#1 of 3 #1 romance movie of Week 35, 2009
2009 · Comedy, Romance
$659.5K worldwide · 66% of the chart's total
$659.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Romance box office · Week 35 · Aug 23–29, 2009
Romance Box Office, Week 35 of 2009: Romance Releases of Aug 23–29
Play the Game (2009) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 35 of 2009 (Aug 23–29), with $659.5K worldwide, ahead of Hear Me (2009) at $246.3K and Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! (2009) at $89.5K. 3 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $995.2K in all, 75% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 35 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $995.2K
- Play the Game (2009), the #1
- $659.5K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 75%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 35 of 2009?
Play the Game (2009) leads with $659.5K, 66% of the total. The top 3 together took $995.2K, 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 35 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 35 of 2009 (Aug 23–29).
- 1 Aug 28, 2009 US and Canada: $659.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $659.5K
- 2 Aug 28, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $246.3K
- 3 Aug 29, 2009 US and Canada: $89.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $89.5K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 35 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 35 releases took $995.2K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 29 (Jul 12–18) with $941.1M, led by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009).
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 12–18 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $941.1M Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 19–25 The Ugly Truth (2009) $205.7M The Ugly Truth (2009)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 Love Aaj Kal (2009) $45.3M Love Aaj Kal (2009)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 Julie & Julia (2009) $131.8M Julie & Julia (2009)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) $129.5M The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Love Connected (2009) $1.4M Love Connected (2009)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Play the Game (2009) $995.2K Play the Game (2009)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Ballad (2009) $32M Ballad (2009)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Mr. Nobody (2009) $5.7M Mr. Nobody (2009)
Earlier years
How Does Week 35 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 35, 2007 earned the most: $45.8M from 8 films, led by Balls of Fury (2007). Week 35, 2009 took $995.2K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 35, 2000 Aug 20–26 4 films | 4 | $1.4M | – | Love & Sex (2000) $580.4K |
| Week 35, 2001 Aug 26–Sep 1 2 films · +1270% | 2 | $19.4M | +1270% | O (2001) $19.3M |
| Week 35, 2002 Aug 25–31 3 films · −52% | 3 | $9.4M | −52% | Mad Love (2002) $9.3M |
| Week 35, 2003 Aug 24–30 6 films · +122% | 6 | $20.8M | +122% | The Other Side of the Bed (2003) $13.5M |
| Week 35, 2004 Aug 22–28 1 film · −100% | 1 | $31K | −100% | Chooch (2004) $31K |
| Week 35, 2005 Aug 21–27 4 films · +7994% | 4 | $2.5M | +7994% | No Entry (2005) $1.2M |
| Week 35, 2006 Aug 27–Sep 2 3 films · +649% | 3 | $18.8M | +649% | Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) $17.9M |
| Week 35, 2007 Aug 26–Sep 1 8 films · +144% | 8 | $45.8M | +144% | Balls of Fury (2007) $41.7M |
| Week 35, 2008 Aug 24–30 3 films · −93% | 3 | $3.4M | −93% | For the First Time (2008) $2.9M |
| Week 35, 2009 Aug 23–29 3 films · −71% | 3 | $995.2K | −71% | Play the Game (2009) $659.5K |
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 35 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 35 of 2009 (Aug 23–29)?
Play the Game (2009) leads with $659.5K worldwide, $659.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hear Me (2009) at $246.3K and Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! (2009) at $89.5K.
How much did romance movies released in week 35 of 2009 (Aug 23–29) earn?
3 romance films released in week 35 of 2009 (Aug 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $995.2K in all, or $331.7K per film on average.
How many romance movies released in week 35 of 2009 (Aug 23–29) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Play the Game (2009), earned $659.5K.
How is the week 35, 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 35 of 2009 (Aug 23–29). 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 35, 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.