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Thriller box office · Week 49 · Nov 29–Dec 5, 2009

Thriller Box Office, Week 49 of 2009: Thriller Releases of Nov 29–Dec 5

Brothers (2009) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 49 of 2009 (Nov 29–Dec 5), with $43.5M worldwide, ahead of Armored (2009) at $22.9M and Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009) at $3.2M. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $69.6M in all, 64% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 23% on Week 48, 2009, whose releases took $90.5M.

week 49 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$69.6M
Brothers (2009), the #1
$43.5M
vs Week 48, 2009
−23%
Brothers (2009) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 thriller movie of Week 49, 2009

Brothers (2009)

2009 · Drama, Thriller

$43.5M worldwide · 62% of the chart's total

$28.5M US & Canada · 66% $14.9M elsewhere · 34%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 49 of 2009?

Brothers (2009) leads with $43.5M, 62% of the total. The top 3 together took $69.6M, 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. Brothers (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $43.5M Brothers (2009)
    $28.5M US & Canada · 66% $14.9M elsewhere · 34%
  2. Armored (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $22.9M Armored (2009)
    $16M US & Canada · 70% $7M elsewhere · 30%
  3. Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $3.2M Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2009 (Nov 29–Dec 5).

  1. 1 Brothers (2009) movie poster
    Brothers (2009) Dec 4, 2009 · English · Drama, Thriller, War $43.5M worldwide
    Dec 4, 2009 US and Canada: $28.5M Rest of the world: $14.9M Worldwide: $43.5M
  2. 2 Armored (2009) movie poster
    Armored (2009) Dec 4, 2009 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $22.9M worldwide
    Dec 4, 2009 US and Canada: $16M Rest of the world: $7M Worldwide: $22.9M
  3. 3 Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009) movie poster
    Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009) Dec 2, 2009 · English · Drama, Romance, Thriller $3.2M worldwide
    Dec 2, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
Weeks around it

How Does Week 49 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 49 releases took $69.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 46 (Nov 8–14) with $803.7M, led by 2012 (2009).

  1. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 18–24 Saw VI (2009) $108.4M Saw VI (2009)
  2. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 25–31 The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) $11.7M The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
  3. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 The Box (2009) $33.8M The Box (2009)
  4. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 2012 (2009) $803.7M 2012 (2009)
  5. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 Broken Embraces (2009) $41.8M Broken Embraces (2009)
  6. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 Ninja Assassin (2009) $90.5M Ninja Assassin (2009)
  7. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Brothers (2009) $69.6M Brothers (2009)
  8. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 The Lovely Bones (2009) $93.9M The Lovely Bones (2009)
  9. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 The New Daughter (2009) $579.6K The New Daughter (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2001 earned the most: $452M from 2 films, led by Ocean's Eleven (2001). Week 49, 2009 took $69.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2000 Nov 26–Dec 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2001 Dec 2–8 2 films 2 $452M – Ocean's Eleven (2001) $450.7M
Week 49, 2002 Dec 1–7 2 films · −95% 2 $24M −95% Empire (2002) $18.6M
Week 49, 2003 Nov 30–Dec 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2004 Nov 28–Dec 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2005 Nov 27–Dec 3 3 films 3 $58.2M – Æon Flux (2005) $53.3M
Week 49, 2006 Dec 3–9 3 films · +203% 3 $176.1M +203% Blood Diamond (2006) $171.7M
Week 49, 2007 Dec 2–8 1 film · −100% 1 $418.1K −100% The Screen at Kamchanod (2007) $418.1K
Week 49, 2008 Nov 30–Dec 6 3 films · +4029% 3 $17.3M +4029% Punisher: War Zone (2008) $10.2M
Week 49, 2009 Nov 29–Dec 5 3 films · +303% 3 $69.6M +303% Brothers (2009) $43.5M
Archive

Thriller Box Office in 2009, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2009 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 26 (Jun 21–27) with $892M, led by Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office Week 49 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 49 of 2009 (Nov 29–Dec 5)?

Brothers (2009) leads with $43.5M worldwide, $28.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Armored (2009) at $22.9M and Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009) at $3.2M.

How much did thriller movies released in week 49 of 2009 (Nov 29–Dec 5) earn?

3 thriller films released in week 49 of 2009 (Nov 29–Dec 5) report a worldwide gross, $69.6M in all, or $23.2M per film on average. Week 48, 2009 releases took $90.5M.

How many thriller movies released in week 49 of 2009 (Nov 29–Dec 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Brothers (2009), earned $43.5M.

How much of the Week 49, 2009 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$44.5M of the $69.6M total, or 64%, 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 49, 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 49 of 2009 (Nov 29–Dec 5). 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 49, 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.