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Action box office · Week 3 · Jan 12–18, 2020

Action Box Office, Week 3 of 2020: Action Releases of Jan 12–18

Bad Boys for Life (2020) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18), with $426.5M worldwide, ahead of Dolittle (2020) at $251.4M and High School Fleet Movie (2020) at $609.3K. 7 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $678.9M in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 3.9 times the total of Week 2, 2020, whose releases took $174.3M. By language, English leads with $678M across 4 action releases.

week 3 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$678.9M
films crossed $100M
2
vs Week 2, 2020
×3.9
Bad Boys for Life (2020) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 action movie of Week 3, 2020

Bad Boys for Life (2020)

2020 · Action, Thriller

$426.5M worldwide · 63% of the chart's total

$206.3M US & Canada · 48% $220.2M elsewhere · 52%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 3 of 2020?

Bad Boys for Life (2020) leads with $426.5M, 63% of the total. The top 5 together took $678.9M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Bad Boys for Life (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $426.5M Bad Boys for Life (2020)
    $206.3M US & Canada · 48% $220.2M elsewhere · 52%
  2. Dolittle (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $251.4M Dolittle (2020)
    $77M US & Canada · 31% $174.4M elsewhere · 69%
  3. High School Fleet Movie (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $609.3K High School Fleet Movie (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Big Brother (2020) movie poster Number 4
    $228K Big Brother (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Pattas (2020) movie poster Number 5
    $114.1K Pattas (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 3 of 2020, 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 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18).

  1. 1 Bad Boys for Life (2020) movie poster
    Bad Boys for Life (2020) Jan 17, 2020 · English · Action, Thriller, Comedy $426.5M worldwide
    Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: $206.3M Rest of the world: $220.2M Worldwide: $426.5M
  2. 2 Dolittle (2020) movie poster
    Dolittle (2020) Jan 17, 2020 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $251.4M worldwide
    Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: $77M Rest of the world: $174.4M Worldwide: $251.4M
  3. 3 High School Fleet Movie (2020) movie poster
    High School Fleet Movie (2020) Jan 18, 2020 · Japanese · Action, Drama, Animation $609.3K worldwide
    Jan 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $609.3K
  4. 4 Big Brother (2020) movie poster
    Big Brother (2020) Jan 16, 2020 · Malayalam · Thriller, Action $228K worldwide
    Jan 16, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $228K
  5. 5 Pattas (2020) movie poster
    Pattas (2020) Jan 14, 2020 · Tamil · Comedy, Action $114.1K worldwide
    Jan 14, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $114.1K
  6. 6 Disturbing the Peace (2020) movie poster
    Disturbing the Peace (2020) Jan 17, 2020 · English · Action $49.1K worldwide
    Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.1K
  7. 7 The Brave (2020) movie poster
    The Brave (2020) Jan 15, 2020 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $2.5K worldwide
    Jan 15, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 3 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 3 releases took $678.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51, 2019 (Dec 15–21) with $1.2B, led by Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

  1. Week 50, 2019 Wk 50 Dec 8–14 Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) $840.9M Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
  2. Week 51, 2019 Wk 51 Dec 15–21 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.2B Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
  3. Week 52, 2019 Wk 52 Dec 22–28 Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019) $366.3M Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)
  4. Week 53, 2019 Wk 53 Dec 29–31 S.W.A.T. (2019) $8.3M S.W.A.T. (2019)
  5. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 5–11 Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020) $174.3M Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020)
  7. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 12–18 Bad Boys for Life (2020) $678.9M Bad Boys for Life (2020)
  8. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 19–25 The Gentlemen (2020) $139.1M The Gentlemen (2020)
  9. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 26–Feb 1 The Rhythm Section (2020) $6M The Rhythm Section (2020)
Earlier years

How Does Week 3 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 3, 2020 earned the most: $678.9M from 7 films, led by Bad Boys for Life (2020).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 3, 2011 Jan 9–15 4 films 4 $230.8M – The Green Hornet (2011) $227.8M
Week 3, 2012 Jan 15–21 8 films · +17% 8 $269M +17% Underworld: Awakening (2012) $160.1M
Week 3, 2013 Jan 13–19 3 films · −98% 3 $4.5M −98% Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie (2013) $4.4M
Week 3, 2014 Jan 12–18 4 films · +6630% 4 $300.9M +6630% Ride Along (2014) $154.5M
Week 3, 2015 Jan 11–17 4 films · −93% 4 $21.9M −93% Blackhat (2015) $19.7M
Week 3, 2016 Jan 10–16 10 films · +1052% 10 $252.2M +1052% Detective Chinatown (2016) $125.8M
Week 3, 2017 Jan 15–21 7 films · +40% 7 $353.6M +40% xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) $346.1M
Week 3, 2018 Jan 14–20 6 films · −47% 6 $188.9M −47% Den of Thieves (2018) $80.5M
Week 3, 2019 Jan 13–19 6 films · +96% 6 $370.7M +96% Glass (2019) $247M
Week 3, 2020 Jan 12–18 7 films · +83% 7 $678.9M +83% Bad Boys for Life (2020) $426.5M
Archive

Action Box Office in 2020, Week by Week

47 weeks of 2020 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 3 (Jan 12–18) with $678.9M, led by Bad Boys for Life (2020).

FAQ

Action Box Office Week 3 of 2020: 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18)?

Bad Boys for Life (2020) leads with $426.5M worldwide, $206.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dolittle (2020) at $251.4M and High School Fleet Movie (2020) at $609.3K.

How much did action movies released in week 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18) earn?

7 action films released in week 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $678.9M in all, or $97M per film on average. Week 2, 2020 releases took $174.3M.

How many action movies released in week 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by Bad Boys for Life (2020) with $426.5M.

How much of the Week 3, 2020 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$283.4M of the $678.9M total, or 42%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 3, 2020 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 3 of 2020 (Jan 12–18). 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 3, 2020 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.