Animation box office · Week 52 · Dec 23–29, 2018

Animation Box Office, Week 52 of 2018: Animation Releases of Dec 23–29

Three Heroes: The Heiress to the Throne (2018) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 52 of 2018 (Dec 23–29), with $9.3M worldwide, ahead of Checkered Ninja (2018) at $2.2M and Coconut The Little Dragon: Into The Jungle (2018) at $1.9M. 4 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.6M in all. That is down 41% on Week 51, 2018, whose releases took $23.2M.

week 52 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $13.6M
Three Heroes: The Heiress to the Throne (2018), the #1: $9.3M
vs Week 51, 2018: −41%

Three Heroes: The Heiress to the Throne (2018) movie poster

#1 of 4

#1 animation movie of Week 52, 2018

Three Heroes: The Heiress to the Throne (2018)

2018 · Family, Animation

$9.3M worldwide · 69% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 52 of 2018?

Three Heroes: The Heiress to the Throne (2018) leads with $9.3M, 69% of the total. The top 4 together took $13.6M, 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

$9.3M Three Heroes: The Heiress to the Throne (2018)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$2.2M Checkered Ninja (2018)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$1.9M Coconut The Little Dragon: Into The Jungle (2018)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$189K Zog (2018)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 52 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 52 of 2018 (Dec 23–29).

1
Three Heroes: The Heiress to the Throne (2018) Dec 27, 2018 · Russian · Family, Animation $9.3M worldwide

Dec 27, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.3M
2
Checkered Ninja (2018) Dec 25, 2018 · Danish · Comedy, Animation, Fantasy $2.2M worldwide

Dec 25, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
3
Coconut The Little Dragon: Into The Jungle (2018) Dec 27, 2018 · German · Animation, Comedy, Family $1.9M worldwide

Dec 27, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
4
Zog (2018) Dec 25, 2018 · English · Animation, Family, Adventure $189K worldwide

Dec 25, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $189K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 52 releases took $13.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 47 (Nov 18–24) with $556.7M, led by Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018).

Earlier years

How Does Week 52 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 52, 2016 earned the most: $648.2M from 2 films, led by Sing (2016). Week 52, 2018 took $13.6M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 52, 2009 Dec 20–26 5 films	5	$445.3M	–	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $443.1M
Week 52, 2010 Dec 19–25 2 films · −99%	2	$6.7M	−99%	The Illusionist (2010) $6M
Week 52, 2011 Dec 18–24 4 films · +6285%	4	$425.9M	+6285%	The Adventures of Tintin (2011) $374M
Week 52, 2012 Dec 23–29 3 films · −91%	3	$40M	−91%	Three Heroes on Distant Shores (2012) $33.7M
Week 52, 2013 Dec 22–28 2 films · −91%	2	$3.6M	−91%	Frog Kingdom (2013) $3.3M
Week 52, 2014 Dec 21–27 2 films · −62%	2	$1.3M	−62%	The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History (2014) $1.3M
Week 52, 2015 Dec 20–26 2 films · +975%	2	$14.4M	+975%	Chibi Maruko-chan: The Boy from Italy (2015) $9.2M
Week 52, 2016 Dec 18–24 2 films · +4392%	2	$648.2M	+4392%	Sing (2016) $634.3M
Week 52, 2017 Dec 24–30 1 film · −100%	1	$311.6K	−100%	The Highway Rat (2017) $311.6K
Week 52, 2018 Dec 23–29 4 films · +4267%	4	$13.6M	+4267%	Three Heroes: The Heiress to the Throne (2018) $9.3M

Animation Box Office in 2018, Week by Week

45 weeks of 2018 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 24 (Jun 10–16) with $1.2B, led by Incredibles 2 (2018).

FAQ

Animation Box Office Week 52 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 52 of 2018 (Dec 23–29)?

Three Heroes: The Heiress to the Throne (2018) leads with $9.3M worldwide. Next come Checkered Ninja (2018) at $2.2M and Coconut The Little Dragon: Into The Jungle (2018) at $1.9M.

How much did animation movies released in week 52 of 2018 (Dec 23–29) earn?

4 animation films released in week 52 of 2018 (Dec 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $13.6M in all, or $3.4M per film on average. Week 51, 2018 releases took $23.2M.

How many animation movies released in week 52 of 2018 (Dec 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Three Heroes: The Heiress to the Throne (2018), earned $9.3M.

How is the week 52, 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 52 of 2018 (Dec 23–29). 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 52, 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.