How much of the Week 34, 2008 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$36.3M of the $85.3M total, or 43%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 34 · Aug 17–23, 2008

Action Box Office, Week 34 of 2008: Action Releases of Aug 17–23

Death Race (2008) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23), with $76M worldwide, ahead of Arn: The Kingdom at Road’s End (2008) at $8.8M and The Fifth Commandment (2008) at $496K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $85.3M in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 68% on Week 33, 2008, whose releases took $264M.

week 34 releases with a gross: 3
combined worldwide: $85.3M
Death Race (2008), the #1: $76M
vs Week 33, 2008: −68%

#1 of 3

#1 action movie of Week 34, 2008

Death Race (2008)

2008 · Action, Sci-Fi

$76M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total

$36.3M US & Canada · 48% $39.7M elsewhere · 52%

Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 34 of 2008?

Death Race (2008) leads with $76M, 89% of the total. The top 3 together took $85.3M, 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.

Number 1

$76M Death Race (2008)
$36.3M US & Canada · 48% $39.7M elsewhere · 52%
Number 2

$8.8M Arn: The Kingdom at Road’s End (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$496K The Fifth Commandment (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 34 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 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23).

1
Death Race (2008) Aug 22, 2008 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $76M worldwide

Aug 22, 2008 US and Canada: $36.3M Rest of the world: $39.7M Worldwide: $76M
2
Arn: The Kingdom at Road’s End (2008) Aug 22, 2008 · Swedish · History, Adventure, Drama $8.8M worldwide

Aug 22, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.8M
3
The Fifth Commandment (2008) Aug 21, 2008 · English · Action, Adventure, Crime $496K worldwide

Aug 21, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $496K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 34 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 34 releases took $85.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 29 (Jul 13–19) with $1.1B, led by The Dark Knight (2008).

Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 34, 2008 earned the most: $85.3M from 3 films, led by Death Race (2008).

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 34, 1999 Aug 15–21 1 film	1	$10.7M	–	Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) $10.7M
Week 34, 2000 Aug 13–19 1 film · +21%	1	$12.9M	+21%	Godzilla 2000 (2000) $12.9M
Week 34, 2001 Aug 19–25 2 films · +9%	2	$14M	+9%	Ghosts of Mars (2001) $14M
Week 34, 2002 Aug 18–24 3 films · +24%	3	$17.4M	+24%	Undisputed (2002) $14.9M
Week 34, 2003 Aug 17–23 2 films · +100%	2	$34.8M	+100%	The Medallion (2003) $34.3M
Week 34, 2004 Aug 15–21 3 films · −48%	3	$18.1M	−48%	Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004) $11.1M
Week 34, 2005 Aug 14–20 2 films · −55%	2	$8.1M	−55%	Lee Dae-ro Can’t Die (2005) $4.7M
Week 34, 2006 Aug 20–26 3 films · −14%	3	$6.9M	−14%	No Mercy for the Rude (2006) $4.9M
Week 34, 2007 Aug 19–25 3 films · +645%	3	$51.7M	+645%	War (2007) $42.7M
Week 34, 2008 Aug 17–23 3 films · +65%	3	$85.3M	+65%	Death Race (2008) $76M

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 34 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23)?

Death Race (2008) leads with $76M worldwide, $36.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Arn: The Kingdom at Road’s End (2008) at $8.8M and The Fifth Commandment (2008) at $496K.

How much did action movies released in week 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23) earn?

3 action films released in week 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $85.3M in all, or $28.4M per film on average. Week 33, 2008 releases took $264M.

How many action movies released in week 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Death Race (2008), earned $76M.

How is the week 34, 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 34 of 2008 (Aug 17–23). 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 34, 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.