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

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

Little Nicholas (2009) is the highest-grossing family movie released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3), with $62.8M worldwide, ahead of SpangaS Op Survival (2009) at $2.7M and Alabama Moon (2009) at $47.3K. 3 family films released that week report a worldwide gross, $65.5M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 22% on Week 39, 2009, whose releases took $83.7M.

week 40 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$65.5M
Little Nicholas (2009), the #1
$62.8M
vs Week 39, 2009
−22%
Little Nicholas (2009) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 family movie of Week 40, 2009

Little Nicholas (2009)

2009 · Family, Comedy

$62.8M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

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

Little Nicholas (2009) leads with $62.8M, 96% of the total. The top 3 together took $65.5M, 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. Little Nicholas (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $62.8M Little Nicholas (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. SpangaS Op Survival (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $2.7M SpangaS Op Survival (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Alabama Moon (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $47.3K Alabama Moon (2009)
    $47.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Family 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 Little Nicholas (2009) movie poster
    Little Nicholas (2009) Sep 30, 2009 · French · Family, Comedy $62.8M worldwide
    Sep 30, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $62.8M
  2. 2 SpangaS Op Survival (2009) movie poster
    SpangaS Op Survival (2009) Sep 30, 2009 · Dutch · Drama, Family, Adventure $2.7M worldwide
    Sep 30, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M
  3. 3 Alabama Moon (2009) movie poster
    Alabama Moon (2009) Sep 27, 2009 · English · Adventure, Family, Drama $47.3K worldwide
    Sep 27, 2009 US and Canada: $47.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $47.3K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $65.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 13–19) with $243.2M, led by Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009).

  1. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Shorts (2009) $29.2M Shorts (2009)
  2. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009) $8.6M Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009)
  4. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Sinterklaas en de Verdwenen Pakjesboot (2009) $3.2M Sinterklaas en de Verdwenen Pakjesboot (2009)
  5. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) $243.2M Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
  6. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Fame (2009) $83.7M Fame (2009)
  7. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 Little Nicholas (2009) $65.5M Little Nicholas (2009)
  8. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 4–10 The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer (2009) $7.9M The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer (2009)
  9. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 Where the Wild Things Are (2009) $105.2M Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2004 earned the most: $382.5M from 2 films, led by Shark Tale (2004). Week 40, 2009 took $65.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 2000 Sep 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2001 Sep 30–Oct 6 2 films 2 $33.5M – Max Keeble's Big Move (2001) $18.6M
Week 40, 2002 Sep 29–Oct 5 1 film · −23% 1 $25.6M −23% Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) $25.6M
Week 40, 2003 Sep 28–Oct 4 1 film · +412% 1 $131.1M +412% School of Rock (2003) $131.1M
Week 40, 2004 Sep 26–Oct 2 2 films · +192% 2 $382.5M +192% Shark Tale (2004) $374.6M
Week 40, 2005 Sep 25–Oct 1 3 films · −97% 3 $11.7M −97% The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island (2005) $9.6M
Week 40, 2006 Oct 1–7 1 film · −76% 1 $2.8M −76% XTC Just Don’t Do It (2006) $2.8M
Week 40, 2007 Sep 30–Oct 6 1 film · −25% 1 $2.1M −25% Timboektoe (2007) $2.1M
Week 40, 2008 Sep 28–Oct 4 2 films · +7167% 2 $154.2M +7167% Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) $149.3M
Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 3 films · −58% 3 $65.5M −58% Little Nicholas (2009) $62.8M
Archive

Family Box Office in 2009, Week by Week

43 weeks of 2009 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 12–18) with $941.5M, led by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009).

FAQ

Family 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 family movie in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3)?

Little Nicholas (2009) leads with $62.8M worldwide. Next come SpangaS Op Survival (2009) at $2.7M and Alabama Moon (2009) at $47.3K.

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

3 family films released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3) report a worldwide gross, $65.5M in all, or $21.8M per film on average. Week 39, 2009 releases took $83.7M.

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

None. The biggest, Little Nicholas (2009), earned $62.8M.

How much of the Week 40, 2009 Family box office came from the US and Canada?

$47.3K of the $65.5M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 2009 family 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 family 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.