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Music box office · January 2012

Music Box Office, January 2012: Top-Grossing Releases

Joyful Noise (2012) is the highest-grossing music movie released in January 2012, with $31.2M worldwide, ahead of Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012) at $4M and Pescado Rabioso, una utopía incurable (2012) at $166. 3 music films released in January 2012 report a worldwide gross, $35.1M in all, 88% of it from the US & Canada.

January 2012 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$35.1M
Joyful Noise (2012), the #1
$31.2M
earned in the US & Canada
88%
Joyful Noise (2012) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 music movie of January 2012

Joyful Noise (2012)

2012 · Comedy, Music

$31.2M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total

$30.9M US & Canada · 99% $226K elsewhere · <1%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Music Hits of January 2012?

Joyful Noise (2012) leads with $31.2M, 89% of the total. The top 3 together took $35.1M, 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. Joyful Noise (2012) movie poster Number 1
    $31.2M Joyful Noise (2012)
    $30.9M US & Canada · 99% $226K elsewhere · <1%
  2. Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012) movie poster Number 2
    $4M Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Pescado Rabioso, una utopía incurable (2012) movie poster Number 3
    $166 Pescado Rabioso, una utopía incurable (2012)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Music Release of January 2012, 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 January 2012.

  1. 1 Joyful Noise (2012) movie poster
    Joyful Noise (2012) Jan 13, 2012 · English · Comedy, Music $31.2M worldwide
    Jan 13, 2012 US and Canada: $30.9M Rest of the world: $226K Worldwide: $31.2M
  2. 2 Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012) movie poster
    Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012) Jan 27, 2012 · Japanese · Documentary, Music $4M worldwide
    Jan 27, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4M
  3. 3 Pescado Rabioso, una utopía incurable (2012) movie poster
    Pescado Rabioso, una utopía incurable (2012) Jan 5, 2012 · Spanish · Documentary, Music $166 worldwide
    Jan 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $166
By release week

Which Week of January 2012 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 2 (Jan 8–14) took $31.2M, led by Joyful Noise (2012). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 1 Wk 1 Jan 1–7 Pescado Rabioso, una utopía incurable (2012) $166 Pescado Rabioso, una utopía incurable (2012)
  2. Week 2 Wk 2 Jan 8–14 Joyful Noise (2012) $31.2M Joyful Noise (2012)
  3. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 15–21 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 22–28 Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012) $4M Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012)
  5. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 29–Feb 4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does January 2012 Compare With January in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, January 2005 earned the most: $93.2M from 2 films, led by The Chorus (2005). January 2012 took $35.1M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
January 2003 2 films 2 $24.5M – The Guru (2003) $24.1M
January 2004 2 films · +106% 2 $50.6M +106% You Got Served (2004) $50.6M
January 2005 2 films · +84% 2 $93.2M +84% The Chorus (2005) $88.4M
January 2006 2 films · −100% 2 $15K −100% Live Freaky! Die Freaky! (2006) $11.3K
January 2007 2 films · +6432% 2 $982.2K +6432% Breakout (2007) $771.1K
January 2008 1 film · +2214% 1 $22.7M +2214% U2 3D (2008) $22.7M
January 2009 4 films · +97% 4 $44.9M +97% Notorious (2009) $44.4M
January 2010 4 films · −88% 4 $5.4M −88% Bandage (2010) $4.5M
January 2011 2 films · −95% 2 $263.9K −95% Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2011) $263.7K
January 2012 3 films · +13219% 3 $35.1M +13219% Joyful Noise (2012) $31.2M
Archive

Music Box Office in 2012, Month by Month

The months of 2012 with their totals: July leads with $173.8M, led by Step Up Revolution (2012).

FAQ

Music Box Office January 2012: 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 music movie in January 2012?

Joyful Noise (2012) leads with $31.2M worldwide, $30.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Documentary of AKB48 Show Must Go On (2012) at $4M and Pescado Rabioso, una utopía incurable (2012) at $166.

How much did music movies released in January 2012 earn?

3 music films released in January 2012 report a worldwide gross, $35.1M in all, or $11.7M per film on average.

How many music movies released in January 2012 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Joyful Noise (2012), earned $31.2M.

How much of the January 2012 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$30.9M of the $35.1M total, or 88%, 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 January 2012 music 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 January 2012. 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 January 2012 music 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.