#1 of 6 #1 action movie of Week 38, 2023
2023 · Action, Adventure
$37.9M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total
$16.7M US & Canada · 44% $21.2M elsewhere · 56%
Action box office · Week 38 · Sep 17–23, 2023
Action Box Office, Week 38 of 2023: Action Releases of Sep 17–23
Expend4bles (2023) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23), with $37.9M worldwide, ahead of The Toxic Avenger (2023) at $3.5M and Scarborn (2023) at $995K. 6 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $42.6M in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. That is 14.1 times the total of Week 37, 2023, whose releases took $3M. By language, English leads with $41.5M across 3 action releases.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 6
- combined worldwide
- $42.6M
- Expend4bles (2023), the #1
- $37.9M
- vs Week 37, 2023
- ×14.1
#1 of 6 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 38 of 2023?
Expend4bles (2023) leads with $37.9M, 89% of the total. The top 5 together took $42.5M, 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.
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The chart
Every Action Release of Week 38 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 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23).
- 1 Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: $16.7M Rest of the world: $21.2M Worldwide: $37.9M
- 2 Sep 21, 2023 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: $614.7K Worldwide: $3.5M
- 3 Sep 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $995K
- 4 Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.5K
- 5 Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $60.7K
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Death Is a Problem for the Living (2023)Sep 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.6K
Sep 20, 2023 · Finnish · Action, Comedy, Thriller $42.6K worldwide
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $42.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 35 (Aug 27–Sep 2) with $193.1M, led by The Equalizer 3 (2023).
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 6–12 Heart of Stone (2023) $5.2M Heart of Stone (2023)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 13–19 Blue Beetle (2023) $130.8M Blue Beetle (2023)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 20–26 Gran Turismo (2023) $144.2M Gran Turismo (2023)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 27–Sep 2 The Equalizer 3 (2023) $193.1M The Equalizer 3 (2023)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 3–9 Jawan (2023) $31.5M Jawan (2023)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 10–16 All the Names of God (2023) $3M All the Names of God (2023)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 17–23 Expend4bles (2023) $42.6M Expend4bles (2023)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 24–30 The Creator (2023) $106.1M The Creator (2023)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Oct 1–7 Freelance (2023) $10.5M Freelance (2023)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 2015 earned the most: $596.4M from 8 films, led by Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015). Week 38, 2023 took $42.6M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 2014 Sep 14–20 6 films | 6 | $440.9M | – | The Maze Runner (2014) $348.3M |
| Week 38, 2015 Sep 13–19 8 films · +35% | 8 | $596.4M | +35% | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) $312.3M |
| Week 38, 2016 Sep 11–17 4 films · −88% | 4 | $68.7M | −88% | Snowden (2016) $37.4M |
| Week 38, 2017 Sep 17–23 5 films · +684% | 5 | $538.3M | +684% | Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) $410.9M |
| Week 38, 2018 Sep 16–22 2 films · −88% | 2 | $62.6M | −88% | Golden Job (2018) $47.3M |
| Week 38, 2019 Sep 15–21 6 films · +48% | 6 | $92.3M | +48% | Rambo: Last Blood (2019) $91.5M |
| Week 38, 2020 Sep 13–19 1 film · −94% | 1 | $5.3M | −94% | Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite (2020) $5.3M |
| Week 38, 2021 Sep 12–18 7 films · +371% | 7 | $25M | +371% | The Stronghold (2021) $18.1M |
| Week 38, 2022 Sep 11–17 6 films · +306% | 6 | $101.4M | +306% | The Woman King (2022) $97.6M |
| Week 38, 2023 Sep 17–23 6 films · −58% | 6 | $42.6M | −58% | Expend4bles (2023) $37.9M |
Archive
Action Box Office in 2023, Week by Week
51 weeks of 2023 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 18 (Apr 30–May 6) with $850.2M, led by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
- Week 1 $417K
- Week 2 $111.9M
- Week 3 $617.5M
- Week 4 $123.1M
- Week 5 $54.8K
- Week 6 $258.1K
- Week 7 $477M
- Week 8 $715.6K
- Week 9 $105.3M
- Week 10 $61.4M
- Week 11 $134.3M
- Week 12 $449.9M
- Week 13 $223.6M
- Week 14 $37.6M
- Week 15 $335.1M
- Week 16 $25.2M
- Week 17 $150.7M
- Week 18 $850.2M
- Week 19 $7.6M
- Week 20 $711.5M
- Week 21 $34.2M
- Week 22 $99.3M
- Week 23 $442M
- Week 24 $574.5M
- Week 25 $6.3M
- Week 26 $431.5M
- Week 27 $250.6M
- Week 28 $572.2M
- Week 29 $69.6K
- Week 30 $78.4M
- Week 31 $406.6M
- Week 32 $5.2M
- Week 33 $130.8M
- Week 34 $144.2M
- Week 35 $193.1M
- Week 36 $31.5M
- Week 37 $3M
- Week 38 $42.6M
- Week 39 $106.1M
- Week 40 $10.5M
- Week 41 $3.1M
- Week 42 $345.6K
- Week 43 $5.3M
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 $218.5M
- Week 46 $364M
- Week 47 $323.4M
- Week 48 $225.9M
- Week 49 $64.3M
- Week 50 $3.4M
- Week 51 $787.7M
- Week 52 $7.5M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 38 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 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23)?
Expend4bles (2023) leads with $37.9M worldwide, $16.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Toxic Avenger (2023) at $3.5M and Scarborn (2023) at $995K.
How much did action movies released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) earn?
6 action films released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $42.6M in all, or $7.1M per film on average. Week 37, 2023 releases took $3M.
How many action movies released in week 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Expend4bles (2023), earned $37.9M.
How is the week 38, 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 38 of 2023 (Sep 17–23). 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 38, 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.