#1 of 5 #1 action movie of Week 36, 2017
2017 · Action, Drama
$19M worldwide · 61% of the chart's total
$91.3K US & Canada · <1% $18.9M elsewhere · 100%
Action box office · Week 36 · Sep 3–9, 2017
Action Box Office, Week 36 of 2017: Action Releases of Sep 3–9
Memoir of a Murderer (2017) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 36 of 2017 (Sep 3–9), with $19M worldwide, ahead of Outrage Coda (2017) at $12M and 9/11 (2017) at $200.2K. 5 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $31.2M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 37% on Week 35, 2017, whose releases took $22.8M. By language, Korean leads with $19M across 1 action release.
- week 36 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $31.2M
- Memoir of a Murderer (2017), the #1
- $19M
- vs Week 35, 2017
- +37%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 36 of 2017?
Memoir of a Murderer (2017) leads with $19M, 61% of the total. The top 5 together took $31.2M, 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.
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The chart
Every Action Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2017 (Sep 3–9).
- 1 Sep 8, 2017 US and Canada: $91.3K Rest of the world: $18.9M Worldwide: $19M
- 2 Sep 9, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12M
- 3 Sep 8, 2017 US and Canada: $170K Rest of the world: $30.2K Worldwide: $200.2K
- 4 Sep 8, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5K
- 5 Sep 8, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 36 releases took $31.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 30 (Jul 23–29) with $973.3M, led by Wolf Warrior 2 (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)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 6–12 A Taxi Driver (2017) $86.8M A Taxi Driver (2017)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 13–19 The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) $231.8M The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 20–26 Legend of the Naga Pearls (2017) $47.8M Legend of the Naga Pearls (2017)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 27–Sep 2 Baadshaho (2017) $22.8M Baadshaho (2017)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 3–9 Memoir of a Murderer (2017) $31.2M Memoir of a Murderer (2017)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 10–16 American Assassin (2017) $70.2M American Assassin (2017)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 17–23 Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) $538.3M Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Earlier years
How Does Week 36 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2015 earned the most: $220.4M from 8 films, led by Dragon Blade (2015). Week 36, 2017 took $31.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 36, 2008 Aug 31–Sep 6 3 films | 3 | $63.4M | – | Bangkok Dangerous (2008) $42.5M |
| Week 36, 2009 Aug 30–Sep 5 7 films · +28% | 7 | $81.2M | +28% | Gamer (2009) $40.8M |
| Week 36, 2010 Aug 29–Sep 4 2 films · −27% | 2 | $58.9M | −27% | Machete (2010) $45.5M |
| Week 36, 2011 Aug 28–Sep 3 8 films · +53% | 8 | $90.1M | +53% | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) $51.9M |
| Week 36, 2012 Sep 2–8 5 films · +6% | 5 | $95.7M | +6% | Bayside Shakedown the Final: The New Hope (2012) $72.9M |
| Week 36, 2013 Sep 1–7 5 films · +33% | 5 | $127M | +33% | Riddick (2013) $98.3M |
| Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 4 films · −98% | 4 | $2.5M | −98% | In the Hero (2014) $1.2M |
| Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 8 films · +8728% | 8 | $220.4M | +8728% | Dragon Blade (2015) $122.6M |
| Week 36, 2016 Aug 28–Sep 3 6 films · −33% | 6 | $147.4M | −33% | Skiptrace (2016) $136.6M |
| Week 36, 2017 Sep 3–9 5 films · −79% | 5 | $31.2M | −79% | Memoir of a Murderer (2017) $19M |
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 36 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 36 of 2017 (Sep 3–9)?
Memoir of a Murderer (2017) leads with $19M worldwide, $91.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Outrage Coda (2017) at $12M and 9/11 (2017) at $200.2K.
How much did action movies released in week 36 of 2017 (Sep 3–9) earn?
5 action films released in week 36 of 2017 (Sep 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $31.2M in all, or $6.2M per film on average. Week 35, 2017 releases took $22.8M.
How many action movies released in week 36 of 2017 (Sep 3–9) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Memoir of a Murderer (2017), earned $19M.
How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2017 (Sep 3–9). 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 36, 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.