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Action box office · Week 31 · Jul 29–Aug 4, 2018

Action Box Office, Week 31 of 2018: Action Releases of Jul 29–Aug 4

Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 4), with $99.1M worldwide, ahead of The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) at $75.3M and Gintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken (2018) at $30.9M. 6 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $226.8M in all, 15% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 78% on Week 30, 2018, whose releases took $1.1B. By language, Korean leads with $99.1M across 1 action release.

week 31 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$226.8M
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018), the #1
$99.1M
vs Week 30, 2018
−78%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 31 of 2018?

Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018) leads with $99.1M, 44% of the total. The top 5 together took $226.7M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $99.1M Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018)
    $1.2M US & Canada · 1% $97.9M elsewhere · 99%
  2. The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $75.3M The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
    $33.6M US & Canada · 45% $41.8M elsewhere · 55%
  3. Gintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $30.9M Gintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Wind Guardians (2018) movie poster Number 4
    $16.6M The Wind Guardians (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Kamen Rider Build The Movie: Be The One (2018) movie poster Number 5
    $4.9M Kamen Rider Build The Movie: Be The One (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 31 of 2018, 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 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 4).

  1. 1 Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018) movie poster
    Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018) Aug 1, 2018 · Korean · Action, Drama, Fantasy $99.1M worldwide
    Aug 1, 2018 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $97.9M Worldwide: $99.1M
  2. 2 The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) movie poster
    The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) Aug 3, 2018 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $75.3M worldwide
    Aug 3, 2018 US and Canada: $33.6M Rest of the world: $41.8M Worldwide: $75.3M
  3. 3 Gintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken (2018) movie poster
    Gintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken (2018) Aug 4, 2018 · Japanese · Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Action $30.9M worldwide
    Aug 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.9M
  4. 4 The Wind Guardians (2018) movie poster
    The Wind Guardians (2018) Aug 3, 2018 · Chinese · Animation, Adventure, Fantasy $16.6M worldwide
    Aug 3, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.6M
  5. 5 Kamen Rider Build The Movie: Be The One (2018) movie poster
    Kamen Rider Build The Movie: Be The One (2018) Aug 4, 2018 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Action, Drama $4.9M worldwide
    Aug 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
  6. 6 Goodachari (2018) movie poster
    Goodachari (2018) Aug 3, 2018 · Telugu · Action, Thriller $45K worldwide
    Aug 3, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 31 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 31 releases took $226.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 25 (Jun 17–23) with $1.3B, led by Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).

  1. Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 17–23 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) $1.3B Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
  2. Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 24–30 Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) $110.3M Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
  3. Week 27 Wk 27 Jul 1–7 Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) $808.6M Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
  4. Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 8–14 Skyscraper (2018) $390.3M Skyscraper (2018)
  5. Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 15–21 The Equalizer 2 (2018) $194.5M The Equalizer 2 (2018)
  6. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 22–28 Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) $1.1B Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
  7. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 29–Aug 4 Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018) $226.8M Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018)
  8. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 5–11 The Meg (2018) $530.7M The Meg (2018)
  9. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 12–18 Alpha (2018) $210.4M Alpha (2018)
Earlier years

How Does Week 31 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 31, 2014 earned the most: $826M from 2 films, led by Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Week 31, 2018 took $226.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 31, 2009 Jul 26–Aug 1 4 films 4 $1.6M – On His Majesty’s Secret Service (2009) $1.1M
Week 31, 2010 Jul 25–31 2 films · +7924% 2 $129M +7924% Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) $112.5M
Week 31, 2011 Jul 24–30 7 films · +61% 7 $207.9M +61% Cowboys & Aliens (2011) $174.8M
Week 31, 2012 Jul 29–Aug 4 5 films · +6% 5 $219.7M +6% Total Recall (2012) $198.5M
Week 31, 2013 Jul 28–Aug 3 2 films · −34% 2 $143.9M −34% 2 Guns (2013) $131.9M
Week 31, 2014 Jul 27–Aug 2 2 films · +474% 2 $826M +474% Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) $773.4M
Week 31, 2015 Jul 26–Aug 1 5 films · −7% 5 $770M −7% Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) $710.9M
Week 31, 2016 Jul 24–30 6 films · −29% 6 $547.1M −29% Jason Bourne (2016) $415.5M
Week 31, 2017 Jul 30–Aug 5 7 films · −44% 7 $304.3M −44% The Dark Tower (2017) $113.2M
Week 31, 2018 Jul 29–Aug 4 6 films · −25% 6 $226.8M −25% Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018) $99.1M
Archive

Action Box Office in 2018, Week by Week

52 weeks of 2018 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 17 (Apr 22–28) with $2.1B, led by Avengers: Infinity War (2018).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 31 of 2018: 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 4)?

Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018) leads with $99.1M worldwide, $1.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) at $75.3M and Gintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken (2018) at $30.9M.

How much did action movies released in week 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 4) earn?

6 action films released in week 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 4) report a worldwide gross, $226.8M in all, or $37.8M per film on average. Week 30, 2018 releases took $1.1B.

How many action movies released in week 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018), earned $99.1M.

How much of the Week 31, 2018 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$34.8M of the $226.8M total, or 15%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 31, 2018 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 31 of 2018 (Jul 29–Aug 4). 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 31, 2018 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.