#1 of 3 #1 action movie of Week 35, 2026
2026 · Action, Adventure
$53.2M worldwide · 58% of the chart's total
$1.5M US & Canada · 3% $51.7M elsewhere · 97%
Action box office · Week 35 · Aug 23–29, 2026
Action Box Office, Week 35 of 2026: Action Releases of Aug 23–29
Colony (2026) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29), with $53.2M worldwide, ahead of The Dog Stars (2026) at $39.2M and Hanging by a Wire (2026) at $1.9K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $92.4M in all, 18% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 35 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $92.4M
- Colony (2026), the #1
- $53.2M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 18%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 35 of 2026?
Colony (2026) leads with $53.2M, 58% of the total. The top 3 together took $92.4M, 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.
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Action Release of Week 35 of 2026, 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 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29).
- 1 Aug 28, 2026 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $51.7M Worldwide: $53.2M
- 2 Aug 28, 2026 US and Canada: $15M Rest of the world: $24.2M Worldwide: $39.2M
- 3 Aug 28, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 35 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 35 releases took $92.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 31 (Jul 26–Aug 1) with $2.5B, led by Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026).
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 12–18 They Fight (2026) $322.4K They Fight (2026)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 19–25 Motor City (2026) $3M Motor City (2026)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) $2.5B Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 The Last House (2026) $15.2M The Last House (2026)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026) $282.6M PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 Mutiny (2026) $30M Mutiny (2026)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 Colony (2026) $92.4M Colony (2026)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 By Any Means (2026) $20.8M By Any Means (2026)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 Hope (2026) $79M Hope (2026)
Earlier years
How Does Week 35 of 2026 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 35, 2020 earned the most: $510.9M from 5 films, led by The Eight Hundred (2020). Week 35, 2026 took $92.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 35, 2017 Aug 27–Sep 2 6 films | 6 | $22.8M | – | Baadshaho (2017) $11.9M |
| Week 35, 2018 Aug 26–Sep 1 4 films · +1% | 4 | $23M | +1% | Big Brother (2018) $22M |
| Week 35, 2019 Aug 25–31 5 films · −42% | 5 | $13.4M | −42% | Vortex (2019) $6.2M |
| Week 35, 2020 Aug 23–29 5 films · +3716% | 5 | $510.9M | +3716% | The Eight Hundred (2020) $461.4M |
| Week 35, 2021 Aug 22–28 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 2022 Aug 21–27 6 films | 6 | $17.8M | – | Alienoid (2022) $12.1M |
| Week 35, 2023 Aug 27–Sep 2 5 films · +988% | 5 | $193.1M | +988% | The Equalizer 3 (2023) $191.1M |
| Week 35, 2024 Aug 25–31 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 2025 Aug 24–30 1 film | 1 | $417.9K | – | Baby Assassins: Nice Days (2025) $417.9K |
| Week 35, 2026 Aug 23–29 3 films · +22015% | 3 | $92.4M | +22015% | Colony (2026) $53.2M |
Archive
Action Box Office in 2026, Week by Week
34 weeks of 2026 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 31 (Jul 26–Aug 1) with $2.5B, led by Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $46.4M
- Week 3 $1M
- Week 4 $54.7M
- Week 5 $96.1M
- Week 6 $2.3M
- Week 7 $205.4M
- Week 8 $216.4M
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $2.1M
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $19.4M
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $45.7M
- Week 16 $7.6M
- Week 17 $8.8M
- Week 18 $8.9M
- Week 19 $262.7M
- Week 20 $46.9M
- Week 21 $345.6M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $115.8M
- Week 24 $293.8M
- Week 25 $9.9M
- Week 26 $128.9M
- Week 27 $47.2M
- Week 28 $323.9M
- Week 29 $322.4K
- Week 30 $3M
- Week 31 $2.5B
- Week 32 $15.2M
- Week 33 $282.6M
- Week 34 $30M
- Week 35 $92.4M
- Week 36 $20.8M
- Week 37 $79M
- Week 38 $388.7M
- Week 39 $243.8M
- Week 40 $1.1M
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 so far No grosses
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 35 of 2026: 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 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29)?
Colony (2026) leads with $53.2M worldwide, $1.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Dog Stars (2026) at $39.2M and Hanging by a Wire (2026) at $1.9K.
How much did action movies released in week 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29) earn?
3 action films released in week 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $92.4M in all, or $30.8M per film on average.
How many action movies released in week 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Colony (2026), earned $53.2M.
How is the week 35, 2026 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 35 of 2026 (Aug 23–29). 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 35, 2026 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.