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Animation box office · Week 49 · Dec 2–8, 2018

Animation Box Office, Week 49 of 2018: Animation Releases of Dec 2–8

Henchmen (2018) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8), with $102.8K worldwide, ahead of Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018) at $50.2K and Tito and the Birds (2018) at $4.3K. 4 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $161.2K in all, 34% of it from the US & Canada.

week 49 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$161.2K
Henchmen (2018), the #1
$102.8K
earned in the US & Canada
34%
Henchmen (2018) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 animation movie of Week 49, 2018

Henchmen (2018)

2018 · Comedy, Animation

$102.8K worldwide · 64% of the chart's total

$51.1K US & Canada · 50% $51.6K elsewhere · 50%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 49 of 2018?

Henchmen (2018) leads with $102.8K, 64% of the total. The top 4 together took $161.2K, 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.

  1. Henchmen (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $102.8K Henchmen (2018)
    $51.1K US & Canada · 50% $51.6K elsewhere · 50%
  2. Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $50.2K Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Tito and the Birds (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $4.3K Tito and the Birds (2018)
    $4.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness (2018) movie poster Number 4
    $3.9K Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 49 of 2018, 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 2018 (Dec 2–8).

  1. 1 Henchmen (2018) movie poster
    Henchmen (2018) Dec 7, 2018 · English · Comedy, Animation, Adventure $102.8K worldwide
    Dec 7, 2018 US and Canada: $51.1K Rest of the world: $51.6K Worldwide: $102.8K
  2. 2 Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018) movie poster
    Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018) Dec 6, 2018 · English · Animation, Family $50.2K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.2K
  3. 3 Tito and the Birds (2018) movie poster
    Tito and the Birds (2018) Dec 6, 2018 · Portuguese · Action, Drama, Animation $4.3K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2018 US and Canada: $4.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.3K
  4. 4 Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness (2018) movie poster
    Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness (2018) Dec 4, 2018 · English · Adventure, Animation, Horror $3.9K worldwide
    Dec 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2018 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 49, 2018 took $161.2K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
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
Week 49, 2016 Nov 27–Dec 3 2 films · −96% 2 $3.1M −96% Strangers (2016) $2.4M
Week 49, 2017 Dec 3–9 2 films · +11% 2 $3.5M +11% Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part I (2017) $3.1M
Week 49, 2018 Dec 2–8 4 films · −95% 4 $161.2K −95% Henchmen (2018) $102.8K
FAQ

Animation Box Office Week 49 of 2018: 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 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8)?

Henchmen (2018) leads with $102.8K worldwide, $51.1K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018) at $50.2K and Tito and the Birds (2018) at $4.3K.

How much did animation movies released in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8) earn?

4 animation films released in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $161.2K in all, or $40.3K per film on average.

How many animation movies released in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Henchmen (2018), earned $102.8K.

How much of the Week 49, 2018 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$55.5K of the $161.2K total, or 34%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 2018 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 2018 (Dec 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 49, 2018 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.