#1 of 4 #1 fantasy movie of Week 29, 2016
2016 · Action, Sci-Fi
$229.1M worldwide · 91% of the chart's total
$128.4M US & Canada · 56% $100.8M elsewhere · 44%
Fantasy box office · Week 29 · Jul 10–16, 2016
Fantasy Box Office, Week 29 of 2016: Fantasy Releases of Jul 10–16
Ghostbusters (2016) is the highest-grossing fantasy movie released in week 29 of 2016 (Jul 10–16), with $229.1M worldwide, ahead of Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2016) at $19.7M and Great Grand Masti (2016) at $2M. 4 fantasy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $251.1M in all, 51% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.
- week 29 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $251.1M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- earned in the US & Canada
- 51%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Fantasy Hits of Week 29 of 2016?
Ghostbusters (2016) leads with $229.1M, 91% of the total. The top 4 together took $251.1M, 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.
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The chart
Every Fantasy Release of Week 29 of 2016, 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 29 of 2016 (Jul 10–16).
- 1 Jul 15, 2016 US and Canada: $128.4M Rest of the world: $100.8M Worldwide: $229.1M
- 2 Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2016)Jul 16, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.7M
Jul 16, 2016 · Japanese · Fantasy, Family, Sci-Fi $19.7M worldwide - 3 Jul 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
- 4 Jul 15, 2016 US and Canada: $34.4K Rest of the world: $186.7K Worldwide: $221K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 29 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 29 releases took $251.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 24 (Jun 5–11) with $439M, led by Warcraft (2016).
- Week 23 Wk 23 May 29–Jun 4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) $295.5M Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
- Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 5–11 Warcraft (2016) $439M Warcraft (2016)
- Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 12–18 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 19–25 Swiss Army Man (2016) $4.9M Swiss Army Man (2016)
- Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 26–Jul 2 The BFG (2016) $195.2M The BFG (2016)
- Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 3–9 A Chinese Odyssey Part Three (2016) $53.3M A Chinese Odyssey Part Three (2016)
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 10–16 Ghostbusters (2016) $251.1M Ghostbusters (2016)
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 17–23 Lights Out (2016) $149.4M Lights Out (2016)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 24–30 League of Gods (2016) $44.4M League of Gods (2016)
Earlier years
How Does Week 29 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 29, 2011 earned the most: $1.3B from 1 film, led by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). Week 29, 2016 took $251.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 29, 2007 Jul 15–21 1 film | 1 | $97.8K | – | The Last Day of Summer (2007) $97.8K |
| Week 29, 2008 Jul 13–19 1 film · +48488% | 1 | $47.5M | +48488% | Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008) $47.5M |
| Week 29, 2009 Jul 12–18 2 films · +1882% | 2 | $941.5M | +1882% | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $941.1M |
| Week 29, 2010 Jul 11–17 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 29, 2011 Jul 10–16 1 film | 1 | $1.3B | – | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) $1.3B |
| Week 29, 2012 Jul 15–21 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 29, 2013 Jul 14–20 3 films | 3 | $78.9M | – | R.I.P.D. (2013) $78.3M |
| Week 29, 2014 Jul 13–19 1 film · −87% | 1 | $10.4M | −87% | Mood Indigo (2014) $10.4M |
| Week 29, 2015 Jul 12–18 1 film · +109% | 1 | $21.8M | +109% | Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015) $21.8M |
| Week 29, 2016 Jul 10–16 4 films · +1051% | 4 | $251.1M | +1051% | Ghostbusters (2016) $229.1M |
Archive
Fantasy Box Office in 2016, Week by Week
44 weeks of 2016 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $1.1B, led by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $6.5M
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $390.8M
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $195.4M
- Week 7 $523
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $190.1M
- Week 10 $50.9M
- Week 11 $44.3K
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $874.7M
- Week 14 $2.8M
- Week 15 $1.9M
- Week 16 $997.8M
- Week 17 $170.5M
- Week 18 $256.2K
- Week 19 $13.5M
- Week 20 $10.4M
- Week 21 $5.1K
- Week 22 $843.8M
- Week 23 $295.5M
- Week 24 $439M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $4.9M
- Week 27 $195.2M
- Week 28 $53.3M
- Week 29 $251.1M
- Week 30 $149.4M
- Week 31 $44.4M
- Week 32 $916.4M
- Week 33 $284.4M
- Week 34 $231.8M
- Week 35 $4.4M
- Week 36 $36.6K
- Week 37 $1.8M
- Week 38 $4.6K
- Week 39 $183.9M
- Week 40 $354.8M
- Week 41 $23.3M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $5.1M
- Week 44 $354.6K
- Week 45 $1B
- Week 46 $3.3M
- Week 47 $816.1M
- Week 48 $632.1K
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $40.3M
- Week 51 $1.1B
- Week 52 $288M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Fantasy Box Office Week 29 of 2016: 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 fantasy movie in week 29 of 2016 (Jul 10–16)?
Ghostbusters (2016) leads with $229.1M worldwide, $128.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2016) at $19.7M and Great Grand Masti (2016) at $2M.
How much did fantasy movies released in week 29 of 2016 (Jul 10–16) earn?
4 fantasy films released in week 29 of 2016 (Jul 10–16) report a worldwide gross, $251.1M in all, or $62.8M per film on average.
How many fantasy movies released in week 29 of 2016 (Jul 10–16) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Ghostbusters (2016) with $229.1M.
How is the week 29, 2016 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 29 of 2016 (Jul 10–16). 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 29, 2016 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.