How much of the Week 40, 2015 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$157.8K of the $4M total, or 4%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Animation box office · Week 40 · Sep 27–Oct 3, 2015

Animation Box Office, Week 40 of 2015: Animation Releases of Sep 27–Oct 3

The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3), with $3.8M worldwide, ahead of Hell and Back (2015) at $157.8K and The Empire of Corpses (2015) at $43.3K. 4 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4M in all, 4% of it from the US & Canada.

week 40 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $4M
The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015), the #1: $3.8M
earned in the US & Canada: 4%

The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015) movie poster

#1 of 4

#1 animation movie of Week 40, 2015

The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015)

2015 · Action, Sci-Fi

$3.8M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 40 of 2015?

The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015) leads with $3.8M, 95% of the total. The top 4 together took $4M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$3.8M The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$157.8K Hell and Back (2015)
$157.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 3

$43.3K The Empire of Corpses (2015)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$5.5K Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza- (2015)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 40 of 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 week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3).

1
The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015) Oct 2, 2015 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $3.8M worldwide

Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M
2
Hell and Back (2015) Oct 2, 2015 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $157.8K worldwide

Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: $157.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $157.8K
3
The Empire of Corpses (2015) Oct 2, 2015 · Japanese · Horror, Animation, Thriller $43.3K worldwide

Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.3K
4
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza- (2015) Oct 3, 2015 · Japanese · Animation, Sci-Fi, Action $5.5K worldwide

Oct 3, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 20–26) with $475.2M, led by Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015).

Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2012 earned the most: $146.8M from 3 films, led by Frankenweenie (2012). Week 40, 2015 took $4M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 40, 2006 Oct 1–7 1 film	1	$994.4K	–	Das kleine Arschloch und der alte Sack - Sterben ist Scheiße (2006) $994.4K
Week 40, 2007 Sep 30–Oct 6 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 40, 2008 Sep 28–Oct 4 1 film	1	$4.3K	–	Deconstruction Workers (2008) $4.3K
Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 1 film · +22182%	1	$950.3K	+22182%	Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (2009) $950.3K
Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 1 film · +86%	1	$1.8M	+86%	The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams (2010) $1.8M
Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 1 film · −85%	1	$272.8K	−85%	The Princess and the Pilot (2011) $272.8K
Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 3 films · +53731%	3	$146.8M	+53731%	Frankenweenie (2012) $85.6M
Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 1 film · −98%	1	$3.1M	−98%	Hatched (2013) $3.1M
Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 5 films · +150%	5	$7.7M	+150%	McDull: Me & My Mum (2014) $7.3M
Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 4 films · −48%	4	$4M	−48%	The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015) $3.8M

Animation Box Office in 2015, Week by Week

45 weeks of 2015 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 25 (Jun 14–20) with $1.7B, led by Inside Out (2015).

FAQ

Animation Box Office Week 40 of 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing animation movie in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3)?

The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015) leads with $3.8M worldwide. Next come Hell and Back (2015) at $157.8K and The Empire of Corpses (2015) at $43.3K.

How much did animation movies released in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3) earn?

4 animation films released in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3) report a worldwide gross, $4M in all, or $1M per film on average.

How many animation movies released in week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015), earned $3.8M.

How is the week 40, 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 week 40 of 2015 (Sep 27–Oct 3). 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 40, 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.