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Action box office · Week 33 · Aug 7–13, 2005

Action Box Office, Week 33 of 2005: Action Releases of Aug 7–13

Four Brothers (2005) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 33 of 2005 (Aug 7–13), with $92.4M worldwide, ahead of The Great Raid (2005) at $10.8M and Shadowless Sword (2005) at $3.9M. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $107M in all, 79% of it from the US & Canada.

week 33 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$107M
Four Brothers (2005), the #1
$92.4M
earned in the US & Canada
79%
Four Brothers (2005) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 action movie of Week 33, 2005

Four Brothers (2005)

2005 · Action, Drama

$92.4M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total

$74.5M US & Canada · 81% $17.9M elsewhere · 19%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 33 of 2005?

Four Brothers (2005) leads with $92.4M, 86% of the total. The top 4 together took $107M, 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. Four Brothers (2005) movie poster Number 1
    $92.4M Four Brothers (2005)
    $74.5M US & Canada · 81% $17.9M elsewhere · 19%
  2. The Great Raid (2005) movie poster Number 2
    $10.8M The Great Raid (2005)
    $10.2M US & Canada · 94% $610K elsewhere · 6%
  3. Shadowless Sword (2005) movie poster Number 3
    $3.9M Shadowless Sword (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Athadu (2005) movie poster Number 4
    $21.9K Athadu (2005)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 33 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 33 of 2005 (Aug 7–13).

  1. 1 Four Brothers (2005) movie poster
    Four Brothers (2005) Aug 12, 2005 · English · Action, Drama, Mystery $92.4M worldwide
    Aug 12, 2005 US and Canada: $74.5M Rest of the world: $17.9M Worldwide: $92.4M
  2. 2 The Great Raid (2005) movie poster
    The Great Raid (2005) Aug 12, 2005 · English · Action, Drama, War $10.8M worldwide
    Aug 12, 2005 US and Canada: $10.2M Rest of the world: $610K Worldwide: $10.8M
  3. 3 Shadowless Sword (2005) movie poster
    Shadowless Sword (2005) Aug 12, 2005 · Korean · Action, Adventure $3.9M worldwide
    Aug 12, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
  4. 4 Athadu (2005) movie poster
    Athadu (2005) Aug 10, 2005 · Telugu · Family, Action, Thriller $21.9K worldwide
    Aug 10, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 33 of 2005 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 33, 2004 earned the most: $215.9M from 5 films, led by AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004). Week 33, 2005 took $107M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 33, 1996 Aug 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 33, 1997 Aug 10–16 1 film 1 $1.8M – Steel (1997) $1.8M
Week 33, 1998 Aug 9–15 1 film · +1198% 1 $23.4M +1198% The Avengers (1998) $23.4M
Week 33, 1999 Aug 8–14 1 film · −100% 1 $70.3K −100% Kohram (1999) $70.3K
Week 33, 2000 Aug 6–12 1 film · +2692% 1 $2M +2692% Cecil B. DeMented (2000) $2M
Week 33, 2001 Aug 12–18 5 films · +10161% 5 $201.3M +10161% Blood: The Last Vampire (2001) $186.1M
Week 33, 2002 Aug 11–17 3 films · −96% 3 $8.6M −96% The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) $7.1M
Week 33, 2003 Aug 10–16 4 films · +1406% 4 $129.1M +1406% Freddy vs. Jason (2003) $116.6M
Week 33, 2004 Aug 8–14 5 films · +67% 5 $215.9M +67% AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) $177.4M
Week 33, 2005 Aug 7–13 4 films · −50% 4 $107M −50% Four Brothers (2005) $92.4M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 33 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 33 of 2005 (Aug 7–13)?

Four Brothers (2005) leads with $92.4M worldwide, $74.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Great Raid (2005) at $10.8M and Shadowless Sword (2005) at $3.9M.

How much did action movies released in week 33 of 2005 (Aug 7–13) earn?

4 action films released in week 33 of 2005 (Aug 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $107M in all, or $26.8M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 33 of 2005 (Aug 7–13) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Four Brothers (2005), earned $92.4M.

How much of the Week 33, 2005 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$84.7M of the $107M total, or 79%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 33, 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 33 of 2005 (Aug 7–13). 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 33, 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.