#1 of 1 #1 movie of Week 49, 1940
1940 · Comedy, Romance
$415K worldwide
$404.5K US & Canada · 97% $10.5K elsewhere · 3%
Box office · Week 49 · Dec 1–7, 1940
Box Office Week 49, 1940: Highest-Grossing Releases of Dec 1–7
The Philadelphia Story (1940) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 49 of 1940 (Dec 1–7), with $415K worldwide. 1 film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $415K in all, 97% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 49 releases with a gross
- 1
- combined worldwide
- $415K
- The Philadelphia Story (1940), the #1
- $415K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 97%
#1 of 1 The chart
The Only Release of Week 49 of 1940 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 49 of 1940 (Dec 1–7).
- 1 Dec 5, 1940 US and Canada: $404.5K Rest of the world: $10.5K Worldwide: $415K
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 49 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 1 film as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in week 49 of 1940 (Dec 1–7)?
The Philadelphia Story (1940) leads with $415K worldwide, $404.5K of it in the US & Canada.
How much did movies released in week 49 of 1940 (Dec 1–7) earn?
1 film released in week 49 of 1940 (Dec 1–7) reports a worldwide gross, $415K in all, or $415K per film on average.
How many movies released in week 49 of 1940 (Dec 1–7) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Philadelphia Story (1940), earned $415K.
How is the week 49, 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 49 of 1940 (Dec 1–7). 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 49, 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.