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Box office · Week 21 · May 21–27, 1961

Box Office Week 21, 1961: Highest-Grossing Releases of May 21–27

Last Year at Marienbad (1961) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 21 of 1961 (May 21–27), with $223.1K worldwide, ahead of Two Rode Together (1961) at $5.9K. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $229K in all, 91% of it from the US & Canada.

week 21 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$229K
Last Year at Marienbad (1961), the #1
$223.1K
earned in the US & Canada
91%
Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 movie of Week 21, 1961

Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

1961 · Drama, Romance

$223.1K worldwide · 97% of the chart's total

$207.9K US & Canada · 93% $15.2K elsewhere · 7%
The chart

Every Release of Week 21 of 1961, 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 21 of 1961 (May 21–27).

  1. 1 Last Year at Marienbad (1961) movie poster
    Last Year at Marienbad (1961) May 25, 1961 · French · Drama, Romance $223.1K worldwide
    May 25, 1961 US and Canada: $207.9K Rest of the world: $15.2K Worldwide: $223.1K
  2. 2 Two Rode Together (1961) movie poster
    Two Rode Together (1961) May 24, 1961 · English · Western $5.9K worldwide
    May 24, 1961 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9K
FAQ

Box Office Week 21 of 1961: 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 21 of 1961 (May 21–27)?

Last Year at Marienbad (1961) leads with $223.1K worldwide, $207.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Two Rode Together (1961) at $5.9K.

How much did movies released in week 21 of 1961 (May 21–27) earn?

2 films released in week 21 of 1961 (May 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $229K in all, or $114.5K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 21 of 1961 (May 21–27) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Last Year at Marienbad (1961), earned $223.1K.

How much of the Week 21, 1961 box office came from the US and Canada?

$207.9K of the $229K total, or 91%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 1961 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 21 of 1961 (May 21–27). 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 21, 1961 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.