How much of the November 1956 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$32.9M of the $41.8M total, or 79%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

English box office · November 1956

English Box Office, November 1956: Top-Grossing Releases

Q: What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in November 1956?

Giant (1956) leads with $32.9M worldwide, $32.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) at $8.9M.

Q: How many English-language movies released in November 1956 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Giant (1956), earned $32.9M.

Q: How is the November 1956 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 November 1956. 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.

Q: How often is the November 1956 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.

Giant (1956) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in November 1956, with $32.9M worldwide, ahead of The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) at $8.9M. 2 English-language films released in November 1956 report a worldwide gross, $41.8M in all, 79% of it from the US & Canada.

November 1956 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $41.8M
Giant (1956), the #1: $32.9M
earned in the US & Canada: 79%

#1 of 2

#1 English-language movie of November 1956

Giant (1956)

1956 · Drama, Western

$32.9M worldwide · 79% of the chart's total

$32.9M US & Canada · 100% $1.2K elsewhere · <1%

The chart

Every English Release of November 1956, 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 November 1956.

1
Giant (1956) Nov 24, 1956 · Drama, Western $32.9M worldwide

Nov 24, 1956 US and Canada: $32.9M Rest of the world: $1.2K Worldwide: $32.9M
2
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) Nov 29, 1956 · Comedy $8.9M worldwide

Nov 29, 1956 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9M

English Box Office in 1956, Month by Month

The months of 1956 with their totals: October leads with $107.5M, led by The Ten Commandments (1956).

FAQ

English Box Office November 1956: 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 English-language movie in November 1956?

Giant (1956) leads with $32.9M worldwide, $32.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) at $8.9M.

How much did English-language movies released in November 1956 earn?

2 English-language films released in November 1956 report a worldwide gross, $41.8M in all, or $20.9M per film on average.

How many English-language movies released in November 1956 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Giant (1956), earned $32.9M.

How is the November 1956 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 November 1956. 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 November 1956 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.