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Action box office · Week 8 · Feb 17–23, 2019

Action Box Office, Week 8 of 2019: Action Releases of Feb 17–23

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 8 of 2019 (Feb 17–23), with $540M worldwide, ahead of Total Dhamaal (2019) at $26.9M and Women of Mafia 2 (2019) at $6.3M. 6 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $576M in all, 28% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 42% on Week 7, 2019, whose releases took $406M. By language, English leads with $540M across 1 action release.

week 8 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$576M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 7, 2019
+42%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 8 of 2019?

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) leads with $540M, 94% of the total. The top 5 together took $576M, 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. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) movie poster Number 1
    $540M How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
    $160.9M US & Canada · 30% $379M elsewhere · 70%
  2. Total Dhamaal (2019) movie poster Number 2
    $26.9M Total Dhamaal (2019)
    $2.2M US & Canada · 8% $24.7M elsewhere · 92%
  3. Women of Mafia 2 (2019) movie poster Number 3
    $6.3M Women of Mafia 2 (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Conquest of Siberia (2019) movie poster Number 4
    $2.5M The Conquest of Siberia (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Paradise Beach (2019) movie poster Number 5
    $186.4K Paradise Beach (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 8 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 8 of 2019 (Feb 17–23).

  1. 1 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) movie poster
    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) Feb 22, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $540M worldwide
    Feb 22, 2019 US and Canada: $160.9M Rest of the world: $379M Worldwide: $540M
  2. 2 Total Dhamaal (2019) movie poster
    Total Dhamaal (2019) Feb 22, 2019 · Hindi · Action, Adventure, Comedy $26.9M worldwide
    Feb 22, 2019 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $24.7M Worldwide: $26.9M
  3. 3 Women of Mafia 2 (2019) movie poster
    Women of Mafia 2 (2019) Feb 22, 2019 · Polish · Action, Crime, Drama $6.3M worldwide
    Feb 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.3M
  4. 4 The Conquest of Siberia (2019) movie poster
    The Conquest of Siberia (2019) Feb 21, 2019 · Russian · Drama, Action, History $2.5M worldwide
    Feb 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5M
  5. 5 Paradise Beach (2019) movie poster
    Paradise Beach (2019) Feb 20, 2019 · French · Crime, Action, Thriller $186.4K worldwide
    Feb 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $186.4K
  6. 6 Mr. & Ms. Rowdy (2019) movie poster
    Mr. & Ms. Rowdy (2019) Feb 22, 2019 · Malayalam · Comedy, Action $31.9K worldwide
    Feb 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 8 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 8, 2018 earned the most: $729.5M from 8 films, led by Operation Red Sea (2018). Week 8, 2019 took $576M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 8, 2010 Feb 14–20 3 films 3 $11.2M – Parallel Life (2010) $6M
Week 8, 2011 Feb 13–19 2 films · +1244% 2 $150.1M +1244% I Am Number Four (2011) $149.9M
Week 8, 2012 Feb 19–25 2 films · −45% 2 $82.6M −45% Act of Valor (2012) $82.5M
Week 8, 2013 Feb 17–23 3 films · −6% 3 $77.6M −6% Snitch (2013) $57.8M
Week 8, 2014 Feb 16–22 3 films · +124% 3 $174.2M +124% Pompeii (2014) $117.8M
Week 8, 2015 Feb 15–21 5 films · −90% 5 $17.3M −90% The Battalion (2015) $8.3M
Week 8, 2016 Feb 14–20 3 films · +171% 3 $46.8M +171% Risen (2016) $46.8M
Week 8, 2017 Feb 19–25 6 films · −99% 6 $322.7K −99% Rangoon (2017) $104.2K
Week 8, 2018 Feb 18–24 8 films · +225923% 8 $729.5M +225923% Operation Red Sea (2018) $579.3M
Week 8, 2019 Feb 17–23 6 films · −21% 6 $576M −21% How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) $540M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 8 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 8 of 2019 (Feb 17–23)?

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) leads with $540M worldwide, $160.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Total Dhamaal (2019) at $26.9M and Women of Mafia 2 (2019) at $6.3M.

How much did action movies released in week 8 of 2019 (Feb 17–23) earn?

6 action films released in week 8 of 2019 (Feb 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $576M in all, or $96M per film on average. Week 7, 2019 releases took $406M.

How many action movies released in week 8 of 2019 (Feb 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) with $540M.

How much of the Week 8, 2019 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$163.1M of the $576M total, or 28%, 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 8, 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 8 of 2019 (Feb 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 8, 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.