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Musical box office · December 2009

Musical Box Office, December 2009: Top-Grossing Releases

Nine (2009) is the highest-grossing musical movie released in December 2009, with $54M worldwide, ahead of Sita Sings the Blues (2009) at $12.6K. 2 musical films released in December 2009 report a worldwide gross, $54M in all, 36% of it from the US & Canada.

December 2009 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$54M
Nine (2009), the #1
$54M
earned in the US & Canada
36%
Nine (2009) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 musical movie of December 2009

Nine (2009)

2009 · Drama, Romance

$54M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$19.7M US & Canada · 36% $34.3M elsewhere · 64%
The chart

Every Musical Release of December 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 December 2009.

  1. 1 Nine (2009) movie poster
    Nine (2009) Dec 18, 2009 · English · Drama, Romance, Musical $54M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2009 US and Canada: $19.7M Rest of the world: $34.3M Worldwide: $54M
  2. 2 Sita Sings the Blues (2009) movie poster
    Sita Sings the Blues (2009) Dec 25, 2009 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Romance $12.6K worldwide
    Dec 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.6K
FAQ

Musical Box Office December 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 musical movie in December 2009?

Nine (2009) leads with $54M worldwide, $19.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Sita Sings the Blues (2009) at $12.6K.

How much did musical movies released in December 2009 earn?

2 musical films released in December 2009 report a worldwide gross, $54M in all, or $27M per film on average.

How many musical movies released in December 2009 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Nine (2009), earned $54M.

How much of the December 2009 Musical box office came from the US and Canada?

$19.7M of the $54M total, or 36%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the December 2009 musical 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 December 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 December 2009 musical 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.