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Box office · Week 40 · Oct 1–7, 1995

Box Office Week 40, 1995: Highest-Grossing Releases of Oct 1–7

How to Make an American Quilt (1995) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 40 of 1995 (Oct 1–7), with $41.2M worldwide, ahead of Kicking and Screaming (1995) at $718.5K and Gumby: The Movie (1995) at $57.1K. 5 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $42M in all, 58% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 49% on Week 39, 1995, whose releases took $82.3M. By genre, Drama leads with $41.9M across 2 releases.

week 40 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$42M
How to Make an American Quilt (1995), the #1
$41.2M
vs Week 39, 1995
−49%
How to Make an American Quilt (1995) movie poster #1 of 5
#1 movie of Week 40, 1995

How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

1995 · Drama, Romance

$41.2M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$23.6M US & Canada · 57% $17.6M elsewhere · 43%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 40 of 1995?

How to Make an American Quilt (1995) leads with $41.2M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $42M, 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. How to Make an American Quilt (1995) movie poster Number 1
    $41.2M How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
    $23.6M US & Canada · 57% $17.6M elsewhere · 43%
  2. Kicking and Screaming (1995) movie poster Number 2
    $718.5K Kicking and Screaming (1995)
    $718.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Gumby: The Movie (1995) movie poster Number 3
    $57.1K Gumby: The Movie (1995)
    $57.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Glory Daze (1995) movie poster Number 4
    $15.1K Glory Daze (1995)
    $15.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Another Froggy Evening (1995) movie poster Number 5
    $14.8K Another Froggy Evening (1995)
    $14.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 40 of 1995, 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 40 of 1995 (Oct 1–7).

  1. 1 How to Make an American Quilt (1995) movie poster
    How to Make an American Quilt (1995) Oct 6, 1995 · English · Drama, Romance $41.2M worldwide
    Oct 6, 1995 US and Canada: $23.6M Rest of the world: $17.6M Worldwide: $41.2M
  2. 2 Kicking and Screaming (1995) movie poster
    Kicking and Screaming (1995) Oct 6, 1995 · English · Drama, Comedy $718.5K worldwide
    Oct 6, 1995 US and Canada: $718.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $718.5K
  3. 3 Gumby: The Movie (1995) movie poster
    Gumby: The Movie (1995) Oct 4, 1995 · English · Fantasy, Family $57.1K worldwide
    Oct 4, 1995 US and Canada: $57.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $57.1K
  4. 4 Glory Daze (1995) movie poster
    Glory Daze (1995) Oct 1, 1995 · English · Comedy $15.1K worldwide
    Oct 1, 1995 US and Canada: $15.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.1K
  5. 5 Another Froggy Evening (1995) movie poster
    Another Froggy Evening (1995) Oct 6, 1995 · English · Music, Family $14.8K worldwide
    Oct 6, 1995 US and Canada: $14.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.8K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 40 of 1995?

Of the top 5, Kicking and Screaming (1995) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while How to Make an American Quilt (1995) made 43% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $24.4M (58%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 How to Make an American Quilt (1995) $41.2M
    $23.6M US & Canada · 57% $17.6M elsewhere · 43%
  2. 2 Kicking and Screaming (1995) $718.5K
    $718.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Gumby: The Movie (1995) $57.1K
    $57.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Glory Daze (1995) $15.1K
    $15.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 Another Froggy Evening (1995) $14.8K
    $14.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $42M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 17–23) with $351.8M, led by Seven (1995).

  1. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 20–26 Desperado (1995) $49M Desperado (1995)
  2. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 27–Sep 2 The Prophecy (1995) $27.5M The Prophecy (1995)
  3. Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 3–9 To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) $76.4M To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
  4. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 10–16 Clockers (1995) $49.6M Clockers (1995)
  5. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 17–23 Seven (1995) $351.8M Seven (1995)
  6. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 24–30 Dead Presidents (1995) $82.3M Dead Presidents (1995)
  7. Week 40 Wk 40 Oct 1–7 How to Make an American Quilt (1995) $42M How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
  8. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 8–14 The Scarlet Letter (1995) $29.8M The Scarlet Letter (1995)
  9. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 15–21 Now and Then (1995) $62.7M Now and Then (1995)
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 1995 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 1993 earned the most: $230.8M from 8 films, led by Cool Runnings (1993). Week 40, 1995 took $42M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 1986 Sep 28–Oct 4 5 films 5 $56.3M – Children of a Lesser God (1986) $31.9M
Week 40, 1987 Sep 27–Oct 3 6 films · −26% 6 $41.9M −26% Like Father Like Son (1987) $34.4M
Week 40, 1988 Sep 25–Oct 1 11 films · −7% 11 $38.8M −7% Cinema Paradiso (1988) $13.5M
Week 40, 1989 Oct 1–7 7 films · −29% 7 $27.6M −29% An Innocent Man (1989) $20M
Week 40, 1990 Sep 30–Oct 6 10 films · +290% 10 $107.8M +290% Marked for Death (1990) $58M
Week 40, 1991 Sep 29–Oct 5 9 films · −56% 9 $47.1M −56% Ricochet (1991) $21.8M
Week 40, 1992 Sep 27–Oct 3 8 films · +142% 8 $113.9M +142% The Mighty Ducks (1992) $50.8M
Week 40, 1993 Sep 26–Oct 2 8 films · +103% 8 $230.8M +103% Cool Runnings (1993) $154.9M
Week 40, 1994 Sep 25–Oct 1 7 films · −47% 7 $121.7M −47% The River Wild (1994) $94.2M
Week 40, 1995 Oct 1–7 5 films · −65% 5 $42M −65% How to Make an American Quilt (1995) $41.2M
Archive

Box Office in 1995, Week by Week

53 weeks of 1995 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 50 (Dec 10–16) with $641M, led by Jumanji (1995).

FAQ

Box Office Week 40 of 1995: 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 40 of 1995 (Oct 1–7)?

How to Make an American Quilt (1995) leads with $41.2M worldwide, $23.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Kicking and Screaming (1995) at $718.5K and Gumby: The Movie (1995) at $57.1K.

How much did movies released in week 40 of 1995 (Oct 1–7) earn?

5 films released in week 40 of 1995 (Oct 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $42M in all, or $8.4M per film on average. Week 39, 1995 releases took $82.3M.

How many movies released in week 40 of 1995 (Oct 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, How to Make an American Quilt (1995), earned $41.2M.

How much of the Week 40, 1995 box office came from the US and Canada?

$24.4M of the $42M total, or 58%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 1995 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 40 of 1995 (Oct 1–7). 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 40, 1995 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.