#1 of 3 #1 animation movie of Week 42, 2025
2025 · Animation, Action
$14.4M worldwide · 79% of the chart's total
$1.9M US & Canada · 13% $12.5M elsewhere · 87%
Animation box office · Week 42 · Oct 12–18, 2025
Animation Box Office, Week 42 of 2025: Animation Releases of Oct 12–18
Pets on a Train (2025) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18), with $14.4M worldwide, ahead of 100 Meters (2025) at $3.6M and The Royal Cat (2025) at $138.6K. 3 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $18.2M in all, 11% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 42 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $18.2M
- Pets on a Train (2025), the #1
- $14.4M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 11%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 42 of 2025?
Pets on a Train (2025) leads with $14.4M, 79% of the total. The top 3 together took $18.2M, 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
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Number 2 -
Number 3
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The chart
Every Animation Release of Week 42 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 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18).
- 1 Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $12.5M Worldwide: $14.4M
- 2 Oct 12, 2025 US and Canada: $141K Rest of the world: $3.5M Worldwide: $3.6M
- 3 Oct 14, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $138.6K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 42 releases took $18.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 37 (Sep 7–13) with $793.6M, led by Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025).
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Light of the World (2025) $9.3M Light of the World (2025)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025) $793.6M Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025) $80.8M Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 Pets on a Train (2025) $18.2M Pets on a Train (2025)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 19–25 Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) $162.4M Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 26–Nov 1 Stitch Head (2025) $10.9M Stitch Head (2025)
Earlier years
How Does Week 42 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2017 earned the most: $31.4M from 3 films, led by A Silent Voice (2017). Week 42, 2025 took $18.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 42, 2016 Oct 9–15 3 films | 3 | $536.4K | – | Miss Hokusai (2016) $377.7K |
| Week 42, 2017 Oct 15–21 3 films · +5749% | 3 | $31.4M | +5749% | A Silent Voice (2017) $30.8M |
| Week 42, 2018 Oct 14–20 5 films · −54% | 5 | $14.6M | −54% | The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales (2018) $9.4M |
| Week 42, 2019 Oct 13–19 2 films · −84% | 2 | $2.4M | −84% | The Swallows of Kabul (2019) $2.4M |
| Week 42, 2020 Oct 11–17 4 films · +239% | 4 | $8.1M | +239% | Dragon Rider (2020) $7M |
| Week 42, 2021 Oct 10–16 2 films · +37% | 2 | $11M | +37% | Monster Family 2 (2021) $6.7M |
| Week 42, 2022 Oct 9–15 2 films · −35% | 2 | $7.2M | −35% | My Fairy Troublemaker (2022) $7.2M |
| Week 42, 2023 Oct 15–21 1 film · −46% | 1 | $3.9M | −46% | The Canterville Ghost (2023) $3.9M |
| Week 42, 2024 Oct 13–19 2 films · +24% | 2 | $4.9M | +24% | Kensuke's Kingdom (2024) $3.2M |
| Week 42, 2025 Oct 12–18 3 films · +274% | 3 | $18.2M | +274% | Pets on a Train (2025) $14.4M |
Archive
Animation Box Office in 2025, Week by Week
31 weeks of 2025 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 7 (Feb 9–15) with $2.3B, led by Ne Zha 2 (2025).
- Week 1 $2.9M
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $251.2M
- Week 5 $647.7K
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $2.3B
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $27.4M
- Week 10 $9.8M
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $148.8K
- Week 15 $85.1M
- Week 16 $182.3M
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $2.3M
- Week 19 $723.3K
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $180.5K
- Week 22 $6.4M
- Week 23 $8.6M
- Week 24 $9.5M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $87.3K
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $133.5M
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 $19.1M
- Week 33 $748K
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $9.3M
- Week 37 $793.6M
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $80.8M
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 $18.2M
- Week 43 $162.4M
- Week 44 $10.9M
- Week 45 $15.8M
- Week 46 $6.7M
- Week 47 $2.7M
- Week 48 $1.9B
- Week 49 $44.5M
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $262.3M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Animation Box Office Week 42 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 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18)?
Pets on a Train (2025) leads with $14.4M worldwide, $1.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come 100 Meters (2025) at $3.6M and The Royal Cat (2025) at $138.6K.
How much did animation movies released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) earn?
3 animation films released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $18.2M in all, or $6.1M per film on average.
How many animation movies released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Pets on a Train (2025), earned $14.4M.
How is the week 42, 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 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18). 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 42, 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.