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Film-Noir box office · August 1946

Film-Noir Box Office, August 1946: Top-Grossing Releases

The Big Sleep (1946) is the highest-grossing film-noir movie released in August 1946, with $51.1K worldwide. 1 film-noir film released in August 1946 reports a worldwide gross, $51.1K in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada.

August 1946 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$51.1K
The Big Sleep (1946), the #1
$51.1K
earned in the US & Canada
50%
The Big Sleep (1946) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 film-noir movie of August 1946

The Big Sleep (1946)

1946 · Mystery, Thriller

$51.1K worldwide

$25.6K US & Canada · 50% $25.5K elsewhere · 50%
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The Only Film-Noir Release of August 1946 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in August 1946.

  1. 1 The Big Sleep (1946) movie poster
    The Big Sleep (1946) Aug 31, 1946 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Crime $51.1K worldwide
    Aug 31, 1946 US and Canada: $25.6K Rest of the world: $25.5K Worldwide: $51.1K
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Film-Noir Box Office in 1946, Month by Month

The months of 1946 with their totals: September leads with $117.1K, led by Notorious (1946).

FAQ

Film-Noir Box Office August 1946: 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing film-noir movie in August 1946?

The Big Sleep (1946) leads with $51.1K worldwide, $25.6K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did film-noir movies released in August 1946 earn?

1 film-noir film released in August 1946 reports a worldwide gross, $51.1K in all, or $51.1K per film on average.

How many film-noir movies released in August 1946 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Big Sleep (1946), earned $51.1K.

How much of the August 1946 Film-Noir box office came from the US and Canada?

$25.6K of the $51.1K total, or 50%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the August 1946 film-noir 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 August 1946. 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 August 1946 film-noir 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.