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Fantasy box office · Week 50 · Dec 4–10, 2022

Fantasy Box Office, Week 50 of 2022: Fantasy Releases of Dec 4–10

Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022) is the highest-grossing fantasy movie released in week 50 of 2022 (Dec 4–10), with $37.3M worldwide, ahead of Epic Tails (2022) at $15.4M and Halfway Home (2022) at $76.5K. 3 fantasy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $52.8M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

week 50 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$52.8M
Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022), the #1
$37.3M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Fantasy Hits of Week 50 of 2022?

Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022) leads with $37.3M, 71% of the total. The top 3 together took $52.8M, 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. Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022) movie poster Number 1
    $37.3M Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Epic Tails (2022) movie poster Number 2
    $15.4M Epic Tails (2022)
    $355.1K US & Canada · 2% $15.1M elsewhere · 98%
  3. Halfway Home (2022) movie poster Number 3
    $76.5K Halfway Home (2022)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Fantasy Release of Week 50 of 2022, 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 2022 (Dec 4–10).

  1. 1 Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022) movie poster
    Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022) Dec 9, 2022 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy $37.3M worldwide
    Dec 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37.3M
  2. 2 Epic Tails (2022) movie poster
    Epic Tails (2022) Dec 4, 2022 · French · Animation, Adventure, Fantasy $15.4M worldwide
    Dec 4, 2022 US and Canada: $355.1K Rest of the world: $15.1M Worldwide: $15.4M
  3. 3 Halfway Home (2022) movie poster
    Halfway Home (2022) Dec 8, 2022 · Hungarian · Fantasy, Romance $76.5K worldwide
    Dec 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76.5K
Earlier years

How Does Week 50 of 2022 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 50, 2022 took $52.8M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 50, 2013 Dec 8–14 1 film 1 $959.1M – 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
Week 50, 2018 Dec 9–15 2 films · −95% 2 $84M −95% Mortal Engines (2018) $83.9M
Week 50, 2019 Dec 8–14 2 films · +875% 2 $818.6M +875% Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) $801.7M
Week 50, 2020 Dec 6–12 1 film · −100% 1 $70K −100% The Midnight Sky (2020) $70K
Week 50, 2021 Dec 5–11 3 films · +2069% 3 $1.5M +2069% Even Mice Belong in Heaven (2021) $1.5M
Week 50, 2022 Dec 4–10 3 films · +3376% 3 $52.8M +3376% Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022) $37.3M
FAQ

Fantasy Box Office Week 50 of 2022: 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 2022 (Dec 4–10)?

Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022) leads with $37.3M worldwide. Next come Epic Tails (2022) at $15.4M and Halfway Home (2022) at $76.5K.

How much did fantasy movies released in week 50 of 2022 (Dec 4–10) earn?

3 fantasy films released in week 50 of 2022 (Dec 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $52.8M in all, or $17.6M per film on average.

How many fantasy movies released in week 50 of 2022 (Dec 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022), earned $37.3M.

How much of the Week 50, 2022 Fantasy box office came from the US and Canada?

$355.1K of the $52.8M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 50, 2022 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 2022 (Dec 4–10). 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, 2022 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.