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Action box office · Week 34 · Aug 17–23, 2025

Action Box Office, Week 34 of 2025: Action Releases of Aug 17–23

Primitive War (2025) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 34 of 2025 (Aug 17–23), with $1.3M worldwide, ahead of Dongji Rescue (2025) at $476.4K. 2 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.7M in all, 67% of it from the US & Canada.

week 34 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$1.7M
Primitive War (2025), the #1
$1.3M
earned in the US & Canada
67%
Primitive War (2025) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 action movie of Week 34, 2025

Primitive War (2025)

2025 · Action, Horror

$1.3M worldwide · 73% of the chart's total

$1M US & Canada · 80% $256.8K elsewhere · 20%
The chart

Every Action Release of Week 34 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 34 of 2025 (Aug 17–23).

  1. 1 Primitive War (2025) movie poster
    Primitive War (2025) Aug 21, 2025 · English · Action, Horror, Sci-Fi $1.3M worldwide
    Aug 21, 2025 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $256.8K Worldwide: $1.3M
  2. 2 Dongji Rescue (2025) movie poster
    Dongji Rescue (2025) Aug 22, 2025 · Chinese · Action, Drama, Thriller $476.4K worldwide
    Aug 22, 2025 US and Canada: $152K Rest of the world: $324.5K Worldwide: $476.4K
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 34 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 34 of 2025 (Aug 17–23)?

Primitive War (2025) leads with $1.3M worldwide, $1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dongji Rescue (2025) at $476.4K.

How much did action movies released in week 34 of 2025 (Aug 17–23) earn?

2 action films released in week 34 of 2025 (Aug 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $1.7M in all, or $869.2K per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 34 of 2025 (Aug 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Primitive War (2025), earned $1.3M.

How much of the Week 34, 2025 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$1.2M of the $1.7M total, or 67%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 34, 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 34 of 2025 (Aug 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 34, 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.