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Comedy box office · Week 53 · Dec 27–31, 2009

Comedy Box Office, Week 53 of 2009: Comedy Releases of Dec 27–31

The Island (2009) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 53 of 2009 (Dec 27–31), with $5.7M worldwide, ahead of The Robbers (2009) at $254.5K and The New Tenants (2009) at $15K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $6M in all, 2% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 99% on Week 52, 2009, whose releases took $668.3M.

week 53 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$6M
The Island (2009), the #1
$5.7M
vs Week 52, 2009
−99%
The Island (2009) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 comedy movie of Week 53, 2009

The Island (2009)

2009 · Comedy

$5.7M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 53 of 2009?

The Island (2009) leads with $5.7M, 95% of the total. The top 3 together took $6M, 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. The Island (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $5.7M The Island (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Robbers (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $254.5K The Robbers (2009)
    $83.5K US & Canada · 33% $171K elsewhere · 67%
  3. The New Tenants (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $15K The New Tenants (2009)
    $15K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 53 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 53 of 2009 (Dec 27–31).

  1. 1 The Island (2009) movie poster
    The Island (2009) Dec 29, 2009 · Greek · Comedy $5.7M worldwide
    Dec 29, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7M
  2. 2 The Robbers (2009) movie poster
    The Robbers (2009) Dec 27, 2009 · English · Comedy $254.5K worldwide
    Dec 27, 2009 US and Canada: $83.5K Rest of the world: $171K Worldwide: $254.5K
  3. 3 The New Tenants (2009) movie poster
    The New Tenants (2009) Dec 30, 2009 · English · Comedy, Crime $15K worldwide
    Dec 30, 2009 US and Canada: $15K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 53 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 53 releases took $6M. 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 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 Planet 51 (2009) $109.7M Planet 51 (2009)
  2. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 Old Dogs (2009) $160.9M Old Dogs (2009)
  3. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Me, Them and Lara (2009) $34.7M Me, Them and Lara (2009)
  4. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 The Vicious Kind (2009) $64.3M The Vicious Kind (2009)
  5. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) $128.9M Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
  6. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $668.3M Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
  7. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 27–31 The Island (2009) $6M The Island (2009)
  8. Week 1, 2010 Wk 1 Jan 1–2 Poker (2010) $171.4K Poker (2010)
  9. Week 2, 2010 Wk 2 Jan 3–9 Youth in Revolt (2010) $33.5M Youth in Revolt (2010)
Earlier years

How Does Week 53 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 53, 2005 earned the most: $130.1M from 6 films, led by Rumor Has It... (2005). Week 53, 2009 took $6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 53, 2000 Dec 24–30 2 films 2 $102K – An Everlasting Piece (2000) $75.2K
Week 53, 2001 Dec 30–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2002 Dec 29–31 2 films 2 $33.2M – Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) $33M
Week 53, 2003 Dec 28–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2004 Dec 26–31 3 films 3 $63.5M – In Good Company (2004) $61.3M
Week 53, 2005 Dec 25–31 6 films · +105% 6 $130.1M +105% Rumor Has It... (2005) $88.9M
Week 53, 2006 Dec 31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2007 Dec 30–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2008 Dec 28–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 53, 2009 Dec 27–31 3 films 3 $6M – The Island (2009) $5.7M
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 53 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 53 of 2009 (Dec 27–31)?

The Island (2009) leads with $5.7M worldwide. Next come The Robbers (2009) at $254.5K and The New Tenants (2009) at $15K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 53 of 2009 (Dec 27–31) earn?

3 comedy films released in week 53 of 2009 (Dec 27–31) report a worldwide gross, $6M in all, or $2M per film on average. Week 52, 2009 releases took $668.3M.

How many comedy movies released in week 53 of 2009 (Dec 27–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Island (2009), earned $5.7M.

How much of the Week 53, 2009 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$98.5K of the $6M total, or 2%, 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 53, 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 53 of 2009 (Dec 27–31). 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 53, 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.