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Romance box office · Week 51 · Dec 13–19, 2009

Romance Box Office, Week 51 of 2009: Romance Releases of Dec 13–19

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19), with $85.3M worldwide, ahead of Nine (2009) at $54M and Crazy Heart (2009) at $47.4M. 4 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $215.9M in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. That is 65.7 times the total of Week 50, 2009, whose releases took $3.3M.

week 51 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$215.9M
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), the #1
$85.3M
vs Week 50, 2009
×65.7
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 51 of 2009?

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) leads with $85.3M, 40% of the total. The top 4 together took $215.9M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $85.3M Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
    $29.6M US & Canada · 35% $55.7M elsewhere · 65%
  2. Nine (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $54M Nine (2009)
    $19.7M US & Canada · 36% $34.3M elsewhere · 64%
  3. Crazy Heart (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $47.4M Crazy Heart (2009)
    $39.5M US & Canada · 83% $7.9M elsewhere · 17%
  4. The Young Victoria (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $29.2M The Young Victoria (2009)
    $11M US & Canada · 38% $18.2M elsewhere · 62%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 51 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 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19).

  1. 1 Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) movie poster
    Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) Dec 18, 2009 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $85.3M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2009 US and Canada: $29.6M Rest of the world: $55.7M Worldwide: $85.3M
  2. 2 Nine (2009) movie poster
    Nine (2009) Dec 18, 2009 · English · Drama, Romance, Musical $54M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2009 US and Canada: $19.7M Rest of the world: $34.3M Worldwide: $54M
  3. 3 Crazy Heart (2009) movie poster
    Crazy Heart (2009) Dec 16, 2009 · English · Drama, Romance, Music $47.4M worldwide
    Dec 16, 2009 US and Canada: $39.5M Rest of the world: $7.9M Worldwide: $47.4M
  4. 4 The Young Victoria (2009) movie poster
    The Young Victoria (2009) Dec 18, 2009 · English · Biography, Drama, History $29.2M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2009 US and Canada: $11M Rest of the world: $18.2M Worldwide: $29.2M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 51 of 2009?

Of the top 4, Crazy Heart (2009) earned the biggest share at home (83% in the US & Canada), while Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) made 65% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $99.7M (46%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) $85.3M
    $29.6M US & Canada · 35% $55.7M elsewhere · 65%
  2. 2 Nine (2009) $54M
    $19.7M US & Canada · 36% $34.3M elsewhere · 64%
  3. 3 Crazy Heart (2009) $47.4M
    $39.5M US & Canada · 83% $7.9M elsewhere · 17%
  4. 4 The Young Victoria (2009) $29.2M
    $11M US & Canada · 38% $18.2M elsewhere · 62%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $215.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 47 (Nov 15–21) with $758.5M, led by The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) $15.1M Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009)
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 The Messenger (2009) $2M The Messenger (2009)
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) $758.5M The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 The Princess and the Frog (2009) $270M The Princess and the Frog (2009)
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Up in the Air (2009) $170.4M Up in the Air (2009)
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 Wings of the Night (2009) $3.3M Wings of the Night (2009)
  7. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) $215.9M Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $664.3M Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 27–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2005 earned the most: $673.7M from 3 films, led by King Kong (2005). Week 51, 2009 took $215.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 2000 Dec 10–16 2 films 2 $526.8M – What Women Want (2000) $374.1M
Week 51, 2001 Dec 16–22 5 films · −73% 5 $141M −73% Kate & Leopold (2001) $76M
Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 3 films · +58% 3 $222.4M +58% Two Weeks Notice (2002) $199M
Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 3 films · −35% 3 $144.4M −35% Mona Lisa Smile (2003) $141.3M
Week 51, 2004 Dec 12–18 3 films · −46% 3 $78.2M −46% Spanglish (2004) $55.5M
Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 3 films · +761% 3 $673.7M +761% King Kong (2005) $556.9M
Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 6 films · −79% 6 $139M −79% Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) $78.6M
Week 51, 2007 Dec 16–22 7 films · +81% 7 $251.4M +81% P.S. I Love You (2007) $156.8M
Week 51, 2008 Dec 14–20 4 films · +8% 4 $271.9M +8% Yes Man (2008) $223.2M
Week 51, 2009 Dec 13–19 4 films · −21% 4 $215.9M −21% Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) $85.3M
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 51 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing romance movie in week 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19)?

Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) leads with $85.3M worldwide, $29.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Nine (2009) at $54M and Crazy Heart (2009) at $47.4M.

How much did romance movies released in week 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19) earn?

4 romance films released in week 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $215.9M in all, or $54M per film on average. Week 50, 2009 releases took $3.3M.

How many romance movies released in week 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), earned $85.3M.

How much of the Week 51, 2009 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$99.7M of the $215.9M total, or 46%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 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 51 of 2009 (Dec 13–19). 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 51, 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.