#1 of 4 #1 movie of Week 52, 1971
1971 · Action, Thriller
$36M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total
$36M US & Canada · 100% $1.7K elsewhere · <1%
Box office · Week 52 · Dec 19–25, 1971
Box Office Week 52, 1971: Highest-Grossing Releases of Dec 19–25
Dirty Harry (1971) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 52 of 1971 (Dec 19–25), with $36M worldwide, ahead of A Clockwork Orange (1971) at $27M and Harold and Maude (1971) at $4.5K. 4 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $63M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 52 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $63M
- Dirty Harry (1971), the #1
- $36M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 99%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 52 of 1971?
Dirty Harry (1971) leads with $36M, 57% of the total. The top 4 together took $63M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 3 -
Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Release of Week 52 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 52 of 1971 (Dec 19–25).
- 1 Dec 23, 1971 US and Canada: $36M Rest of the world: $1.7K Worldwide: $36M
- 2 Dec 20, 1971 US and Canada: $26.6M Rest of the world: $416.6K Worldwide: $27M
- 3 Dec 20, 1971 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5K
- 4 Dec 22, 1971 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 52 releases took $63M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 52 (Dec 19–25) with $63M, led by Dirty Harry (1971).
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 7–13 Play Misty for Me (1971) $10.6M Play Misty for Me (1971)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 14–20 Two English Girls (1971) $509 Two English Girls (1971)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 28–Dec 4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 5–11 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 12–18 Gentlemen of Fortune (1971) $10.6M Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 19–25 Dirty Harry (1971) $63M Dirty Harry (1971)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 26–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 1, 1972 Wk 1 Jan 1 Cousin Jules (1972) $30.8K Cousin Jules (1972)
Earlier years
How Does Week 52 of 1971 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 52, 1971 took $63M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 52, 1962 Dec 23–29 2 films | 2 | $604.8K | – | 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 |
| Week 52, 1971 Dec 19–25 4 films · −72% | 4 | $63M | −72% | Dirty Harry (1971) $36M |
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 52 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in week 52 of 1971 (Dec 19–25)?
Dirty Harry (1971) leads with $36M worldwide, $36M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Clockwork Orange (1971) at $27M and Harold and Maude (1971) at $4.5K.
How much did movies released in week 52 of 1971 (Dec 19–25) earn?
4 films released in week 52 of 1971 (Dec 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $63M in all, or $15.8M per film on average.
How many movies released in week 52 of 1971 (Dec 19–25) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Dirty Harry (1971), earned $36M.
How is the week 52, 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 52 of 1971 (Dec 19–25). 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, 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.