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Adventure box office · Week 51 · Dec 14–20, 2014

Adventure Box Office, Week 51 of 2014: Adventure Releases of Dec 14–20

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in week 51 of 2014 (Dec 14–20), with $962.3M worldwide, ahead of Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) at $363.2M and Gone with the Bullets (2014) at $81.4M. 3 adventure films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.4B in all, 26% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 4.9 times the total of Week 50, 2014, whose releases took $284.8M.

week 51 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$1.4B
films crossed $100M
2
vs Week 50, 2014
×4.9
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Adventure Hits of Week 51 of 2014?

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) leads with $962.3M, 68% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.4B, 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 Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) movie poster Number 1
    $962.3M The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
    $255.1M US & Canada · 27% $707.1M elsewhere · 73%
  2. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) movie poster Number 2
    $363.2M Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
    $113.7M US & Canada · 31% $249.5M elsewhere · 69%
  3. Gone with the Bullets (2014) movie poster Number 3
    $81.4M Gone with the Bullets (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Adventure Release of Week 51 of 2014, 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 51 of 2014 (Dec 14–20).

  1. 1 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) movie poster
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) Dec 17, 2014 · English · Adventure, Fantasy $962.3M worldwide
    Dec 17, 2014 US and Canada: $255.1M Rest of the world: $707.1M Worldwide: $962.3M
  2. 2 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) movie poster
    Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) Dec 19, 2014 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $363.2M worldwide
    Dec 19, 2014 US and Canada: $113.7M Rest of the world: $249.5M Worldwide: $363.2M
  3. 3 Gone with the Bullets (2014) movie poster
    Gone with the Bullets (2014) Dec 18, 2014 · Chinese · Adventure, Drama, Action $81.4M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81.4M
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $1.4B. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $1.4B, led by The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 2–8 Big Hero 6 (2014) $660.5M Big Hero 6 (2014)
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 9–15 The Wizard’s Daughter (2014) $759.9K The Wizard’s Daughter (2014)
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 16–22 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) $759.4M The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 Penguins of Madagascar (2014) $373.8M Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 The Physician (2014) $66M The Physician (2014)
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) $284.8M Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
  7. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 14–20 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) $1.4B The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 Into the Woods (2014) $215.2M Into the Woods (2014)
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2014 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2009 earned the most: $2.9B from 4 films, led by Avatar (2009). Week 51, 2014 took $1.4B.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 2 films 2 $569M – King Kong (2005) $556.9M
Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 1 film · +1% 1 $574.5M +1% Night at the Museum (2006) $574.5M
Week 51, 2007 Dec 16–22 3 films · −15% 3 $485.9M −15% National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) $459.2M
Week 51, 2008 Dec 14–20 5 films · −73% 5 $132.5M −73% The Tale of Despereaux (2008) $87M
Week 51, 2009 Dec 13–19 4 films · +2116% 4 $2.9B +2116% Avatar (2009) $2.9B
Week 51, 2010 Dec 12–18 3 films · −79% 3 $606.7M −79% TRON: Legacy (2010) $400.1M
Week 51, 2011 Dec 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2012 Dec 16–22 1 film 1 $9.6M – On the Road (2012) $9.6M
Week 51, 2013 Dec 15–21 4 films · +1276% 4 $132.3M +1276% Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) $126.5M
Week 51, 2014 Dec 14–20 3 films · +963% 3 $1.4B +963% The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) $962.3M
Archive

Adventure Box Office in 2014, Week by Week

48 weeks of 2014 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $1.4B, led by The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).

FAQ

Adventure Box Office Week 51 of 2014: 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 adventure movie in week 51 of 2014 (Dec 14–20)?

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) leads with $962.3M worldwide, $255.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) at $363.2M and Gone with the Bullets (2014) at $81.4M.

How much did adventure movies released in week 51 of 2014 (Dec 14–20) earn?

3 adventure films released in week 51 of 2014 (Dec 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $1.4B in all, or $468.9M per film on average. Week 50, 2014 releases took $284.8M.

How many adventure movies released in week 51 of 2014 (Dec 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) with $962.3M.

How much of the Week 51, 2014 Adventure box office came from the US and Canada?

$368.9M of the $1.4B total, or 26%, 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 51, 2014 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 51 of 2014 (Dec 14–20). 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 51, 2014 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.