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Thriller box office · Week 9 · Feb 22–28, 2009

Thriller Box Office, Week 9 of 2009: Thriller Releases of Feb 22–28

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 9 of 2009 (Feb 22–28), with $12.8M worldwide, ahead of Echelon Conspiracy (2009) at $2.2M and Van Diemen’s Land (2009) at $34.6K. 3 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $15M in all, 63% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 14% on Week 8, 2009, whose releases took $17.4M.

week 9 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$15M
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), the #1
$12.8M
vs Week 8, 2009
−14%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Thriller Hits of Week 9 of 2009?

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) leads with $12.8M, 85% of the total. The top 3 together took $15M, 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. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $12.8M Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
    $8.7M US & Canada · 68% $4M elsewhere · 32%
  2. Echelon Conspiracy (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $2.2M Echelon Conspiracy (2009)
    $666K US & Canada · 30% $1.5M elsewhere · 70%
  3. Van Diemen’s Land (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $34.6K Van Diemen’s Land (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Thriller Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2009 (Feb 22–28).

  1. 1 Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) movie poster
    Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) Feb 27, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $12.8M worldwide
    Feb 27, 2009 US and Canada: $8.7M Rest of the world: $4M Worldwide: $12.8M
  2. 2 Echelon Conspiracy (2009) movie poster
    Echelon Conspiracy (2009) Feb 27, 2009 · English · Action, Mystery, Thriller $2.2M worldwide
    Feb 27, 2009 US and Canada: $666K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $2.2M
  3. 3 Van Diemen’s Land (2009) movie poster
    Van Diemen’s Land (2009) Feb 26, 2009 · English · History, Drama, Thriller $34.6K worldwide
    Feb 26, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.6K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 9 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 9 releases took $15M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 5 (Jan 25–31) with $269.2M, led by Taken (2009).

  1. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 11–17 My Bloody Valentine (2009) $107.4M My Bloody Valentine (2009)
  2. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 18–24 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) $96.7M Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
  3. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 25–31 Taken (2009) $269.2M Taken (2009)
  4. Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 1–7 The International (2009) $121.3M The International (2009)
  5. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 8–14 The Scam (2009) $9.1M The Scam (2009)
  6. Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 15–21 Private Eye (2009) $17.4M Private Eye (2009)
  7. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 22–28 Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) $15M Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
  8. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 1–7 Watchmen (2009) $195.9M Watchmen (2009)
  9. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 8–14 Race to Witch Mountain (2009) $152.8M Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2007 earned the most: $84.8M from 1 film, led by Zodiac (2007). Week 9, 2009 took $15M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 9, 2000 Feb 20–26 1 film 1 $32.2M – Reindeer Games (2000) $32.2M
Week 9, 2001 Feb 25–Mar 3 2 films · −97% 2 $1.1M −97% The Caveman's Valentine (2001) $794.5K
Week 9, 2002 Feb 24–Mar 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 2003 Feb 23–Mar 1 2 films 2 $57.1M – Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) $56.5M
Week 9, 2004 Feb 22–28 4 films · −15% 4 $48.7M −15% Twisted (2004) $41M
Week 9, 2005 Feb 20–26 2 films · −39% 2 $29.7M −39% Cursed (2005) $29.6M
Week 9, 2006 Feb 26–Mar 4 3 films · +121% 3 $65.7M +121% 16 Blocks (2006) $65.7M
Week 9, 2007 Feb 25–Mar 3 1 film · +29% 1 $84.8M +29% Zodiac (2007) $84.8M
Week 9, 2008 Feb 24–Mar 1 2 films · −96% 2 $3.1M −96% Playboy Cops (2008) $2.1M
Week 9, 2009 Feb 22–28 3 films · +386% 3 $15M +386% Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) $12.8M
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 9 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 9 of 2009 (Feb 22–28)?

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) leads with $12.8M worldwide, $8.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Echelon Conspiracy (2009) at $2.2M and Van Diemen’s Land (2009) at $34.6K.

How much did thriller movies released in week 9 of 2009 (Feb 22–28) earn?

3 thriller films released in week 9 of 2009 (Feb 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $15M in all, or $5M per film on average. Week 8, 2009 releases took $17.4M.

How many thriller movies released in week 9 of 2009 (Feb 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), earned $12.8M.

How much of the Week 9, 2009 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$9.4M of the $15M total, or 63%, 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 9, 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 9 of 2009 (Feb 22–28). 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 9, 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.