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Family box office · Week 2 · Jan 3–9, 2010

Family Box Office, Week 2 of 2010: Family Releases of Jan 3–9

Twigson Ties the Knot (2010) is the highest-grossing family movie released in week 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9), with $5.1M worldwide, ahead of Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash (2010) at $1.9M and Jail (2010) at $1.1M. 3 family films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.1M in all.

week 2 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$8.1M
Twigson Ties the Knot (2010), the #1
$5.1M
Twigson Ties the Knot (2010) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 family movie of Week 2, 2010

Twigson Ties the Knot (2010)

2010 · Comedy, Family

$5.1M worldwide · 63% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Family Hits of Week 2 of 2010?

Twigson Ties the Knot (2010) leads with $5.1M, 63% of the total. The top 3 together took $8.1M, 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. Twigson Ties the Knot (2010) movie poster Number 1
    $5.1M Twigson Ties the Knot (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash (2010) movie poster Number 2
    $1.9M Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Jail (2010) movie poster Number 3
    $1.1M Jail (2010)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Family Release of Week 2 of 2010, 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 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9).

  1. 1 Twigson Ties the Knot (2010) movie poster
    Twigson Ties the Knot (2010) Jan 4, 2010 · Norwegian · Comedy, Family $5.1M worldwide
    Jan 4, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
  2. 2 Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash (2010) movie poster
    Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash (2010) Jan 8, 2010 · Norwegian · Family, Animation $1.9M worldwide
    Jan 8, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
  3. 3 Jail (2010) movie poster
    Jail (2010) Jan 7, 2010 · Basque · Drama, Family $1.1M worldwide
    Jan 7, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
Earlier years

How Does Week 2 of 2010 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 2, 2008 earned the most: $13.2M from 1 film, led by The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008). Week 2, 2010 took $8.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 2, 2001 Jan 7–13 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 2002 Jan 6–12 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 2003 Jan 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 2004 Jan 4–10 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 2005 Jan 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 2006 Jan 8–14 No films 0 – – –
Week 2, 2007 Jan 7–13 1 film 1 $3M – Temporary Release (2007) $3M
Week 2, 2008 Jan 6–12 1 film · +346% 1 $13.2M +346% The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008) $13.2M
Week 2, 2009 Jan 4–10 1 film · −87% 1 $1.7M −87% The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs (2009) $1.7M
Week 2, 2010 Jan 3–9 3 films · +369% 3 $8.1M +369% Twigson Ties the Knot (2010) $5.1M
FAQ

Family Box Office Week 2 of 2010: 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 family movie in week 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9)?

Twigson Ties the Knot (2010) leads with $5.1M worldwide. Next come Ploddy the Police Car Makes a Splash (2010) at $1.9M and Jail (2010) at $1.1M.

How much did family movies released in week 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9) earn?

3 family films released in week 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $8.1M in all, or $2.7M per film on average.

How many family movies released in week 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Twigson Ties the Knot (2010), earned $5.1M.

How is the week 2, 2010 family 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 2 of 2010 (Jan 3–9). 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 2, 2010 family 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.