How much of the Week 17, 1953 box office came from the US and Canada?

$23.8M of the $23.8M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Box office · Week 17 · Apr 19–25, 1953

Box Office Week 17, 1953: Highest-Grossing Releases of Apr 19–25

Q: What is the highest-grossing movie in week 17 of 1953 (Apr 19–25)?

House of Wax (1953) leads with $23.8M worldwide, $23.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Shane (1953) at $21.4K.

Q: How much did movies released in week 17 of 1953 (Apr 19–25) earn?

2 films released in week 17 of 1953 (Apr 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $23.8M in all, or $11.9M per film on average.

Q: How many movies released in week 17 of 1953 (Apr 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, House of Wax (1953), earned $23.8M.

Q: How is the week 17, 1953 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 17 of 1953 (Apr 19–25). 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.

Q: How often is the week 17, 1953 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.

House of Wax (1953) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 17 of 1953 (Apr 19–25), with $23.8M worldwide, ahead of Shane (1953) at $21.4K. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $23.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 17 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $23.8M
House of Wax (1953), the #1: $23.8M
earned in the US & Canada: 100%

#1 of 2

#1 movie of Week 17, 1953

House of Wax (1953)

1953 · Horror

$23.8M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$23.8M US & Canada · 100% $319 elsewhere · <1%

The chart

Every Release of Week 17 of 1953, 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 17 of 1953 (Apr 19–25).

1
House of Wax (1953) Apr 25, 1953 · English · Horror $23.8M worldwide

Apr 25, 1953 US and Canada: $23.8M Rest of the world: $319 Worldwide: $23.8M
2
Shane (1953) Apr 23, 1953 · English · Drama, Western $21.4K worldwide

Apr 23, 1953 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4K

Box Office in 1953, Week by Week

24 weeks of 1953 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 6 (Feb 1–7) with $87.4M, led by Peter Pan (1953).

FAQ

Box Office Week 17 of 1953: 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 17 of 1953 (Apr 19–25)?

House of Wax (1953) leads with $23.8M worldwide, $23.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Shane (1953) at $21.4K.

How much did movies released in week 17 of 1953 (Apr 19–25) earn?

2 films released in week 17 of 1953 (Apr 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $23.8M in all, or $11.9M per film on average.

How many movies released in week 17 of 1953 (Apr 19–25) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, House of Wax (1953), earned $23.8M.

How is the week 17, 1953 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 17 of 1953 (Apr 19–25). 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 17, 1953 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.