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French box office · March 1960

French Box Office, March 1960: Top-Grossing Releases

Breathless (1960) is the highest-grossing French-language movie released in March 1960, with $596.1K worldwide, ahead of Purple Noon (1960) at $227.2K and The Big Risk (1960) at $132.9K. 3 French-language films released in March 1960 report a worldwide gross, $956.2K in all, 57% of it from the US & Canada.

March 1960 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$956.2K
Breathless (1960), the #1
$596.1K
earned in the US & Canada
57%
Breathless (1960) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 French-language movie of March 1960

Breathless (1960)

1960 · Crime, Drama

$596.1K worldwide · 62% of the chart's total

$414.2K US & Canada · 69% $181.9K elsewhere · 31%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest French Hits of March 1960?

Breathless (1960) leads with $596.1K, 62% of the total. The top 3 together took $956.2K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Breathless (1960) movie poster Number 1
    $596.1K Breathless (1960)
    $414.2K US & Canada · 69% $181.9K elsewhere · 31%
  2. Purple Noon (1960) movie poster Number 2
    $227.2K Purple Noon (1960)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Big Risk (1960) movie poster Number 3
    $132.9K The Big Risk (1960)
    $132.9K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every French Release of March 1960, 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 March 1960.

  1. 1 Breathless (1960) movie poster
    Breathless (1960) Mar 16, 1960 · Crime, Drama $596.1K worldwide
    Mar 16, 1960 US and Canada: $414.2K Rest of the world: $181.9K Worldwide: $596.1K
  2. 2 Purple Noon (1960) movie poster
    Purple Noon (1960) Mar 10, 1960 · Crime, Drama $227.2K worldwide
    Mar 10, 1960 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $227.2K
  3. 3 The Big Risk (1960) movie poster
    The Big Risk (1960) Mar 23, 1960 · Crime $132.9K worldwide
    Mar 23, 1960 US and Canada: $132.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $132.9K
FAQ

French Box Office March 1960: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing French-language movie in March 1960?

Breathless (1960) leads with $596.1K worldwide, $414.2K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Purple Noon (1960) at $227.2K and The Big Risk (1960) at $132.9K.

How much did French-language movies released in March 1960 earn?

3 French-language films released in March 1960 report a worldwide gross, $956.2K in all, or $318.7K per film on average.

How many French-language movies released in March 1960 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Breathless (1960), earned $596.1K.

How much of the March 1960 French box office came from the US and Canada?

$547.1K of the $956.2K total, or 57%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the March 1960 French 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 March 1960. 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 March 1960 French 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.