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Animation box office · Week 15 · Apr 6–12, 2025

Animation Box Office, Week 15 of 2025: Animation Releases of Apr 6–12

The King of Kings (2025) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 15 of 2025 (Apr 6–12), with $83.6M worldwide, ahead of Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon (2025) at $1.4M and The Light of Aisha (2025) at $44.9K. 3 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $85.1M in all, 71% of it from the US & Canada.

week 15 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$85.1M
The King of Kings (2025), the #1
$83.6M
earned in the US & Canada
71%
The King of Kings (2025) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 animation movie of Week 15, 2025

The King of Kings (2025)

2025 · Animation, Family

$83.6M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$60.3M US & Canada · 72% $23.3M elsewhere · 28%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 15 of 2025?

The King of Kings (2025) leads with $83.6M, 98% of the total. The top 3 together took $85.1M, 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. The King of Kings (2025) movie poster Number 1
    $83.6M The King of Kings (2025)
    $60.3M US & Canada · 72% $23.3M elsewhere · 28%
  2. Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon (2025) movie poster Number 2
    $1.4M Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon (2025)
    $503.8K US & Canada · 36% $897.1K elsewhere · 64%
  3. The Light of Aisha (2025) movie poster Number 3
    $44.9K The Light of Aisha (2025)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Animation Release of Week 15 of 2025, 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 15 of 2025 (Apr 6–12).

  1. 1 The King of Kings (2025) movie poster
    The King of Kings (2025) Apr 11, 2025 · English · Animation, Family $83.6M worldwide
    Apr 11, 2025 US and Canada: $60.3M Rest of the world: $23.3M Worldwide: $83.6M
  2. 2 Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon (2025) movie poster
    Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon (2025) Apr 11, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Sci-Fi $1.4M worldwide
    Apr 11, 2025 US and Canada: $503.8K Rest of the world: $897.1K Worldwide: $1.4M
  3. 3 The Light of Aisha (2025) movie poster
    The Light of Aisha (2025) Apr 11, 2025 · Catalan · Animation, Adventure $44.9K worldwide
    Apr 11, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $44.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 15 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 15, 2022 earned the most: $408.3M from 2 films, led by Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022). Week 15, 2025 took $85.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 15, 2016 Apr 3–9 1 film 1 $2M – Seoul Station (2016) $2M
Week 15, 2017 Apr 9–15 3 films · +705% 3 $16.3M +705% Crayon Shin-chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri (2017) $15.2M
Week 15, 2018 Apr 8–14 2 films · +35% 2 $22.1M +35% Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~ (2018) $17.2M
Week 15, 2019 Apr 7–13 2 films · +38% 2 $30.6M +38% Missing Link (2019) $26.6M
Week 15, 2020 Apr 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 15, 2021 Apr 4–10 1 film 1 $4.7K – Panda vs. Aliens (2021) $4.7K
Week 15, 2022 Apr 3–9 2 films · +8714355% 2 $408.3M +8714355% Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) $405.4M
Week 15, 2023 Apr 9–15 3 films · −20% 3 $328.1M −20% Suzume (2023) $221.3M
Week 15, 2024 Apr 7–13 1 film · −100% 1 $54.3K −100% Transformers: 40th Anniversary Event (2024) $54.3K
Week 15, 2025 Apr 6–12 3 films · +156485% 3 $85.1M +156485% The King of Kings (2025) $83.6M
FAQ

Animation Box Office Week 15 of 2025: 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 15 of 2025 (Apr 6–12)?

The King of Kings (2025) leads with $83.6M worldwide, $60.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon (2025) at $1.4M and The Light of Aisha (2025) at $44.9K.

How much did animation movies released in week 15 of 2025 (Apr 6–12) earn?

3 animation films released in week 15 of 2025 (Apr 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $85.1M in all, or $28.4M per film on average.

How many animation movies released in week 15 of 2025 (Apr 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The King of Kings (2025), earned $83.6M.

How much of the Week 15, 2025 Animation box office came from the US and Canada?

$60.8M of the $85.1M total, or 71%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 15, 2025 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 15 of 2025 (Apr 6–12). 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 15, 2025 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.