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Box office · Week 9 · Feb 22–28, 1953

Box Office Week 9, 1953: Highest-Grossing Releases of Feb 22–28

Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28), with $257K worldwide, ahead of Duck Amuck (1953) at $14.8K and I Confess (1953) at $372. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $272.1K in all, 5% of it from the US & Canada.

week 9 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$272.1K
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953), the #1
$257K
earned in the US & Canada
5%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 9 of 1953?

Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) leads with $257K, 94% of the total. The top 3 together took $272.1K, 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.

  1. Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) movie poster Number 1
    $257K Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Duck Amuck (1953) movie poster Number 2
    $14.8K Duck Amuck (1953)
    $14.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. I Confess (1953) movie poster Number 3
    $372 I Confess (1953)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 9 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 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28).

  1. 1 Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) movie poster
    Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) Feb 25, 1953 · French · Comedy $257K worldwide
    Feb 25, 1953 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $257K
  2. 2 Duck Amuck (1953) movie poster
    Duck Amuck (1953) Feb 28, 1953 · English · Comedy, Animation $14.8K worldwide
    Feb 28, 1953 US and Canada: $14.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.8K
  3. 3 I Confess (1953) movie poster
    I Confess (1953) Feb 28, 1953 · English · Drama, Thriller $372 worldwide
    Feb 28, 1953 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $372
Weeks around it

How Does Week 9 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 9 releases took $272.1K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 6 (Feb 1–7) with $87.4M, led by Peter Pan (1953).

  1. Week 3 Wk 3 Jan 11–17 The Bad and the Beautiful (1953) $2K The Bad and the Beautiful (1953)
  2. Week 4 Wk 4 Jan 18–24 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 5 Wk 5 Jan 25–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 6 Wk 6 Feb 1–7 Peter Pan (1953) $87.4M Peter Pan (1953)
  5. Week 7 Wk 7 Feb 8–14 Summer with Monika (1953) $14.5K Summer with Monika (1953)
  6. Week 8 Wk 8 Feb 15–21 Ivanhoe (1953) $18.8K Ivanhoe (1953)
  7. Week 9 Wk 9 Feb 22–28 Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) $272.1K Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
  8. Week 10 Wk 10 Mar 1–7 The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) $56 The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
  9. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 8–14 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 9 of 1953 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 9, 1950 earned the most: $96.4M from 1 film, led by Cinderella (1950). Week 9, 1953 took $272.1K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 9, 1944 Feb 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 1945 Feb 25–Mar 3 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 1946 Feb 24–Mar 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 1947 Feb 23–Mar 1 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 1948 Feb 22–28 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 1949 Feb 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 1950 Feb 26–Mar 4 1 film 1 $96.4M – Cinderella (1950) $96.4M
Week 9, 1951 Feb 25–Mar 3 No films 0 – – –
Week 9, 1952 Feb 24–Mar 1 1 film 1 $2.1K – Le Plaisir (1952) $2.1K
Week 9, 1953 Feb 22–28 3 films · +12877% 3 $272.1K +12877% Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) $257K
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).

FAQ

Box Office Week 9 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 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28)?

Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) leads with $257K worldwide. Next come Duck Amuck (1953) at $14.8K and I Confess (1953) at $372.

How much did movies released in week 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28) earn?

3 films released in week 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $272.1K in all, or $90.7K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953), earned $257K.

How much of the Week 9, 1953 box office came from the US and Canada?

$14.8K of the $272.1K total, or 5%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 9, 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 9 of 1953 (Feb 22–28). 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 9, 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.