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Animation box office · Week 49 · Nov 28–Dec 4, 2021

Animation Box Office, Week 49 of 2021: Animation Releases of Nov 28–Dec 4

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 49 of 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4), with $2.7M worldwide, ahead of Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (2021) at $2M and Aria the Benedizione (2021) at $831.6K. 4 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $6.3M in all, 5% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 193% on Week 48, 2021, whose releases took $2.1M.

week 49 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$6.3M
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021), the #1
$2.7M
vs Week 48, 2021
+193%
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 animation movie of Week 49, 2021

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021)

2021 · Drama, Fantasy

$2.7M worldwide · 43% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 49 of 2021?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021) leads with $2.7M, 43% of the total. The top 4 together took $6.3M, 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. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021) movie poster Number 1
    $2.7M Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (2021) movie poster Number 2
  3. Aria the Benedizione (2021) movie poster Number 3
    $831.6K Aria the Benedizione (2021)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Flee (2021) movie poster Number 4
    $711.7K Flee (2021)
    $339.8K US & Canada · 48% $371.9K elsewhere · 52%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 49 of 2021, 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 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4).

  1. 1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021) movie poster
    Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021) Dec 3, 2021 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy $2.7M worldwide
    Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M
  2. 2 Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (2021) movie poster
    Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (2021) Dec 3, 2021 · English · Comedy, Animation, Family $2M worldwide
    Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
  3. 3 Aria the Benedizione (2021) movie poster
    Aria the Benedizione (2021) Dec 3, 2021 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Animation $831.6K worldwide
    Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $831.6K
  4. 4 Flee (2021) movie poster
    Flee (2021) Dec 3, 2021 · Danish · Biography, Drama, Animation $711.7K worldwide
    Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: $339.8K Rest of the world: $371.9K Worldwide: $711.7K
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2021 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, 2021 took $6.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 2 films 2 $7.7M – 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
Week 49, 2019 Dec 1–7 3 films · +12092% 3 $19.7M +12092% Playmobil: The Movie (2019) $16.4M
Week 49, 2020 Nov 29–Dec 5 2 films · −49% 2 $10M −49% 100% Wolf (2020) $9.8M
Week 49, 2021 Nov 28–Dec 4 4 films · −37% 4 $6.3M −37% Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021) $2.7M
FAQ

Animation Box Office Week 49 of 2021: 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 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4)?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021) leads with $2.7M worldwide. Next come Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (2021) at $2M and Aria the Benedizione (2021) at $831.6K.

How much did animation movies released in week 49 of 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4) earn?

4 animation films released in week 49 of 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4) report a worldwide gross, $6.3M in all, or $1.6M per film on average. Week 48, 2021 releases took $2.1M.

How many animation movies released in week 49 of 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021), earned $2.7M.

How much of the Week 49, 2021 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$339.8K of the $6.3M total, or 5%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 2021 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 2021 (Nov 28–Dec 4). 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, 2021 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.