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Action box office · Week 21 · May 15–21, 2011

Action Box Office, Week 21 of 2011: Action Releases of May 15–21

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 21 of 2011 (May 15–21), with $1B worldwide, ahead of Blitz (2011) at $11.9M. 2 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.1B in all, 23% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion.

week 21 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$1.1B
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
23%
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Every Action Release of Week 21 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 21 of 2011 (May 15–21).

  1. 1 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) movie poster
    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) May 20, 2011 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $1B worldwide
    May 20, 2011 US and Canada: $241.1M Rest of the world: $805.6M Worldwide: $1B
  2. 2 Blitz (2011) movie poster
    Blitz (2011) May 20, 2011 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $11.9M worldwide
    May 20, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.9M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 21 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 21 of 2011 (May 15–21)?

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) leads with $1B worldwide, $241.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Blitz (2011) at $11.9M.

How much did action movies released in week 21 of 2011 (May 15–21) earn?

2 action films released in week 21 of 2011 (May 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $1.1B in all, or $529.3M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 21 of 2011 (May 15–21) made $1 billion?

1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011). 1 crossed $100 million.

How much of the Week 21, 2011 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$241.1M of the $1.1B total, or 23%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 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 21 of 2011 (May 15–21). 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 21, 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.