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Animation box office · January 2004

Animation Box Office, January 2004: Top-Grossing Releases

Teacher's Pet (2004) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in January 2004, with $6.5M worldwide, ahead of Tokyo Godfathers (2004) at $605.6K and Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004) at $1.2K. 3 animation films released in January 2004 report a worldwide gross, $7.1M in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 35% on December 2003, whose releases took $10.9M.

January 2004 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$7.1M
Teacher's Pet (2004), the #1
$6.5M
vs December 2003
−35%
Teacher's Pet (2004) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 animation movie of January 2004

Teacher's Pet (2004)

2004 · Fantasy, Comedy

$6.5M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

$6.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of January 2004?

Teacher's Pet (2004) leads with $6.5M, 91% of the total. The top 3 together took $7.1M, 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. Teacher's Pet (2004) movie poster Number 1
    $6.5M Teacher's Pet (2004)
    $6.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Tokyo Godfathers (2004) movie poster Number 2
    $605.6K Tokyo Godfathers (2004)
    $367.1K US & Canada · 61% $238.5K elsewhere · 39%
  3. Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004) movie poster Number 3
    $1.2K Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004)
    $1.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of January 2004, 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 January 2004.

  1. 1 Teacher's Pet (2004) movie poster
    Teacher's Pet (2004) Jan 16, 2004 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Animation $6.5M worldwide
    Jan 16, 2004 US and Canada: $6.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.5M
  2. 2 Tokyo Godfathers (2004) movie poster
    Tokyo Godfathers (2004) Jan 16, 2004 · Japanese · Adventure, Drama, Comedy $605.6K worldwide
    Jan 16, 2004 US and Canada: $367.1K Rest of the world: $238.5K Worldwide: $605.6K
  3. 3 Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004) movie poster
    Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004) 2004 · English · Animation, History, Documentary $1.2K worldwide
    2004 US and Canada: $1.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in January 2004?

Of the top 3, Teacher's Pet (2004) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Tokyo Godfathers (2004) made 39% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $6.9M (97%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Teacher's Pet (2004) $6.5M
    $6.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Tokyo Godfathers (2004) $605.6K
    $367.1K US & Canada · 61% $238.5K elsewhere · 39%
  3. 3 Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004) $1.2K
    $1.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does January 2004 Compare With January in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, January 2000 earned the most: $90.9M from 1 film, led by Fantasia 2000 (2000). January 2004 took $7.1M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
January 1995 No films 0 – – –
January 1996 No films 0 – – –
January 1997 No films 0 – – –
January 1998 No films 0 – – –
January 1999 No films 0 – – –
January 2000 1 film 1 $90.9M – Fantasia 2000 (2000) $90.9M
January 2001 No films 0 – – –
January 2002 1 film 1 $58.8K – My Beautiful Girl, Mari (2002) $58.8K
January 2003 No films 0 – – –
January 2004 3 films 3 $7.1M – Teacher's Pet (2004) $6.5M
FAQ

Animation Box Office January 2004: 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 animation movie in January 2004?

Teacher's Pet (2004) leads with $6.5M worldwide, $6.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tokyo Godfathers (2004) at $605.6K and Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004) at $1.2K.

How much did animation movies released in January 2004 earn?

3 animation films released in January 2004 report a worldwide gross, $7.1M in all, or $2.4M per film on average. December 2003 releases took $10.9M.

How many animation movies released in January 2004 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Teacher's Pet (2004), earned $6.5M.

How much of the January 2004 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$6.9M of the $7.1M total, or 97%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the January 2004 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 January 2004. 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 January 2004 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.