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Action box office · Week 9 · Feb 20–26, 2011

Action Box Office, Week 9 of 2011: Action Releases of Feb 20–26

Drive Angry 3D (2011) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 9 of 2011 (Feb 20–26), with $40.9M worldwide, ahead of Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (2011) at $6.8M and The Microchip (2011) at $149.4K. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $48M in all, 22% of it from the US & Canada.

week 9 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$48M
Drive Angry 3D (2011), the #1
$40.9M
earned in the US & Canada
22%
Drive Angry 3D (2011) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 action movie of Week 9, 2011

Drive Angry 3D (2011)

2011 · Action, Thriller

$40.9M worldwide · 85% of the chart's total

$10.7M US & Canada · 26% $30.2M elsewhere · 74%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 9 of 2011?

Drive Angry 3D (2011) leads with $40.9M, 85% of the total. The top 4 together took $48M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Drive Angry 3D (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $40.9M Drive Angry 3D (2011)
    $10.7M US & Canada · 26% $30.2M elsewhere · 74%
  2. Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $6.8M Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Microchip (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $149.4K The Microchip (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. This Is Not an American Movie (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $116.8K This Is Not an American Movie (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2011 (Feb 20–26).

  1. 1 Drive Angry 3D (2011) movie poster
    Drive Angry 3D (2011) Feb 25, 2011 · English · Action, Thriller $40.9M worldwide
    Feb 25, 2011 US and Canada: $10.7M Rest of the world: $30.2M Worldwide: $40.9M
  2. 2 Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (2011) movie poster
    Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (2011) Feb 26, 2011 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Romance $6.8M worldwide
    Feb 26, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.8M
  3. 3 The Microchip (2011) movie poster
    The Microchip (2011) Feb 24, 2011 · Thai · Action, Comedy $149.4K worldwide
    Feb 24, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $149.4K
  4. 4 This Is Not an American Movie (2011) movie poster
    This Is Not an American Movie (2011) Feb 25, 2011 · Macedonian · Action, Crime, Comedy $116.8K worldwide
    Feb 25, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $116.8K
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2007 earned the most: $258.8M from 2 films, led by Wild Hogs (2007). Week 9, 2011 took $48M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 9, 2002 Feb 24–Mar 2 3 films 3 $118.3M – We Were Soldiers (2002) $115.4M
Week 9, 2003 Feb 23–Mar 1 2 films · −40% 2 $71.3M −40% Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) $56.5M
Week 9, 2004 Feb 22–28 1 film · −100% 1 $78.2K −100% Tube (2004) $78.2K
Week 9, 2005 Feb 20–26 2 films · +51201% 2 $40.1M +51201% Man of the House (2005) $21.6M
Week 9, 2006 Feb 26–Mar 4 4 films · +165% 4 $106.2M +165% 16 Blocks (2006) $65.7M
Week 9, 2007 Feb 25–Mar 3 2 films · +144% 2 $258.8M +144% Wild Hogs (2007) $253.6M
Week 9, 2008 Feb 24–Mar 1 4 films · −95% 4 $12.5M −95% One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom (2008) $8.7M
Week 9, 2009 Feb 22–28 3 films · +20% 3 $15M +20% Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) $12.8M
Week 9, 2010 Feb 21–27 1 film · +271% 1 $55.6M +271% Cop Out (2010) $55.6M
Week 9, 2011 Feb 20–26 4 films · −14% 4 $48M −14% Drive Angry 3D (2011) $40.9M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 9 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 9 of 2011 (Feb 20–26)?

Drive Angry 3D (2011) leads with $40.9M worldwide, $10.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (2011) at $6.8M and The Microchip (2011) at $149.4K.

How much did action movies released in week 9 of 2011 (Feb 20–26) earn?

4 action films released in week 9 of 2011 (Feb 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $48M in all, or $12M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 9 of 2011 (Feb 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Drive Angry 3D (2011), earned $40.9M.

How much of the Week 9, 2011 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$10.7M of the $48M total, or 22%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2011 (Feb 20–26). 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 9, 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.