How much of the Week 20, 2017 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$74.3M of the $255.5M total, or 29%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

Action box office · Week 20 · May 14–20, 2017

Action Box Office, Week 20 of 2017: Action Releases of May 14–20

Alien: Covenant (2017) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 20 of 2017 (May 14–20), with $240.9M worldwide, ahead of The Merciless (2017) at $6.3M and Dealer/Healer (2017) at $5.9M. 5 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $255.5M in all, 29% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 22% on Week 19, 2017, whose releases took $210.1M. By language, English leads with $240.9M across 1 action release.

week 20 releases with a gross: 5
combined worldwide: $255.5M
film crossed $100M: 1
vs Week 19, 2017: +22%

#1 of 5

#1 action movie of Week 20, 2017

Alien: Covenant (2017)

2017 · Action, Adventure

$240.9M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total

$74.3M US & Canada · 31% $166.6M elsewhere · 69%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 20 of 2017?

Alien: Covenant (2017) leads with $240.9M, 94% of the total. The top 5 together took $255.5M, 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

$240.9M Alien: Covenant (2017)
$74.3M US & Canada · 31% $166.6M elsewhere · 69%
Number 2

$6.3M The Merciless (2017)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$5.9M Dealer/Healer (2017)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$2.3M Wine War (2017)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$8K Keshava (2017)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 20 of 2017, 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 20 of 2017 (May 14–20).

1
Alien: Covenant (2017) May 19, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $240.9M worldwide

May 19, 2017 US and Canada: $74.3M Rest of the world: $166.6M Worldwide: $240.9M
2
The Merciless (2017) May 17, 2017 · Korean · Crime, Mystery, Action $6.3M worldwide

May 17, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.3M
3
Dealer/Healer (2017) May 18, 2017 · Cantonese · Crime, Drama, Action $5.9M worldwide

May 18, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9M
4
Wine War (2017) May 19, 2017 · Chinese · Action, Comedy $2.3M worldwide

May 19, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
5
Keshava (2017) May 19, 2017 · Telugu · Action, Thriller, Drama $8K worldwide

May 19, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 20 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 20 releases took $255.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 15 (Apr 9–15) with $1.3B, led by The Fate of the Furious (2017).

Earlier years

How Does Week 20 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 20, 2014 earned the most: $525.2M from 2 films, led by Godzilla (2014). Week 20, 2017 took $255.5M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 20, 2008 May 11–17 2 films	2	$422M	–	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) $419.7M
Week 20, 2009 May 10–16 2 films · −100%	2	$427.1K	−100%	First Squad: The Moment of Truth (2009) $292.4K
Week 20, 2010 May 9–15 1 film · −100%	1	$1.5K	−100%	The Blood Bond (2010) $1.5K
Week 20, 2011 May 8–14 3 films · +5538925%	3	$82.1M	+5538925%	Priest (2011) $78.3M
Week 20, 2012 May 13–19 2 films · +269%	2	$303.1M	+269%	Battleship (2012) $303M
Week 20, 2013 May 12–18 3 films · +55%	3	$468.8M	+55%	Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) $467.4M
Week 20, 2014 May 11–17 2 films · +12%	2	$525.2M	+12%	Godzilla (2014) $525M
Week 20, 2015 May 10–16 6 films · −25%	6	$394.3M	−25%	Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) $380.4M
Week 20, 2016 May 8–14 8 films · −75%	8	$98.8M	−75%	Kill Zone 2 (2016) $93.6M
Week 20, 2017 May 14–20 5 films · +159%	5	$255.5M	+159%	Alien: Covenant (2017) $240.9M

Action Box Office in 2017, Week by Week

52 weeks of 2017 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 50 (Dec 10–16) with $1.4B, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 20 of 2017: 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 20 of 2017 (May 14–20)?

Alien: Covenant (2017) leads with $240.9M worldwide, $74.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Merciless (2017) at $6.3M and Dealer/Healer (2017) at $5.9M.

How much did action movies released in week 20 of 2017 (May 14–20) earn?

5 action films released in week 20 of 2017 (May 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $255.5M in all, or $51.1M per film on average. Week 19, 2017 releases took $210.1M.

How many action movies released in week 20 of 2017 (May 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Alien: Covenant (2017) with $240.9M.

How is the week 20, 2017 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 20 of 2017 (May 14–20). 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 20, 2017 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.