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Action box office · Week 51 · Dec 14–20, 2008

Action Box Office, Week 51 of 2008: Action Releases of Dec 14–20

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20), with $21.4M worldwide, ahead of The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008) at $17.1M and Max Manus: Man of War (2008) at $15.4M. 6 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $57.8M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Japanese leads with $25.1M across 3 action releases.

week 51 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$57.8M
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008), the #1
$21.4M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 51 of 2008?

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) leads with $21.4M, 37% of the total. The top 5 together took $57.5M, 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.

  1. K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) movie poster Number 1
    $21.4M K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008) movie poster Number 2
    $17.1M The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)
    $10.4K US & Canada · <1% $17.1M elsewhere · 100%
  3. Max Manus: Man of War (2008) movie poster Number 3
    $15.4M Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) movie poster Number 4
    $3.2M Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Explosive Movie: Rescue the Mach Train! (2008) movie poster Number 5
    $450.9K Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Explosive Movie: Rescue the Mach Train! (2008)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 51 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 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20).

  1. 1 K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) movie poster
    K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) Dec 20, 2008 · Japanese · Adventure, Action, Crime $21.4M worldwide
    Dec 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4M
  2. 2 The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008) movie poster
    The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008) Dec 17, 2008 · French · Action, Thriller, Adventure $17.1M worldwide
    Dec 17, 2008 US and Canada: $10.4K Rest of the world: $17.1M Worldwide: $17.1M
  3. 3 Max Manus: Man of War (2008) movie poster
    Max Manus: Man of War (2008) Dec 18, 2008 · Norwegian · Crime, War, Action $15.4M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.4M
  4. 4 Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) movie poster
    Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) Dec 20, 2008 · Japanese · Fantasy, Animation, Action $3.2M worldwide
    Dec 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
  5. 5 Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Explosive Movie: Rescue the Mach Train! (2008) movie poster
    Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Explosive Movie: Rescue the Mach Train! (2008) Dec 20, 2008 · Japanese · Family, Action, Adventure $450.9K worldwide
    Dec 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $450.9K
  6. 6 Silambattam (2008) movie poster
    Silambattam (2008) Dec 18, 2008 · Tamil · Romance, Action $278.3K worldwide
    Dec 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $278.3K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $57.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 45 (Nov 2–8) with $606.4M, led by Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 2–8 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) $606.4M Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 9–15 Quantum of Solace (2008) $589.7M Quantum of Solace (2008)
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 16–22 La leyenda (2008) $223.1K La leyenda (2008)
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 Transporter 3 (2008) $114.7M Transporter 3 (2008)
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 252: Signal of Life (2008) $28.7M 252: Signal of Life (2008)
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008) $1.5M Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008)
  7. 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)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 The Spirit (2008) $39.2M The Spirit (2008)
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 Defiance (2008) $51.3M Defiance (2008)
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2003 earned the most: $1.1B from 1 film, led by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Week 51, 2008 took $57.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 1999 Dec 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2000 Dec 10–16 2 films 2 $74.5M – Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) $73.2M
Week 51, 2001 Dec 16–22 1 film · +1092% 1 $888.5M +1092% The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $888.5M
Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 1 film · −99% 1 $5.8M −99% Kaante (2002) $5.8M
Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 1 film · +19688% 1 $1.1B +19688% The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $1.1B
Week 51, 2004 Dec 12–18 2 films · −97% 2 $35M −97% Flight of the Phoenix (2004) $35M
Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 2 films 2 $653.1M – Night at the Museum (2006) $574.5M
Week 51, 2007 Dec 16–22 4 films · −25% 4 $492.9M −25% National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) $459.2M
Week 51, 2008 Dec 14–20 6 films · −88% 6 $57.8M −88% K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) $21.4M
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 51 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 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20)?

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008) leads with $21.4M worldwide. Next come The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008) at $17.1M and Max Manus: Man of War (2008) at $15.4M.

How much did action movies released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20) earn?

6 action films released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $57.8M in all, or $9.6M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008), earned $21.4M.

How much of the Week 51, 2008 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$10.4K of the $57.8M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 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 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20). 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 51, 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.