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Animation box office · May 2015

Animation Box Office, May 2015: Top-Grossing Releases

When Marnie Was There (2015) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in May 2015, with $35M worldwide, ahead of Maya the Bee Movie (2015) at $29.6M and Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls (2015) at $834.9K. 3 animation films released in May 2015 report a worldwide gross, $65.5M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

May 2015 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$65.5M
When Marnie Was There (2015), the #1
$35M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
When Marnie Was There (2015) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 animation movie of May 2015

When Marnie Was There (2015)

2015 · Drama, Mystery

$35M worldwide · 53% of the chart's total

$561.1K US & Canada · 2% $34.5M elsewhere · 98%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of May 2015?

When Marnie Was There (2015) leads with $35M, 53% of the total. The top 3 together took $65.5M, 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. When Marnie Was There (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $35M When Marnie Was There (2015)
    $561.1K US & Canada · 2% $34.5M elsewhere · 98%
  2. Maya the Bee Movie (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $29.6M Maya the Bee Movie (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls (2015) movie poster Number 3

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of May 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 May 2015.

  1. 1 When Marnie Was There (2015) movie poster
    When Marnie Was There (2015) May 22, 2015 · Japanese · Drama, Mystery, Animation $35M worldwide
    May 22, 2015 US and Canada: $561.1K Rest of the world: $34.5M Worldwide: $35M
  2. 2 Maya the Bee Movie (2015) movie poster
    Maya the Bee Movie (2015) May 1, 2015 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $29.6M worldwide
    May 1, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.6M
  3. 3 Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls (2015) movie poster
    Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls (2015) May 2, 2015 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Animation, Action $834.9K worldwide
    May 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $834.9K
Earlier years

How Does May 2015 Compare With May in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, May 2007 earned the most: $810.2M from 3 films, led by Shrek the Third (2007). May 2015 took $65.5M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
May 2006 5 films 5 $367.5M – Over the Hedge (2006) $339.8M
May 2007 3 films · +120% 3 $810.2M +120% Shrek the Third (2007) $808.3M
May 2008 1 film · −100% 1 $957.9K −100% Calabash Brothers (2008) $957.9K
May 2009 2 films · +76672% 2 $735.4M +76672% Up (2009) $735.1M
May 2010 4 films · +3% 4 $758.7M +3% Shrek Forever After (2010) $752.6M
May 2011 3 films · −11% 3 $672M −11% Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) $665.7M
May 2012 2 films · −100% 2 $51.6K −100% Death of a Superhero (2012) $41.6K
May 2013 3 films · +524944% 3 $270.9M +524944% Epic (2013) $268.4M
May 2014 5 films · −87% 5 $34.2M −87% Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014) $21.8M
May 2015 3 films · +92% 3 $65.5M +92% When Marnie Was There (2015) $35M
FAQ

Animation Box Office May 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 3 films as the chart.

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

When Marnie Was There (2015) leads with $35M worldwide, $561.1K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Maya the Bee Movie (2015) at $29.6M and Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls (2015) at $834.9K.

How much did animation movies released in May 2015 earn?

3 animation films released in May 2015 report a worldwide gross, $65.5M in all, or $21.8M per film on average.

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

None. The biggest, When Marnie Was There (2015), earned $35M.

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

$561.1K of the $65.5M 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 May 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 May 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 May 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.