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Family box office · Week 36 · Sep 2–8, 2018

Family Box Office, Week 36 of 2018: Family Releases of Sep 2–8

School of Life (2018) is the highest-grossing family movie released in week 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8), with $14.9M worldwide, ahead of God Bless the Broken Road (2018) at $2.8M and Emu Runner (2018) at $39.5K. 3 family films released that week report a worldwide gross, $17.8M in all, 16% of it from the US & Canada.

week 36 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$17.8M
School of Life (2018), the #1
$14.9M
earned in the US & Canada
16%
School of Life (2018) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 family movie of Week 36, 2018

School of Life (2018)

2018 · Drama, Comedy

$14.9M worldwide · 84% of the chart's total

$6.3K US & Canada · <1% $14.9M elsewhere · 100%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Family Hits of Week 36 of 2018?

School of Life (2018) leads with $14.9M, 84% of the total. The top 3 together took $17.8M, 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.

  1. School of Life (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $14.9M School of Life (2018)
    $6.3K US & Canada · <1% $14.9M elsewhere · 100%
  2. God Bless the Broken Road (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $2.8M God Bless the Broken Road (2018)
    $2.8M US & Canada · 100% $2K elsewhere · <1%
  3. Emu Runner (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $39.5K Emu Runner (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Family Release of Week 36 of 2018, 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 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8).

  1. 1 School of Life (2018) movie poster
    School of Life (2018) Sep 7, 2018 · French · Drama, Comedy, Family $14.9M worldwide
    Sep 7, 2018 US and Canada: $6.3K Rest of the world: $14.9M Worldwide: $14.9M
  2. 2 God Bless the Broken Road (2018) movie poster
    God Bless the Broken Road (2018) Sep 7, 2018 · English · Drama, Romance, Family $2.8M worldwide
    Sep 7, 2018 US and Canada: $2.8M Rest of the world: $2K Worldwide: $2.8M
  3. 3 Emu Runner (2018) movie poster
    Emu Runner (2018) Sep 7, 2018 · English · Drama, Family $39.5K worldwide
    Sep 7, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.5K
Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2014 earned the most: $70M from 5 films, led by Thunder and the House of Magic (2014). Week 36, 2018 took $17.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 36, 2009 Aug 30–Sep 5 1 film 1 $8.6M – Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009) $8.6M
Week 36, 2010 Aug 29–Sep 4 1 film · −87% 1 $1.1M −87% We Are Family (2010) $1.1M
Week 36, 2011 Aug 28–Sep 3 No films 0 – – –
Week 36, 2012 Sep 2–8 5 films 5 $5.1M – Raven the Little Rascal (2012) $3.8M
Week 36, 2013 Sep 1–7 1 film · −93% 1 $368.3K −93% The Tough Guys (2013) $368.3K
Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 5 films · +18895% 5 $70M +18895% Thunder and the House of Magic (2014) $64.2M
Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 1 film · −63% 1 $25.9M −63% Huevos: Little Rooster’s Egg-Cellent Adventure (2015) $25.9M
Week 36, 2016 Aug 28–Sep 3 1 film · −94% 1 $1.5M −94% Pup Star (2016) $1.5M
Week 36, 2017 Sep 3–9 3 films · +162% 3 $4M +162% Lino (2017) $3.3M
Week 36, 2018 Sep 2–8 3 films · +341% 3 $17.8M +341% School of Life (2018) $14.9M
FAQ

Family Box Office Week 36 of 2018: 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 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8)?

School of Life (2018) leads with $14.9M worldwide, $6.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come God Bless the Broken Road (2018) at $2.8M and Emu Runner (2018) at $39.5K.

How much did family movies released in week 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8) earn?

3 family films released in week 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $17.8M in all, or $5.9M per film on average.

How many family movies released in week 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, School of Life (2018), earned $14.9M.

How much of the Week 36, 2018 Family box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.9M of the $17.8M total, or 16%, 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 36, 2018 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 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8). 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 36, 2018 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.