#1 of 2 #1 action movie of Week 18, 1997
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
1997 · Action, Adventure
$67.7M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total
$53.9M US & Canada · 80% $13.8M elsewhere · 20%
Action box office · Week 18 · Apr 27–May 3, 1997
Action Box Office, Week 18 of 1997: Action Releases of Apr 27–May 3
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 18 of 1997 (Apr 27–May 3), with $67.7M worldwide, ahead of Warriors of Virtue (1997) at $6.5M. 2 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $74.2M in all, 81% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 18 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $74.2M
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), the #1
- $67.7M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 81%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Action Release of Week 18 of 1997, 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 18 of 1997 (Apr 27–May 3).
- 1 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)May 2, 1997 US and Canada: $53.9M Rest of the world: $13.8M Worldwide: $67.7M
May 2, 1997 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $67.7M worldwide - 2
May 2, 1997 US and Canada: $6.5M Rest of the world: $12.4K Worldwide: $6.5M
Archive
Action Box Office in 1997, Week by Week
38 weeks of 1997 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 18–24) with $618.6M, led by The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $11.5M
- Week 3 $63.5M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $18.8M
- Week 6 $178.1M
- Week 7 $18.3M
- Week 8 $13.1M
- Week 9 $2.4M
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $9.6M
- Week 14 $129.5M
- Week 15 $136.9M
- Week 16 $30.4M
- Week 17 $122.8M
- Week 18 $74.2M
- Week 19 $263.9M
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $618.6M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $224M
- Week 24 $164.7M
- Week 25 $238.3M
- Week 26 $245.7M
- Week 27 $589.4M
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $241.5M
- Week 30 $315.2M
- Week 31 $87.8M
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 $1.8M
- Week 34 $50.1M
- Week 35 $20.6M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $109.4M
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $153.8M
- Week 40 $332.6K
- Week 41 $5.9M
- Week 42 $4.2M
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 $121.2M
- Week 46 $166.4M
- Week 47 $51.4M
- Week 48 $161.4M
- Week 49 $22.6M
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $455.5M
- Week 52 $17.6M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 18 of 1997: 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 18 of 1997 (Apr 27–May 3)?
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) leads with $67.7M worldwide, $53.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Warriors of Virtue (1997) at $6.5M.
How much did action movies released in week 18 of 1997 (Apr 27–May 3) earn?
2 action films released in week 18 of 1997 (Apr 27–May 3) report a worldwide gross, $74.2M in all, or $37.1M per film on average.
How many action movies released in week 18 of 1997 (Apr 27–May 3) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), earned $67.7M.
How is the week 18, 1997 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 18 of 1997 (Apr 27–May 3). 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 18, 1997 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.