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Animation box office · January 2024

Animation Box Office, January 2024: Top-Grossing Releases

Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in January 2024, with $3.5M worldwide, ahead of given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix (2024) at $141.7K and Dance with the Finless Porpoise (2024) at $19.2K. 3 animation films released in January 2024 report a worldwide gross, $3.7M in all, 2% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 99% on December 2023, whose releases took $335.1M.

January 2024 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$3.7M
Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024), the #1
$3.5M
vs December 2023
−99%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of January 2024?

Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024) leads with $3.5M, 96% of the total. The top 3 together took $3.7M, 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. Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024) movie poster Number 1
    $3.5M Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix (2024) movie poster Number 2
    $141.7K given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix (2024)
    $89K US & Canada · 63% $52.7K elsewhere · 37%
  3. Dance with the Finless Porpoise (2024) movie poster Number 3
    $19.2K Dance with the Finless Porpoise (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of January 2024, 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 January 2024.

  1. 1 Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024) movie poster
    Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024) Jan 5, 2024 · Japanese · Crime, Animation, Mystery $3.5M worldwide
    Jan 5, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M
  2. 2 given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix (2024) movie poster
    given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix (2024) Jan 27, 2024 · Japanese · Animation, Romance $141.7K worldwide
    Jan 27, 2024 US and Canada: $89K Rest of the world: $52.7K Worldwide: $141.7K
  3. 3 Dance with the Finless Porpoise (2024) movie poster
    Dance with the Finless Porpoise (2024) Jan 20, 2024 · Chinese · Animation, Fantasy $19.2K worldwide
    Jan 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.2K
Earlier years

How Does January 2024 Compare With January in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, January 2016 earned the most: $607.9M from 9 films, led by Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016). January 2024 took $3.7M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
January 2015 8 films 8 $105.6M – Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015) $47.6M
January 2016 9 films · +476% 9 $607.9M +476% Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) $521.2M
January 2017 12 films · −73% 12 $162.5M −73% Fantastica: A Boonie Bears Adventure (2017) $77.2M
January 2018 9 films · +114% 9 $347.4M +114% Paddington 2 (2018) $290.1M
January 2019 12 films · −51% 12 $171.9M −51% Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019) $115.8M
January 2020 11 films · +17% 11 $200.4M +17% Weathering with You (2020) $192.4M
January 2021 3 films · −86% 3 $27.1M −86% Gintama: The Very Final (2021) $17.2M
January 2022 6 films · +171% 6 $73.4M +171% Belle (2022) $64.7M
January 2023 6 films · −64% 6 $26.4M −64% That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2023) $14.7M
January 2024 3 films · −86% 3 $3.7M −86% Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024) $3.5M
FAQ

Animation Box Office January 2024: 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 January 2024?

Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024) leads with $3.5M worldwide. Next come given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix (2024) at $141.7K and Dance with the Finless Porpoise (2024) at $19.2K.

How much did animation movies released in January 2024 earn?

3 animation films released in January 2024 report a worldwide gross, $3.7M in all, or $1.2M per film on average. December 2023 releases took $335.1M.

How many animation movies released in January 2024 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief (2024), earned $3.5M.

How much of the January 2024 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$89K of the $3.7M total, or 2%, 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 January 2024 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 January 2024. 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 January 2024 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.