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Box office · Week 51 · Dec 17–23, 1961

Box Office Week 51, 1961: Highest-Grossing Releases of Dec 17–23

Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 51 of 1961 (Dec 17–23), with $245K worldwide, ahead of A Difficult Life (1961) at $71.6K and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) at $12.2K. 5 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $339.2K in all, 21% of it from the US & Canada. By genre, Comedy leads with $326.8K across 3 releases.

week 51 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$339.2K
Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961), the #1
$245K
earned in the US & Canada
21%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 51 of 1961?

Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961) leads with $245K, 72% of the total. The top 5 together took $339.2K, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961) movie poster Number 1
    $245K Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. A Difficult Life (1961) movie poster Number 2
    $71.6K A Difficult Life (1961)
    $71.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) movie poster Number 3
    $12.2K Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Pocketful of Miracles (1961) movie poster Number 4
    $10.2K Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. The Children's Hour (1961) movie poster Number 5
    $250 The Children's Hour (1961)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 51 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 51 of 1961 (Dec 17–23).

  1. 1 Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961) movie poster
    Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961) Dec 18, 1961 · Greek · Comedy $245K worldwide
    Dec 18, 1961 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $245K
  2. 2 A Difficult Life (1961) movie poster
    A Difficult Life (1961) Dec 19, 1961 · Italian · Drama, Comedy $71.6K worldwide
    Dec 19, 1961 US and Canada: $71.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $71.6K
  3. 3 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) movie poster
    Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) Dec 18, 1961 · English · Drama, War $12.2K worldwide
    Dec 18, 1961 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.2K
  4. 4 Pocketful of Miracles (1961) movie poster
    Pocketful of Miracles (1961) Dec 18, 1961 · English · Comedy, Drama $10.2K worldwide
    Dec 18, 1961 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.2K
  5. 5 The Children's Hour (1961) movie poster
    The Children's Hour (1961) Dec 19, 1961 · Drama, Romance $250 worldwide
    Dec 19, 1961 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $250
Weeks around it

How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 51 releases took $339.2K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 17–23) with $339.2K, led by Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961).

  1. Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 5–11 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 12–18 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 19–25 Blue Hawaii (1961) $77 Blue Hawaii (1961)
  4. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 26–Dec 2 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 3–9 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 10–16 The Innocents (1961) $30.4K The Innocents (1961)
  7. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 17–23 Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961) $339.2K Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961)
  8. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 24–30 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) $7.7K The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
  9. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 1961 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 1961 earned the most: $339.2K from 5 films, led by Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 1952 Dec 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 1953 Dec 13–19 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 1954 Dec 12–18 1 film 1 $6.3K – There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954) $6.3K
Week 51, 1955 Dec 11–17 1 film · −27% 1 $4.7K −27% The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) $4.7K
Week 51, 1956 Dec 16–22 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 1957 Dec 15–21 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 1958 Dec 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 51, 1959 Dec 13–19 2 films 2 $18.8K – On the Beach (1959) $11.3K
Week 51, 1960 Dec 11–17 1 film · −33% 1 $12.6K −33% Exodus (1960) $12.6K
Week 51, 1961 Dec 17–23 5 films · +2585% 5 $339.2K +2585% Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961) $245K
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).

FAQ

Box Office Week 51 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 51 of 1961 (Dec 17–23)?

Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961) leads with $245K worldwide. Next come A Difficult Life (1961) at $71.6K and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) at $12.2K.

How much did movies released in week 51 of 1961 (Dec 17–23) earn?

5 films released in week 51 of 1961 (Dec 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $339.2K in all, or $67.8K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 51 of 1961 (Dec 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Klearhos, Marina and the short one (1961), earned $245K.

How much of the Week 51, 1961 box office came from the US and Canada?

$71.6K of the $339.2K total, or 21%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 4 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 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 51 of 1961 (Dec 17–23). 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 51, 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.