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Animation box office · May 2012

Animation Box Office, May 2012: Top-Grossing Releases

Death of a Superhero (2012) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in May 2012, with $41.6K worldwide, ahead of Arjun: The Warrior Prince (2012) at $10K. 2 animation films released in May 2012 report a worldwide gross, $51.6K in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada.

May 2012 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$51.6K
Death of a Superhero (2012), the #1
$41.6K
earned in the US & Canada
21%
Death of a Superhero (2012) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 animation movie of May 2012

Death of a Superhero (2012)

2012 · Drama, Animation

$41.6K worldwide · 81% of the chart's total

$607 US & Canada · 1% $41K elsewhere · 99%
The chart

Every Animation Release of May 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 May 2012.

  1. 1 Death of a Superhero (2012) movie poster
    Death of a Superhero (2012) May 4, 2012 · English · Drama, Animation $41.6K worldwide
    May 4, 2012 US and Canada: $607 Rest of the world: $41K Worldwide: $41.6K
  2. 2 Arjun: The Warrior Prince (2012) movie poster
    Arjun: The Warrior Prince (2012) May 24, 2012 · Hindi · Animation, Action $10K worldwide
    May 24, 2012 US and Canada: $10K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10K
FAQ

Animation Box Office May 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 2 films as the chart.

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

Death of a Superhero (2012) leads with $41.6K worldwide, $607 of it in the US & Canada. Next come Arjun: The Warrior Prince (2012) at $10K.

How much did animation movies released in May 2012 earn?

2 animation films released in May 2012 report a worldwide gross, $51.6K in all, or $25.8K per film on average.

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

None. The biggest, Death of a Superhero (2012), earned $41.6K.

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

$10.6K of the $51.6K total, or 21%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 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 May 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 May 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.