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Japanese box office · Week 12 · Mar 15–21, 2009

Japanese Box Office, Week 12 of 2009: Japanese Releases of Mar 15–21

Drop (2009) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21), with $19.6M worldwide, ahead of Goemon (2009) at $14.5M and Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together (2009) at $9.1M. 6 Japanese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $44.6M in all. By genre, Action leads with $43.2M across 3 Japanese releases.

week 12 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$44.6M
Drop (2009), the #1
$19.6M
Drop (2009) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 Japanese-language movie of Week 12, 2009

Drop (2009)

2009 · Action, Comedy

$19.6M worldwide · 44% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of Week 12 of 2009?

Drop (2009) leads with $19.6M, 44% of the total. The top 5 together took $44.6M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Drop (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $19.6M Drop (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Goemon (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $14.5M Goemon (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $9.1M Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Dance, Subaru! (2009) movie poster Number 4
    $814.6K Dance, Subaru! (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Sanpei the Fisher Boy (2009) movie poster Number 5
    $618K Sanpei the Fisher Boy (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of Week 12 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 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21).

  1. 1 Drop (2009) movie poster
    Drop (2009) Mar 20, 2009 · Action, Comedy $19.6M worldwide
    Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.6M
  2. 2 Goemon (2009) movie poster
    Goemon (2009) Mar 17, 2009 · Action, Fantasy $14.5M worldwide
    Mar 17, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.5M
  3. 3 Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together (2009) movie poster
    Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together (2009) Mar 20, 2009 · Comedy, Action $9.1M worldwide
    Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.1M
  4. 4 Dance, Subaru! (2009) movie poster
    Dance, Subaru! (2009) Mar 19, 2009 · Romance, Drama $814.6K worldwide
    Mar 19, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $814.6K
  5. 5 Sanpei the Fisher Boy (2009) movie poster
    Sanpei the Fisher Boy (2009) Mar 20, 2009 $618K worldwide
    Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $618K
  6. 6 Fish Story (2009) movie poster
    Fish Story (2009) Mar 20, 2009 · Music, Drama $12.6K worldwide
    Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.6K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 12 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 12 releases took $44.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 12 (Mar 15–21) with $44.6M, led by Drop (2009).

  1. Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 1–7 Yatterman (2009) $34.1M Yatterman (2009)
  2. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 8–14 Brass Knuckle Boys (2009) $9.8M Brass Knuckle Boys (2009)
  3. Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 15–21 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 22–28 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 1–7 The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009) $8.6M The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
  6. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 8–14 Tokyo Sonata (2009) $1.3M Tokyo Sonata (2009)
  7. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 15–21 Drop (2009) $44.6M Drop (2009)
  8. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 22–28 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 29–Apr 4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 12 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 12, 2009 earned the most: $44.6M from 6 films, led by Drop (2009).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 12, 2000 Mar 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 2001 Mar 18–24 1 film 1 $5.6K – Love Ghost (2001) $5.6K
Week 12, 2002 Mar 17–23 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 2003 Mar 16–22 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 2004 Mar 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 2005 Mar 13–19 2 films 2 $11.3M – Steamboy (2005) $10.9M
Week 12, 2006 Mar 19–25 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 2007 Mar 18–24 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 2008 Mar 16–22 No films 0 – – –
Week 12, 2009 Mar 15–21 6 films 6 $44.6M – Drop (2009) $19.6M
Archive

Japanese Box Office in 2009, Week by Week

33 weeks of 2009 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 33 (Aug 9–15) with $206.3M, led by Ponyo (2009).

FAQ

Japanese Box Office Week 12 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21)?

Drop (2009) leads with $19.6M worldwide. Next come Goemon (2009) at $14.5M and Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together (2009) at $9.1M.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21) earn?

6 Japanese-language films released in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $44.6M in all, or $7.4M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Drop (2009), earned $19.6M.

How is the week 12, 2009 Japanese 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 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21). 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the week 12, 2009 Japanese 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.