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Box office · Week 52 · Dec 17–23, 1972

Box Office Week 52, 1972: Highest-Grossing Releases of Dec 17–23

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 52 of 1972 (Dec 17–23), with $84.8K worldwide, ahead of Cries and Whispers (1972) at $37.1K and Avanti! (1972) at $22.8K. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $144.7K in all.

week 52 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$144.7K
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972), the #1
$84.8K
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 52 of 1972?

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) leads with $84.8K, 59% of the total. The top 3 together took $144.7K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) movie poster Number 1
    $84.8K The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Cries and Whispers (1972) movie poster Number 2
    $37.1K Cries and Whispers (1972)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Avanti! (1972) movie poster Number 3
    $22.8K Avanti! (1972)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 52 of 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 week 52 of 1972 (Dec 17–23).

  1. 1 The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) movie poster
    The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) Dec 20, 1972 · English · Drama $84.8K worldwide
    Dec 20, 1972 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $84.8K
  2. 2 Cries and Whispers (1972) movie poster
    Cries and Whispers (1972) Dec 21, 1972 · Swedish · Drama $37.1K worldwide
    Dec 21, 1972 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37.1K
  3. 3 Avanti! (1972) movie poster
    Avanti! (1972) Dec 17, 1972 · English · Romance, Comedy $22.8K worldwide
    Dec 17, 1972 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.8K
Weeks around it

How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 52 releases took $144.7K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 10–16) with $84.6M, led by The Poseidon Adventure (1972).

  1. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 5–11 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 12–18 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 19–25 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 26–Dec 2 Chinese Glory (1972) $17.4K Chinese Glory (1972)
  5. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 3–9 Victoria No. 203 (1972) $201.2K Victoria No. 203 (1972)
  6. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 10–16 The Poseidon Adventure (1972) $84.6M The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
  7. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 17–23 The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) $144.7K The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
  8. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 24–30 Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) $54K Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
  9. Week 54 Wk 54 Dec 31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 52 of 1972 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, 1972 took $144.7K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 52, 1963 Dec 22–28 1 film 1 $12M – 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
Week 52, 1972 Dec 17–23 3 films · −100% 3 $144.7K −100% The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) $84.8K
Archive

Box Office in 1972, Week by Week

31 weeks of 1972 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 13 (Mar 19–25) with $250.4M, led by The Godfather (1972).

FAQ

Box Office Week 52 of 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 52 of 1972 (Dec 17–23)?

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) leads with $84.8K worldwide. Next come Cries and Whispers (1972) at $37.1K and Avanti! (1972) at $22.8K.

How much did movies released in week 52 of 1972 (Dec 17–23) earn?

3 films released in week 52 of 1972 (Dec 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $144.7K in all, or $48.2K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 52 of 1972 (Dec 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972), earned $84.8K.

How is the week 52, 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 week 52 of 1972 (Dec 17–23). 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, 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.