<P> On September 30, 2017, a special titled The Making of My Little Pony: The Movie aired on Discovery Family, a joint venture between Discovery Communications (now Discovery, Inc .) and Hasbro; it was watched by 18,000 viewers . </P> <P> My Little Pony: The Movie was released on December 19, 2017 for digital downloads and was later released on January 9, 2018 for DVD, Blu - ray, and On Demand . Its special features includes a deleted scene, a music video for the song "I'm the Friend You Need", three featurettes starring the Mane Six, an exclusive Equestria Girls animated short, and the Hanazuki: Full of Treasures short bundled with the film's theatrical release . However, the home media release lacks a Dolby Atmos soundtrack and instead has a standard DTS - HD Master Audio 5.1 mix . </P> <P> My Little Pony: The Movie has grossed $21.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $38.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $60.3 million . </P> <P> In the United States and Canada, the film was expected to gross between $10 million and $17 million from 2,528 theaters in its opening weekend . It made $3 million on its first day, including $290,000 from Thursday night previews . It ended up opening to $8.9 million finishing 4th at the box office behind Blade Runner 2049, The Mountain Between Us, and It . Amid Amidi of Cartoon Brew stated that, despite the opening being considered a disappointment, any reasonable return from the film would be seen as positive by Hasbro because it is tied to the toy line . The film dropped 54% in its second weekend, making $4.1 million and falling to 9th . </P>

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