#1 of 3 #1 crime movie of Week 8, 2009
2009 · Drama, Comedy
$90.5M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total
$90.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Crime box office · Week 8 · Feb 15–21, 2009
Crime Box Office, Week 8 of 2009: Crime Releases of Feb 15–21
Madea Goes to Jail (2009) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 8 of 2009 (Feb 15–21), with $90.5M worldwide, ahead of Private Eye (2009) at $10.1M and Backyard (2009) at $823K. 3 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $101.4M in all, 89% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 138% on Week 7, 2009, whose releases took $42.5M.
- week 8 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $101.4M
- Madea Goes to Jail (2009), the #1
- $90.5M
- vs Week 7, 2009
- +138%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Crime Hits of Week 8 of 2009?
Madea Goes to Jail (2009) leads with $90.5M, 89% of the total. The top 3 together took $101.4M, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Crime Release of Week 8 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 8 of 2009 (Feb 15–21).
- 1 Feb 20, 2009 US and Canada: $90.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $90.5M
- 2 Feb 16, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.1M
- 3 Feb 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $823K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 8 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 8 releases took $101.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 3 (Jan 11–17) with $284.3M, led by Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009).
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 4–10 Hellsinki (2009) $4.1M Hellsinki (2009)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 11–17 Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) $284.3M Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 18–24 Killshot (2009) $3.8M Killshot (2009)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 25–31 Taken (2009) $227.6M Taken (2009)
- Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 1–7 The Pink Panther 2 (2009) $144.3M The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
- Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 8–14 Gomorrah (2009) $42.5M Gomorrah (2009)
- Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 15–21 Madea Goes to Jail (2009) $101.4M Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
- Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 22–28 Echelon Conspiracy (2009) $2.2M Echelon Conspiracy (2009)
- Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 1–7 12 (2009) $6.4M 12 (2009)
Earlier years
How Does Week 8 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 8, 2008 earned the most: $175M from 3 films, led by Vantage Point (2008). Week 8, 2009 took $101.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 8, 2000 Feb 13–19 3 films | 3 | $135.4M | – | The Whole Nine Yards (2000) $106.4M |
| Week 8, 2001 Feb 18–24 1 film · −86% | 1 | $18.7M | −86% | 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) $18.7M |
| Week 8, 2002 Feb 17–23 1 film · −93% | 1 | $1.3M | −93% | Gangsters (2002) $1.3M |
| Week 8, 2003 Feb 16–22 2 films · +3762% | 2 | $51.1M | +3762% | The Life of David Gale (2003) $39M |
| Week 8, 2004 Feb 15–21 1 film · −21% | 1 | $40.2M | −21% | Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) $40.2M |
| Week 8, 2005 Feb 13–19 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 8, 2006 Feb 19–25 4 films | 4 | $22.8M | – | Tsotsi (2006) $9.9M |
| Week 8, 2007 Feb 18–24 3 films · −2% | 3 | $22.3M | −2% | Reno 911!: Miami (2007) $22M |
| Week 8, 2008 Feb 17–23 3 films · +684% | 3 | $175M | +684% | Vantage Point (2008) $152M |
| Week 8, 2009 Feb 15–21 3 films · −42% | 3 | $101.4M | −42% | Madea Goes to Jail (2009) $90.5M |
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).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $4.1M
- Week 3 $284.3M
- Week 4 $3.8M
- Week 5 $227.6M
- Week 6 $144.3M
- Week 7 $42.5M
- Week 8 $101.4M
- Week 9 $2.2M
- Week 10 $6.4M
- Week 11 $48.4M
- Week 12 $5.8M
- Week 13 $17.6M
- Week 14 $360.8M
- Week 15 $56.9M
- Week 16 $74.2M
- Week 17 $1.6M
- Week 18 $9.1M
- Week 19 $12.3M
- Week 20 $2M
- Week 21 $881.4K
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $469.3M
- Week 24 $167M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $5.4M
- Week 27 $214.8M
- Week 28 $28.4K
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $20.6M
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 $12.2M
- Week 34 $28.8M
- Week 35 $236.1K
- Week 36 $11.1M
- Week 37 $25.2M
- Week 38 $6.7M
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $31.6M
- Week 41 $6.3M
- Week 42 $128.7M
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 $10.6M
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 $58.2M
- Week 47 $12.1M
- Week 48 $76.2M
- Week 49 $348.3K
- Week 50 $2.3M
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $524.2M
- Week 53 $19.4M
FAQ
Crime Box Office Week 8 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 8 of 2009 (Feb 15–21)?
Madea Goes to Jail (2009) leads with $90.5M worldwide, $90.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Private Eye (2009) at $10.1M and Backyard (2009) at $823K.
How much did crime movies released in week 8 of 2009 (Feb 15–21) earn?
3 crime films released in week 8 of 2009 (Feb 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $101.4M in all, or $33.8M per film on average. Week 7, 2009 releases took $42.5M.
How many crime movies released in week 8 of 2009 (Feb 15–21) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Madea Goes to Jail (2009), earned $90.5M.
How is the week 8, 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 8 of 2009 (Feb 15–21). 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 8, 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.