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Fantasy box office · Week 45 · Nov 3–9, 2024

Fantasy Box Office, Week 45 of 2024: Fantasy Releases of Nov 3–9

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) is the highest-grossing fantasy movie released in week 45 of 2024 (Nov 3–9), with $40.3M worldwide, ahead of Cells at Work! (2024) at $39.6M and Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (2024) at $7.7M. 4 fantasy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $88.5M in all, 47% of it from the US & Canada.

week 45 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$88.5M
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024), the #1
$40.3M
earned in the US & Canada
47%
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 fantasy movie of Week 45, 2024

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)

2024 · Adventure, Comedy

$40.3M worldwide · 45% of the chart's total

$40M US & Canada · 99% $213.4K elsewhere · <1%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Fantasy Hits of Week 45 of 2024?

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) leads with $40.3M, 45% of the total. The top 4 together took $88.5M, 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.

  1. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) movie poster Number 1
    $40.3M The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
    $40M US & Canada · 99% $213.4K elsewhere · <1%
  2. Cells at Work! (2024) movie poster Number 2
    $39.6M Cells at Work! (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (2024) movie poster Number 3
    $7.7M Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (2024)
    $1.7M US & Canada · 22% $6.1M elsewhere · 78%
  4. Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull (2024) movie poster Number 4
    $921K Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull (2024)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Fantasy Release of Week 45 of 2024, 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 45 of 2024 (Nov 3–9).

  1. 1 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) movie poster
    The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) Nov 8, 2024 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Drama $40.3M worldwide
    Nov 8, 2024 US and Canada: $40M Rest of the world: $213.4K Worldwide: $40.3M
  2. 2 Cells at Work! (2024) movie poster
    Cells at Work! (2024) Nov 7, 2024 · Japanese · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy $39.6M worldwide
    Nov 7, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.6M
  3. 3 Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (2024) movie poster
    Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (2024) Nov 8, 2024 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Adventure $7.7M worldwide
    Nov 8, 2024 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $6.1M Worldwide: $7.7M
  4. 4 Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull (2024) movie poster
    Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull (2024) Nov 3, 2024 · Japanese · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy $921K worldwide
    Nov 3, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $921K
Earlier years

How Does Week 45 of 2024 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 45, 2016 earned the most: $1B from 3 films, led by Doctor Strange (2016). Week 45, 2024 took $88.5M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 45, 2015 Nov 1–7 1 film 1 $13.8K – Dofus - Book I: Julith (2015) $13.8K
Week 45, 2016 Oct 30–Nov 5 3 films · +7428596% 3 $1B +7428596% Doctor Strange (2016) $677.8M
Week 45, 2017 Nov 5–11 3 films · −96% 3 $39M −96% Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017) $37.6M
Week 45, 2018 Nov 4–10 7 films · +1287% 7 $541.1M +1287% The Grinch (2018) $539.3M
Week 45, 2019 Nov 3–9 2 films · −87% 2 $72.4M −87% Doctor Sleep (2019) $72.4M
Week 45, 2020 Nov 1–7 3 films · −97% 3 $2.3M −97% Looking for Magical Doremi (2020) $2.1M
Week 45, 2021 Oct 31–Nov 6 3 films · +17674% 3 $403.1M +17674% Eternals (2021) $402.1M
Week 45, 2022 Oct 30–Nov 5 5 films · −56% 5 $177.6M −56% One Piece Film: Red (2022) $171.3M
Week 45, 2023 Nov 5–11 1 film · +16% 1 $206.1M +16% The Marvels (2023) $206.1M
Week 45, 2024 Nov 3–9 4 films · −57% 4 $88.5M −57% The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) $40.3M
FAQ

Fantasy Box Office Week 45 of 2024: 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 45 of 2024 (Nov 3–9)?

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) leads with $40.3M worldwide, $40M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Cells at Work! (2024) at $39.6M and Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (2024) at $7.7M.

How much did fantasy movies released in week 45 of 2024 (Nov 3–9) earn?

4 fantasy films released in week 45 of 2024 (Nov 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $88.5M in all, or $22.1M per film on average.

How many fantasy movies released in week 45 of 2024 (Nov 3–9) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024), earned $40.3M.

How much of the Week 45, 2024 Fantasy box office came from the US and Canada?

$41.7M of the $88.5M total, or 47%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 45, 2024 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 45 of 2024 (Nov 3–9). 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 45, 2024 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.