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Drama box office · October 2009

Drama Box Office, October 2009: Top-Grossing Releases, Page 2

Law Abiding Citizen (2009) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in October 2009, with $127.9M worldwide, ahead of Where the Wild Things Are (2009) at $100.1M and A Serious Man (2009) at $31.4M. 77 drama films released in October 2009 report a worldwide gross, $504.2M in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 16% on September 2009, whose releases took $597.2M. By language, English leads with $386.2M across 20 drama releases.

October 2009 releases with a gross
77
combined worldwide
$504.2M
films crossed $100M
2
vs September 2009
−16%
Law Abiding Citizen (2009) movie poster #1 of 77
#1 drama movie of October 2009

Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

2009 · Drama, Thriller

$127.9M worldwide · 25% of the chart's total

$73.4M US & Canada · 57% $54.6M elsewhere · 43%
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Every Drama Release of October 2009, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 77 of 77. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in October 2009.

  1. 51 3some (2009) movie poster
    3some (2009) Oct 25, 2009 · Spanish · Drama, Romance $146.7K worldwide
    Oct 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $146.7K
  2. 52 Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar (2009) movie poster
    Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar (2009) Oct 23, 2009 · Turkish · Drama $110.1K worldwide
    Oct 23, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $110.1K
  3. 53 Kosmos (2009) movie poster
    Kosmos (2009) Oct 14, 2009 · Turkish · Comedy, Drama $79.9K worldwide
    Oct 14, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $79.9K
  4. 54 The Warrior and the Wolf (2009) movie poster
    The Warrior and the Wolf (2009) Oct 2, 2009 · Chinese · Drama, History, Action $72K worldwide
    Oct 2, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $72K
  5. 55 Low Lights (2009) movie poster
    Low Lights (2009) Oct 17, 2009 · Lithuanian · Drama, Comedy, Romance $53.4K worldwide
    Oct 17, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $53.4K
  6. 56 Twisted Roots (2009) movie poster
    Twisted Roots (2009) Oct 9, 2009 · Finnish · Drama $52.9K worldwide
    Oct 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52.9K
  7. 57 Trucker (2009) movie poster
    Trucker (2009) Oct 9, 2009 · English · Drama $52.4K worldwide
    Oct 9, 2009 US and Canada: $52.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $52.4K
  8. 58 Afterschool (2009) movie poster
    Afterschool (2009) Oct 2, 2009 · English · Drama $50K worldwide
    Oct 2, 2009 US and Canada: $3.9K Rest of the world: $46.1K Worldwide: $50K
  9. 59 Vegetarian (2009) movie poster
    Vegetarian (2009) Oct 9, 2009 · Korean · Drama, Horror, Romance $47.1K worldwide
    Oct 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.1K
  10. 60 The Pain (2009) movie poster
    The Pain (2009) Oct 2, 2009 · Turkish · Drama $30K worldwide
    Oct 2, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30K
  11. 61 Bullying (2009) movie poster
    Bullying (2009) Oct 20, 2009 · Spanish · Drama $28.2K worldwide
    Oct 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.2K
  12. 62 Hangtime (2009) movie poster
    Hangtime (2009) Oct 14, 2009 · German · Drama $23.1K worldwide
    Oct 14, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.1K
  13. 63 God Bless Iceland (2009) movie poster
    God Bless Iceland (2009) Oct 6, 2009 · Icelandic · Thriller, Mystery, Drama $22K worldwide
    Oct 6, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22K
  14. 64 At the End of Daybreak (2009) movie poster
    At the End of Daybreak (2009) Oct 11, 2009 · Cantonese · Drama $21.9K worldwide
    Oct 11, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.9K
  15. 65 Snowfall in Taipei (2009) movie poster
    Snowfall in Taipei (2009) Oct 19, 2009 · Chinese · Drama $21K worldwide
    Oct 19, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21K
  16. 66 Five Cities (2009) movie poster
    Five Cities (2009) Oct 15, 2009 · Turkish · Drama $16.3K worldwide
    Oct 15, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.3K
  17. 67 Peter and Vandy (2009) movie poster
    Peter and Vandy (2009) Oct 9, 2009 · English · Drama, Romance $11.5K worldwide
    Oct 9, 2009 US and Canada: $11.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.5K
  18. 68 Optical Illusions (2009) movie poster
    Optical Illusions (2009) Oct 20, 2009 · Spanish · Drama, Comedy $10.6K worldwide
    Oct 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.6K
  19. 69 Forget Me Not (2009) movie poster
    Forget Me Not (2009) Oct 22, 2009 · German · Drama, Horror, Romance $10.3K worldwide
    Oct 22, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.3K
  20. 70 What You Don’t See (2009) movie poster
    What You Don’t See (2009) Oct 30, 2009 · German · Thriller, Drama $10.1K worldwide
    Oct 30, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.1K
  21. 71 Pinoy Sunday (2009) movie poster
    Pinoy Sunday (2009) Oct 24, 2009 · Chinese · Drama, Comedy $10K worldwide
    Oct 24, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10K
  22. 72 The Day God Walked Away (2009) movie poster
    The Day God Walked Away (2009) Oct 28, 2009 · French · Drama $9.3K worldwide
    Oct 28, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.3K
  23. 73 A Beautiful Life (2009) movie poster
    A Beautiful Life (2009) Oct 2, 2009 · Drama $8.5K worldwide
    Oct 2, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.5K
  24. 74 Shirley Adams (2009) movie poster
    Shirley Adams (2009) Oct 26, 2009 · English · Drama $6K worldwide
    Oct 26, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6K
  25. 75 Vital Signs (2009) movie poster
    Vital Signs (2009) Oct 5, 2009 · French · Drama $5.3K worldwide
    Oct 5, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3K
  26. 76 I Do Air (2009) movie poster
    I Do Air (2009) Oct 26, 2009 · English · Drama $2.2K worldwide
    Oct 26, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K
  27. 77 The Temptation of St. Tony (2009) movie poster
    The Temptation of St. Tony (2009) Oct 10, 2009 · Estonian · Drama $2K worldwide
    Oct 10, 2009 US and Canada: $2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2K