How much of the March 2006 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$195.3M of the $679M total, or 29%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Animation box office · March 2006

Animation Box Office, March 2006: Top-Grossing Releases

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in March 2006, with $667.1M worldwide, ahead of One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) at $7.2M and Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love (2006) at $2.4M. 4 animation films released in March 2006 report a worldwide gross, $679M in all, 29% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 6.6 times the total of February 2006, whose releases took $102.9M.

March 2006 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $679M
film crossed $100M: 1
vs February 2006: ×6.6

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) movie poster

#1 of 4

#1 animation movie of March 2006

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

2006 · Adventure, Comedy

$667.1M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$195.3M US & Canada · 29% $471.8M elsewhere · 71%

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of March 2006?

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) leads with $667.1M, 98% of the total. The top 4 together took $679M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$667.1M Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
$195.3M US & Canada · 29% $471.8M elsewhere · 71%
Number 2

$7.2M One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$2.4M Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love (2006)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$2.2M Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars (2006)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of March 2006, 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 March 2006.

1
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) Mar 31, 2006 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $667.1M worldwide

Mar 31, 2006 US and Canada: $195.3M Rest of the world: $471.8M Worldwide: $667.1M
2
One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) Mar 4, 2006 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Animation $7.2M worldwide

Mar 4, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2M
3
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love (2006) Mar 11, 2006 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Adventure $2.4M worldwide

Mar 11, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
4
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars (2006) Mar 4, 2006 · Japanese · Animation, War, Sci-Fi $2.2M worldwide

Mar 4, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M

By release week

Which Week of March 2006 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 13 (Mar 26–Apr 1) took $667.1M, led by Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

Earlier years

How Does March 2006 Compare With March in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, March 2006 earned the most: $679M from 4 films, led by Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006).

Month	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
March 1997 2 films	2	$19.4M	–	Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997) $15.8M
March 1998 No films	0	–	–	–
March 1999 1 film	1	$12M	–	The King and I (1999) $12M
March 2000 3 films · +542%	3	$77.1M	+542%	The Road to El Dorado (2000) $76.4M
March 2001 No films	0	–	–	–
March 2002 2 films	2	$400M	–	Ice Age (2002) $383.3M
March 2003 5 films · −75%	5	$100.7M	−75%	Piglet's Big Movie (2003) $62.9M
March 2004 2 films · −73%	2	$27.5M	−73%	Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) $27.2M
March 2005 3 films · +932%	3	$283.9M	+932%	Robots (2005) $262.5M
March 2006 4 films · +139%	4	$679M	+139%	Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) $667.1M

Animation Box Office in 2006, Month by Month

The months of 2006 with their totals: March leads with $679M, led by Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006).

FAQ

Animation Box Office March 2006: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing animation movie in March 2006?

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) leads with $667.1M worldwide, $195.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) at $7.2M and Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love (2006) at $2.4M.

How much did animation movies released in March 2006 earn?

4 animation films released in March 2006 report a worldwide gross, $679M in all, or $169.7M per film on average. February 2006 releases took $102.9M.

How many animation movies released in March 2006 made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) with $667.1M.

How is the March 2006 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 March 2006. 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 March 2006 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.