#1 of 2 #1 fantasy movie of Week 40, 2009
2009 · Fantasy, Comedy
$32.4M worldwide · 97% of the chart's total
$18.5M US & Canada · 57% $14M elsewhere · 43%
Fantasy box office · Week 40 · Sep 27–Oct 3, 2009
Fantasy Box Office, Week 40 of 2009: Fantasy Releases of Sep 27–Oct 3
The Invention of Lying (2009) is the highest-grossing fantasy movie released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3), with $32.4M worldwide, ahead of Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (2009) at $950.3K. 2 fantasy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $33.4M in all, 55% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $33.4M
- The Invention of Lying (2009), the #1
- $32.4M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 55%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Fantasy 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 Oct 2, 2009 US and Canada: $18.5M Rest of the world: $14M Worldwide: $32.4M
- 2
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (2009)Oct 3, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $950.3K
Oct 3, 2009 · Japanese · Fantasy, Animation, Adventure $950.3K worldwide
Archive
Fantasy Box Office in 2009, Week by Week
37 weeks of 2009 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 13–19) with $2.9B, led by Avatar (2009).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $4.6M
- Week 4 $158.4M
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $185.9M
- Week 7 $16.5M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $106.4M
- Week 12 $23.6M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $55.7M
- Week 16 $3.2K
- Week 17 $3.7K
- Week 18 $475.4M
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $1.5M
- Week 21 $413.1M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $23M
- Week 25 $508K
- Week 26 $2M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $5.9M
- Week 29 $941.5M
- Week 30 $292.8M
- Week 31 $57.9M
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 $307.6M
- Week 34 $29.3M
- Week 35 $4.9K
- Week 36 $8.6M
- Week 37 $76.3M
- Week 38 $51.2M
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $33.4M
- Week 41 $5.5M
- Week 42 $100.3M
- Week 43 $40.6M
- Week 44 $13.3M
- Week 45 $325.3M
- Week 46 $4.6M
- Week 47 $816.7M
- Week 48 $319.4M
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $145.9M
- Week 51 $2.9B
- Week 52 $511.1M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Fantasy 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing fantasy movie in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3)?
The Invention of Lying (2009) leads with $32.4M worldwide, $18.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (2009) at $950.3K.
How much did fantasy movies released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3) earn?
2 fantasy films released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3) report a worldwide gross, $33.4M in all, or $16.7M per film on average.
How many fantasy movies released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Invention of Lying (2009), earned $32.4M.
How is the week 40, 2009 fantasy 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 fantasy 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.