#1 of 8 #1 action movie of Week 12, 2019
2019 · Action, Drama
$22.5M worldwide · 87% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Action box office · Week 12 · Mar 17–23, 2019
Action Box Office, Week 12 of 2019: Action Releases of Mar 17–23
Kesari (2019) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 12 of 2019 (Mar 17–23), with $22.5M worldwide, ahead of Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage (2019) at $2M and Dragged Across Concrete (2019) at $660.1K. 8 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $25.7M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 32% on Week 11, 2019, whose releases took $19.5M. By language, Korean leads with $2M across 1 action release.
- week 12 releases with a gross
- 8
- combined worldwide
- $25.7M
- Kesari (2019), the #1
- $22.5M
- vs Week 11, 2019
- +32%
#1 of 8 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 12 of 2019?
Kesari (2019) leads with $22.5M, 87% of the total. The top 5 together took $25.6M, 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.
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The chart
Every Action Release of Week 12 of 2019, 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 12 of 2019 (Mar 17–23).
- 1 Mar 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.5M
- 2 Mar 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
- 3 Mar 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $660.1K
- 4 Mar 19, 2019 US and Canada: $76.3K Rest of the world: $269.6K Worldwide: $345.9K
- 5 The Man Who Feels No Pain (Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota) (2019)Mar 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $161.8K
Mar 21, 2019 · Hindi · Action, Comedy $161.8K worldwide - 6
Mar 19, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $56.6K - 7
Mar 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30K - 8
Mar 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.9K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 12 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 12 releases took $25.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 10 (Mar 3–9) with $1.1B, led by Captain Marvel (2019).
- Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 3–9 Pegasus (2019) $367.5M Pegasus (2019)
- Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 10–16 Alita: Battle Angel (2019) $406M Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
- Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 17–23 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) $576M How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
- Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 24–Mar 2 Furie (2019) $11.5M Furie (2019)
- Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 3–9 Captain Marvel (2019) $1.1B Captain Marvel (2019)
- Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 10–16 Pretty Cure Miracle Universe (2019) $19.5M Pretty Cure Miracle Universe (2019)
- Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 17–23 Kesari (2019) $25.7M Kesari (2019)
- Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 24–30 Lucifer (2019) $4.7M Lucifer (2019)
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 31–Apr 6 Shazam! (2019) $367.8M Shazam! (2019)
Earlier years
How Does Week 12 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 12, 2012 earned the most: $720.2M from 5 films, led by The Hunger Games (2012). Week 12, 2019 took $25.7M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 12, 2010 Mar 14–20 4 films | 4 | $164.2M | – | The Bounty Hunter (2010) $136.3M |
| Week 12, 2011 Mar 13–19 2 films · −94% | 2 | $10.5M | −94% | Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!! (2011) $8.4M |
| Week 12, 2012 Mar 18–24 5 films · +6735% | 5 | $720.2M | +6735% | The Hunger Games (2012) $695.2M |
| Week 12, 2013 Mar 17–23 3 films · −76% | 3 | $172.5M | −76% | Olympus Has Fallen (2013) $170.3M |
| Week 12, 2014 Mar 16–22 3 films · +68% | 3 | $289.1M | +68% | Divergent (2014) $288.9M |
| Week 12, 2015 Mar 15–21 7 films · +21% | 7 | $350.1M | +21% | The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015) $297M |
| Week 12, 2016 Mar 13–19 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 12, 2017 Mar 19–25 6 films | 6 | $172.4M | – | Saban's Power Rangers (2017) $142.3M |
| Week 12, 2018 Mar 18–24 3 films · +69% | 3 | $291.6M | +69% | Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) $290.9M |
| Week 12, 2019 Mar 17–23 8 films · −91% | 8 | $25.7M | −91% | Kesari (2019) $22.5M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Action Movies Speak in Week 12 of 2019?
Korean-language action films took $2M across 1 film, 8% of the total, ahead of English-language action films ($1M) and Hindi-language action films ($161.8K).
Week 12 of 2019 Action Box Office by Language
Archive
Action Box Office in 2019, Week by Week
53 weeks of 2019 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 17 (Apr 21–27) with $2.8B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
- Week 1 $23.9M
- Week 2 $76.4M
- Week 3 $370.7M
- Week 4 $165.9M
- Week 5 $40.6M
- Week 6 $367.5M
- Week 7 $406M
- Week 8 $576M
- Week 9 $11.5M
- Week 10 $1.1B
- Week 11 $19.5M
- Week 12 $25.7M
- Week 13 $4.7M
- Week 14 $367.8M
- Week 15 $76.9M
- Week 16 $6.7M
- Week 17 $2.8B
- Week 18 $92.2M
- Week 19 $14.1M
- Week 20 $332.4M
- Week 21 $39.2K
- Week 22 $387.3M
- Week 23 $364.4M
- Week 24 $285.2M
- Week 25 $66.1M
- Week 26 $118.5K
- Week 27 $1.1B
- Week 28 $313.4M
- Week 29 $1.1M
- Week 30 $2.9M
- Week 31 $773M
- Week 32 $271.1M
- Week 33 $260.5M
- Week 34 $150.1M
- Week 35 $13.4M
- Week 36 $1M
- Week 37 $15.7M
- Week 38 $92.3M
- Week 39 $608.5K
- Week 40 $1.3B
- Week 41 $176.7M
- Week 42 $617.3M
- Week 43 $106M
- Week 44 $304.7M
- Week 45 $149.5M
- Week 46 $368.6M
- Week 47 $57.9M
- Week 48 $172.6K
- Week 49 $7.2M
- Week 50 $840.9M
- Week 51 $1.2B
- Week 52 $366.3M
- Week 53 $8.3M
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 12 of 2019: 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 12 of 2019 (Mar 17–23)?
Kesari (2019) leads with $22.5M worldwide. Next come Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage (2019) at $2M and Dragged Across Concrete (2019) at $660.1K.
How much did action movies released in week 12 of 2019 (Mar 17–23) earn?
8 action films released in week 12 of 2019 (Mar 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $25.7M in all, or $3.2M per film on average. Week 11, 2019 releases took $19.5M.
How many action movies released in week 12 of 2019 (Mar 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Kesari (2019), earned $22.5M.
How is the week 12, 2019 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 12 of 2019 (Mar 17–23). 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 12, 2019 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.