Rudo Y Cursi

Family films propelled the Mexican box office to a 9.5% increase in 2009, boosted by the likes of local animation Otra Pelicula De Huevos Y Un Pollo.

A further homegrown title, El Estudiante, was one of the year’s off-beat hits, thanks to female word of mouth.

The year’s big disappointments included Universal Pictures’s Cirque De Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant. Released on 301 prints, it was expected to reproduce Harry Potter’s success but instead grossed just $1.9m, dropping off 43% on its second week on release.

Mexico: Top 5 Films 2009
Title (origin)DistributorGross
Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (US)20th Fox$40m
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (US-UK)Warner Bros$21.5m
2012 (US)SPRI$18.6m
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (US)PPI$18.3m
Avatar (US)20th Fox$18.1m*

*Until Dec 31, 2009. Still on release

Mexico: Top 5 Local Films 2009
Title (origin)DistributorGross
Otra Pelicula De Huevos Y Un Pollo (Mex)Videocine$8.4m
Rudo Y Cursi (US-Mex)Universal$4.4m
El Estudiante (Mex)Quality Films$3m*
Recien Cazado (Mex)Warner Bros$2.7m*
Amar A Morir (MexGussi$2.6m

*Until Dec 31, 2009. Still on release

Mexico: Foreign Releases 2009
Title (origin)DistributorGross
Slumdog Millionaire (UK)Gussi$6.3m
[Rec] 2 (Sp)Corazon Films$2.1m
The True Story Of Puss ‘N Boots (Fr)Videocine$1.6m
Dorothy Mills (Fr-Ire)Star Castle$1m*
The Dolphin: Story Of A Dreamer (Peru)20th Fox$0.7m

*Until Dec 31, 2000. Still on release

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