How much of the Week 4, 2009 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$46M of the $103.5M total, or 44%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 4 · Jan 18–24, 2009

Action Box Office, Week 4 of 2009: Action Releases of Jan 18–24

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 4 of 2009 (Jan 18–24), with $92.2M worldwide, ahead of Outlander (2009) at $7M and Engine Sentai Go-Onger vs. Gekiranger (2009) at $3.4M. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $103.5M in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 45% on Week 3, 2009, whose releases took $186.5M.

week 4 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $103.5M
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009), the #1: $92.2M
vs Week 3, 2009: −45%

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) movie poster

#1 of 4

#1 action movie of Week 4, 2009

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)

2009 · Action, Adventure

$92.2M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total

$45.8M US & Canada · 50% $46.4M elsewhere · 50%

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 4 of 2009?

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) leads with $92.2M, 89% of the total. The top 4 together took $103.5M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$92.2M Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
$45.8M US & Canada · 50% $46.4M elsewhere · 50%
Number 2

$7M Outlander (2009)
$166K US & Canada · 2% $6.9M elsewhere · 98%
Number 3

$3.4M Engine Sentai Go-Onger vs. Gekiranger (2009)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$878.2K Diamond 13 (2009)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 4 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 4 of 2009 (Jan 18–24).

1
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) Jan 23, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $92.2M worldwide

Jan 23, 2009 US and Canada: $45.8M Rest of the world: $46.4M Worldwide: $92.2M
2
Outlander (2009) Jan 23, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $7M worldwide

Jan 23, 2009 US and Canada: $166K Rest of the world: $6.9M Worldwide: $7M
3
Engine Sentai Go-Onger vs. Gekiranger (2009) Jan 24, 2009 · Japanese · Fantasy, Family, Adventure $3.4M worldwide

Jan 24, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
4
Diamond 13 (2009) Jan 21, 2009 · French · Crime, Thriller, Action $878.2K worldwide

Jan 21, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $878.2K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 4 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 4 releases took $103.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 5 (Jan 25–31) with $227.6M, led by Taken (2009).

Earlier years

How Does Week 4 of 2009 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 4, 2006 earned the most: $141.9M from 2 films, led by Big Momma's House 2 (2006). Week 4, 2009 took $103.5M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 4, 2000 Jan 16–22 1 film	1	$40.7K	–	The Boondock Saints (2000) $40.7K
Week 4, 2001 Jan 21–27 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 4, 2002 Jan 20–26 2 films	2	$21.6M	–	Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002) $17M
Week 4, 2003 Jan 19–25 3 films · −61%	3	$8.4M	−61%	Kopps (2003) $3.9M
Week 4, 2004 Jan 18–24 2 films · −89%	2	$945.7K	−89%	Khakee (2004) $924.2K
Week 4, 2005 Jan 16–22 1 film · +3632%	1	$35.3M	+3632%	Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) $35.3M
Week 4, 2006 Jan 22–28 2 films · +302%	2	$141.9M	+302%	Big Momma's House 2 (2006) $141.5M
Week 4, 2007 Jan 21–27 1 film · −60%	1	$57.2M	−60%	Smokin' Aces (2007) $57.2M
Week 4, 2008 Jan 20–26 1 film · +98%	1	$113.2M	+98%	Rambo (2008) $113.2M
Week 4, 2009 Jan 18–24 4 films · −9%	4	$103.5M	−9%	Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) $92.2M

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 4 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 4 of 2009 (Jan 18–24)?

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) leads with $92.2M worldwide, $45.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Outlander (2009) at $7M and Engine Sentai Go-Onger vs. Gekiranger (2009) at $3.4M.

How much did action movies released in week 4 of 2009 (Jan 18–24) earn?

4 action films released in week 4 of 2009 (Jan 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $103.5M in all, or $25.9M per film on average. Week 3, 2009 releases took $186.5M.

How many action movies released in week 4 of 2009 (Jan 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009), earned $92.2M.

How is the week 4, 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 4 of 2009 (Jan 18–24). 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 4, 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.