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Music box office · Week 40 · Sep 25–Oct 1, 2011

Music Box Office, Week 40 of 2011: Music Releases of Sep 25–Oct 1

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) is the highest-grossing music movie released in week 40 of 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1), with $5.3M worldwide, ahead of Benda Bilili! (2011) at $127.4K and The Story of Lovers Rock (2011) at $91.2K. 3 music films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.5M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is 4.9 times the total of Week 39, 2011, whose releases took $1.1M.

week 40 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$5.5M
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011), the #1
$5.3M
vs Week 39, 2011
×4.9
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Music Hits of Week 40 of 2011?

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) leads with $5.3M, 96% of the total. The top 3 together took $5.5M, 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. The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) movie poster Number 1
  2. Benda Bilili! (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $127.4K Benda Bilili! (2011)
    $13.4K US & Canada · 11% $113.9K elsewhere · 89%
  3. The Story of Lovers Rock (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $91.2K The Story of Lovers Rock (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Music Release of Week 40 of 2011, 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 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1).

  1. 1 The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) movie poster
    The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) Sep 27, 2011 · English · Romance, Music, Drama $5.3M worldwide
    Sep 27, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M
  2. 2 Benda Bilili! (2011) movie poster
    Benda Bilili! (2011) Sep 30, 2011 · Lingala · Music, Documentary $127.4K worldwide
    Sep 30, 2011 US and Canada: $13.4K Rest of the world: $113.9K Worldwide: $127.4K
  3. 3 The Story of Lovers Rock (2011) movie poster
    The Story of Lovers Rock (2011) Sep 30, 2011 · English · Music, Documentary, Family $91.2K worldwide
    Sep 30, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $91.2K
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2003 earned the most: $131.1M from 1 film, led by School of Rock (2003). Week 40, 2011 took $5.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 2002 Sep 29–Oct 5 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2003 Sep 28–Oct 4 1 film 1 $131.1M – School of Rock (2003) $131.1M
Week 40, 2004 Sep 26–Oct 2 1 film · −100% 1 $228.8K −100% Dig! (2004) $228.8K
Week 40, 2005 Sep 25–Oct 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2006 Oct 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2007 Sep 30–Oct 6 4 films 4 $7.1M – Feel the Noise (2007) $6.5M
Week 40, 2008 Sep 28–Oct 4 3 films · +418% 3 $36.9M +418% Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) $33.6M
Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 3 films 3 $5.5M – The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) $5.3M
FAQ

Music Box Office Week 40 of 2011: 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 music movie in week 40 of 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1)?

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) leads with $5.3M worldwide. Next come Benda Bilili! (2011) at $127.4K and The Story of Lovers Rock (2011) at $91.2K.

How much did music movies released in week 40 of 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1) earn?

3 music films released in week 40 of 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1) report a worldwide gross, $5.5M in all, or $1.8M per film on average. Week 39, 2011 releases took $1.1M.

How many music movies released in week 40 of 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011), earned $5.3M.

How much of the Week 40, 2011 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$13.4K of the $5.5M 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, 2011 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 40 of 2011 (Sep 25–Oct 1). 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, 2011 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.