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Box office · Week 41 · Oct 6–12, 1974

Box Office Week 41, 1974: Highest-Grossing Releases of Oct 6–12

Alice in the Cities (1974) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 41 of 1974 (Oct 6–12), with $59.3K worldwide, ahead of Female Trouble (1974) at $9.8K and The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) at $786. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $69.9K in all.

week 41 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$69.9K
Alice in the Cities (1974), the #1
$59.3K
Alice in the Cities (1974) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 movie of Week 41, 1974

Alice in the Cities (1974)

1974 · Drama

$59.3K worldwide · 85% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 41 of 1974?

Alice in the Cities (1974) leads with $59.3K, 85% of the total. The top 3 together took $69.9K, 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. Alice in the Cities (1974) movie poster Number 1
    $59.3K Alice in the Cities (1974)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. Female Trouble (1974) movie poster Number 2
    $9.8K Female Trouble (1974)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) movie poster Number 3
    $786 The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 41 of 1974, 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 41 of 1974 (Oct 6–12).

  1. 1 Alice in the Cities (1974) movie poster
    Alice in the Cities (1974) Oct 8, 1974 · German · Drama $59.3K worldwide
    Oct 8, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $59.3K
  2. 2 Female Trouble (1974) movie poster
    Female Trouble (1974) Oct 11, 1974 · English · Comedy, Crime $9.8K worldwide
    Oct 11, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.8K
  3. 3 The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) movie poster
    The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) Oct 10, 1974 · English · Horror, Comedy $786 worldwide
    Oct 10, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $786
Weeks around it

How Does Week 41 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 41 releases took $69.9K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 35 (Aug 25–31) with $43M, led by The Longest Yard (1974).

  1. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 25–31 The Longest Yard (1974) $43M The Longest Yard (1974)
  2. Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 1–7 Allonsanfan (1974) $1.4K Allonsanfan (1974)
  3. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 8–14 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 15–21 Scenes from a Marriage (1974) $250 Scenes from a Marriage (1974)
  5. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 22–28 Dunderklumpen! (1974) $5.9K Dunderklumpen! (1974)
  6. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 29–Oct 5 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) $31.1M The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
  7. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 6–12 Alice in the Cities (1974) $69.9K Alice in the Cities (1974)
  8. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 13–19 Benji (1974) $39.6M Benji (1974)
  9. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 20–26 Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others (1974) $5.6K Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others (1974)
Earlier years

How Does Week 41 of 1974 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 41, 1971 earned the most: $51.7M from 1 film, led by The French Connection (1971). Week 41, 1974 took $69.9K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 41, 1965 Oct 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 41, 1966 Oct 2–8 2 films 2 $913 – Seconds (1966) $647
Week 41, 1967 Oct 8–14 1 film · +7045% 1 $65.2K +7045% Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) $65.2K
Week 41, 1968 Oct 6–12 3 films · −73% 3 $17.4K −73% The Boston Strangler (1968) $9.4K
Week 41, 1969 Oct 5–11 2 films · −51% 2 $8.5K −51% Katzelmacher (1969) $8.4K
Week 41, 1970 Oct 4–10 No films 0 – – –
Week 41, 1971 Oct 3–9 1 film 1 $51.7M – The French Connection (1971) $51.7M
Week 41, 1972 Oct 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 41, 1973 Oct 7–13 2 films 2 $10.5K – The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1973) $10K
Week 41, 1974 Oct 6–12 3 films · +568% 3 $69.9K +568% Alice in the Cities (1974) $59.3K
Archive

Box Office in 1974, Week by Week

32 weeks of 1974 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 15–21) with $223.4M, led by The Towering Inferno (1974).

FAQ

Box Office Week 41 of 1974: 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 41 of 1974 (Oct 6–12)?

Alice in the Cities (1974) leads with $59.3K worldwide. Next come Female Trouble (1974) at $9.8K and The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) at $786.

How much did movies released in week 41 of 1974 (Oct 6–12) earn?

3 films released in week 41 of 1974 (Oct 6–12) report a worldwide gross, $69.9K in all, or $23.3K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 41 of 1974 (Oct 6–12) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Alice in the Cities (1974), earned $59.3K.

How is the week 41, 1974 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 41 of 1974 (Oct 6–12). 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 41, 1974 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.