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Action box office · Week 18 · Apr 30–May 6, 2023

Action Box Office, Week 18 of 2023: Action Releases of Apr 30–May 6

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6), with $845.6M worldwide, ahead of 2018 (2023) at $4.6M and One Ranger (2023) at $27.9K. 4 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $850.2M in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 5.6 times the total of Week 17, 2023, whose releases took $150.7M.

week 18 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$850.2M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 17, 2023
×5.6
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 action movie of Week 18, 2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

2023 · Action, Adventure

$845.6M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$359M US & Canada · 42% $486.6M elsewhere · 58%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 18 of 2023?

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) leads with $845.6M, 99% of the total. The top 4 together took $850.2M, 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. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $845.6M Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
    $359M US & Canada · 42% $486.6M elsewhere · 58%
  2. 2018 (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $4.6M 2018 (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. One Ranger (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $27.9K One Ranger (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Ugram (2023) movie poster Number 4
    $17.3K Ugram (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 18 of 2023, 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 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6).

  1. 1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) movie poster
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) May 5, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $845.6M worldwide
    May 5, 2023 US and Canada: $359M Rest of the world: $486.6M Worldwide: $845.6M
  2. 2 2018 (2023) movie poster
    2018 (2023) May 5, 2023 · Malayalam · Adventure, Thriller, Action $4.6M worldwide
    May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
  3. 3 One Ranger (2023) movie poster
    One Ranger (2023) May 5, 2023 · English · Action, Thriller $27.9K worldwide
    May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.9K
  4. 4 Ugram (2023) movie poster
    Ugram (2023) May 5, 2023 · Telugu · Action, Thriller $17.3K worldwide
    May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.3K
Earlier years

How Does Week 18 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 18, 2015 earned the most: $1.4B from 3 films, led by Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Week 18, 2023 took $850.2M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 18, 2014 Apr 27–May 3 4 films 4 $771.1M – The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) $716.9M
Week 18, 2015 Apr 26–May 2 3 films · +82% 3 $1.4B +82% Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1.4B
Week 18, 2016 Apr 24–30 5 films · −96% 5 $53.4M −96% Keanu (2016) $20.7M
Week 18, 2017 Apr 30–May 6 7 films · +1636% 7 $926.6M +1636% Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) $863.8M
Week 18, 2018 Apr 29–May 5 4 films · −98% 4 $21M −98% Manhunt (2018) $18.3M
Week 18, 2019 Apr 28–May 4 5 films · +339% 5 $92.2M +339% Shadow (2019) $91.7M
Week 18, 2020 Apr 26–May 2 1 film · −84% 1 $14.3M −84% Nightfire (2020) $14.3M
Week 18, 2021 Apr 25–May 1 4 films · +499% 4 $85.8M +499% Break Through the Darkness (2021) $52.7M
Week 18, 2022 Apr 24–30 6 films · −69% 6 $26.8M −69% Memory (2022) $13.2M
Week 18, 2023 Apr 30–May 6 4 films · +3073% 4 $850.2M +3073% Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) $845.6M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 18 of 2023: 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 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6)?

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) leads with $845.6M worldwide, $359M of it in the US & Canada. Next come 2018 (2023) at $4.6M and One Ranger (2023) at $27.9K.

How much did action movies released in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6) earn?

4 action films released in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6) report a worldwide gross, $850.2M in all, or $212.5M per film on average. Week 17, 2023 releases took $150.7M.

How many action movies released in week 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) with $845.6M.

How much of the Week 18, 2023 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$359M of the $850.2M total, or 42%, 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 18, 2023 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 18 of 2023 (Apr 30–May 6). 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 18, 2023 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.