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Comedy box office · Week 42 · Oct 11–17, 2009

Comedy Box Office, Week 42 of 2009: Comedy Releases of Oct 11–17

Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 42 of 2009 (Oct 11–17), with $4.4M worldwide, ahead of Twigson (2009) at $4.4M and The Wedding Photographer (2009) at $4.2M. 7 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14.9M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 92% on Week 41, 2009, whose releases took $185.7M. By language, Thai leads with $4.4M across 1 comedy release.

week 42 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$14.9M
Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009), the #1
$4.4M
vs Week 41, 2009
−92%
Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 comedy movie of Week 42, 2009

Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009)

2009 · Romance, Comedy

$4.4M worldwide · 30% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 42 of 2009?

Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009) leads with $4.4M, 30% of the total. The top 5 together took $14.7M, 99% of what all 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $4.4M Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Twigson (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $4.4M Twigson (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Wedding Photographer (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $4.2M The Wedding Photographer (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Aadhavan (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $1.6M Aadhavan (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. All the Best: Fun Begins (2009) movie poster Number 5
    $150.9K All the Best: Fun Begins (2009)
    $120.7K US & Canada · 80% $30.2K elsewhere · 20%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 42 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 42 of 2009 (Oct 11–17).

  1. 1 Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009) movie poster
    Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009) Oct 15, 2009 · Thai · Romance, Comedy $4.4M worldwide
    Oct 15, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
  2. 2 Twigson (2009) movie poster
    Twigson (2009) Oct 16, 2009 · Norwegian · Family, Comedy, Adventure $4.4M worldwide
    Oct 16, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
  3. 3 The Wedding Photographer (2009) movie poster
    The Wedding Photographer (2009) Oct 16, 2009 · Swedish · Drama, Comedy, Romance $4.2M worldwide
    Oct 16, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2M
  4. 4 Aadhavan (2009) movie poster
    Aadhavan (2009) Oct 17, 2009 · Tamil · Comedy, Thriller, Action $1.6M worldwide
    Oct 17, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
  5. 5 All the Best: Fun Begins (2009) movie poster
    All the Best: Fun Begins (2009) Oct 16, 2009 · Hindi · Comedy, Action, Music $150.9K worldwide
    Oct 16, 2009 US and Canada: $120.7K Rest of the world: $30.2K Worldwide: $150.9K
  6. 6 Kosmos (2009) movie poster
    Kosmos (2009) Oct 14, 2009 · Turkish · Comedy, Drama $79.9K worldwide
    Oct 14, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $79.9K
  7. 7 Low Lights (2009) movie poster
    Low Lights (2009) Oct 17, 2009 · Lithuanian · Drama, Comedy, Romance $53.4K worldwide
    Oct 17, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $53.4K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 42 releases took $14.9M. 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 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 All About Steve (2009) $56.5M All About Steve (2009)
  2. 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)
  3. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) $369.6M Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
  4. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Fame (2009) $96.2M Fame (2009)
  5. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 Zombieland (2009) $255.3M Zombieland (2009)
  6. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 4–10 Couples Retreat (2009) $185.7M Couples Retreat (2009)
  7. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009) $14.9M Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009)
  8. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 18–24 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) $76.9M Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
  9. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 25–31 No Time for Love (2009) $1M No Time for Love (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 42 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2004 earned the most: $241.3M from 10 films, led by Shall We Dance? (2004). Week 42, 2009 took $14.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 42, 2000 Oct 8–14 3 films 3 $146.8M – Billy Elliot (2000) $110.2M
Week 42, 2001 Oct 14–20 4 films · −71% 4 $42.8M −71% Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) $35.7M
Week 42, 2002 Oct 13–19 6 films · −40% 6 $25.8M −40% Formula 51 (2002) $12.9M
Week 42, 2003 Oct 12–18 7 films · +22% 7 $31.5M +22% The Miracle of Bern (2003) $24.8M
Week 42, 2004 Oct 10–16 10 films · +666% 10 $241.3M +666% Shall We Dance? (2004) $170.1M
Week 42, 2005 Oct 9–15 5 films · −77% 5 $54.4M −77% Elizabethtown (2005) $52.2M
Week 42, 2006 Oct 15–21 8 films · −53% 8 $25.4M −53% Righteous Ties (2006) $8.7M
Week 42, 2007 Oct 14–20 6 films · −15% 6 $21.6M −15% The Comebacks (2007) $13.5M
Week 42, 2008 Oct 12–18 6 films · +63% 6 $35.1M +63% Sex Drive (2008) $18.8M
Week 42, 2009 Oct 11–17 7 films · −58% 7 $14.9M −58% Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009) $4.4M
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 42 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 42 of 2009 (Oct 11–17)?

Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009) leads with $4.4M worldwide. Next come Twigson (2009) at $4.4M and The Wedding Photographer (2009) at $4.2M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 42 of 2009 (Oct 11–17) earn?

7 comedy films released in week 42 of 2009 (Oct 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $14.9M in all, or $2.1M per film on average. Week 41, 2009 releases took $185.7M.

How many comedy movies released in week 42 of 2009 (Oct 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009), earned $4.4M.

How much of the Week 42, 2009 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$120.7K of the $14.9M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 42, 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 42 of 2009 (Oct 11–17). 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 42, 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.