How much of the Week 9, 2023 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$10.1M of the $111.8M total, or 9%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

Animation box office · Week 9 · Feb 26–Mar 4, 2023

Animation Box Office, Week 9 of 2023: Animation Releases of Feb 26–Mar 4

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4), with $56.3M worldwide, ahead of Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Sky Utopia (2023) at $37.5M and Mavka: The Forest Song (2023) at $18M. 3 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $111.8M in all, 9% of it from the US & Canada.

week 9 releases with a gross: 3
combined worldwide: $111.8M
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023), the #1: $56.3M
earned in the US & Canada: 9%

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) movie poster

#1 of 3

#1 animation movie of Week 9, 2023

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023)

2023 · Action, Adventure

$56.3M worldwide · 50% of the chart's total

$10.1M US & Canada · 18% $46.2M elsewhere · 82%

Top 3

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 9 of 2023?

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) leads with $56.3M, 50% of the total. The top 3 together took $111.8M, 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.

Number 1

$56.3M Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023)
$10.1M US & Canada · 18% $46.2M elsewhere · 82%
Number 2

$37.5M Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Sky Utopia (2023)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$18M Mavka: The Forest Song (2023)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 9 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 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4).

1
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Thriller $56.3M worldwide

Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: $46.2M Worldwide: $56.3M
2
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Sky Utopia (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · Japanese · Animation, Sci-Fi, Adventure $37.5M worldwide

Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37.5M
3
Mavka: The Forest Song (2023) Mar 2, 2023 · Ukrainian · Family, Animation, Adventure $18M worldwide

Mar 2, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18M

Weeks around it

How Does Week 9 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 9 releases took $111.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 9 (Feb 26–Mar 4) with $111.8M, led by Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023).

Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 2023 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 2021 earned the most: $136.5M from 1 film, led by Tom & Jerry (2021). Week 9, 2023 took $111.8M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 9, 2014 Feb 23–Mar 1 3 films	3	$64.4M	–	The Pirate Fairy (2014) $64M
Week 9, 2015 Feb 22–28 2 films · −96%	2	$2.9M	−96%	Albert (2015) $1.8M
Week 9, 2016 Feb 21–27 1 film · −68%	1	$918.3K	−68%	The Frog Kingdom 2: Sub-Zero Mission (2016) $918.3K
Week 9, 2017 Feb 26–Mar 4 1 film · +6560%	1	$61.2M	+6560%	Doraemon: Nobita’s Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017) $61.2M
Week 9, 2018 Feb 25–Mar 3 1 film · −96%	1	$2.4M	−96%	Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (2018) $2.4M
Week 9, 2019 Feb 24–Mar 2 2 films · +2656%	2	$65.4M	+2656%	Doraemon: Nobita’s Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019) $65.4M
Week 9, 2020 Feb 23–29 4 films · −11%	4	$58.1M	−11%	My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020) $30M
Week 9, 2021 Feb 21–27 1 film · +135%	1	$136.5M	+135%	Tom & Jerry (2021) $136.5M
Week 9, 2022 Feb 20–26 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 9, 2023 Feb 26–Mar 4 3 films	3	$111.8M	–	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) $56.3M

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 9 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 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4)?

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) leads with $56.3M worldwide, $10.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Sky Utopia (2023) at $37.5M and Mavka: The Forest Song (2023) at $18M.

How much did animation movies released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4) earn?

3 animation films released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4) report a worldwide gross, $111.8M in all, or $37.3M per film on average.

How many animation movies released in week 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023), earned $56.3M.

How is the week 9, 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 9 of 2023 (Feb 26–Mar 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 9, 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.