#1 of 2 #1 movie of Week 20, 1971
1971 · Thriller, Drama
$269.3K worldwide · 79% of the chart's total
$50.4K US & Canada · 19% $218.9K elsewhere · 81%
Box office · Week 20 · May 9–15, 1971
Box Office Week 20, 1971: Highest-Grossing Releases of May 9–15
Wake in Fright (1971) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 20 of 1971 (May 9–15), with $269.3K worldwide, ahead of Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971) at $72.1K. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $341.4K in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 20 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $341.4K
- Wake in Fright (1971), the #1
- $269.3K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 31%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Release of Week 20 of 1971, 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 20 of 1971 (May 9–15).
- 1 May 12, 1971 US and Canada: $50.4K Rest of the world: $218.9K Worldwide: $269.3K
- 2
May 13, 1971 US and Canada: $56.6K Rest of the world: $15.5K Worldwide: $72.1K
Archive
Box Office in 1971, Week by Week
27 weeks of 1971 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 52 (Dec 19–25) with $63M, led by Dirty Harry (1971).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $1.6K
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $41.6K
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $14.2K
- Week 11 $14.9M
- Week 12 $60.4K
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $1.1M
- Week 15 $34
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $136.2K
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $341.4K
- Week 21 $12.3M
- Week 22 $1.1K
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $3.4K
- Week 26 $69.1K
- Week 27 $724.5K
- Week 28 $115
- Week 29 $8.7K
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $473.9K
- Week 32 $6.9K
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 $10.2K
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $31.4K
- Week 41 $51.7M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $29.1M
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 $10.7M
- Week 46 $10.6M
- Week 47 $509
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $10.6M
- Week 52 $63M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Box Office Week 20 of 1971: 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 20 of 1971 (May 9–15)?
Wake in Fright (1971) leads with $269.3K worldwide, $50.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971) at $72.1K.
How much did movies released in week 20 of 1971 (May 9–15) earn?
2 films released in week 20 of 1971 (May 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $341.4K in all, or $170.7K per film on average.
How many movies released in week 20 of 1971 (May 9–15) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Wake in Fright (1971), earned $269.3K.
How is the week 20, 1971 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 20 of 1971 (May 9–15). 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 20, 1971 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.