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Action box office · Week 49 · Dec 1–7, 2013

Action Box Office, Week 49 of 2013: Action Releases of Dec 1–7

Firestorm (2013) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7), with $55.8M worldwide, ahead of Commitment (2013) at $6.8M and R... Rajkumar (2013) at $410.5K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $63M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 37% on Week 48, 2013, whose releases took $99.4M.

week 49 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$63M
Firestorm (2013), the #1
$55.8M
vs Week 48, 2013
−37%
Firestorm (2013) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 action movie of Week 49, 2013

Firestorm (2013)

2013 · Thriller, Action

$55.8M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 49 of 2013?

Firestorm (2013) leads with $55.8M, 88% of the total. The top 3 together took $63M, 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. Firestorm (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $55.8M Firestorm (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Commitment (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $6.8M Commitment (2013)
    $76.5K US & Canada · 1% $6.8M elsewhere · 99%
  3. R... Rajkumar (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $410.5K R... Rajkumar (2013)
    $166.5K US & Canada · 41% $244K elsewhere · 59%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 49 of 2013, 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 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7).

  1. 1 Firestorm (2013) movie poster
    Firestorm (2013) Dec 4, 2013 · Cantonese · Thriller, Action, Crime $55.8M worldwide
    Dec 4, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $55.8M
  2. 2 Commitment (2013) movie poster
    Commitment (2013) Dec 6, 2013 · Action, Drama $6.8M worldwide
    Dec 6, 2013 US and Canada: $76.5K Rest of the world: $6.8M Worldwide: $6.8M
  3. 3 R... Rajkumar (2013) movie poster
    R... Rajkumar (2013) Dec 6, 2013 · Action, Comedy, Romance $410.5K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2013 US and Canada: $166.5K Rest of the world: $244K Worldwide: $410.5K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 49 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 49 releases took $63M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 47 (Nov 17–23) with $865.4M, led by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).

  1. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 20–26 Al final todos mueren (2013) $2.4K Al final todos mueren (2013)
  2. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 27–Nov 2 Ender's Game (2013) $145.6M Ender's Game (2013)
  3. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 3–9 Thor: The Dark World (2013) $645.7M Thor: The Dark World (2013)
  4. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 10–16 The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013) $21.2M The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)
  5. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 17–23 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) $865.4M The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
  6. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 24–30 Homefront (2013) $99.4M Homefront (2013)
  7. Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 1–7 Firestorm (2013) $63M Firestorm (2013)
  8. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 8–14 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 15–21 Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) $214.6M Walking with Dinosaurs (2013)
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2013 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2006 earned the most: $315.4M from 4 films, led by Blood Diamond (2006). Week 49, 2013 took $63M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2004 Nov 28–Dec 4 2 films 2 $93.1M – House of Flying Daggers (2004) $92.9M
Week 49, 2005 Nov 27–Dec 3 2 films · −43% 2 $53.4M −43% Æon Flux (2005) $53.3M
Week 49, 2006 Dec 3–9 4 films · +491% 4 $315.4M +491% Blood Diamond (2006) $171.7M
Week 49, 2007 Dec 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2008 Nov 30–Dec 6 3 films 3 $28.7M – 252: Signal of Life (2008) $18.5M
Week 49, 2009 Nov 29–Dec 5 1 film · −20% 1 $22.9M −20% Armored (2009) $22.9M
Week 49, 2010 Nov 28–Dec 4 7 films · +405% 7 $115.8M +405% Space Battleship Yamato (2010) $49.8M
Week 49, 2011 Nov 27–Dec 3 2 films · −99% 2 $1.2M −99% White Vengeance (2011) $992.2K
Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 2 films · +192% 2 $3.4M +192% So Undercover (2012) $2.6M
Week 49, 2013 Dec 1–7 3 films · +1754% 3 $63M +1754% Firestorm (2013) $55.8M
Archive

Action Box Office in 2013, Week by Week

52 weeks of 2013 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 18 (Apr 28–May 4) with $1.2B, led by Iron Man 3 (2013).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 49 of 2013: 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 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7)?

Firestorm (2013) leads with $55.8M worldwide. Next come Commitment (2013) at $6.8M and R... Rajkumar (2013) at $410.5K.

How much did action movies released in week 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7) earn?

3 action films released in week 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $63M in all, or $21M per film on average. Week 48, 2013 releases took $99.4M.

How many action movies released in week 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Firestorm (2013), earned $55.8M.

How much of the Week 49, 2013 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$243K of the $63M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 2013 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 49 of 2013 (Dec 1–7). 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 49, 2013 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.