#1 of 148 #1 movie of December 2017
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
2017 · Action, Adventure
$1.3B worldwide · 26% of the chart's total
$620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
Box office · December 2017
December 2017 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing December Releases
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) is the highest-grossing movie released in December 2017, with $1.3B worldwide, ahead of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) at $962.5M and The Greatest Showman (2017) at $469.1M. 148 films released in December 2017 report a worldwide gross, $5.1B in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 10 crossed $100 million. That is up 23% on November 2017, whose releases took $4.1B. By genre, Adventure leads with $2.9B across 16 releases.
- December 2017 releases with a gross
- 148
- combined worldwide
- $5.1B
- films crossed $100M
- 10
- vs November 2017
- +23%
#1 of 148 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of December 2017?
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) leads with $1.3B, 26% of the total. The top 5 together took $3.3B, 65% of what all 148 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $1.3B Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)$620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
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The chart
Every Release of December 2017, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 148. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 2017.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $620.2M Rest of the world: $714.2M Worldwide: $1.3B
Dec 15, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure $1.3B worldwide - 2 Dec 20, 2017 US and Canada: $404.5M Rest of the world: $558M Worldwide: $962.5M
- 3 Dec 20, 2017 US and Canada: $174.3M Rest of the world: $294.7M Worldwide: $469.1M
- 4 Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $84.4M Rest of the world: $211.7M Worldwide: $296.1M
- 5 Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $225.2M Worldwide: $227.1M
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Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: $63.9M Rest of the world: $131.4M Worldwide: $195.2M - 7
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $81.9M Rest of the world: $111.9M Worldwide: $193.8M - 8
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $104.9M Rest of the world: $80.5M Worldwide: $185.4M - 9
Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $107.5M Worldwide: $109.4M
Dec 22, 2017 · Korean · Action, Adventure $109.4M worldwide - 10
Dec 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $108.6M - 11
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $5.6M Rest of the world: $81.8M Worldwide: $87.3M - 12
Dec 25, 2017 US and Canada: $28.8M Rest of the world: $30.5M Worldwide: $59.3M - 13
Dec 25, 2017 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: $31.9M Worldwide: $57M - 14
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $24.4M Rest of the world: $30.6M Worldwide: $55M - 15
Dec 8, 2017 US and Canada: $30M Rest of the world: $23.9M Worldwide: $53.9M - 16
Dec 27, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $53.8M - 17
Dec 25, 2017 US and Canada: $21.2M Rest of the world: $31M Worldwide: $52.2M - 18
Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $124.2K Rest of the world: $46.1M Worldwide: $46.3M - 19
Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield (2017)Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: $14.2K Rest of the world: $40M Worldwide: $40M
Dec 1, 2017 · Chinese · Action, Drama $40M worldwide - 20
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $29.8M Rest of the world: $5.8M Worldwide: $35.7M - 21
Dec 29, 2017 US and Canada: $70.8K Rest of the world: $35.3M Worldwide: $35.4M - 22
Dec 9, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.2M - 23
Dec 29, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35M - 24
Dec 14, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.8M - 25
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: $21.1M Rest of the world: $8.7M Worldwide: $29.8M - 26
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: $241.9K Rest of the world: $29.5M Worldwide: $29.7M - 27
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $17.5M Rest of the world: $8.2M Worldwide: $25.7M - 28
Dec 16, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.4M - 29
Dec 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.1M - 30
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $14.5M Worldwide: $15.9M - 31
Dec 29, 2017 US and Canada: $34.2K Rest of the world: $11.8M Worldwide: $11.8M - 32
Dec 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.4M - 33
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017)Dec 9, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.3M
Dec 9, 2017 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi $10.3M worldwide - 34
Dec 8, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6M - 35
Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.3M - 36
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.1M - 37
Dec 8, 2017 US and Canada: $6.1M Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $7.6M - 38
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8M - 39
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6M - 40
Dec 27, 2017 US and Canada: $321K Rest of the world: $4.8M Worldwide: $5.1M - 41
Dec 5, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M - 42
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3M - 43
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: $183.9K Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $4.3M - 44
Dec 29, 2017 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $4M - 45
Dec 20, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M - 46
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: $566.4K Rest of the world: $3.4M Worldwide: $3.9M - 47
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M - 48
Dec 14, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M - 49
Dec 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M - 50
Dec 27, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in December 2017?
Of the top 10, Pitch Perfect 3 (2017) earned the biggest share at home (57% in the US & Canada), while Youth (2017) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 148 films, $1.8B (35%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 10 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B $620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
- 2 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) $962.5M $404.5M US & Canada · 42% $558M elsewhere · 58%
- 3 The Greatest Showman (2017) $469.1M $174.3M US & Canada · 37% $294.7M elsewhere · 63%
- 4 Ferdinand (2017) $296.1M $84.4M US & Canada · 29% $211.7M elsewhere · 71%
- 5 Youth (2017) $227.1M $1.9M US & Canada · <1% $225.2M elsewhere · 99%
- 6 The Shape of Water (2017) $195.2M $63.9M US & Canada · 33% $131.4M elsewhere · 67%
- 7 The Post (2017) $193.8M $81.9M US & Canada · 42% $111.9M elsewhere · 58%
- 8 Pitch Perfect 3 (2017) $185.4M $104.9M US & Canada · 57% $80.5M elsewhere · 43%
- 9 Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) $109.4M $1.9M US & Canada · 2% $107.5M elsewhere · 98%
- 10 Three Seconds (2017) $108.6M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many December 2017 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
10 of 148 films crossed $100M and took $4.1B between them, 81% of the total. 115 films, 78% of the list, earned under $10M.
26% 19% 35% 17%
- $1B or more 1 film, <1% of the list $1.3B · 26% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 1 film, <1% of the list $962.5M · 19% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 8 films, 5% of the list $1.8B · 35% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 23 films, 16% of the list $858M · 17% of the gross
- Under $10M 115 films, 78% of the list $129.4M · 3% of the gross
By release week
Which Week of December 2017 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 51 (Dec 17–23) took $2.2B, led by Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 26–Dec 2 The Shape of Water (2017) $347.7M The Shape of Water (2017)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 3–9 I, Tonya (2017) $135.8M I, Tonya (2017)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 10–16 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $2B Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 17–23 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) $2.2B Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 24–30 Three Seconds (2017) $438M Three Seconds (2017)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 31 Retina (2017) $60.7K Retina (2017)
Earlier years
How Does December 2017 Compare With December in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, December 2009 earned the most: $5.2B from 89 films, led by Avatar (2009). December 2017 took $5.1B.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| December 2008 94 films | 94 | $2.9B | – | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) $335.8M |
| December 2009 89 films · +81% | 89 | $5.2B | +81% | Avatar (2009) $2.9B |
| December 2010 100 films · −37% | 100 | $3.3B | −37% | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) $415.7M |
| December 2011 99 films · −8% | 99 | $3B | −8% | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) $694.7M |
| December 2012 93 films · +8% | 93 | $3.3B | +8% | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) $1B |
| December 2013 95 films · +3% | 95 | $3.4B | +3% | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) $959.1M |
| December 2014 108 films · +6% | 108 | $3.6B | +6% | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) $962.3M |
| December 2015 119 films · +43% | 119 | $5.1B | +43% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| December 2016 120 films · −10% | 120 | $4.6B | −10% | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B |
| December 2017 148 films · +10% | 148 | $5.1B | +10% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in December 2017?
Adventure took $2.9B across 16 films, 57% of the total, ahead of Fantasy ($2.8B) and Action ($2.7B). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $3.9B across 55 films, 76% of the total, ahead of Korean-language films ($225.7M) and Chinese-language films ($166M).
December 2017 Box Office by Genre
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Adventure $2.9B16 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) -
Fantasy $2.8B9 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) -
Action $2.7B33 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) -
Drama $1.8B69 films · #1 The Greatest Showman (2017) -
Comedy $1.7B44 films · #1 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) -
Sci-Fi $1.4B8 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) -
Family $1.3B14 films · #1 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) -
Biography $867M9 films · #1 The Greatest Showman (2017) -
Romance $783.2M22 films · #1 The Greatest Showman (2017) -
Thriller $526.7M29 films · #1 The Post (2017)
December 2017 Box Office by Language
- English $3.9B55 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- Korean $225.7M4 films · #1 Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)
- Chinese $166M6 films · #1 The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017)
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Russian $112.6M3 films · #1 Three Seconds (2017) -
Hindi $90.3M4 films · #1 Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) - Japanese $87.9M8 films · #1 Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)
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German $25.2M3 films · #1 This Crazy Heart (2017) -
French $15.5M7 films · #1 Joint Custody (2017) -
Italian $15M3 films · #1 Like a Cat on a Highway (2017) - Tamil $12.6M6 films · #1 Balloon (2017)
Archive
Box Office in 2017, Month by Month
The months of 2017 with their totals: December leads with $5.1B, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).
- January $2.3B #1 xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
- February $2.2B #1 Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
- March $4B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- April $2.8B #1 The Fate of the Furious (2017)
- May $2.7B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- June $4.1B #1 Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- July $3.9B #1 Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- August $1.6B #1 Annabelle: Creation (2017)
- September $2.5B #1 It (2017)
- October $1.7B #1 Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
- November $4.1B #1 Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- December $5.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
FAQ
Box Office December 2017: 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 148 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in December 2017?
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) leads with $1.3B worldwide, $620.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) at $962.5M and The Greatest Showman (2017) at $469.1M.
How much did movies released in December 2017 earn?
148 films released in December 2017 report a worldwide gross, $5.1B in all, or $34.2M per film on average. November 2017 releases took $4.1B.
How many movies released in December 2017 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017). 10 crossed $100 million.
How is the December 2017 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 2017. 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 December 2017 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.