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Mystery box office · Week 41 · Oct 4–10, 2009

Mystery Box Office, Week 41 of 2009: Mystery Releases of Oct 4–10

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) is the highest-grossing mystery movie released in week 41 of 2009 (Oct 4–10), with $24.7M worldwide, ahead of The Double Hour (2009) at $2.8M and God Bless Iceland (2009) at $22K. 3 mystery films released that week report a worldwide gross, $27.6M in all, 5% of it from the US & Canada.

week 41 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$27.6M
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009), the #1
$24.7M
earned in the US & Canada
5%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Mystery Hits of Week 41 of 2009?

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) leads with $24.7M, 90% of the total. The top 3 together took $27.6M, 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. Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $24.7M Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Double Hour (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $2.8M The Double Hour (2009)
    $1.5M US & Canada · 53% $1.3M elsewhere · 47%
  3. God Bless Iceland (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $22K God Bless Iceland (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Mystery Release of Week 41 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 41 of 2009 (Oct 4–10).

  1. 1 Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) movie poster
    Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) Oct 10, 2009 · Japanese · Thriller, Drama, Mystery $24.7M worldwide
    Oct 10, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.7M
  2. 2 The Double Hour (2009) movie poster
    The Double Hour (2009) Oct 9, 2009 · Italian · Thriller, Drama, Mystery $2.8M worldwide
    Oct 9, 2009 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $2.8M
  3. 3 God Bless Iceland (2009) movie poster
    God Bless Iceland (2009) Oct 6, 2009 · Icelandic · Thriller, Mystery, Drama $22K worldwide
    Oct 6, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 41 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 41 releases took $27.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 43 (Oct 18–24) with $69.1M, led by Saw VI (2009).

  1. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Buried Secrets (2009) $25.5M Buried Secrets (2009)
  3. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Whiteout (2009) $25.5M Whiteout (2009)
  4. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Hierro (2009) $1.1M Hierro (2009)
  6. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 4–10 Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) $27.6M Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)
  8. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 The Stepfather (2009) $31.2M The Stepfather (2009)
  9. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 18–24 Saw VI (2009) $69.1M Saw VI (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 41 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 41, 2003 earned the most: $157.2M from 2 films, led by Mystic River (2003). Week 41, 2009 took $27.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 41, 2000 Oct 1–7 1 film 1 $86.7K – Sorted (2000) $86.7K
Week 41, 2001 Oct 7–13 2 films · +23495% 2 $20.5M +23495% Mulholland Dr. (2001) $20.4M
Week 41, 2002 Oct 6–12 1 film · −87% 1 $2.6M −87% Below (2002) $2.6M
Week 41, 2003 Oct 5–11 2 films · +5895% 2 $157.2M +5895% Mystic River (2003) $156.6M
Week 41, 2004 Oct 3–9 2 films · −98% 2 $3.4M −98% The Card Player (2004) $3.4M
Week 41, 2005 Oct 2–8 1 film · −99% 1 $23.7K −99% Loft (2005) $23.7K
Week 41, 2006 Oct 8–14 5 films · +318007% 5 $75.4M +318007% The Grudge 2 (2006) $70.7M
Week 41, 2007 Oct 7–13 2 films · −92% 2 $5.9M −92% Sleuth (2007) $4.9M
Week 41, 2008 Oct 5–11 4 films · +661% 4 $45M +661% Quarantine (2008) $41.3M
Week 41, 2009 Oct 4–10 3 films · −39% 3 $27.6M −39% Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) $24.7M
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).

FAQ

Mystery Box Office Week 41 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing mystery movie in week 41 of 2009 (Oct 4–10)?

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) leads with $24.7M worldwide. Next come The Double Hour (2009) at $2.8M and God Bless Iceland (2009) at $22K.

How much did mystery movies released in week 41 of 2009 (Oct 4–10) earn?

3 mystery films released in week 41 of 2009 (Oct 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $27.6M in all, or $9.2M per film on average.

How many mystery movies released in week 41 of 2009 (Oct 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009), earned $24.7M.

How much of the Week 41, 2009 Mystery box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.5M of the $27.6M total, or 5%, 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 41, 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 41 of 2009 (Oct 4–10). 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 41, 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.