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Box office · Week 15 · Apr 5–11, 1970

Box Office Week 15, 1970: Highest-Grossing Releases of Apr 5–11

Multiple Maniacs (1970) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 15 of 1970 (Apr 5–11), with $39K worldwide, ahead of Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) at $171. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $39.2K in all, 84% of it from the US & Canada.

week 15 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$39.2K
Multiple Maniacs (1970), the #1
$39K
earned in the US & Canada
84%
Multiple Maniacs (1970) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 movie of Week 15, 1970

Multiple Maniacs (1970)

1970 · Crime, Comedy

$39K worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$33K US & Canada · 85% $6K elsewhere · 15%
The chart

Every Release of Week 15 of 1970, 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 15 of 1970 (Apr 5–11).

  1. 1 Multiple Maniacs (1970) movie poster
    Multiple Maniacs (1970) Apr 10, 1970 · English · Crime, Comedy $39K worldwide
    Apr 10, 1970 US and Canada: $33K Rest of the world: $6K Worldwide: $39K
  2. 2 Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) movie poster
    Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) Apr 8, 1970 · English · Thriller, Sci-Fi $171 worldwide
    Apr 8, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $171
FAQ

Box Office Week 15 of 1970: 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 15 of 1970 (Apr 5–11)?

Multiple Maniacs (1970) leads with $39K worldwide, $33K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) at $171.

How much did movies released in week 15 of 1970 (Apr 5–11) earn?

2 films released in week 15 of 1970 (Apr 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $39.2K in all, or $19.6K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 15 of 1970 (Apr 5–11) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Multiple Maniacs (1970), earned $39K.

How much of the Week 15, 1970 box office came from the US and Canada?

$33K of the $39.2K total, or 84%, 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 15, 1970 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 15 of 1970 (Apr 5–11). 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 15, 1970 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.