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Animation box office · Week 49 · Nov 29–Dec 5, 2015

Animation Box Office, Week 49 of 2015: Animation Releases of Nov 29–Dec 5

The Boy and the Beast (2015) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 5), with $49.8M worldwide, ahead of Capture the Flag (2015) at $24.6M and Moomins on the Riviera (2015) at $2.2M. 3 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $76.6M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 49 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$76.6M
The Boy and the Beast (2015), the #1
$49.8M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
The Boy and the Beast (2015) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 animation movie of Week 49, 2015

The Boy and the Beast (2015)

2015 · Action, Adventure

$49.8M worldwide · 65% of the chart's total

$490.6K US & Canada · <1% $49.3M elsewhere · 99%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 49 of 2015?

The Boy and the Beast (2015) leads with $49.8M, 65% of the total. The top 3 together took $76.6M, 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. The Boy and the Beast (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $49.8M The Boy and the Beast (2015)
    $490.6K US & Canada · <1% $49.3M elsewhere · 99%
  2. Capture the Flag (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $24.6M Capture the Flag (2015)
    $6.7K US & Canada · <1% $24.6M elsewhere · 100%
  3. Moomins on the Riviera (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $2.2M Moomins on the Riviera (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 5).

  1. 1 The Boy and the Beast (2015) movie poster
    The Boy and the Beast (2015) Dec 4, 2015 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $49.8M worldwide
    Dec 4, 2015 US and Canada: $490.6K Rest of the world: $49.3M Worldwide: $49.8M
  2. 2 Capture the Flag (2015) movie poster
    Capture the Flag (2015) Dec 4, 2015 · Spanish · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $24.6M worldwide
    Dec 4, 2015 US and Canada: $6.7K Rest of the world: $24.6M Worldwide: $24.6M
  3. 3 Moomins on the Riviera (2015) movie poster
    Moomins on the Riviera (2015) Dec 4, 2015 · Finnish · Comedy, Animation, Family $2.2M worldwide
    Dec 4, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Weeks around it

How Does Week 49 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 49 releases took $76.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 48 (Nov 22–28) with $332.2M, led by The Good Dinosaur (2015).

  1. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 18–24 Where’s the Dragon? (2015) $3.9M Where’s the Dragon? (2015)
  2. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 25–31 Top Cat Begins (2015) $5.1M Top Cat Begins (2015)
  3. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 The Peanuts Movie (2015) $247.7M The Peanuts Movie (2015)
  4. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015) $2.1M Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015)
  5. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 Girls und Panzer der Film (2015) $20.5M Girls und Panzer der Film (2015)
  6. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 The Good Dinosaur (2015) $332.2M The Good Dinosaur (2015)
  7. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 The Boy and the Beast (2015) $76.6M The Boy and the Beast (2015)
  8. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 Pororo: Cyberspace Adventure (2015) $4.1M Pororo: Cyberspace Adventure (2015)
  9. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) $236.6M Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2015 earned the most: $76.6M from 3 films, led by The Boy and the Beast (2015).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2006 Dec 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2007 Dec 2–8 1 film 1 $482.5K – The Life of Buddha (2007) $482.5K
Week 49, 2008 Nov 30–Dec 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2009 Nov 29–Dec 5 1 film 1 $6.1M – Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009) $6.1M
Week 49, 2010 Nov 28–Dec 4 2 films · +45% 2 $8.9M +45% Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse (2010) $8.7M
Week 49, 2011 Nov 27–Dec 3 1 film · +134% 1 $20.8M +134% K-On! The Movie (2011) $20.8M
Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 2 films · −63% 2 $7.7M −63% The Rabbi's Cat (2012) $4.2M
Week 49, 2013 Dec 1–7 3 films · +524% 3 $48.1M +524% Khumba (2013) $27.2M
Week 49, 2014 Nov 30–Dec 6 2 films · −92% 2 $3.8M −92% Yellowbird (2014) $3.8M
Week 49, 2015 Nov 29–Dec 5 3 films · +1921% 3 $76.6M +1921% The Boy and the Beast (2015) $49.8M
Archive

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 49 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing animation movie in week 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 5)?

The Boy and the Beast (2015) leads with $49.8M worldwide, $490.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Capture the Flag (2015) at $24.6M and Moomins on the Riviera (2015) at $2.2M.

How much did animation movies released in week 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 5) earn?

3 animation films released in week 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 5) report a worldwide gross, $76.6M in all, or $25.5M per film on average.

How many animation movies released in week 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Boy and the Beast (2015), earned $49.8M.

How much of the Week 49, 2015 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$497.3K of the $76.6M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2015 (Nov 29–Dec 5). 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 49, 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.