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Action box office · Week 3 · Jan 12–18, 2025

Action Box Office, Week 3 of 2025: Action Releases of Jan 12–18

Night Call (2025) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 3 of 2025 (Jan 12–18), with $679.4K worldwide, ahead of Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025) at $651.1K and Alarum (2025) at $254.4K. 6 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.9M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 97% on Week 2, 2025, whose releases took $65.4M. By language, Telugu leads with $808.9K across 2 action releases.

week 3 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$1.9M
Night Call (2025), the #1
$679.4K
vs Week 2, 2025
−97%
Night Call (2025) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 action movie of Week 3, 2025

Night Call (2025)

2025 · Action, Thriller

$679.4K worldwide · 35% of the chart's total

$11K US & Canada · 2% $668.4K elsewhere · 98%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 3 of 2025?

Night Call (2025) leads with $679.4K, 35% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.9M, 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. Night Call (2025) movie poster Number 1
    $679.4K Night Call (2025)
    $11K US & Canada · 2% $668.4K elsewhere · 98%
  2. Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025) movie poster Number 2
    $651.1K Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Alarum (2025) movie poster Number 3
    $254.4K Alarum (2025)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Madha Gaja Raja (2025) movie poster Number 4
    $169.6K Madha Gaja Raja (2025)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Daaku Maharaaj (2025) movie poster Number 5
    $157.8K Daaku Maharaaj (2025)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 3 of 2025, 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 3 of 2025 (Jan 12–18).

  1. 1 Night Call (2025) movie poster
    Night Call (2025) Jan 17, 2025 · French · Action, Thriller $679.4K worldwide
    Jan 17, 2025 US and Canada: $11K Rest of the world: $668.4K Worldwide: $679.4K
  2. 2 Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025) movie poster
    Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025) Jan 14, 2025 · Telugu · Comedy, Action $651.1K worldwide
    Jan 14, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $651.1K
  3. 3 Alarum (2025) movie poster
    Alarum (2025) Jan 17, 2025 · English · Action, Crime, Thriller $254.4K worldwide
    Jan 17, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $254.4K
  4. 4 Madha Gaja Raja (2025) movie poster
    Madha Gaja Raja (2025) Jan 12, 2025 · Tamil · Comedy, Romance, Action $169.6K worldwide
    Jan 12, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $169.6K
  5. 5 Daaku Maharaaj (2025) movie poster
    Daaku Maharaaj (2025) Jan 12, 2025 · Telugu · Action $157.8K worldwide
    Jan 12, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $157.8K
  6. 6 Nesippaya (2025) movie poster
    Nesippaya (2025) Jan 14, 2025 · Tamil · Action, Romance $3K worldwide
    Jan 14, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3K
Earlier years

How Does Week 3 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 3, 2020 earned the most: $678.9M from 7 films, led by Bad Boys for Life (2020). Week 3, 2025 took $1.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 3, 2016 Jan 10–16 10 films 10 $252.2M – Detective Chinatown (2016) $125.8M
Week 3, 2017 Jan 15–21 7 films · +40% 7 $353.6M +40% xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) $346.1M
Week 3, 2018 Jan 14–20 6 films · −47% 6 $188.9M −47% Den of Thieves (2018) $80.5M
Week 3, 2019 Jan 13–19 6 films · +96% 6 $370.7M +96% Glass (2019) $247M
Week 3, 2020 Jan 12–18 7 films · +83% 7 $678.9M +83% Bad Boys for Life (2020) $426.5M
Week 3, 2021 Jan 10–16 5 films · −96% 5 $24.6M −96% The Marksman (2021) $23.1M
Week 3, 2022 Jan 9–15 5 films · −85% 5 $3.7M −85% Special Delivery (2022) $3.6M
Week 3, 2023 Jan 15–21 7 films · +16576% 7 $617.5M +16576% The Wandering Earth II (2023) $615M
Week 3, 2024 Jan 14–20 4 films · −99% 4 $5.2M −99% Rob N Roll (2024) $2.7M
Week 3, 2025 Jan 12–18 6 films · −63% 6 $1.9M −63% Night Call (2025) $679.4K
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 3 of 2025: 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 3 of 2025 (Jan 12–18)?

Night Call (2025) leads with $679.4K worldwide, $11K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025) at $651.1K and Alarum (2025) at $254.4K.

How much did action movies released in week 3 of 2025 (Jan 12–18) earn?

6 action films released in week 3 of 2025 (Jan 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $1.9M in all, or $319.2K per film on average. Week 2, 2025 releases took $65.4M.

How many action movies released in week 3 of 2025 (Jan 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Night Call (2025), earned $679.4K.

How much of the Week 3, 2025 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$11K of the $1.9M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 3, 2025 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 3 of 2025 (Jan 12–18). 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 3, 2025 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.