How much of the Week 13, 2008 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$25.9M of the $75.3M total, or 34%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 13 · Mar 23–29, 2008

Action Box Office, Week 13 of 2008: Action Releases of Mar 23–29

Superhero Movie (2008) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 13 of 2008 (Mar 23–29), with $71.6M worldwide, ahead of The Red Baron (2008) at $2.8M and Hero Wanted (2008) at $676.9K. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $75.3M in all, 34% of it from the US & Canada. That is 37 times the total of Week 12, 2008, whose releases took $2M.

week 13 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $75.3M
Superhero Movie (2008), the #1: $71.6M
vs Week 12, 2008: ×37

#1 of 4

#1 action movie of Week 13, 2008

Superhero Movie (2008)

2008 · Action, Sci-Fi

$71.6M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

$25.9M US & Canada · 36% $45.7M elsewhere · 64%

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 13 of 2008?

Superhero Movie (2008) leads with $71.6M, 95% of the total. The top 4 together took $75.3M, 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.

Number 1

$71.6M Superhero Movie (2008)
$25.9M US & Canada · 36% $45.7M elsewhere · 64%
Number 2

$2.8M The Red Baron (2008)
$37.2K US & Canada · 1% $2.7M elsewhere · 99%
Number 3

$676.9K Hero Wanted (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$256.2K The Higher Force (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 13 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 13 of 2008 (Mar 23–29).

1
Superhero Movie (2008) Mar 28, 2008 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $71.6M worldwide

Mar 28, 2008 US and Canada: $25.9M Rest of the world: $45.7M Worldwide: $71.6M
2
The Red Baron (2008) Mar 29, 2008 · German · Action, War, Adventure $2.8M worldwide

Mar 29, 2008 US and Canada: $37.2K Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $2.8M
3
Hero Wanted (2008) Mar 28, 2008 · English · Thriller, Crime, Action $676.9K worldwide

Mar 28, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $676.9K
4
The Higher Force (2008) Mar 28, 2008 · Icelandic · Comedy, Action $256.2K worldwide

Mar 28, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $256.2K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 13 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 13 releases took $75.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 7 (Feb 10–16) with $252.9M, led by Jumper (2008).

Earlier years

How Does Week 13 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 13, 2004 earned the most: $193.7M from 3 films, led by Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004). Week 13, 2008 took $75.3M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 13, 1999 Mar 21–27 2 films	2	$13.3M	–	The Mod Squad (1999) $13.3M
Week 13, 2000 Mar 19–25 2 films · +1040%	2	$151.8M	+1040%	Romeo Must Die (2000) $91M
Week 13, 2001 Mar 25–31 2 films · −2%	2	$148.5M	−2%	Spy Kids (2001) $147.9M
Week 13, 2002 Mar 24–30 1 film · −99%	1	$1.2M	−99%	The Wesley’s Mysterious File (2002) $1.2M
Week 13, 2003 Mar 23–29 2 films · +6773%	2	$79.7M	+6773%	The Core (2003) $73.5M
Week 13, 2004 Mar 21–27 3 films · +143%	3	$193.7M	+143%	Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) $181.2M
Week 13, 2005 Mar 20–26 3 films · −48%	3	$101.5M	−48%	Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) $101.4M
Week 13, 2006 Mar 26–Apr 1 2 films · −99%	2	$522.4K	−99%	The Legend of Seven Cutter (2006) $419.2K
Week 13, 2007 Mar 25–31 3 films · +403%	3	$2.6M	+403%	The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar II (2007) $2.3M
Week 13, 2008 Mar 23–29 4 films · +2766%	4	$75.3M	+2766%	Superhero Movie (2008) $71.6M

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 13 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 13 of 2008 (Mar 23–29)?

Superhero Movie (2008) leads with $71.6M worldwide, $25.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Red Baron (2008) at $2.8M and Hero Wanted (2008) at $676.9K.

How much did action movies released in week 13 of 2008 (Mar 23–29) earn?

4 action films released in week 13 of 2008 (Mar 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $75.3M in all, or $18.8M per film on average. Week 12, 2008 releases took $2M.

How many action movies released in week 13 of 2008 (Mar 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Superhero Movie (2008), earned $71.6M.

How is the week 13, 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 13 of 2008 (Mar 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 13, 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.