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Music box office · Week 21 · May 17–23, 2009

Music Box Office, Week 21 of 2009: Music Releases of May 17–23

Dance Flick (2009) is the highest-grossing music movie released in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23), with $31.4M worldwide, ahead of To Die Like a Man (2009) at $5K. 2 music films released that week report a worldwide gross, $31.4M in all, 82% of it from the US & Canada.

week 21 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$31.4M
Dance Flick (2009), the #1
$31.4M
earned in the US & Canada
82%
Dance Flick (2009) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 music movie of Week 21, 2009

Dance Flick (2009)

2009 · Action, Comedy

$31.4M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$25.7M US & Canada · 82% $5.8M elsewhere · 18%
The chart

Every Music Release of Week 21 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 21 of 2009 (May 17–23).

  1. 1 Dance Flick (2009) movie poster
    Dance Flick (2009) May 22, 2009 · English · Action, Comedy, Music $31.4M worldwide
    May 22, 2009 US and Canada: $25.7M Rest of the world: $5.8M Worldwide: $31.4M
  2. 2 To Die Like a Man (2009) movie poster
    To Die Like a Man (2009) May 22, 2009 · Portuguese · Drama, Music $5K worldwide
    May 22, 2009 US and Canada: $4K Rest of the world: $926 Worldwide: $5K
FAQ

Music Box Office Week 21 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 music movie in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23)?

Dance Flick (2009) leads with $31.4M worldwide, $25.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come To Die Like a Man (2009) at $5K.

How much did music movies released in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23) earn?

2 music films released in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $31.4M in all, or $15.7M per film on average.

How many music movies released in week 21 of 2009 (May 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dance Flick (2009), earned $31.4M.

How much of the Week 21, 2009 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$25.7M of the $31.4M total, or 82%, 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 week 21, 2009 music 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 21 of 2009 (May 17–23). 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 21, 2009 music 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.