How much of the Week 17, 2012 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$18.7M of the $69.9M total, or 27%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 17 · Apr 22–28, 2012

Action Box Office, Week 17 of 2012: Action Releases of Apr 22–28

Safe (2012) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28), with $41.6M worldwide, ahead of Headhunters (2012) at $19.4M and Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2012) at $4.7M. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $69.9M in all, 27% of it from the US & Canada.

week 17 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $69.9M
Safe (2012), the #1: $41.6M
earned in the US & Canada: 27%

#1 of 4

#1 action movie of Week 17, 2012

Safe (2012)

2012 · Action, Thriller

$41.6M worldwide · 59% of the chart's total

$17.1M US & Canada · 41% $24.4M elsewhere · 59%

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 17 of 2012?

Safe (2012) leads with $41.6M, 59% of the total. The top 4 together took $69.9M, 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.

Number 1

$41.6M Safe (2012)
$17.1M US & Canada · 41% $24.4M elsewhere · 59%
Number 2

$19.4M Headhunters (2012)
$1.2M US & Canada · 6% $18.2M elsewhere · 94%
Number 3

$4.7M Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2012)
$136.2K US & Canada · 3% $4.5M elsewhere · 97%
Number 4

$4.3M Tezz (2012)
$229.9K US & Canada · 5% $4.1M elsewhere · 95%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 17 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 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28).

1
Safe (2012) Apr 27, 2012 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $41.6M worldwide

Apr 27, 2012 US and Canada: $17.1M Rest of the world: $24.4M Worldwide: $41.6M
2
Headhunters (2012) Apr 27, 2012 · Norwegian · Action, Thriller, Crime $19.4M worldwide

Apr 27, 2012 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $18.2M Worldwide: $19.4M
3
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2012) Apr 27, 2012 · Japanese · Action, Drama, History $4.7M worldwide

Apr 27, 2012 US and Canada: $136.2K Rest of the world: $4.5M Worldwide: $4.7M
4
Tezz (2012) Apr 27, 2012 · Hindi · Action, Drama, Thriller $4.3M worldwide

Apr 27, 2012 US and Canada: $229.9K Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $4.3M

US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 17 of 2012?

Of the top 4, Safe (2012) earned the biggest share at home (41% in the US & Canada), while Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2012) made 97% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $18.7M (27%) came from the US & Canada.

1 Safe (2012) $41.6M
$17.1M US & Canada · 41% $24.4M elsewhere · 59%
2 Headhunters (2012) $19.4M
$1.2M US & Canada · 6% $18.2M elsewhere · 94%
3 Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2012) $4.7M
$136.2K US & Canada · 3% $4.5M elsewhere · 97%
4 Tezz (2012) $4.3M
$229.9K US & Canada · 5% $4.1M elsewhere · 95%

Weeks around it

How Does Week 17 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 17 releases took $69.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 18 (Apr 29–May 5) with $1.5B, led by The Avengers (2012).

Earlier years

How Does Week 17 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 17, 2004 earned the most: $132.5M from 4 films, led by Man on Fire (2004). Week 17, 2012 took $69.9M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 17, 2003 Apr 20–26 1 film	1	$4.5M	–	Samurai Resurrection (2003) $4.5M
Week 17, 2004 Apr 18–24 4 films · +2844%	4	$132.5M	+2844%	Man on Fire (2004) $130.8M
Week 17, 2005 Apr 17–23 3 films · −84%	3	$21.2M	−84%	Empire of the Wolves (2005) $12.4M
Week 17, 2006 Apr 23–29 5 films · −28%	5	$15.4M	−28%	Bloody Tie (2006) $10.6M
Week 17, 2007 Apr 22–28 7 films · +603%	7	$108.1M	+603%	Next (2007) $77.6M
Week 17, 2008 Apr 20–26 3 films · −71%	3	$30.9M	−71%	Shaolin Girl (2008) $15M
Week 17, 2009 Apr 19–25 4 films · +17%	4	$36.3M	+17%	Fighting (2009) $32.5M
Week 17, 2010 Apr 18–24 4 films · +12%	4	$40.6M	+12%	The Losers (2010) $29.4M
Week 17, 2011 Apr 17–23 6 films · +63%	6	$66.1M	+63%	Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011) $33.7M
Week 17, 2012 Apr 22–28 4 films · +6%	4	$69.9M	+6%	Safe (2012) $41.6M

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).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 17 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 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28)?

Safe (2012) leads with $41.6M worldwide, $17.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Headhunters (2012) at $19.4M and Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2012) at $4.7M.

How much did action movies released in week 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28) earn?

4 action films released in week 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $69.9M in all, or $17.5M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Safe (2012), earned $41.6M.

How is the week 17, 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 17 of 2012 (Apr 22–28). 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 17, 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.