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Romance box office · Week 43 · Oct 18–24, 2009

Romance Box Office, Week 43 of 2009: Romance Releases of Oct 18–24

Pope Joan (2009) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24), with $28.7M worldwide, ahead of I Give My First Love to You (2009) at $24.1M and Amelia (2009) at $19.6M. 6 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $74.2M in all, 19% of it from the US & Canada. That is 4 times the total of Week 42, 2009, whose releases took $18.6M. By language, English leads with $48.4M across 2 romance releases.

week 43 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$74.2M
Pope Joan (2009), the #1
$28.7M
vs Week 42, 2009
×4
Pope Joan (2009) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 romance movie of Week 43, 2009

Pope Joan (2009)

2009 · Romance, History

$28.7M worldwide · 39% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 43 of 2009?

Pope Joan (2009) leads with $28.7M, 39% of the total. The top 5 together took $74.2M, 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. Pope Joan (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $28.7M Pope Joan (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. I Give My First Love to You (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $24.1M I Give My First Love to You (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Amelia (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $19.6M Amelia (2009)
    $14.2M US & Canada · 73% $5.4M elsewhere · 27%
  4. Above the Street, Below the Water (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $1.5M Above the Street, Below the Water (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. I, Don Giovanni (2009) movie poster Number 5
    $253.1K I, Don Giovanni (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 43 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 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24).

  1. 1 Pope Joan (2009) movie poster
    Pope Joan (2009) Oct 22, 2009 · English · Romance, History, Drama $28.7M worldwide
    Oct 22, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.7M
  2. 2 I Give My First Love to You (2009) movie poster
    I Give My First Love to You (2009) Oct 24, 2009 · Japanese · Drama, Romance $24.1M worldwide
    Oct 24, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.1M
  3. 3 Amelia (2009) movie poster
    Amelia (2009) Oct 23, 2009 · English · Adventure, Biography, Drama $19.6M worldwide
    Oct 23, 2009 US and Canada: $14.2M Rest of the world: $5.4M Worldwide: $19.6M
  4. 4 Above the Street, Below the Water (2009) movie poster
    Above the Street, Below the Water (2009) Oct 23, 2009 · Danish · Drama, Romance $1.5M worldwide
    Oct 23, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
  5. 5 I, Don Giovanni (2009) movie poster
    I, Don Giovanni (2009) Oct 20, 2009 · Italian · Drama, Romance $253.1K worldwide
    Oct 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $253.1K
  6. 6 Forget Me Not (2009) movie poster
    Forget Me Not (2009) Oct 22, 2009 · German · Drama, Horror, Romance $10.3K worldwide
    Oct 22, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.3K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 43 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 43 releases took $74.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 20–26) with $110M, led by Fame (2009).

  1. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Mr. Nobody (2009) $5.7M Mr. Nobody (2009)
  2. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Love Happens (2009) $107.9M Love Happens (2009)
  3. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 20–26 Fame (2009) $110M Fame (2009)
  4. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 27–Oct 3 The Invention of Lying (2009) $36.7M The Invention of Lying (2009)
  5. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 4–10 The Double Hour (2009) $5M The Double Hour (2009)
  6. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 New York, I Love You (2009) $18.6M New York, I Love You (2009)
  7. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 18–24 Pope Joan (2009) $74.2M Pope Joan (2009)
  8. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 25–31 No Time for Love (2009) $1.9M No Time for Love (2009)
  9. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) $15.1M Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 43 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 43, 2008 earned the most: $282.7M from 10 films, led by High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008). Week 43, 2009 took $74.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 43, 2000 Oct 15–21 2 films 2 $146.1M – Bedazzled (2000) $90.4M
Week 43, 2001 Oct 21–27 5 films · −80% 5 $29.1M −80% Life as a House (2001) $23.9M
Week 43, 2002 Oct 20–26 4 films · +108% 4 $60.8M +108% Frida (2002) $56.3M
Week 43, 2003 Oct 19–25 4 films · −39% 4 $37.1M −39% In the Cut (2003) $23.7M
Week 43, 2004 Oct 17–23 5 films · +238% 5 $125.5M +238% Sideways (2004) $109.7M
Week 43, 2005 Oct 16–22 3 films · −85% 3 $18.8M −85% Shopgirl (2005) $11.7M
Week 43, 2006 Oct 22–28 4 films · −46% 4 $10.2M −46% Heavenly Forest (2006) $5.9M
Week 43, 2007 Oct 21–27 4 films · +788% 4 $90.8M +788% Dan in Real Life (2007) $68.5M
Week 43, 2008 Oct 19–25 10 films · +211% 10 $282.7M +211% High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) $252.9M
Week 43, 2009 Oct 18–24 6 films · −74% 6 $74.2M −74% Pope Joan (2009) $28.7M
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 43 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 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24)?

Pope Joan (2009) leads with $28.7M worldwide. Next come I Give My First Love to You (2009) at $24.1M and Amelia (2009) at $19.6M.

How much did romance movies released in week 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24) earn?

6 romance films released in week 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $74.2M in all, or $12.4M per film on average. Week 42, 2009 releases took $18.6M.

How many romance movies released in week 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Pope Joan (2009), earned $28.7M.

How much of the Week 43, 2009 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$14.2M of the $74.2M total, or 19%, 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 43, 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 43 of 2009 (Oct 18–24). 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 43, 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.