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Fantasy box office · Week 51 · Dec 13–19, 2015

Fantasy Box Office, Week 51 of 2015: Fantasy Releases of Dec 13–19

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) is the highest-grossing fantasy movie released in week 51 of 2015 (Dec 13–19), with $2.1B worldwide, ahead of Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) at $234.8M and Help, I Shrunk My Teacher (2015) at $8.5M. 3 fantasy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.3B in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 2 crossed $100 million.

week 51 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$2.3B
films crossed $100M
2
earned in the US & Canada
44%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Fantasy Hits of Week 51 of 2015?

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) leads with $2.1B, 89% of the total. The top 3 together took $2.3B, 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. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) movie poster Number 1
    $2.1B Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
    $936.7M US & Canada · 45% $1.1B elsewhere · 55%
  2. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) movie poster Number 2
    $234.8M Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
    $85.9M US & Canada · 37% $148.9M elsewhere · 63%
  3. Help, I Shrunk My Teacher (2015) movie poster Number 3
    $8.5M Help, I Shrunk My Teacher (2015)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Fantasy Release of Week 51 of 2015, 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 51 of 2015 (Dec 13–19).

  1. 1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) movie poster
    Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) Dec 18, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $2.1B worldwide
    Dec 18, 2015 US and Canada: $936.7M Rest of the world: $1.1B Worldwide: $2.1B
  2. 2 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) movie poster
    Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) Dec 18, 2015 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $234.8M worldwide
    Dec 18, 2015 US and Canada: $85.9M Rest of the world: $148.9M Worldwide: $234.8M
  3. 3 Help, I Shrunk My Teacher (2015) movie poster
    Help, I Shrunk My Teacher (2015) Dec 17, 2015 · German · Comedy, Fantasy, Family $8.5M worldwide
    Dec 17, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.5M
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $2.3B. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 13–19) with $2.3B, led by Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 1–7 Dofus - Book I: Julith (2015) $13.8K Dofus - Book I: Julith (2015)
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 8–14 The Christmas King: In Full Armor (2015) $3M The Christmas King: In Full Armor (2015)
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 15–21 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 22–28 The Good Dinosaur (2015) $332.9M The Good Dinosaur (2015)
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 29–Dec 5 Krampus (2015) $137.3M Krampus (2015)
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 6–12 Pororo: Cyberspace Adventure (2015) $2.7M Pororo: Cyberspace Adventure (2015)
  7. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 13–19 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.3B Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 20–26 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 27–31 Anomalisa (2015) $5.7M Anomalisa (2015)
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2015 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2009 earned the most: $2.9B from 2 films, led by Avatar (2009). Week 51, 2015 took $2.3B.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 2006 Dec 17–23 1 film 1 $574.5M – Night at the Museum (2006) $574.5M
Week 51, 2007 Dec 16–22 1 film · −100% 1 $1.6M −100% Catcher: Cat City 2 (2007) $1.6M
Week 51, 2008 Dec 14–20 5 films · +6185% 5 $102.9M +6185% The Tale of Despereaux (2008) $87M
Week 51, 2009 Dec 13–19 2 films · +2744% 2 $2.9B +2744% Avatar (2009) $2.9B
Week 51, 2010 Dec 12–18 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2011 Dec 11–17 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2012 Dec 16–22 2 films 2 $34.3M – Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012) $34.2M
Week 51, 2013 Dec 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 2014 Dec 14–20 4 films 4 $1.4B – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) $962.3M
Week 51, 2015 Dec 13–19 3 films · +62% 3 $2.3B +62% Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B
Archive

Fantasy Box Office in 2015, Week by Week

36 weeks of 2015 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 13–19) with $2.3B, led by Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015).

FAQ

Fantasy Box Office Week 51 of 2015: 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 fantasy movie in week 51 of 2015 (Dec 13–19)?

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) leads with $2.1B worldwide, $936.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) at $234.8M and Help, I Shrunk My Teacher (2015) at $8.5M.

How much did fantasy movies released in week 51 of 2015 (Dec 13–19) earn?

3 fantasy films released in week 51 of 2015 (Dec 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $2.3B in all, or $771.5M per film on average.

How many fantasy movies released in week 51 of 2015 (Dec 13–19) made $1 billion?

1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). 2 crossed $100 million.

How much of the Week 51, 2015 Fantasy box office came from the US and Canada?

$1B of the $2.3B total, or 44%, 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 51, 2015 fantasy 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 51 of 2015 (Dec 13–19). 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 51, 2015 fantasy 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.