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History box office · Week 5 · Jan 23–29, 2011

History Box Office, Week 5 of 2011: History Releases of Jan 23–29

Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29), with $32.4M worldwide, ahead of Ip Man 2 (2011) at $15.1M and Hella W (2011) at $942.5K. 3 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $48.4M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 5 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$48.4M
Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011), the #1
$32.4M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest History Hits of Week 5 of 2011?

Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) leads with $32.4M, 67% of the total. The top 3 together took $48.4M, 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.

  1. Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $32.4M Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Ip Man 2 (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $15.1M Ip Man 2 (2011)
    $205.7K US & Canada · 1% $14.9M elsewhere · 99%
  3. Hella W (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $942.5K Hella W (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every History Release of Week 5 of 2011, 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 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29).

  1. 1 Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) movie poster
    Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) Jan 27, 2011 · Korean · Action, History, Comedy $32.4M worldwide
    Jan 27, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.4M
  2. 2 Ip Man 2 (2011) movie poster
    Ip Man 2 (2011) Jan 28, 2011 · Chinese · Action, Biography, History $15.1M worldwide
    Jan 28, 2011 US and Canada: $205.7K Rest of the world: $14.9M Worldwide: $15.1M
  3. 3 Hella W (2011) movie poster
    Hella W (2011) Jan 28, 2011 · Finnish · Drama, History $942.5K worldwide
    Jan 28, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $942.5K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 5 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 5 releases took $48.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 5 (Jan 23–29) with $48.4M, led by Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011).

  1. Week 52, 2010 Wk 52 Dec 19–25 Bruc: The Manhunt (2010) $1.6M Bruc: The Manhunt (2010)
  2. Week 53, 2010 Wk 53 Dec 26–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1 Sommer der Gaukler (2011) $343.5K Sommer der Gaukler (2011)
  4. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 2–8 Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2011) $263.7K Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2011)
  5. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 9–15 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 16–22 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 23–29 Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) $48.4M Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011)
  8. Week 6 Wk 6 Jan 30–Feb 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 6–12 Even the Rain (Tambien la Lluvia) (2011) $7.3M Even the Rain (Tambien la Lluvia) (2011)
Earlier years

How Does Week 5 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 5, 2011 earned the most: $48.4M from 3 films, led by Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 5, 2002 Jan 27–Feb 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 5, 2003 Jan 26–Feb 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 5, 2004 Jan 25–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 5, 2005 Jan 23–29 No films 0 – – –
Week 5, 2006 Jan 29–Feb 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 5, 2007 Jan 28–Feb 3 1 film 1 $271.3K – Beaufort (2007) $271.3K
Week 5, 2008 Jan 27–Feb 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 5, 2009 Jan 25–31 No films 0 – – –
Week 5, 2010 Jan 24–30 2 films 2 $1.9M – Ao: The Last Hunter (2010) $1.7M
Week 5, 2011 Jan 23–29 3 films · +2499% 3 $48.4M +2499% Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) $32.4M
Archive

History Box Office in 2011, Week by Week

36 weeks of 2011 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 26 (Jun 19–25) with $95.6M, led by Beginning of the Great Revival (2011).

FAQ

History Box Office Week 5 of 2011: 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 history movie in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29)?

Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011) leads with $32.4M worldwide. Next come Ip Man 2 (2011) at $15.1M and Hella W (2011) at $942.5K.

How much did history movies released in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29) earn?

3 history films released in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $48.4M in all, or $16.1M per film on average.

How many history movies released in week 5 of 2011 (Jan 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011), earned $32.4M.

How much of the Week 5, 2011 History box office came from the US and Canada?

$205.7K of the $48.4M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 5, 2011 history 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 5 of 2011 (Jan 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 5, 2011 history 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.