How much of the Week 14, 2005 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$74.7M of the $185.6M total, or 40%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 14 · Mar 27–Apr 2, 2005

Action Box Office, Week 14 of 2005: Action Releases of Mar 27–Apr 2

Sin City (2005) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 14 of 2005 (Mar 27–Apr 2), with $158.7M worldwide, ahead of A Bittersweet Life (2005) at $10.1M and Crying Fist (2005) at $10M. 6 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $185.6M in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 83% on Week 13, 2005, whose releases took $101.5M. By language, Korean leads with $20.1M across 2 action releases.

week 14 releases with a gross: 6
combined worldwide: $185.6M
film crossed $100M: 1
vs Week 13, 2005: +83%

#1 of 6

#1 action movie of Week 14, 2005

Sin City (2005)

2005 · Action, Thriller

$158.7M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total

$74.1M US & Canada · 47% $84.6M elsewhere · 53%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 14 of 2005?

Sin City (2005) leads with $158.7M, 86% of the total. The top 5 together took $185M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$158.7M Sin City (2005)
$74.1M US & Canada · 47% $84.6M elsewhere · 53%
Number 2

$10.1M A Bittersweet Life (2005)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$10M Crying Fist (2005)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$3.2M Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$2.9M House of Fury (2005)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 14 of 2005, 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 14 of 2005 (Mar 27–Apr 2).

1
Sin City (2005) Apr 1, 2005 · Action, Thriller, Crime $158.7M worldwide

Apr 1, 2005 US and Canada: $74.1M Rest of the world: $84.6M Worldwide: $158.7M
2
A Bittersweet Life (2005) Apr 1, 2005 · Korean · Drama, Action, Crime $10.1M worldwide

Apr 1, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.1M
3
Crying Fist (2005) Mar 31, 2005 · Korean · Drama, Action $10M worldwide

Mar 31, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10M
4
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005) Apr 2, 2005 · Japanese · Comedy, Action, Fantasy $3.2M worldwide

Apr 2, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
5
House of Fury (2005) Mar 31, 2005 · Cantonese · Family, Action, Comedy $2.9M worldwide

Mar 31, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
6
Dust to Glory (2005) Apr 1, 2005 · English · Action, Adventure, Documentary $640K worldwide

Apr 1, 2005 US and Canada: $640K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $640K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 14 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 14 releases took $185.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 15 (Apr 3–9) with $224.7M, led by Sahara (2005).

Earlier years

How Does Week 14 of 2005 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 14, 1999 earned the most: $467.9M from 2 films, led by The Matrix (1999). Week 14, 2005 took $185.6M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 14, 1996 Mar 31–Apr 6 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 14, 1997 Mar 30–Apr 5 2 films	2	$129.5M	–	The Saint (1997) $118.1M
Week 14, 1998 Mar 29–Apr 4 2 films · +77%	2	$229.3M	+77%	Lost in Space (1998) $136.2M
Week 14, 1999 Mar 28–Apr 3 2 films · +104%	2	$467.9M	+104%	The Matrix (1999) $467.8M
Week 14, 2000 Mar 26–Apr 1 1 film · −89%	1	$50.8M	−89%	The Skulls (2000) $50.8M
Week 14, 2001 Apr 1–7 2 films · +37%	2	$69.7M	+37%	Pokémon 3: The Movie (2001) $68.4M
Week 14, 2002 Mar 31–Apr 6 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 14, 2003 Mar 30–Apr 5 1 film	1	$44.4M	–	A Man Apart (2003) $44.4M
Week 14, 2004 Mar 28–Apr 3 4 films · +257%	4	$158.3M	+257%	Hellboy (2004) $99.4M
Week 14, 2005 Mar 27–Apr 2 6 films · +17%	6	$185.6M	+17%	Sin City (2005) $158.7M

Action Box Office in 2005, Week by Week

48 weeks of 2005 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 15–21) with $905.6M, led by Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 14 of 2005: 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 14 of 2005 (Mar 27–Apr 2)?

Sin City (2005) leads with $158.7M worldwide, $74.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Bittersweet Life (2005) at $10.1M and Crying Fist (2005) at $10M.

How much did action movies released in week 14 of 2005 (Mar 27–Apr 2) earn?

6 action films released in week 14 of 2005 (Mar 27–Apr 2) report a worldwide gross, $185.6M in all, or $30.9M per film on average. Week 13, 2005 releases took $101.5M.

How many action movies released in week 14 of 2005 (Mar 27–Apr 2) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Sin City (2005) with $158.7M.

How is the week 14, 2005 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 14 of 2005 (Mar 27–Apr 2). 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 14, 2005 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.