#1 of 5 #1 action movie of Week 3, 2022
2022 · Action, Crime
$3.6M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Action box office · Week 3 · Jan 9–15, 2022
Action Box Office, Week 3 of 2022: Action Releases of Jan 9–15
Special Delivery (2022) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 3 of 2022 (Jan 9–15), with $3.6M worldwide, ahead of Carbon (2022) at $64.2K and Shooter (2022) at $9.2K. 5 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3.7M in all. That is down 87% on Week 2, 2022, whose releases took $28M. By language, Korean leads with $3.6M across 1 action release.
- week 3 releases with a gross
- 5
- combined worldwide
- $3.7M
- Special Delivery (2022), the #1
- $3.6M
- vs Week 2, 2022
- −87%
#1 of 5 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 3 of 2022?
Special Delivery (2022) leads with $3.6M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.7M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
-
Number 2 -
Number 3 -
Number 4 -
Number 5
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Action Release of Week 3 of 2022, 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 2022 (Jan 9–15).
- 1 Jan 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M
- 2 Jan 13, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64.2K
- 3 Jan 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2K
- 4 Jan 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6K
- 5 Jan 13, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 3 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 3 releases took $3.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51, 2021 (Dec 12–18) with $2B, led by Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
- Week 50, 2021 Wk 50 Dec 5–11 The Lady of Heaven (2021) $519.9K The Lady of Heaven (2021)
- Week 51, 2021 Wk 51 Dec 12–18 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $2B Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- Week 52, 2021 Wk 52 Dec 19–25 The Matrix Resurrections (2021) $283.3M The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
- Week 53, 2021 Wk 53 Dec 26–31 G Storm (2021) $99.5K G Storm (2021)
- Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 2–8 The 355 (2022) $28M The 355 (2022)
- Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 9–15 Special Delivery (2022) $3.7M Special Delivery (2022)
- Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 16–22 WarHunt (2022) $85.8K WarHunt (2022)
- Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 23–29 Kung-Fu Zohra (2022) $339.6K Kung-Fu Zohra (2022)
Earlier years
How Does Week 3 of 2022 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 3, 2022 took $3.7M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 3, 2013 Jan 13–19 3 films | 3 | $4.5M | – | 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 |
| Week 3, 2021 Jan 10–16 5 films · −96% | 5 | $24.6M | −96% | The Marksman (2021) $23.1M |
| Week 3, 2022 Jan 9–15 5 films · −85% | 5 | $3.7M | −85% | Special Delivery (2022) $3.6M |
Archive
Action Box Office in 2022, Week by Week
51 weeks of 2022 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $2.3B, led by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $28M
- Week 3 $3.7M
- Week 4 $85.8K
- Week 5 $339.6K
- Week 6 $152.2M
- Week 7 $17.1M
- Week 8 $493.5M
- Week 9 $33.7M
- Week 10 $782.7M
- Week 11 $5.5M
- Week 12 $174.5M
- Week 13 $505.2M
- Week 14 $169.7M
- Week 15 $460.3M
- Week 16 $569.3M
- Week 17 $105.9M
- Week 18 $26.8M
- Week 19 $955.9M
- Week 20 $23.7M
- Week 21 $101.5M
- Week 22 $236.1K
- Week 23 $50.4M
- Week 24 $1B
- Week 25 $1.5M
- Week 26 $82.4K
- Week 27 $1.8M
- Week 28 $769.6M
- Week 29 $82.8M
- Week 30 $5.4M
- Week 31 $69.3M
- Week 32 $283.9M
- Week 33 $9.5M
- Week 34 $86.6M
- Week 35 $17.8M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $112M
- Week 38 $101.4M
- Week 39 $1.3M
- Week 40 $34.4M
- Week 41 $16.4M
- Week 42 $14M
- Week 43 $396M
- Week 44 $1.1M
- Week 45 $171.8M
- Week 46 $866.5M
- Week 47 $9.1M
- Week 48 $21.8M
- Week 49 $111M
- Week 50 $202K
- Week 51 $2.3B
- Week 52 $3M
- Week 53 $776.8K
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 3 of 2022: 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 5 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 3 of 2022 (Jan 9–15)?
Special Delivery (2022) leads with $3.6M worldwide. Next come Carbon (2022) at $64.2K and Shooter (2022) at $9.2K.
How much did action movies released in week 3 of 2022 (Jan 9–15) earn?
5 action films released in week 3 of 2022 (Jan 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $3.7M in all, or $740.6K per film on average. Week 2, 2022 releases took $28M.
How many action movies released in week 3 of 2022 (Jan 9–15) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Special Delivery (2022), earned $3.6M.
How is the week 3, 2022 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 2022 (Jan 9–15). 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, 2022 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.