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Action box office · Week 9 · Feb 26–Mar 4, 2023

Action Box Office, Week 9 of 2023: Action Releases of Feb 26–Mar 4

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4), with $56.3M worldwide, ahead of Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) at $49M and Pakalum Paathiravum (2023) at $8.6K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $105.3M in all, 16% of it from the US & Canada.

week 9 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$105.3M
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023), the #1
$56.3M
earned in the US & Canada
16%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 9 of 2023?

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) leads with $56.3M, 53% of the total. The top 3 together took $105.3M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $56.3M Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023)
    $10.1M US & Canada · 18% $46.2M elsewhere · 82%
  2. Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $49M Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)
    $6.5M US & Canada · 13% $42.5M elsewhere · 87%
  3. Pakalum Paathiravum (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $8.6K Pakalum Paathiravum (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4).

  1. 1 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) movie poster
    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Thriller $56.3M worldwide
    Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: $46.2M Worldwide: $56.3M
  2. 2 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) movie poster
    Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · English · Action, Thriller, Comedy $49M worldwide
    Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: $6.5M Rest of the world: $42.5M Worldwide: $49M
  3. 3 Pakalum Paathiravum (2023) movie poster
    Pakalum Paathiravum (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · Malayalam · Thriller, Action $8.6K worldwide
    Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6K
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2017 earned the most: $623.7M from 7 films, led by Logan (2017). Week 9, 2023 took $105.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 9, 2014 Feb 23–Mar 1 3 films 3 $291.1M – Non-Stop (2014) $222.8M
Week 9, 2015 Feb 22–28 4 films · −98% 4 $4.5M −98% '71 (2015) $3.1M
Week 9, 2016 Feb 21–27 4 films · +4585% 4 $212.5M +4585% Gods of Egypt (2016) $150.7M
Week 9, 2017 Feb 26–Mar 4 7 films · +193% 7 $623.7M +193% Logan (2017) $619.2M
Week 9, 2018 Feb 25–Mar 3 2 films · −92% 2 $51.9M −92% Death Wish (2018) $49.6M
Week 9, 2019 Feb 24–Mar 2 7 films · −78% 7 $11.5M −78% Furie (2019) $5.8M
Week 9, 2020 Feb 23–29 6 films · +1673% 6 $203M +1673% The Invisible Man (2020) $144.5M
Week 9, 2021 Feb 21–27 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 2022 Feb 20–26 5 films 5 $33.7M – Bheemla Nayak (2022) $15.2M
Week 9, 2023 Feb 26–Mar 4 3 films · +213% 3 $105.3M +213% Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) $56.3M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 9 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4)?

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) leads with $56.3M worldwide, $10.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) at $49M and Pakalum Paathiravum (2023) at $8.6K.

How much did action movies released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4) earn?

3 action films released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4) report a worldwide gross, $105.3M in all, or $35.1M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023), earned $56.3M.

How much of the Week 9, 2023 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$16.6M of the $105.3M total, or 16%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4). 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 9, 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.