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Action box office · Week 42 · Oct 12–18, 2025

Action Box Office, Week 42 of 2025: Action Releases of Oct 12–18

Good Fortune (2025) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18), with $26.4M worldwide, ahead of Pets on a Train (2025) at $14.4M and It Was Just an Accident (2025) at $10.5M. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $51.3M in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada.

week 42 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$51.3M
Good Fortune (2025), the #1
$26.4M
earned in the US & Canada
40%
Good Fortune (2025) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 action movie of Week 42, 2025

Good Fortune (2025)

2025 · Action, Comedy

$26.4M worldwide · 51% of the chart's total

$16.6M US & Canada · 63% $9.8M elsewhere · 37%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 42 of 2025?

Good Fortune (2025) leads with $26.4M, 51% of the total. The top 3 together took $51.3M, 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. Good Fortune (2025) movie poster Number 1
    $26.4M Good Fortune (2025)
    $16.6M US & Canada · 63% $9.8M elsewhere · 37%
  2. Pets on a Train (2025) movie poster Number 2
    $14.4M Pets on a Train (2025)
    $1.9M US & Canada · 13% $12.5M elsewhere · 87%
  3. It Was Just an Accident (2025) movie poster Number 3
    $10.5M It Was Just an Accident (2025)
    $1.8M US & Canada · 17% $8.7M elsewhere · 83%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of Week 42 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 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18).

  1. 1 Good Fortune (2025) movie poster
    Good Fortune (2025) Oct 17, 2025 · Action, Comedy, Fantasy $26.4M worldwide
    Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $16.6M Rest of the world: $9.8M Worldwide: $26.4M
  2. 2 Pets on a Train (2025) movie poster
    Pets on a Train (2025) Oct 17, 2025 · French · Animation, Action, Comedy $14.4M worldwide
    Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $12.5M Worldwide: $14.4M
  3. 3 It Was Just an Accident (2025) movie poster
    It Was Just an Accident (2025) Oct 15, 2025 · Persian · Action, Adventure, Crime $10.5M worldwide
    Oct 15, 2025 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $8.7M Worldwide: $10.5M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 42 of 2025?

Of the top 3, Good Fortune (2025) earned the biggest share at home (63% in the US & Canada), while Pets on a Train (2025) made 87% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $20.3M (40%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Good Fortune (2025) $26.4M
    $16.6M US & Canada · 63% $9.8M elsewhere · 37%
  2. 2 Pets on a Train (2025) $14.4M
    $1.9M US & Canada · 13% $12.5M elsewhere · 87%
  3. 3 It Was Just an Accident (2025) $10.5M
    $1.8M US & Canada · 17% $8.7M elsewhere · 83%
Earlier years

How Does Week 42 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2019 earned the most: $617.3M from 5 films, led by Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019). Week 42, 2025 took $51.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 42, 2016 Oct 9–15 10 films 10 $300.4M – The Accountant (2016) $155.6M
Week 42, 2017 Oct 15–21 13 films · −11% 13 $266M −11% Geostorm (2017) $221.9M
Week 42, 2018 Oct 14–20 4 films · −98% 4 $4.9M −98% Kung Fu League (2018) $2.6M
Week 42, 2019 Oct 13–19 5 films · +12556% 5 $617.3M +12556% Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) $491.7M
Week 42, 2020 Oct 11–17 7 films · −94% 7 $39.3M −94% Honest Thief (2020) $31.2M
Week 42, 2021 Oct 10–16 4 films · +5% 4 $41.5M +5% The Last Duel (2021) $30.6M
Week 42, 2022 Oct 9–15 3 films · −66% 3 $14M −66% The Legend of Maula Jatt (2022) $13.9M
Week 42, 2023 Oct 15–21 3 films · −98% 3 $345.6K −98% Ganapath (2023) $237.8K
Week 42, 2024 Oct 13–19 3 films · +975% 3 $3.7M +975% The Bouncer (2024) $3.4M
Week 42, 2025 Oct 12–18 3 films · +1280% 3 $51.3M +1280% Good Fortune (2025) $26.4M
FAQ

Action Box Office Week 42 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18)?

Good Fortune (2025) leads with $26.4M worldwide, $16.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Pets on a Train (2025) at $14.4M and It Was Just an Accident (2025) at $10.5M.

How much did action movies released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) earn?

3 action films released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $51.3M in all, or $17.1M per film on average.

How many action movies released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Good Fortune (2025), earned $26.4M.

How much of the Week 42, 2025 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$20.3M of the $51.3M total, or 40%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 42, 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 42 of 2025 (Oct 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 42, 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.