How much of the Week 5, 2011 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$29.3M of the $153.9M total, or 19%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 5 · Jan 23–29, 2011

Action Box Office, Week 5 of 2011: Action Releases of Jan 23–29

The Mechanic (2011) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29), with $76.1M worldwide, ahead of Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) at $32.4M and My Own Swordsman (2011) at $30.1M. 5 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $153.9M in all, 19% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 116% on Week 4, 2011, whose releases took $71.1M. By language, English leads with $76.1M across 1 action release.

week 5 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $153.9M
The Mechanic (2011), the #1: $76.1M
vs Week 4, 2011: +116%

#1 of 5

#1 action movie of Week 5, 2011

The Mechanic (2011)

2011 · Action, Drama

$76.1M worldwide · 49% of the chart's total

$29.1M US & Canada · 38% $47M elsewhere · 62%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 5 of 2011?

The Mechanic (2011) leads with $76.1M, 49% of the total. The top 5 together took $153.9M, 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.

Number 1

$76.1M The Mechanic (2011)
$29.1M US & Canada · 38% $47M elsewhere · 62%
Number 2

$32.4M Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$30.1M My Own Swordsman (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$15.1M Ip Man 2 (2011)
$205.7K US & Canada · 1% $14.9M elsewhere · 99%
Number 5

$240.8K Beyond the Border (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 5 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 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29).

1
The Mechanic (2011) Jan 28, 2011 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $76.1M worldwide

Jan 28, 2011 US and Canada: $29.1M Rest of the world: $47M Worldwide: $76.1M
2
Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) Jan 27, 2011 · Korean · Action, History, Comedy $32.4M worldwide

Jan 27, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.4M
3
My Own Swordsman (2011) Jan 26, 2011 · Chinese · Comedy, Action $30.1M worldwide

Jan 26, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.1M
4
Ip Man 2 (2011) Jan 28, 2011 · Chinese · Action, Biography, History $15.1M worldwide

Jan 28, 2011 US and Canada: $205.7K Rest of the world: $14.9M Worldwide: $15.1M
5
Beyond the Border (2011) Jan 28, 2011 · Swedish · Action, War, Drama $240.8K worldwide

Jan 28, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $240.8K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 5 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 5 releases took $153.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 3 (Jan 9–15) with $230.8M, led by The Green Hornet (2011).

Earlier years

How Does Week 5 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 5, 2009 earned the most: $227.6M from 2 films, led by Taken (2009). Week 5, 2011 took $153.9M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 5, 2002 Jan 27–Feb 2 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 5, 2003 Jan 26–Feb 1 4 films	4	$191M	–	The Recruit (2003) $101.2M
Week 5, 2004 Jan 25–31 2 films · −100%	2	$523K	−100%	The Student Cop (2004) $521.7K
Week 5, 2005 Jan 23–29 2 films · +6773%	2	$35.9M	+6773%	Another Public Enemy (2005) $23.2M
Week 5, 2006 Jan 29–Feb 4 5 films · −5%	5	$34.3M	−5%	Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006) $23.5M
Week 5, 2007 Jan 28–Feb 3 1 film · −86%	1	$4.9M	−86%	The Crown Witness (2007) $4.9M
Week 5, 2008 Jan 27–Feb 2 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 5, 2009 Jan 25–31 2 films	2	$227.6M	–	Taken (2009) $226.8M
Week 5, 2010 Jan 24–30 1 film · −98%	1	$4.9M	−98%	Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger: Silver Screen BANG!! (2010) $4.9M
Week 5, 2011 Jan 23–29 5 films · +3010%	5	$153.9M	+3010%	The Mechanic (2011) $76.1M

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 5 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29)?

The Mechanic (2011) leads with $76.1M worldwide, $29.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) at $32.4M and My Own Swordsman (2011) at $30.1M.

How much did action movies released in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29) earn?

5 action films released in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $153.9M in all, or $30.8M per film on average. Week 4, 2011 releases took $71.1M.

How many action movies released in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Mechanic (2011), earned $76.1M.

How is the week 5, 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 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29). 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 5, 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.