#1 of 3 #1 action movie of Week 33, 2006
2006 · Action, Thriller
$62M worldwide · 76% of the chart's total
$34M US & Canada · 55% $28M elsewhere · 45%
Action box office · Week 33 · Aug 13–19, 2006
Action Box Office, Week 33 of 2006: Action Releases of Aug 13–19
Snakes on a Plane (2006) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 33 of 2006 (Aug 13–19), with $62M worldwide, ahead of Don (2006) at $19.6M and Dog Bite Dog (2006) at $192.2K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $81.9M in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. That is 6.5 times the total of Week 32, 2006, whose releases took $12.7M.
- week 33 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $81.9M
- Snakes on a Plane (2006), the #1
- $62M
- vs Week 32, 2006
- ×6.5
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 33 of 2006?
Snakes on a Plane (2006) leads with $62M, 76% of the total. The top 3 together took $81.9M, 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.
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Number 3
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The chart
Every Action Release of Week 33 of 2006, 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 2006 (Aug 13–19).
- 1 Aug 18, 2006 US and Canada: $34M Rest of the world: $28M Worldwide: $62M
- 2 Aug 19, 2006 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $17.4M Worldwide: $19.6M
- 3 Aug 17, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $192.2K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 33 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 33 releases took $81.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 27 (Jul 2–8) with $1.1B, led by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006).
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jul 2–8 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $1.1B Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 9–15 Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006) $27.7M Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 16–22 Stormbreaker (2006) $28.9M Stormbreaker (2006)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 23–29 Miami Vice (2006) $172.6M Miami Vice (2006)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 30–Aug 5 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) $220.5M Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 6–12 Zoom (2006) $12.7M Zoom (2006)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 13–19 Snakes on a Plane (2006) $81.9M Snakes on a Plane (2006)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 20–26 No Mercy for the Rude (2006) $6.9M No Mercy for the Rude (2006)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 27–Sep 2 Crank (2006) $75.5M Crank (2006)
Earlier years
How Does Week 33 of 2006 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, 2006 took $81.9M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Week 33, 2006 Aug 13–19 3 films · −24% | 3 | $81.9M | −24% | Snakes on a Plane (2006) $62M |
Archive
Action Box Office in 2006, Week by Week
51 weeks of 2006 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jul 2–8) with $1.1B, led by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006).
- Week 1 $12.8M
- Week 2 $39M
- Week 3 $129.9M
- Week 4 $141.9M
- Week 5 $34.3M
- Week 6 $10.7M
- Week 7 $1.2M
- Week 8 $9.4M
- Week 9 $106.2M
- Week 10 $12.5M
- Week 11 $134.7M
- Week 12 $566.1K
- Week 13 $522.4K
- Week 14 $1M
- Week 15 $5.1M
- Week 16 $78.9M
- Week 17 $15.4M
- Week 18 $459.5M
- Week 19 $181.7M
- Week 20 $18.8M
- Week 21 $466.6M
- Week 22 $26.8M
- Week 23 $1.6M
- Week 24 $169.3M
- Week 25 $41.2M
- Week 26 $393.2M
- Week 27 $1.1B
- Week 28 $27.7M
- Week 29 $28.9M
- Week 30 $172.6M
- Week 31 $220.5M
- Week 32 $12.7M
- Week 33 $81.9M
- Week 34 $6.9M
- Week 35 $75.5M
- Week 36 $88.6M
- Week 37 $27.6M
- Week 38 $88.5M
- Week 39 $96.2M
- Week 40 $633.4K
- Week 41 $22.9M
- Week 42 $66.6M
- Week 43 $2.9M
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 $2.7M
- Week 46 $616.6M
- Week 47 $230.8M
- Week 48 $711.6K
- Week 49 $315.4M
- Week 50 $258.4M
- Week 51 $653.1M
- Week 52 $9.4M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 33 of 2006: 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 33 of 2006 (Aug 13–19)?
Snakes on a Plane (2006) leads with $62M worldwide, $34M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Don (2006) at $19.6M and Dog Bite Dog (2006) at $192.2K.
How much did action movies released in week 33 of 2006 (Aug 13–19) earn?
3 action films released in week 33 of 2006 (Aug 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $81.9M in all, or $27.3M per film on average. Week 32, 2006 releases took $12.7M.
How many action movies released in week 33 of 2006 (Aug 13–19) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Snakes on a Plane (2006), earned $62M.
How is the week 33, 2006 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 2006 (Aug 13–19). 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, 2006 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.