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Action box office · Week 34 · Aug 19–25, 2012

Action Box Office, Week 34 of 2012: Action Releases of Aug 19–25

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25), with $37.7M worldwide, ahead of Premium Rush (2012) at $31.1M and Hit and Run (2012) at $16.8M. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $85.6M in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 74% on Week 33, 2012, whose releases took $331.9M.

week 34 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$85.6M
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012), the #1
$37.7M
vs Week 33, 2012
−74%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 34 of 2012?

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) leads with $37.7M, 44% of the total. The top 3 together took $85.6M, 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. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $37.7M Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
    $32.4K US & Canada · <1% $37.7M elsewhere · 100%
  2. Premium Rush (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $31.1M Premium Rush (2012)
    $20.3M US & Canada · 65% $10.8M elsewhere · 35%
  3. Hit and Run (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $16.8M Hit and Run (2012)
    $13.7M US & Canada · 82% $3.1M elsewhere · 18%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 34 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 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25).

  1. 1 Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) movie poster
    Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) Aug 25, 2012 · Japanese · History, War, Adventure $37.7M worldwide
    Aug 25, 2012 US and Canada: $32.4K Rest of the world: $37.7M Worldwide: $37.7M
  2. 2 Premium Rush (2012) movie poster
    Premium Rush (2012) Aug 24, 2012 · English · Action, Thriller $31.1M worldwide
    Aug 24, 2012 US and Canada: $20.3M Rest of the world: $10.8M Worldwide: $31.1M
  3. 3 Hit and Run (2012) movie poster
    Hit and Run (2012) Aug 22, 2012 · Action, Comedy, Romance $16.8M worldwide
    Aug 22, 2012 US and Canada: $13.7M Rest of the world: $3.1M Worldwide: $16.8M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 34 of 2012?

Of the top 3, Hit and Run (2012) earned the biggest share at home (82% in the US & Canada), while Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $34.1M (40%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) $37.7M
    $32.4K US & Canada · <1% $37.7M elsewhere · 100%
  2. 2 Premium Rush (2012) $31.1M
    $20.3M US & Canada · 65% $10.8M elsewhere · 35%
  3. 3 Hit and Run (2012) $16.8M
    $13.7M US & Canada · 82% $3.1M elsewhere · 18%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 34 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 34 releases took $85.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 29 (Jul 15–21) with $1.1B, led by The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

  1. Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 8–14 Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012) $98.2M Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012)
  2. Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 15–21 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $1.1B The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
  3. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 22–28 Iron Sky (2012) $10.1M Iron Sky (2012)
  4. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 29–Aug 4 Total Recall (2012) $219.7M Total Recall (2012)
  5. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 5–11 The Bourne Legacy (2012) $310.9M The Bourne Legacy (2012)
  6. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 12–18 The Expendables 2 (2012) $331.9M The Expendables 2 (2012)
  7. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) $85.6M Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
  8. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2012) $7.7M The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2012)
  9. Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 Bayside Shakedown the Final: The New Hope (2012) $95.7M Bayside Shakedown the Final: The New Hope (2012)
Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 34, 2011 earned the most: $153.4M from 4 films, led by Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011). Week 34, 2012 took $85.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 34, 2003 Aug 17–23 2 films 2 $34.8M – The Medallion (2003) $34.3M
Week 34, 2004 Aug 15–21 3 films · −48% 3 $18.1M −48% Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004) $11.1M
Week 34, 2005 Aug 14–20 2 films · −55% 2 $8.1M −55% Lee Dae-ro Can’t Die (2005) $4.7M
Week 34, 2006 Aug 20–26 3 films · −14% 3 $6.9M −14% No Mercy for the Rude (2006) $4.9M
Week 34, 2007 Aug 19–25 3 films · +645% 3 $51.7M +645% War (2007) $42.7M
Week 34, 2008 Aug 17–23 3 films · +65% 3 $85.3M +65% Death Race (2008) $76M
Week 34, 2009 Aug 16–22 2 films · −67% 2 $28.1M −67% The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) $26.9M
Week 34, 2010 Aug 15–21 4 films · +234% 4 $94M +234% Piranha 3-D (2010) $83.2M
Week 34, 2011 Aug 14–20 4 films · +63% 4 $153.4M +63% Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011) $85.6M
Week 34, 2012 Aug 19–25 3 films · −44% 3 $85.6M −44% Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) $37.7M
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).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 34 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25)?

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) leads with $37.7M worldwide, $32.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Premium Rush (2012) at $31.1M and Hit and Run (2012) at $16.8M.

How much did action movies released in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25) earn?

3 action films released in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $85.6M in all, or $28.5M per film on average. Week 33, 2012 releases took $331.9M.

How many action movies released in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012), earned $37.7M.

How much of the Week 34, 2012 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$34.1M of the $85.6M total, or 40%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 34, 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 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25). 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 34, 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.