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Drama box office · Week 20 · May 9–15, 1971

Drama Box Office, Week 20 of 1971: Drama Releases of May 9–15

Wake in Fright (1971) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 20 of 1971 (May 9–15), with $269.3K worldwide, ahead of Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971) at $72.1K. 2 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $341.4K in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada.

week 20 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$341.4K
Wake in Fright (1971), the #1
$269.3K
earned in the US & Canada
31%
Wake in Fright (1971) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 drama movie of Week 20, 1971

Wake in Fright (1971)

1971 · Thriller, Drama

$269.3K worldwide · 79% of the chart's total

$50.4K US & Canada · 19% $218.9K elsewhere · 81%
The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 20 of 1971, 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 20 of 1971 (May 9–15).

  1. 1 Wake in Fright (1971) movie poster
    Wake in Fright (1971) May 12, 1971 · English · Thriller, Drama $269.3K worldwide
    May 12, 1971 US and Canada: $50.4K Rest of the world: $218.9K Worldwide: $269.3K
  2. 2 Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971) movie poster
    Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971) May 13, 1971 · French · Drama, Romance $72.1K worldwide
    May 13, 1971 US and Canada: $56.6K Rest of the world: $15.5K Worldwide: $72.1K
Archive

Drama Box Office in 1971, Week by Week

21 weeks of 1971 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 41 (Oct 3–9) with $51.7M, led by The French Connection (1971).

FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 20 of 1971: 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 drama movie in week 20 of 1971 (May 9–15)?

Wake in Fright (1971) leads with $269.3K worldwide, $50.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971) at $72.1K.

How much did drama movies released in week 20 of 1971 (May 9–15) earn?

2 drama films released in week 20 of 1971 (May 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $341.4K in all, or $170.7K per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 20 of 1971 (May 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Wake in Fright (1971), earned $269.3K.

How much of the Week 20, 1971 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$107K of the $341.4K total, or 31%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 20, 1971 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 week 20 of 1971 (May 9–15). 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 20, 1971 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.