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Action box office · Week 16 · Apr 12–18, 2009

Action Box Office, Week 16 of 2009: Action Releases of Apr 12–18

Crank: High Voltage (2009) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 16 of 2009 (Apr 12–18), with $34.6M worldwide, ahead of Shank (2009) at $713.7K and Direct Contact (2009) at $148.3K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $35.4M in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 59% on Week 15, 2009, whose releases took $85.7M.

week 16 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$35.4M
Crank: High Voltage (2009), the #1
$34.6M
vs Week 15, 2009
−59%
Crank: High Voltage (2009) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 action movie of Week 16, 2009

Crank: High Voltage (2009)

2009 · Action, Thriller

$34.6M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$13.7M US & Canada · 40% $20.9M elsewhere · 60%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 16 of 2009?

Crank: High Voltage (2009) leads with $34.6M, 98% of the total. The top 3 together took $35.4M, 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. Crank: High Voltage (2009) movie poster Number 1
    $34.6M Crank: High Voltage (2009)
    $13.7M US & Canada · 40% $20.9M elsewhere · 60%
  2. Shank (2009) movie poster Number 2
    $713.7K Shank (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Direct Contact (2009) movie poster Number 3
    $148.3K Direct Contact (2009)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 16 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 16 of 2009 (Apr 12–18).

  1. 1 Crank: High Voltage (2009) movie poster
    Crank: High Voltage (2009) Apr 17, 2009 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $34.6M worldwide
    Apr 17, 2009 US and Canada: $13.7M Rest of the world: $20.9M Worldwide: $34.6M
  2. 2 Shank (2009) movie poster
    Shank (2009) Apr 14, 2009 · English · Drama, Action $713.7K worldwide
    Apr 14, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $713.7K
  3. 3 Direct Contact (2009) movie poster
    Direct Contact (2009) Apr 16, 2009 · English · Action, Thriller, Adventure $148.3K worldwide
    Apr 16, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $148.3K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 16 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 16 releases took $35.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 13 (Mar 22–28) with $400.4M, led by Monsters vs Aliens (2009).

  1. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 1–7 Watchmen (2009) $188M Watchmen (2009)
  2. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 8–14 By the Will of Chingis Khan (2009) $3.3M By the Will of Chingis Khan (2009)
  3. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 15–21 Knowing (2009) $227.6M Knowing (2009)
  4. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 22–28 Monsters vs Aliens (2009) $400.4M Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
  5. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 29–Apr 4 Fast & Furious (2009) $385.8M Fast & Furious (2009)
  6. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 5–11 Dragonball: Evolution (2009) $85.7M Dragonball: Evolution (2009)
  7. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 12–18 Crank: High Voltage (2009) $35.4M Crank: High Voltage (2009)
  8. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 19–25 Fighting (2009) $36.3M Fighting (2009)
  9. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 26–May 2 X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) $381.1M X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Earlier years

How Does Week 16 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 16, 2004 earned the most: $212.1M from 5 films, led by Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004). Week 16, 2009 took $35.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 16, 2000 Apr 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 16, 2001 Apr 15–21 1 film 1 $18.6K – Proximity (2001) $18.6K
Week 16, 2002 Apr 14–20 1 film · +972655% 1 $180.6M +972655% The Scorpion King (2002) $180.6M
Week 16, 2003 Apr 13–19 4 films · −68% 4 $56.9M −68% Bulletproof Monk (2003) $37.7M
Week 16, 2004 Apr 11–17 5 films · +273% 5 $212.1M +273% Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) $154.1M
Week 16, 2005 Apr 10–16 3 films · −96% 3 $9.1M −96% Futari wa Precure Max Heart: The Movie (2005) $7.4M
Week 16, 2006 Apr 16–22 3 films · +766% 3 $78.9M +766% The Sentinel (2006) $78.8M
Week 16, 2007 Apr 15–21 3 films · +6% 3 $83.7M +6% Hot Fuzz (2007) $80.6M
Week 16, 2008 Apr 13–19 3 films · +84% 3 $154.4M +84% The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) $128.8M
Week 16, 2009 Apr 12–18 3 films · −77% 3 $35.4M −77% Crank: High Voltage (2009) $34.6M
Archive

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 16 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 16 of 2009 (Apr 12–18)?

Crank: High Voltage (2009) leads with $34.6M worldwide, $13.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Shank (2009) at $713.7K and Direct Contact (2009) at $148.3K.

How much did action movies released in week 16 of 2009 (Apr 12–18) earn?

3 action films released in week 16 of 2009 (Apr 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $35.4M in all, or $11.8M per film on average. Week 15, 2009 releases took $85.7M.

How many action movies released in week 16 of 2009 (Apr 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Crank: High Voltage (2009), earned $34.6M.

How much of the Week 16, 2009 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$13.7M of the $35.4M total, or 39%, 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 16, 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 16 of 2009 (Apr 12–18). 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 16, 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.