How much of the Week 51, 2011 Family box office came from the US and Canada?

$133.1M of the $366.8M total, or 36%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

Family box office · Week 51 · Dec 11–17, 2011

Family Box Office, Week 51 of 2011: Family Releases of Dec 11–17

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) is the highest-grossing family movie released in week 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17), with $342.7M worldwide, ahead of Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) at $22.5M and Maktub (2011) at $1.6M. 3 family films released that week report a worldwide gross, $366.8M in all, 36% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

week 51 releases with a gross: 3
combined worldwide: $366.8M
film crossed $100M: 1
earned in the US & Canada: 36%

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) movie poster

#1 of 3

#1 family movie of Week 51, 2011

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)

2011 · Comedy, Animation

$342.7M worldwide · 93% of the chart's total

$133.1M US & Canada · 39% $209.6M elsewhere · 61%

Top 3

What Were the Biggest Family Hits of Week 51 of 2011?

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) leads with $342.7M, 93% of the total. The top 3 together took $366.8M, 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

$342.7M Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
$133.1M US & Canada · 39% $209.6M elsewhere · 61%
Number 2

$22.5M Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$1.6M Maktub (2011)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Family Release of Week 51 of 2011, 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 2011 (Dec 11–17).

1
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) Dec 16, 2011 · English · Comedy, Animation, Family $342.7M worldwide

Dec 16, 2011 US and Canada: $133.1M Rest of the world: $209.6M Worldwide: $342.7M
2
Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) Dec 17, 2011 · Japanese · Comedy, Animation, Family $22.5M worldwide

Dec 17, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.5M
3
Maktub (2011) Dec 16, 2011 · Spanish · Comedy, Family $1.6M worldwide

Dec 16, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M

Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $366.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52 (Dec 18–24) with $389.8M, led by The Adventures of Tintin (2011).

Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2011 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2006 earned the most: $574.5M from 1 film, led by Night at the Museum (2006). Week 51, 2011 took $366.8M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 51, 2002 Dec 15–21 2 films	2	$61.5M	–	The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) $60.7M
Week 51, 2003 Dec 14–20 2 films · −88%	2	$7.2M	−88%	Peter Bell II: The Hunt for the Czar Crown (2003) $4.4M
Week 51, 2004 Dec 12–18 4 films · +2870%	4	$213.5M	+2870%	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) $211.5M
Week 51, 2005 Dec 11–17 2 films · −48%	2	$110.2M	−48%	Hoodwinked! (2005) $110M
Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 1 film · +421%	1	$574.5M	+421%	Night at the Museum (2006) $574.5M
Week 51, 2007 Dec 16–22 1 film · −99%	1	$3.3M	−99%	Amazon Jack (2007) $3.3M
Week 51, 2008 Dec 14–20 4 films · +2718%	4	$94M	+2718%	The Tale of Despereaux (2008) $87M
Week 51, 2009 Dec 13–19 3 films · −84%	3	$14.8M	−84%	St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (2009) $11.2M
Week 51, 2010 Dec 12–18 2 films · +1301%	2	$206.6M	+1301%	Yogi Bear (2010) $203.5M
Week 51, 2011 Dec 11–17 3 films · +78%	3	$366.8M	+78%	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) $342.7M

Family Box Office in 2011, Week by Week

40 weeks of 2011 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 22 (May 22–28) with $665.7M, led by Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).

FAQ

Family Box Office Week 51 of 2011: 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 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17)?

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) leads with $342.7M worldwide, $133.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Friends: Naki on Monster Island (2011) at $22.5M and Maktub (2011) at $1.6M.

How much did family movies released in week 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17) earn?

3 family films released in week 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $366.8M in all, or $122.3M per film on average.

How many family movies released in week 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) with $342.7M.

How is the week 51, 2011 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 51 of 2011 (Dec 11–17). 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, 2011 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.