#1 of 4 #1 action movie of Week 51, 2022
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
2022 · Action, Adventure
$2.3B worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$688.5M US & Canada · 29% $1.7B elsewhere · 71%
Action box office · Week 51 · Dec 11–17, 2022
Action Box Office, Week 51 of 2022: Action Releases of Dec 11–17
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 51 of 2022 (Dec 11–17), with $2.3B worldwide, ahead of As Good as Dead (2022) at $20.6K and The Big 4 (2022) at $17.8K. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.3B in all, 29% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion.
- week 51 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $2.3B
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- earned in the US & Canada
- 29%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 51 of 2022?
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) leads with $2.3B, 100% of the total. The top 4 together took $2.3B, 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.
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Number 4
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The chart
Every Action Release of Week 51 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 51 of 2022 (Dec 11–17).
- 1 Dec 16, 2022 US and Canada: $688.5M Rest of the world: $1.7B Worldwide: $2.3B
- 2 Dec 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.6K
- 3 Dec 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.8K
- 4 Dec 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.3K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 51 releases took $2.3B. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $2.3B, led by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
- Week 45 Wk 45 Oct 30–Nov 5 One Piece Film: Red (2022) $171.8M One Piece Film: Red (2022)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) $866.5M Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 13–19 Marry My Dead Body (2022) $9.1M Marry My Dead Body (2022)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 Devotion (2022) $21.8M Devotion (2022)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 Violent Night (2022) $111M Violent Night (2022)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 Detective Knight: Redemption (2022) $202K Detective Knight: Redemption (2022)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $2.3B Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale (2022) $3M Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale (2022)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 Malikappuram (2022) $776.8K Malikappuram (2022)
Earlier years
How Does Week 51 of 2022 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, 2022 took $2.3B.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 51, 2013 Dec 15–21 2 films | 2 | $214.6M | – | 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 |
| Week 51, 2021 Dec 12–18 5 films · +1991% | 5 | $2B | +1991% | Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $1.9B |
| Week 51, 2022 Dec 11–17 4 films · +18% | 4 | $2.3B | +18% | Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $2.3B |
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 51 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 51 of 2022 (Dec 11–17)?
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) leads with $2.3B worldwide, $688.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come As Good as Dead (2022) at $20.6K and The Big 4 (2022) at $17.8K.
How much did action movies released in week 51 of 2022 (Dec 11–17) earn?
4 action films released in week 51 of 2022 (Dec 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $2.3B in all, or $585.9M per film on average.
How many action movies released in week 51 of 2022 (Dec 11–17) made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). 1 crossed $100 million.
How is the week 51, 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 51 of 2022 (Dec 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 51, 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.