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Family box office · Week 52 · Dec 20–26, 2009

Family Box Office, Week 52 of 2009: Family Releases of Dec 20–26

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) is the highest-grossing family movie released in week 52 of 2009 (Dec 20–26), with $443.1M worldwide, ahead of Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess (2009) at $4.7M and Novye Priklyucheniya Alenushki i Eremy (2009) at $1.6M. 5 family films released that week report a worldwide gross, $450M in all, 49% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 30.5 times the total of Week 51, 2009, whose releases took $14.8M. By language, English leads with $443.5M across 2 family releases.

week 52 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$450M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 51, 2009
×30.5
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Family Hits of Week 52 of 2009?

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) leads with $443.1M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $450M, 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.

  1. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $443.1M Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
    $219.6M US & Canada · 50% $223.5M elsewhere · 50%
  2. Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $4.7M Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Novye Priklyucheniya Alenushki i Eremy (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $1.6M Novye Priklyucheniya Alenushki i Eremy (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Gruffalo (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $342.8K The Gruffalo (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Yona Yona Penguin (2009) movie poster Number 5
    $188.7K Yona Yona Penguin (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Family Release of Week 52 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 52 of 2009 (Dec 20–26).

  1. 1 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) movie poster
    Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) Dec 23, 2009 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Romance $443.1M worldwide
    Dec 23, 2009 US and Canada: $219.6M Rest of the world: $223.5M Worldwide: $443.1M
  2. 2 Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess (2009) movie poster
    Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess (2009) Dec 25, 2009 · Portuguese · Fantasy, Family $4.7M worldwide
    Dec 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7M
  3. 3 Novye Priklyucheniya Alenushki i Eremy (2009) movie poster
    Novye Priklyucheniya Alenushki i Eremy (2009) Dec 24, 2009 · Russian · Family, Animation, Comedy $1.6M worldwide
    Dec 24, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
  4. 4 The Gruffalo (2009) movie poster
    The Gruffalo (2009) Dec 25, 2009 · English · Family, Animation $342.8K worldwide
    Dec 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $342.8K
  5. 5 Yona Yona Penguin (2009) movie poster
    Yona Yona Penguin (2009) Dec 23, 2009 · Japanese · Adventure, Family, Animation $188.7K worldwide
    Dec 23, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $188.7K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 52 releases took $450M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52 (Dec 20–26) with $450M, led by Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009).

  1. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) $58.1M Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
  2. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 Planet 51 (2009) $107.6M Planet 51 (2009)
  3. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 The Princess and the Frog (2009) $424.7M The Princess and the Frog (2009)
  4. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009) $6.1M Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
  5. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 Our Masha and the Magic Nut (2009) $636.6K Our Masha and the Magic Nut (2009)
  6. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (2009) $14.8M St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (2009)
  7. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $450M Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
  8. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 27–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 1, 2010 Wk 1 Jan 1–2 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 52 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 52, 2008 earned the most: $469.3M from 3 films, led by Marley & Me (2008). Week 52, 2009 took $450M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 52, 2000 Dec 17–23 2 films 2 $424.5K – Raju Chacha (2000) $402.2K
Week 52, 2001 Dec 23–29 1 film · −98% 1 $9.8K −98% Regína (2001) $9.8K
Week 52, 2002 Dec 22–28 1 film · +454179% 1 $44.3M +454179% Pinocchio (2002) $44.3M
Week 52, 2003 Dec 21–27 5 films · +634% 5 $325.3M +634% Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) $190.5M
Week 52, 2004 Dec 19–25 1 film · −85% 1 $48.6M −85% Fat Albert (2004) $48.6M
Week 52, 2005 Dec 18–24 2 films · +168% 2 $130.2M +168% Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) $130.2M
Week 52, 2006 Dec 24–30 2 films · −14% 2 $112.1M −14% Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) $108.6M
Week 52, 2007 Dec 23–29 3 films · +3% 3 $115.2M +3% The Water Horse (2007) $104M
Week 52, 2008 Dec 21–27 3 films · +307% 3 $469.3M +307% Marley & Me (2008) $255.7M
Week 52, 2009 Dec 20–26 5 films · −4% 5 $450M −4% Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $443.1M
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 52 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 family movie in week 52 of 2009 (Dec 20–26)?

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) leads with $443.1M worldwide, $219.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Xuxa and the Mystery of the Little Ugly Princess (2009) at $4.7M and Novye Priklyucheniya Alenushki i Eremy (2009) at $1.6M.

How much did family movies released in week 52 of 2009 (Dec 20–26) earn?

5 family films released in week 52 of 2009 (Dec 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $450M in all, or $90M per film on average. Week 51, 2009 releases took $14.8M.

How many family movies released in week 52 of 2009 (Dec 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) with $443.1M.

How much of the Week 52, 2009 Family box office came from the US and Canada?

$219.6M of the $450M total, or 49%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 52, 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 52 of 2009 (Dec 20–26). 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 52, 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.