#1 of 4 #1 mystery movie of Week 37, 2009
2009 · Action, Drama
$18M worldwide · 71% of the chart's total
$10.3M US & Canada · 57% $7.7M elsewhere · 43%
Mystery box office · Week 37 · Sep 6–12, 2009
Mystery Box Office, Week 37 of 2009: Mystery Releases of Sep 6–12
Whiteout (2009) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12), with $18M worldwide, ahead of Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) at $4.5M and The Widows of Thursdays (2009) at $2.6M. 4 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $25.5M in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 37 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $25.5M
- Whiteout (2009), the #1
- $18M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 40%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 37 of 2009?
Whiteout (2009) leads with $18M, 71% of the total. The top 4 together took $25.5M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3 -
Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Mystery Release of Week 37 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 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12).
- 1 Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $10.3M Rest of the world: $7.7M Worldwide: $18M
- 2 Sep 11, 2009 US and Canada: $32.9K Rest of the world: $4.5M Worldwide: $4.5M
- 3 Sep 10, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
- 4 Sep 10, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $360.3K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 37 releases took $25.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 33 (Aug 9–15) with $101.7M, led by The Time Traveler's Wife (2009).
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 A Perfect Getaway (2009) $24.5M A Perfect Getaway (2009)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) $101.7M The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009) $48.7M 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Buried Secrets (2009) $25.5M Buried Secrets (2009)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Whiteout (2009) $25.5M Whiteout (2009)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Hierro (2009) $1.1M Hierro (2009)
Earlier years
How Does Week 37 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2007 earned the most: $90.6M from 4 films, led by Eastern Promises (2007). Week 37, 2009 took $25.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 37, 2000 Sep 3–9 3 films | 3 | $55.4M | – | The Watcher (2000) $47.3M |
| Week 37, 2001 Sep 9–15 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 37, 2002 Sep 8–14 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 37, 2003 Sep 7–13 3 films | 3 | $932.3K | – | Labyrinth (2003) $697.4K |
| Week 37, 2004 Sep 5–11 1 film · −66% | 1 | $314.6K | −66% | A-1 Headline (2004) $314.6K |
| Week 37, 2005 Sep 4–10 1 film · +52% | 1 | $476.6K | +52% | Keane (2005) $476.6K |
| Week 37, 2006 Sep 10–16 1 film · +10250% | 1 | $49.3M | +10250% | The Black Dahlia (2006) $49.3M |
| Week 37, 2007 Sep 9–15 4 films · +84% | 4 | $90.6M | +84% | Eastern Promises (2007) $56.1M |
| Week 37, 2008 Sep 7–13 1 film · −12% | 1 | $79.5M | −12% | Righteous Kill (2008) $79.5M |
| Week 37, 2009 Sep 6–12 4 films · −68% | 4 | $25.5M | −68% | Whiteout (2009) $18M |
Archive
Mystery Box Office in 2009, Week by Week
35 weeks of 2009 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 12–18) with $941.1M, led by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $76.5M
- Week 3 $100.7M
- Week 4 $7.8M
- Week 5 $71.2M
- Week 6 $144.3M
- Week 7 $2.9M
- Week 8 $10.9M
- Week 9 $2.2M
- Week 10 $197.1M
- Week 11 $568.7K
- Week 12 $183.7M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $3M
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $127.5M
- Week 17 $13.7K
- Week 18 $2M
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $490.7M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $12.6M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $1.2M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $941.1M
- Week 30 $924.5K
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 $24.5M
- Week 33 $101.7M
- Week 34 $48.7M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $25.5M
- Week 37 $25.5M
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $1.1M
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 $27.6M
- Week 42 $31.2M
- Week 43 $69.1M
- Week 44 $668.4K
- Week 45 $33.3M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $17.9K
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $6.1M
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $587.2M
- Week 53 $20M
FAQ
Mystery Box Office Week 37 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing mystery movie in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12)?
Whiteout (2009) leads with $18M worldwide, $10.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009) at $4.5M and The Widows of Thursdays (2009) at $2.6M.
How much did mystery movies released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12) earn?
4 mystery films released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $25.5M in all, or $6.4M per film on average.
How many mystery movies released in week 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Whiteout (2009), earned $18M.
How is the week 37, 2009 mystery 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 37 of 2009 (Sep 6–12). 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 37, 2009 mystery 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.