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Action box office · Week 19 · May 7–13, 2023

Action Box Office, Week 19 of 2023: Action Releases of May 7–13

Knights of the Zodiac (2023) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 19 of 2023 (May 7–13), with $7M worldwide, ahead of The Mother (2023) at $535.1K and Custody (2023) at $54.6K. 6 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.6M in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 99% on Week 18, 2023, whose releases took $850.2M. By language, English leads with $7.5M across 2 action releases.

week 19 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$7.6M
Knights of the Zodiac (2023), the #1
$7M
vs Week 18, 2023
−99%
Knights of the Zodiac (2023) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 action movie of Week 19, 2023

Knights of the Zodiac (2023)

2023 · Action, Adventure

$7M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total

$1.1M US & Canada · 16% $5.9M elsewhere · 84%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 19 of 2023?

Knights of the Zodiac (2023) leads with $7M, 92% of the total. The top 5 together took $7.6M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Knights of the Zodiac (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $7M Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
    $1.1M US & Canada · 16% $5.9M elsewhere · 84%
  2. The Mother (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $535.1K The Mother (2023)
    $503.4K US & Canada · 94% $31.7K elsewhere · 6%
  3. Custody (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $54.6K Custody (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. IB 71 (2023) movie poster Number 4
    $26.3K IB 71 (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Chatrapathi (2023) movie poster Number 5
    $6.5K Chatrapathi (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 19 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 19 of 2023 (May 7–13).

  1. 1 Knights of the Zodiac (2023) movie poster
    Knights of the Zodiac (2023) May 12, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $7M worldwide
    May 12, 2023 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $5.9M Worldwide: $7M
  2. 2 The Mother (2023) movie poster
    The Mother (2023) May 12, 2023 · English · Action, Thriller $535.1K worldwide
    May 12, 2023 US and Canada: $503.4K Rest of the world: $31.7K Worldwide: $535.1K
  3. 3 Custody (2023) movie poster
    Custody (2023) May 12, 2023 · Telugu · Thriller, Action $54.6K worldwide
    May 12, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.6K
  4. 4 IB 71 (2023) movie poster
    IB 71 (2023) May 12, 2023 · Hindi · Action, Thriller $26.3K worldwide
    May 12, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.3K
  5. 5 Chatrapathi (2023) movie poster
    Chatrapathi (2023) May 12, 2023 · Hindi · Action, Drama $6.5K worldwide
    May 12, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5K
  6. 6 Raavana Kottam (2023) movie poster
    Raavana Kottam (2023) May 12, 2023 · Tamil · Action, Drama $1.9K worldwide
    May 12, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 19 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 19, 2016 earned the most: $1.2B from 4 films, led by Captain America: Civil War (2016). Week 19, 2023 took $7.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 19, 2014 May 4–10 1 film 1 $452K – 22 Minutes (2014) $452K
Week 19, 2015 May 3–9 3 films · +11469% 3 $52.3M +11469% Hot Pursuit (2015) $51.7M
Week 19, 2016 May 1–7 4 films · +2112% 4 $1.2B +2112% Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B
Week 19, 2017 May 7–13 4 films · −82% 4 $210.1M −82% King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) $149.2M
Week 19, 2018 May 6–12 6 films · −74% 6 $54.4M −74% Breaking In (2018) $51.4M
Week 19, 2019 May 5–11 9 films · −74% 9 $14.1M −74% Miss & Mrs. Cops (2019) $12.1M
Week 19, 2020 May 3–9 1 film · −90% 1 $1.4M −90% The Legion (2020) $1.4M
Week 19, 2021 May 2–8 3 films · +7300% 3 $104.1M +7300% Wrath of Man (2021) $104M
Week 19, 2022 May 1–7 3 films · +818% 3 $955.9M +818% Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) $955.8M
Week 19, 2023 May 7–13 6 films · −99% 6 $7.6M −99% Knights of the Zodiac (2023) $7M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 19 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 19 of 2023 (May 7–13)?

Knights of the Zodiac (2023) leads with $7M worldwide, $1.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Mother (2023) at $535.1K and Custody (2023) at $54.6K.

How much did action movies released in week 19 of 2023 (May 7–13) earn?

6 action films released in week 19 of 2023 (May 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $7.6M in all, or $1.3M per film on average. Week 18, 2023 releases took $850.2M.

How many action movies released in week 19 of 2023 (May 7–13) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Knights of the Zodiac (2023), earned $7M.

How much of the Week 19, 2023 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.6M of the $7.6M total, or 21%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 19, 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 19 of 2023 (May 7–13). 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 19, 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.