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Music box office · Week 40 · Sep 25–Oct 1, 2016

Music Box Office, Week 40 of 2016: Music Releases of Sep 25–Oct 1

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016) is the highest-grossing music movie released in week 40 of 2016 (Sep 25–Oct 1), with $222.8K worldwide, ahead of Danny Says (2016) at $44.2K and Mali Blues (2016) at $27K. 3 music films released that week report a worldwide gross, $294K in all, 24% of it from the US & Canada.

week 40 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$294K
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016), the #1
$222.8K
earned in the US & Canada
24%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Music Hits of Week 40 of 2016?

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016) leads with $222.8K, 76% of the total. The top 3 together took $294K, 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. My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016) movie poster Number 1
  2. Danny Says (2016) movie poster Number 2
    $44.2K Danny Says (2016)
    $44.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Mali Blues (2016) movie poster Number 3
    $27K Mali Blues (2016)
    $27K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Music Release of Week 40 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 40 of 2016 (Sep 25–Oct 1).

  1. 1 My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016) movie poster
    My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016) Oct 1, 2016 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure $222.8K worldwide
    Oct 1, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $222.8K
  2. 2 Danny Says (2016) movie poster
    Danny Says (2016) Sep 30, 2016 · English · Biography, History, Music $44.2K worldwide
    Sep 30, 2016 US and Canada: $44.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.2K
  3. 3 Mali Blues (2016) movie poster
    Mali Blues (2016) Sep 29, 2016 · German · Documentary, Music $27K worldwide
    Sep 29, 2016 US and Canada: $27K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27K
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2008 earned the most: $36.9M from 3 films, led by Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008). Week 40, 2016 took $294K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 2007 Sep 30–Oct 6 4 films 4 $7.1M – Feel the Noise (2007) $6.5M
Week 40, 2008 Sep 28–Oct 4 3 films · +418% 3 $36.9M +418% Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) $33.6M
Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 3 films 3 $5.5M – The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) $5.3M
Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 5 films 5 $2.8M – Grace Unplugged (2013) $2.5M
Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 1 film · −22% 1 $2.2M −22% Roger Waters: The Wall (2014) $2.2M
Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 1 film · −51% 1 $1.1M −51% Northern Soul (2015) $1.1M
Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 3 films · −73% 3 $294K −73% My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016) $222.8K
FAQ

Music Box Office Week 40 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing music movie in week 40 of 2016 (Sep 25–Oct 1)?

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016) leads with $222.8K worldwide. Next come Danny Says (2016) at $44.2K and Mali Blues (2016) at $27K.

How much did music movies released in week 40 of 2016 (Sep 25–Oct 1) earn?

3 music films released in week 40 of 2016 (Sep 25–Oct 1) report a worldwide gross, $294K in all, or $98K per film on average.

How many music movies released in week 40 of 2016 (Sep 25–Oct 1) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016), earned $222.8K.

How much of the Week 40, 2016 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$71.2K of the $294K total, or 24%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 2016 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 week 40 of 2016 (Sep 25–Oct 1). 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 40, 2016 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.