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Action box office · Week 49 · Nov 30–Dec 6, 2008

Action Box Office, Week 49 of 2008: Action Releases of Nov 30–Dec 6

252: Signal of Life (2008) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 49 of 2008 (Nov 30–Dec 6), with $18.5M worldwide, ahead of Punisher: War Zone (2008) at $10.2M and Four Dragons (2008) at $67.2K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $28.7M in all, 28% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 75% on Week 48, 2008, whose releases took $114.7M.

week 49 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$28.7M
252: Signal of Life (2008), the #1
$18.5M
vs Week 48, 2008
−75%
252: Signal of Life (2008) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 action movie of Week 49, 2008

252: Signal of Life (2008)

2008 · Adventure, Drama

$18.5M worldwide · 64% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 49 of 2008?

252: Signal of Life (2008) leads with $18.5M, 64% of the total. The top 3 together took $28.7M, 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. 252: Signal of Life (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $18.5M 252: Signal of Life (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Punisher: War Zone (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $10.2M Punisher: War Zone (2008)
    $8.1M US & Canada · 79% $2.1M elsewhere · 21%
  3. Four Dragons (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $67.2K Four Dragons (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2008 (Nov 30–Dec 6).

  1. 1 252: Signal of Life (2008) movie poster
    252: Signal of Life (2008) Dec 6, 2008 · Japanese · Adventure, Drama, Action $18.5M worldwide
    Dec 6, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.5M
  2. 2 Punisher: War Zone (2008) movie poster
    Punisher: War Zone (2008) Dec 5, 2008 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $10.2M worldwide
    Dec 5, 2008 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $10.2M
  3. 3 Four Dragons (2008) movie poster
    Four Dragons (2008) Dec 4, 2008 · Cantonese · Adventure, Action $67.2K worldwide
    Dec 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.2K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 49 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 49 releases took $28.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 45 (Nov 2–8) with $606.4M, led by Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008).

  1. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 19–25 North Face (2008) $11.9M North Face (2008)
  2. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 26–Nov 1 Seval (2008) $401K Seval (2008)
  3. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 2–8 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) $606.4M Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
  4. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 9–15 Quantum of Solace (2008) $589.7M Quantum of Solace (2008)
  5. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 16–22 La leyenda (2008) $223.1K La leyenda (2008)
  6. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 Transporter 3 (2008) $114.7M Transporter 3 (2008)
  7. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 252: Signal of Life (2008) $28.7M 252: Signal of Life (2008)
  8. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008) $1.5M Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008)
  9. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 14–20 K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) $57.8M K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2003 earned the most: $454.6M from 1 film, led by The Last Samurai (2003). Week 49, 2008 took $28.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 1999 Nov 28–Dec 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2000 Nov 26–Dec 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2001 Dec 2–8 1 film 1 $268.5K – Volcano High (2001) $268.5K
Week 49, 2002 Dec 1–7 2 films · +2027% 2 $5.7M +2027% Equilibrium (2002) $5.4M
Week 49, 2003 Nov 30–Dec 6 1 film · +7863% 1 $454.6M +7863% The Last Samurai (2003) $454.6M
Week 49, 2004 Nov 28–Dec 4 2 films · −80% 2 $93.1M −80% House of Flying Daggers (2004) $92.9M
Week 49, 2005 Nov 27–Dec 3 2 films · −43% 2 $53.4M −43% Æon Flux (2005) $53.3M
Week 49, 2006 Dec 3–9 4 films · +491% 4 $315.4M +491% Blood Diamond (2006) $171.7M
Week 49, 2007 Dec 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2008 Nov 30–Dec 6 3 films 3 $28.7M – 252: Signal of Life (2008) $18.5M
Archive

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 49 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 49 of 2008 (Nov 30–Dec 6)?

252: Signal of Life (2008) leads with $18.5M worldwide. Next come Punisher: War Zone (2008) at $10.2M and Four Dragons (2008) at $67.2K.

How much did action movies released in week 49 of 2008 (Nov 30–Dec 6) earn?

3 action films released in week 49 of 2008 (Nov 30–Dec 6) report a worldwide gross, $28.7M in all, or $9.6M per film on average. Week 48, 2008 releases took $114.7M.

How many action movies released in week 49 of 2008 (Nov 30–Dec 6) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, 252: Signal of Life (2008), earned $18.5M.

How much of the Week 49, 2008 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$8.1M of the $28.7M total, or 28%, 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 49, 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 49 of 2008 (Nov 30–Dec 6). 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 49, 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.