#1 of 6 #1 romance movie of Week 12, 2009
2009 · Comedy, Romance
$92M worldwide · 53% of the chart's total
$71.4M US & Canada · 78% $20.5M elsewhere · 22%
Romance box office · Week 12 · Mar 15–21, 2009
Romance Box Office, Week 12 of 2009: Romance Releases of Mar 15–21
I Love You, Man (2009) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21), with $92M worldwide, ahead of Duplicity (2009) at $78.2M and Will You Marry Us? (2009) at $985.1K. 6 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $173M in all, 65% of it from the US & Canada. That is 20.7 times the total of Week 11, 2009, whose releases took $8.4M. By language, English leads with $93.1M across 3 romance releases.
- week 12 releases with a gross
- 6
- combined worldwide
- $173M
- I Love You, Man (2009), the #1
- $92M
- vs Week 11, 2009
- ×20.7
#1 of 6 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 12 of 2009?
I Love You, Man (2009) leads with $92M, 53% of the total. The top 5 together took $172.9M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 12 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 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21).
- 1 Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: $71.4M Rest of the world: $20.5M Worldwide: $92M
- 2 Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: $40.6M Rest of the world: $37.6M Worldwide: $78.2M
- 3 Mar 19, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $985.1K
- 4 Mar 18, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $934.6K
- 5 Mar 19, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $814.6K
- 6
Mar 19, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $141.7K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 12 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 12 releases took $173M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 6 (Feb 1–7) with $290.4M, led by He's Just Not That Into You (2009).
- Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 1–7 He's Just Not That Into You (2009) $290.4M He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
- Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 8–14 Two Lovers (2009) $23M Two Lovers (2009)
- Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 15–21 Jag Jeondeyan De Mele (2009) $185.7K Jag Jeondeyan De Mele (2009)
- Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 22–28 L-O-V-E. (2009) $6.7M L-O-V-E. (2009)
- Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 1–7 The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks 2 (2009) $228.3K The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks 2 (2009)
- Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 8–14 The Edge of Love (2009) $8.4M The Edge of Love (2009)
- Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 15–21 I Love You, Man (2009) $173M I Love You, Man (2009)
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 22–28 The Case of Unfaithful Klara (2009) $1.3M The Case of Unfaithful Klara (2009)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 29–Apr 4 My Girlfriend Is an Agent (2009) $39.6M My Girlfriend Is an Agent (2009)
Earlier years
How Does Week 12 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 12, 2000 earned the most: $257.9M from 1 film, led by Erin Brockovich (2000). Week 12, 2009 took $173M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 12, 2000 Mar 12–18 1 film | 1 | $257.9M | – | Erin Brockovich (2000) $257.9M |
| Week 12, 2001 Mar 18–24 3 films · −73% | 3 | $70.2M | −73% | Heartbreakers (2001) $57.8M |
| Week 12, 2002 Mar 17–23 2 films · −87% | 2 | $8.9M | −87% | Son of the Bride (2002) $8.8M |
| Week 12, 2003 Mar 16–22 3 films · +123% | 3 | $19.8M | +123% | View from the Top (2003) $19.5M |
| Week 12, 2004 Mar 14–20 1 film · +271% | 1 | $73.4M | +271% | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) $73.4M |
| Week 12, 2005 Mar 13–19 1 film · −100% | 1 | $3.9K | −100% | Romeo and Juliet Get Married (2005) $3.9K |
| Week 12, 2006 Mar 19–25 5 films · +515662% | 5 | $20.2M | +515662% | Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006) $15.7M |
| Week 12, 2007 Mar 18–24 3 films · +134% | 3 | $47.2M | +134% | Hunting & Gathering (2007) $31.9M |
| Week 12, 2008 Mar 16–22 6 films · +15% | 6 | $54.1M | +15% | Meet the Browns (2008) $42M |
| Week 12, 2009 Mar 15–21 6 films · +220% | 6 | $173M | +220% | I Love You, Man (2009) $92M |
Archive
Romance Box Office in 2009, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2009 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 28–Jul 4) with $1.1B, led by Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009).
- Week 1 $640K
- Week 2 $126.1M
- Week 3 $13.1M
- Week 4 $17.5M
- Week 5 $32.5M
- Week 6 $290.4M
- Week 7 $23M
- Week 8 $185.7K
- Week 9 $6.7M
- Week 10 $228.3K
- Week 11 $8.4M
- Week 12 $173M
- Week 13 $1.3M
- Week 14 $39.6M
- Week 15 $157M
- Week 16 $146.2M
- Week 17 $510.8K
- Week 18 $103.8M
- Week 19 $383.4K
- Week 20 $12M
- Week 21 $18.5M
- Week 22 $11.3K
- Week 23 $36.3M
- Week 24 $8.6M
- Week 25 $353.4M
- Week 26 $20.7M
- Week 27 $1.1B
- Week 28 $3.1M
- Week 29 $941.1M
- Week 30 $205.7M
- Week 31 $45.3M
- Week 32 $131.8M
- Week 33 $129.5M
- Week 34 $1.4M
- Week 35 $995.2K
- Week 36 $32M
- Week 37 $5.7M
- Week 38 $107.9M
- Week 39 $110M
- Week 40 $36.7M
- Week 41 $5M
- Week 42 $18.6M
- Week 43 $74.2M
- Week 44 $1.9M
- Week 45 $15.1M
- Week 46 $2M
- Week 47 $758.5M
- Week 48 $270M
- Week 49 $170.4M
- Week 50 $3.3M
- Week 51 $215.9M
- Week 52 $664.3M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Romance Box Office Week 12 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 6 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21)?
I Love You, Man (2009) leads with $92M worldwide, $71.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Duplicity (2009) at $78.2M and Will You Marry Us? (2009) at $985.1K.
How much did romance movies released in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21) earn?
6 romance films released in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $173M in all, or $28.8M per film on average. Week 11, 2009 releases took $8.4M.
How many romance movies released in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, I Love You, Man (2009), earned $92M.
How is the week 12, 2009 romance 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 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21). 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 12, 2009 romance 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.