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Action box office · Week 2 · Jan 8–14, 1995

Action Box Office, Week 2 of 1995: Action Releases of Jan 8–14

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 2 of 1995 (Jan 8–14), with $21.1M worldwide, ahead of Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995) at $11.6M and Karan Arjun (1995) at $2.4K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $32.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 2 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$32.7M
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995), the #1
$21.1M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 2 of 1995?

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) leads with $21.1M, 64% of the total. The top 3 together took $32.7M, 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. Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) movie poster Number 1
    $21.1M Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
    $21.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995) movie poster Number 2
    $11.6M Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)
    $11.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Karan Arjun (1995) movie poster Number 3
    $2.4K Karan Arjun (1995)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 2 of 1995, 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 2 of 1995 (Jan 8–14).

  1. 1 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) movie poster
    Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) Jan 13, 1995 · English · Action, Thriller, Fantasy $21.1M worldwide
    Jan 13, 1995 US and Canada: $21.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.1M
  2. 2 Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995) movie poster
    Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995) Jan 13, 1995 · English · Family, Drama, Action $11.6M worldwide
    Jan 13, 1995 US and Canada: $11.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.6M
  3. 3 Karan Arjun (1995) movie poster
    Karan Arjun (1995) Jan 13, 1995 · Hindi · Thriller, Action $2.4K worldwide
    Jan 13, 1995 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 2 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 2 releases took $32.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52, 1994 (Dec 18–24) with $99.4M, led by Street Fighter (1994).

  1. Week 49, 1994 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 50, 1994 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 Drop Zone (1994) $28.9M Drop Zone (1994)
  3. Week 51, 1994 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 52, 1994 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Street Fighter (1994) $99.4M Street Fighter (1994)
  5. Week 53, 1994 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–7 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 8–14 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) $32.7M Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
  8. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 15–21 Bad Company (1995) $5.2M Bad Company (1995)
  9. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 22–28 Highlander: The Final Dimension (1995) $12.3M Highlander: The Final Dimension (1995)
Earlier years

How Does Week 2 of 1995 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 2, 1995 earned the most: $32.7M from 3 films, led by Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 2, 1986 Jan 5–11 1 film 1 $6.6M – Black Moon Rising (1986) $6.6M
Week 2, 1987 Jan 4–10 2 films · −8% 2 $6.1M −8% Assassination (1987) $6.1M
Week 2, 1988 Jan 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 1989 Jan 8–14 4 films 4 $15.7M – DeepStar Six (1989) $8.1M
Week 2, 1990 Jan 7–13 2 films · −31% 2 $10.9M −31% Ski Patrol (1990) $8.5M
Week 2, 1991 Jan 6–12 1 film · +123% 1 $24.3M +123% Lionheart (1991) $24.3M
Week 2, 1992 Jan 5–11 2 films · −13% 2 $21.2M −13% Kuffs (1992) $21.1M
Week 2, 1993 Jan 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 1994 Jan 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 1995 Jan 8–14 3 films 3 $32.7M – Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) $21.1M
Archive

Action Box Office in 1995, Week by Week

35 weeks of 1995 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 30 (Jul 23–29) with $399.5M, led by Waterworld (1995).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 2 of 1995: 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 2 of 1995 (Jan 8–14)?

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) leads with $21.1M worldwide, $21.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995) at $11.6M and Karan Arjun (1995) at $2.4K.

How much did action movies released in week 2 of 1995 (Jan 8–14) earn?

3 action films released in week 2 of 1995 (Jan 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $32.7M in all, or $10.9M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 2 of 1995 (Jan 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995), earned $21.1M.

How much of the Week 2, 1995 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$32.7M of the $32.7M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 2, 1995 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 2 of 1995 (Jan 8–14). 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 2, 1995 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.