#1 of 1 #1 movie of Week 18, 1952
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
1952 · Drama, Romance
$36M worldwide
$36M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Box office · Week 18 · Apr 27–May 3, 1952
Box Office Week 18, 1952: Highest-Grossing Releases of Apr 27–May 3
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 18 of 1952 (Apr 27–May 3), with $36M worldwide. 1 film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $36M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 18 releases with a gross
- 1
- combined worldwide
- $36M
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), the #1
- $36M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 1 The chart
The Only Release of Week 18 of 1952 With a Reported 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 18 of 1952 (Apr 27–May 3).
- 1 May 1, 1952 US and Canada: $36M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36M
Archive
Box Office in 1952, Week by Week
24 weeks of 1952 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 18 (Apr 27–May 3) with $36M, led by The Greatest Show on Earth (1952).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $77.6K
- Week 5 $14.8K
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $2.1K
- Week 10 $63
- Week 11 $5.2K
- Week 12 $46.3K
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $3.5K
- Week 15 $2.1M
- Week 16 $21.7K
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $36M
- Week 19 $33.9K
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $11.9K
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $2.4K
- Week 32 $24.8K
- Week 33 $280.5K
- Week 34 $953
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $71K
- Week 37 $9.4K
- Week 38 $34.8K
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $9.3K
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 $14.8K
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $439
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $3.2K
- Week 53 $118
FAQ
Box Office Week 18 of 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 1 film as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in week 18 of 1952 (Apr 27–May 3)?
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) leads with $36M worldwide, $36M of it in the US & Canada.
How much did movies released in week 18 of 1952 (Apr 27–May 3) earn?
1 film released in week 18 of 1952 (Apr 27–May 3) reports a worldwide gross, $36M in all, or $36M per film on average.
How many movies released in week 18 of 1952 (Apr 27–May 3) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), earned $36M.
How is the week 18, 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 week 18 of 1952 (Apr 27–May 3). 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 18, 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.