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Animation box office · January 2015

Animation Box Office, January 2015: Top-Grossing Releases

Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in January 2015, with $47.6M worldwide, ahead of Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015) at $31.8M and Strange Magic (2015) at $13.6M. 8 animation films released in January 2015 report a worldwide gross, $105.6M in all, 12% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 78% on December 2014, whose releases took $59.4M. By language, Chinese leads with $57.4M across 2 animation releases.

January 2015 releases with a gross
8
combined worldwide
$105.6M
Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015), the #1
$47.6M
vs December 2014
+78%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of January 2015?

Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015) leads with $47.6M, 45% of the total. The top 5 together took $104.2M, 99% of what all 8 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $47.6M Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $31.8M Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Strange Magic (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $13.6M Strange Magic (2015)
    $12.4M US & Canada · 91% $1.2M elsewhere · 9%
  4. Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf Amazing Pleasant Goat (2015) movie poster Number 4
  5. Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015) movie poster Number 5
    $1.3M Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of January 2015, 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 2015.

  1. 1 Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015) movie poster
    Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015) Jan 30, 2015 · Chinese · Animation, Comedy, Family $47.6M worldwide
    Jan 30, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.6M
  2. 2 Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015) movie poster
    Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015) Jan 30, 2015 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Animation $31.8M worldwide
    Jan 30, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.8M
  3. 3 Strange Magic (2015) movie poster
    Strange Magic (2015) Jan 23, 2015 · English · Fantasy, Animation, Family $13.6M worldwide
    Jan 23, 2015 US and Canada: $12.4M Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $13.6M
  4. 4 Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf Amazing Pleasant Goat (2015) movie poster
    Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf Amazing Pleasant Goat (2015) Jan 31, 2015 · Chinese · Animation $9.9M worldwide
    Jan 31, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.9M
  5. 5 Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015) movie poster
    Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015) Jan 26, 2015 · English · Adventure, Animation, Family $1.3M worldwide
    Jan 26, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
  6. 6 Barbie in Princess Power (2015) movie poster
    Barbie in Princess Power (2015) Jan 29, 2015 · English · Animation, Family $1.3M worldwide
    Jan 29, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
  7. 7 Psycho-Pass: The Movie (2015) movie poster
    Psycho-Pass: The Movie (2015) Jan 9, 2015 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Action, Animation $138.4K worldwide
    Jan 9, 2015 US and Canada: $138.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $138.4K
  8. 8 Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova DC- (2015) movie poster
    Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova DC- (2015) Jan 31, 2015 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Sci-Fi $5.5K worldwide
    Jan 31, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5K
Earlier years

How Does January 2015 Compare With January in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, January 2014 earned the most: $179.5M from 6 films, led by The Nut Job (2014). January 2015 took $105.6M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
January 2006 2 films 2 $35M – 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
January 2013 2 films · −54% 2 $14.1M −54% Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013) $12.7M
January 2014 6 films · +1175% 6 $179.5M +1175% The Nut Job (2014) $120.9M
January 2015 8 films · −41% 8 $105.6M −41% Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015) $47.6M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Animation Movies Speak in January 2015?

Chinese-language animation films took $57.4M across 2 films, 54% of the total, ahead of English-language animation films ($48M) and Japanese-language animation films ($143.9K).

January 2015 Animation Box Office by Language

  1. Chinese $57.4M
    2 films · #1 Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015)
  2. 4 films · #1 Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015)
  3. Japanese $143.9K
    2 films · #1 Psycho-Pass: The Movie (2015)
FAQ

Animation Box Office January 2015: 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 8 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing animation movie in January 2015?

Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015) leads with $47.6M worldwide. Next come Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2015) at $31.8M and Strange Magic (2015) at $13.6M.

How much did animation movies released in January 2015 earn?

8 animation films released in January 2015 report a worldwide gross, $105.6M in all, or $13.2M per film on average. December 2014 releases took $59.4M.

How many animation movies released in January 2015 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015), earned $47.6M.

How much of the January 2015 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$12.6M of the $105.6M total, or 12%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 6 films of the 8 report no domestic figure.

How is the January 2015 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 2015. 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 2015 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.