How much of the Week 12, 2009 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$80M of the $227.6M total, or 35%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 12 · Mar 15–21, 2009

Action Box Office, Week 12 of 2009: Action Releases of Mar 15–21

Knowing (2009) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21), with $183.7M worldwide, ahead of Drop (2009) at $19.6M and Goemon (2009) at $14.5M. 6 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $227.6M in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 68 times the total of Week 11, 2009, whose releases took $3.3M. By language, English leads with $183.8M across 2 action releases.

week 12 releases with a gross: 6
combined worldwide: $227.6M
film crossed $100M: 1
vs Week 11, 2009: ×68

#1 of 6

#1 action movie of Week 12, 2009

Knowing (2009)

2009 · Action, Sci-Fi

$183.7M worldwide · 81% of the chart's total

$80M US & Canada · 44% $103.7M elsewhere · 56%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 12 of 2009?

Knowing (2009) leads with $183.7M, 81% of the total. The top 5 together took $227.5M, 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.

Number 1

$183.7M Knowing (2009)
$80M US & Canada · 44% $103.7M elsewhere · 56%
Number 2

$19.6M Drop (2009)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$14.5M Goemon (2009)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$9.1M Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together (2009)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$673.2K The Invicible Cell (2009)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 12 of 2009, 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 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21).

1
Knowing (2009) Mar 20, 2009 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $183.7M worldwide

Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: $80M Rest of the world: $103.7M Worldwide: $183.7M
2
Drop (2009) Mar 20, 2009 · Japanese · Action, Comedy $19.6M worldwide

Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.6M
3
Goemon (2009) Mar 17, 2009 · Japanese · Action, Fantasy, Drama $14.5M worldwide

Mar 17, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.5M
4
Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together (2009) Mar 20, 2009 · Japanese · Comedy, Action, Fantasy $9.1M worldwide

Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.1M
5
The Invicible Cell (2009) Mar 20, 2009 · Danish · Documentary, Crime, Action $673.2K worldwide

Mar 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $673.2K
6
Two Fists, One Heart (2009) Mar 19, 2009 · English · Action, Romance, Drama $141.7K worldwide

Mar 19, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $141.7K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 12 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 12 releases took $227.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 13 (Mar 22–28) with $400.4M, led by Monsters vs Aliens (2009).

Earlier years

How Does Week 12 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 12, 2009 earned the most: $227.6M from 6 films, led by Knowing (2009).

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 12, 2000 Mar 12–18 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 12, 2001 Mar 18–24 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 12, 2002 Mar 17–23 3 films	3	$162.4M	–	Blade II (2002) $155M
Week 12, 2003 Mar 16–22 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 12, 2004 Mar 14–20 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 12, 2005 Mar 13–19 1 film	1	$10.9M	–	Steamboy (2005) $10.9M
Week 12, 2006 Mar 19–25 1 film · −95%	1	$566.1K	−95%	Wilderness (2006) $566.1K
Week 12, 2007 Mar 18–24 1 film · +16805%	1	$95.7M	+16805%	Shooter (2007) $95.7M
Week 12, 2008 Mar 16–22 3 films · −98%	3	$2M	−98%	The New Protocol (2008) $2M
Week 12, 2009 Mar 15–21 6 films · +11078%	6	$227.6M	+11078%	Knowing (2009) $183.7M

Action Box Office in 2009, Week by Week

52 weeks of 2009 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 13–19) with $2.9B, led by Avatar (2009).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 12 of 2009: 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 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21)?

Knowing (2009) leads with $183.7M worldwide, $80M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Drop (2009) at $19.6M and Goemon (2009) at $14.5M.

How much did action movies released in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21) earn?

6 action films released in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $227.6M in all, or $37.9M per film on average. Week 11, 2009 releases took $3.3M.

How many action movies released in week 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Knowing (2009) with $183.7M.

How is the week 12, 2009 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 12 of 2009 (Mar 15–21). 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 12, 2009 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.