{"id":430,"date":"2009-01-12T11:14:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-12T11:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2009\/01\/canadian-box-office-comparison-2009\/"},"modified":"2009-01-12T11:14:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-12T11:14:00","slug":"canadian-box-office-comparison-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2009\/01\/canadian-box-office-comparison-2009.html","title":{"rendered":"Canadian box-office comparison 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><span style=\"font-family:georgia\">See introductory post <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2005\/03\/do-canadians-see-same-movies-as.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>These are the Canadian and North American box-office totals for films that played in 2009, as of their last appearance in the Canadian top ten.  Click on the years for <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2005\/01\/canadian-box-office-comparison.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2005<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2006\/01\/canadian-box-office-comparison-2006.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2006<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2007\/01\/canadian-box-office-comparison-2007.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2007<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/canadian-box-office-comparison-2008.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2008<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since Canada has about 9.7% of the combined Canadian-American population, <span>red<\/span><span style=\"font-family:georgia\"> indicates the films that made over 10.7% of their money in Canada, <\/span><span>orange<\/span><span style=\"font-family:georgia\"> the films that attracted about the same proportion of Canadians as Americans, and <\/span><span>green<\/span><span style=\"font-family:georgia\"> the ones that made less than 8.7% of their money north of the border.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/canadian-box-office-stats-january-4.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jan 4<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/canadian-box-office-stats-january-11.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">11<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/canadian-box-office-stats-january-18.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">18<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/canadian-box-office-stats-january-25.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">25<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/canadian-box-office-stats-february-1.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Feb 1<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/canadian-box-office-stats-february-8.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">8<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/canadian-box-office-stats-february-15.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">15<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/canadian-box-office-stats-february-22.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">22<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/canadian-box-office-stats-march-1.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mar 1<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/canadian-box-office-stats-march-8.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">8<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/canadian-box-office-stats-march-15.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">15<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/canadian-box-office-stats-march-22.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">22<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/canadian-box-office-stats-march-29.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">29<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/canadian-box-office-stats-april-5.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apr 5<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/canadian-box-office-stats-april-12.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">12<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/canadian-box-office-stats-april-19.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/canadian-box-office-stats-april-26.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">26<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/canadian-box-office-stats-may-3.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 3<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/canadian-box-office-stats-may-10.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">10<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/canadian-box-office-stats-may-17.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">17<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/canadian-box-office-stats-may-24.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">24<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/canadian-box-office-stats-may-31.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">31<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/canadian-box-office-stats-june-7.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jun 7<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/canadian-box-office-stats-june-14.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">14<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/canadian-box-office-stats-june-21.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">21<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/canadian-box-office-stats-june-28.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">28<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/canadian-box-office-stats-july-5.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jul 5<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/canadian-box-office-stats-july-12.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">12<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/canadian-box-office-stats-july-19.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/canadian-box-office-stats-july-26.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">26<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/canadian-box-office-stats-august-2.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Aug 2<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/canadian-box-office-stats-august-9.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">9<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/canadian-box-office-stats-august-16.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">16<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/canadian-box-office-stats-august-23.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">23<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/canadian-box-office-stats-august-30.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">30<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/canadian-box-office-stats-september-6.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sep 6<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/canadian-box-office-stats-september-13.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">13<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/canadian-box-office-stats-september-20.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">20<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/canadian-box-office-stats-september-27.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">27<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/canadian-box-office-stats-october-4.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Oct 4<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/canadian-box-office-stats-october-11.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">11<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/canadian-box-office-stats-october-18.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">18<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/canadian-box-office-stats-october-25.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">25<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/canadian-box-office-stats-november-1.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nov 1<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/canadian-box-office-stats-november-8.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">8<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/canadian-box-office-stats-november-15.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">15<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/canadian-box-office-stats-november-22.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">22<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/canadian-box-office-stats-november-29.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">29<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/canadian-box-office-stats-december-6.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dec 6<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/canadian-box-office-stats-december-13.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">13<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/canadian-box-office-stats-december-20.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">20<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/canadian-box-office-stats-december-27.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">27<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span><i>De p\u00e8re en flic<\/i> \u2014 CDN $4,690,000 \u2014 N.AM $4,690,000 \u2014 100%<br><i>Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day<\/i> \u2014 CDN $2,650,000 \u2014 N.AM $2,650,000 \u2014 100%<br><i>Millenium<\/i> \u2014 CDN $232,849 \u2014 N.AM $232,849 \u2014 100%<br><i>One Week<\/i> \u2014 CDN $204,375 \u2014 N.AM $204,375 \u2014 100%<br><i>The Ugly Truth<\/i> \u2014 CDN $12,460,000 \u2014 N.AM $85,860,000 \u2014 14.5%<br><i>17 Again<\/i> \u2014 CDN $8,640,000 \u2014 N.AM $60,319,000 \u2014 14.3%<br><i>Miss March<\/i> \u2014 CDN $324,900 \u2014 N.AM $2,350,000 \u2014 13.8%<br><i>District 9<\/i> \u2014 CDN $14,790,000 \u2014 N.AM $111,622,000 \u2014 13.3%<br><i>Confessions of a Shopaholic<\/i> \u2014 CDN $5,460,000 \u2014 N.AM $41,357,000 \u2014 13.2%<br><i>Law Abiding Citizen<\/i> \u2014 CDN $9,100,000 \u2014 N.AM $70,018,193 \u2014 13.0%<br><i>The Invention of Lying<\/i> \u2014 CDN $1,970,000 \u2014 N.AM $15,497,164 \u2014 12.7%<br><i>Inglourious Basterds<\/i> \u2014 CDN $14,310,000 \u2014 N.AM $114,420,733 \u2014 12.5%<br><i>Angels &amp; Demons<\/i> \u2014 CDN $15,830,000 \u2014 N.AM $130,277,166 \u2014 12.2%<br><i>The Time Traveler\u2019s Wife<\/i> \u2014 CDN $7,190,000 \u2014 N.AM $59,035,745 \u2014 12.2%<br><i>Crank: High Voltage<\/i> \u2014 CDN $1,430,000 \u2014 N.AM $11,735,952 \u2014 12.2%<br><i>The International<\/i> \u2014 CDN $2,580,000 \u2014 N.AM $21,300,000 \u2014 12.1%<br><i>Zombieland<\/i> \u2014 CDN $8,530,000 \u2014 N.AM $71,181,556 \u2014 12.0%<br><i>I Love You, Man<\/i> \u2014 CDN $7,740,000 \u2014 N.AM $64,614,979 \u2014 12.0%<br><i>Earth<\/i> \u2014 CDN $3,450,000 \u2014 N.AM $29,088,771 \u2014 11.9%<br><i>Slumdog Millionaire<\/i> \u2014 CDN $16,370,000 \u2014 N.AM $139,312,000 \u2014 11.8%<br><i>Br\u00fcno<\/i> \u2014 CDN $6,670,000 \u2014 N.AM $56,629,390 \u2014 11.8%<br><i>Fighting<\/i> \u2014 CDN $2,010,000 \u2014 N.AM $17,507,000 \u2014 11.5%<br><i>Adventureland<\/i> \u2014 CDN $1,310,000 \u2014 N.AM $11,370,909 \u2014 11.5%<br><i>Whiteout<\/i> \u2014 CDN $954,825 \u2014 N.AM $8,483,000 \u2014 11.3%<br><i>Inkheart<\/i> \u2014 CDN $1,420,000 \u2014 N.AM $12,813,023 \u2014 11.1%<br><i>The Pink Panther 2<\/i> \u2014 CDN $3,240,000 \u2014 N.AM $29,475,898 \u2014 11.0%<br><i>He\u2019s Just Not That into You<\/i> \u2014 CDN $9,670,000 \u2014 N.AM $89,004,000 \u2014 10.9%<br><i>Fired Up<\/i> \u2014 CDN $1,460,000 \u2014 N.AM $13,360,000 \u2014 10.9%<br><i>The Men Who Stare at Goats<\/i> \u2014 CDN $2,980,000 \u2014 N.AM $27,680,089 \u2014 10.8%<br><i>My Sister\u2019s Keeper<\/i> \u2014 CDN $4,500,000 \u2014 N.AM $41,507,695 \u2014 10.8%<br><i>Jennifer\u2019s Body<\/i> \u2014 CDN $1,350,000 \u2014 N.AM $12,470,373 \u2014 10.8%<\/span><br><span><i>Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs<\/i> \u2014 CDN $12,700,000 \u2014 N.AM $118,604,078 \u2014 10.7%<br><i>Surrogates<\/i> \u2014 CDN $3,870,000 \u2014 N.AM $36,327,650 \u2014 10.7%<br><i>The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard<\/i> \u2014 CDN $1,200,000 \u2014 N.AM $11,247,625 \u2014 10.7%<br><i>Dragonball: Evolution<\/i> \u2014 CDN $837,419 \u2014 N.AM $7,934,562 \u2014 10.6%<br><i>Watchmen<\/i> \u2014 CDN $11,060,000 \u2014 N.AM $105,346,566 \u2014 10.5%<br><i>The Final Destination<\/i> \u2014 CDN $6,540,000 \u2014 N.AM $62,392,000 \u2014 10.5%<br><i>Pirate Radio<\/i> \u2014 CDN $542,214 \u2014 N.AM $5,184,068 \u2014 10.5%<br><i>All About Steve<\/i> \u2014 CDN $2,780,000 \u2014 N.AM $26,678,000 \u2014 10.4%<br><i>Hannah Montana: The Movie<\/i> \u2014 CDN $7,940,000 \u2014 N.AM $75,985,104 \u2014 10.4%<br><i>The Road<\/i> \u2014 CDN $205,247 \u2014 N.AM $1,977,453 \u2014 10.4%<br><i>Fame<\/i> \u2014 CDN $2,070,000 \u2014 N.AM $20,042,000 \u2014 10.3%<br><i>Gamer<\/i> \u2014 CDN $1,670,000 \u2014 N.AM $16,261,653 \u2014 10.3%<br><i>Funny People<\/i> \u2014 CDN $4,910,000 \u2014 N.AM $47,910,620 \u2014 10.2%<br><i>Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince<\/i> \u2014 CDN $29,310,000 \u2014 N.AM $290,238,524 \u2014 10.1%<br><i>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/i> \u2014 CDN $11,750,000 \u2014 N.AM $116,473,266 \u2014 10.1%<br><i>Whip It<\/i> \u2014 CDN $881,394 \u2014 N.AM $8,766,000 \u2014 10.1%<br><i>Couples Retreat<\/i> \u2014 CDN $10,460,000 \u2014 N.AM $104,992,030 \u2014 10.0%<br><i>Ghosts of Girlfriends Past<\/i> \u2014 CDN $5,000,000 \u2014 N.AM $50,021,779 \u2014 10.0%<br><i>Love Happens<\/i> \u2014 CDN $1,470,000 \u2014 N.AM $14,708,710 \u2014 10.0%<br><i>Bride Wars<\/i> \u2014 CDN $5,340,000 \u2014 N.AM $53,891,483 \u2014 9.9%<br><i>Year One<\/i> \u2014 CDN $3,820,000 \u2014 N.AM $38,304,392 \u2014 9.9%<br><i>Duplicity<\/i> \u2014 CDN $3,650,000 \u2014 N.AM $36,847,445 \u2014 9.9%<br><i>Brothers<\/i> \u2014 CDN $2,220,000 \u2014 N.AM $22,349,862 \u2014 9.9%<br><i>Astro Boy<\/i> \u2014 CDN $1,490,000 \u2014 N.AM $15,110,804 \u2014 9.9%<br><i>2012<\/i> \u2014 CDN $15,540,000 \u2014 N.AM $159,028,696 \u2014 9.8%<br><i>Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs<\/i> \u2014 CDN $18,460,000 \u2014 N.AM $187,871,005 \u2014 9.8%<br><i>State of Play<\/i> \u2014 CDN $3,300,000 \u2014 N.AM $33,986,760 \u2014 9.7%<br><i>Capitalism: A Love Story<\/i> \u2014 CDN $884,821 \u2014 N.AM $9,095,000 \u2014 9.7%<br><i>Star Trek<\/i> \u2014 CDN $24,080,000 \u2014 N.AM $249,838,139 \u2014 9.6%<br><i>The Proposal<\/i> \u2014 CDN $14,330,000 \u2014 N.AM $148,964,741 \u2014 9.6%<br><i>Disney\u2019s A Christmas Carol<\/i> \u2014 CDN $12,530,000 \u2014 N.AM $130,813,354 \u2014 9.6%<br><i>9<\/i> \u2014 CDN $2,610,000 \u2014 N.AM $27,227,811 \u2014 9.6%<br><i>Push<\/i> \u2014 CDN $1,840,000 \u2014 N.AM $19,257,450 \u2014 9.6%<br><i>Nine<\/i> \u2014 CDN $557,515 \u2014 N.AM $5,830,585 \u2014 9.6%<br><i>Twilight<\/i> \u2014 CDN $17,200,000 \u2014 N.AM $181,396,000 \u2014 9.5%<br><i>X-Men Origins: Wolverine<\/i> \u2014 CDN $16,550,000 \u2014 N.AM $174,347,386 \u2014 9.5%<br><i>The Informant!<\/i> \u2014 CDN $2,510,000 \u2014 N.AM $26,469,331 \u2014 9.5%<br><i>Monsters Vs. 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