#1 of 6 #1 animation movie of April 2013
Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013)
2013 · Drama, Action
$36.3M worldwide · 84% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Animation box office · April 2013
Animation Box Office, April 2013: Top-Grossing Releases
Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in April 2013, with $36.3M worldwide, ahead of Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu (2013) at $4.8M and The Garden of Words (2013) at $852.8K. 6 animation films released in April 2013 report a worldwide gross, $43.3M in all. That is down 93% on March 2013, whose releases took $640.7M. By language, Japanese leads with $42M across 3 animation releases.
- April 2013 releases with a gross
- 6
- combined worldwide
- $43.3M
- Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013), the #1
- $36.3M
- vs March 2013
- −93%
#1 of 6 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of April 2013?
Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) leads with $36.3M, 84% of the total. The top 5 together took $43.2M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Animation Release of April 2013, 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 April 2013.
- 1 Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013)Apr 19, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.3M
Apr 19, 2013 · Japanese · Drama, Action, Animation $36.3M worldwide - 2 Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu (2013)Apr 20, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8M Apr 20, 2013 · Japanese · Animation, Sci-Fi, Drama $4.8M worldwide
- 3 Apr 28, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $852.8K
- 4 Apr 10, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $817.2K
- 5 Apr 20, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $314K
- 6
Apr 24, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $127.6K
By release week
Which Week of April 2013 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 16 (Apr 14–20) took $41.5M, led by Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 31–Apr 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 7–13 Ku! Kin-dza-dza (2013) $817.2K Ku! Kin-dza-dza (2013)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 14–20 Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) $41.5M Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 21–27 The Return of Buratino (2013) $127.6K The Return of Buratino (2013)
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 28–May 4 The Garden of Words (2013) $852.8K The Garden of Words (2013)
Earlier years
How Does April 2013 Compare With April in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, April 2011 earned the most: $550.5M from 3 films, led by Rio (2011). April 2013 took $43.3M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2004 4 films | 4 | $179.4M | – | Home on the Range (2004) $145.4M |
| April 2005 2 films · −84% | 2 | $28.2M | −84% | Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths (2005) $20.8M |
| April 2006 4 films · +81% | 4 | $51.1M | +81% | Detective Conan: The Private Eyes’ Requiem (2006) $26.3M |
| April 2007 3 films · −44% | 3 | $28.6M | −44% | Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007) $22.1M |
| April 2008 4 films · −14% | 4 | $24.8M | −14% | Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear (2008) $23.8M |
| April 2009 2 films · +91% | 2 | $47.4M | +91% | Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009) $39.7M |
| April 2010 5 films · +27% | 5 | $60M | +27% | Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010) $36.4M |
| April 2011 3 films · +817% | 3 | $550.5M | +817% | Rio (2011) $483.9M |
| April 2012 5 films · −68% | 5 | $174.4M | −68% | The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) $123.1M |
| April 2013 6 films · −75% | 6 | $43.3M | −75% | Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) $36.3M |
Archive
Animation Box Office in 2013, Month by Month
The months of 2013 with their totals: July leads with $1.6B, led by Despicable Me 2 (2013).
- January $14.1M #1 Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)
- February $82.4M #1 Escape from Planet Earth (2013)
- March $640.7M #1 The Croods (2013)
- April $43.3M #1 Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013)
- May $270.9M #1 Epic (2013)
- June $743.8M #1 Monsters University (2013)
- July $1.6B #1 Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- August $261M #1 Planes (2013)
- September $335M #1 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
- October $51.9M #1 Tarzan (2013)
- November $294.5M #1 The Wind Rises (2013)
- December $179M #1 Walking with Dinosaurs (2013)
FAQ
Animation Box Office April 2013: 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 6 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing animation movie in April 2013?
Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) leads with $36.3M worldwide. Next come Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu (2013) at $4.8M and The Garden of Words (2013) at $852.8K.
How much did animation movies released in April 2013 earn?
6 animation films released in April 2013 report a worldwide gross, $43.3M in all, or $7.2M per film on average. March 2013 releases took $640.7M.
How many animation movies released in April 2013 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013), earned $36.3M.
How is the April 2013 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 April 2013. 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 April 2013 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.