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Action box office · Week 36 · Aug 29–Sep 4, 2021

Action Box Office, Week 36 of 2021: Action Releases of Aug 29–Sep 4

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4), with $432.2M worldwide, ahead of Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021) at $390.9K and Restart the Earth (2021) at $114.1K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $432.7M in all, 52% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

week 36 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$432.7M
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
52%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 36 of 2021?

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) leads with $432.2M, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $432.7M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) movie poster Number 1
    $432.2M Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
    $224.5M US & Canada · 52% $207.7M elsewhere · 48%
  2. Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021) movie poster Number 2
    $390.9K Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Restart the Earth (2021) movie poster Number 3
    $114.1K Restart the Earth (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4).

  1. 1 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) movie poster
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Sep 3, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $432.2M worldwide
    Sep 3, 2021 US and Canada: $224.5M Rest of the world: $207.7M Worldwide: $432.2M
  2. 2 Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021) movie poster
    Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021) Sep 3, 2021 · English · Crime, Drama, Action $390.9K worldwide
    Sep 3, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $390.9K
  3. 3 Restart the Earth (2021) movie poster
    Restart the Earth (2021) Sep 3, 2021 · Chinese · Sci-Fi, Action, Horror $114.1K worldwide
    Sep 3, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $114.1K
Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2021 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2020 earned the most: $435.9M from 5 films, led by Tenet (2020). Week 36, 2021 took $432.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 36, 2012 Sep 2–8 5 films 5 $95.7M – Bayside Shakedown the Final: The New Hope (2012) $72.9M
Week 36, 2013 Sep 1–7 5 films · +33% 5 $127M +33% Riddick (2013) $98.3M
Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 4 films · −98% 4 $2.5M −98% In the Hero (2014) $1.2M
Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 8 films · +8728% 8 $220.4M +8728% Dragon Blade (2015) $122.6M
Week 36, 2016 Aug 28–Sep 3 6 films · −33% 6 $147.4M −33% Skiptrace (2016) $136.6M
Week 36, 2017 Sep 3–9 5 films · −79% 5 $31.2M −79% Memoir of a Murderer (2017) $19M
Week 36, 2018 Sep 2–8 5 films · +77% 5 $55.2M +77% Peppermint (2018) $53.9M
Week 36, 2019 Sep 1–7 1 film · −98% 1 $1M −98% Night Hunter (2019) $1M
Week 36, 2020 Aug 30–Sep 5 5 films · +42931% 5 $435.9M +42931% Tenet (2020) $365.3M
Week 36, 2021 Aug 29–Sep 4 3 films · −1% 3 $432.7M −1% Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) $432.2M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 36 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4)?

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) leads with $432.2M worldwide, $224.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021) at $390.9K and Restart the Earth (2021) at $114.1K.

How much did action movies released in week 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4) earn?

3 action films released in week 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4) report a worldwide gross, $432.7M in all, or $144.2M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) with $432.2M.

How much of the Week 36, 2021 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$224.5M of the $432.7M total, or 52%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2021 (Aug 29–Sep 4). 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 36, 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.