#1 of 8 #1 action movie of Week 29, 2017
2017 · Action, Drama
$533.7M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total
$189.7M US & Canada · 36% $344M elsewhere · 64%
Action box office · Week 29 · Jul 16–22, 2017
Action Box Office, Week 29 of 2017: Action Releases of Jul 16–22
Dunkirk (2017) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 29 of 2017 (Jul 16–22), with $533.7M worldwide, ahead of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) at $226M and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection (2017) at $1.5M. 8 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $762.3M in all, 30% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 54% on Week 28, 2017, whose releases took $495.2M. By language, English leads with $760.1M across 4 action releases.
- week 29 releases with a gross
- 8
- combined worldwide
- $762.3M
- films crossed $100M
- 2
- vs Week 28, 2017
- +54%
#1 of 8 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 29 of 2017?
Dunkirk (2017) leads with $533.7M, 70% of the total. The top 5 together took $762.1M, almost all of what the 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 $226M Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)$41.2M US & Canada · 18% $184.8M elsewhere · 82% -
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Number 5
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The chart
Every Action Release of Week 29 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 29 of 2017 (Jul 16–22).
- 1 Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: $189.7M Rest of the world: $344M Worldwide: $533.7M
- 2 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: $41.2M Rest of the world: $184.8M Worldwide: $226M
Jul 21, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $226M worldwide - 3 Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection (2017)Jul 22, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
Jul 22, 2017 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy $1.5M worldwide - 4 Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $546.8K
- 5 Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $347.3K
- 6
Jul 20, 2017 US and Canada: $99.6K Rest of the world: $89.5K Worldwide: $189.1K - 7
Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102.3K - 8
Jul 16, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in Week 29 of 2017?
Of the top 8, Munna Michael (2017) earned the biggest share at home (53% in the US & Canada), while Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) made 82% of its gross abroad. Across all 8 films, $231M (30%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 8 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Dunkirk (2017) $533.7M $189.7M US & Canada · 36% $344M elsewhere · 64%
- 2 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) $226M $41.2M US & Canada · 18% $184.8M elsewhere · 82%
- 3 Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection (2017) $1.5M No US & Canada figure reported
- 4 Vikram Vedha (2017) $546.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 5 First Kill (2017) $347.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Munna Michael (2017) $189.1K $99.6K US & Canada · 53% $89.5K elsewhere · 47%
- 7 The Gracefield Incident (2017) $102.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Behind the Dark Night (2017) $5K No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it
How Does Week 29 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 29 releases took $762.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 26 (Jun 25–Jul 1) with $1.3B, led by Despicable Me 3 (2017).
- Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 4–10 The Mummy (2017) $409.5M The Mummy (2017)
- Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 11–17 China Salesman (2017) $3.3M China Salesman (2017)
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 18–24 Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) $605.8M Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
- Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 25–Jul 1 Despicable Me 3 (2017) $1.3B Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jul 2–8 Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) $883.1M Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 9–15 War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) $495.2M War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 16–22 Dunkirk (2017) $762.3M Dunkirk (2017)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 23–29 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) $973.3M Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 30–Aug 5 The Dark Tower (2017) $304.3M The Dark Tower (2017)
Earlier years
How Does Week 29 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 29, 2012 earned the most: $1.1B from 3 films, led by The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Week 29, 2017 took $762.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 29, 2008 Jul 13–19 4 films | 4 | $1.1B | – | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| Week 29, 2009 Jul 12–18 3 films · −10% | 3 | $952M | −10% | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $941.1M |
| Week 29, 2010 Jul 11–17 3 films · −12% | 3 | $839.7M | −12% | Inception (2010) $839.4M |
| Week 29, 2011 Jul 10–16 1 film · −100% | 1 | $3.7M | −100% | Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit (2011) $3.7M |
| Week 29, 2012 Jul 15–21 3 films · +30045% | 3 | $1.1B | +30045% | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $1.1B |
| Week 29, 2013 Jul 14–20 7 films · −78% | 7 | $246.5M | −78% | RED 2 (2013) $148.1M |
| Week 29, 2014 Jul 13–19 7 films · −42% | 7 | $142.4M | −42% | The Purge: Anarchy (2014) $111.9M |
| Week 29, 2015 Jul 12–18 6 films · +515% | 6 | $875.7M | +515% | Ant-Man (2015) $519.3M |
| Week 29, 2016 Jul 10–16 4 films · −71% | 4 | $255.5M | −71% | Ghostbusters (2016) $229.1M |
| Week 29, 2017 Jul 16–22 8 films · +198% | 8 | $762.3M | +198% | Dunkirk (2017) $533.7M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Action Movies Speak in Week 29 of 2017?
English-language action films took $760.1M across 4 films, 100% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language action films ($1.5M) and Tamil-language action films ($546.8K).
Week 29 of 2017 Action Box Office by Language
Archive
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).
- Week 1 $183.9M
- Week 2 $101.1M
- Week 3 $353.6M
- Week 4 $753M
- Week 5 $5.1M
- Week 6 $505M
- Week 7 $335M
- Week 8 $322.7K
- Week 9 $623.7M
- Week 10 $598.4M
- Week 11 $28.5M
- Week 12 $172.4M
- Week 13 $235.5M
- Week 14 $4.9M
- Week 15 $1.3B
- Week 16 $5.2M
- Week 17 $269.8M
- Week 18 $926.6M
- Week 19 $210.1M
- Week 20 $255.5M
- Week 21 $973.8M
- Week 22 $959.4M
- Week 23 $409.5M
- Week 24 $3.3M
- Week 25 $605.8M
- Week 26 $1.3B
- Week 27 $883.1M
- Week 28 $495.2M
- Week 29 $762.3M
- Week 30 $973.3M
- Week 31 $304.3M
- Week 32 $86.8M
- Week 33 $231.8M
- Week 34 $47.8M
- Week 35 $22.8M
- Week 36 $31.2M
- Week 37 $70.2M
- Week 38 $538.3M
- Week 39 $149.6M
- Week 40 $125.6M
- Week 41 $162.9M
- Week 42 $266M
- Week 43 $320.7K
- Week 44 $994.5M
- Week 45 $39.3M
- Week 46 $664.9M
- Week 47 $9.8M
- Week 48 $86.7M
- Week 49 $30.9M
- Week 50 $1.4B
- Week 51 $1.2B
- Week 52 $51.8K
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 29 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 8 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 29 of 2017 (Jul 16–22)?
Dunkirk (2017) leads with $533.7M worldwide, $189.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) at $226M and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection (2017) at $1.5M.
How much did action movies released in week 29 of 2017 (Jul 16–22) earn?
8 action films released in week 29 of 2017 (Jul 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $762.3M in all, or $95.3M per film on average. Week 28, 2017 releases took $495.2M.
How many action movies released in week 29 of 2017 (Jul 16–22) made $1 billion?
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Dunkirk (2017) with $533.7M.
How is the week 29, 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 29 of 2017 (Jul 16–22). 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 29, 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.