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Box office · Week 42 · Oct 14–20, 1951

Box Office Week 42, 1951: Highest-Grossing Releases of Oct 14–20

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 42 of 1951 (Oct 14–20), with $32.2K worldwide, ahead of Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) at $31.8K. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $64K in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada.

week 42 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$64K
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), the #1
$32.2K
earned in the US & Canada
53%
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 movie of Week 42, 1951

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

1951 · Comedy, Crime

$32.2K worldwide · 50% of the chart's total

$16.4K US & Canada · 51% $15.9K elsewhere · 49%
The chart

Every Release of Week 42 of 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 week 42 of 1951 (Oct 14–20).

  1. 1 The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) movie poster
    The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) Oct 15, 1951 · English · Comedy, Crime $32.2K worldwide
    Oct 15, 1951 US and Canada: $16.4K Rest of the world: $15.9K Worldwide: $32.2K
  2. 2 Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) movie poster
    Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) Oct 15, 1951 · English · Drama, Mystery $31.8K worldwide
    Oct 15, 1951 US and Canada: $17.4K Rest of the world: $14.4K Worldwide: $31.8K
FAQ

Box Office Week 42 of 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 week 42 of 1951 (Oct 14–20)?

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) leads with $32.2K worldwide, $16.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) at $31.8K.

How much did movies released in week 42 of 1951 (Oct 14–20) earn?

2 films released in week 42 of 1951 (Oct 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $64K in all, or $32K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 42 of 1951 (Oct 14–20) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), earned $32.2K.

How much of the Week 42, 1951 box office came from the US and Canada?

$33.8K of the $64K total, or 53%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 42, 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 week 42 of 1951 (Oct 14–20). 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 42, 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.