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Portuguese box office · January 2009

Portuguese Box Office, January 2009: Top-Grossing Releases

The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009) is the highest-grossing Portuguese-language movie released in January 2009, with $1.7M worldwide, ahead of Contrato (2009) at $254.7K and Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa (2009) at $61.4K. 3 Portuguese-language films released in January 2009 report a worldwide gross, $2M in all.

January 2009 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$2M
The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009), the #1
$1.7M
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Portuguese Hits of January 2009?

The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009) leads with $1.7M, 85% of the total. The top 3 together took $2M, 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. The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $1.7M The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Contrato (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $254.7K Contrato (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $61.4K Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Portuguese Release of January 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 January 2009.

  1. 1 The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009) movie poster
    The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009) Jan 9, 2009 · Family, Animation $1.7M worldwide
    Jan 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
  2. 2 Contrato (2009) movie poster
    Contrato (2009) Jan 15, 2009 · Action, Crime $254.7K worldwide
    Jan 15, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $254.7K
  3. 3 Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa (2009) movie poster
    Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa (2009) Jan 16, 2009 · Documentary $61.4K worldwide
    Jan 16, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61.4K
By release week

Which Week of January 2009 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 2 (Jan 4–10) took $1.7M, led by The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 4–10 The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009) $1.7M The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009)
  3. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 11–17 Contrato (2009) $316.1K Contrato (2009)
  4. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 18–24 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 25–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does January 2009 Compare With January in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, January 2003 earned the most: $31M from 2 films, led by City of God (2003). January 2009 took $2M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
January 2000 No films 0 – – –
January 2001 No films 0 – – –
January 2002 No films 0 – – –
January 2003 2 films 2 $31M – City of God (2003) $30.7M
January 2004 No films 0 – – –
January 2005 No films 0 – – –
January 2006 No films 0 – – –
January 2007 No films 0 – – –
January 2008 2 films 2 $10.6M – My Name Ain’t Johnny (2008) $10.4M
January 2009 3 films · −81% 3 $2M −81% The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009) $1.7M
Archive

Portuguese Box Office in 2009, Month by Month

The months of 2009 with their totals: August leads with $10.7M, led by So Normal 2: The Craziest Night Ever (2009).

FAQ

Portuguese Box Office January 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 Portuguese-language movie in January 2009?

The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009) leads with $1.7M worldwide. Next come Contrato (2009) at $254.7K and Titãs - A Vida Até Parece Uma Festa (2009) at $61.4K.

How much did Portuguese-language movies released in January 2009 earn?

3 Portuguese-language films released in January 2009 report a worldwide gross, $2M in all, or $681.6K per film on average.

How many Portuguese-language movies released in January 2009 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009), earned $1.7M.

How is the January 2009 Portuguese 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 January 2009. 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 January 2009 Portuguese 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.