#1 of 3 #1 animation movie of Week 51, 2025
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025)
2025 · Animation, Adventure
$169.3M worldwide · 65% of the chart's total
$71.1M US & Canada · 42% $98.2M elsewhere · 58%
Animation box office · Week 51 · Dec 14–20, 2025
Animation Box Office, Week 51 of 2025: Animation Releases of Dec 14–20
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20), with $169.3M worldwide, ahead of David (2025) at $91.1M and Mission Santa: Yoyo to the Rescue (2025) at $2M. 3 animation films released that week report a worldwide gross, $262.3M in all, 58% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.
- week 51 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $262.3M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- earned in the US & Canada
- 58%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Animation Hits of Week 51 of 2025?
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) leads with $169.3M, 65% of the total. The top 3 together took $262.3M, 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 $169.3M The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025)$71.1M US & Canada · 42% $98.2M elsewhere · 58%
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The chart
Every Animation Release of Week 51 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 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20).
- 1 The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025)Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $71.1M Rest of the world: $98.2M Worldwide: $169.3M
Dec 19, 2025 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $169.3M worldwide - 2 Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $80.4M Rest of the world: $10.7M Worldwide: $91.1M
- 3 Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
Weeks around it
How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 51 releases took $262.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 48 (Nov 23–29) with $1.9B, led by Zootopia 2 (2025).
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 2–8 Grand Prix of Europe (2025) $15.8M Grand Prix of Europe (2025)
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 9–15 Arco (2025) $6.7M Arco (2025)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 16–22 A Magnificent Life (2025) $2.7M A Magnificent Life (2025)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 Zootopia 2 (2025) $1.9B Zootopia 2 (2025)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution (2025) $44.5M Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution (2025)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 14–20 The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) $262.3M The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 51 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2024 earned the most: $722.6M from 1 film, led by Mufasa: The Lion King (2024). Week 51, 2025 took $262.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 51, 2016 Dec 11–17 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 51, 2017 Dec 17–23 1 film | 1 | $96.3K | – | Gordon & Paddy (2017) $96.3K |
| Week 51, 2018 Dec 16–22 4 films · +23953% | 4 | $23.2M | +23953% | Welcome To Marwen (2018) $13.1M |
| Week 51, 2019 Dec 15–21 2 films · +254% | 2 | $82M | +254% | Cats (2019) $75.6M |
| Week 51, 2020 Dec 13–19 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 51, 2021 Dec 12–18 2 films | 2 | $578.9K | – | Dragon Princess (2021) $577.2K |
| Week 51, 2022 Dec 11–17 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 51, 2023 Dec 17–23 3 films | 3 | $309.3M | – | Migration (2023) $300.2M |
| Week 51, 2024 Dec 15–21 1 film · +134% | 1 | $722.6M | +134% | Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) $722.6M |
| Week 51, 2025 Dec 14–20 3 films · −64% | 3 | $262.3M | −64% | The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) $169.3M |
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 51 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 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20)?
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) leads with $169.3M worldwide, $71.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come David (2025) at $91.1M and Mission Santa: Yoyo to the Rescue (2025) at $2M.
How much did animation movies released in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20) earn?
3 animation films released in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $262.3M in all, or $87.4M per film on average.
How many animation movies released in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) with $169.3M.
How is the week 51, 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 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20). 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 51, 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.