#1 of 4 #1 action movie of Week 34, 2014
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)
2014 · Action, Thriller
$39.4M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total
$13.8M US & Canada · 35% $25.6M elsewhere · 65%
Action box office · Week 34 · Aug 17–23, 2014
Action Box Office, Week 34 of 2014: Action Releases of Aug 17–23
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23), with $39.4M worldwide, ahead of Mardaani (2014) at $5.2M and The Prince (2014) at $1.3M. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $46.1M in all, 30% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 87% on Week 33, 2014, whose releases took $358.9M.
- week 34 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $46.1M
- Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014), the #1
- $39.4M
- vs Week 33, 2014
- −87%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 34 of 2014?
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) leads with $39.4M, 86% of the total. The top 4 together took $46.1M, 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.
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US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Action Release of Week 34 of 2014, 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 2014 (Aug 17–23).
- 1 Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: $13.8M Rest of the world: $25.6M Worldwide: $39.4M
Aug 22, 2014 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $39.4M worldwide - 2 Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M
- 3 Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
- 4 Aug 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $200.6K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 34 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 34 releases took $46.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 31 (Jul 27–Aug 2) with $826M, led by Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 6–12 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) $745.9M Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 13–19 The Purge: Anarchy (2014) $142.4M The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 20–26 Lucy (2014) $720.1M Lucy (2014)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 27–Aug 2 Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) $826M Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) $711.3M Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 The Expendables 3 (2014) $358.9M The Expendables 3 (2014)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) $46.1M Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 The November Man (2014) $98M The November Man (2014)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 In the Hero (2014) $2.5M In the Hero (2014)
Earlier years
How Does Week 34 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 34, 2013 earned the most: $221.1M from 6 films, led by The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013). Week 34, 2014 took $46.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 34, 2005 Aug 14–20 2 films | 2 | $8.1M | – | 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 |
| Week 34, 2013 Aug 18–24 6 films · +158% | 6 | $221.1M | +158% | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) $95.4M |
| Week 34, 2014 Aug 17–23 4 films · −79% | 4 | $46.1M | −79% | Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) $39.4M |
Archive
Action Box Office in 2014, Week by Week
52 weeks of 2014 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 26 (Jun 22–28) with $1.2B, led by Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014).
- Week 1 $16M
- Week 2 $101.6M
- Week 3 $300.9M
- Week 4 $78.9M
- Week 5 $166.6M
- Week 6 $486.4M
- Week 7 $253.8M
- Week 8 $174.2M
- Week 9 $291.1M
- Week 10 $366.7M
- Week 11 $211.8M
- Week 12 $289.1M
- Week 13 $387.9M
- Week 14 $715M
- Week 15 $23.9M
- Week 16 $123.5M
- Week 17 $72.6M
- Week 18 $771.1M
- Week 19 $452K
- Week 20 $525.2M
- Week 21 $747.7M
- Week 22 $6.1M
- Week 23 $392M
- Week 24 $721.6M
- Week 25 $17.2M
- Week 26 $1.2B
- Week 27 $87.9M
- Week 28 $745.9M
- Week 29 $142.4M
- Week 30 $720.1M
- Week 31 $826M
- Week 32 $711.3M
- Week 33 $358.9M
- Week 34 $46.1M
- Week 35 $98M
- Week 36 $2.5M
- Week 37 $41.9M
- Week 38 $440.9M
- Week 39 $195.2M
- Week 40 $117.8M
- Week 41 $219.7M
- Week 42 $213.6M
- Week 43 $193.8M
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 $662.2M
- Week 46 $518.4K
- Week 47 $759.4M
- Week 48 $17.5M
- Week 49 $11.1M
- Week 50 $269.2M
- Week 51 $81.4M
- Week 52 $720.9M
- Week 53 $12M
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 34 of 2014: 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 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23)?
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) leads with $39.4M worldwide, $13.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mardaani (2014) at $5.2M and The Prince (2014) at $1.3M.
How much did action movies released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23) earn?
4 action films released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $46.1M in all, or $11.5M per film on average. Week 33, 2014 releases took $358.9M.
How many action movies released in week 34 of 2014 (Aug 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014), earned $39.4M.
How is the week 34, 2014 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 2014 (Aug 17–23). 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, 2014 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.