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Romance box office · Week 52 · Dec 20–26, 2009

Romance Box Office, Week 52 of 2009: Romance Releases of Dec 20–26

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in week 52 of 2009 (Dec 20–26), with $443.1M worldwide, ahead of It's Complicated (2009) at $219.1M and Albert Schweitzer (2009) at $1.8M. 5 romance films released that week report a worldwide gross, $664.3M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 3.1 times the total of Week 51, 2009, whose releases took $215.9M. By language, English leads with $662.3M across 3 romance releases.

week 52 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$664.3M
films crossed $100M
2
vs Week 51, 2009
×3.1
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of Week 52 of 2009?

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) leads with $443.1M, 67% of the total. The top 5 together took $664.3M, 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. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $443.1M Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
    $219.6M US & Canada · 50% $223.5M elsewhere · 50%
  2. It's Complicated (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $219.1M It's Complicated (2009)
    $112.7M US & Canada · 51% $106.4M elsewhere · 49%
  3. Albert Schweitzer (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $1.8M Albert Schweitzer (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. October Sonata (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $213.6K October Sonata (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Sita Sings the Blues (2009) movie poster Number 5
    $12.6K Sita Sings the Blues (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Romance Release of Week 52 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 52 of 2009 (Dec 20–26).

  1. 1 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) movie poster
    Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) Dec 23, 2009 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Romance $443.1M worldwide
    Dec 23, 2009 US and Canada: $219.6M Rest of the world: $223.5M Worldwide: $443.1M
  2. 2 It's Complicated (2009) movie poster
    It's Complicated (2009) Dec 25, 2009 · English · Comedy, Romance $219.1M worldwide
    Dec 25, 2009 US and Canada: $112.7M Rest of the world: $106.4M Worldwide: $219.1M
  3. 3 Albert Schweitzer (2009) movie poster
    Albert Schweitzer (2009) Dec 24, 2009 · German · Romance, Comedy, Drama $1.8M worldwide
    Dec 24, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
  4. 4 October Sonata (2009) movie poster
    October Sonata (2009) Dec 24, 2009 · Thai · Drama, Romance $213.6K worldwide
    Dec 24, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $213.6K
  5. 5 Sita Sings the Blues (2009) movie poster
    Sita Sings the Blues (2009) Dec 25, 2009 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Romance $12.6K worldwide
    Dec 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.6K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 52 releases took $664.3M. 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 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 The Messenger (2009) $2M The Messenger (2009)
  2. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) $758.5M The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
  3. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 The Princess and the Frog (2009) $270M The Princess and the Frog (2009)
  4. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Up in the Air (2009) $170.4M Up in the Air (2009)
  5. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 Wings of the Night (2009) $3.3M Wings of the Night (2009)
  6. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) $215.9M Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
  7. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $664.3M Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
  8. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 27–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 1, 2010 Wk 1 Jan 1–2 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 52 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 52, 2008 earned the most: $721.6M from 8 films, led by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). Week 52, 2009 took $664.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 52, 2000 Dec 17–23 3 films 3 $177M – The Family Man (2000) $124.7M
Week 52, 2001 Dec 23–29 6 films · −55% 6 $78.9M −55% Monster's Ball (2001) $45M
Week 52, 2002 Dec 22–28 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 2003 Dec 21–27 5 films 5 $361.1M – Cold Mountain (2003) $173M
Week 52, 2004 Dec 19–25 2 films · +58% 2 $571.2M +58% Meet the Fockers (2004) $522.7M
Week 52, 2005 Dec 18–24 3 films · −99% 3 $5.9M −99% The White Countess (2005) $4.1M
Week 52, 2006 Dec 24–30 3 films · +345% 3 $26.2M +345% The Tiger and the Snow (2006) $25.5M
Week 52, 2007 Dec 23–29 1 film · −91% 1 $2.3M −91% Playing Solo (2007) $2.3M
Week 52, 2008 Dec 21–27 8 films · +31410% 8 $721.6M +31410% The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) $335.8M
Week 52, 2009 Dec 20–26 5 films · −8% 5 $664.3M −8% Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $443.1M
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 52 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 52 of 2009 (Dec 20–26)?

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) leads with $443.1M worldwide, $219.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come It's Complicated (2009) at $219.1M and Albert Schweitzer (2009) at $1.8M.

How much did romance movies released in week 52 of 2009 (Dec 20–26) earn?

5 romance films released in week 52 of 2009 (Dec 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $664.3M in all, or $132.9M per film on average. Week 51, 2009 releases took $215.9M.

How many romance movies released in week 52 of 2009 (Dec 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) with $443.1M.

How much of the Week 52, 2009 Romance box office came from the US and Canada?

$332.3M of the $664.3M total, or 50%, 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 52, 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 52 of 2009 (Dec 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 52, 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.