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Animation box office · Week 52 · Dec 23–29, 2012

Animation Box Office, Week 52 of 2012: Animation Releases of Dec 23–29

Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29), with $33.7M worldwide, ahead of Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012) at $6M and Room on the Broom (2012) at $295.5K. 3 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $40M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 52 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$40M
Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012), the #1
$33.7M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 52 of 2012?

Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) leads with $33.7M, 84% of the total. The top 3 together took $40M, 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. Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $33.7M Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $6M Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012)
    $21.8K US & Canada · <1% $6M elsewhere · 100%
  3. Room on the Broom (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $295.5K Room on the Broom (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 52 of 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 week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29).

  1. 1 Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) movie poster
    Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) Dec 27, 2012 · Russian · Animation, Comedy $33.7M worldwide
    Dec 27, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.7M
  2. 2 Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012) movie poster
    Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012) Dec 28, 2012 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Mystery $6M worldwide
    Dec 28, 2012 US and Canada: $21.8K Rest of the world: $6M Worldwide: $6M
  3. 3 Room on the Broom (2012) movie poster
    Room on the Broom (2012) Dec 25, 2012 · English · Family, Animation $295.5K worldwide
    Dec 25, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $295.5K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 52 releases took $40M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 47 (Nov 18–24) with $314.4M, led by Rise of the Guardians (2012).

  1. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 11–17 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 18–24 Rise of the Guardians (2012) $314.4M Rise of the Guardians (2012)
  3. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 25–Dec 1 Paddle Pop Adventures 2: Journey Into The Kingdom (2012) $755.1K Paddle Pop Adventures 2: Journey Into The Kingdom (2012)
  4. Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 2–8 The Rabbi's Cat (2012) $7.7M The Rabbi's Cat (2012)
  5. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 9–15 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 16–22 Moon Man (2012) $131.7K Moon Man (2012)
  7. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 23–29 Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) $40M Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012)
  8. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 30–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 1, 2013 Wk 1 Jan 1–5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 52 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 52, 2009 earned the most: $445.3M from 5 films, led by Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009). Week 52, 2012 took $40M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 52, 2003 Dec 21–27 1 film 1 $1.4M – 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
Week 52, 2008 Dec 21–27 1 film · −67% 1 $11.2M −67% Waltz with Bashir (2008) $11.2M
Week 52, 2009 Dec 20–26 5 films · +3883% 5 $445.3M +3883% Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $443.1M
Week 52, 2010 Dec 19–25 2 films · −99% 2 $6.7M −99% The Illusionist (2010) $6M
Week 52, 2011 Dec 18–24 4 films · +6285% 4 $425.9M +6285% The Adventures of Tintin (2011) $374M
Week 52, 2012 Dec 23–29 3 films · −91% 3 $40M −91% Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) $33.7M
Archive

Animation Box Office in 2012, Week by Week

39 weeks of 2012 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 28 (Jul 8–14) with $890.2M, led by Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012).

FAQ

Animation Box Office Week 52 of 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing animation movie in week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29)?

Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) leads with $33.7M worldwide. Next come Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012) at $6M and Room on the Broom (2012) at $295.5K.

How much did animation movies released in week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29) earn?

3 animation films released in week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $40M in all, or $13.3M per film on average.

How many animation movies released in week 52 of 2012 (Dec 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012), earned $33.7M.

How much of the Week 52, 2012 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$21.8K of the $40M total, or <1%, 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, 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 week 52 of 2012 (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, 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.