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Action box office · Week 50 · Dec 4–10, 1994

Action Box Office, Week 50 of 1994: Action Releases of Dec 4–10

Drop Zone (1994) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 50 of 1994 (Dec 4–10), with $28.7M worldwide, ahead of Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) at $167.8K and Shopping (1994) at $3.1K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $28.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 50 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$28.9M
Drop Zone (1994), the #1
$28.7M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Drop Zone (1994) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 action movie of Week 50, 1994

Drop Zone (1994)

1994 · Action, Thriller

$28.7M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$28.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 50 of 1994?

Drop Zone (1994) leads with $28.7M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $28.9M, 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. Drop Zone (1994) movie poster Number 1
    $28.7M Drop Zone (1994)
    $28.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) movie poster Number 2
    $167.8K Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994)
    $167.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Shopping (1994) movie poster Number 3
    $3.1K Shopping (1994)
    $3.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 50 of 1994, 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 50 of 1994 (Dec 4–10).

  1. 1 Drop Zone (1994) movie poster
    Drop Zone (1994) Dec 8, 1994 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $28.7M worldwide
    Dec 8, 1994 US and Canada: $28.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.7M
  2. 2 Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) movie poster
    Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) Dec 4, 1994 · Japanese · Action, Romance, Fantasy $167.8K worldwide
    Dec 4, 1994 US and Canada: $167.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $167.8K
  3. 3 Shopping (1994) movie poster
    Shopping (1994) Dec 6, 1994 · English · Drama, Action, Crime $3.1K worldwide
    Dec 6, 1994 US and Canada: $3.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.1K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 50 of 1994?

Of the top 3, Drop Zone (1994) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Shopping (1994) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $28.9M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Drop Zone (1994) $28.7M
    $28.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) $167.8K
    $167.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Shopping (1994) $3.1K
    $3.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 50 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 50 releases took $28.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 44 (Oct 23–29) with $196.6M, led by Stargate (1994).

  1. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 23–29 Stargate (1994) $196.6M Stargate (1994)
  2. Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 Double Dragon (1994) $2.3M Double Dragon (1994)
  3. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 13–19 Star Trek: Generations (1994) $118.1M Star Trek: Generations (1994)
  5. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) $29.4M A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
  6. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 Drop Zone (1994) $28.9M Drop Zone (1994)
  8. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Street Fighter (1994) $99.4M Street Fighter (1994)
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 1994 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 1985 earned the most: $96.9M from 2 films, led by The Jewel of the Nile (1985). Week 50, 1994 took $28.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 1985 Dec 8–14 2 films 2 $96.9M – The Jewel of the Nile (1985) $96.8M
Week 50, 1986 Dec 7–13 1 film · −18% 1 $79.8M −18% The Golden Child (1986) $79.8M
Week 50, 1987 Dec 6–12 2 films · −72% 2 $22.5M −72% Empire of the Sun (1987) $22.2M
Week 50, 1988 Dec 4–10 No films 0 – – –
Week 50, 1989 Dec 10–16 No films 0 – – –
Week 50, 1990 Dec 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 50, 1991 Dec 8–14 1 film 1 $59.5M – The Last Boy Scout (1991) $59.5M
Week 50, 1992 Dec 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 50, 1993 Dec 5–11 1 film 1 $619.9K – Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose (1993) $619.9K
Week 50, 1994 Dec 4–10 3 films · +4563% 3 $28.9M +4563% Drop Zone (1994) $28.7M
Archive

Action Box Office in 1994, Week by Week

34 weeks of 1994 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 10–16) with $378.9M, led by True Lies (1994).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 50 of 1994: 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 action movie in week 50 of 1994 (Dec 4–10)?

Drop Zone (1994) leads with $28.7M worldwide, $28.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994) at $167.8K and Shopping (1994) at $3.1K.

How much did action movies released in week 50 of 1994 (Dec 4–10) earn?

3 action films released in week 50 of 1994 (Dec 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $28.9M in all, or $9.6M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 50 of 1994 (Dec 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Drop Zone (1994), earned $28.7M.

How much of the Week 50, 1994 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$28.9M of the $28.9M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 50, 1994 action 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 50 of 1994 (Dec 4–10). 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.

How often is the week 50, 1994 action 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.