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German box office · May 2017

German Box Office, May 2017: Top-Grossing Releases

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2017) is the highest-grossing German-language movie released in May 2017, with $1.4M worldwide, ahead of Expedition Happiness (2017) at $624.7K and You’ll Never Walk Alone (2017) at $46K. 3 German-language films released in May 2017 report a worldwide gross, $2M in all, 4% of it from the US & Canada.

May 2017 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$2M
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2017), the #1
$1.4M
earned in the US & Canada
4%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest German Hits of May 2017?

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2017) leads with $1.4M, 67% of the total. The top 3 together took $2M, 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. Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2017) movie poster Number 1
    $1.4M Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2017)
    $78.4K US & Canada · 6% $1.3M elsewhere · 94%
  2. Expedition Happiness (2017) movie poster Number 2
    $624.7K Expedition Happiness (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. You’ll Never Walk Alone (2017) movie poster Number 3
    $46K You’ll Never Walk Alone (2017)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every German Release of May 2017, 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 May 2017.

  1. 1 Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2017) movie poster
    Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2017) May 12, 2017 · Drama $1.4M worldwide
    May 12, 2017 US and Canada: $78.4K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.4M
  2. 2 Expedition Happiness (2017) movie poster
    Expedition Happiness (2017) May 4, 2017 · Documentary $624.7K worldwide
    May 4, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $624.7K
  3. 3 You’ll Never Walk Alone (2017) movie poster
    You’ll Never Walk Alone (2017) May 18, 2017 · Documentary $46K worldwide
    May 18, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46K
By release week

Which Week of May 2017 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 19 (May 7–13) took $1.4M, led by Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2017). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 30–May 6 Expedition Happiness (2017) $624.7K Expedition Happiness (2017)
  2. Week 19 Wk 19 May 7–13 Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2017) $1.4M Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2017)
  3. Week 20 Wk 20 May 14–20 You’ll Never Walk Alone (2017) $46K You’ll Never Walk Alone (2017)
  4. Week 21 Wk 21 May 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 22 Wk 22 May 28–Jun 3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does May 2017 Compare With May in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, May 2011 earned the most: $21M from 8 films, led by Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011). May 2017 took $2M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
May 2008 2 films 2 $5.5M – Cloud 9 (2008) $5M
May 2009 2 films · −68% 2 $1.8M −68% Jerichow (2009) $906.6K
May 2010 3 films · +431% 3 $9.5M +431% Hanni & Nanni (2010) $7.2M
May 2011 8 films · +121% 8 $21M +121% Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011) $14.9M
May 2012 3 films · −52% 3 $10.1M −52% Hanni & Nanni 2 (2012) $7.6M
May 2013 3 films · −9% 3 $9.2M −9% Hannah Arendt (2013) $8.9M
May 2014 3 films · −86% 3 $1.2M −86% Stereo (2014) $810.7K
May 2015 1 film · +641% 1 $9.2M +641% Windstorm 2 (2015) $9.2M
May 2016 1 film · −82% 1 $1.6M −82% Rammstein: Paris (2016) $1.6M
May 2017 3 films · +26% 3 $2M +26% Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2017) $1.4M
Archive

German Box Office in 2017, Month by Month

The months of 2017 with their totals: October leads with $66.9M, led by Suck Me Shakespeer 3 (2017).

FAQ

German Box Office May 2017: 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 German-language movie in May 2017?

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2017) leads with $1.4M worldwide, $78.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Expedition Happiness (2017) at $624.7K and You’ll Never Walk Alone (2017) at $46K.

How much did German-language movies released in May 2017 earn?

3 German-language films released in May 2017 report a worldwide gross, $2M in all, or $680.5K per film on average.

How many German-language movies released in May 2017 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2017), earned $1.4M.

How much of the May 2017 German box office came from the US and Canada?

$78.4K of the $2M total, or 4%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 2017 German 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 2017. 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 2017 German 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.