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Comedy box office · Week 9 · Feb 22–28, 1953

Comedy Box Office, Week 9 of 1953: Comedy Releases of Feb 22–28

Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28), with $257K worldwide, ahead of Duck Amuck (1953) at $14.8K. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $271.8K in all, 5% of it from the US & Canada.

week 9 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$271.8K
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953), the #1
$257K
earned in the US & Canada
5%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of Week 9 of 1953, 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 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28).

  1. 1 Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) movie poster
    Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) Feb 25, 1953 · French · Comedy $257K worldwide
    Feb 25, 1953 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $257K
  2. 2 Duck Amuck (1953) movie poster
    Duck Amuck (1953) Feb 28, 1953 · English · Comedy, Animation $14.8K worldwide
    Feb 28, 1953 US and Canada: $14.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.8K
Archive

Comedy Box Office in 1953, Week by Week

10 weeks of 1953 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 45 (Nov 1–7) with $5M, led by Father of Four (1953).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office Week 9 of 1953: 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 comedy movie in week 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28)?

Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) leads with $257K worldwide. Next come Duck Amuck (1953) at $14.8K.

How much did comedy movies released in week 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28) earn?

2 comedy films released in week 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $271.8K in all, or $135.9K per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in week 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953), earned $257K.

How much of the Week 9, 1953 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$14.8K of the $271.8K total, or 5%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 9, 1953 comedy 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 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28). 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 9, 1953 comedy 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.