A Little Box Office Mojo

Per Box Office Mojo and Animated News, here are the numbers for the 3D animated films currently in release:

10) Barnyard with $5,652,932 ($54,930,100 total; 4th week)
16) Monster House with $1,141,933 ($69,368,839 total; 6th week)
22) Cars with $734,162 ($240,555,222 total; 12th week)
25) The Ant Bully with $559,907 ($25,669,795 total; 5th week)
36) Over the Hedge with $172,121 ($154,767,362 total; 15th week)
76) Ice Age: The Meltdown with $9,860 ($195,316,542 total; 22nd week)

Again, it's a shame to see that "The Ant Bully" is underperforming at the box office. According to The Numbers it had a production budget of over $45 million, and it has grossed around $35 million worldwide. Hopefully with the few weeks it has left in theaters and DVD sales, it can at least scrape out $10-$20 million. Of course, that doesn't take into account what the advertising budget was.

Monster house currently sits at about $98 million worldwide, and I'm sure DVD sales will at least be decent for it. I'm sure it isn't the numbers that Sony had hoped for, but they should at least wind up with a little change in their pockets at the end of the day.

As for Barnyard, it's hanging in at number 10, with $55 million, though I have no idea what it's production budget was.

Now as for Cars? You know... the film that everyone is saying is Pixar's first film to "underperform" at the box office? Well, that "underperforming" little film has pulled in almost $400 million worldwide and currently sits at number 7 for all 3D Animated films, in terms of revenue generated in the U.S. theaters, where it has drawn around $240 million. So Pixar's little "clunker" is doing just fine.