.1M Killer Bride’s Perfect Crime (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 37 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 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12).

  1. 1 I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) movie poster
    I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · English · Drama, Comedy $51.7M worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $51.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $51.7M
  2. 2 Men in the City (2009) movie poster
    Men in the City (2009) Sep 9, 2009 · German · Comedy $22.4M worldwide
    Sep 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.4M
  3. 3 Symbol (2009) movie poster
    Symbol (2009) Sep 12, 2009 · Japanese · Fantasy, Comedy $5M worldwide
    Sep 12, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
  4. 4 Fat People (2009) movie poster
    Fat People (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · Spanish · Drama, Comedy $2.7M worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M
  5. 5 Killer Bride’s Perfect Crime (2009) movie poster
    Killer Bride’s Perfect Crime (2009) Sep 12, 2009 · Japanese · Comedy, Drama, Romance $2.1M worldwide
    Sep 12, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
  6. 6 Cosmonaut (2009) movie poster
    Cosmonaut (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · Italian · Drama, Comedy $476.2K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $476.2K
  7. 7 Pool (2009) movie poster
    Pool (2009) Sep 12, 2009 · Japanese · Drama, Comedy $320K worldwide
    Sep 12, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $320K
  8. 8 Starring Maja (2009) movie poster
    Starring Maja (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · Swedish · Drama, Comedy $279.6K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $279.6K
  9. 9 Paco (2009) movie poster
    Paco (2009) Sep 9, 2009 · Spanish · Comedy $241.3K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $241.3K
  10. 10 A Rational Solution (2009) movie poster
    A Rational Solution (2009) Sep 9, 2009 · Swedish · Comedy, Drama $185.8K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $185.8K
  11. 11 White on Rice (2009) movie poster
    White on Rice (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · English · Comedy $69.2K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $69.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $69.2K
Gross bands

How Many Week 37 of 2009 Releases Crossed $100 Million?

None of the 11 films reached $100M. 9 films, 82% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $85.6M total.

  • $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
  • $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
  • $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
  • $10M to $100M 2 films, 18% of the list $74.2M · 87% of the gross
  • Under $10M 9 films, 82% of the list $11.4M · 13% of the gross
Weeks around it

How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 37 releases took $85.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 13–19) with $369.6M, led by Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009).

  1. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 Funny People (2009) $158.7M Funny People (2009)
  2. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 Julie & Julia (2009) $137.6M Julie & Julia (2009)
  3. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009) $66.7M Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009)
  4. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Shorts (2009) $60.8M Shorts (2009)
  5. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 High Security Vacation (2009) $45.4M High Security Vacation (2009)
  6. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 All About Steve (2009) $56.5M All About Steve (2009)
  7. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) $85.6M I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
  8. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) $369.6M Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
  9. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Fame (2009) $96.2M Fame (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2008 earned the most: $260.2M from 11 films, led by Burn After Reading (2008). Week 37, 2009 took $85.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 2000 Sep 3–9 2 films 2 $29.7M – Nurse Betty (2000) $29.4M
Week 37, 2001 Sep 9–15 2 films · −90% 2 $2.9M −90% Ghislain Lambert’s Bicycle (2001) $2.8M
Week 37, 2002 Sep 8–14 11 films · +3460% 11 $102.8M +3460% Barbershop (2002) $77.1M
Week 37, 2003 Sep 7–13 8 films · −34% 8 $67.7M −34% Matchstick Men (2003) $65.6M
Week 37, 2004 Sep 5–11 5 films · −61% 5 $26.3M −61% Swing Girls (2004) $19.4M
Week 37, 2005 Sep 4–10 9 films · +153% 9 $66.6M +153% Marrying the Mafia 2 (2005) $31.8M
Week 37, 2006 Sep 10–16 14 films · +7% 14 $71.2M +7% Keeping Mum (2006) $18.6M
Week 37, 2007 Sep 9–15 17 films · −19% 17 $57.3M −19% Mr. Woodcock (2007) $33.7M
Week 37, 2008 Sep 7–13 11 films · +354% 11 $260.2M +354% Burn After Reading (2008) $163.7M
Week 37, 2009 Sep 6–12 11 films · −67% 11 $85.6M −67% I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) $51.7M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Comedy Movies Speak in Week 37 of 2009?

English-language comedy films took $51.8M across 2 films, 61% of the total, ahead of German-language comedy films ($22.4M) and Japanese-language comedy films ($7.5M).

Week 37 of 2009 Comedy Box Office by Language

  1. English $51.8M
    2 films · #1 I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009)
  2. German $22.4M
    1 film · #1 Men in the City (2009)
  3. Japanese $7.5M
    3 films · #1 Symbol (2009)
  4. Spanish $2.9M
    2 films · #1 Fat People (2009)
  5. Italian $476.2K
    1 film · #1 Cosmonaut (2009)
  6. Swedish $465.4K
    2 films · #1 Starring Maja (2009)
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 37 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 11 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12)?

I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009) leads with $51.7M worldwide, $51.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Men in the City (2009) at $22.4M and Symbol (2009) at $5M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12) earn?

11 comedy films released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $85.6M in all, or $7.8M per film on average. Week 36, 2009 releases took $56.5M.

How many comedy movies released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009), earned $51.7M.

How much of the Week 37, 2009 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$51.8M of the $85.6M total, or 61%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 9 films of the 11 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 37, 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 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12). 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 37, 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.