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Comedy box office · Week 51 · Dec 13–19, 2009

Comedy Box Office, Week 51 of 2009: Comedy Releases of Dec 13–19

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19), with $85.3M worldwide, ahead of Natale a Beverly Hills (2009) at $30M and St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (2009) at $11.2M. 5 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $128.9M in all, 23% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 100% on Week 50, 2009, whose releases took $64.3M. By language, English leads with $99M across 4 comedy releases.

week 51 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$128.9M
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), the #1
$85.3M
vs Week 50, 2009
+100%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 51 of 2009?

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) leads with $85.3M, 66% of the total. The top 5 together took $128.9M, 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.

  1. Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $85.3M Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
    $29.6M US & Canada · 35% $55.7M elsewhere · 65%
  2. Natale a Beverly Hills (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $30M Natale a Beverly Hills (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $11.2M St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Ricky (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $2.5M Ricky (2009)
    $3.5K US & Canada · <1% $2.5M elsewhere · 100%
  5. The Lightkeepers (2009) movie poster Number 5
    $13.6K The Lightkeepers (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 51 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 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19).

  1. 1 Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) movie poster
    Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) Dec 18, 2009 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $85.3M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2009 US and Canada: $29.6M Rest of the world: $55.7M Worldwide: $85.3M
  2. 2 Natale a Beverly Hills (2009) movie poster
    Natale a Beverly Hills (2009) Dec 18, 2009 · Italian · Comedy $30M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30M
  3. 3 St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (2009) movie poster
    St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (2009) Dec 18, 2009 · English · Comedy, Family, Adventure $11.2M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.2M
  4. 4 Ricky (2009) movie poster
    Ricky (2009) Dec 16, 2009 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy $2.5M worldwide
    Dec 16, 2009 US and Canada: $3.5K Rest of the world: $2.5M Worldwide: $2.5M
  5. 5 The Lightkeepers (2009) movie poster
    The Lightkeepers (2009) Dec 18, 2009 · English · Drama, Comedy $13.6K worldwide
    Dec 18, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.6K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $128.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52 (Dec 20–26) with $668.3M, led by Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) $87.7M The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) $84.9M Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 Planet 51 (2009) $109.7M Planet 51 (2009)
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 Old Dogs (2009) $160.9M Old Dogs (2009)
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Me, Them and Lara (2009) $34.7M Me, Them and Lara (2009)
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 The Vicious Kind (2009) $64.3M The Vicious Kind (2009)
  7. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) $128.9M Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $668.3M Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 27–31 The Island (2009) $6M The Island (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2000 earned the most: $617M from 3 films, led by What Women Want (2000). Week 51, 2009 took $128.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 2000 Dec 10–16 3 films 3 $617M – What Women Want (2000) $374.1M
Week 51, 2001 Dec 16–22 7 films · −61% 7 $238.3M −61% Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) $103M
Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 3 films · +10% 3 $262.5M +10% Two Weeks Notice (2002) $199M
Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 7 films · −25% 7 $196.9M −25% The Butterfly (2003) $96.8M
Week 51, 2004 Dec 12–18 8 films · +49% 8 $292.8M +49% Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) $211.5M
Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 5 films · −47% 5 $156.2M −47% The Family Stone (2005) $92.9M
Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 8 films · +293% 8 $613.9M +293% Night at the Museum (2006) $574.5M
Week 51, 2007 Dec 16–22 12 films · −8% 12 $563.5M −8% National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) $459.2M
Week 51, 2008 Dec 14–20 9 films · −28% 9 $404.8M −28% Yes Man (2008) $223.2M
Week 51, 2009 Dec 13–19 5 films · −68% 5 $128.9M −68% Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) $85.3M
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 51 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 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19)?

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) leads with $85.3M worldwide, $29.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Natale a Beverly Hills (2009) at $30M and St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (2009) at $11.2M.

How much did comedy movies released in week 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19) earn?

5 comedy films released in week 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $128.9M in all, or $25.8M per film on average. Week 50, 2009 releases took $64.3M.

How many comedy movies released in week 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), earned $85.3M.

How much of the Week 51, 2009 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$29.6M of the $128.9M total, or 23%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 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 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19). 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 51, 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.