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English box office · May 1952

English Box Office, May 1952: Top-Grossing Releases

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in May 1952, with $36M worldwide. 1 English-language film released in May 1952 reports a worldwide gross, $36M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1952 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$36M
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), the #1
$36M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

The Only English Release of May 1952 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 May 1952.

  1. 1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) movie poster
    The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) May 1, 1952 · Drama, Romance $36M worldwide
    May 1, 1952 US and Canada: $36M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36M
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English Box Office in 1952, Month by Month

The months of 1952 with their totals: May leads with $36M, led by The Greatest Show on Earth (1952).

FAQ

English Box Office May 1952: 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 English-language movie in May 1952?

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) leads with $36M worldwide, $36M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did English-language movies released in May 1952 earn?

1 English-language film released in May 1952 reports a worldwide gross, $36M in all, or $36M per film on average.

How many English-language movies released in May 1952 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), earned $36M.

How much of the May 1952 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$36M of the $36M total, or 100%, 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 May 1952 English 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 May 1952. 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the May 1952 English 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.