How much of the Week 51, 2008 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$50.9M of the $95.8M total, or 53%, 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 · Week 51 · Dec 14–20, 2008

Animation Box Office, Week 51 of 2008: Animation Releases of Dec 14–20

The Tale of Despereaux (2008) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20), with $87M worldwide, ahead of Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008) at $5.7M and Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) at $3.2M. 4 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $95.8M in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada.

week 51 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $95.8M
The Tale of Despereaux (2008), the #1: $87M
earned in the US & Canada: 53%

The Tale of Despereaux (2008) movie poster

#1 of 4

#1 animation movie of Week 51, 2008

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

2008 · Adventure, Fantasy

$87M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total

$50.9M US & Canada · 59% $36.1M elsewhere · 41%

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 51 of 2008?

The Tale of Despereaux (2008) leads with $87M, 91% of the total. The top 4 together took $95.8M, 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

$87M The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
$50.9M US & Canada · 59% $36.1M elsewhere · 41%
Number 2

$5.7M Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$3.2M Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$10.1K Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the Three Bears (2008)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 51 of 2008, 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 2008 (Dec 14–20).

1
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) Dec 19, 2008 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $87M worldwide

Dec 19, 2008 US and Canada: $50.9M Rest of the world: $36.1M Worldwide: $87M
2
Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008) Dec 20, 2008 · Japanese · Comedy, Fantasy, Animation $5.7M worldwide

Dec 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7M
3
Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) Dec 20, 2008 · Japanese · Fantasy, Animation, Action $3.2M worldwide

Dec 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
4
Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the Three Bears (2008) Dec 16, 2008 · English · Animation, Family, Comedy $10.1K worldwide

Dec 16, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.1K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $95.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 45 (Nov 2–8) with $603.9M, led by Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008).

Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2000 earned the most: $170.1M from 2 films, led by The Emperor's New Groove (2000). Week 51, 2008 took $95.8M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 51, 1999 Dec 12–18 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 51, 2000 Dec 10–16 2 films	2	$170.1M	–	The Emperor's New Groove (2000) $169.7M
Week 51, 2001 Dec 16–22 4 films · −39%	4	$104.6M	−39%	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) $103M
Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 2 films · −41%	2	$61.5M	−41%	The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) $60.7M
Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 2 films · −85%	2	$9.5M	−85%	Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003) $6.7M
Week 51, 2004 Dec 12–18 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 2 films	2	$110M	–	Hoodwinked! (2005) $110M
Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 51, 2007 Dec 16–22 3 films	3	$11.9M	–	Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007) $6.9M
Week 51, 2008 Dec 14–20 4 films · +706%	4	$95.8M	+706%	The Tale of Despereaux (2008) $87M

Animation Box Office in 2008, Week by Week

31 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 23 (Jun 1–7) with $632.4M, led by Kung Fu Panda (2008).

FAQ

Animation Box Office Week 51 of 2008: 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 week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20)?

The Tale of Despereaux (2008) leads with $87M worldwide, $50.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008) at $5.7M and Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008) at $3.2M.

How much did animation movies released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20) earn?

4 animation films released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $95.8M in all, or $24M per film on average.

How many animation movies released in week 51 of 2008 (Dec 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Tale of Despereaux (2008), earned $87M.

How is the week 51, 2008 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 2008 (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, 2008 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.