#1 of 2 #1 movie of Week 2, 1940
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
1940 · Drama, Comedy
$42.2K worldwide · 99% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Box office · Week 2 · Jan 7–13, 1940
Box Office Week 2, 1940: Highest-Grossing Releases of Jan 7–13
The Shop Around the Corner (1940) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 2 of 1940 (Jan 7–13), with $42.2K worldwide, ahead of His Girl Friday (1940) at $330. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $42.5K in all.
- week 2 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $42.5K
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940), the #1
- $42.2K
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Release of Week 2 of 1940, 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 week 2 of 1940 (Jan 7–13).
- 1 Jan 12, 1940 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42.2K
- 2
Jan 11, 1940 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $330
Archive
Box Office in 1940, Week by Week
13 weeks of 1940 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 3 (Jan 14–20) with $402.4M, led by Gone with the Wind (1940).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $42.5K
- Week 3 $402.4M
- Week 4 $5.2K
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $205
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $121.9M
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $7.3K
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $113.3K
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $31.1K
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 $782
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 $972.2K
- Week 43 $471
- Week 44 $10.2K
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $415K
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Box Office Week 2 of 1940: 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 movie in week 2 of 1940 (Jan 7–13)?
The Shop Around the Corner (1940) leads with $42.2K worldwide. Next come His Girl Friday (1940) at $330.
How much did movies released in week 2 of 1940 (Jan 7–13) earn?
2 films released in week 2 of 1940 (Jan 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $42.5K in all, or $21.3K per film on average.
How many movies released in week 2 of 1940 (Jan 7–13) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Shop Around the Corner (1940), earned $42.2K.
How is the week 2, 1940 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 2 of 1940 (Jan 7–13). 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 2, 1940 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.