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Animation box office · Week 41 · Oct 2–8, 2016

Animation Box Office, Week 41 of 2016: Animation Releases of Oct 2–8

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 41 of 2016 (Oct 2–8), with $23.3M worldwide, ahead of Blinky Bill: The Movie (2016) at $4.6M and Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016) at $3.8M. 3 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $31.8M in all, 64% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 46% on Week 40, 2016, whose releases took $58.4M.

week 41 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$31.8M
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016), the #1
$23.3M
vs Week 40, 2016
−46%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 41 of 2016?

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016) leads with $23.3M, 73% of the total. The top 3 together took $31.8M, 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. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016) movie poster Number 1
    $23.3M Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)
    $20M US & Canada · 86% $3.3M elsewhere · 14%
  2. Blinky Bill: The Movie (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $4.6M Blinky Bill: The Movie (2016)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $3.8M Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016)
    $491K US & Canada · 13% $3.3M elsewhere · 87%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 41 of 2016, 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 41 of 2016 (Oct 2–8).

  1. 1 Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016) movie poster
    Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016) Oct 7, 2016 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy $23.3M worldwide
    Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: $20M Rest of the world: $3.3M Worldwide: $23.3M
  2. 2 Blinky Bill: The Movie (2016) movie poster
    Blinky Bill: The Movie (2016) Oct 7, 2016 · English · Adventure, Animation, Family $4.6M worldwide
    Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
  3. 3 Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016) movie poster
    Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016) Oct 7, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Animation $3.8M worldwide
    Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: $491K Rest of the world: $3.3M Worldwide: $3.8M
Earlier years

How Does Week 41 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 41, 2010 earned the most: $51.9M from 1 film, led by Animals United (2010). Week 41, 2016 took $31.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 41, 2007 Oct 7–13 No films 0 – – –
Week 41, 2008 Oct 5–11 1 film 1 $1.4M – Goat Story (2008) $1.4M
Week 41, 2009 Oct 4–10 1 film · +186% 1 $4.1M +186% The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer (2009) $4.1M
Week 41, 2010 Oct 3–9 1 film · +1157% 1 $51.9M +1157% Animals United (2010) $51.9M
Week 41, 2011 Oct 2–8 1 film · −100% 1 $124.1K −100% The King of Pigs (2011) $124.1K
Week 41, 2012 Oct 7–13 3 films · +15128% 3 $18.9M +15128% The Snow Queen (2012) $13.6M
Week 41, 2013 Oct 6–12 2 films · −87% 2 $2.5M −87% The Olsen Gang in Deep Trouble (2013) $2.4M
Week 41, 2014 Oct 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 41, 2015 Oct 4–10 1 film 1 $38.4M – Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) $38.4M
Week 41, 2016 Oct 2–8 3 films · −17% 3 $31.8M −17% Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016) $23.3M
FAQ

Animation Box Office Week 41 of 2016: 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 41 of 2016 (Oct 2–8)?

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016) leads with $23.3M worldwide, $20M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Blinky Bill: The Movie (2016) at $4.6M and Bilal: A New Breed of Hero (2016) at $3.8M.

How much did animation movies released in week 41 of 2016 (Oct 2–8) earn?

3 animation films released in week 41 of 2016 (Oct 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $31.8M in all, or $10.6M per film on average. Week 40, 2016 releases took $58.4M.

How many animation movies released in week 41 of 2016 (Oct 2–8) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016), earned $23.3M.

How much of the Week 41, 2016 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$20.5M of the $31.8M total, or 64%, 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 41, 2016 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 41 of 2016 (Oct 2–8). 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 41, 2016 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.