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Action box office · Week 35 · Aug 24–30, 1997

Action Box Office, Week 35 of 1997: Action Releases of Aug 24–30

Excess Baggage (1997) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30), with $14.5M worldwide, ahead of Kull the Conqueror (1997) at $6.1M. 2 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $20.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 35 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$20.6M
Excess Baggage (1997), the #1
$14.5M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Excess Baggage (1997) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 action movie of Week 35, 1997

Excess Baggage (1997)

1997 · Action, Comedy

$14.5M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total

$14.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Action Release of Week 35 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 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30).

  1. 1 Excess Baggage (1997) movie poster
    Excess Baggage (1997) Aug 29, 1997 · English · Action, Comedy, Romance $14.5M worldwide
    Aug 29, 1997 US and Canada: $14.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.5M
  2. 2 Kull the Conqueror (1997) movie poster
    Kull the Conqueror (1997) Aug 29, 1997 · English · Fantasy, Action, Adventure $6.1M worldwide
    Aug 29, 1997 US and Canada: $6.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.1M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 35 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 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30)?

Excess Baggage (1997) leads with $14.5M worldwide, $14.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Kull the Conqueror (1997) at $6.1M.

How much did action movies released in week 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30) earn?

2 action films released in week 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30) report a worldwide gross, $20.6M in all, or $10.3M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Excess Baggage (1997), earned $14.5M.

How much of the Week 35, 1997 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$20.6M of the $20.6M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 35, 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 35 of 1997 (Aug 24–30). 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 35, 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.