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Action box office · Week 51 · Dec 13–19, 2020

Action Box Office, Week 51 of 2020: Action Releases of Dec 13–19

Greenland (2020) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 51 of 2020 (Dec 13–19), with $52.3M worldwide, ahead of Monster Hunter (2020) at $42.1M and Skylines (2020) at $170.6K. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $94.7M in all, 16% of it from the US & Canada. That is 3.2 times the total of Week 50, 2020, whose releases took $29.6M.

week 51 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$94.7M
Greenland (2020), the #1
$52.3M
vs Week 50, 2020
×3.2
Greenland (2020) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 action movie of Week 51, 2020

Greenland (2020)

2020 · Action, Drama

$52.3M worldwide · 55% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 51 of 2020?

Greenland (2020) leads with $52.3M, 55% of the total. The top 4 together took $94.7M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Greenland (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $52.3M Greenland (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Monster Hunter (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $42.1M Monster Hunter (2020)
    $15.2M US & Canada · 36% $27M elsewhere · 64%
  3. Skylines (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $170.6K Skylines (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Breach (2020) movie poster Number 4
    $39.3K Breach (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 51 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 51 of 2020 (Dec 13–19).

  1. 1 Greenland (2020) movie poster
    Greenland (2020) Dec 18, 2020 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $52.3M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52.3M
  2. 2 Monster Hunter (2020) movie poster
    Monster Hunter (2020) Dec 18, 2020 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $42.1M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2020 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: $27M Worldwide: $42.1M
  3. 3 Skylines (2020) movie poster
    Skylines (2020) Dec 18, 2020 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $170.6K worldwide
    Dec 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $170.6K
  4. 4 Breach (2020) movie poster
    Breach (2020) Dec 18, 2020 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $39.3K worldwide
    Dec 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.3K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $94.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52 (Dec 20–26) with $453.4M, led by Shock Wave 2 (2020).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 The Informer (2020) $5.2M The Informer (2020)
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 Echo Boomers (2020) $3M Echo Boomers (2020)
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 Vanguard (2020) $59.7M Vanguard (2020)
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 Caught in Time (2020) $85M Caught in Time (2020)
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Wander (2020) $4.6K Wander (2020)
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 Bath Buddy (2020) $29.6M Bath Buddy (2020)
  7. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 Greenland (2020) $94.7M Greenland (2020)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 Shock Wave 2 (2020) $453.4M Shock Wave 2 (2020)
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 27–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2015 earned the most: $2.5B from 6 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). Week 51, 2020 took $94.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 2011 Dec 11–17 2 films 2 $1.2B – Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) $694.7M
Week 51, 2012 Dec 16–22 4 films · −55% 4 $553.5M −55% Jack Reacher (2012) $218.3M
Week 51, 2013 Dec 15–21 2 films · −61% 2 $214.6M −61% Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) $126.5M
Week 51, 2014 Dec 14–20 2 films · −62% 2 $81.4M −62% Gone with the Bullets (2014) $81.4M
Week 51, 2015 Dec 13–19 6 films · +3002% 6 $2.5B +3002% Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B
Week 51, 2016 Dec 11–17 2 films · −58% 2 $1.1B −58% Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B
Week 51, 2017 Dec 17–23 9 films · +9% 9 $1.2B +9% Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) $962.5M
Week 51, 2018 Dec 16–22 10 films · +44% 10 $1.7B +44% Aquaman (2018) $1.2B
Week 51, 2019 Dec 15–21 10 films · −29% 10 $1.2B −29% Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.1B
Week 51, 2020 Dec 13–19 4 films · −92% 4 $94.7M −92% Greenland (2020) $52.3M
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 51 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 51 of 2020 (Dec 13–19)?

Greenland (2020) leads with $52.3M worldwide. Next come Monster Hunter (2020) at $42.1M and Skylines (2020) at $170.6K.

How much did action movies released in week 51 of 2020 (Dec 13–19) earn?

4 action films released in week 51 of 2020 (Dec 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $94.7M in all, or $23.7M per film on average. Week 50, 2020 releases took $29.6M.

How many action movies released in week 51 of 2020 (Dec 13–19) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Greenland (2020), earned $52.3M.

How much of the Week 51, 2020 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$15.2M of the $94.7M total, or 16%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 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 51 of 2020 (Dec 13–19). 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 51, 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.