#1 of 2 #1 movie of August 1972
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
1972 · Comedy
$18.1M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$18M US & Canada · 100% $73.8K elsewhere · <1%
Box office · August 1972
August 1972 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing August Releases
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) is the highest-grossing movie released in August 1972, with $18.1M worldwide, ahead of The Last House on the Left (1972) at $135. 2 films released in August 1972 report a worldwide gross, $18.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- August 1972 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $18.1M
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972), the #1
- $18.1M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Release of August 1972, 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 August 1972.
- 1 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)Aug 6, 1972 US and Canada: $18M Rest of the world: $73.8K Worldwide: $18.1M
Aug 6, 1972 · English · Comedy $18.1M worldwide - 2
Aug 30, 1972 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $135
Archive
Box Office in 1972, Month by Month
The months of 1972 with their totals: March leads with $251.4M, led by The Godfather (1972).
- January $71K #1 Dushman (1972)
- February $349.1K #1 Solaris (1972)
- March $251.4M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- April No grosses
- May $33.4K #1 Play It Again, Sam (1972)
- June $9.1M #1 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
- July $6.7M #1 Joe Kidd (1972)
- August $18.1M #1 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
- September $107K #1 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
- October $20.6K #1 Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)
- November $605.2K #1 Elvis on Tour (1972)
- December $85M #1 The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
FAQ
Box Office August 1972: 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 August 1972?
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) leads with $18.1M worldwide, $18M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Last House on the Left (1972) at $135.
How much did movies released in August 1972 earn?
2 films released in August 1972 report a worldwide gross, $18.1M in all, or $9M per film on average.
How many movies released in August 1972 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972), earned $18.1M.
How is the August 1972 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 August 1972. 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 August 1972 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.