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Action box office · Week 8 · Feb 19–25, 2012

Action Box Office, Week 8 of 2012: Action Releases of Feb 19–25

Act of Valor (2012) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 8 of 2012 (Feb 19–25), with $82.5M worldwide, ahead of Hitman (2012) at $135.6K. 2 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $82.6M in all, 85% of it from the US & Canada.

week 8 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$82.6M
Act of Valor (2012), the #1
$82.5M
earned in the US & Canada
85%
Act of Valor (2012) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 action movie of Week 8, 2012

Act of Valor (2012)

2012 · Action, Adventure

$82.5M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$70M US & Canada · 85% $12.5M elsewhere · 15%
The chart

Every Action Release of Week 8 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 8 of 2012 (Feb 19–25).

  1. 1 Act of Valor (2012) movie poster
    Act of Valor (2012) Feb 24, 2012 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $82.5M worldwide
    Feb 24, 2012 US and Canada: $70M Rest of the world: $12.5M Worldwide: $82.5M
  2. 2 Hitman (2012) movie poster
    Hitman (2012) Feb 22, 2012 · English · Thriller, Action $135.6K worldwide
    Feb 22, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $135.6K
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 8 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 8 of 2012 (Feb 19–25)?

Act of Valor (2012) leads with $82.5M worldwide, $70M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hitman (2012) at $135.6K.

How much did action movies released in week 8 of 2012 (Feb 19–25) earn?

2 action films released in week 8 of 2012 (Feb 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $82.6M in all, or $41.3M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 8 of 2012 (Feb 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Act of Valor (2012), earned $82.5M.

How much of the Week 8, 2012 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$70M of the $82.6M total, or 85%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 8, 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 8 of 2012 (Feb 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 8, 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.