#1 of 3 #1 movie of Week 35, 1953
1953 · Comedy, Drama
$148.4K worldwide · 52% of the chart's total
$116.4K US & Canada · 78% $32K elsewhere · 22%
Box office · Week 35 · Aug 23–29, 1953
Box Office Week 35, 1953: Highest-Grossing Releases of Aug 23–29
I Vitelloni (1953) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 35 of 1953 (Aug 23–29), with $148.4K worldwide, ahead of Roman Holiday (1953) at $103.2K and From Here to Eternity (1953) at $36.4K. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $288K in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 35 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $288K
- I Vitelloni (1953), the #1
- $148.4K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 53%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 35 of 1953?
I Vitelloni (1953) leads with $148.4K, 52% of the total. The top 3 together took $288K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Release of Week 35 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 35 of 1953 (Aug 23–29).
- 1 Aug 26, 1953 US and Canada: $116.4K Rest of the world: $32K Worldwide: $148.4K
- 2 Aug 27, 1953 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $103.2K
- 3 Aug 28, 1953 US and Canada: $36.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.4K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 35 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 35 releases took $288K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 35 (Aug 23–29) with $288K, led by I Vitelloni (1953).
- Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 12–18 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 19–25 Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953) $14.8K Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 26–Aug 1 When You Read This Letter (1953) $15.6K When You Read This Letter (1953)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 2–8 The Band Wagon (1953) $29.8K The Band Wagon (1953)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 9–15 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 16–22 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 23–29 I Vitelloni (1953) $288K I Vitelloni (1953)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 30–Sep 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 35 of 1953 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 35, 1953 earned the most: $288K from 3 films, led by I Vitelloni (1953).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 35, 1944 Aug 20–26 1 film | 1 | $15 | – | A Canterbury Tale (1944) $15 |
| Week 35, 1945 Aug 26–Sep 1 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1946 Aug 25–31 2 films | 2 | $109.3K | – | The Killers (1946) $58.2K |
| Week 35, 1947 Aug 24–30 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1948 Aug 22–28 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1949 Aug 21–27 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1950 Aug 27–Sep 2 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1951 Aug 26–Sep 1 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1952 Aug 24–30 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 35, 1953 Aug 23–29 3 films | 3 | $288K | – | I Vitelloni (1953) $148.4K |
Archive
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).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $2K
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $87.4M
- Week 7 $14.5K
- Week 8 $18.8K
- Week 9 $272.1K
- Week 10 $56
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $25K
- Week 14 $10.2K
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $22.3K
- Week 17 $23.8M
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $10.8K
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 $270
- Week 23 $135.2K
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 $25K
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $14.8K
- Week 31 $15.6K
- Week 32 $29.8K
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 $288K
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $36.1M
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $162.4K
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 $7.1K
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 $8.9K
- Week 45 $5.1M
- Week 46 $8.2K
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Box Office Week 35 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in week 35 of 1953 (Aug 23–29)?
I Vitelloni (1953) leads with $148.4K worldwide, $116.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Roman Holiday (1953) at $103.2K and From Here to Eternity (1953) at $36.4K.
How much did movies released in week 35 of 1953 (Aug 23–29) earn?
3 films released in week 35 of 1953 (Aug 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $288K in all, or $96K per film on average.
How many movies released in week 35 of 1953 (Aug 23–29) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, I Vitelloni (1953), earned $148.4K.
How is the week 35, 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 35 of 1953 (Aug 23–29). 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 35, 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.