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Drama box office · Week 27 · Jun 27–Jul 3, 1971

Drama Box Office, Week 27 of 1971: Drama Releases of Jun 27–Jul 3

Carnal Knowledge (1971) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3), with $34K worldwide, ahead of Walkabout (1971) at $1.9K and The Decameron (1971) at $839. 4 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $36.7K in all, 92% of it from the US & Canada.

week 27 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$36.7K
Carnal Knowledge (1971), the #1
$34K
earned in the US & Canada
92%
Carnal Knowledge (1971) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 drama movie of Week 27, 1971

Carnal Knowledge (1971)

1971 · Drama

$34K worldwide · 93% of the chart's total

$33.7K US & Canada · 99% $321 elsewhere · <1%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 27 of 1971?

Carnal Knowledge (1971) leads with $34K, 93% of the total. The top 4 together took $36.7K, 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. Carnal Knowledge (1971) movie poster Number 1
    $34K Carnal Knowledge (1971)
    $33.7K US & Canada · 99% $321 elsewhere · <1%
  2. Walkabout (1971) movie poster Number 2
    $1.9K Walkabout (1971)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Decameron (1971) movie poster Number 3
    $839 The Decameron (1971)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) movie poster Number 4
    $27 Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Drama Release of Week 27 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 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3).

  1. 1 Carnal Knowledge (1971) movie poster
    Carnal Knowledge (1971) Jun 30, 1971 · English · Drama $34K worldwide
    Jun 30, 1971 US and Canada: $33.7K Rest of the world: $321 Worldwide: $34K
  2. 2 Walkabout (1971) movie poster
    Walkabout (1971) Jul 1, 1971 · English · Adventure, Drama $1.9K worldwide
    Jul 1, 1971 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K
  3. 3 The Decameron (1971) movie poster
    The Decameron (1971) Jun 28, 1971 · Italian · Drama, Comedy, History $839 worldwide
    Jun 28, 1971 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $839
  4. 4 Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) movie poster
    Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) Jul 1, 1971 · English · Drama $27 worldwide
    Jul 1, 1971 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27
Earlier years

How Does Week 27 of 1971 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 27, 1963 earned the most: $230.6K from 1 film, led by The Great Escape (1963). Week 27, 1971 took $36.7K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 27, 1962 Jul 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1963 Jun 30–Jul 6 1 film 1 $230.6K – The Great Escape (1963) $230.6K
Week 27, 1964 Jun 28–Jul 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1965 Jun 27–Jul 3 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1966 Jun 26–Jul 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1967 Jul 2–8 1 film 1 $15.5K – A Man Vanishes (1967) $15.5K
Week 27, 1968 Jun 30–Jul 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1969 Jun 29–Jul 5 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1970 Jun 28–Jul 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1971 Jun 27–Jul 3 4 films 4 $36.7K – Carnal Knowledge (1971) $34K
FAQ

Drama Box Office Week 27 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3)?

Carnal Knowledge (1971) leads with $34K worldwide, $33.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Walkabout (1971) at $1.9K and The Decameron (1971) at $839.

How much did drama movies released in week 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3) earn?

4 drama films released in week 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3) report a worldwide gross, $36.7K in all, or $9.2K per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Carnal Knowledge (1971), earned $34K.

How much of the Week 27, 1971 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$33.7K of the $36.7K total, or 92%, 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 week 27, 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 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3). 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 27, 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.