How much of the Week 11, 2008 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$35.9M of the $68.4M total, or 52%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 11 · Mar 9–15, 2008

Action Box Office, Week 11 of 2008: Action Releases of Mar 9–15

Never Back Down (2008) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15), with $41.6M worldwide, ahead of Doomsday (2008) at $22.5M and The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar III: The Mystery of the Snake Crown (2008) at $2.9M. 6 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $68.4M in all, 52% of it from the US & Canada. By language, English leads with $64.6M across 3 action releases.

week 11 releases with a gross: 6
combined worldwide: $68.4M
Never Back Down (2008), the #1: $41.6M
earned in the US & Canada: 52%

#1 of 6

#1 action movie of Week 11, 2008

Never Back Down (2008)

2008 · Action, Drama

$41.6M worldwide · 61% of the chart's total

$24.9M US & Canada · 60% $16.8M elsewhere · 40%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 11 of 2008?

Never Back Down (2008) leads with $41.6M, 61% of the total. The top 5 together took $68.4M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$41.6M Never Back Down (2008)
$24.9M US & Canada · 60% $16.8M elsewhere · 40%
Number 2

$22.5M Doomsday (2008)
$11M US & Canada · 49% $11.5M elsewhere · 51%
Number 3

$2.9M The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar III: The Mystery of the Snake Crown (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$936.9K Rule Number One (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$463.4K Outpost (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 11 of 2008, 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 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15).

1
Never Back Down (2008) Mar 14, 2008 · English · Action, Drama, Sport $41.6M worldwide

Mar 14, 2008 US and Canada: $24.9M Rest of the world: $16.8M Worldwide: $41.6M
2
Doomsday (2008) Mar 14, 2008 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $22.5M worldwide

Mar 14, 2008 US and Canada: $11M Rest of the world: $11.5M Worldwide: $22.5M
3
The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar III: The Mystery of the Snake Crown (2008) Mar 14, 2008 · Danish · Family, Adventure, Action $2.9M worldwide

Mar 14, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
4
Rule Number One (2008) Mar 15, 2008 · Cantonese · Action, Horror $936.9K worldwide

Mar 15, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $936.9K
5
Outpost (2008) Mar 11, 2008 · English · Action, Adventure, Horror $463.4K worldwide

Mar 11, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $463.4K
6
Arasangam (2008) Mar 9, 2008 · Tamil · Action $19.3K worldwide

Mar 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.3K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 11 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 11 releases took $68.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 7 (Feb 10–16) with $252.9M, led by Jumper (2008).

Earlier years

How Does Week 11 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 11, 2006 earned the most: $134.7M from 1 film, led by V for Vendetta (2006). Week 11, 2008 took $68.4M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 11, 1999 Mar 7–13 2 films	2	$36.1M	–	The Corruptor (1999) $24.5M
Week 11, 2000 Mar 5–11 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 11, 2001 Mar 11–17 1 film	1	$80M	–	Exit Wounds (2001) $80M
Week 11, 2002 Mar 10–16 1 film · −3%	1	$77.9M	−3%	Showtime (2002) $77.9M
Week 11, 2003 Mar 9–15 2 films · −41%	2	$46.1M	−41%	The Hunted (2003) $46.1M
Week 11, 2004 Mar 7–13 2 films · −67%	2	$15.3M	−67%	Spartan (2004) $8.1M
Week 11, 2005 Mar 6–12 2 films · +408%	2	$77.7M	+408%	Hostage (2005) $77.7M
Week 11, 2006 Mar 12–18 1 film · +73%	1	$134.7M	+73%	V for Vendetta (2006) $134.7M
Week 11, 2007 Mar 11–17 2 films · −98%	2	$2M	−98%	Big Bang (2007) $2M
Week 11, 2008 Mar 9–15 6 films · +3241%	6	$68.4M	+3241%	Never Back Down (2008) $41.6M

Action Box Office in 2008, Week by Week

50 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 13–19) with $1.1B, led by The Dark Knight (2008).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 11 of 2008: 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15)?

Never Back Down (2008) leads with $41.6M worldwide, $24.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Doomsday (2008) at $22.5M and The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar III: The Mystery of the Snake Crown (2008) at $2.9M.

How much did action movies released in week 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15) earn?

6 action films released in week 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $68.4M in all, or $11.4M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Never Back Down (2008), earned $41.6M.

How is the week 11, 2008 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 11 of 2008 (Mar 9–15). 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 11, 2008 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.