#1 of 2 #1 movie of Week 4, 1961
1961 · Romance, Drama
$799K worldwide · 89% of the chart's total
$799K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Box office · Week 4 · Jan 22–28, 1961
Box Office Week 4, 1961: Highest-Grossing Releases of Jan 22–28
Seong Chun-hyang (1961) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 4 of 1961 (Jan 22–28), with $799K worldwide, ahead of La Notte (1961) at $96.8K. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $895.8K in all, 94% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 4 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $895.8K
- Seong Chun-hyang (1961), the #1
- $799K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 94%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Release of Week 4 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 4 of 1961 (Jan 22–28).
- 1 Jan 28, 1961 US and Canada: $799K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $799K
- 2
Jan 24, 1961 US and Canada: $39.2K Rest of the world: $57.6K Worldwide: $96.8K
Archive
Box Office in 1961, Week by Week
24 weeks of 1961 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 32 (Aug 6–12) with $6.4M, led by The Taste of Violence (1961).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $895.8K
- Week 5 $217
- Week 6 $5.2K
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $104K
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 $339
- Week 13 $723
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $217.4K
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $16.3K
- Week 21 $229K
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $20.6K
- Week 26 $216.5K
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $30.9K
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $90
- Week 32 $6.4M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $3.7M
- Week 35 $2.9K
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $72.8K
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $8.1K
- Week 40 $600.7K
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 $1.6K
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $77
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $30.4K
- Week 51 $339.2K
- Week 52 $7.7K
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Box Office Week 4 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 4 of 1961 (Jan 22–28)?
Seong Chun-hyang (1961) leads with $799K worldwide, $799K of it in the US & Canada. Next come La Notte (1961) at $96.8K.
How much did movies released in week 4 of 1961 (Jan 22–28) earn?
2 films released in week 4 of 1961 (Jan 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $895.8K in all, or $447.9K per film on average.
How many movies released in week 4 of 1961 (Jan 22–28) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Seong Chun-hyang (1961), earned $799K.
How is the week 4, 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 4 of 1961 (Jan 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 4, 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.