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Action box office · Week 38 · Sep 11–17, 2011

Action Box Office, Week 38 of 2011: Action Releases of Sep 11–17

Drive (2011) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 38 of 2011 (Sep 11–17), with $79.7M worldwide, ahead of Smuggler (2011) at $1.5M and Freerunner (2011) at $224.2K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $81.4M in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 60% on Week 37, 2011, whose releases took $203.2M.

week 38 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$81.4M
Drive (2011), the #1
$79.7M
vs Week 37, 2011
−60%
Drive (2011) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 action movie of Week 38, 2011

Drive (2011)

2011 · Action, Drama

$79.7M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$35.1M US & Canada · 44% $44.6M elsewhere · 56%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 38 of 2011?

Drive (2011) leads with $79.7M, 98% of the total. The top 3 together took $81.4M, 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. Drive (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $79.7M Drive (2011)
    $35.1M US & Canada · 44% $44.6M elsewhere · 56%
  2. Smuggler (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $1.5M Smuggler (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Freerunner (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $224.2K Freerunner (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 38 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 38 of 2011 (Sep 11–17).

  1. 1 Drive (2011) movie poster
    Drive (2011) Sep 16, 2011 · Action, Drama $79.7M worldwide
    Sep 16, 2011 US and Canada: $35.1M Rest of the world: $44.6M Worldwide: $79.7M
  2. 2 Smuggler (2011) movie poster
    Smuggler (2011) Sep 16, 2011 · Japanese · Comedy, Drama, Action $1.5M worldwide
    Sep 16, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
  3. 3 Freerunner (2011) movie poster
    Freerunner (2011) Sep 14, 2011 · English · Action $224.2K worldwide
    Sep 14, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $224.2K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 38 releases took $81.4M. 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 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)
  2. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 7–13 War of the Arrows (2011) $55.4M War of the Arrows (2011)
  3. 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)
  4. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 Colombiana (2011) $71.5M Colombiana (2011)
  5. 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)
  6. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Contagion (2011) $203.2M Contagion (2011)
  7. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Drive (2011) $81.4M Drive (2011)
  8. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Abduction (2011) $142.5M Abduction (2011)
  9. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Bunraku (2011) $287.4K Bunraku (2011)
Earlier years

How Does Week 38 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2007 earned the most: $157.6M from 4 films, led by Resident Evil: Extinction (2007). Week 38, 2011 took $81.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 38, 2002 Sep 15–21 3 films 3 $30.4M – Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) $20.2M
Week 38, 2003 Sep 14–20 2 films · +220% 2 $97.3M +220% Underworld (2003) $95.7M
Week 38, 2004 Sep 12–18 4 films · −29% 4 $69.2M −29% Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) $57.9M
Week 38, 2005 Sep 11–17 1 film · −83% 1 $12M −83% Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005) $12M
Week 38, 2006 Sep 17–23 4 films · +638% 4 $88.5M +638% Fearless (2006) $68.1M
Week 38, 2007 Sep 16–22 4 films · +78% 4 $157.6M +78% Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) $147.7M
Week 38, 2008 Sep 14–20 3 films · −81% 3 $29.5M −81% Appaloosa (2008) $27.7M
Week 38, 2009 Sep 13–19 1 film · −33% 1 $19.7M −33% Solomon Kane (2009) $19.7M
Week 38, 2010 Sep 12–18 3 films · +513% 3 $120.5M +513% Umizaru 3: The Last Message (2010) $98.7M
Week 38, 2011 Sep 11–17 3 films · −32% 3 $81.4M −32% Drive (2011) $79.7M
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 38 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 38 of 2011 (Sep 11–17)?

Drive (2011) leads with $79.7M worldwide, $35.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Smuggler (2011) at $1.5M and Freerunner (2011) at $224.2K.

How much did action movies released in week 38 of 2011 (Sep 11–17) earn?

3 action films released in week 38 of 2011 (Sep 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $81.4M in all, or $27.1M per film on average. Week 37, 2011 releases took $203.2M.

How many action movies released in week 38 of 2011 (Sep 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Drive (2011), earned $79.7M.

How much of the Week 38, 2011 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$35.1M of the $81.4M total, or 43%, 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 38, 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 38 of 2011 (Sep 11–17). 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 38, 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.