#1 of 55 #1 English-language movie of December 2019
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
2019 · Action, Adventure
$1.1B worldwide · 34% of the chart's total
$515.2M US & Canada · 48% $561.8M elsewhere · 52%
English box office · December 2019
English Box Office, December 2019: Top-Grossing Releases
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in December 2019, with $1.1B worldwide, ahead of Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) at $801.7M and 1917 (2019) at $446.1M. 55 English-language films released in December 2019 report a worldwide gross, $3.2B in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 5 crossed $100 million. That is up 4% on November 2019, whose releases took $3B. By genre, Adventure leads with $2.1B across 7 English releases.
- December 2019 releases with a gross
- 55
- combined worldwide
- $3.2B
- films crossed $100M
- 5
- vs November 2019
- +4%
#1 of 55 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of December 2019?
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) leads with $1.1B, 34% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.8B, 89% of what all 55 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $1.1B Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)$515.2M US & Canada · 48% $561.8M elsewhere · 52%
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The chart
Every English Release of December 2019, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 55. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 2019.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Dec 20, 2019 · Action, Adventure $1.1B worldwideDec 20, 2019 US and Canada: $515.2M Rest of the world: $561.8M Worldwide: $1.1B
- 2 Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $320.3M Rest of the world: $481.4M Worldwide: $801.7M
- 3 Dec 25, 2019 US and Canada: $159.2M Rest of the world: $286.8M Worldwide: $446.1M
- 4 Dec 25, 2019 US and Canada: $108.1M Rest of the world: $224M Worldwide: $332.1M
- 5 Dec 25, 2019 US and Canada: $66.8M Rest of the world: $104.9M Worldwide: $171.6M
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Dec 20, 2019 US and Canada: $27.2M Rest of the world: $48.4M Worldwide: $75.6M - 7
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $31.8M Rest of the world: $29.6M Worldwide: $61.4M - 8
Dec 25, 2019 US and Canada: $36M Rest of the world: $14.9M Worldwide: $50.9M - 9
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $50M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $50M - 10
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $22.3M Rest of the world: $22.3M Worldwide: $44.6M - 11
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $10.4M Rest of the world: $8.1M Worldwide: $18.5M - 12
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.5M - 13
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $15.3M Worldwide: $16.4M - 14
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $4.6M - 15
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M - 16
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $152.7K Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $3.3M - 17
Dec 8, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M - 18
Dec 25, 2019 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $63.6K Worldwide: $1.1M - 19
Dec 3, 2019 US and Canada: $224.4K Rest of the world: $697.5K Worldwide: $921.9K - 20
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $434.7K Rest of the world: $220.5K Worldwide: $655.2K - 21
Dec 16, 2019 US and Canada: $453.7K Rest of the world: $21.8K Worldwide: $475.5K - 22
Dec 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $472.1K - 23
Dec 24, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $460.7K - 24
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $265.1K Rest of the world: $102.7K Worldwide: $367.8K - 25
Dec 27, 2019 US and Canada: $364.7K Rest of the world: $236 Worldwide: $365K - 26
Dec 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $348.2K - 27
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: $23.9K Rest of the world: $185K Worldwide: $208.8K - 28
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $206.5K - 29
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $197.6K - 30
Dec 31, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $179.8K - 31
Dec 27, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $175K - 32
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $167.8K - 33
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $157.2K - 34
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $120.8K - 35
Dec 1, 2019 US and Canada: $97.9K Rest of the world: $8.3K Worldwide: $106.1K - 36
Dec 3, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $98.7K - 37
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $93K - 38
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $89.8K - 39
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $75.4K - 40
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $9.1K Rest of the world: $53.2K Worldwide: $62.3K - 41
Dec 5, 2019 US and Canada: $50.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $50.9K - 42
Dec 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.9K - 43
Dec 9, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.6K - 44
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.8K - 45
Dec 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.1K - 46
Dec 1, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.8K - 47
Dec 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.7K - 48
Dec 12, 2019 US and Canada: $8.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.1K - 49
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $6.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.5K - 50
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in December 2019?
Of the top 10, Uncut Gems (2019) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Little Women (2019) made 67% of its gross abroad. Across all 55 films, $1.4B (43%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.1B $515.2M US & Canada · 48% $561.8M elsewhere · 52%
- 2 Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) $801.7M $320.3M US & Canada · 40% $481.4M elsewhere · 60%
- 3 1917 (2019) $446.1M $159.2M US & Canada · 36% $286.8M elsewhere · 64%
- 4 Little Women (2019) $332.1M $108.1M US & Canada · 33% $224M elsewhere · 67%
- 5 Spies in Disguise (2019) $171.6M $66.8M US & Canada · 39% $104.9M elsewhere · 61%
- 6 Cats (2019) $75.6M $27.2M US & Canada · 36% $48.4M elsewhere · 64%
- 7 Bombshell (2019) $61.4M $31.8M US & Canada · 52% $29.6M elsewhere · 48%
- 8 Just Mercy (2019) $50.9M $36M US & Canada · 71% $14.9M elsewhere · 29%
- 9 Uncut Gems (2019) $50M $50M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 Richard Jewell (2019) $44.6M $22.3M US & Canada · 50% $22.3M elsewhere · 50%
Gross bands
How Many December 2019 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
5 of 55 films crossed $100M and took $2.8B between them, 89% of the total. 42 films, 76% of the list, earned under $10M.
34% 25% 30% 10%
- $1B or more 1 film, 2% of the list $1.1B · 34% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 1 film, 2% of the list $801.7M · 25% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 3 films, 5% of the list $949.8M · 30% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 8 films, 15% of the list $333.9M · 10% of the gross
- Under $10M 42 films, 76% of the list $21.6M · <1% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of December 2019 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 51 (Dec 15–21) took $1.2B, led by Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 1–7 Playmobil: The Movie (2019) $22.2M Playmobil: The Movie (2019)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 8–14 Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) $1B Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 15–21 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.2B Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 22–28 1917 (2019) $1B 1917 (2019)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 29–31 A Christmas Carol (2019) $179.8K A Christmas Carol (2019)
Earlier years
How Does December 2019 Compare With December in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, December 2015 earned the most: $4.1B from 46 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). December 2019 took $3.2B.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2010 33 films | 33 | $2.6B | – | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) $415.7M |
| December 2011 34 films · +1% | 34 | $2.6B | +1% | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) $694.7M |
| December 2012 38 films · +2% | 38 | $2.7B | +2% | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) $1B |
| December 2013 39 films · +8% | 39 | $2.9B | +8% | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) $959.1M |
| December 2014 38 films · +3% | 38 | $3B | +3% | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) $962.3M |
| December 2015 46 films · +38% | 46 | $4.1B | +38% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| December 2016 49 films · −27% | 49 | $3B | −27% | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B |
| December 2017 55 films · +29% | 55 | $3.9B | +29% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
| December 2018 45 films · −22% | 45 | $3B | −22% | Aquaman (2018) $1.2B |
| December 2019 55 films · +5% | 55 | $3.2B | +5% | Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.1B |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in December 2019?
Adventure took $2.1B across 7 films, 65% of the total, ahead of Action ($2.1B) and Fantasy ($2B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
December 2019 English Box Office by Genre
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Adventure $2.1B7 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) -
Action $2.1B9 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) -
Fantasy $2B4 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) -
Sci-Fi $1.2B7 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) -
Comedy $1.1B12 films · #1 Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) -
Drama $1.1B30 films · #1 1917 (2019) -
War $467.6M4 films · #1 1917 (2019) -
Romance $340.3M5 films · #1 Little Women (2019) -
Animation $266.8M5 films · #1 Spies in Disguise (2019) -
Family $264M4 films · #1 Spies in Disguise (2019)
Archive
English Box Office in 2019, Month by Month
The months of 2019 with their totals: April leads with $3.8B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
- January $603.7M #1 Glass (2019)
- February $1.5B #1 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
- March $2.1B #1 Captain Marvel (2019)
- April $3.8B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- May $3B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- June $2.6B #1 Toy Story 4 (2019)
- July $3.4B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- August $1.7B #1 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
- September $1.3B #1 It: Chapter Two (2019)
- October $2.4B #1 Joker (2019)
- November $3B #1 Frozen II (2019)
- December $3.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
FAQ
English Box Office December 2019: 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 55 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in December 2019?
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) leads with $1.1B worldwide, $515.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) at $801.7M and 1917 (2019) at $446.1M.
How much did English-language movies released in December 2019 earn?
55 English-language films released in December 2019 report a worldwide gross, $3.2B in all, or $57.9M per film on average. November 2019 releases took $3B.
How many English-language movies released in December 2019 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019). 5 crossed $100 million.
How is the December 2019 English 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 December 2019. 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the December 2019 English 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.