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

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

Whiteout (2009) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12), with $18M worldwide, ahead of Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) at $4.5M and The Widows of Thursdays (2009) at $2.6M. 4 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $25.2M in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada.

week 37 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$25.2M
Whiteout (2009), the #1
$18M
earned in the US & Canada
41%
Whiteout (2009) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 crime movie of Week 37, 2009

Whiteout (2009)

2009 · Action, Drama

$18M worldwide · 71% of the chart's total

$10.3M US & Canada · 57% $7.7M elsewhere · 43%
Top 4

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

Whiteout (2009) leads with $18M, 71% of the total. The top 4 together took $25.2M, 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. Whiteout (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $18M Whiteout (2009)
    $10.3M US & Canada · 57% $7.7M elsewhere · 43%
  2. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $4.5M Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009)
    $32.9K US & Canada · <1% $4.5M elsewhere · 99%
  3. The Widows of Thursdays (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $2.6M The Widows of Thursdays (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Down for Life (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $41.9K Down for Life (2009)
    $41.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Crime 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 Whiteout (2009) movie poster
    Whiteout (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · English · Action, Drama, Mystery $18M worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $10.3M Rest of the world: $7.7M Worldwide: $18M
  2. 2 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) movie poster
    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) Sep 11, 2009 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $4.5M worldwide
    Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $32.9K Rest of the world: $4.5M Worldwide: $4.5M
  3. 3 The Widows of Thursdays (2009) movie poster
    The Widows of Thursdays (2009) Sep 10, 2009 · Spanish · Crime, Mystery, Drama $2.6M worldwide
    Sep 10, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
  4. 4 Down for Life (2009) movie poster
    Down for Life (2009) Sep 10, 2009 · English · Drama, Crime $41.9K worldwide
    Sep 10, 2009 US and Canada: $41.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $41.9K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 37 of 2009?

Of the top 4, Down for Life (2009) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $10.4M (41%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 4 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Whiteout (2009) $18M
    $10.3M US & Canada · 57% $7.7M elsewhere · 43%
  2. 2 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) $4.5M
    $32.9K US & Canada · <1% $4.5M elsewhere · 99%
  3. 3 The Widows of Thursdays (2009) $2.6M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. 4 Down for Life (2009) $41.9K
    $41.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 37 releases took $25.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 34 (Aug 16–22) with $28.8M, led by The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009).

  1. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 The Collector (2009) $20.6M The Collector (2009)
  2. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 Kaminey (2009) $12.2M Kaminey (2009)
  4. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) $28.8M The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009)
  5. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Big Fan (2009) $236.1K Big Fan (2009)
  6. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Extract (2009) $11.1M Extract (2009)
  7. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Whiteout (2009) $25.2M Whiteout (2009)
  8. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 The Burning Plain (2009) $6.7M The Burning Plain (2009)
  9. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2008 earned the most: $274.4M from 4 films, led by Burn After Reading (2008). Week 37, 2009 took $25.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 2000 Sep 3–9 4 films 4 $91.1M – The Watcher (2000) $47.3M
Week 37, 2001 Sep 9–15 1 film · −100% 1 $5.8K −100% Murder on a Sunday Morning (2001) $5.8K
Week 37, 2002 Sep 8–14 5 films · +261034% 5 $15.3M +261034% Stealing Harvard (2002) $14.3M
Week 37, 2003 Sep 7–13 3 films · +344% 3 $67.7M +344% Matchstick Men (2003) $65.6M
Week 37, 2004 Sep 5–11 2 films · −13% 2 $59.1M −13% Cellular (2004) $57.7M
Week 37, 2005 Sep 4–10 4 films · +229% 4 $194.3M +229% The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) $145.2M
Week 37, 2006 Sep 10–16 5 films · −43% 5 $111.2M −43% The Black Dahlia (2006) $49.3M
Week 37, 2007 Sep 9–15 4 films · +40% 4 $156M +40% The Brave One (2007) $69.8M
Week 37, 2008 Sep 7–13 4 films · +76% 4 $274.4M +76% Burn After Reading (2008) $163.7M
Week 37, 2009 Sep 6–12 4 films · −91% 4 $25.2M −91% Whiteout (2009) $18M
Archive

Crime Box Office in 2009, Week by Week

43 weeks of 2009 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 52 (Dec 20–26) with $524.2M, led by Sherlock Holmes (2009).

FAQ

Crime 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 4 films as the chart.

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

Whiteout (2009) leads with $18M worldwide, $10.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) at $4.5M and The Widows of Thursdays (2009) at $2.6M.

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

4 crime films released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $25.2M in all, or $6.3M per film on average.

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

None. The biggest, Whiteout (2009), earned $18M.

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

$10.4M of the $25.2M total, or 41%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 37, 2009 crime 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 crime 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.