#1 of 4 #1 movie of Week 53, 2019
2019 · Romance, Family
$9.1M worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Box office · Week 53 · Dec 29–31, 2019
Box Office Week 53, 2019: Highest-Grossing Releases of Dec 29–31
Begin, Again (2019) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 53 of 2019 (Dec 29–31), with $9.1M worldwide, ahead of S.W.A.T. (2019) at $8.3M and A Christmas Carol (2019) at $179.8K. 4 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $17.6M in all. That is down 99% on Week 52, 2019, whose releases took $1.3B.
- week 53 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $17.6M
- Begin, Again (2019), the #1
- $9.1M
- vs Week 52, 2019
- −99%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 53 of 2019?
Begin, Again (2019) leads with $9.1M, 52% of the total. The top 4 together took $17.6M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Release of Week 53 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 53 of 2019 (Dec 29–31).
- 1 Dec 31, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.1M
- 2 Dec 29, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.3M
- 3 Dec 31, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $179.8K
- 4 Dec 31, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 53 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 53 releases took $17.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 47 (Nov 17–23) with $1.6B, led by Frozen II (2019).
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 17–23 Frozen II (2019) $1.6B Frozen II (2019)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 24–30 Knives Out (2019) $446.5M Knives Out (2019)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 1–7 Playmobil: The Movie (2019) $59.2M Playmobil: The Movie (2019)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 8–14 Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) $1.3B Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 15–21 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.3B Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 22–28 1917 (2019) $1.3B 1917 (2019)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 29–31 Begin, Again (2019) $17.6M Begin, Again (2019)
- Week 1, 2020 Wk 1 Jan 1–4 Adoring (2020) $205.8M Adoring (2020)
- Week 2, 2020 Wk 2 Jan 5–11 Les Misérables (2020) $278.4M Les Misérables (2020)
Earlier years
How Does Week 53 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 53, 2011 earned the most: $413.3M from 13 films, led by War Horse (2011). Week 53, 2019 took $17.6M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 53, 2010 Dec 26–31 14 films | 14 | $120.9M | – | Biutiful (2010) $25.1M |
| Week 53, 2011 Dec 25–31 13 films · +242% | 13 | $413.3M | +242% | War Horse (2011) $177.6M |
| Week 53, 2012 Dec 30–31 1 film · −100% | 1 | $54.9K | −100% | Feu: Crazy Horse Paris (2012) $54.9K |
| Week 53, 2013 Dec 29–31 4 films · +22539% | 4 | $12.4M | +22539% | Up in the Wind (2013) $11.8M |
| Week 53, 2014 Dec 28–31 8 films · +305% | 8 | $50.3M | +305% | One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014) $18.6M |
| Week 53, 2015 Dec 27–31 6 films · +155% | 6 | $128.2M | +155% | Devil and Angel (2015) $98.6M |
| Week 53, 2016 Dec 25–31 20 films · +218% | 20 | $407.8M | +218% | Hidden Figures (2016) $236M |
| Week 53, 2017 Dec 31 2 films · −100% | 2 | $60.7K | −100% | Retina (2017) $41.3K |
| Week 53, 2018 Dec 30–31 1 film · +13263% | 1 | $8.1M | +13263% | Dino King: Journey to Fire Mountain (2018) $8.1M |
| Week 53, 2019 Dec 29–31 4 films · +117% | 4 | $17.6M | +117% | Begin, Again (2019) $9.1M |
Archive
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).
- Week 1 $193.8M
- Week 2 $178.9M
- Week 3 $496.9M
- Week 4 $240.5M
- Week 5 $96.4M
- Week 6 $1.9B
- Week 7 $671M
- Week 8 $619.8M
- Week 9 $238.9M
- Week 10 $1.2B
- Week 11 $679.3M
- Week 12 $366M
- Week 13 $44.2M
- Week 14 $535.7M
- Week 15 $365M
- Week 16 $273.7M
- Week 17 $2.8B
- Week 18 $265.5M
- Week 19 $611.1M
- Week 20 $490.4M
- Week 21 $1.2B
- Week 22 $678.4M
- Week 23 $903.4M
- Week 24 $315.3M
- Week 25 $1.2B
- Week 26 $413.4M
- Week 27 $1.2B
- Week 28 $366.1M
- Week 29 $1.7B
- Week 30 $507.8M
- Week 31 $880.7M
- Week 32 $935.2M
- Week 33 $488.5M
- Week 34 $347.5M
- Week 35 $818.1M
- Week 36 $534.8M
- Week 37 $359.4M
- Week 38 $444.9M
- Week 39 $300M
- Week 40 $1.9B
- Week 41 $775.8M
- Week 42 $770M
- Week 43 $222.7M
- Week 44 $367.5M
- Week 45 $722.1M
- Week 46 $482M
- Week 47 $1.6B
- Week 48 $446.5M
- Week 49 $59.2M
- Week 50 $1.3B
- Week 51 $1.3B
- Week 52 $1.3B
- Week 53 $17.6M
FAQ
Box Office Week 53 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in week 53 of 2019 (Dec 29–31)?
Begin, Again (2019) leads with $9.1M worldwide. Next come S.W.A.T. (2019) at $8.3M and A Christmas Carol (2019) at $179.8K.
How much did movies released in week 53 of 2019 (Dec 29–31) earn?
4 films released in week 53 of 2019 (Dec 29–31) report a worldwide gross, $17.6M in all, or $4.4M per film on average. Week 52, 2019 releases took $1.3B.
How many movies released in week 53 of 2019 (Dec 29–31) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Begin, Again (2019), earned $9.1M.
How is the week 53, 2019 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 53 of 2019 (Dec 29–31). 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 53, 2019 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.