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Action box office · Week 19 · May 6–12, 2007

Action Box Office, Week 19 of 2007: Action Releases of May 6–12

28 Weeks Later (2007) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 19 of 2007 (May 6–12), with $65M worldwide, ahead of Delta Farce (2007) at $8.7M and Sumolah (2007) at $349.1K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $74.1M in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada.

week 19 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$74.1M
28 Weeks Later (2007), the #1
$65M
earned in the US & Canada
50%
28 Weeks Later (2007) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 action movie of Week 19, 2007

28 Weeks Later (2007)

2007 · Action, Thriller

$65M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

$28.6M US & Canada · 44% $36.4M elsewhere · 56%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 19 of 2007?

28 Weeks Later (2007) leads with $65M, 88% of the total. The top 3 together took $74.1M, 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. 28 Weeks Later (2007) movie poster Number 1
    $65M 28 Weeks Later (2007)
    $28.6M US & Canada · 44% $36.4M elsewhere · 56%
  2. Delta Farce (2007) movie poster Number 2
    $8.7M Delta Farce (2007)
    $8.1M US & Canada · 93% $598.9K elsewhere · 7%
  3. Sumolah (2007) movie poster Number 3
    $349.1K Sumolah (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 19 of 2007, 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 19 of 2007 (May 6–12).

  1. 1 28 Weeks Later (2007) movie poster
    28 Weeks Later (2007) May 11, 2007 · English · Action, Thriller, Horror $65M worldwide
    May 11, 2007 US and Canada: $28.6M Rest of the world: $36.4M Worldwide: $65M
  2. 2 Delta Farce (2007) movie poster
    Delta Farce (2007) May 11, 2007 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $8.7M worldwide
    May 11, 2007 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $598.9K Worldwide: $8.7M
  3. 3 Sumolah (2007) movie poster
    Sumolah (2007) May 10, 2007 · Malay · Comedy, Action $349.1K worldwide
    May 10, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $349.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 19 of 2007 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 19, 2000 earned the most: $465.5M from 1 film, led by Gladiator (2000). Week 19, 2007 took $74.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 19, 1998 May 3–9 1 film 1 $349.5M – Deep Impact (1998) $349.5M
Week 19, 1999 May 2–8 2 films · +20% 2 $417.9M +20% The Mummy (1999) $417.6M
Week 19, 2000 Apr 30–May 6 1 film · +11% 1 $465.5M +11% Gladiator (2000) $465.5M
Week 19, 2001 May 6–12 2 films · −75% 2 $118.4M −75% A Knight's Tale (2001) $117.5M
Week 19, 2002 May 5–11 3 films · −93% 3 $8.8M −93% Steal (2002) $7.7M
Week 19, 2003 May 4–10 1 film · −41% 1 $5.1M −41% Payoff (2003) $5.1M
Week 19, 2004 May 2–8 1 film · +5753% 1 $300.2M +5753% Van Helsing (2004) $300.2M
Week 19, 2005 May 1–7 3 films · −27% 3 $218.5M −27% Kingdom of Heaven (2005) $218.4M
Week 19, 2006 May 7–13 1 film · −17% 1 $181.7M −17% Poseidon (2006) $181.7M
Week 19, 2007 May 6–12 3 films · −59% 3 $74.1M −59% 28 Weeks Later (2007) $65M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 19 of 2007: 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 19 of 2007 (May 6–12)?

28 Weeks Later (2007) leads with $65M worldwide, $28.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Delta Farce (2007) at $8.7M and Sumolah (2007) at $349.1K.

How much did action movies released in week 19 of 2007 (May 6–12) earn?

3 action films released in week 19 of 2007 (May 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $74.1M in all, or $24.7M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 19 of 2007 (May 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, 28 Weeks Later (2007), earned $65M.

How much of the Week 19, 2007 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$36.8M of the $74.1M total, or 50%, 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 19, 2007 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 19 of 2007 (May 6–12). 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 19, 2007 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.