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Sport box office · Week 40 · Sep 27–Oct 3, 2009

Sport Box Office, Week 40 of 2009: Sport Releases of Sep 27–Oct 3

Whip It (2009) is the highest-grossing sport movie released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3), with $16.7M worldwide, ahead of More Than a Game (2009) at $960.4K. 2 sport films released that week report a worldwide gross, $17.7M in all, 79% of it from the US & Canada.

week 40 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$17.7M
Whip It (2009), the #1
$16.7M
earned in the US & Canada
79%
Whip It (2009) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 sport movie of Week 40, 2009

Whip It (2009)

2009 · Drama, Sport

$16.7M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

$13M US & Canada · 78% $3.6M elsewhere · 22%
The chart

Every Sport Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3).

  1. 1 Whip It (2009) movie poster
    Whip It (2009) Oct 2, 2009 · English · Drama, Sport, Comedy $16.7M worldwide
    Oct 2, 2009 US and Canada: $13M Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $16.7M
  2. 2 More Than a Game (2009) movie poster
    More Than a Game (2009) Oct 2, 2009 · English · Sport, Documentary $960.4K worldwide
    Oct 2, 2009 US and Canada: $950.7K Rest of the world: $9.7K Worldwide: $960.4K
FAQ

Sport Box Office Week 40 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing sport movie in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3)?

Whip It (2009) leads with $16.7M worldwide, $13M of it in the US & Canada. Next come More Than a Game (2009) at $960.4K.

How much did sport movies released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3) earn?

2 sport films released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3) report a worldwide gross, $17.7M in all, or $8.8M per film on average.

How many sport movies released in week 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Whip It (2009), earned $16.7M.

How much of the Week 40, 2009 Sport box office came from the US and Canada?

$14M of the $17.7M total, or 79%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 2009 sport 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 40 of 2009 (Sep 27–Oct 3). 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 40, 2009 sport 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.