#1 of 2 #1 comedy movie of Week 12, 1972
1972 · Comedy, Crime
$5.4K worldwide · 66% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Comedy box office · Week 12 · Mar 12–18, 1972
Comedy Box Office, Week 12 of 1972: Comedy Releases of Mar 12–18
Pink Flamingos (1972) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 12 of 1972 (Mar 12–18), with $5.4K worldwide, ahead of Buck and the Preacher (1972) at $2.8K. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.1K in all.
- week 12 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $8.1K
- Pink Flamingos (1972), the #1
- $5.4K
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 12 of 1972, 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 12 of 1972 (Mar 12–18).
- 1 Mar 17, 1972 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4K
- 2
Mar 17, 1972 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 1972, Week by Week
10 weeks of 1972 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 33 (Aug 6–12) with $18.1M, led by Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $250
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $886.7K
- Week 11 $807
- Week 12 $8.1K
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $15.4K
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $9K
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 $18.1M
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $103.2K
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $201.2K
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $22.8K
- Week 53 No grosses
- Week 54 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 12 of 1972: 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 12 of 1972 (Mar 12–18)?
Pink Flamingos (1972) leads with $5.4K worldwide. Next come Buck and the Preacher (1972) at $2.8K.
How much did comedy movies released in week 12 of 1972 (Mar 12–18) earn?
2 comedy films released in week 12 of 1972 (Mar 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $8.1K in all, or $4.1K per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 12 of 1972 (Mar 12–18) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Pink Flamingos (1972), earned $5.4K.
How is the week 12, 1972 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 12 of 1972 (Mar 12–18). 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 12, 1972 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.