The Amazing Digital Circus Beats Estimates With $36.6M Global Haul

Weekend actuals are in, and once again, The Amazing Digital Circus has surpassed all expectations and beaten estimates, pulling in a $36.6 Million global haul over four days.

The Last Act, the highly anticipated finale of Gooseworx and Glitch Productions’ landmark YouTube-native indie animated series, was initially projected to finish the four-day window, Thursday-Sunday, at around $35 million. Actual results released Tuesday by distributors Glitch, Fathom Entertainment, and Piece of Magic Entertainment pushed the total more than a million dollars higher, making the theatrical finale one of the biggest box office successes ever achieved by a digital-native animation property.

In North America, the film earned more than $20.2 million during its four-day opening frame in over 2,200 theaters. Fathom Entertainment said the release set company records for presales, three-day grosses, and four-day grosses. The film ranked third among new releases and fifth overall for the weekend.

Europe contributed another $12.7 million from approximately 3,000 screens across 38 markets. According to distributor Piece of Magic Entertainment, the film ranked first on opening day in the U.K., France, Benelux, Spain, and Poland, and finished among the weekend’s five highest-grossing titles in most European territories.

Mexico added $2.1 million and roughly 585,000 admissions, while Australia and New Zealand generated nearly $1.6 million combined.

Caspar Nadaud, CEO & Founder of the special’s European distributor Piece of Magic Entertainment, said in a release:

This result showcases that cinemas have a unique power to bring fan communities together. It is also a testament that such releases can scale across territories and deliver outstanding box office results. We are proud to have partnered with Glitch Productions and to have been part of turning a digital-first franchise into a true international big-screen event.

Ray Nutt, CEO of the North American distributor Fathom Entertainment, added:

The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act established several Fathom Entertainment presales records and scored a jaw-dropping $20M+ in box office receipts over the first four days in theatres, illustrating the power and appeal of bringing innovative content with established fanbases to the big screen.

The Amazing Digital Circus first launched on YouTube in 2023 and has since accumulated more than one billion views online. The theatrical release combines episodes eight and nine of the series and serves as the franchise’s concluding chapter, and a milestone moment in independent animation history.