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Action box office · Week 6 · Feb 2–8, 2003

Action Box Office, Week 6 of 2003: Action Releases of Feb 2–8

Shanghai Knights (2003) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 6 of 2003 (Feb 2–8), with $88.3M worldwide, ahead of Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure (2003) at $24M and Blue (2003) at $997.7K. 5 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $113.7M in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 40% on Week 5, 2003, whose releases took $191M. By language, English leads with $88.3M across 1 action release.

week 6 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$113.7M
Shanghai Knights (2003), the #1
$88.3M
vs Week 5, 2003
−40%
Shanghai Knights (2003) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 action movie of Week 6, 2003

Shanghai Knights (2003)

2003 · Action, Adventure

$88.3M worldwide · 78% of the chart's total

$60.5M US & Canada · 68% $27.8M elsewhere · 32%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 6 of 2003?

Shanghai Knights (2003) leads with $88.3M, 78% of the total. The top 5 together took $113.7M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Shanghai Knights (2003) movie poster Number 1
    $88.3M Shanghai Knights (2003)
    $60.5M US & Canada · 68% $27.8M elsewhere · 32%
  2. Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure (2003) movie poster Number 2
    $24M Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Blue (2003) movie poster Number 3
    $997.7K Blue (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Khushi (2003) movie poster Number 4
    $310.8K Khushi (2003)
    $305.2K US & Canada · 98% $5.6K elsewhere · 2%
  5. Strawberry in the Supermarket (2003) movie poster Number 5
    $77.6K Strawberry in the Supermarket (2003)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 6 of 2003, 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 6 of 2003 (Feb 2–8).

  1. 1 Shanghai Knights (2003) movie poster
    Shanghai Knights (2003) Feb 7, 2003 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $88.3M worldwide
    Feb 7, 2003 US and Canada: $60.5M Rest of the world: $27.8M Worldwide: $88.3M
  2. 2 Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure (2003) movie poster
    Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure (2003) Feb 7, 2003 · Spanish · Comedy, Action $24M worldwide
    Feb 7, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24M
  3. 3 Blue (2003) movie poster
    Blue (2003) Feb 7, 2003 · Korean · Action, War, Drama $997.7K worldwide
    Feb 7, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $997.7K
  4. 4 Khushi (2003) movie poster
    Khushi (2003) Feb 7, 2003 · Hindi · Action, Romance, Drama $310.8K worldwide
    Feb 7, 2003 US and Canada: $305.2K Rest of the world: $5.6K Worldwide: $310.8K
  5. 5 Strawberry in the Supermarket (2003) movie poster
    Strawberry in the Supermarket (2003) Feb 6, 2003 · Serbian · Adventure, Comedy, Action $77.6K worldwide
    Feb 6, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $77.6K
Earlier years

How Does Week 6 of 2003 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 6, 1997 earned the most: $178.1M from 1 film, led by Dante's Peak (1997). Week 6, 2003 took $113.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 6, 1994 Jan 30–Feb 5 2 films 2 $118.8M – Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) $107.2M
Week 6, 1995 Feb 5–11 1 film · −84% 1 $18.6M −84% The Quick and the Dead (1995) $18.6M
Week 6, 1996 Feb 4–10 1 film · +706% 1 $150.3M +706% Broken Arrow (1996) $150.3M
Week 6, 1997 Feb 2–8 1 film · +19% 1 $178.1M +19% Dante's Peak (1997) $178.1M
Week 6, 1998 Feb 1–7 2 films · −81% 2 $33.3M −81% The Replacement Killers (1998) $19.2M
Week 6, 1999 Jan 31–Feb 6 1 film · +386% 1 $161.6M +386% Payback (1999) $161.6M
Week 6, 2000 Jan 30–Feb 5 2 films · −100% 2 $484.2K −100% Pukar (2000) $314.7K
Week 6, 2001 Feb 4–10 No films 0 – – –
Week 6, 2002 Feb 3–9 3 films 3 $107.9M – Collateral Damage (2002) $78.4M
Week 6, 2003 Feb 2–8 5 films · +5% 5 $113.7M +5% Shanghai Knights (2003) $88.3M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 6 of 2003: 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 6 of 2003 (Feb 2–8)?

Shanghai Knights (2003) leads with $88.3M worldwide, $60.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure (2003) at $24M and Blue (2003) at $997.7K.

How much did action movies released in week 6 of 2003 (Feb 2–8) earn?

5 action films released in week 6 of 2003 (Feb 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $113.7M in all, or $22.7M per film on average. Week 5, 2003 releases took $191M.

How many action movies released in week 6 of 2003 (Feb 2–8) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Shanghai Knights (2003), earned $88.3M.

How much of the Week 6, 2003 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$60.8M of the $113.7M total, or 53%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 6, 2003 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 6 of 2003 (Feb 2–8). 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 6, 2003 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.