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Action box office · Week 37 · Sep 8–14, 2002

Action Box Office, Week 37 of 2002: Action Releases of Sep 8–14

Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 37 of 2002 (Sep 8–14), with $791.2K worldwide, ahead of Break of Dawn (2002) at $517K and Alive (2002) at $86.9K. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.5M in all.

week 37 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$1.5M
Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002), the #1
$791.2K
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 37 of 2002?

Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002) leads with $791.2K, 54% of the total. The top 4 together took $1.5M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002) movie poster Number 1
    $791.2K Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Break of Dawn (2002) movie poster Number 2
    $517K Break of Dawn (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Alive (2002) movie poster Number 3
    $86.9K Alive (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Marrying the Mafia (2002) movie poster Number 4
    $61.6K Marrying the Mafia (2002)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 37 of 2002, 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 37 of 2002 (Sep 8–14).

  1. 1 Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002) movie poster
    Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002) Sep 13, 2002 · Korean · Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy $791.2K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $791.2K
  2. 2 Break of Dawn (2002) movie poster
    Break of Dawn (2002) Sep 11, 2002 · French · Action, Thriller $517K worldwide
    Sep 11, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $517K
  3. 3 Alive (2002) movie poster
    Alive (2002) Sep 12, 2002 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Horror $86.9K worldwide
    Sep 12, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $86.9K
  4. 4 Marrying the Mafia (2002) movie poster
    Marrying the Mafia (2002) Sep 13, 2002 · Korean · Comedy, Action, Crime $61.6K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61.6K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 37 releases took $1.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 32 (Aug 4–10) with $429M, led by xXx (2002).

  1. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 28–Aug 3 The Touch (2002) $3.1M The Touch (2002)
  2. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 4–10 xXx (2002) $429M xXx (2002)
  3. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 11–17 The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) $8.6M The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
  4. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 18–24 Undisputed (2002) $17.4M Undisputed (2002)
  5. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 25–31 Avenging Angelo (2002) $1.2M Avenging Angelo (2002)
  6. Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 1–7 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 8–14 Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002) $1.5M Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002)
  8. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 15–21 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) $30.4M Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
  9. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 22–28 The Tuxedo (2002) $115.9M The Tuxedo (2002)
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2002 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 1997 earned the most: $109.4M from 1 film, led by The Game (1997). Week 37, 2002 took $1.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 1993 Sep 5–11 1 film 1 $6.5M – The Real McCoy (1993) $6.5M
Week 37, 1994 Sep 4–10 3 films · +259% 3 $23.2M +259% The Next Karate Kid (1994) $15.9M
Week 37, 1995 Sep 10–16 2 films · −67% 2 $7.6M −67% Hackers (1995) $7.6M
Week 37, 1996 Sep 8–14 2 films · +91% 2 $14.5M +91% Maximum Risk (1996) $14.5M
Week 37, 1997 Sep 7–13 1 film · +654% 1 $109.4M +654% The Game (1997) $109.4M
Week 37, 1998 Sep 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1999 Sep 5–11 2 films 2 $122.3K – Cold Harvest (1999) $110.8K
Week 37, 2000 Sep 3–9 3 films · +11812% 3 $14.6M +11812% The Way of the Gun (2000) $13.2M
Week 37, 2001 Sep 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 2002 Sep 8–14 4 films 4 $1.5M – Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002) $791.2K
Archive

Action Box Office in 2002, Week by Week

46 weeks of 2002 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 18 (Apr 28–May 4) with $825.8M, led by Spider-Man (2002).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 37 of 2002: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 37 of 2002 (Sep 8–14)?

Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002) leads with $791.2K worldwide. Next come Break of Dawn (2002) at $517K and Alive (2002) at $86.9K.

How much did action movies released in week 37 of 2002 (Sep 8–14) earn?

4 action films released in week 37 of 2002 (Sep 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $1.5M in all, or $364.2K per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 37 of 2002 (Sep 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2002), earned $791.2K.

How is the week 37, 2002 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 37 of 2002 (Sep 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 37, 2002 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.