How much of the Week 52, 1970 box office came from the US and Canada?

$90.6M of the $222.7M total, or 41%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 5 films of the 7 report no domestic figure.

Box office · Week 52 · Dec 20–26, 1970

Box Office Week 52, 1970: Highest-Grossing Releases of Dec 20–26

The Aristocats (1970) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 52 of 1970 (Dec 20–26), with $191M worldwide, ahead of Little Big Man (1970) at $31.6M and Donkey Skin (1970) at $60.5K. 7 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $222.7M in all, 41% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. By genre, Adventure leads with $222.6M across 2 releases.

week 52 releases with a gross: 7
combined worldwide: $222.7M
film crossed $100M: 1
earned in the US & Canada: 41%

#1 of 7

#1 movie of Week 52, 1970

The Aristocats (1970)

1970 · Adventure, Comedy

$191M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total

$59M US & Canada · 31% $132M elsewhere · 69%

Top 5

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 52 of 1970?

The Aristocats (1970) leads with $191M, 86% of the total. The top 5 together took $222.7M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$191M The Aristocats (1970)
$59M US & Canada · 31% $132M elsewhere · 69%
Number 2

$31.6M Little Big Man (1970)
$31.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Number 3

$60.5K Donkey Skin (1970)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 4

$32.2K The Railway Children (1970)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 5

$28.8K They Call Me Trinity (1970)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 52 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 52 of 1970 (Dec 20–26).

1
The Aristocats (1970) Dec 24, 1970 · English · Adventure, Comedy $191M worldwide

Dec 24, 1970 US and Canada: $59M Rest of the world: $132M Worldwide: $191M
2
Little Big Man (1970) Dec 23, 1970 · English · Adventure, Drama $31.6M worldwide

Dec 23, 1970 US and Canada: $31.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.6M
3
Donkey Skin (1970) Dec 20, 1970 · French · Fantasy, Romance $60.5K worldwide

Dec 20, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $60.5K
4
The Railway Children (1970) Dec 21, 1970 · English · Drama, Family $32.2K worldwide

Dec 21, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.2K
5
They Call Me Trinity (1970) Dec 22, 1970 · Italian · Action, Comedy $28.8K worldwide

Dec 22, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.8K
6
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) Dec 25, 1970 · English · Comedy, Western $15.2K worldwide

Dec 25, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.2K
7
Brewster McCloud (1970) Dec 23, 1970 · English · Fantasy, Comedy $1.2K worldwide

Dec 23, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K

Weeks around it

How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 52 releases took $222.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52 (Dec 20–26) with $222.7M, led by The Aristocats (1970).

Earlier years

How Does Week 52 of 1970 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 52, 1970 earned the most: $222.7M from 7 films, led by The Aristocats (1970).

Week	Films	Worldwide	Change	Biggest film
Week 52, 1961 Dec 24–30 1 film	1	$7.7K	–	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
Week 52, 1967 Dec 24–30 1 film · +44314%	1	$25.3M	+44314%	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967) $25.3M
Week 52, 1968 Dec 22–28 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 52, 1969 Dec 21–27 No films	0	–	–	–
Week 52, 1970 Dec 20–26 7 films	7	$222.7M	–	The Aristocats (1970) $191M

Box Office in 1970, Week by Week

25 weeks of 1970 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 52 (Dec 20–26) with $222.7M, led by The Aristocats (1970).

FAQ

Box Office Week 52 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 52 of 1970 (Dec 20–26)?

The Aristocats (1970) leads with $191M worldwide, $59M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Little Big Man (1970) at $31.6M and Donkey Skin (1970) at $60.5K.

How much did movies released in week 52 of 1970 (Dec 20–26) earn?

7 films released in week 52 of 1970 (Dec 20–26) report a worldwide gross, $222.7M in all, or $31.8M per film on average.

How many movies released in week 52 of 1970 (Dec 20–26) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by The Aristocats (1970) with $191M.

How is the week 52, 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 52 of 1970 (Dec 20–26). 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, 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.