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Fantasy box office · Week 50 · Dec 10–16, 2017

Fantasy Box Office, Week 50 of 2017: Fantasy Releases of Dec 10–16

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) is the highest-grossing fantasy movie released in week 50 of 2017 (Dec 10–16), with $1.3B worldwide, ahead of Ferdinand (2017) at $296.1M and The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017) at $46.3M. 3 fantasy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.7B in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 2 crossed $100 million.

week 50 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$1.7B
films crossed $100M
2
earned in the US & Canada
42%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Fantasy Hits of Week 50 of 2017?

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) leads with $1.3B, 80% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.7B, 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 VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) movie poster Number 1
    $1.3B Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
    $620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
  2. Ferdinand (2017) movie poster Number 2
    $296.1M Ferdinand (2017)
    $84.4M US & Canada · 29% $211.7M elsewhere · 71%
  3. The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017) movie poster Number 3
    $46.3M The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017)
    $124.2K US & Canada · <1% $46.1M elsewhere · 100%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Fantasy Release of Week 50 of 2017, 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 50 of 2017 (Dec 10–16).

  1. 1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) movie poster
    Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) Dec 15, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1.3B worldwide
    Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $620.2M Rest of the world: $714.2M Worldwide: $1.3B
  2. 2 Ferdinand (2017) movie poster
    Ferdinand (2017) Dec 15, 2017 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $296.1M worldwide
    Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $84.4M Rest of the world: $211.7M Worldwide: $296.1M
  3. 3 The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017) movie poster
    The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017) Dec 15, 2017 · Chinese · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $46.3M worldwide
    Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $124.2K Rest of the world: $46.1M Worldwide: $46.3M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 50 of 2017?

Of the top 3, Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) earned the biggest share at home (46% in the US & Canada), while The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $704.7M (42%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B
    $620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
  2. 2 Ferdinand (2017) $296.1M
    $84.4M US & Canada · 29% $211.7M elsewhere · 71%
  3. 3 The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017) $46.3M
    $124.2K US & Canada · <1% $46.1M elsewhere · 100%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 50 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 50 releases took $1.7B. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 50 (Dec 10–16) with $1.7B, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).

  1. Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 29–Nov 4 Thor: Ragnarok (2017) $855.3M Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
  2. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 5–11 Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017) $39M Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)
  3. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 12–18 Justice League (2017) $724.9M Justice League (2017)
  4. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 19–25 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 26–Dec 2 Fullmetal Alchemist (2017) $8.1M Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)
  6. Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 3–9 Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017) $35.9M Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)
  7. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 10–16 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.7B Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
  8. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 17–23 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) $1.1B Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
  9. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 24–30 Namiya (2017) $35.4M Namiya (2017)
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2017 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 50, 2017 earned the most: $1.7B from 3 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 2008 Dec 7–13 2 films 2 $1.6M – Cicakman 2: Planet Hitam (2008) $945.8K
Week 50, 2009 Dec 6–12 5 films · +8793% 5 $145.9M +8793% The Lovely Bones (2009) $93.6M
Week 50, 2010 Dec 5–11 2 films · +185% 2 $416.1M +185% The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) $415.7M
Week 50, 2011 Dec 4–10 1 film · −96% 1 $17.3M −96% The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma (2011) $17.3M
Week 50, 2012 Dec 9–15 1 film · +5781% 1 $1B +5781% The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) $1B
Week 50, 2013 Dec 8–14 1 film · −6% 1 $959.1M −6% The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) $959.1M
Week 50, 2014 Dec 7–13 2 films · −98% 2 $16.6M −98% The Snow Queen 2: Refreeze (2014) $15.6M
Week 50, 2015 Dec 6–12 2 films · −84% 2 $2.7M −84% Pororo: Cyberspace Adventure (2015) $2.7M
Week 50, 2016 Dec 4–10 3 films · +1369% 3 $40.3M +1369% Suddenly Seventeen (2016) $18.7M
Week 50, 2017 Dec 10–16 3 films · +4065% 3 $1.7B +4065% Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B
Archive

Fantasy Box Office in 2017, Week by Week

49 weeks of 2017 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 50 (Dec 10–16) with $1.7B, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).

FAQ

Fantasy Box Office Week 50 of 2017: 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 50 of 2017 (Dec 10–16)?

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) leads with $1.3B worldwide, $620.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ferdinand (2017) at $296.1M and The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017) at $46.3M.

How much did fantasy movies released in week 50 of 2017 (Dec 10–16) earn?

3 fantasy films released in week 50 of 2017 (Dec 10–16) report a worldwide gross, $1.7B in all, or $558.9M per film on average.

How many fantasy movies released in week 50 of 2017 (Dec 10–16) made $1 billion?

1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017). 2 crossed $100 million.

How much of the Week 50, 2017 Fantasy box office came from the US and Canada?

$704.7M of the $1.7B total, or 42%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 50, 2017 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 50 of 2017 (Dec 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 50, 2017 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.