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Family box office · Week 49 · Dec 2–8, 2018

Family Box Office, Week 49 of 2018: Family Releases of Dec 2–8

Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018) is the highest-grossing family movie released in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8), with $50.2K worldwide, ahead of Bernie The Dolphin (2018) at $16.3K and Tito and the Birds (2018) at $4.3K. 4 family films released that week report a worldwide gross, $74.8K in all, 6% of it from the US & Canada.

week 49 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$74.8K
Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018), the #1
$50.2K
earned in the US & Canada
6%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Family Hits of Week 49 of 2018?

Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018) leads with $50.2K, 67% of the total. The top 4 together took $74.8K, 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.

  1. Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $50.2K Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Bernie The Dolphin (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $16.3K Bernie The Dolphin (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Tito and the Birds (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $4.3K Tito and the Birds (2018)
    $4.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness (2018) movie poster Number 4
    $3.9K Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Family Release of Week 49 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 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8).

  1. 1 Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018) movie poster
    Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018) Dec 6, 2018 · English · Animation, Family $50.2K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.2K
  2. 2 Bernie The Dolphin (2018) movie poster
    Bernie The Dolphin (2018) Dec 7, 2018 · English · Action, Comedy, Family $16.3K worldwide
    Dec 7, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.3K
  3. 3 Tito and the Birds (2018) movie poster
    Tito and the Birds (2018) Dec 6, 2018 · Portuguese · Action, Drama, Animation $4.3K worldwide
    Dec 6, 2018 US and Canada: $4.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.3K
  4. 4 Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness (2018) movie poster
    Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom Of Madness (2018) Dec 4, 2018 · English · Adventure, Animation, Horror $3.9K worldwide
    Dec 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 49 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 49 releases took $74.8K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 46 (Nov 11–17) with $655.8M, led by Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018).

  1. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 21–27 The Secret of the Two Headed Dragon (2018) $610.4K The Secret of the Two Headed Dragon (2018)
  2. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 28–Nov 3 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) $174M The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
  3. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 4–10 The Grinch (2018) $540.8M The Grinch (2018)
  4. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 11–17 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) $655.8M Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
  5. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 18–24 Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) $560.9M Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
  6. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 25–Dec 1 Mirai (2018) $32.9M Mirai (2018)
  7. Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 2–8 Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018) $74.8K Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018)
  8. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 9–15 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) $393.6M Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
  9. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 16–22 The Snow Queen: Mirror Lands (2018) $16.8M The Snow Queen: Mirror Lands (2018)
Earlier years

How Does Week 49 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 49, 2013 earned the most: $27.2M from 1 film, led by Khumba (2013). Week 49, 2018 took $74.8K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 49, 2009 Nov 29–Dec 5 1 film 1 $6.1M – Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009) $6.1M
Week 49, 2010 Nov 28–Dec 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2011 Nov 27–Dec 3 1 film 1 $20.8M – K-On! The Movie (2011) $20.8M
Week 49, 2012 Dec 2–8 No films 0 – – –
Week 49, 2013 Dec 1–7 1 film 1 $27.2M – Khumba (2013) $27.2M
Week 49, 2014 Nov 30–Dec 6 2 films · −86% 2 $3.9M −86% Yellowbird (2014) $3.8M
Week 49, 2015 Nov 29–Dec 5 1 film · −44% 1 $2.2M −44% Moomins on the Riviera (2015) $2.2M
Week 49, 2016 Nov 27–Dec 3 1 film · −95% 1 $110.7K −95% O Filho Eterno (2016) $110.7K
Week 49, 2017 Dec 3–9 1 film · −55% 1 $50K −55% Quest (2017) $50K
Week 49, 2018 Dec 2–8 4 films · +49% 4 $74.8K +49% Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018) $50.2K
Archive

Family Box Office in 2018, Week by Week

51 weeks of 2018 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 24 (Jun 10–16) with $1.2B, led by Incredibles 2 (2018).

FAQ

Family Box Office Week 49 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing family movie in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8)?

Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018) leads with $50.2K worldwide. Next come Bernie The Dolphin (2018) at $16.3K and Tito and the Birds (2018) at $4.3K.

How much did family movies released in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8) earn?

4 family films released in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $74.8K in all, or $18.7K per film on average.

How many family movies released in week 49 of 2018 (Dec 2–8) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Willy and the Guardians of the Lake (2018), earned $50.2K.

How much of the Week 49, 2018 Family box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.3K of the $74.8K total, or 6%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 49, 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 49 of 2018 (Dec 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 49, 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.