How much of the Week 42, 2014 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$85.8M of the $213.6M total, or 40%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 42 · Oct 12–18, 2014

Action Box Office, Week 42 of 2014: Action Releases of Oct 12–18

Fury (2014) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 42 of 2014 (Oct 12–18), with $211.8M worldwide, ahead of Dream Flight (2014) at $1.5M and Guardian Angel (2014) at $237.5K. 5 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $213.6M in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 3% on Week 41, 2014, whose releases took $219.7M. By language, English leads with $212.1M across 4 action releases.

week 42 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $213.6M
film crossed $100M: 1
vs Week 41, 2014: −3%

#1 of 5

#1 action movie of Week 42, 2014

Fury (2014)

2014 · Action, Drama

$211.8M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$85.8M US & Canada · 41% $126M elsewhere · 59%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 42 of 2014?

Fury (2014) leads with $211.8M, 99% of the total. The top 5 together took $213.6M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$211.8M Fury (2014)
$85.8M US & Canada · 41% $126M elsewhere · 59%
Number 2

$1.5M Dream Flight (2014)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$237.5K Guardian Angel (2014)
$19.5K US & Canada · 8% $218K elsewhere · 92%
Number 4

$7.7K Young Ones (2014)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$4.8K Stretch (2014)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 42 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 42 of 2014 (Oct 12–18).

1
Fury (2014) Oct 17, 2014 · English · Action, Drama, War $211.8M worldwide

Oct 17, 2014 US and Canada: $85.8M Rest of the world: $126M Worldwide: $211.8M
2
Dream Flight (2014) Oct 17, 2014 · Chinese · Action, Romance, Thriller $1.5M worldwide

Oct 17, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
3
Guardian Angel (2014) Oct 17, 2014 · English · Action, Drama $237.5K worldwide

Oct 17, 2014 US and Canada: $19.5K Rest of the world: $218K Worldwide: $237.5K
4
Young Ones (2014) Oct 17, 2014 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $7.7K worldwide

Oct 17, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.7K
5
Stretch (2014) Oct 14, 2014 · English · Thriller, Comedy, Action $4.8K worldwide

Oct 14, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 42 releases took $213.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 14–20) with $440.9M, led by The Maze Runner (2014).

Earlier years

How Does Week 42 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2010 earned the most: $378.2M from 4 films, led by RED (2010). Week 42, 2014 took $213.6M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 42, 2005 Oct 9–15 5 films	5	$79.9M	–	The Fog (2005) $46.2M
Week 42, 2006 Oct 15–21 6 films · −17%	6	$66.6M	−17%	Flags of Our Fathers (2006) $65.9M
Week 42, 2007 Oct 14–20 3 films · −99%	3	$338.7K	−99%	Passage to Zarahemla (2007) $292.1K
Week 42, 2008 Oct 12–18 2 films · +26843%	2	$91.3M	+26843%	Max Payne (2008) $87.1M
Week 42, 2009 Oct 11–17 4 films · −97%	4	$2.7M	−97%	Aadhavan (2009) $1.6M
Week 42, 2010 Oct 10–16 4 films · +14073%	4	$378.2M	+14073%	RED (2010) $199M
Week 42, 2011 Oct 9–15 5 films · −99%	5	$1.9M	−99%	Miss Bala (2011) $1.6M
Week 42, 2012 Oct 14–20 6 films · +1847%	6	$37M	+1847%	Alex Cross (2012) $34.6M
Week 42, 2013 Oct 13–19 4 films · +429%	4	$195.6M	+429%	Escape Plan (2013) $137.3M
Week 42, 2014 Oct 12–18 5 films · +9%	5	$213.6M	+9%	Fury (2014) $211.8M

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 42 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 42 of 2014 (Oct 12–18)?

Fury (2014) leads with $211.8M worldwide, $85.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dream Flight (2014) at $1.5M and Guardian Angel (2014) at $237.5K.

How much did action movies released in week 42 of 2014 (Oct 12–18) earn?

5 action films released in week 42 of 2014 (Oct 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $213.6M in all, or $42.7M per film on average. Week 41, 2014 releases took $219.7M.

How many action movies released in week 42 of 2014 (Oct 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Fury (2014) with $211.8M.

How is the week 42, 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 42 of 2014 (Oct 12–18). 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 42, 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.