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Action box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–2, 2010

Action Box Office, Week 1 of 2010: Action Releases of Jan 1–2

Don Quixote (2010) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 1 of 2010 (Jan 1–2), with $5.1M worldwide, ahead of WebSiteStory (2010) at $33.7K and To Die is Hard (2010) at $5.1K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $5.2M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 1 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$5.2M
Don Quixote (2010), the #1
$5.1M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Don Quixote (2010) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 action movie of Week 1, 2010

Don Quixote (2010)

2010 · Adventure, Action

$5.1M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 1 of 2010?

Don Quixote (2010) leads with $5.1M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $5.2M, 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. Don Quixote (2010) movie poster Number 1
    $5.1M Don Quixote (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. WebSiteStory (2010) movie poster Number 2
    $33.7K WebSiteStory (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. To Die is Hard (2010) movie poster Number 3
    $5.1K To Die is Hard (2010)
    $5.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 1 of 2010, 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 1 of 2010 (Jan 1–2).

  1. 1 Don Quixote (2010) movie poster
    Don Quixote (2010) 2010 · Chinese · Adventure, Action, Drama $5.1M worldwide
    2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
  2. 2 WebSiteStory (2010) movie poster
    WebSiteStory (2010) 2010 · Romanian · Drama, Action $33.7K worldwide
    2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.7K
  3. 3 To Die is Hard (2010) movie poster
    To Die is Hard (2010) 2010 · English · Action, Comedy $5.1K worldwide
    2010 US and Canada: $5.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 1 of 2010 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 1, 2007 earned the most: $38.2M from 4 films, led by Dororo (2007). Week 1, 2010 took $5.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 1, 2001 Jan 1–6 1 film 1 $213.5K – Chilly Dogs (2001) $213.5K
Week 1, 2002 Jan 1–5 1 film · +3973% 1 $8.7M +3973% Impostor (2002) $8.7M
Week 1, 2003 Jan 1–4 No films 0 – – –
Week 1, 2004 Jan 1–3 2 films 2 $89.1K – Blast (2004) $52.5K
Week 1, 2005 Jan 1 2 films · +8912% 2 $8M +8912% Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness (2005) $7.6M
Week 1, 2006 Jan 1–7 4 films · +60% 4 $12.8M +60% The Art of Fighting (2006) $7.5M
Week 1, 2007 Jan 1–6 4 films · +198% 4 $38.2M +198% Dororo (2007) $27.3M
Week 1, 2008 Jan 1–5 1 film · −100% 1 $2.4K −100% Polar Opposites (2008) $2.4K
Week 1, 2009 Jan 1–3 1 film · +1832% 1 $45.9K +1832% Devil’s Town (2009) $45.9K
Week 1, 2010 Jan 1–2 3 films · +11162% 3 $5.2M +11162% Don Quixote (2010) $5.1M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 1 of 2010: 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 1 of 2010 (Jan 1–2)?

Don Quixote (2010) leads with $5.1M worldwide. Next come WebSiteStory (2010) at $33.7K and To Die is Hard (2010) at $5.1K.

How much did action movies released in week 1 of 2010 (Jan 1–2) earn?

3 action films released in week 1 of 2010 (Jan 1–2) report a worldwide gross, $5.2M in all, or $1.7M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 1 of 2010 (Jan 1–2) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Don Quixote (2010), earned $5.1M.

How much of the Week 1, 2010 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$5.1K of the $5.2M total, or <1%, 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 1, 2010 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 1 of 2010 (Jan 1–2). 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 1, 2010 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.