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History box office · Week 34 · Aug 19–25, 2012

History Box Office, Week 34 of 2012: History Releases of Aug 19–25

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25), with $37.7M worldwide, ahead of Death by China (2012) at $38.5K. 2 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $37.7M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 34 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$37.7M
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012), the #1
$37.7M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 history movie of Week 34, 2012

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

2012 · History, War

$37.7M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$32.4K US & Canada · <1% $37.7M elsewhere · 100%
The chart

Every History Release of Week 34 of 2012, 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 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25).

  1. 1 Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) movie poster
    Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) Aug 25, 2012 · Japanese · History, War, Adventure $37.7M worldwide
    Aug 25, 2012 US and Canada: $32.4K Rest of the world: $37.7M Worldwide: $37.7M
  2. 2 Death by China (2012) movie poster
    Death by China (2012) Aug 24, 2012 · English · Drama, History, Documentary $38.5K worldwide
    Aug 24, 2012 US and Canada: $38.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.5K
FAQ

History Box Office Week 34 of 2012: 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing history movie in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25)?

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) leads with $37.7M worldwide, $32.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Death by China (2012) at $38.5K.

How much did history movies released in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25) earn?

2 history films released in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $37.7M in all, or $18.9M per film on average.

How many history movies released in week 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012), earned $37.7M.

How much of the Week 34, 2012 History box office came from the US and Canada?

$70.9K of the $37.7M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 34, 2012 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 34 of 2012 (Aug 19–25). 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 34, 2012 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.