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Box office · Week 5 · Jan 27–Feb 2, 1929

Box Office Week 5, 1929: Highest-Grossing Releases of Jan 27–Feb 2

Pandora’s Box (1929) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 5 of 1929 (Jan 27–Feb 2), with $63K worldwide. 1 film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $63K in all, 85% of it from the US & Canada.

week 5 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$63K
Pandora’s Box (1929), the #1
$63K
earned in the US & Canada
85%
Pandora’s Box (1929) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 movie of Week 5, 1929

Pandora’s Box (1929)

1929 · Drama, Crime

$63K worldwide

$53.5K US & Canada · 85% $9.5K elsewhere · 15%
The chart

The Only Release of Week 5 of 1929 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 week 5 of 1929 (Jan 27–Feb 2).

  1. 1 Pandora’s Box (1929) movie poster
    Pandora’s Box (1929) Jan 30, 1929 · Drama, Crime $63K worldwide
    Jan 30, 1929 US and Canada: $53.5K Rest of the world: $9.5K Worldwide: $63K
FAQ

Box Office Week 5 of 1929: 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 movie in week 5 of 1929 (Jan 27–Feb 2)?

Pandora’s Box (1929) leads with $63K worldwide, $53.5K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did movies released in week 5 of 1929 (Jan 27–Feb 2) earn?

1 film released in week 5 of 1929 (Jan 27–Feb 2) reports a worldwide gross, $63K in all, or $63K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 5 of 1929 (Jan 27–Feb 2) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Pandora’s Box (1929), earned $63K.

How much of the Week 5, 1929 box office came from the US and Canada?

$53.5K of the $63K total, or 85%, 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 week 5, 1929 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 week 5 of 1929 (Jan 27–Feb 2). 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 week 5, 1929 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.