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English box office · Week 51 · Dec 15–21, 2019

English Box Office, Week 51 of 2019: English Releases of Dec 15–21

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 51 of 2019 (Dec 15–21), with $1.1B worldwide, ahead of Cats (2019) at $75.6M and Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) at $475.5K. 7 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.2B in all, 47% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion. That is up 15% on Week 50, 2019, whose releases took $1B. By genre, Fantasy leads with $1.2B across 2 English releases.

week 51 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$1.2B
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 50, 2019
+15%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest English Hits of Week 51 of 2019?

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) leads with $1.1B, 93% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.2B, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) movie poster Number 1
    $1.1B Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
    $515.2M US & Canada · 48% $561.8M elsewhere · 52%
  2. Cats (2019) movie poster Number 2
    $75.6M Cats (2019)
    $27.2M US & Canada · 36% $48.4M elsewhere · 64%
  3. Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) movie poster Number 3
    $475.5K Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019)
    $453.7K US & Canada · 95% $21.8K elsewhere · 5%
  4. Kaddish (2019) movie poster Number 4
    $472.1K Kaddish (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Awoken (2019) movie poster Number 5
    $348.2K Awoken (2019)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every English Release of Week 51 of 2019, 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 51 of 2019 (Dec 15–21).

  1. 1 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) movie poster
    Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Dec 20, 2019 · Action, Adventure $1.1B worldwide
    Dec 20, 2019 US and Canada: $515.2M Rest of the world: $561.8M Worldwide: $1.1B
  2. 2 Cats (2019) movie poster
    Cats (2019) Dec 20, 2019 · Drama, Fantasy $75.6M worldwide
    Dec 20, 2019 US and Canada: $27.2M Rest of the world: $48.4M Worldwide: $75.6M
  3. 3 Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) movie poster
    Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) Dec 16, 2019 · Music, Documentary $475.5K worldwide
    Dec 16, 2019 US and Canada: $453.7K Rest of the world: $21.8K Worldwide: $475.5K
  4. 4 Kaddish (2019) movie poster
    Kaddish (2019) Dec 20, 2019 · Drama, History $472.1K worldwide
    Dec 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $472.1K
  5. 5 Awoken (2019) movie poster
    Awoken (2019) Dec 20, 2019 · Mystery, Thriller $348.2K worldwide
    Dec 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $348.2K
  6. 6 Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words (2019) movie poster
    Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words (2019) Dec 16, 2019 · Music, Drama $46.9K worldwide
    Dec 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.9K
  7. 7 Quezon's Game (2019) movie poster
    Quezon's Game (2019) Dec 16, 2019 · Drama, History $8.7K worldwide
    Dec 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.7K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 51 of 2019?

Of the top 7, Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) earned the biggest share at home (95% in the US & Canada), while Cats (2019) made 64% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $542.8M (47%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 7 report no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.1B
    $515.2M US & Canada · 48% $561.8M elsewhere · 52%
  2. 2 Cats (2019) $75.6M
    $27.2M US & Canada · 36% $48.4M elsewhere · 64%
  3. 3 Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) $475.5K
    $453.7K US & Canada · 95% $21.8K elsewhere · 5%
  4. 4 Kaddish (2019) $472.1K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. 5 Awoken (2019) $348.2K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  6. 6 Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words (2019) $46.9K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  7. 7 Quezon's Game (2019) $8.7K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $1.2B. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 47 (Nov 17–23) with $1.6B, led by Frozen II (2019).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 3–9 Midway (2019) $410.3M Midway (2019)
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 10–16 Ford v Ferrari (2019) $338.3M Ford v Ferrari (2019)
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 17–23 Frozen II (2019) $1.6B Frozen II (2019)
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 24–30 Knives Out (2019) $361.8M Knives Out (2019)
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 1–7 Playmobil: The Movie (2019) $22.2M Playmobil: The Movie (2019)
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 8–14 Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) $1B Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
  7. 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)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 22–28 1917 (2019) $1B 1917 (2019)
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 29–31 A Christmas Carol (2019) $179.8K A Christmas Carol (2019)
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2015 earned the most: $2.5B from 10 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). Week 51, 2019 took $1.2B.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 2010 Dec 12–18 6 films 6 $658.8M – TRON: Legacy (2010) $400.1M
Week 51, 2011 Dec 11–17 9 films · +145% 9 $1.6B +145% Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) $694.7M
Week 51, 2012 Dec 16–22 10 films · −55% 10 $724.8M −55% Jack Reacher (2012) $218.3M
Week 51, 2013 Dec 15–21 7 films · −51% 7 $354M −51% Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) $173.6M
Week 51, 2014 Dec 14–20 10 films · +321% 10 $1.5B +321% The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) $962.3M
Week 51, 2015 Dec 13–19 10 films · +66% 10 $2.5B +66% Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B
Week 51, 2016 Dec 11–17 10 films · −50% 10 $1.2B −50% Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B
Week 51, 2017 Dec 17–23 10 films · +40% 10 $1.7B +40% Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) $962.5M
Week 51, 2018 Dec 16–22 11 films · +21% 11 $2.1B +21% Aquaman (2018) $1.2B
Week 51, 2019 Dec 15–21 7 films · −45% 7 $1.2B −45% Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.1B
Archive

English Box Office in 2019, Week by Week

53 weeks of 2019 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 17 (Apr 21–27) with $2.8B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).

FAQ

English Box Office Week 51 of 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in week 51 of 2019 (Dec 15–21)?

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) leads with $1.1B worldwide, $515.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Cats (2019) at $75.6M and Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) at $475.5K.

How much did English-language movies released in week 51 of 2019 (Dec 15–21) earn?

7 English-language films released in week 51 of 2019 (Dec 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $1.2B in all, or $164.8M per film on average. Week 50, 2019 releases took $1B.

How many English-language movies released in week 51 of 2019 (Dec 15–21) made $1 billion?

1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019). 1 crossed $100 million.

How much of the Week 51, 2019 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$542.8M of the $1.2B total, or 47%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 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 week 51 of 2019 (Dec 15–21). 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 week 51, 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.