#1 of 3 #1 romance movie of Week 3, 2009
2009 · Drama, Romance
$12.9M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
$104.6K US & Canada · <1% $12.8M elsewhere · 99%
Romance box office · Week 3 · Jan 11–17, 2009
Romance Box Office, Week 3 of 2009: Romance Releases of Jan 11–17
Cherry Blossoms (2009) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 3 of 2009 (Jan 11–17), with $12.9M worldwide, ahead of Contrato (2009) at $254.7K and Heer Ranjha - A True Love Story (2009) at $32.3K. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.1M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 3 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $13.1M
- Cherry Blossoms (2009), the #1
- $12.9M
- earned in the US & Canada
- <1%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 3 of 2009?
Cherry Blossoms (2009) leads with $12.9M, 98% of the total. The top 3 together took $13.1M, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Romance Release of Week 3 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 3 of 2009 (Jan 11–17).
- 1 Jan 16, 2009 US and Canada: $104.6K Rest of the world: $12.8M Worldwide: $12.9M
- 2 Jan 15, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $254.7K
- 3 Jan 13, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.3K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 3 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 3 releases took $13.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52, 2008 (Dec 21–27) with $721.6M, led by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).
- Week 50, 2008 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 The Reader (2008) $117.1M The Reader (2008)
- Week 51, 2008 Wk 51 Dec 14–20 Yes Man (2008) $271.9M Yes Man (2008)
- Week 52, 2008 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) $721.6M The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- Week 53, 2008 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–3 Syurga Cinta (2009) $640K Syurga Cinta (2009)
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 4–10 Bride Wars (2009) $126.1M Bride Wars (2009)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 11–17 Cherry Blossoms (2009) $13.1M Cherry Blossoms (2009)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 18–24 Look for a Star (2009) $17.5M Look for a Star (2009)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 25–31 New in Town (2009) $32.5M New in Town (2009)
Earlier years
How Does Week 3 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 3, 2008 earned the most: $462.8M from 11 films, led by Welcome to the Sticks (2008). Week 3, 2009 took $13.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 3, 2000 Jan 9–15 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 3, 2001 Jan 14–20 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 3, 2002 Jan 13–19 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 3, 2003 Jan 12–18 5 films | 5 | $19.7M | – | A Guy Thing (2003) $17.4M |
| Week 3, 2004 Jan 11–17 2 films · +817% | 2 | $180.9M | +817% | Along Came Polly (2004) $178.3M |
| Week 3, 2005 Jan 9–15 2 films · −82% | 2 | $31.8M | −82% | Tokyo Tower (2005) $29.2M |
| Week 3, 2006 Jan 15–21 6 films · −36% | 6 | $20.4M | −36% | The Professor and His Beloved Equation (2006) $8.3M |
| Week 3, 2007 Jan 14–20 2 films · +37% | 2 | $27.9M | +37% | Manual of Love 2 (2007) $27.8M |
| Week 3, 2008 Jan 13–19 11 films · +1557% | 11 | $462.8M | +1557% | Welcome to the Sticks (2008) $245.1M |
| Week 3, 2009 Jan 11–17 3 films · −97% | 3 | $13.1M | −97% | Cherry Blossoms (2009) $12.9M |
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 3 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 romance movie in week 3 of 2009 (Jan 11–17)?
Cherry Blossoms (2009) leads with $12.9M worldwide, $104.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Contrato (2009) at $254.7K and Heer Ranjha - A True Love Story (2009) at $32.3K.
How much did romance movies released in week 3 of 2009 (Jan 11–17) earn?
3 romance films released in week 3 of 2009 (Jan 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $13.1M in all, or $4.4M per film on average.
How many romance movies released in week 3 of 2009 (Jan 11–17) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Cherry Blossoms (2009), earned $12.9M.
How is the week 3, 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 3 of 2009 (Jan 11–17). 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 3, 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.