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Thriller box office · Week 22 · May 24–30, 2009

Thriller Box Office, Week 22 of 2009: Thriller Releases of May 24–30

Drag Me to Hell (2009) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 22 of 2009 (May 24–30), with $90.8M worldwide, ahead of The Devil’s Tomb (2009) at $220.9K and Pontypool (2009) at $32.1K. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $91.1M in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 75% on Week 21, 2009, whose releases took $371.5M.

week 22 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$91.1M
Drag Me to Hell (2009), the #1
$90.8M
vs Week 21, 2009
−75%
Drag Me to Hell (2009) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 thriller movie of Week 22, 2009

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

2009 · Thriller, Horror

$90.8M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$42.1M US & Canada · 46% $48.7M elsewhere · 54%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 22 of 2009?

Drag Me to Hell (2009) leads with $90.8M, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $91.1M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Drag Me to Hell (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $90.8M Drag Me to Hell (2009)
    $42.1M US & Canada · 46% $48.7M elsewhere · 54%
  2. The Devil’s Tomb (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $220.9K The Devil’s Tomb (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Pontypool (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $32.1K Pontypool (2009)
    $3.9K US & Canada · 12% $28.3K elsewhere · 88%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 22 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 22 of 2009 (May 24–30).

  1. 1 Drag Me to Hell (2009) movie poster
    Drag Me to Hell (2009) May 29, 2009 · English · Thriller, Horror $90.8M worldwide
    May 29, 2009 US and Canada: $42.1M Rest of the world: $48.7M Worldwide: $90.8M
  2. 2 The Devil’s Tomb (2009) movie poster
    The Devil’s Tomb (2009) May 26, 2009 · English · Horror, Sci-Fi, Action $220.9K worldwide
    May 26, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $220.9K
  3. 3 Pontypool (2009) movie poster
    Pontypool (2009) May 29, 2009 · English · Thriller, Horror $32.1K worldwide
    May 29, 2009 US and Canada: $3.9K Rest of the world: $28.3K Worldwide: $32.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 22 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 22, 2004 earned the most: $552.6M from 1 film, led by The Day After Tomorrow (2004). Week 22, 2009 took $91.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 22, 2000 May 21–27 3 films 3 $546.8M – Mission: Impossible II (2000) $546.4M
Week 22, 2001 May 27–Jun 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 22, 2002 May 26–Jun 1 1 film 1 $193.9M – The Sum of All Fears (2002) $193.9M
Week 22, 2003 May 25–31 2 films · +6% 2 $204.7M +6% The Italian Job (2003) $176.1M
Week 22, 2004 May 23–29 1 film · +170% 1 $552.6M +170% The Day After Tomorrow (2004) $552.6M
Week 22, 2005 May 22–28 2 films · −99% 2 $2.9M −99% Quo Vadis, Baby? (2005) $2.4M
Week 22, 2006 May 28–Jun 3 3 films · +898% 3 $28.7M +898% Typhoon (2006) $26.2M
Week 22, 2007 May 27–Jun 2 3 films · +221% 3 $92.2M +221% Mr. Brooks (2007) $48.4M
Week 22, 2008 May 25–31 4 films · −3% 4 $89.3M −3% The Strangers (2008) $82.4M
Week 22, 2009 May 24–30 3 films · +2% 3 $91.1M +2% Drag Me to Hell (2009) $90.8M
FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 22 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in week 22 of 2009 (May 24–30)?

Drag Me to Hell (2009) leads with $90.8M worldwide, $42.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Devil’s Tomb (2009) at $220.9K and Pontypool (2009) at $32.1K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 22 of 2009 (May 24–30) earn?

3 thriller films released in week 22 of 2009 (May 24–30) report a worldwide gross, $91.1M in all, or $30.4M per film on average. Week 21, 2009 releases took $371.5M.

How many thriller movies released in week 22 of 2009 (May 24–30) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Drag Me to Hell (2009), earned $90.8M.

How much of the Week 22, 2009 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$42.1M of the $91.1M total, or 46%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 22, 2009 thriller 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 22 of 2009 (May 24–30). 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 22, 2009 thriller 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.