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Action box office · Week 40 · Sep 28–Oct 4, 2014

Action Box Office, Week 40 of 2014: Action Releases of Sep 28–Oct 4

Bang Bang! (2014) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 40 of 2014 (Sep 28–Oct 4), with $42M worldwide, ahead of Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014) at $34.1M and Left Behind (2014) at $27.4M. 7 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $117.8M in all, 14% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 40% on Week 39, 2014, whose releases took $195.2M. By language, English leads with $69.7M across 3 action releases.

week 40 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$117.8M
Bang Bang! (2014), the #1
$42M
vs Week 39, 2014
−40%
Bang Bang! (2014) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 action movie of Week 40, 2014

Bang Bang! (2014)

2014 · Action, Adventure

$42M worldwide · 36% of the chart's total

$2.5M US & Canada · 6% $39.5M elsewhere · 94%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 40 of 2014?

Bang Bang! (2014) leads with $42M, 36% of the total. The top 5 together took $117.7M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Bang Bang! (2014) movie poster Number 1
    $42M Bang Bang! (2014)
    $2.5M US & Canada · 6% $39.5M elsewhere · 94%
  2. Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014) movie poster Number 2
    $34.1M Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Left Behind (2014) movie poster Number 3
    $27.4M Left Behind (2014)
    $14M US & Canada · 51% $13.4M elsewhere · 49%
  4. Torrente 5 (2014) movie poster Number 4
    $13.9M Torrente 5 (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Drive Hard (2014) movie poster Number 5
    $267K Drive Hard (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2014 (Sep 28–Oct 4).

  1. 1 Bang Bang! (2014) movie poster
    Bang Bang! (2014) Oct 2, 2014 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $42M worldwide
    Oct 2, 2014 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $39.5M Worldwide: $42M
  2. 2 Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014) movie poster
    Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014) Oct 1, 2014 · Chinese · Action $34.1M worldwide
    Oct 1, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.1M
  3. 3 Left Behind (2014) movie poster
    Left Behind (2014) Oct 3, 2014 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $27.4M worldwide
    Oct 3, 2014 US and Canada: $14M Rest of the world: $13.4M Worldwide: $27.4M
  4. 4 Torrente 5 (2014) movie poster
    Torrente 5 (2014) Oct 3, 2014 · Spanish · Comedy, Crime, Action $13.9M worldwide
    Oct 3, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9M
  5. 5 Drive Hard (2014) movie poster
    Drive Hard (2014) Oct 3, 2014 · English · Action, Comedy, Crime $267K worldwide
    Oct 3, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $267K
  6. 6 Haram (2014) movie poster
    Haram (2014) Oct 3, 2014 · Norwegian · Thriller, Action $124K worldwide
    Oct 3, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $124K
  7. 7 Yaan (2014) movie poster
    Yaan (2014) Oct 2, 2014 · Tamil · Thriller, Action, Romance $8.4K worldwide
    Oct 2, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $117.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 14–20) with $440.9M, led by The Maze Runner (2014).

  1. 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)
  2. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 The November Man (2014) $98M The November Man (2014)
  3. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 In the Hero (2014) $2.5M In the Hero (2014)
  4. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014) $41.9M Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014)
  5. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 The Maze Runner (2014) $440.9M The Maze Runner (2014)
  6. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 The Equalizer (2014) $195.2M The Equalizer (2014)
  7. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Bang Bang! (2014) $117.8M Bang Bang! (2014)
  8. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 Dracula Untold (2014) $219.7M Dracula Untold (2014)
  9. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 Fury (2014) $213.6M Fury (2014)
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2012 earned the most: $376.4M from 2 films, led by Taken 2 (2012). Week 40, 2014 took $117.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 2005 Sep 25–Oct 1 4 films 4 $93.8M – Into the Blue (2005) $46.1M
Week 40, 2006 Oct 1–7 1 film · −99% 1 $633.4K −99% Fatal Contact (2006) $633.4K
Week 40, 2007 Sep 30–Oct 6 1 film · +5393% 1 $34.8M +5393% Assembly (2007) $34.8M
Week 40, 2008 Sep 28–Oct 4 5 films · −58% 5 $14.4M −58% Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown (2008) $7.1M
Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 4 films · +622% 4 $104.3M +622% Zombieland (2009) $102.4M
Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 6 films · −92% 6 $8M −92% Enthiran (2010) $3.9M
Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 4 films · −96% 4 $287.4K −96% Bunraku (2011) $129.7K
Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 2 films · +130876% 2 $376.4M +130876% Taken 2 (2012) $376.2M
Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 2 films · −100% 2 $836.8K −100% Kung Fu Divas (2013) $764.1K
Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 7 films · +13983% 7 $117.8M +13983% Bang Bang! (2014) $42M
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).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 40 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 40 of 2014 (Sep 28–Oct 4)?

Bang Bang! (2014) leads with $42M worldwide, $2.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014) at $34.1M and Left Behind (2014) at $27.4M.

How much did action movies released in week 40 of 2014 (Sep 28–Oct 4) earn?

7 action films released in week 40 of 2014 (Sep 28–Oct 4) report a worldwide gross, $117.8M in all, or $16.8M per film on average. Week 39, 2014 releases took $195.2M.

How many action movies released in week 40 of 2014 (Sep 28–Oct 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Bang Bang! (2014), earned $42M.

How much of the Week 40, 2014 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$16.6M of the $117.8M total, or 14%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2014 (Sep 28–Oct 4). 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 40, 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.