#1 of 3 #1 comedy movie of Week 51, 1974
1974 · Comedy
$86.3M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$86.3M US & Canada · 100% $4.2K elsewhere · <1%
Comedy box office · Week 51 · Dec 15–21, 1974
Comedy Box Office, Week 51 of 1974: Comedy Releases of Dec 15–21
Young Frankenstein (1974) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 51 of 1974 (Dec 15–21), with $86.3M worldwide, ahead of We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) at $117.9K and Scent of a Woman (1974) at $42K. 3 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $86.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 51 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $86.4M
- Young Frankenstein (1974), the #1
- $86.3M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Comedy Hits of Week 51 of 1974?
Young Frankenstein (1974) leads with $86.3M, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $86.4M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 51 of 1974, 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 51 of 1974 (Dec 15–21).
- 1 Dec 15, 1974 US and Canada: $86.3M Rest of the world: $4.2K Worldwide: $86.3M
- 2 Dec 21, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $117.9K
- 3 Dec 20, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42K
Earlier years
How Does Week 51 of 1974 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 51, 1967 earned the most: $105M from 2 films, led by The Graduate (1967). Week 51, 1974 took $86.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 51, 1965 Dec 12–18 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 51, 1966 Dec 11–17 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 51, 1967 Dec 17–23 2 films | 2 | $105M | – | The Graduate (1967) $105M |
| Week 51, 1968 Dec 15–21 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 51, 1969 Dec 14–20 1 film | 1 | $403.1K | – | Hello, Dolly! (1969) $403.1K |
| Week 51, 1970 Dec 13–19 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 51, 1971 Dec 12–18 2 films | 2 | $10.6M | – | Gentlemen of Fortune (1971) $10.6M |
| Week 51, 1972 Dec 10–16 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 51, 1973 Dec 16–22 2 films | 2 | $18.5M | – | Sleeper (1973) $18.3M |
| Week 51, 1974 Dec 15–21 3 films · +366% | 3 | $86.4M | +366% | Young Frankenstein (1974) $86.3M |
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 1974, Week by Week
8 weeks of 1974 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 6 (Feb 3–9) with $119.6M, led by Blazing Saddles (1974).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $13.5K
- Week 6 $119.6M
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 No grosses
- 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 No grosses
- Week 20 $50.7K
- Week 21 $21.7M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $38.2M
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 $43M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 $10.6K
- 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 No grosses
- Week 51 $86.4M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 51 of 1974: 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 51 of 1974 (Dec 15–21)?
Young Frankenstein (1974) leads with $86.3M worldwide, $86.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) at $117.9K and Scent of a Woman (1974) at $42K.
How much did comedy movies released in week 51 of 1974 (Dec 15–21) earn?
3 comedy films released in week 51 of 1974 (Dec 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $86.4M in all, or $28.8M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 51 of 1974 (Dec 15–21) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Young Frankenstein (1974), earned $86.3M.
How is the week 51, 1974 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 51 of 1974 (Dec 15–21). 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 51, 1974 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.