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Romance box office · Week 39 · Sep 20–26, 2009

Romance Box Office, Week 39 of 2009: Romance Releases of Sep 20–26

Fame (2009) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 39 of 2009 (Sep 20–26), with $77.2M worldwide, ahead of Baaria (2009) at $16M and Closer to Heaven (2009) at $13.3M. 6 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $110M in all, 20% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 2% on Week 38, 2009, whose releases took $107.9M. By language, English leads with $77.2M across 1 romance release.

week 39 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$110M
Fame (2009), the #1
$77.2M
vs Week 38, 2009
+2%
Fame (2009) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 romance movie of Week 39, 2009

Fame (2009)

2009 · Drama, Comedy

$77.2M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total

$22.5M US & Canada · 29% $54.8M elsewhere · 71%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 39 of 2009?

Fame (2009) leads with $77.2M, 70% of the total. The top 5 together took $110M, 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.

  1. Fame (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $77.2M Fame (2009)
    $22.5M US & Canada · 29% $54.8M elsewhere · 71%
  2. Baaria (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $16M Baaria (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Closer to Heaven (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $13.3M Closer to Heaven (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Lover of Loser (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $2.1M Lover of Loser (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Venezzia (2009) movie poster Number 5
    $1.4M Venezzia (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 39 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 39 of 2009 (Sep 20–26).

  1. 1 Fame (2009) movie poster
    Fame (2009) Sep 25, 2009 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $77.2M worldwide
    Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: $54.8M Worldwide: $77.2M
  2. 2 Baaria (2009) movie poster
    Baaria (2009) Sep 25, 2009 · Italian · Comedy, Drama, Romance $16M worldwide
    Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16M
  3. 3 Closer to Heaven (2009) movie poster
    Closer to Heaven (2009) Sep 24, 2009 · Korean · Drama, Romance $13.3M worldwide
    Sep 24, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.3M
  4. 4 Lover of Loser (2009) movie poster
    Lover of Loser (2009) Sep 23, 2009 · Dutch · Family, Romance, Drama $2.1M worldwide
    Sep 23, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
  5. 5 Venezzia (2009) movie poster
    Venezzia (2009) Sep 25, 2009 · Spanish · Romance $1.4M worldwide
    Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
  6. 6 Aarumugam (2009) movie poster
    Aarumugam (2009) Sep 25, 2009 · Tamil · Romance, Action $19.2K worldwide
    Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.2K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 39 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 39 releases took $110M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 33 (Aug 9–15) with $129.5M, led by The Time Traveler's Wife (2009).

  1. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) $129.5M The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
  2. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Love Connected (2009) $1.4M Love Connected (2009)
  3. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Play the Game (2009) $995.2K Play the Game (2009)
  4. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 Ballad (2009) $32M Ballad (2009)
  5. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Mr. Nobody (2009) $5.7M Mr. Nobody (2009)
  6. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Love Happens (2009) $107.9M Love Happens (2009)
  7. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Fame (2009) $110M Fame (2009)
  8. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 The Invention of Lying (2009) $36.7M The Invention of Lying (2009)
  9. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 4–10 The Double Hour (2009) $5M The Double Hour (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 39 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 39, 2002 earned the most: $198.1M from 6 films, led by Sweet Home Alabama (2002). Week 39, 2009 took $110M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 39, 2000 Sep 17–23 2 films 2 $10.2M – Woman on Top (2000) $10.2M
Week 39, 2001 Sep 23–29 7 films · +3% 7 $10.5M +3% The Officers’ Ward (2001) $2.9M
Week 39, 2002 Sep 22–28 6 films · +1781% 6 $198.1M +1781% Sweet Home Alabama (2002) $180.6M
Week 39, 2003 Sep 21–27 5 films · −64% 5 $71.4M −64% Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) $58.9M
Week 39, 2004 Sep 19–25 5 films · −75% 5 $17.7M −75% First Daughter (2004) $10.6M
Week 39, 2005 Sep 18–24 5 films · +121% 5 $39.1M +121% You Are My Sunshine (2005) $17.7M
Week 39, 2006 Sep 24–30 4 films · −33% 4 $26.3M −33% School for Scoundrels (2006) $24.5M
Week 39, 2007 Sep 23–29 3 films · +180% 3 $73.5M +180% Lust, Caution (2007) $67.1M
Week 39, 2008 Sep 21–27 4 films · +19% 4 $87.8M +19% Nights in Rodanthe (2008) $84.4M
Week 39, 2009 Sep 20–26 6 films · +25% 6 $110M +25% Fame (2009) $77.2M
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).

FAQ

Romance Box Office Week 39 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 39 of 2009 (Sep 20–26)?

Fame (2009) leads with $77.2M worldwide, $22.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Baaria (2009) at $16M and Closer to Heaven (2009) at $13.3M.

How much did romance movies released in week 39 of 2009 (Sep 20–26) earn?

6 romance films released in week 39 of 2009 (Sep 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $110M in all, or $18.3M per film on average. Week 38, 2009 releases took $107.9M.

How many romance movies released in week 39 of 2009 (Sep 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Fame (2009), earned $77.2M.

How much of the Week 39, 2009 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$22.5M of the $110M total, or 20%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 39, 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 39 of 2009 (Sep 20–26). 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 39, 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.