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Animation Box Office, January 2012: Top-Grossing Releases

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4 (2012) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in January 2012, with $21.8M worldwide, ahead of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2012) at $7.6M and Seven Seas Pirates (2012) at $582.1K. 5 animation films released in January 2012 report a worldwide gross, $30.6M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 96% on December 2011, whose releases took $838.9M. By language, Chinese leads with $21.8M across 1 animation release.

January 2012 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$30.6M
Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4 (2012), the #1
$21.8M
vs December 2011
−96%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of January 2012?

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4 (2012) leads with $21.8M, 71% of the total. The top 5 together took $30.6M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4 (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $21.8M Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4 (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $7.6M Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2012)
    $177.8K US & Canada · 2% $7.4M elsewhere · 98%
  3. Seven Seas Pirates (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $582.1K Seven Seas Pirates (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Back To The Sea (2012) movie poster Number 4
    $490K Back To The Sea (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012) movie poster Number 5
    $71.9K An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012)
    $71.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of January 2012, 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 2012.

  1. 1 Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4 (2012) movie poster
    Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4 (2012) Jan 12, 2012 · Chinese · Animation $21.8M worldwide
    Jan 12, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.8M
  2. 2 Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2012) movie poster
    Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2012) Jan 20, 2012 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $7.6M worldwide
    Jan 20, 2012 US and Canada: $177.8K Rest of the world: $7.4M Worldwide: $7.6M
  3. 3 Seven Seas Pirates (2012) movie poster
    Seven Seas Pirates (2012) Jan 5, 2012 · Spanish · Animation $582.1K worldwide
    Jan 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $582.1K
  4. 4 Back To The Sea (2012) movie poster
    Back To The Sea (2012) Jan 27, 2012 · English · Adventure, Family, Animation $490K worldwide
    Jan 27, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $490K
  5. 5 An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012) movie poster
    An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012) Jan 30, 2012 · English · Animation, Fantasy, Comedy $71.9K worldwide
    Jan 30, 2012 US and Canada: $71.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $71.9K
By release week

Which Week of January 2012 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 2 (Jan 8–14) took $21.8M, led by Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4 (2012). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–7 Seven Seas Pirates (2012) $582.1K Seven Seas Pirates (2012)
  2. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 8–14 Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4 (2012) $21.8M Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4 (2012)
  3. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 15–21 Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2012) $7.6M Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2012)
  4. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 22–28 Back To The Sea (2012) $490K Back To The Sea (2012)
  5. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 29–Feb 4 An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012) $71.9K An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (2012)
Earlier years

How Does January 2012 Compare With January in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, January 2011 earned the most: $67M from 3 films, led by Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011). January 2012 took $30.6M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
January 2003 No films 0 – – –
January 2004 3 films 3 $7.1M – Teacher's Pet (2004) $6.5M
January 2005 3 films · +42% 3 $10.1M +42% Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness (2005) $7.6M
January 2006 2 films · +247% 2 $35M +247% Bambi II (2006) $35M
January 2007 3 films · +17% 3 $40.9M +17% Happily N'Ever After (2007) $38.1M
January 2008 3 films · −65% 3 $14.2M −65% The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008) $13.2M
January 2009 1 film · −88% 1 $1.7M −88% The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009) $1.7M
January 2010 4 films · +442% 4 $9.4M +442% Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time (2010) $3.2M
January 2011 3 films · +616% 3 $67M +616% Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2011) $60.6M
January 2012 5 films · −54% 5 $30.6M −54% Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4 (2012) $21.8M
Archive

Animation Box Office in 2012, Month by Month

The months of 2012 with their totals: June leads with $1.3B, led by Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012).

FAQ

Animation Box Office January 2012: 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing animation movie in January 2012?

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4 (2012) leads with $21.8M worldwide. Next come Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2012) at $7.6M and Seven Seas Pirates (2012) at $582.1K.

How much did animation movies released in January 2012 earn?

5 animation films released in January 2012 report a worldwide gross, $30.6M in all, or $6.1M per film on average. December 2011 releases took $838.9M.

How many animation movies released in January 2012 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 4 (2012), earned $21.8M.

How much of the January 2012 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$249.7K of the $30.6M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the January 2012 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 2012. 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 2012 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.