#1 of 2 #1 movie of August 1951
1951 · Drama, Romance
$18.2K worldwide · 67% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Box office · August 1951
August 1951 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing August Releases
A Place in the Sun (1951) is the highest-grossing movie released in August 1951, with $18.2K worldwide, ahead of The Man in the White Suit (1951) at $8.9K. 2 films released in August 1951 report a worldwide gross, $27.2K in all, 32% of it from the US & Canada.
- August 1951 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $27.2K
- A Place in the Sun (1951), the #1
- $18.2K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 32%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Release of August 1951, 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 August 1951.
- 1 Aug 14, 1951 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.2K
- 2
Aug 7, 1951 US and Canada: $8.7K Rest of the world: $215 Worldwide: $8.9K
Archive
Box Office in 1951, Month by Month
The months of 1951 with their totals: June leads with $2.4M, led by Ace in the Hole (1951).
- January No grosses
- February $47K #1 Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
- March No grosses
- April $150.6K #1 The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
- May No grosses
- June $2.4M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- July $236 #1 Show Boat (1951)
- August $27.2K #1 A Place in the Sun (1951)
- September $125.6K #1 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- October $81.6K #1 The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- November $29K #1 Othello (1951)
- December $2M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
FAQ
Box Office August 1951: 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 August 1951?
A Place in the Sun (1951) leads with $18.2K worldwide. Next come The Man in the White Suit (1951) at $8.9K.
How much did movies released in August 1951 earn?
2 films released in August 1951 report a worldwide gross, $27.2K in all, or $13.6K per film on average.
How many movies released in August 1951 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, A Place in the Sun (1951), earned $18.2K.
How is the August 1951 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 August 1951. 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 August 1951 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.