Family box office · Week 5 · Jan 29–Feb 4, 2017

Family Box Office, Week 5 of 2017: Family Releases of Jan 29–Feb 4

Sahara (2017) is the highest-grossing family movie released in week 5 of 2017 (Jan 29–Feb 4), with $8.1M worldwide, ahead of Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg (2017) at $3.6M and Star Boys (2017) at $173.2K. 6 family films released that week report a worldwide gross, $11.9M in all. That is down 96% on Week 4, 2017, whose releases took $285.5M. By language, French leads with $8.1M across 1 family release.

week 5 releases with a gross: 6
combined worldwide: $11.9M
Sahara (2017), the #1: $8.1M
vs Week 4, 2017: −96%

#1 of 6

#1 family movie of Week 5, 2017

Sahara (2017)

2017 · Adventure, Animation

$8.1M worldwide · 68% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Family Hits of Week 5 of 2017?

Sahara (2017) leads with $8.1M, 68% of the total. The top 5 together took $11.9M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$8.1M Sahara (2017)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$3.6M Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg (2017)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$173.2K Star Boys (2017)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$54.2K Journey to the Forbidden Valley (2017)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$39.7K The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter (2017)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Family Release of Week 5 of 2017, 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 5 of 2017 (Jan 29–Feb 4).

1
Sahara (2017) Feb 1, 2017 · French · Adventure, Animation, Comedy $8.1M worldwide

Feb 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.1M
2
Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg (2017) Feb 1, 2017 · German · Animation, Family $3.6M worldwide

Feb 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M
3
Star Boys (2017) Feb 1, 2017 · Finnish · Drama, Family $173.2K worldwide

Feb 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $173.2K
4
Journey to the Forbidden Valley (2017) Feb 1, 2017 · English · Fantasy, Action, Family $54.2K worldwide

Feb 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54.2K
5
The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter (2017) Feb 2, 2017 · German · Drama, Adventure, Fantasy $39.7K worldwide

Feb 2, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.7K
6
Growing Up Smith (2017) Feb 3, 2017 · English · Drama, Comedy, Family $28.2K worldwide

Feb 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.2K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 5 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 5 releases took $11.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52, 2016 (Dec 18–24) with $634.3M, led by Sing (2016).

Earlier years

How Does Week 5 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 5, 2016 earned the most: $522.3M from 2 films, led by Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016). Week 5, 2017 took $11.9M.

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 5, 2008 Jan 27–Feb 2 1 film	1	$307.1K	–	Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber (2008) $307.1K
Week 5, 2009 Jan 25–31 1 film · +512%	1	$1.9M	+512%	The Junior Olsen Gang and the Black Gold (2009) $1.9M
Week 5, 2010 Jan 24–30 2 films · +40%	2	$2.6M	+40%	The Junior Olsen Gang and the Master Thief (2010) $2.1M
Week 5, 2011 Jan 23–29 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 5, 2012 Jan 29–Feb 4 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 5, 2013 Jan 27–Feb 2 4 films	4	$12.5M	–	Famous Five 2 (2013) $8.8M
Week 5, 2014 Jan 26–Feb 1 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 5, 2015 Jan 25–31 4 films	4	$82M	–	Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015) $47.6M
Week 5, 2016 Jan 24–30 2 films · +537%	2	$522.3M	+537%	Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) $521.2M
Week 5, 2017 Jan 29–Feb 4 6 films · −98%	6	$11.9M	−98%	Sahara (2017) $8.1M

Family Box Office in 2017, Week by Week

49 weeks of 2017 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 11 (Mar 12–18) with $1.3B, led by Beauty and the Beast (2017).

FAQ

Family Box Office Week 5 of 2017: 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing family movie in week 5 of 2017 (Jan 29–Feb 4)?

Sahara (2017) leads with $8.1M worldwide. Next come Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg (2017) at $3.6M and Star Boys (2017) at $173.2K.

How much did family movies released in week 5 of 2017 (Jan 29–Feb 4) earn?

6 family films released in week 5 of 2017 (Jan 29–Feb 4) report a worldwide gross, $11.9M in all, or $2M per film on average. Week 4, 2017 releases took $285.5M.

How many family movies released in week 5 of 2017 (Jan 29–Feb 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Sahara (2017), earned $8.1M.

How is the week 5, 2017 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 5 of 2017 (Jan 29–Feb 4). 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 5, 2017 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.