How much of the Week 36, 2014 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$633.1K of the $2.5M total, or 25%, 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 36 · Aug 31–Sep 6, 2014

Action Box Office, Week 36 of 2014: Action Releases of Aug 31–Sep 6

In the Hero (2014) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 36 of 2014 (Aug 31–Sep 6), with $1.2M worldwide, ahead of Mary Kom (2014) at $839.8K and Falcon Rising (2014) at $267.5K. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, 25% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 97% on Week 35, 2014, whose releases took $98M.

week 36 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $2.5M
In the Hero (2014), the #1: $1.2M
vs Week 35, 2014: −97%

#1 of 4

#1 action movie of Week 36, 2014

In the Hero (2014)

2014 · Comedy, Action

$1.2M worldwide · 47% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 36 of 2014?

In the Hero (2014) leads with $1.2M, 47% of the total. The top 4 together took $2.5M, 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

$1.2M In the Hero (2014)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$839.8K Mary Kom (2014)
$621.3K US & Canada · 74% $218.5K elsewhere · 26%
Number 3

$267.5K Falcon Rising (2014)
$11.8K US & Canada · 4% $255.7K elsewhere · 96%
Number 4

$205.1K Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone (2014)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2014 (Aug 31–Sep 6).

1
In the Hero (2014) Sep 6, 2014 · Japanese · Comedy, Action $1.2M worldwide

Sep 6, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
2
Mary Kom (2014) Sep 4, 2014 · Hindi · History, Action, Drama $839.8K worldwide

Sep 4, 2014 US and Canada: $621.3K Rest of the world: $218.5K Worldwide: $839.8K
3
Falcon Rising (2014) Sep 5, 2014 · English · Action, Adventure $267.5K worldwide

Sep 5, 2014 US and Canada: $11.8K Rest of the world: $255.7K Worldwide: $267.5K
4
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone (2014) Sep 6, 2014 · Japanese · Action, Animation, Crime $205.1K worldwide

Sep 6, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $205.1K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 36 releases took $2.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 31 (Jul 27–Aug 2) with $826M, led by Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).

Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2013 earned the most: $127M from 5 films, led by Riddick (2013). Week 36, 2014 took $2.5M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 36, 2005 Aug 28–Sep 3 5 films	5	$111.8M	–	Transporter 2 (2005) $89.1M
Week 36, 2006 Sep 3–9 6 films · −21%	6	$88.6M	−21%	The Covenant (2006) $37.6M
Week 36, 2007 Sep 2–8 6 films · +12%	6	$99.5M	+12%	3:10 to Yuma (2007) $70M
Week 36, 2008 Aug 31–Sep 6 3 films · −36%	3	$63.4M	−36%	Bangkok Dangerous (2008) $42.5M
Week 36, 2009 Aug 30–Sep 5 7 films · +28%	7	$81.2M	+28%	Gamer (2009) $40.8M
Week 36, 2010 Aug 29–Sep 4 2 films · −27%	2	$58.9M	−27%	Machete (2010) $45.5M
Week 36, 2011 Aug 28–Sep 3 8 films · +53%	8	$90.1M	+53%	Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) $51.9M
Week 36, 2012 Sep 2–8 5 films · +6%	5	$95.7M	+6%	Bayside Shakedown the Final: The New Hope (2012) $72.9M
Week 36, 2013 Sep 1–7 5 films · +33%	5	$127M	+33%	Riddick (2013) $98.3M
Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 4 films · −98%	4	$2.5M	−98%	In the Hero (2014) $1.2M

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).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 36 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 36 of 2014 (Aug 31–Sep 6)?

In the Hero (2014) leads with $1.2M worldwide. Next come Mary Kom (2014) at $839.8K and Falcon Rising (2014) at $267.5K.

How much did action movies released in week 36 of 2014 (Aug 31–Sep 6) earn?

4 action films released in week 36 of 2014 (Aug 31–Sep 6) report a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, or $624.1K per film on average. Week 35, 2014 releases took $98M.

How many action movies released in week 36 of 2014 (Aug 31–Sep 6) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, In the Hero (2014), earned $1.2M.

How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2014 (Aug 31–Sep 6). 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 36, 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.