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Animation box office · Week 51 · Dec 15–21, 2002

Animation Box Office, Week 51 of 2002: Animation Releases of Dec 15–21

The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 51 of 2002 (Dec 15–21), with $60.7M worldwide, ahead of The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002) at $806.7K. 2 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $61.5M in all, 65% of it from the US & Canada.

week 51 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$61.5M
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), the #1
$60.7M
earned in the US & Canada
65%
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 animation movie of Week 51, 2002

The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)

2002 · Adventure, Fantasy

$60.7M worldwide · 99% of the chart's total

$40.1M US & Canada · 66% $20.6M elsewhere · 34%
The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 51 of 2002, 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 2002 (Dec 15–21).

  1. 1 The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) movie poster
    The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) Dec 20, 2002 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $60.7M worldwide
    Dec 20, 2002 US and Canada: $40.1M Rest of the world: $20.6M Worldwide: $60.7M
  2. 2 The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002) movie poster
    The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002) Dec 18, 2002 · Danish · Family, Adventure, Animation $806.7K worldwide
    Dec 18, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $806.7K
Archive

Animation Box Office in 2002, Week by Week

19 weeks of 2002 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 11 (Mar 10–16) with $383.3M, led by Ice Age (2002).

FAQ

Animation Box Office Week 51 of 2002: 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 animation movie in week 51 of 2002 (Dec 15–21)?

The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) leads with $60.7M worldwide, $40.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear (2002) at $806.7K.

How much did animation movies released in week 51 of 2002 (Dec 15–21) earn?

2 animation films released in week 51 of 2002 (Dec 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $61.5M in all, or $30.8M per film on average.

How many animation movies released in week 51 of 2002 (Dec 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), earned $60.7M.

How much of the Week 51, 2002 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$40.1M of the $61.5M total, or 65%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 2002 animation 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 2002 (Dec 15–21). 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, 2002 animation 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.