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Action box office · Week 39 · Sep 23–29, 2007

Action Box Office, Week 39 of 2007: Action Releases of Sep 23–29

The Kingdom (2007) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 39 of 2007 (Sep 23–29), with $87M worldwide, ahead of Sword of the Stranger (2007) at $258.5K and Malaikottai (2007) at $190.4K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $87.5M in all, 54% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 44% on Week 38, 2007, whose releases took $157.6M.

week 39 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$87.5M
The Kingdom (2007), the #1
$87M
vs Week 38, 2007
−44%
The Kingdom (2007) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 action movie of Week 39, 2007

The Kingdom (2007)

2007 · Action, Drama

$87M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$47.5M US & Canada · 55% $39.5M elsewhere · 45%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 39 of 2007?

The Kingdom (2007) leads with $87M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $87.5M, 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. The Kingdom (2007) movie poster Number 1
    $87M The Kingdom (2007)
    $47.5M US & Canada · 55% $39.5M elsewhere · 45%
  2. Sword of the Stranger (2007) movie poster Number 2
    $258.5K Sword of the Stranger (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Malaikottai (2007) movie poster Number 3
    $190.4K Malaikottai (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 39 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 39 of 2007 (Sep 23–29).

  1. 1 The Kingdom (2007) movie poster
    The Kingdom (2007) Sep 28, 2007 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $87M worldwide
    Sep 28, 2007 US and Canada: $47.5M Rest of the world: $39.5M Worldwide: $87M
  2. 2 Sword of the Stranger (2007) movie poster
    Sword of the Stranger (2007) Sep 29, 2007 · Japanese · Action, History, Animation $258.5K worldwide
    Sep 29, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $258.5K
  3. 3 Malaikottai (2007) movie poster
    Malaikottai (2007) Sep 28, 2007 · Tamil · Action $190.4K worldwide
    Sep 28, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $190.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 39 of 2007 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 39, 2002 earned the most: $115.9M from 4 films, led by The Tuxedo (2002). Week 39, 2007 took $87.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 39, 1998 Sep 20–26 2 films 2 $41.6M – Ronin (1998) $41.6M
Week 39, 1999 Sep 19–25 2 films · −99% 2 $532.2K −99% Simon Sez (1999) $292.2K
Week 39, 2000 Sep 17–23 3 films · −86% 3 $74K −86% Shiner (2000) $52.8K
Week 39, 2001 Sep 23–29 2 films · +1557% 2 $1.2M +1557% Extreme Days (2001) $1M
Week 39, 2002 Sep 22–28 4 films · +9353% 4 $115.9M +9353% The Tuxedo (2002) $104.4M
Week 39, 2003 Sep 21–27 4 films · −20% 4 $92.1M −20% The Rundown (2003) $81M
Week 39, 2004 Sep 19–25 1 film · −91% 1 $8.7M −91% New Police Story (2004) $8.7M
Week 39, 2005 Sep 18–24 1 film · +200% 1 $26.1M +200% 9th Company (2005) $26.1M
Week 39, 2006 Sep 24–30 3 films · +268% 3 $96.2M +268% The Guardian (2006) $95M
Week 39, 2007 Sep 23–29 3 films · −9% 3 $87.5M −9% The Kingdom (2007) $87M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 39 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 39 of 2007 (Sep 23–29)?

The Kingdom (2007) leads with $87M worldwide, $47.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Sword of the Stranger (2007) at $258.5K and Malaikottai (2007) at $190.4K.

How much did action movies released in week 39 of 2007 (Sep 23–29) earn?

3 action films released in week 39 of 2007 (Sep 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $87.5M in all, or $29.2M per film on average. Week 38, 2007 releases took $157.6M.

How many action movies released in week 39 of 2007 (Sep 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Kingdom (2007), earned $87M.

How much of the Week 39, 2007 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$47.5M of the $87.5M total, or 54%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 39, 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 39 of 2007 (Sep 23–29). 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 39, 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.