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Box office · Week 52 · Dec 18–24, 1966

Box Office Week 52, 1966: Highest-Grossing Releases of Dec 18–24

Blow-Up (1966) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 52 of 1966 (Dec 18–24), with $38.6K worldwide, ahead of King of Hearts (1966) at $18.1K and Funeral in Berlin (1966) at $183. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $56.9K in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada.

week 52 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$56.9K
Blow-Up (1966), the #1
$38.6K
earned in the US & Canada
31%
Blow-Up (1966) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 movie of Week 52, 1966

Blow-Up (1966)

1966 · Drama, Mystery

$38.6K worldwide · 68% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 52 of 1966?

Blow-Up (1966) leads with $38.6K, 68% of the total. The top 3 together took $56.9K, 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. Blow-Up (1966) movie poster Number 1
    $38.6K Blow-Up (1966)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. King of Hearts (1966) movie poster Number 2
    $18.1K King of Hearts (1966)
    $17.6K US & Canada · 97% $484 elsewhere · 3%
  3. Funeral in Berlin (1966) movie poster Number 3
    $183 Funeral in Berlin (1966)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 52 of 1966, 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 52 of 1966 (Dec 18–24).

  1. 1 Blow-Up (1966) movie poster
    Blow-Up (1966) Dec 18, 1966 · English · Drama, Mystery $38.6K worldwide
    Dec 18, 1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.6K
  2. 2 King of Hearts (1966) movie poster
    King of Hearts (1966) Dec 21, 1966 · French · Drama, War $18.1K worldwide
    Dec 21, 1966 US and Canada: $17.6K Rest of the world: $484 Worldwide: $18.1K
  3. 3 Funeral in Berlin (1966) movie poster
    Funeral in Berlin (1966) Dec 22, 1966 · English · Thriller $183 worldwide
    Dec 22, 1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $183
Weeks around it

How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 52 releases took $56.9K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 11–17) with $181.8K, led by Andrei Rublev (1966).

  1. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 6–12 Cul-de-sac (1966) $1.5K Cul-de-sac (1966)
  2. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 13–19 Closely Watched Trains (1966) $39.2K Closely Watched Trains (1966)
  3. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 Made in U.S.A (1966) $125.6K Made in U.S.A (1966)
  5. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 Andrei Rublev (1966) $181.8K Andrei Rublev (1966)
  7. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 Blow-Up (1966) $56.9K Blow-Up (1966)
  8. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 Daisies (1966) $14.7K Daisies (1966)
  9. Week 1, 1967 Wk 1 Jan 1–7 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 52 of 1966 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 52, 1964 earned the most: $72.7M from 2 films, led by My Fair Lady (1964). Week 52, 1966 took $56.9K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 52, 1957 Dec 22–28 2 films 2 $8.4K – Paths of Glory (1957) $8.3K
Week 52, 1958 Dec 21–27 1 film · +241% 1 $28.6K +241% Some Came Running (1958) $28.6K
Week 52, 1959 Dec 20–26 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 1960 Dec 18–24 2 films 2 $40.4M – Swiss Family Robinson (1960) $40.4M
Week 52, 1961 Dec 24–30 1 film · −100% 1 $7.7K −100% The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) $7.7K
Week 52, 1962 Dec 23–29 2 films · +7719% 2 $604.8K +7719% To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) $602.8K
Week 52, 1963 Dec 22–28 1 film · +1884% 1 $12M +1884% The Sword in the Stone (1963) $12M
Week 52, 1964 Dec 20–26 2 films · +506% 2 $72.7M +506% My Fair Lady (1964) $72.7M
Week 52, 1965 Dec 19–25 2 films · −12% 2 $63.9M −12% Thunderball (1965) $63.6M
Week 52, 1966 Dec 18–24 3 films · −100% 3 $56.9K −100% Blow-Up (1966) $38.6K
Archive

Box Office in 1966, Week by Week

26 weeks of 1966 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 26 (Jun 19–25) with $28M, led by Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966).

FAQ

Box Office Week 52 of 1966: 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 52 of 1966 (Dec 18–24)?

Blow-Up (1966) leads with $38.6K worldwide. Next come King of Hearts (1966) at $18.1K and Funeral in Berlin (1966) at $183.

How much did movies released in week 52 of 1966 (Dec 18–24) earn?

3 films released in week 52 of 1966 (Dec 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $56.9K in all, or $19K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 52 of 1966 (Dec 18–24) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Blow-Up (1966), earned $38.6K.

How much of the Week 52, 1966 box office came from the US and Canada?

$17.6K of the $56.9K total, or 31%, 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 52, 1966 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 52 of 1966 (Dec 18–24). 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 52, 1966 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.