#1 of 2 #1 biography movie of December 1973
1973 · Biography, Drama
$53.3M worldwide · 64% of the chart's total
$53.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Biography box office · December 1973
Biography Box Office, December 1973: Top-Grossing Releases
Papillon (1973) is the highest-grossing biography movie released in December 1973, with $53.3M worldwide, ahead of Serpico (1973) at $29.9M. 2 biography films released in December 1973 report a worldwide gross, $83.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- December 1973 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $83.1M
- Papillon (1973), the #1
- $53.3M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
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Every Biography Release of December 1973, 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 December 1973.
- 1 Dec 16, 1973 US and Canada: $53.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $53.3M
- 2
Dec 5, 1973 US and Canada: $29.8M Rest of the world: $57.9K Worldwide: $29.9M
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Biography Box Office in 1973, Month by Month
The months of 1973 with their totals: December leads with $83.1M, led by Papillon (1973).
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Biography Box Office December 1973: 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 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing biography movie in December 1973?
Papillon (1973) leads with $53.3M worldwide, $53.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Serpico (1973) at $29.9M.
How much did biography movies released in December 1973 earn?
2 biography films released in December 1973 report a worldwide gross, $83.1M in all, or $41.6M per film on average.
How many biography movies released in December 1973 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Papillon (1973), earned $53.3M.
How is the December 1973 biography 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 1973. 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 1973 biography 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.