How much of the December 1971 Thriller box office came from the US and Canada?

$62.6M of the $63M total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Thriller box office · December 1971

Thriller Box Office, December 1971: Top-Grossing Releases

Q: What is the highest-grossing thriller movie in December 1971?

Dirty Harry (1971) leads with $36M worldwide, $36M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Clockwork Orange (1971) at $27M.

Q: How many thriller movies released in December 1971 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dirty Harry (1971), earned $36M.

Q: How is the December 1971 thriller 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 December 1971. 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.

Q: How often is the December 1971 thriller 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.

Dirty Harry (1971) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in December 1971, with $36M worldwide, ahead of A Clockwork Orange (1971) at $27M. 2 thriller films released in December 1971 report a worldwide gross, $63M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

December 1971 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $63M
Dirty Harry (1971), the #1: $36M
earned in the US & Canada: 99%

#1 of 2

#1 thriller movie of December 1971

Dirty Harry (1971)

1971 · Action, Thriller

$36M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total

$36M US & Canada · 100% $1.7K elsewhere · <1%

The chart

Every Thriller Release of December 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 December 1971.

1
Dirty Harry (1971) Dec 23, 1971 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $36M worldwide

Dec 23, 1971 US and Canada: $36M Rest of the world: $1.7K Worldwide: $36M
2
A Clockwork Orange (1971) Dec 20, 1971 · English · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller $27M worldwide

Dec 20, 1971 US and Canada: $26.6M Rest of the world: $416.6K Worldwide: $27M

Thriller Box Office in 1971, Month by Month

The months of 1971 with their totals: December leads with $63M, led by Dirty Harry (1971).

FAQ

Thriller Box Office December 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 thriller movie in December 1971?

Dirty Harry (1971) leads with $36M worldwide, $36M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Clockwork Orange (1971) at $27M.

How much did thriller movies released in December 1971 earn?

2 thriller films released in December 1971 report a worldwide gross, $63M in all, or $31.5M per film on average.

How many thriller movies released in December 1971 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dirty Harry (1971), earned $36M.

How is the December 1971 thriller 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 December 1971. 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 December 1971 thriller 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.