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Action box office · Week 41 · Oct 8–14, 2017

Action Box Office, Week 41 of 2017: Action Releases of Oct 8–14

The Foreigner (2017) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14), with $145.4M worldwide, ahead of Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel I. Presage Flower (2017) at $17.4M and When Angels Sleep (2017) at $54.9K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $162.9M in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 30% on Week 40, 2017, whose releases took $125.6M.

week 41 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$162.9M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 40, 2017
+30%
The Foreigner (2017) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 action movie of Week 41, 2017

The Foreigner (2017)

2017 · Action, Drama

$145.4M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total

$34.4M US & Canada · 24% $111M elsewhere · 76%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 41 of 2017?

The Foreigner (2017) leads with $145.4M, 89% of the total. The top 3 together took $162.9M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. The Foreigner (2017) movie poster Number 1
    $145.4M The Foreigner (2017)
    $34.4M US & Canada · 24% $111M elsewhere · 76%
  2. Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel I. Presage Flower (2017) movie poster Number 2
    $17.4M Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel I. Presage Flower (2017)
    $193.8K US & Canada · 1% $17.2M elsewhere · 99%
  3. When Angels Sleep (2017) movie poster Number 3
    $54.9K When Angels Sleep (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 41 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 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14).

  1. 1 The Foreigner (2017) movie poster
    The Foreigner (2017) Oct 13, 2017 · English · Action, Drama, Mystery $145.4M worldwide
    Oct 13, 2017 US and Canada: $34.4M Rest of the world: $111M Worldwide: $145.4M
  2. 2 Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel I. Presage Flower (2017) movie poster
    Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel I. Presage Flower (2017) Oct 14, 2017 · Japanese · Romance, Animation, Drama $17.4M worldwide
    Oct 14, 2017 US and Canada: $193.8K Rest of the world: $17.2M Worldwide: $17.4M
  3. 3 When Angels Sleep (2017) movie poster
    When Angels Sleep (2017) Oct 12, 2017 · Kazakh · Action, Drama $54.9K worldwide
    Oct 12, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 41 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 41, 2011 earned the most: $318.6M from 7 films, led by Real Steel (2011). Week 41, 2017 took $162.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 41, 2008 Oct 5–11 5 films 5 $147.7M – Body of Lies (2008) $115.9M
Week 41, 2009 Oct 4–10 3 films · −97% 3 $4.4M −97% Bronson (2009) $2.3M
Week 41, 2010 Oct 3–9 4 films · −89% 4 $474.4K −89% Skinning (2010) $288.5K
Week 41, 2011 Oct 2–8 7 films · +67053% 7 $318.6M +67053% Real Steel (2011) $299.3M
Week 41, 2012 Oct 7–13 5 films · −46% 5 $172.3M −46% The Thieves (2012) $87.1M
Week 41, 2013 Oct 6–12 6 films · +53% 6 $262.9M +53% Captain Phillips (2013) $218.8M
Week 41, 2014 Oct 5–11 5 films · −16% 5 $219.7M −16% Dracula Untold (2014) $217.1M
Week 41, 2015 Oct 4–10 9 films · −72% 9 $61.5M −72% Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) $38.4M
Week 41, 2016 Oct 2–8 9 films · −14% 9 $52.8M −14% Warkop DKI Reborn: Jangkrik Boss! Part 1 (2016) $19.6M
Week 41, 2017 Oct 8–14 3 films · +208% 3 $162.9M +208% The Foreigner (2017) $145.4M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 41 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14)?

The Foreigner (2017) leads with $145.4M worldwide, $34.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel I. Presage Flower (2017) at $17.4M and When Angels Sleep (2017) at $54.9K.

How much did action movies released in week 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14) earn?

3 action films released in week 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $162.9M in all, or $54.3M per film on average. Week 40, 2017 releases took $125.6M.

How many action movies released in week 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by The Foreigner (2017) with $145.4M.

How much of the Week 41, 2017 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$34.6M of the $162.9M total, or 21%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 41, 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 41 of 2017 (Oct 8–14). 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 41, 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.