#1 of 5 #1 drama movie of Week 1, 2009
2009 · Drama
$973.4K worldwide · 56% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Drama box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–3, 2009
Drama Box Office, Week 1 of 2009: Drama Releases of Jan 1–3
Nothing Personal (2009) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 1 of 2009 (Jan 1–3), with $973.4K worldwide, ahead of Sonsuz (2009) at $526.3K and Deli Dumrul Kurtlar Kuşlar Aleminde (2009) at $182.2K. 5 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.7M in all, 1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 98% on Week 53, 2008, whose releases took $71.8M. By language, English leads with $991K across 2 drama releases.
- week 1 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $1.7M
- Nothing Personal (2009), the #1
- $973.4K
- vs Week 53, 2008
- −98%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 1 of 2009?
Nothing Personal (2009) leads with $973.4K, 56% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.7M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Drama Release of Week 1 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 1 of 2009 (Jan 1–3).
- 1 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $973.4K
- 2 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $526.3K
- 3 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $182.2K
- 4 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.9K
- 5 2009 US and Canada: $17.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.6K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 1 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 1 releases took $1.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52, 2008 (Dec 21–27) with $998.4M, led by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).
- Week 48, 2008 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 Four Christmases (2008) $227.5M Four Christmases (2008)
- Week 49, 2008 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 Scandal Makers (2008) $140.2M Scandal Makers (2008)
- Week 50, 2008 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 Gran Torino (2008) $716.7M Gran Torino (2008)
- Week 51, 2008 Wk 51 Dec 14–20 Seven Pounds (2008) $284.8M Seven Pounds (2008)
- Week 52, 2008 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) $998.4M The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- Week 53, 2008 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 Defiance (2008) $71.8M Defiance (2008)
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–3 Nothing Personal (2009) $1.7M Nothing Personal (2009)
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 4–10 Not Easily Broken (2009) $15M Not Easily Broken (2009)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 11–17 Notorious (2009) $61M Notorious (2009)
Earlier years
How Does Week 1 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 1, 2007 earned the most: $62.2M from 14 films, led by Freedom Writers (2007). Week 1, 2009 took $1.7M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1, 2000 Jan 1 1 film | 1 | $41.7K | – | Ikingut (2000) $41.7K |
| Week 1, 2001 Jan 1–6 2 films · +708% | 2 | $337.4K | +708% | Wooly Boys (2001) $335.7K |
| Week 1, 2002 Jan 1–5 1 film · +2477% | 1 | $8.7M | +2477% | Impostor (2002) $8.7M |
| Week 1, 2003 Jan 1–4 2 films · −95% | 2 | $440.1K | −95% | Carolina (2003) $308.6K |
| Week 1, 2004 Jan 1–3 4 films · −18% | 4 | $361.6K | −18% | My Jealous Barber (2004) $270.1K |
| Week 1, 2005 Jan 1 5 films · +67% | 5 | $602.3K | +67% | Never Again as Before (2005) $296.9K |
| Week 1, 2006 Jan 1–7 6 films · +1068% | 6 | $7M | +1068% | Fateless (2006) $2.5M |
| Week 1, 2007 Jan 1–6 14 films · +785% | 14 | $62.2M | +785% | Freedom Writers (2007) $43.1M |
| Week 1, 2008 Jan 1–5 10 films · −82% | 10 | $10.9M | −82% | My Name Ain’t Johnny (2008) $10.4M |
| Week 1, 2009 Jan 1–3 5 films · −84% | 5 | $1.7M | −84% | Nothing Personal (2009) $973.4K |
Archive
Drama Box Office in 2009, Week by Week
53 weeks of 2009 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 47 (Nov 15–21) with $1.2B, led by The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009).
- Week 1 $1.7M
- Week 2 $15M
- Week 3 $61M
- Week 4 $23.7M
- Week 5 $277.4M
- Week 6 $243M
- Week 7 $71.9M
- Week 8 $111.7M
- Week 9 $12M
- Week 10 $208.1M
- Week 11 $105.2M
- Week 12 $208.3M
- Week 13 $85.7M
- Week 14 $395.4M
- Week 15 $186.5M
- Week 16 $237.8M
- Week 17 $173.8M
- Week 18 $8.5M
- Week 19 $46.9M
- Week 20 $20.7M
- Week 21 $7.5M
- Week 22 $901.4M
- Week 23 $16.7M
- Week 24 $110M
- Week 25 $318.6M
- Week 26 $171.8M
- Week 27 $240.8M
- Week 28 $3.1M
- Week 29 $3.1M
- Week 30 $166.2M
- Week 31 $181.1M
- Week 32 $161.6M
- Week 33 $143.9M
- Week 34 $359.1M
- Week 35 $32.1M
- Week 36 $79.1M
- Week 37 $174.1M
- Week 38 $129.9M
- Week 39 $182M
- Week 40 $93.6M
- Week 41 $70.7M
- Week 42 $251.3M
- Week 43 $101.9M
- Week 44 $18.9M
- Week 45 $430.4M
- Week 46 $819.8M
- Week 47 $1.2B
- Week 48 $108.9M
- Week 49 $308.4M
- Week 50 $295.4M
- Week 51 $229.8M
- Week 52 $8.9M
- Week 53 $20M
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 1 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 1 of 2009 (Jan 1–3)?
Nothing Personal (2009) leads with $973.4K worldwide. Next come Sonsuz (2009) at $526.3K and Deli Dumrul Kurtlar Kuşlar Aleminde (2009) at $182.2K.
How much did drama movies released in week 1 of 2009 (Jan 1–3) earn?
5 drama films released in week 1 of 2009 (Jan 1–3) report a worldwide gross, $1.7M in all, or $349.1K per film on average. Week 53, 2008 releases took $71.8M.
How many drama movies released in week 1 of 2009 (Jan 1–3) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Nothing Personal (2009), earned $973.4K.
How is the week 1, 2009 drama 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 1 of 2009 (Jan 1–3). 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 1, 2009 drama 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.