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Japanese box office · Week 47 · Nov 15–21, 2009

Japanese Box Office, Week 47 of 2009: Japanese Releases of Nov 15–21

Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009) is the highest-grossing Japanese-language movie released in week 47 of 2009 (Nov 15–21), with $4.8M worldwide, ahead of Genkai in a Black Company (2009) at $1.2M and Mai Mai Miracle (2009) at $81.9K. 3 Japanese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $6.1M in all.

week 47 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$6.1M
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009), the #1
$4.8M
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Japanese Hits of Week 47 of 2009?

Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009) leads with $4.8M, 79% of the total. The top 3 together took $6.1M, 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. Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $4.8M Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Genkai in a Black Company (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $1.2M Genkai in a Black Company (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Mai Mai Miracle (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $81.9K Mai Mai Miracle (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Japanese Release of Week 47 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 47 of 2009 (Nov 15–21).

  1. 1 Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009) movie poster
    Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009) Nov 21, 2009 · Animation, Sci-Fi $4.8M worldwide
    Nov 21, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8M
  2. 2 Genkai in a Black Company (2009) movie poster
    Genkai in a Black Company (2009) Nov 21, 2009 · Drama $1.2M worldwide
    Nov 21, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
  3. 3 Mai Mai Miracle (2009) movie poster
    Mai Mai Miracle (2009) Nov 21, 2009 · Animation, Adventure $81.9K worldwide
    Nov 21, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81.9K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 47 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 47 releases took $6.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 41 (Oct 4–10) with $29.8M, led by Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009).

  1. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 4–10 Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) $29.8M Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)
  2. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 11–17 The Shock Labyrinth (2009) $5.9M The Shock Labyrinth (2009)
  3. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 18–24 I Give My First Love to You (2009) $25.4M I Give My First Love to You (2009)
  4. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 25–31 Feel the Wind (2009) $3.6M Feel the Wind (2009)
  5. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 My Rainy Days (2009) $1.2M My Rainy Days (2009)
  6. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 No More Cry (2009) $24.8M No More Cry (2009)
  7. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009) $6.1M Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009)
  8. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009) $6.1M Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 47 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 47, 2007 earned the most: $6.5M from 1 film, led by Midnight Eagle (2007). Week 47, 2009 took $6.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 47, 2000 Nov 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 47, 2001 Nov 18–24 No films 0 – – –
Week 47, 2002 Nov 17–23 No films 0 – – –
Week 47, 2003 Nov 16–22 No films 0 – – –
Week 47, 2004 Nov 14–20 2 films 2 $90.9K – The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004) $90.4K
Week 47, 2005 Nov 13–19 1 film · +2211% 1 $2.1M +2211% Until the Lights Come Back (2005) $2.1M
Week 47, 2006 Nov 19–25 1 film · −99% 1 $10.6K −99% Unholy Women (2006) $10.6K
Week 47, 2007 Nov 18–24 1 film · +61210% 1 $6.5M +61210% Midnight Eagle (2007) $6.5M
Week 47, 2008 Nov 16–22 No films 0 – – –
Week 47, 2009 Nov 15–21 3 films 3 $6.1M – Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009) $4.8M
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 47 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 Japanese-language movie in week 47 of 2009 (Nov 15–21)?

Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009) leads with $4.8M worldwide. Next come Genkai in a Black Company (2009) at $1.2M and Mai Mai Miracle (2009) at $81.9K.

How much did Japanese-language movies released in week 47 of 2009 (Nov 15–21) earn?

3 Japanese-language films released in week 47 of 2009 (Nov 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $6.1M in all, or $2M per film on average.

How many Japanese-language movies released in week 47 of 2009 (Nov 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (2009), earned $4.8M.

How is the week 47, 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 47 of 2009 (Nov 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 47, 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.