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Action box office · Week 47 · Nov 19–25, 2017

Action Box Office, Week 47 of 2017: Action Releases of Nov 19–25

Explosion (2017) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25), with $7.7M worldwide, ahead of The Whiskey Bandit (2017) at $2M and Indrajith (2017) at $15.1K. 5 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $9.8M in all, 1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 99% on Week 46, 2017, whose releases took $664.9M. By language, Chinese leads with $7.7M across 1 action release.

week 47 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$9.8M
Explosion (2017), the #1
$7.7M
vs Week 46, 2017
−99%
Explosion (2017) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 action movie of Week 47, 2017

Explosion (2017)

2017 · Action, Mystery

$7.7M worldwide · 79% of the chart's total

$122.7K US & Canada · 2% $7.6M elsewhere · 98%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 47 of 2017?

Explosion (2017) leads with $7.7M, 79% of the total. The top 5 together took $9.8M, 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. Explosion (2017) movie poster Number 1
    $7.7M Explosion (2017)
    $122.7K US & Canada · 2% $7.6M elsewhere · 98%
  2. The Whiskey Bandit (2017) movie poster Number 2
    $2M The Whiskey Bandit (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Indrajith (2017) movie poster Number 3
    $15.1K Indrajith (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Balakrishnudu (2017) movie poster Number 4
    $4.7K Balakrishnudu (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Red Spring (2017) movie poster Number 5
    $4.4K Red Spring (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 47 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 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25).

  1. 1 Explosion (2017) movie poster
    Explosion (2017) Nov 24, 2017 · Chinese · Action, Mystery, Thriller $7.7M worldwide
    Nov 24, 2017 US and Canada: $122.7K Rest of the world: $7.6M Worldwide: $7.7M
  2. 2 The Whiskey Bandit (2017) movie poster
    The Whiskey Bandit (2017) Nov 23, 2017 · Hungarian · Action, Crime $2M worldwide
    Nov 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
  3. 3 Indrajith (2017) movie poster
    Indrajith (2017) Nov 24, 2017 · Tamil · Comedy, Action, Adventure $15.1K worldwide
    Nov 24, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.1K
  4. 4 Balakrishnudu (2017) movie poster
    Balakrishnudu (2017) Nov 24, 2017 · Telugu · Comedy, Adventure, Action $4.7K worldwide
    Nov 24, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7K
  5. 5 Red Spring (2017) movie poster
    Red Spring (2017) Nov 23, 2017 · English · Horror, Action $4.4K worldwide
    Nov 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4K
Earlier years

How Does Week 47 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 47, 2010 earned the most: $1B from 1 film, led by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010). Week 47, 2017 took $9.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 47, 2008 Nov 16–22 2 films 2 $223.1K – La leyenda (2008) $215.8K
Week 47, 2009 Nov 15–21 3 films · +58818% 3 $131.4M +58818% Red Cliff (2009) $129.7M
Week 47, 2010 Nov 14–20 1 film · +694% 1 $1B +694% Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) $1B
Week 47, 2011 Nov 13–19 3 films · −99% 3 $5.7M −99% King of Devil's Island (2011) $4.4M
Week 47, 2012 Nov 18–24 2 films · +797% 2 $51.6M +797% Red Dawn (2012) $51M
Week 47, 2013 Nov 17–23 3 films · +1578% 3 $865.4M +1578% The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) $865M
Week 47, 2014 Nov 16–22 3 films · −12% 3 $759.4M −12% The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) $759.2M
Week 47, 2015 Nov 15–21 3 films · −10% 3 $682M −10% The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) $661.5M
Week 47, 2016 Nov 13–19 6 films · −97% 6 $20.6M −97% The Take (2016) $14.9M
Week 47, 2017 Nov 19–25 5 films · −53% 5 $9.8M −53% Explosion (2017) $7.7M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 47 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 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25)?

Explosion (2017) leads with $7.7M worldwide, $122.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Whiskey Bandit (2017) at $2M and Indrajith (2017) at $15.1K.

How much did action movies released in week 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25) earn?

5 action films released in week 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $9.8M in all, or $2M per film on average. Week 46, 2017 releases took $664.9M.

How many action movies released in week 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Explosion (2017), earned $7.7M.

How much of the Week 47, 2017 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$122.7K of the $9.8M 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 47, 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 47 of 2017 (Nov 19–25). 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 47, 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.