#1 of 4 #1 action movie of Week 1, 2012
Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012)
2012 · Action, Crime
$1.1M worldwide · 58% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Action box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–7, 2012
Action Box Office, Week 1 of 2012: Action Releases of Jan 1–7
Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7), with $1.1M worldwide, ahead of Players (2012) at $536.9K and The Detective (2012) at $260.8K. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2M in all.
- week 1 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $2M
- Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012), the #1
- $1.1M
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 1 of 2012?
Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012) leads with $1.1M, 58% of the total. The top 4 together took $2M, 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.
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The chart
Every Action Release of Week 1 of 2012, 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 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7).
- 1 Jan 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
- 2 Jan 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $536.9K
- 3 Jan 2, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $260.8K
- 4 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 1 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 1 releases took $2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51, 2011 (Dec 11–17) with $1.2B, led by Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).
- Week 48, 2011 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 S.I.U. (2011) $7M S.I.U. (2011)
- Week 49, 2011 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 White Vengeance (2011) $1.2M White Vengeance (2011)
- Week 50, 2011 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 New Kids Nitro (2011) $9.7M New Kids Nitro (2011)
- Week 51, 2011 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) $1.2B Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
- Week 52, 2011 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011) $51.1M Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011)
- Week 53, 2011 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 Turning Point 2 (2011) $1.4M Turning Point 2 (2011)
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–7 Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012) $2M Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012)
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 8–14 Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012) $9M Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 15–21 Underworld: Awakening (2012) $269M Underworld: Awakening (2012)
Earlier years
How Does Week 1 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 1, 2007 earned the most: $38.2M from 4 films, led by Dororo (2007). Week 1, 2012 took $2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1, 2003 Jan 1–4 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 1, 2004 Jan 1–3 2 films | 2 | $89.1K | – | Blast (2004) $52.5K |
| Week 1, 2005 Jan 1 2 films · +8912% | 2 | $8M | +8912% | Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness (2005) $7.6M |
| Week 1, 2006 Jan 1–7 4 films · +60% | 4 | $12.8M | +60% | The Art of Fighting (2006) $7.5M |
| Week 1, 2007 Jan 1–6 4 films · +198% | 4 | $38.2M | +198% | Dororo (2007) $27.3M |
| Week 1, 2008 Jan 1–5 1 film · −100% | 1 | $2.4K | −100% | Polar Opposites (2008) $2.4K |
| Week 1, 2009 Jan 1–3 1 film · +1832% | 1 | $45.9K | +1832% | Devil’s Town (2009) $45.9K |
| Week 1, 2010 Jan 1–2 3 films · +11162% | 3 | $5.2M | +11162% | Don Quixote (2010) $5.1M |
| Week 1, 2011 Jan 1 1 film · −100% | 1 | $21.6K | −100% | Bedouin (2011) $21.6K |
| Week 1, 2012 Jan 1–7 4 films · +8986% | 4 | $2M | +8986% | Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012) $1.1M |
Archive
Action Box Office in 2012, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2012 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 18 (Apr 29–May 5) with $1.5B, led by The Avengers (2012).
- Week 1 $2M
- Week 2 $9M
- Week 3 $269M
- Week 4 $147.7M
- Week 5 $128.8M
- Week 6 $544.9M
- Week 7 $324.9M
- Week 8 $82.6M
- Week 9 $180.1K
- Week 10 $286.3M
- Week 11 $227.7M
- Week 12 $720.2M
- Week 13 $302M
- Week 14 $8.4M
- Week 15 $77.3M
- Week 16 $51.4M
- Week 17 $69.9M
- Week 18 $1.5B
- Week 19 $624.9K
- Week 20 $303.1M
- Week 21 $654.2M
- Week 22 $397.5M
- Week 23 $403.7M
- Week 24 $32.9M
- Week 25 $661.7M
- Week 26 $1.4M
- Week 27 $787.5M
- Week 28 $98.2M
- Week 29 $1.1B
- Week 30 $10.1M
- Week 31 $219.7M
- Week 32 $310.9M
- Week 33 $331.9M
- Week 34 $85.6M
- Week 35 $7.7M
- Week 36 $95.7M
- Week 37 $257.6M
- Week 38 $41.1M
- Week 39 $176.7M
- Week 40 $376.4M
- Week 41 $172.3M
- Week 42 $37M
- Week 43 $573.9K
- Week 44 $20.5M
- Week 45 $1.1B
- Week 46 $22.8M
- Week 47 $51.6M
- Week 48 $41.3M
- Week 49 $3.4M
- Week 50 $171.3M
- Week 51 $553.5M
- Week 52 $432.1M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 1 of 2012: 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 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7)?
Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012) leads with $1.1M worldwide. Next come Players (2012) at $536.9K and The Detective (2012) at $260.8K.
How much did action movies released in week 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7) earn?
4 action films released in week 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $2M in all, or $489.8K per film on average.
How many action movies released in week 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012), earned $1.1M.
How is the week 1, 2012 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 1 of 2012 (Jan 1–7). 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 1, 2012 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.