#1 of 3 #1 action movie of Week 36, 2026
2026 · Action, Crime
$16.7M worldwide · 81% of the chart's total
$15.8M US & Canada · 94% $972.5K elsewhere · 6%
Action box office · Week 36 · Aug 30–Sep 5, 2026
Action Box Office, Week 36 of 2026: Action Releases of Aug 30–Sep 5
By Any Means (2026) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5), with $16.7M worldwide, ahead of Onslaught (2026) at $3.5M and The Runner (2026) at $570.2K. 3 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $20.8M in all, 92% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 78% on Week 35, 2026, whose releases took $92.4M.
- week 36 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $20.8M
- By Any Means (2026), the #1
- $16.7M
- vs Week 35, 2026
- −78%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of Week 36 of 2026?
By Any Means (2026) leads with $16.7M, 81% of the total. The top 3 together took $20.8M, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Action Release of Week 36 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 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5).
- 1 Sep 4, 2026 US and Canada: $15.8M Rest of the world: $972.5K Worldwide: $16.7M
- 2 Sep 4, 2026 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: $168.8K Worldwide: $3.5M
- 3 Sep 2, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $570.2K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 36 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 36 releases took $20.8M. 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 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)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 13–19 Resident Evil (2026) $388.7M Resident Evil (2026)
Earlier years
How Does Week 36 of 2026 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2020 earned the most: $435.9M from 5 films, led by Tenet (2020). Week 36, 2026 took $20.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 36, 2017 Sep 3–9 5 films | 5 | $31.2M | – | Memoir of a Murderer (2017) $19M |
| Week 36, 2018 Sep 2–8 5 films · +77% | 5 | $55.2M | +77% | Peppermint (2018) $53.9M |
| Week 36, 2019 Sep 1–7 1 film · −98% | 1 | $1M | −98% | Night Hunter (2019) $1M |
| Week 36, 2020 Aug 30–Sep 5 5 films · +42931% | 5 | $435.9M | +42931% | Tenet (2020) $365.3M |
| Week 36, 2021 Aug 29–Sep 4 3 films · −1% | 3 | $432.7M | −1% | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) $432.2M |
| Week 36, 2022 Aug 28–Sep 3 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 36, 2023 Sep 3–9 1 film | 1 | $31.5M | – | Jawan (2023) $31.5M |
| Week 36, 2024 Sep 1–7 1 film · −87% | 1 | $4M | −87% | The Greatest of All Time (2024) $4M |
| Week 36, 2025 Aug 31–Sep 6 2 films · +5% | 2 | $4.2M | +5% | The Legend of Hei 2 (2025) $3.7M |
| Week 36, 2026 Aug 30–Sep 5 3 films · +396% | 3 | $20.8M | +396% | By Any Means (2026) $16.7M |
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 36 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 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5)?
By Any Means (2026) leads with $16.7M worldwide, $15.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Onslaught (2026) at $3.5M and The Runner (2026) at $570.2K.
How much did action movies released in week 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5) earn?
3 action films released in week 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5) report a worldwide gross, $20.8M in all, or $6.9M per film on average. Week 35, 2026 releases took $92.4M.
How many action movies released in week 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, By Any Means (2026), earned $16.7M.
How is the week 36, 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 36 of 2026 (Aug 30–Sep 5). 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 36, 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.