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Action box office · Week 18 · Apr 24–30, 2005

Action Box Office, Week 18 of 2005: Action Releases of Apr 24–30

xXx: State of the Union (2005) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 18 of 2005 (Apr 24–30), with $71.4M worldwide, ahead of Divergence (2005) at $807.9K and Kaal (2005) at $709.8K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $72.9M in all, 37% of it from the US & Canada. That is 3.4 times the total of Week 17, 2005, whose releases took $21.2M.

week 18 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$72.9M
xXx: State of the Union (2005), the #1
$71.4M
vs Week 17, 2005
×3.4
xXx: State of the Union (2005) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 action movie of Week 18, 2005

xXx: State of the Union (2005)

2005 · Action, Adventure

$71.4M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$26.9M US & Canada · 38% $44.5M elsewhere · 62%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 18 of 2005?

xXx: State of the Union (2005) leads with $71.4M, 98% of the total. The top 3 together took $72.9M, 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. xXx: State of the Union (2005) movie poster Number 1
    $71.4M xXx: State of the Union (2005)
    $26.9M US & Canada · 38% $44.5M elsewhere · 62%
  2. Divergence (2005) movie poster Number 2
    $807.9K Divergence (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Kaal (2005) movie poster Number 3
    $709.8K Kaal (2005)
    $345.1K US & Canada · 49% $364.7K elsewhere · 51%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 18 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 18 of 2005 (Apr 24–30).

  1. 1 xXx: State of the Union (2005) movie poster
    xXx: State of the Union (2005) Apr 29, 2005 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $71.4M worldwide
    Apr 29, 2005 US and Canada: $26.9M Rest of the world: $44.5M Worldwide: $71.4M
  2. 2 Divergence (2005) movie poster
    Divergence (2005) Apr 28, 2005 · Cantonese · Thriller, Action $807.9K worldwide
    Apr 28, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $807.9K
  3. 3 Kaal (2005) movie poster
    Kaal (2005) Apr 29, 2005 · Hindi · Thriller, Action, Horror $709.8K worldwide
    Apr 29, 2005 US and Canada: $345.1K Rest of the world: $364.7K Worldwide: $709.8K
Earlier years

How Does Week 18 of 2005 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 18, 2002 earned the most: $825.8M from 1 film, led by Spider-Man (2002). Week 18, 2005 took $72.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 18, 1996 Apr 28–May 4 1 film 1 $3.8M – Barb Wire (1996) $3.8M
Week 18, 1997 Apr 27–May 3 2 films · +1857% 2 $74.2M +1857% Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) $67.7M
Week 18, 1998 Apr 26–May 2 1 film · −83% 1 $13M −83% Black Dog (1998) $13M
Week 18, 1999 Apr 25–May 1 2 films · +1542% 2 $212.7M +1542% Entrapment (1999) $212.4M
Week 18, 2000 Apr 23–29 No films 0 – – –
Week 18, 2001 Apr 29–May 5 3 films 3 $449.8M – The Mummy Returns (2001) $443.3M
Week 18, 2002 Apr 28–May 4 1 film · +84% 1 $825.8M +84% Spider-Man (2002) $825.8M
Week 18, 2003 Apr 27–May 3 1 film · −51% 1 $407.7M −51% X2: X-Men United (2003) $407.7M
Week 18, 2004 Apr 25–May 1 1 film · −100% 1 $39.7K −100% Arahan (2004) $39.7K
Week 18, 2005 Apr 24–30 3 films · +183566% 3 $72.9M +183566% xXx: State of the Union (2005) $71.4M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 18 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 18 of 2005 (Apr 24–30)?

xXx: State of the Union (2005) leads with $71.4M worldwide, $26.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Divergence (2005) at $807.9K and Kaal (2005) at $709.8K.

How much did action movies released in week 18 of 2005 (Apr 24–30) earn?

3 action films released in week 18 of 2005 (Apr 24–30) report a worldwide gross, $72.9M in all, or $24.3M per film on average. Week 17, 2005 releases took $21.2M.

How many action movies released in week 18 of 2005 (Apr 24–30) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, xXx: State of the Union (2005), earned $71.4M.

How much of the Week 18, 2005 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$27.2M of the $72.9M total, or 37%, 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 18, 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 18 of 2005 (Apr 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 18, 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.