Skip to content
What's After the Movie?
Family box office · Week 42 · Oct 11–17, 2020

Family Box Office, Week 42 of 2020: Family Releases of Oct 11–17

Dragon Rider (2020) is the highest-grossing family movie released in week 42 of 2020 (Oct 11–17), with $7M worldwide, ahead of Combat Wombat (2020) at $612.7K and Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef (2020) at $151.9K. 3 family films released that week report a worldwide gross, $7.7M in all. That is down 83% on Week 41, 2020, whose releases took $45.5M.

week 42 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$7.7M
Dragon Rider (2020), the #1
$7M
vs Week 41, 2020
−83%
Dragon Rider (2020) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 family movie of Week 42, 2020

Dragon Rider (2020)

2020 · Adventure, Family

$7M worldwide · 90% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Family Hits of Week 42 of 2020?

Dragon Rider (2020) leads with $7M, 90% of the total. The top 3 together took $7.7M, 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. Dragon Rider (2020) movie poster Number 1
    $7M Dragon Rider (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Combat Wombat (2020) movie poster Number 2
    $612.7K Combat Wombat (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef (2020) movie poster Number 3
    $151.9K Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef (2020)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Family Release of Week 42 of 2020, 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 42 of 2020 (Oct 11–17).

  1. 1 Dragon Rider (2020) movie poster
    Dragon Rider (2020) Oct 13, 2020 · German · Adventure, Family, Fantasy $7M worldwide
    Oct 13, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7M
  2. 2 Combat Wombat (2020) movie poster
    Combat Wombat (2020) Oct 15, 2020 · English · Animation, Fantasy, Family $612.7K worldwide
    Oct 15, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $612.7K
  3. 3 Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef (2020) movie poster
    Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef (2020) Oct 13, 2020 · English · Family, Music, Adventure $151.9K worldwide
    Oct 13, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $151.9K
Earlier years

How Does Week 42 of 2020 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2019 earned the most: $494.9M from 5 films, led by Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019). Week 42, 2020 took $7.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 42, 2011 Oct 9–15 1 film 1 $393.5K – Bacalar (2011) $393.5K
Week 42, 2012 Oct 14–20 2 films · +4705% 2 $18.9M +4705% Gladiators of Rome (2012) $10.1M
Week 42, 2013 Oct 13–19 1 film · +133% 1 $44.1M +133% Tarzan (2013) $44.1M
Week 42, 2014 Oct 12–18 6 films · +203% 6 $133.6M +203% The Book of Life (2014) $99.8M
Week 42, 2015 Oct 11–17 5 films · −97% 5 $4.5M −97% Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub (2015) $2.5M
Week 42, 2016 Oct 9–15 3 films · +91% 3 $8.6M +91% Max Steel (2016) $6.3M
Week 42, 2017 Oct 15–21 1 film · −62% 1 $3.3M −62% Wonderstruck (2017) $3.3M
Week 42, 2018 Oct 14–20 6 films · +289% 6 $12.8M +289% The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales (2018) $9.4M
Week 42, 2019 Oct 13–19 5 films · +3770% 5 $494.9M +3770% Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) $491.7M
Week 42, 2020 Oct 11–17 3 films · −98% 3 $7.7M −98% Dragon Rider (2020) $7M
FAQ

Family Box Office Week 42 of 2020: 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 42 of 2020 (Oct 11–17)?

Dragon Rider (2020) leads with $7M worldwide. Next come Combat Wombat (2020) at $612.7K and Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef (2020) at $151.9K.

How much did family movies released in week 42 of 2020 (Oct 11–17) earn?

3 family films released in week 42 of 2020 (Oct 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $7.7M in all, or $2.6M per film on average. Week 41, 2020 releases took $45.5M.

How many family movies released in week 42 of 2020 (Oct 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dragon Rider (2020), earned $7M.

How is the week 42, 2020 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 42 of 2020 (Oct 11–17). 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 42, 2020 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.