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Romance box office · Week 5 · Jan 25–31, 2009

Romance Box Office, Week 5 of 2009: Romance Releases of Jan 25–31

New in Town (2009) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 5 of 2009 (Jan 25–31), with $29M worldwide, ahead of The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend (2009) at $3.3M and Status: Single (2009) at $252.5K. 5 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $32.5M in all, 51% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $29M across 2 romance releases.

week 5 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$32.5M
New in Town (2009), the #1
$29M
earned in the US & Canada
51%
New in Town (2009) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 romance movie of Week 5, 2009

New in Town (2009)

2009 · Comedy, Romance

$29M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total

$16.7M US & Canada · 58% $12.3M elsewhere · 42%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 5 of 2009?

New in Town (2009) leads with $29M, 89% of the total. The top 5 together took $32.5M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. New in Town (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $29M New in Town (2009)
    $16.7M US & Canada · 58% $12.3M elsewhere · 42%
  2. The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $3.3M The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Status: Single (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $252.5K Status: Single (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Between Love & Goodbye (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $18.5K Between Love & Goodbye (2009)
    $18.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009) movie poster Number 5
    $3.9K Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 5 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 5 of 2009 (Jan 25–31).

  1. 1 New in Town (2009) movie poster
    New in Town (2009) Jan 30, 2009 · English · Comedy, Romance $29M worldwide
    Jan 30, 2009 US and Canada: $16.7M Rest of the world: $12.3M Worldwide: $29M
  2. 2 The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend (2009) movie poster
    The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend (2009) Jan 30, 2009 · Polish · Comedy, Romance $3.3M worldwide
    Jan 30, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M
  3. 3 Status: Single (2009) movie poster
    Status: Single (2009) Jan 28, 2009 · Tagalog · Comedy, Romance $252.5K worldwide
    Jan 28, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $252.5K
  4. 4 Between Love & Goodbye (2009) movie poster
    Between Love & Goodbye (2009) Jan 30, 2009 · English · Music, Drama, Romance $18.5K worldwide
    Jan 30, 2009 US and Canada: $18.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.5K
  5. 5 Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009) movie poster
    Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009) Jan 29, 2009 · Tamil · Comedy, Drama, Romance $3.9K worldwide
    Jan 29, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 5 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 5 releases took $32.5M. 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).

  1. Week 52, 2008 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) $721.6M The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
  2. Week 53, 2008 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–3 Syurga Cinta (2009) $640K Syurga Cinta (2009)
  4. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 4–10 Bride Wars (2009) $126.1M Bride Wars (2009)
  5. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 11–17 Cherry Blossoms (2009) $13.1M Cherry Blossoms (2009)
  6. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 18–24 Look for a Star (2009) $17.5M Look for a Star (2009)
  7. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 25–31 New in Town (2009) $32.5M New in Town (2009)
  8. 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)
  9. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 8–14 Two Lovers (2009) $23M Two Lovers (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 5 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 5, 2007 earned the most: $74.5M from 4 films, led by Because I Said So (2007). Week 5, 2009 took $32.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 5, 2000 Jan 23–29 1 film 1 $3M – Isn't She Great (2000) $3M
Week 5, 2001 Jan 28–Feb 3 5 films · +879% 5 $29.4M +879% In the Mood for Love (2001) $15.8M
Week 5, 2002 Jan 27–Feb 2 5 films · −14% 5 $25.4M −14% Birthday Girl (2002) $16.2M
Week 5, 2003 Jan 26–Feb 1 4 films · +66% 4 $42.2M +66% The Guru (2003) $24.1M
Week 5, 2004 Jan 25–31 3 films · −97% 3 $1.4M −97% Latter Days (2004) $865K
Week 5, 2005 Jan 23–29 3 films · +262% 3 $5M +262% About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005) $4.8M
Week 5, 2006 Jan 29–Feb 4 4 films · +150% 4 $12.6M +150% Something New (2006) $11.5M
Week 5, 2007 Jan 28–Feb 3 4 films · +493% 4 $74.5M +493% Because I Said So (2007) $69.5M
Week 5, 2008 Jan 27–Feb 2 4 films · −47% 4 $39.8M −47% Over Her Dead Body (2008) $21.5M
Week 5, 2009 Jan 25–31 5 films · −18% 5 $32.5M −18% New in Town (2009) $29M
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 5 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 5 of 2009 (Jan 25–31)?

New in Town (2009) leads with $29M worldwide, $16.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend (2009) at $3.3M and Status: Single (2009) at $252.5K.

How much did romance movies released in week 5 of 2009 (Jan 25–31) earn?

5 romance films released in week 5 of 2009 (Jan 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $32.5M in all, or $6.5M per film on average.

How many romance movies released in week 5 of 2009 (Jan 25–31) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, New in Town (2009), earned $29M.

How much of the Week 5, 2009 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$16.8M of the $32.5M total, or 51%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 5, 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 5 of 2009 (Jan 25–31). 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 5, 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.