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War box office · Week 17 · Apr 19–25, 2015

War Box Office, Week 17 of 2015: War Releases of Apr 19–25

The Water Diviner (2015) is the highest-grossing war movie released in week 17 of 2015 (Apr 19–25), with $35.4M worldwide, ahead of Little Boy (2015) at $17.6M and The Dawns Here Are Quiet (2015) at $4.5M. 3 war films released that week report a worldwide gross, $57.5M in all, 19% of it from the US & Canada. That is 49.4 times the total of Week 16, 2015, whose releases took $1.2M.

week 17 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$57.5M
The Water Diviner (2015), the #1
$35.4M
vs Week 16, 2015
×49.4
The Water Diviner (2015) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 war movie of Week 17, 2015

The Water Diviner (2015)

2015 · Drama, War

$35.4M worldwide · 62% of the chart's total

$4.2M US & Canada · 12% $31.2M elsewhere · 88%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest War Hits of Week 17 of 2015?

The Water Diviner (2015) leads with $35.4M, 62% of the total. The top 3 together took $57.5M, 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. The Water Diviner (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $35.4M The Water Diviner (2015)
    $4.2M US & Canada · 12% $31.2M elsewhere · 88%
  2. Little Boy (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $17.6M Little Boy (2015)
    $6.5M US & Canada · 37% $11.1M elsewhere · 63%
  3. The Dawns Here Are Quiet (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $4.5M The Dawns Here Are Quiet (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every War Release of Week 17 of 2015, 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 17 of 2015 (Apr 19–25).

  1. 1 The Water Diviner (2015) movie poster
    The Water Diviner (2015) Apr 24, 2015 · English · Drama, War $35.4M worldwide
    Apr 24, 2015 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: $31.2M Worldwide: $35.4M
  2. 2 Little Boy (2015) movie poster
    Little Boy (2015) Apr 24, 2015 · English · Drama, Comedy, War $17.6M worldwide
    Apr 24, 2015 US and Canada: $6.5M Rest of the world: $11.1M Worldwide: $17.6M
  3. 3 The Dawns Here Are Quiet (2015) movie poster
    The Dawns Here Are Quiet (2015) Apr 24, 2015 · Russian · War, Drama $4.5M worldwide
    Apr 24, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5M
Earlier years

How Does Week 17 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 17, 2015 earned the most: $57.5M from 3 films, led by The Water Diviner (2015).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 17, 2006 Apr 23–29 No films 0 – – –
Week 17, 2007 Apr 22–28 No films 0 – – –
Week 17, 2008 Apr 20–26 1 film 1 $324.2K – Standard Operating Procedure (2008) $324.2K
Week 17, 2009 Apr 19–25 2 films · +3203% 2 $10.7M +3203% City of Life and Death (2009) $10.7M
Week 17, 2010 Apr 18–24 No films 0 – – –
Week 17, 2011 Apr 17–23 1 film 1 $38.9K – Children of Hiroshima (2011) $38.9K
Week 17, 2012 Apr 22–28 No films 0 – – –
Week 17, 2013 Apr 21–27 No films 0 – – –
Week 17, 2014 Apr 20–26 1 film 1 $1.1M – Walking with the Enemy (2014) $1.1M
Week 17, 2015 Apr 19–25 3 films · +5065% 3 $57.5M +5065% The Water Diviner (2015) $35.4M
FAQ

War Box Office Week 17 of 2015: 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 war movie in week 17 of 2015 (Apr 19–25)?

The Water Diviner (2015) leads with $35.4M worldwide, $4.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Little Boy (2015) at $17.6M and The Dawns Here Are Quiet (2015) at $4.5M.

How much did war movies released in week 17 of 2015 (Apr 19–25) earn?

3 war films released in week 17 of 2015 (Apr 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $57.5M in all, or $19.2M per film on average. Week 16, 2015 releases took $1.2M.

How many war movies released in week 17 of 2015 (Apr 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Water Diviner (2015), earned $35.4M.

How much of the Week 17, 2015 War box office came from the US and Canada?

$10.7M of the $57.5M total, or 19%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 17, 2015 war 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 17 of 2015 (Apr 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 17, 2015 war 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.