#1 of 7 #1 action movie of Week 29, 2021
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
2021 · Action, Adventure
$65.8M worldwide · 82% of the chart's total
$25.3M US & Canada · 38% $40.5M elsewhere · 62%
Action box office · Week 29 · Jul 11–17, 2021
Action Box Office, Week 29 of 2021: Action Releases of Jul 11–17
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17), with $65.8M worldwide, ahead of OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021) at $13.5M and Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) at $1M. 7 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $80.3M in all, 32% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 81% on Week 28, 2021, whose releases took $424M. By language, English leads with $66.9M across 3 action releases.
- week 29 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $80.3M
- Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021), the #1
- $65.8M
- vs Week 28, 2021
- −81%
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 29 of 2021?
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) leads with $65.8M, 82% of the total. The top 5 together took $80.3M, 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.
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The chart
Every Action Release of Week 29 of 2021, 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 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17).
- 1 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: $25.3M Rest of the world: $40.5M Worldwide: $65.8M
Jul 16, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $65.8M worldwide - 2 OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021)Jul 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5M
Jul 17, 2021 · French · Adventure, Action, Comedy $13.5M worldwide - 3 Jul 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M
- 4 Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68.6K
- 5 Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11K
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Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11K - 7
Bender: Gold of the Empire (2021)Jul 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5K
Jul 15, 2021 · Russian · Comedy, Adventure, Action $4.5K worldwide
Weeks around it
How Does Week 29 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 29 releases took $80.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 26 (Jun 20–26) with $733.8M, led by F9: The Fast Saga (2021).
- Week 23 Wk 23 May 30–Jun 5 Dutch (2021) $518.1K Dutch (2021)
- Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 6–12 Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021) $23.4M Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021)
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 13–19 The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021) $72.7M The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
- Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 20–26 F9: The Fast Saga (2021) $733.8M F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 27–Jul 3 The Forever Purge (2021) $91.4M The Forever Purge (2021)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 4–10 Black Widow (2021) $424M Black Widow (2021)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 11–17 Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) $80.3M Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 18–24 Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021) $53M Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 25–31 Jungle Cruise (2021) $427.3M Jungle Cruise (2021)
Earlier years
How Does Week 29 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 29, 2012 earned the most: $1.1B from 3 films, led by The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Week 29, 2021 took $80.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 29, 2012 Jul 15–21 3 films | 3 | $1.1B | – | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $1.1B |
| Week 29, 2013 Jul 14–20 7 films · −78% | 7 | $246.5M | −78% | RED 2 (2013) $148.1M |
| Week 29, 2014 Jul 13–19 7 films · −42% | 7 | $142.4M | −42% | The Purge: Anarchy (2014) $111.9M |
| Week 29, 2015 Jul 12–18 6 films · +515% | 6 | $875.7M | +515% | Ant-Man (2015) $519.3M |
| Week 29, 2016 Jul 10–16 4 films · −71% | 4 | $255.5M | −71% | Ghostbusters (2016) $229.1M |
| Week 29, 2017 Jul 16–22 8 films · +198% | 8 | $762.3M | +198% | Dunkirk (2017) $533.7M |
| Week 29, 2018 Jul 15–21 5 films · −74% | 5 | $194.5M | −74% | The Equalizer 2 (2018) $190.4M |
| Week 29, 2019 Jul 14–20 7 films · −99% | 7 | $1.1M | −99% | Kadaram Kondan (2019) $417.9K |
| Week 29, 2020 Jul 12–18 3 films · +3751% | 3 | $44.1M | +3751% | Peninsula (2020) $42.7M |
| Week 29, 2021 Jul 11–17 7 films · +82% | 7 | $80.3M | +82% | Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) $65.8M |
Archive
Action Box Office in 2021, Week by Week
51 weeks of 2021 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 12–18) with $2B, led by Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
- Week 1 $5M
- Week 2 $27.8M
- Week 3 $24.6M
- Week 4 $288.7K
- Week 5 $12.6K
- Week 6 $1.1M
- Week 7 $734.7M
- Week 8 $3.6M
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $28.3M
- Week 11 $6.1M
- Week 12 $12.8M
- Week 13 $70.6M
- Week 14 $470.4M
- Week 15 $16.9M
- Week 16 $171.7M
- Week 17 $574.4M
- Week 18 $85.8M
- Week 19 $104.1M
- Week 20 $26.3M
- Week 21 $9.2K
- Week 22 $268.8M
- Week 23 $518.1K
- Week 24 $23.4M
- Week 25 $72.7M
- Week 26 $733.8M
- Week 27 $91.4M
- Week 28 $424M
- Week 29 $80.3M
- Week 30 $53M
- Week 31 $427.3M
- Week 32 $198.6M
- Week 33 $479.2M
- Week 34 $23.3M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $432.7M
- Week 37 $38.6M
- Week 38 $25M
- Week 39 $243.8K
- Week 40 $508.2M
- Week 41 $795.9M
- Week 42 $41.5M
- Week 43 $410.7M
- Week 44 $52.2M
- Week 45 $409.7M
- Week 46 $35.5M
- Week 47 $26.1M
- Week 48 $43.8M
- Week 49 $2.4M
- Week 50 $519.9K
- Week 51 $2B
- Week 52 $283.3M
- Week 53 $99.5K
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 29 of 2021: 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 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17)?
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) leads with $65.8M worldwide, $25.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021) at $13.5M and Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) at $1M.
How much did action movies released in week 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17) earn?
7 action films released in week 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $80.3M in all, or $11.5M per film on average. Week 28, 2021 releases took $424M.
How many action movies released in week 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021), earned $65.8M.
How is the week 29, 2021 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 29 of 2021 (Jul 11–17). 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 29, 2021 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.