How much of the Week 37, 2012 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$42.6M of the $257.6M total, or 17%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 37 · Sep 9–15, 2012

Action Box Office, Week 37 of 2012: Action Releases of Sep 9–15

Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15), with $240.2M worldwide, ahead of Stolen (2012) at $17.4M and Sundarapandian (2012) at $54.7K. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $257.6M in all, 17% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 169% on Week 36, 2012, whose releases took $95.7M.

week 37 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $257.6M
film crossed $100M: 1
vs Week 36, 2012: +169%

Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) movie poster

#1 of 4

#1 action movie of Week 37, 2012

Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)

2012 · Action, Adventure

$240.2M worldwide · 93% of the chart's total

$42.3M US & Canada · 18% $197.8M elsewhere · 82%

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 37 of 2012?

Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) leads with $240.2M, 93% of the total. The top 4 together took $257.6M, 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

$240.2M Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
$42.3M US & Canada · 18% $197.8M elsewhere · 82%
Number 2

$17.4M Stolen (2012)
$304.3K US & Canada · 2% $17.1M elsewhere · 98%
Number 3

$54.7K Sundarapandian (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$2.5K Twenty8K (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 37 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 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15).

1
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) Sep 14, 2012 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $240.2M worldwide

Sep 14, 2012 US and Canada: $42.3M Rest of the world: $197.8M Worldwide: $240.2M
2
Stolen (2012) Sep 14, 2012 · Action, Drama, Thriller $17.4M worldwide

Sep 14, 2012 US and Canada: $304.3K Rest of the world: $17.1M Worldwide: $17.4M
3
Sundarapandian (2012) Sep 14, 2012 · Tamil · Drama, Action, Romance $54.7K worldwide

Sep 14, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.7K
4
Twenty8K (2012) Sep 10, 2012 · English · Thriller, Crime, Action $2.5K worldwide

Sep 10, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 37 releases took $257.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 33 (Aug 12–18) with $331.9M, led by The Expendables 2 (2012).

Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2010 earned the most: $300.5M from 2 films, led by Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010). Week 37, 2012 took $257.6M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 37, 2003 Sep 7–13 1 film	1	$98.8M	–	Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) $98.8M
Week 37, 2004 Sep 5–11 3 films · +89%	3	$187M	+89%	Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) $129.3M
Week 37, 2005 Sep 4–10 5 films · −72%	5	$52.2M	−72%	Marrying the Mafia 2 (2005) $31.8M
Week 37, 2006 Sep 10–16 3 films · −47%	3	$27.6M	−47%	The Banquet (2006) $22.6M
Week 37, 2007 Sep 9–15 3 films · +174%	3	$75.7M	+174%	Dragon Wars: D-War (2007) $75.1M
Week 37, 2008 Sep 7–13 1 film · −59%	1	$31.1M	−59%	Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008) $31.1M
Week 37, 2009 Sep 6–12 2 films · −27%	2	$22.7M	−27%	Whiteout (2009) $18M
Week 37, 2010 Sep 5–11 2 films · +1222%	2	$300.5M	+1222%	Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) $300.2M
Week 37, 2011 Sep 4–10 4 films · −32%	4	$203.2M	−32%	Contagion (2011) $136.5M
Week 37, 2012 Sep 9–15 4 films · +27%	4	$257.6M	+27%	Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) $240.2M

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 37 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 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15)?

Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) leads with $240.2M worldwide, $42.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Stolen (2012) at $17.4M and Sundarapandian (2012) at $54.7K.

How much did action movies released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15) earn?

4 action films released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $257.6M in all, or $64.4M per film on average. Week 36, 2012 releases took $95.7M.

How many action movies released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) with $240.2M.

How is the week 37, 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 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15). 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 37, 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.