How much of the Week 40, 2012 Family box office came from the US and Canada?

$35.3M of the $87.1M total, or 41%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

Family box office · Week 40 · Sep 30–Oct 6, 2012

Family Box Office, Week 40 of 2012: Family Releases of Sep 30–Oct 6

Frankenweenie (2012) is the highest-grossing family movie released in week 40 of 2012 (Sep 30–Oct 6), with $85.6M worldwide, ahead of De Club van Sinterklaas & Het Geheim van de Speelgoeddokter (2012) at $928.2K and The Day of the Crows (2012) at $473.1K. 4 family films released that week report a worldwide gross, $87.1M in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 77% on Week 39, 2012, whose releases took $373.5M.

week 40 releases with a gross: 4
combined worldwide: $87.1M
Frankenweenie (2012), the #1: $85.6M
vs Week 39, 2012: −77%

#1 of 4

#1 family movie of Week 40, 2012

Frankenweenie (2012)

2012 · Sci-Fi, Horror

$85.6M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$35.3M US & Canada · 41% $50.3M elsewhere · 59%

Top 4

What Were the Biggest Family Hits of Week 40 of 2012?

Frankenweenie (2012) leads with $85.6M, 98% of the total. The top 4 together took $87.1M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$85.6M Frankenweenie (2012)
$35.3M US & Canada · 41% $50.3M elsewhere · 59%
Number 2

$928.2K De Club van Sinterklaas & Het Geheim van de Speelgoeddokter (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$473.1K The Day of the Crows (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$75.5K The Zigzag Kid (2012)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Family Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2012 (Sep 30–Oct 6).

1
Frankenweenie (2012) Oct 5, 2012 · English · Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy $85.6M worldwide

Oct 5, 2012 US and Canada: $35.3M Rest of the world: $50.3M Worldwide: $85.6M
2
De Club van Sinterklaas & Het Geheim van de Speelgoeddokter (2012) Oct 3, 2012 · Dutch · Family $928.2K worldwide

Oct 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $928.2K
3
The Day of the Crows (2012) Oct 1, 2012 · French · Family, Fantasy, Animation $473.1K worldwide

Oct 1, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $473.1K
4
The Zigzag Kid (2012) Oct 3, 2012 · Dutch · Drama, Family, Adventure $75.5K worldwide

Oct 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $75.5K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $87.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 23–29) with $373.5M, led by Hotel Transylvania (2012).

Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2004 earned the most: $382.5M from 2 films, led by Shark Tale (2004). Week 40, 2012 took $87.1M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 40, 2003 Sep 28–Oct 4 1 film	1	$131.1M	–	School of Rock (2003) $131.1M
Week 40, 2004 Sep 26–Oct 2 2 films · +192%	2	$382.5M	+192%	Shark Tale (2004) $374.6M
Week 40, 2005 Sep 25–Oct 1 3 films · −97%	3	$11.7M	−97%	The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island (2005) $9.6M
Week 40, 2006 Oct 1–7 1 film · −76%	1	$2.8M	−76%	XTC Just Don’t Do It (2006) $2.8M
Week 40, 2007 Sep 30–Oct 6 1 film · −25%	1	$2.1M	−25%	Timboektoe (2007) $2.1M
Week 40, 2008 Sep 28–Oct 4 2 films · +7167%	2	$154.2M	+7167%	Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) $149.3M
Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 3 films · −58%	3	$65.5M	−58%	Little Nicholas (2009) $62.8M
Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 1 film · −97%	1	$1.8M	−97%	The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams (2010) $1.8M
Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 2 films · +73%	2	$3.1M	+73%	Tom Sawyer (2011) $3M
Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 4 films · +2751%	4	$87.1M	+2751%	Frankenweenie (2012) $85.6M

Family Box Office in 2012, Week by Week

41 weeks of 2012 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 28 (Jul 8–14) with $877.3M, led by Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012).

FAQ

Family Box Office Week 40 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing family movie in week 40 of 2012 (Sep 30–Oct 6)?

Frankenweenie (2012) leads with $85.6M worldwide, $35.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come De Club van Sinterklaas & Het Geheim van de Speelgoeddokter (2012) at $928.2K and The Day of the Crows (2012) at $473.1K.

How much did family movies released in week 40 of 2012 (Sep 30–Oct 6) earn?

4 family films released in week 40 of 2012 (Sep 30–Oct 6) report a worldwide gross, $87.1M in all, or $21.8M per film on average. Week 39, 2012 releases took $373.5M.

How many family movies released in week 40 of 2012 (Sep 30–Oct 6) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Frankenweenie (2012), earned $85.6M.

How is the week 40, 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 40 of 2012 (Sep 30–Oct 6). 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 40, 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.