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Action box office · Week 36 · Aug 28–Sep 3, 2011

Action Box Office, Week 36 of 2011: Action Releases of Aug 28–Sep 3

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 36 of 2011 (Aug 28–Sep 3), with $51.9M worldwide, ahead of Bodyguard (2011) at $31.5M and Hindsight (2011) at $4.9M. 8 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $90.1M in all, 3% of it from the US & Canada. By language, Chinese leads with $51.9M across 1 action release.

week 36 releases with a gross
8
combined worldwide
$90.1M
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011), the #1
$51.9M
earned in the US & Canada
3%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 36 of 2011?

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) leads with $51.9M, 58% of the total. The top 5 together took $89.9M, almost all of what the 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $51.9M Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011)
    $459.8K US & Canada · <1% $51.4M elsewhere · 99%
  2. Bodyguard (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $31.5M Bodyguard (2011)
    $1.8M US & Canada · 6% $29.7M elsewhere · 94%
  3. Hindsight (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $4.9M Hindsight (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Mankatha (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $1.1M Mankatha (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Bangkok Assassins (2011) movie poster Number 5
    $474.4K Bangkok Assassins (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2011 (Aug 28–Sep 3).

  1. 1 Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) movie poster
    Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) Sep 2, 2011 · Chinese · Action, Mystery, Thriller $51.9M worldwide
    Sep 2, 2011 US and Canada: $459.8K Rest of the world: $51.4M Worldwide: $51.9M
  2. 2 Bodyguard (2011) movie poster
    Bodyguard (2011) Aug 31, 2011 · Action, Comedy, Romance $31.5M worldwide
    Aug 31, 2011 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $29.7M Worldwide: $31.5M
  3. 3 Hindsight (2011) movie poster
    Hindsight (2011) Aug 31, 2011 · Korean · Action, Romance, Drama $4.9M worldwide
    Aug 31, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
  4. 4 Mankatha (2011) movie poster
    Mankatha (2011) Aug 31, 2011 · Tamil · Action, Thriller $1.1M worldwide
    Aug 31, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
  5. 5 Bangkok Assassins (2011) movie poster
    Bangkok Assassins (2011) Sep 1, 2011 · Thai · Action, Romance, Drama $474.4K worldwide
    Sep 1, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $474.4K
  6. 6 How to Steal 2 Million (2011) movie poster
    How to Steal 2 Million (2011) Sep 2, 2011 · Zulu · Action, Drama $215.8K worldwide
    Sep 2, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $215.8K
  7. 7 Mambattiyan (2011) movie poster
    Mambattiyan (2011) Sep 1, 2011 · Tamil · Drama, Action $4.9K worldwide
    Sep 1, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9K
  8. 8 Robotropolis (2011) movie poster
    Robotropolis (2011) Sep 2, 2011 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action $118 worldwide
    Sep 2, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $118
Weeks around it

How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 36 releases took $90.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 32 (Jul 31–Aug 6) with $522.9M, led by Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011).

  1. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 17–23 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) $418M Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
  2. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 24–30 Cowboys & Aliens (2011) $207.9M Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
  3. Week 32 Wk 32 Jul 31–Aug 6 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) $522.9M Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
  4. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 7–13 War of the Arrows (2011) $55.4M War of the Arrows (2011)
  5. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011) $153.4M Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)
  6. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 Colombiana (2011) $71.5M Colombiana (2011)
  7. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) $90.1M Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011)
  8. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Contagion (2011) $203.2M Contagion (2011)
  9. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Drive (2011) $81.4M Drive (2011)
Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2005 earned the most: $111.8M from 5 films, led by Transporter 2 (2005). Week 36, 2011 took $90.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 36, 2002 Sep 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 36, 2003 Aug 31–Sep 6 2 films 2 $11.7M – The Order (2003) $11.6M
Week 36, 2004 Aug 29–Sep 4 4 films · +793% 4 $104.3M +793% Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) $81.4M
Week 36, 2005 Aug 28–Sep 3 5 films · +7% 5 $111.8M +7% Transporter 2 (2005) $89.1M
Week 36, 2006 Sep 3–9 6 films · −21% 6 $88.6M −21% The Covenant (2006) $37.6M
Week 36, 2007 Sep 2–8 6 films · +12% 6 $99.5M +12% 3:10 to Yuma (2007) $70M
Week 36, 2008 Aug 31–Sep 6 3 films · −36% 3 $63.4M −36% Bangkok Dangerous (2008) $42.5M
Week 36, 2009 Aug 30–Sep 5 7 films · +28% 7 $81.2M +28% Gamer (2009) $40.8M
Week 36, 2010 Aug 29–Sep 4 2 films · −27% 2 $58.9M −27% Machete (2010) $45.5M
Week 36, 2011 Aug 28–Sep 3 8 films · +53% 8 $90.1M +53% Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) $51.9M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Action Movies Speak in Week 36 of 2011?

Chinese-language action films took $51.9M across 1 film, 58% of the total, ahead of Korean-language action films ($4.9M) and Tamil-language action films ($1.1M).

Week 36 of 2011 Action Box Office by Language

  1. Chinese $51.9M
    1 film · #1 Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011)
  2. Korean $4.9M
    1 film · #1 Hindsight (2011)
  3. Tamil $1.1M
    2 films · #1 Mankatha (2011)
  4. Thai $474.4K
    1 film · #1 Bangkok Assassins (2011)
  5. Zulu $215.8K
    1 film · #1 How to Steal 2 Million (2011)
  6. English $118
    1 film · #1 Robotropolis (2011)
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 36 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 8 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 36 of 2011 (Aug 28–Sep 3)?

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) leads with $51.9M worldwide, $459.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Bodyguard (2011) at $31.5M and Hindsight (2011) at $4.9M.

How much did action movies released in week 36 of 2011 (Aug 28–Sep 3) earn?

8 action films released in week 36 of 2011 (Aug 28–Sep 3) report a worldwide gross, $90.1M in all, or $11.3M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 36 of 2011 (Aug 28–Sep 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011), earned $51.9M.

How much of the Week 36, 2011 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.3M of the $90.1M total, or 3%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 8 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2011 (Aug 28–Sep 3). 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 36, 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.