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Action box office · Week 37 · Sep 5–11, 2004

Action Box Office, Week 37 of 2004: Action Releases of Sep 5–11

Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 37 of 2004 (Sep 5–11), with $129.3M worldwide, ahead of Cellular (2004) at $57.7M and Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (2004) at $25. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $187M in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 79% on Week 36, 2004, whose releases took $104.3M.

week 37 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$187M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 36, 2004
+79%
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 action movie of Week 37, 2004

Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

2004 · Action, Sci-Fi

$129.3M worldwide · 69% of the chart's total

$51.2M US & Canada · 40% $78.1M elsewhere · 60%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 37 of 2004?

Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) leads with $129.3M, 69% of the total. The top 3 together took $187M, 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. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) movie poster Number 1
    $129.3M Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
    $51.2M US & Canada · 40% $78.1M elsewhere · 60%
  2. Cellular (2004) movie poster Number 2
    $57.7M Cellular (2004)
    $32M US & Canada · 55% $25.7M elsewhere · 45%
  3. Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (2004) movie poster Number 3
    $25 Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (2004)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 37 of 2004, 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 2004 (Sep 5–11).

  1. 1 Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) movie poster
    Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) Sep 10, 2004 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $129.3M worldwide
    Sep 10, 2004 US and Canada: $51.2M Rest of the world: $78.1M Worldwide: $129.3M
  2. 2 Cellular (2004) movie poster
    Cellular (2004) Sep 10, 2004 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $57.7M worldwide
    Sep 10, 2004 US and Canada: $32M Rest of the world: $25.7M Worldwide: $57.7M
  3. 3 Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (2004) movie poster
    Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (2004) Sep 5, 2004 · Chinese · Horror, Action $25 worldwide
    Sep 5, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2004 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2004 earned the most: $187M from 3 films, led by Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 1995 Sep 10–16 2 films 2 $7.6M – 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
Week 37, 2003 Sep 7–13 1 film · +6680% 1 $98.8M +6680% Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) $98.8M
Week 37, 2004 Sep 5–11 3 films · +89% 3 $187M +89% Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) $129.3M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 37 of 2004: 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 37 of 2004 (Sep 5–11)?

Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) leads with $129.3M worldwide, $51.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Cellular (2004) at $57.7M and Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (2004) at $25.

How much did action movies released in week 37 of 2004 (Sep 5–11) earn?

3 action films released in week 37 of 2004 (Sep 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $187M in all, or $62.3M per film on average. Week 36, 2004 releases took $104.3M.

How many action movies released in week 37 of 2004 (Sep 5–11) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) with $129.3M.

How much of the Week 37, 2004 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$83.2M of the $187M total, or 44%, 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 37, 2004 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 2004 (Sep 5–11). 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, 2004 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.