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Crime box office · Week 40 · Sep 27–Oct 3, 2009

Crime Box Office, Week 40 of 2009: Crime Releases of Sep 27–Oct 3

Gravity (2009) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3), with $29.4M worldwide, ahead of Time of Fear (2009) at $1.5M and Lemming’s First Case (2009) at $764.2K. 3 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $31.6M in all.

week 40 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$31.6M
Gravity (2009), the #1
$29.4M
Gravity (2009) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 crime movie of Week 40, 2009

Gravity (2009)

2009 · Drama, Crime

$29.4M worldwide · 93% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of Week 40 of 2009?

Gravity (2009) leads with $29.4M, 93% of the total. The top 3 together took $31.6M, 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. Gravity (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $29.4M Gravity (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Time of Fear (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $1.5M Time of Fear (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Lemming’s First Case (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $764.2K Lemming’s First Case (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Crime Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3).

  1. 1 Gravity (2009) movie poster
    Gravity (2009) Sep 30, 2009 · German · Drama, Crime, Comedy $29.4M worldwide
    Sep 30, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.4M
  2. 2 Time of Fear (2009) movie poster
    Time of Fear (2009) Oct 2, 2009 · Portuguese · Crime, Drama $1.5M worldwide
    Oct 2, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
  3. 3 Lemming’s First Case (2009) movie poster
    Lemming’s First Case (2009) Oct 2, 2009 · German · Crime, Comedy $764.2K worldwide
    Oct 2, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $764.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2006 earned the most: $295.4M from 5 films, led by The Departed (2006). Week 40, 2009 took $31.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 2000 Sep 24–30 1 film 1 $337K – Common Wealth (2000) $337K
Week 40, 2001 Sep 30–Oct 6 1 film · +31021% 1 $104.9M +31021% Training Day (2001) $104.9M
Week 40, 2002 Sep 29–Oct 5 3 films · +108% 3 $217.6M +108% Red Dragon (2002) $209.2M
Week 40, 2003 Sep 28–Oct 4 4 films · −73% 4 $58.8M −73% Out of Time (2003) $55.5M
Week 40, 2004 Sep 26–Oct 2 2 films · −98% 2 $1.1M −98% Rabbit on the Moon (2004) $873.8K
Week 40, 2005 Sep 25–Oct 1 5 films · +11191% 5 $127.4M +11191% Capote (2005) $49.3M
Week 40, 2006 Oct 1–7 5 films · +132% 5 $295.4M +132% The Departed (2006) $291.5M
Week 40, 2007 Sep 30–Oct 6 2 films · −69% 2 $93M −69% Michael Clayton (2007) $93M
Week 40, 2008 Sep 28–Oct 4 5 films · −23% 5 $71.8M −23% Suspect X (2008) $54.8M
Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 3 films · −56% 3 $31.6M −56% Gravity (2009) $29.4M
FAQ

Crime Box Office Week 40 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 crime movie in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3)?

Gravity (2009) leads with $29.4M worldwide. Next come Time of Fear (2009) at $1.5M and Lemming’s First Case (2009) at $764.2K.

How much did crime movies released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3) earn?

3 crime films released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3) report a worldwide gross, $31.6M in all, or $10.5M per film on average.

How many crime movies released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Gravity (2009), earned $29.4M.

How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3). 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 40, 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.