#1 of 3 #1 family movie of Week 41, 2012
2012 · Adventure, Family
$15.1M worldwide · 47% of the chart's total
$47.8K US & Canada · <1% $15M elsewhere · 100%
Family box office · Week 41 · Oct 7–13, 2012
Family Box Office, Week 41 of 2012: Family Releases of Oct 7–13
War of the Buttons (2012) is the highest-grossing family movie released in week 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13), with $15.1M worldwide, ahead of The Snow Queen (2012) at $13.6M and Primates of the Caribbean (2012) at $3.7M. 3 family films released that week report a worldwide gross, $32.4M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 63% on Week 40, 2012, whose releases took $87.1M.
- week 41 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $32.4M
- War of the Buttons (2012), the #1
- $15.1M
- vs Week 40, 2012
- −63%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Family Hits of Week 41 of 2012?
War of the Buttons (2012) leads with $15.1M, 47% of the total. The top 3 together took $32.4M, 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
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Family Release of Week 41 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 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13).
- 1 Oct 12, 2012 US and Canada: $47.8K Rest of the world: $15M Worldwide: $15.1M
- 2 Oct 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.6M
- 3 Oct 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M
Weeks around it
How Does Week 41 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 41 releases took $32.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 39 (Sep 23–29) with $373.5M, led by Hotel Transylvania (2012).
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 Pinocchio (2012) $3.9M Pinocchio (2012)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 Raven the Little Rascal (2012) $5.1M Raven the Little Rascal (2012)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 English Vinglish (2012) $14.7M English Vinglish (2012)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 Hotel Transylvania (2012) $373.5M Hotel Transylvania (2012)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 30–Oct 6 Frankenweenie (2012) $87.1M Frankenweenie (2012)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 7–13 War of the Buttons (2012) $32.4M War of the Buttons (2012)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 14–20 Gladiators of Rome (2012) $18.9M Gladiators of Rome (2012)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 21–27 Goat Story With Cheese (2012) $2.1M Goat Story With Cheese (2012)
Earlier years
How Does Week 41 of 2012 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 41, 2005 earned the most: $193M from 2 films, led by Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005). Week 41, 2012 took $32.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 41, 2003 Oct 5–11 2 films | 2 | $46.1M | – | Good Boy! (2003) $45.5M |
| Week 41, 2004 Oct 3–9 1 film · −68% | 1 | $14.9M | −68% | Raise Your Voice (2004) $14.9M |
| Week 41, 2005 Oct 2–8 2 films · +1198% | 2 | $193M | +1198% | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) $192.8M |
| Week 41, 2006 Oct 8–14 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 41, 2007 Oct 7–13 2 films | 2 | $7M | – | Where Is Winky’s Horse? (2007) $3.9M |
| Week 41, 2008 Oct 5–11 1 film · +157% | 1 | $17.9M | +157% | City of Ember (2008) $17.9M |
| Week 41, 2009 Oct 4–10 5 films · −56% | 5 | $7.9M | −56% | The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer (2009) $4.1M |
| Week 41, 2010 Oct 3–9 3 films · +1320% | 3 | $112.6M | +1320% | Secretariat (2010) $60.3M |
| Week 41, 2011 Oct 2–8 4 films · −92% | 4 | $8.8M | −92% | Father of Four: Back to Nature (2011) $4.8M |
| Week 41, 2012 Oct 7–13 3 films · +270% | 3 | $32.4M | +270% | War of the Buttons (2012) $15.1M |
Archive
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).
- Week 1 $190.8K
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $330.5K
- Week 4 $8.4M
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $338.5M
- Week 7 $7.7M
- Week 8 $2.2M
- Week 9 $395.5M
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 $7.2M
- Week 13 $599.9K
- Week 14 $50.9M
- Week 15 $225K
- Week 16 $6.9M
- Week 17 $123.1M
- Week 18 $1.7M
- Week 19 $7.6M
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 $26.7M
- Week 23 $746.9M
- Week 24 $1.6M
- Week 25 $539M
- Week 26 $934.4K
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $877.3M
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $8.8K
- Week 31 $128M
- Week 32 $49.9M
- Week 33 $107.8M
- Week 34 $4.9M
- Week 35 $3.9M
- Week 36 $5.1M
- Week 37 $14.7M
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $373.5M
- Week 40 $87.1M
- Week 41 $32.4M
- Week 42 $18.9M
- Week 43 $2.1M
- Week 44 $471.2M
- Week 45 $7.4M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $321.4M
- Week 48 $755.1K
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $14.7M
- Week 51 $131.7K
- Week 52 $10.1M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Family Box Office Week 41 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 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13)?
War of the Buttons (2012) leads with $15.1M worldwide, $47.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Snow Queen (2012) at $13.6M and Primates of the Caribbean (2012) at $3.7M.
How much did family movies released in week 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13) earn?
3 family films released in week 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $32.4M in all, or $10.8M per film on average. Week 40, 2012 releases took $87.1M.
How many family movies released in week 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, War of the Buttons (2012), earned $15.1M.
How is the week 41, 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 41 of 2012 (Oct 7–13). 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 41, 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.