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May 1952 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing May Releases

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) is the highest-grossing movie released in May 1952, with $36M worldwide, ahead of Forbidden Games (1952) at $33.9K. 2 films released in May 1952 report a worldwide gross, $36M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1952 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$36M
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), the #1
$36M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

Every Release of May 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 May 1952.

  1. 1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) movie poster
    The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) May 1, 1952 · English · Drama, Romance $36M worldwide
    May 1, 1952 US and Canada: $36M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36M
  2. 2 Forbidden Games (1952) movie poster
    Forbidden Games (1952) May 9, 1952 · French · Drama, War $33.9K worldwide
    May 9, 1952 US and Canada: $33.3K Rest of the world: $613 Worldwide: $33.9K
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Box Office in 1952, Month by Month

The months of 1952 with their totals: May leads with $36M, led by The Greatest Show on Earth (1952).

FAQ

Box Office May 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 May 1952?

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) leads with $36M worldwide, $36M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Forbidden Games (1952) at $33.9K.

How much did movies released in May 1952 earn?

2 films released in May 1952 report a worldwide gross, $36M in all, or $18M per film on average.

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

None. The biggest, The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), earned $36M.

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

$36M of the $36M total, or 100%, 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 May 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 May 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 May 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.