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Box office · Week 27 · Jun 27–Jul 3, 1971

Box Office Week 27, 1971: Highest-Grossing Releases of Jun 27–Jul 3

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3), with $687.7K worldwide, ahead of Carnal Knowledge (1971) at $34K and Walkabout (1971) at $1.9K. 5 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $724.5K in all, 84% of it from the US & Canada. By genre, Family leads with $687.7K across 1 release.

week 27 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$724.5K
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), the #1
$687.7K
earned in the US & Canada
84%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 27 of 1971?

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) leads with $687.7K, 95% of the total. The top 5 together took $724.5K, 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. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) movie poster Number 1
    $687.7K Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
    $573.4K US & Canada · 83% $114.4K elsewhere · 17%
  2. Carnal Knowledge (1971) movie poster Number 2
    $34K Carnal Knowledge (1971)
    $33.7K US & Canada · 99% $321 elsewhere · <1%
  3. Walkabout (1971) movie poster Number 3
    $1.9K Walkabout (1971)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. The Decameron (1971) movie poster Number 4
    $839 The Decameron (1971)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) movie poster Number 5
    $27 Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 27 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 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3).

  1. 1 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) movie poster
    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Jun 30, 1971 · English · Fantasy, Family $687.7K worldwide
    Jun 30, 1971 US and Canada: $573.4K Rest of the world: $114.4K Worldwide: $687.7K
  2. 2 Carnal Knowledge (1971) movie poster
    Carnal Knowledge (1971) Jun 30, 1971 · English · Drama $34K worldwide
    Jun 30, 1971 US and Canada: $33.7K Rest of the world: $321 Worldwide: $34K
  3. 3 Walkabout (1971) movie poster
    Walkabout (1971) Jul 1, 1971 · English · Adventure, Drama $1.9K worldwide
    Jul 1, 1971 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K
  4. 4 The Decameron (1971) movie poster
    The Decameron (1971) Jun 28, 1971 · Italian · Drama, Comedy $839 worldwide
    Jun 28, 1971 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $839
  5. 5 Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) movie poster
    Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) Jul 1, 1971 · English · Drama $27 worldwide
    Jul 1, 1971 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27
Weeks around it

How Does Week 27 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 27 releases took $724.5K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 21 (May 16–22) with $12.3M, led by Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971).

  1. Week 21 Wk 21 May 16–22 Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) $12.3M Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
  2. Week 22 Wk 22 May 23–29 Daughters of Darkness (1971) $1.1K Daughters of Darkness (1971)
  3. Week 23 Wk 23 May 30–Jun 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 24 Wk 24 Jun 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 25 Wk 25 Jun 13–19 The Go-Between (1971) $3.4K The Go-Between (1971)
  6. Week 26 Wk 26 Jun 20–26 Klute (1971) $69.1K Klute (1971)
  7. Week 27 Wk 27 Jun 27–Jul 3 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) $724.5K Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
  8. Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 4–10 Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) $115 Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
  9. Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 11–17 The Touch (1971) $8.7K The Touch (1971)
Earlier years

How Does Week 27 of 1971 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 27, 1971 earned the most: $724.5K from 5 films, led by Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 27, 1962 Jul 1–7 1 film 1 $30.1K – Pitfall (1962) $30.1K
Week 27, 1963 Jun 30–Jul 6 1 film · +667% 1 $230.6K +667% The Great Escape (1963) $230.6K
Week 27, 1964 Jun 28–Jul 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1965 Jun 27–Jul 3 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1966 Jun 26–Jul 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1967 Jul 2–8 1 film 1 $15.5K – A Man Vanishes (1967) $15.5K
Week 27, 1968 Jun 30–Jul 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1969 Jun 29–Jul 5 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1970 Jun 28–Jul 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 27, 1971 Jun 27–Jul 3 5 films 5 $724.5K – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) $687.7K
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).

FAQ

Box Office Week 27 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3)?

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) leads with $687.7K worldwide, $573.4K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Carnal Knowledge (1971) at $34K and Walkabout (1971) at $1.9K.

How much did movies released in week 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3) earn?

5 films released in week 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3) report a worldwide gross, $724.5K in all, or $144.9K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), earned $687.7K.

How much of the Week 27, 1971 box office came from the US and Canada?

$607K of the $724.5K total, or 84%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 27, 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 27 of 1971 (Jun 27–Jul 3). 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 27, 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.