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Animation box office · Week 3 · Jan 15–21, 2023

Animation Box Office, Week 3 of 2023: Animation Releases of Jan 15–21

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21), with $14.7M worldwide, ahead of New Gods: Yang Jian (2023) at $83.6K and Blaze (2023) at $56.9K. 3 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14.8M in all, 17% of it from the US & Canada.

week 3 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$14.8M
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023), the #1
$14.7M
earned in the US & Canada
17%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 3 of 2023?

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023) leads with $14.7M, 99% of the total. The top 3 together took $14.8M, 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. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023) movie poster Number 1
    $14.7M That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023)
    $2.6M US & Canada · 17% $12.1M elsewhere · 83%
  2. New Gods: Yang Jian (2023) movie poster Number 2
    $83.6K New Gods: Yang Jian (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Blaze (2023) movie poster Number 3
    $56.9K Blaze (2023)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 3 of 2023, 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 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21).

  1. 1 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023) movie poster
    That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023) Jan 20, 2023 · Japanese · Animation $14.7M worldwide
    Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $12.1M Worldwide: $14.7M
  2. 2 New Gods: Yang Jian (2023) movie poster
    New Gods: Yang Jian (2023) Jan 20, 2023 · Chinese · Action, Fantasy, Animation $83.6K worldwide
    Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $83.6K
  3. 3 Blaze (2023) movie poster
    Blaze (2023) Jan 20, 2023 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Crime $56.9K worldwide
    Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $56.9K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 3 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 3 releases took $14.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 53, 2022 (Dec 25–31) with $287.4M, led by The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022).

  1. Week 50, 2022 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 Epic Tails (2022) $15.4M Epic Tails (2022)
  2. Week 51, 2022 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 52, 2022 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 The Snow Queen and the Princess (2022) $4.9M The Snow Queen and the Princess (2022)
  4. Week 53, 2022 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) $287.4M The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
  5. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–7 Rafadan Tayfa: Galaktik Tayfa (2023) $11.7M Rafadan Tayfa: Galaktik Tayfa (2023)
  6. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 8–14 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 15–21 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023) $14.8M That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023)
  8. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 22–28 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 29–Feb 4 The Amazing Maurice (2023) $30.2M The Amazing Maurice (2023)
Earlier years

How Does Week 3 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 3, 2020 earned the most: $198M from 4 films, led by Weathering with You (2020). Week 3, 2023 took $14.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 3, 2014 Jan 12–18 5 films 5 $179.4M – The Nut Job (2014) $120.9M
Week 3, 2015 Jan 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 3, 2016 Jan 10–16 3 films 3 $77.3M – Boonie Bears: The Big Top Secret (2016) $45.2M
Week 3, 2017 Jan 15–21 4 films · −90% 4 $7.7M −90% The Red Turtle (2017) $6.6M
Week 3, 2018 Jan 14–20 1 film · +446% 1 $42.2M +446% Mary and The Witch's Flower (2018) $42.2M
Week 3, 2019 Jan 13–19 2 films · +259% 2 $151.3M +259% Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019) $115.8M
Week 3, 2020 Jan 12–18 4 films · +31% 4 $198M +31% Weathering with You (2020) $192.4M
Week 3, 2021 Jan 10–16 No films 0 – – –
Week 3, 2022 Jan 9–15 3 films 3 $71M – Belle (2022) $64.7M
Week 3, 2023 Jan 15–21 3 films · −79% 3 $14.8M −79% That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023) $14.7M
Archive

Animation Box Office in 2023, Week by Week

36 weeks of 2023 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 47 (Nov 19–25) with $690.9M, led by The Boy and the Heron (2023).

FAQ

Animation Box Office Week 3 of 2023: 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 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21)?

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023) leads with $14.7M worldwide, $2.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come New Gods: Yang Jian (2023) at $83.6K and Blaze (2023) at $56.9K.

How much did animation movies released in week 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21) earn?

3 animation films released in week 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $14.8M in all, or $4.9M per film on average.

How many animation movies released in week 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023), earned $14.7M.

How much of the Week 3, 2023 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.6M of the $14.8M total, or 17%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 3, 2023 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 3 of 2023 (Jan 15–21). 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 3, 2023 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.