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Adventure box office · Week 40 · Sep 25–Oct 1, 2022

Adventure Box Office, Week 40 of 2022: Adventure Releases of Sep 25–Oct 1

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in week 40 of 2022 (Sep 25–Oct 1), with $21.9M worldwide, ahead of Kantara (2022) at $2.4M and Vesper (2022) at $1.7M. 6 adventure films released that week report a worldwide gross, $26.4M in all, 16% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 189% on Week 39, 2022, whose releases took $9.1M. By language, Tamil leads with $21.9M across 1 adventure release.

week 40 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$26.4M
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022), the #1
$21.9M
vs Week 39, 2022
+189%
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 adventure movie of Week 40, 2022

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)

2022 · Action, Adventure

$21.9M worldwide · 83% of the chart's total

$4.3M US & Canada · 20% $17.6M elsewhere · 80%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Adventure Hits of Week 40 of 2022?

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) leads with $21.9M, 83% of the total. The top 5 together took $26.4M, 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. Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) movie poster Number 1
    $21.9M Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
    $4.3M US & Canada · 20% $17.6M elsewhere · 80%
  2. Kantara (2022) movie poster Number 2
    $2.4M Kantara (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Vesper (2022) movie poster Number 3
    $1.7M Vesper (2022)
    $49.5K US & Canada · 3% $1.6M elsewhere · 97%
  4. I Am T-Rex (2022) movie poster Number 4
    $348.2K I Am T-Rex (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Spirit Halloween: The Movie (2022) movie poster Number 5
    $71.9K Spirit Halloween: The Movie (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Adventure Release of Week 40 of 2022, 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 40 of 2022 (Sep 25–Oct 1).

  1. 1 Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) movie poster
    Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) Sep 30, 2022 · Tamil · Action, Adventure, Drama $21.9M worldwide
    Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $4.3M Rest of the world: $17.6M Worldwide: $21.9M
  2. 2 Kantara (2022) movie poster
    Kantara (2022) Sep 30, 2022 · Kannada · Thriller, Adventure, Action $2.4M worldwide
    Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  3. 3 Vesper (2022) movie poster
    Vesper (2022) Sep 30, 2022 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama $1.7M worldwide
    Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: $49.5K Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $1.7M
  4. 4 I Am T-Rex (2022) movie poster
    I Am T-Rex (2022) Oct 1, 2022 · Chinese · Adventure, Animation, Fantasy $348.2K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $348.2K
  5. 5 Spirit Halloween: The Movie (2022) movie poster
    Spirit Halloween: The Movie (2022) Sep 30, 2022 · English · Adventure, Mystery, Thriller $71.9K worldwide
    Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71.9K
  6. 6 Karnasubarner Guptodhon (2022) movie poster
    Karnasubarner Guptodhon (2022) Sep 30, 2022 · Bengali · Mystery, Adventure, Romance $4.8K worldwide
    Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $26.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 34 (Aug 14–20) with $145.7M, led by Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022).

  1. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 14–20 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) $145.7M Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)
  2. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 21–27 Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022) $43.8M Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022)
  3. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 The Last Queen (2022) $554.6K The Last Queen (2022)
  4. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022) $50.4M Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022)
  5. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 The Kings of the World (2022) $367.6K The Kings of the World (2022)
  6. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Railway Children (2022) $9.1M Railway Children (2022)
  7. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) $26.4M Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
  8. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 2–8 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022) $133.4M Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)
  9. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 9–15 My Fairy Troublemaker (2022) $10.7M My Fairy Troublemaker (2022)
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2019 earned the most: $1.2B from 5 films, led by Joker (2019). Week 40, 2022 took $26.4M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 4 films 4 $13.2M – Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang (2013) $7.2M
Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 2 films · +218% 2 $42.1M +218% Bang Bang! (2014) $42M
Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 5 films · +1548% 5 $693.6M +1548% The Martian (2015) $630.6M
Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 6 films · −32% 6 $471.2M −32% Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) $296.5M
Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 6 films · −74% 6 $123.5M −74% The Mountain Between Us (2017) $62.8M
Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 3 films · −91% 3 $11.1M −91% Remi, Nobody’s Boy (2018) $7.4M
Week 40, 2019 Sep 29–Oct 5 5 films · +11144% 5 $1.2B +11144% Joker (2019) $1.1B
Week 40, 2020 Sep 27–Oct 3 4 films · −99% 4 $15.1M −99% Silver Skates (2020) $7.1M
Week 40, 2021 Sep 26–Oct 2 3 films · +3262% 3 $506.8M +3262% Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) $506.8M
Week 40, 2022 Sep 25–Oct 1 6 films · −95% 6 $26.4M −95% Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) $21.9M
Archive

Adventure Box Office in 2022, Week by Week

45 weeks of 2022 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $2.3B, led by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).

FAQ

Adventure Box Office Week 40 of 2022: 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 adventure movie in week 40 of 2022 (Sep 25–Oct 1)?

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022) leads with $21.9M worldwide, $4.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Kantara (2022) at $2.4M and Vesper (2022) at $1.7M.

How much did adventure movies released in week 40 of 2022 (Sep 25–Oct 1) earn?

6 adventure films released in week 40 of 2022 (Sep 25–Oct 1) report a worldwide gross, $26.4M in all, or $4.4M per film on average. Week 39, 2022 releases took $9.1M.

How many adventure movies released in week 40 of 2022 (Sep 25–Oct 1) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022), earned $21.9M.

How much of the Week 40, 2022 Adventure box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.3M of the $26.4M total, or 16%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 2022 adventure 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 40 of 2022 (Sep 25–Oct 1). 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 40, 2022 adventure 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.