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Drama box office · May 1969

Drama Box Office, May 1969: Top-Grossing Releases

Midnight Cowboy (1969) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in May 1969, with $44.8M worldwide, ahead of My Night at Maud’s (1969) at $11.1K and Antonio das Mortes (1969) at $6K. 4 drama films released in May 1969 report a worldwide gross, $44.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1969 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$44.8M
Midnight Cowboy (1969), the #1
$44.8M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Midnight Cowboy (1969) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 drama movie of May 1969

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

1969 · Drama

$44.8M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$44.8M US & Canada · 100% $17.9K elsewhere · <1%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of May 1969?

Midnight Cowboy (1969) leads with $44.8M, 100% of the total. The top 4 together took $44.8M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Midnight Cowboy (1969) movie poster Number 1
    $44.8M Midnight Cowboy (1969)
    $44.8M US & Canada · 100% $17.9K elsewhere · <1%
  2. My Night at Maud’s (1969) movie poster Number 2
    $11.1K My Night at Maud’s (1969)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Antonio das Mortes (1969) movie poster Number 3
    $6K Antonio das Mortes (1969)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. A Gentle Woman (1969) movie poster Number 4
    $2.4K A Gentle Woman (1969)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of May 1969, 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 May 1969.

  1. 1 Midnight Cowboy (1969) movie poster
    Midnight Cowboy (1969) May 25, 1969 · English · Drama $44.8M worldwide
    May 25, 1969 US and Canada: $44.8M Rest of the world: $17.9K Worldwide: $44.8M
  2. 2 My Night at Maud’s (1969) movie poster
    My Night at Maud’s (1969) May 15, 1969 · French · Romance, Drama, Comedy $11.1K worldwide
    May 15, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.1K
  3. 3 Antonio das Mortes (1969) movie poster
    Antonio das Mortes (1969) May 20, 1969 · Portuguese · Drama, Action, Western $6K worldwide
    May 20, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6K
  4. 4 A Gentle Woman (1969) movie poster
    A Gentle Woman (1969) May 22, 1969 · French · Romance, Drama $2.4K worldwide
    May 22, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
By release week

Which Week of May 1969 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 22 (May 25–31) took $44.8M, led by Midnight Cowboy (1969). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 27–May 3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 19 Wk 19 May 4–10 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 20 Wk 20 May 11–17 My Night at Maud’s (1969) $11.1K My Night at Maud’s (1969)
  4. Week 21 Wk 21 May 18–24 Antonio das Mortes (1969) $8.3K Antonio das Mortes (1969)
  5. Week 22 Wk 22 May 25–31 Midnight Cowboy (1969) $44.8M Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Earlier years

How Does May 1969 Compare With May in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, May 1969 earned the most: $44.8M from 4 films, led by Midnight Cowboy (1969).

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
May 1960 2 films 2 $42.2K – L’Avventura (1960) $39.2K
May 1961 2 films · +467% 2 $239.4K +467% Last Year at Marienbad (1961) $223.1K
May 1962 4 films · −77% 4 $54.9K −77% Le Combat dans l’île (1962) $50K
May 1963 No films 0 – – –
May 1964 1 film 1 $12.2K – Before the Revolution (1964) $12.2K
May 1965 2 films · +574% 2 $82.2K +574% Alphaville (1965) $66.7K
May 1966 2 films · +106% 2 $169.1K +106% A Man and a Woman (1966) $136.5K
May 1967 1 film · +2361% 1 $4.2M +2361% Belle de Jour (1967) $4.2M
May 1968 4 films · −90% 4 $409.5K −90% Journey to Shiloh (1968) $407.5K
May 1969 4 films · +10847% 4 $44.8M +10847% Midnight Cowboy (1969) $44.8M
Archive

Drama Box Office in 1969, Month by Month

The months of 1969 with their totals: October leads with $116.8M, led by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969).

FAQ

Drama Box Office May 1969: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in May 1969?

Midnight Cowboy (1969) leads with $44.8M worldwide, $44.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come My Night at Maud’s (1969) at $11.1K and Antonio das Mortes (1969) at $6K.

How much did drama movies released in May 1969 earn?

4 drama films released in May 1969 report a worldwide gross, $44.8M in all, or $11.2M per film on average.

How many drama movies released in May 1969 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Midnight Cowboy (1969), earned $44.8M.

How much of the May 1969 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$44.8M of the $44.8M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 1969 drama 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 May 1969. 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 May 1969 drama 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.