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Animation box office · Week 52 · Dec 23–29, 2007

Animation Box Office, Week 52 of 2007: Animation Releases of Dec 23–29

Persepolis (2007) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 52 of 2007 (Dec 23–29), with $22.8M worldwide, ahead of Ilya and the Robber (2007) at $10.5M and Return Of Hanuman (2007) at $742.3K. 3 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $34M in all, 13% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 186% on Week 51, 2007, whose releases took $11.9M.

week 52 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$34M
Persepolis (2007), the #1
$22.8M
vs Week 51, 2007
+186%
Persepolis (2007) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 animation movie of Week 52, 2007

Persepolis (2007)

2007 · Biography, Drama

$22.8M worldwide · 67% of the chart's total

$4.4M US & Canada · 20% $18.3M elsewhere · 80%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 52 of 2007?

Persepolis (2007) leads with $22.8M, 67% of the total. The top 3 together took $34M, 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. Persepolis (2007) movie poster Number 1
    $22.8M Persepolis (2007)
    $4.4M US & Canada · 20% $18.3M elsewhere · 80%
  2. Ilya and the Robber (2007) movie poster Number 2
    $10.5M Ilya and the Robber (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Return Of Hanuman (2007) movie poster Number 3
    $742.3K Return Of Hanuman (2007)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 52 of 2007, 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 52 of 2007 (Dec 23–29).

  1. 1 Persepolis (2007) movie poster
    Persepolis (2007) Dec 25, 2007 · English · Biography, Drama, War $22.8M worldwide
    Dec 25, 2007 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: $18.3M Worldwide: $22.8M
  2. 2 Ilya and the Robber (2007) movie poster
    Ilya and the Robber (2007) Dec 28, 2007 · Russian · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $10.5M worldwide
    Dec 28, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.5M
  3. 3 Return Of Hanuman (2007) movie poster
    Return Of Hanuman (2007) Dec 28, 2007 · Hindi · Family, Animation, Adventure $742.3K worldwide
    Dec 28, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $742.3K
Earlier years

How Does Week 52 of 2007 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 52, 2007 earned the most: $34M from 3 films, led by Persepolis (2007).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 52, 1998 Dec 20–26 1 film 1 $82.1K – Lucky and Zorba (1998) $82.1K
Week 52, 1999 Dec 19–25 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 2000 Dec 17–23 1 film 1 $22.3K – My Neighbors the Yamadas (2000) $22.3K
Week 52, 2001 Dec 23–29 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 2002 Dec 22–28 1 film 1 $7.5M – Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002) $7.5M
Week 52, 2003 Dec 21–27 1 film · −82% 1 $1.4M −82% Captain Sabertooth (2003) $1.4M
Week 52, 2004 Dec 19–25 1 film · +349% 1 $6.1M +349% Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004) $6.1M
Week 52, 2005 Dec 18–24 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 2006 Dec 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 2007 Dec 23–29 3 films 3 $34M – Persepolis (2007) $22.8M
FAQ

Animation Box Office Week 52 of 2007: 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 week 52 of 2007 (Dec 23–29)?

Persepolis (2007) leads with $22.8M worldwide, $4.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ilya and the Robber (2007) at $10.5M and Return Of Hanuman (2007) at $742.3K.

How much did animation movies released in week 52 of 2007 (Dec 23–29) earn?

3 animation films released in week 52 of 2007 (Dec 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $34M in all, or $11.3M per film on average. Week 51, 2007 releases took $11.9M.

How many animation movies released in week 52 of 2007 (Dec 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Persepolis (2007), earned $22.8M.

How much of the Week 52, 2007 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.4M of the $34M total, or 13%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 52, 2007 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 52 of 2007 (Dec 23–29). 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 52, 2007 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.