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Box office · Week 43 · Oct 16–22, 1949

Box Office Week 43, 1949: Highest-Grossing Releases of Oct 16–22

Stray Dog (1949) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 43 of 1949 (Oct 16–22), with $47K worldwide, ahead of She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) at $5.9K. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $52.9K in all, 88% of it from the US & Canada.

week 43 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$52.9K
Stray Dog (1949), the #1
$47K
earned in the US & Canada
88%
Stray Dog (1949) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 movie of Week 43, 1949

Stray Dog (1949)

1949 · Crime, Drama

$47K worldwide · 89% of the chart's total

$46.8K US & Canada · 100% $215 elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Release of Week 43 of 1949, 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 43 of 1949 (Oct 16–22).

  1. 1 Stray Dog (1949) movie poster
    Stray Dog (1949) Oct 17, 1949 · Japanese · Crime, Drama $47K worldwide
    Oct 17, 1949 US and Canada: $46.8K Rest of the world: $215 Worldwide: $47K
  2. 2 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) movie poster
    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) Oct 22, 1949 · English · Western $5.9K worldwide
    Oct 22, 1949 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9K
FAQ

Box Office Week 43 of 1949: 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 43 of 1949 (Oct 16–22)?

Stray Dog (1949) leads with $47K worldwide, $46.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) at $5.9K.

How much did movies released in week 43 of 1949 (Oct 16–22) earn?

2 films released in week 43 of 1949 (Oct 16–22) report a worldwide gross, $52.9K in all, or $26.5K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 43 of 1949 (Oct 16–22) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Stray Dog (1949), earned $47K.

How much of the Week 43, 1949 box office came from the US and Canada?

$46.8K of the $52.9K total, or 88%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 43, 1949 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 43 of 1949 (Oct 16–22). 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 43, 1949 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.