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Action box office · Week 50 · Dec 4–10, 2016

Action Box Office, Week 50 of 2016: Action Releases of Dec 4–10

Pandora (2016) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 50 of 2016 (Dec 4–10), with $30.9M worldwide, ahead of Sword Master (2016) at $14.7M and Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders (2016) at $6.4M. 5 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $52.4M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 150% on Week 49, 2016, whose releases took $20.9M. By language, Korean leads with $30.9M across 1 action release.

week 50 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$52.4M
Pandora (2016), the #1
$30.9M
vs Week 49, 2016
+150%
Pandora (2016) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 action movie of Week 50, 2016

Pandora (2016)

2016 · Thriller, Action

$30.9M worldwide · 59% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 50 of 2016?

Pandora (2016) leads with $30.9M, 59% of the total. The top 5 together took $52.4M, 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.

  1. Pandora (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $30.9M Pandora (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Sword Master (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $14.7M Sword Master (2016)
    $75.5K US & Canada · <1% $14.6M elsewhere · 99%
  3. Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders (2016) movie poster Number 3
  4. Eliminators (2016) movie poster Number 4
    $317.8K Eliminators (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Contract to Kill (2016) movie poster Number 5
    $7K Contract to Kill (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 50 of 2016, 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 50 of 2016 (Dec 4–10).

  1. 1 Pandora (2016) movie poster
    Pandora (2016) Dec 7, 2016 · Korean · Thriller, Action, Drama $30.9M worldwide
    Dec 7, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.9M
  2. 2 Sword Master (2016) movie poster
    Sword Master (2016) Dec 9, 2016 · Chinese · Action, Drama $14.7M worldwide
    Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $75.5K Rest of the world: $14.6M Worldwide: $14.7M
  3. 3 Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders (2016) movie poster
    Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders (2016) Dec 10, 2016 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure $6.4M worldwide
    Dec 10, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.4M
  4. 4 Eliminators (2016) movie poster
    Eliminators (2016) Dec 6, 2016 · English · Action, Thriller $317.8K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $317.8K
  5. 5 Contract to Kill (2016) movie poster
    Contract to Kill (2016) Dec 9, 2016 · English · Action $7K worldwide
    Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2014 earned the most: $269.2M from 2 films, led by Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014). Week 50, 2016 took $52.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 2007 Dec 9–15 5 films 5 $62.8M – The Warlords (2007) $42.9M
Week 50, 2008 Dec 7–13 2 films · −98% 2 $1.5M −98% Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008) $945.8K
Week 50, 2009 Dec 6–12 3 films · +715% 3 $12.2M +715% Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie (2009) $6.2M
Week 50, 2010 Dec 5–11 1 film · +49% 1 $18.3M +49% New Kids Turbo (2010) $18.3M
Week 50, 2011 Dec 4–10 2 films · −47% 2 $9.7M −47% New Kids Nitro (2011) $9.4M
Week 50, 2012 Dec 9–15 1 film · +1663% 1 $171.3M +1663% Chinese Zodiac (2012) $171.3M
Week 50, 2013 Dec 8–14 No films 0 – – –
Week 50, 2014 Dec 7–13 2 films 2 $269.2M – Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) $268.2M
Week 50, 2015 Dec 6–12 4 films · −65% 4 $94.8M −65% In the Heart of the Sea (2015) $94.3M
Week 50, 2016 Dec 4–10 5 films · −45% 5 $52.4M −45% Pandora (2016) $30.9M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 50 of 2016: 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 50 of 2016 (Dec 4–10)?

Pandora (2016) leads with $30.9M worldwide. Next come Sword Master (2016) at $14.7M and Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders (2016) at $6.4M.

How much did action movies released in week 50 of 2016 (Dec 4–10) earn?

5 action films released in week 50 of 2016 (Dec 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $52.4M in all, or $10.5M per film on average. Week 49, 2016 releases took $20.9M.

How many action movies released in week 50 of 2016 (Dec 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Pandora (2016), earned $30.9M.

How much of the Week 50, 2016 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$75.5K of the $52.4M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 50, 2016 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 50 of 2016 (Dec 4–10). 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 50, 2016 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.