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History box office · August 2009

History Box Office, August 2009: Top-Grossing Releases

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) is the highest-grossing history movie released in August 2009, with $26.9M worldwide, ahead of The Time That Remains (2009) at $1M. 2 history films released in August 2009 report a worldwide gross, $28M in all, 2% of it from the US & Canada.

August 2009 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$28M
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009), the #1
$26.9M
earned in the US & Canada
2%
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 history movie of August 2009

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009)

2009 · Action, Biography

$26.9M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total

$476.3K US & Canada · 2% $26.5M elsewhere · 98%
The chart

Every History Release of August 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 August 2009.

  1. 1 The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) movie poster
    The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) Aug 21, 2009 · English · Action, Biography, Drama $26.9M worldwide
    Aug 21, 2009 US and Canada: $476.3K Rest of the world: $26.5M Worldwide: $26.9M
  2. 2 The Time That Remains (2009) movie poster
    The Time That Remains (2009) Aug 12, 2009 · Arabic · Drama, History $1M worldwide
    Aug 12, 2009 US and Canada: $32.9K Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $1M
FAQ

History Box Office August 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 history movie in August 2009?

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) leads with $26.9M worldwide, $476.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Time That Remains (2009) at $1M.

How much did history movies released in August 2009 earn?

2 history films released in August 2009 report a worldwide gross, $28M in all, or $14M per film on average.

How many history movies released in August 2009 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009), earned $26.9M.

How much of the August 2009 History box office came from the US and Canada?

$509.1K of the $28M total, or 2%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the August 2009 history 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 August 2009. 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 August 2009 history 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.