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January 1952 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing January Releases

Umberto D. (1952) is the highest-grossing movie released in January 1952, with $72.4K worldwide, ahead of Bend of the River (1952) at $5.2K. 2 films released in January 1952 report a worldwide gross, $77.6K in all, 93% of it from the US & Canada.

January 1952 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$77.6K
Umberto D. (1952), the #1
$72.4K
earned in the US & Canada
93%
Umberto D. (1952) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 movie of January 1952

Umberto D. (1952)

1952 · Drama

$72.4K worldwide · 93% of the chart's total

$71.8K US & Canada · 99% $617 elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Release of January 1952, 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 January 1952.

  1. 1 Umberto D. (1952) movie poster
    Umberto D. (1952) Jan 20, 1952 · Italian · Drama $72.4K worldwide
    Jan 20, 1952 US and Canada: $71.8K Rest of the world: $617 Worldwide: $72.4K
  2. 2 Bend of the River (1952) movie poster
    Bend of the River (1952) Jan 23, 1952 · English · Adventure, Western $5.2K worldwide
    Jan 23, 1952 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2K
FAQ

Box Office January 1952: 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 January 1952?

Umberto D. (1952) leads with $72.4K worldwide, $71.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Bend of the River (1952) at $5.2K.

How much did movies released in January 1952 earn?

2 films released in January 1952 report a worldwide gross, $77.6K in all, or $38.8K per film on average.

How many movies released in January 1952 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Umberto D. (1952), earned $72.4K.

How much of the January 1952 box office came from the US and Canada?

$71.8K of the $77.6K total, or 93%, 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 January 1952 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 January 1952. 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 January 1952 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.