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Family box office · Week 37 · Sep 9–15, 2012

Family Box Office, Week 37 of 2012: Family Releases of Sep 9–15

English Vinglish (2012) is the highest-grossing family movie released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15), with $10.3M worldwide, ahead of Last Ounce of Courage (2012) at $3.3M and Vatertage - Opa über Nacht (2012) at $1M. 3 family films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14.7M in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 186% on Week 36, 2012, whose releases took $5.1M.

week 37 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$14.7M
English Vinglish (2012), the #1
$10.3M
vs Week 36, 2012
+186%
English Vinglish (2012) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 family movie of Week 37, 2012

English Vinglish (2012)

2012 · Family, Comedy

$10.3M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total

$1.9M US & Canada · 18% $8.4M elsewhere · 82%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Family Hits of Week 37 of 2012?

English Vinglish (2012) leads with $10.3M, 70% of the total. The top 3 together took $14.7M, 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. English Vinglish (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $10.3M English Vinglish (2012)
    $1.9M US & Canada · 18% $8.4M elsewhere · 82%
  2. Last Ounce of Courage (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $3.3M Last Ounce of Courage (2012)
    $3.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Vatertage - Opa über Nacht (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $1M Vatertage - Opa über Nacht (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Family Release of Week 37 of 2012, 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 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15).

  1. 1 English Vinglish (2012) movie poster
    English Vinglish (2012) Sep 14, 2012 · Hindi · Family, Comedy, Drama $10.3M worldwide
    Sep 14, 2012 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $8.4M Worldwide: $10.3M
  2. 2 Last Ounce of Courage (2012) movie poster
    Last Ounce of Courage (2012) Sep 14, 2012 · English · Drama, Family $3.3M worldwide
    Sep 14, 2012 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.3M
  3. 3 Vatertage - Opa über Nacht (2012) movie poster
    Vatertage - Opa über Nacht (2012) Sep 12, 2012 · German · Family, Comedy $1M worldwide
    Sep 12, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 2008 earned the most: $46.6M from 5 films, led by Paco and the Magical Book (2008). Week 37, 2012 took $14.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 2003 Sep 7–13 2 films 2 $2.5M – The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey (2003) $1.7M
Week 37, 2004 Sep 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 2005 Sep 4–10 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 2006 Sep 10–16 2 films 2 $28M – Everyone's Hero (2006) $16.6M
Week 37, 2007 Sep 9–15 4 films · −97% 4 $907.8K −97% The Radio Pirates (2007) $446.6K
Week 37, 2008 Sep 7–13 5 films · +5035% 5 $46.6M +5035% Paco and the Magical Book (2008) $22.7M
Week 37, 2009 Sep 6–12 3 films · −93% 3 $3.2M −93% Sinterklaas en de Verdwenen Pakjesboot (2009) $3M
Week 37, 2010 Sep 5–11 2 films · −93% 2 $214.4K −93% Brødrene Dal og vikingsverdets forbannelse (2010) $213.5K
Week 37, 2011 Sep 4–10 2 films · +123% 2 $478.9K +123% The Magic Wardrobe (2011) $258.4K
Week 37, 2012 Sep 9–15 3 films · +2963% 3 $14.7M +2963% English Vinglish (2012) $10.3M
FAQ

Family Box Office Week 37 of 2012: 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 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15)?

English Vinglish (2012) leads with $10.3M worldwide, $1.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Last Ounce of Courage (2012) at $3.3M and Vatertage - Opa über Nacht (2012) at $1M.

How much did family movies released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15) earn?

3 family films released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $14.7M in all, or $4.9M per film on average. Week 36, 2012 releases took $5.1M.

How many family movies released in week 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, English Vinglish (2012), earned $10.3M.

How much of the Week 37, 2012 Family box office came from the US and Canada?

$5.2M of the $14.7M total, or 35%, 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 37, 2012 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 37 of 2012 (Sep 9–15). 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 37, 2012 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.