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History box office · Week 37 · Sep 8–14, 1996

History Box Office, Week 37 of 1996: History Releases of Sep 8–14

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 37 of 1996 (Sep 8–14), with $4.1M worldwide, ahead of Some Mother’s Son (1996) at $671.4K. 2 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 37 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$4.8M
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996), the #1
$4.1M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 history movie of Week 37, 1996

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)

1996 · Romance, Drama

$4.1M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total

$4.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every History Release of Week 37 of 1996, 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 37 of 1996 (Sep 8–14).

  1. 1 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) movie poster
    Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) Sep 11, 1996 · English · Romance, Drama, History $4.1M worldwide
    Sep 11, 1996 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.1M
  2. 2 Some Mother’s Son (1996) movie poster
    Some Mother’s Son (1996) Sep 13, 1996 · English · History, Drama $671.4K worldwide
    Sep 13, 1996 US and Canada: $671.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $671.4K
FAQ

History Box Office Week 37 of 1996: 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 history movie in week 37 of 1996 (Sep 8–14)?

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) leads with $4.1M worldwide, $4.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Some Mother’s Son (1996) at $671.4K.

How much did history movies released in week 37 of 1996 (Sep 8–14) earn?

2 history films released in week 37 of 1996 (Sep 8–14) report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all, or $2.4M per film on average.

How many history movies released in week 37 of 1996 (Sep 8–14) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996), earned $4.1M.

How much of the Week 37, 1996 History box office came from the US and Canada?

$4.8M of the $4.8M total, or 100%, 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 37, 1996 history 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 37 of 1996 (Sep 8–14). 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 37, 1996 history 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.