How much of the Week 42, 2012 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$26.1M of the $37M total, or 71%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 42 · Oct 14–20, 2012

Action Box Office, Week 42 of 2012: Action Releases of Oct 14–20

Alex Cross (2012) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20), with $34.6M worldwide, ahead of Tai Chi Zero (2012) at $1.3M and Johan Falk: Kodnamn: Lisa (2012) at $1M. 6 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $37M in all, 71% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 79% on Week 41, 2012, whose releases took $172.3M. By language, English leads with $34.6M across 2 action releases.

week 42 releases with a gross: 6
combined worldwide: $37M
Alex Cross (2012), the #1: $34.6M
vs Week 41, 2012: −79%

#1 of 6

#1 action movie of Week 42, 2012

Alex Cross (2012)

2012 · Action, Mystery

$34.6M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total

$25.9M US & Canada · 75% $8.7M elsewhere · 25%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 42 of 2012?

Alex Cross (2012) leads with $34.6M, 94% of the total. The top 5 together took $37M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$34.6M Alex Cross (2012)
$25.9M US & Canada · 75% $8.7M elsewhere · 25%
Number 2

$1.3M Tai Chi Zero (2012)
$212.1K US & Canada · 16% $1.1M elsewhere · 84%
Number 3

$1M Johan Falk: Kodnamn: Lisa (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$8.4K Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$3.1K Thiruthani (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 42 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 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20).

1
Alex Cross (2012) Oct 19, 2012 · English · Action, Mystery, Thriller $34.6M worldwide

Oct 19, 2012 US and Canada: $25.9M Rest of the world: $8.7M Worldwide: $34.6M
2
Tai Chi Zero (2012) Oct 19, 2012 · Chinese · Action, Drama $1.3M worldwide

Oct 19, 2012 US and Canada: $212.1K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.3M
3
Johan Falk: Kodnamn: Lisa (2012) Oct 19, 2012 · Swedish · Crime, Action, Thriller $1M worldwide

Oct 19, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M
4
Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation (2012) Oct 16, 2012 · English · Action, Comedy, Horror $8.4K worldwide

Oct 16, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4K
5
Thiruthani (2012) Oct 19, 2012 · Tamil · Action, Romance $3.1K worldwide

Oct 19, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1K
6
Jawan of Vellimala (2012) Oct 19, 2012 · Malayalam · Action, Comedy, Mystery $1.7K worldwide

Oct 19, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 42 releases took $37M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 40 (Sep 30–Oct 6) with $376.4M, led by Taken 2 (2012).

Earlier years

How Does Week 42 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2010 earned the most: $378.2M from 4 films, led by RED (2010). Week 42, 2012 took $37M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 42, 2003 Oct 12–18 3 films	3	$10.9M	–	Returner (2003) $10M
Week 42, 2004 Oct 10–16 2 films · +378%	2	$52.1M	+378%	Team America: World Police (2004) $50.8M
Week 42, 2005 Oct 9–15 5 films · +53%	5	$79.9M	+53%	The Fog (2005) $46.2M
Week 42, 2006 Oct 15–21 6 films · −17%	6	$66.6M	−17%	Flags of Our Fathers (2006) $65.9M
Week 42, 2007 Oct 14–20 3 films · −99%	3	$338.7K	−99%	Passage to Zarahemla (2007) $292.1K
Week 42, 2008 Oct 12–18 2 films · +26843%	2	$91.3M	+26843%	Max Payne (2008) $87.1M
Week 42, 2009 Oct 11–17 4 films · −97%	4	$2.7M	−97%	Aadhavan (2009) $1.6M
Week 42, 2010 Oct 10–16 4 films · +14073%	4	$378.2M	+14073%	RED (2010) $199M
Week 42, 2011 Oct 9–15 5 films · −99%	5	$1.9M	−99%	Miss Bala (2011) $1.6M
Week 42, 2012 Oct 14–20 6 films · +1847%	6	$37M	+1847%	Alex Cross (2012) $34.6M

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 42 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20)?

Alex Cross (2012) leads with $34.6M worldwide, $25.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tai Chi Zero (2012) at $1.3M and Johan Falk: Kodnamn: Lisa (2012) at $1M.

How much did action movies released in week 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20) earn?

6 action films released in week 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $37M in all, or $6.2M per film on average. Week 41, 2012 releases took $172.3M.

How many action movies released in week 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Alex Cross (2012), earned $34.6M.

How is the week 42, 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 42 of 2012 (Oct 14–20). 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 42, 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.