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Action box office · Week 20 · May 8–14, 2011

Action Box Office, Week 20 of 2011: Action Releases of May 8–14

Priest (2011) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 20 of 2011 (May 8–14), with $78.3M worldwide, ahead of True Legend (2011) at $3.5M and Shagird (2011) at $352.9K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $82.1M in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 82% on Week 19, 2011, whose releases took $450.6M.

week 20 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$82.1M
Priest (2011), the #1
$78.3M
vs Week 19, 2011
−82%
Priest (2011) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 action movie of Week 20, 2011

Priest (2011)

2011 · Action, Thriller

$78.3M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

$29.1M US & Canada · 37% $49.2M elsewhere · 63%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 20 of 2011?

Priest (2011) leads with $78.3M, 95% of the total. The top 3 together took $82.1M, 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. Priest (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $78.3M Priest (2011)
    $29.1M US & Canada · 37% $49.2M elsewhere · 63%
  2. True Legend (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $3.5M True Legend (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Shagird (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $352.9K Shagird (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 20 of 2011, 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 20 of 2011 (May 8–14).

  1. 1 Priest (2011) movie poster
    Priest (2011) May 13, 2011 · English · Action, Thriller, Horror $78.3M worldwide
    May 13, 2011 US and Canada: $29.1M Rest of the world: $49.2M Worldwide: $78.3M
  2. 2 True Legend (2011) movie poster
    True Legend (2011) May 13, 2011 · Chinese · Action, Drama, History $3.5M worldwide
    May 13, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M
  3. 3 Shagird (2011) movie poster
    Shagird (2011) May 13, 2011 · Hindi · Drama, Action, Crime $352.9K worldwide
    May 13, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $352.9K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 20 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 20 releases took $82.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 21 (May 15–21) with $1.1B, led by Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011).

  1. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 27–Apr 2 Source Code (2011) $154.6M Source Code (2011)
  2. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 3–9 Hanna (2011) $111.4M Hanna (2011)
  3. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 10–16 Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (2011) $61.6M Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (2011)
  4. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 17–23 Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011) $66.1M Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)
  5. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 24–30 Fast Five (2011) $651M Fast Five (2011)
  6. Week 19 Wk 19 May 1–7 Thor (2011) $450.6M Thor (2011)
  7. Week 20 Wk 20 May 8–14 Priest (2011) $82.1M Priest (2011)
  8. Week 21 Wk 21 May 15–21 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) $1.1B Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
  9. Week 22 Wk 22 May 22–28 Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) $666.1M Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Earlier years

How Does Week 20 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2003 earned the most: $763.3M from 4 films, led by The Matrix Reloaded (2003). Week 20, 2011 took $82.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 20, 2002 May 12–18 2 films 2 $656.7M – Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) $653.8M
Week 20, 2003 May 11–17 4 films · +16% 4 $763.3M +16% The Matrix Reloaded (2003) $741.8M
Week 20, 2004 May 9–15 3 films · −35% 3 $498.3M −35% Troy (2004) $497.4M
Week 20, 2005 May 8–14 4 films · −86% 4 $69.1M −86% Unleashed (2005) $50.9M
Week 20, 2006 May 14–20 2 films · −73% 2 $18.8M −73% See No Evil (2006) $18.7M
Week 20, 2007 May 13–19 3 films · −93% 3 $1.3M −93% Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007) $699K
Week 20, 2008 May 11–17 2 films · +32121% 2 $422M +32121% The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) $419.7M
Week 20, 2009 May 10–16 2 films · −100% 2 $427.1K −100% First Squad: The Moment of Truth (2009) $292.4K
Week 20, 2010 May 9–15 1 film · −100% 1 $1.5K −100% The Blood Bond (2010) $1.5K
Week 20, 2011 May 8–14 3 films · +5538925% 3 $82.1M +5538925% Priest (2011) $78.3M
Archive

Action Box Office in 2011, Week by Week

51 weeks of 2011 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $1.2B, led by Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 20 of 2011: 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 20 of 2011 (May 8–14)?

Priest (2011) leads with $78.3M worldwide, $29.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come True Legend (2011) at $3.5M and Shagird (2011) at $352.9K.

How much did action movies released in week 20 of 2011 (May 8–14) earn?

3 action films released in week 20 of 2011 (May 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $82.1M in all, or $27.4M per film on average. Week 19, 2011 releases took $450.6M.

How many action movies released in week 20 of 2011 (May 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Priest (2011), earned $78.3M.

How much of the Week 20, 2011 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$29.1M of the $82.1M total, or 35%, 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 20, 2011 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 20 of 2011 (May 8–14). 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 20, 2011 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.