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Action box office · Week 4 · Jan 17–23, 2010

Action Box Office, Week 4 of 2010: Action Releases of Jan 17–23

Legion (2010) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 4 of 2010 (Jan 17–23), with $67.9M worldwide, ahead of Veer (2010) at $6.2M and Dragon Trap (2010) at $4.8M. 5 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $86M in all, 47% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 61% on Week 3, 2010, whose releases took $221.8M. By language, English leads with $67.9M across 1 action release.

week 4 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$86M
Legion (2010), the #1
$67.9M
vs Week 3, 2010
−61%
Legion (2010) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 action movie of Week 4, 2010

Legion (2010)

2010 · Action, Thriller

$67.9M worldwide · 79% of the chart's total

$40.2M US & Canada · 59% $27.8M elsewhere · 41%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 4 of 2010?

Legion (2010) leads with $67.9M, 79% of the total. The top 5 together took $86M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Legion (2010) movie poster Number 1
    $67.9M Legion (2010)
    $40.2M US & Canada · 59% $27.8M elsewhere · 41%
  2. Veer (2010) movie poster Number 2
    $6.2M Veer (2010)
    $527.2K US & Canada · 9% $5.7M elsewhere · 91%
  3. Dragon Trap (2010) movie poster Number 3
    $4.8M Dragon Trap (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Attack the Gas Station 2 (2010) movie poster Number 4
    $4.6M Attack the Gas Station 2 (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st (2010) movie poster Number 5
    $2.5M Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 4 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 4 of 2010 (Jan 17–23).

  1. 1 Legion (2010) movie poster
    Legion (2010) Jan 22, 2010 · English · Action, Thriller, Fantasy $67.9M worldwide
    Jan 22, 2010 US and Canada: $40.2M Rest of the world: $27.8M Worldwide: $67.9M
  2. 2 Veer (2010) movie poster
    Veer (2010) Jan 22, 2010 · Hindi · Romance, Action $6.2M worldwide
    Jan 22, 2010 US and Canada: $527.2K Rest of the world: $5.7M Worldwide: $6.2M
  3. 3 Dragon Trap (2010) movie poster
    Dragon Trap (2010) Jan 22, 2010 · Turkish · Action, Crime, Thriller $4.8M worldwide
    Jan 22, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8M
  4. 4 Attack the Gas Station 2 (2010) movie poster
    Attack the Gas Station 2 (2010) Jan 21, 2010 · Korean · Action, Comedy $4.6M worldwide
    Jan 21, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
  5. 5 Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st (2010) movie poster
    Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st (2010) Jan 23, 2010 · Japanese · Drama, Action, Sci-Fi $2.5M worldwide
    Jan 23, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5M
Weeks around it

How Does Week 4 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 4 releases took $86M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51, 2009 (Dec 13–19) with $2.9B, led by Avatar (2009).

  1. Week 51, 2009 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 Avatar (2009) $2.9B Avatar (2009)
  2. Week 52, 2009 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 Sherlock Holmes (2009) $524M Sherlock Holmes (2009)
  3. Week 53, 2009 Wk 53 Dec 27–31 Black Lightning (2009) $21M Black Lightning (2009)
  4. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–2 Don Quixote (2010) $5.2M Don Quixote (2010)
  5. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 3–9 Daybreakers (2010) $54M Daybreakers (2010)
  6. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 10–16 The Book of Eli (2010) $221.8M The Book of Eli (2010)
  7. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 17–23 Legion (2010) $86M Legion (2010)
  8. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 24–30 Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger: Silver Screen BANG!! (2010) $4.9M Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger: Silver Screen BANG!! (2010)
  9. Week 6 Wk 6 Jan 31–Feb 6 From Paris with Love (2010) $103.2M From Paris with Love (2010)
Earlier years

How Does Week 4 of 2010 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, 2010 took $86M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
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
Week 4, 2010 Jan 17–23 5 films · −17% 5 $86M −17% Legion (2010) $67.9M
Archive

Action Box Office in 2010, Week by Week

51 weeks of 2010 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 47 (Nov 14–20) with $1B, led by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 4 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 4 of 2010 (Jan 17–23)?

Legion (2010) leads with $67.9M worldwide, $40.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Veer (2010) at $6.2M and Dragon Trap (2010) at $4.8M.

How much did action movies released in week 4 of 2010 (Jan 17–23) earn?

5 action films released in week 4 of 2010 (Jan 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $86M in all, or $17.2M per film on average. Week 3, 2010 releases took $221.8M.

How many action movies released in week 4 of 2010 (Jan 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Legion (2010), earned $67.9M.

How much of the Week 4, 2010 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$40.7M of the $86M total, or 47%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 4, 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 4 of 2010 (Jan 17–23). 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, 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.