The African Queen (1951)

The African Queen
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,750,000Details
International Box Office $1,747Details
Worldwide Box Office $10,751,747
Further financial details...

Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,250 $10,750,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,336 $1,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,473 $10,751,747

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 26th, 1951 (Limited) by United Artists
July 18th, 2021 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: September 25th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
December 6th, 2022 (Limited) (Germany)
Video Release: August 26th, 1997 by CBS Films Video
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, some violence and smoking. Rating is for 2012 Re-Issue of film from Paramount Pictures Corporation
(Rating bulletin 2241 (Cert #47927), 9/19/2012)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Spellbound
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Keywords: Action Adventure, 1910s, World War I, Death of a Sibling, On a Boat
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Horizon Pictures, Romulus Entertainment
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English, German, Swahili

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,250 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,514 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,100 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,670 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 555 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 678 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,030 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for United Artists Movies 57 $10,750,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 9/25/2020 $254 1 1 1 $1,747 10/2/2020
Germany 12/6/2022 $0000$0
 
International Total$1,747 10/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,336 $1,747
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 27,901-28,000) 27,914 $1,747
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,580 $1,747
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,401-25,500) 25,477 $1,747
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,406 $1,747
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,461 $1,747
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,202 $1,747
All Time International Box Office for United Artists Movies 49 $1,747

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,473 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,514 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,366 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,501 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 792 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 936 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,148 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office for United Artists Movies 61 $10,751,747

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 28, 2010168,413 8,413$195,272$195,272657

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Leading Cast

Humphrey Bogart    Charlie Allnut
Katharine Hepburn    Rose Sayer

Supporting Cast

Robert Morley   
Peter Bull   
Theodore Bikel   
Walter Gotell   
Peter Swanwick   
Richard Marner   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Huston    Director
James Agee    Screenwriter
John Huston    Screenwriter
C.S. Forester    Story based on the novel by
S.P. Eagle    Producer
Jack Cardiff    Director of Photography

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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,250 $10,750,000
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,336 $1,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,473 $10,751,747

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 26th, 1951 (Limited) by United Artists
July 18th, 2021 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
International Releases: September 25th, 2020 (Limited) (Australia)
December 6th, 2022 (Limited) (Germany)
Video Release: August 26th, 1997 by CBS Films Video
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, some violence and smoking. Rating is for 2012 Re-Issue of film from Paramount Pictures Corporation
(Rating bulletin 2241 (Cert #47927), 9/19/2012)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Spellbound
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Action Adventure, 1910s, World War I, Death of a Sibling, On a Boat
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Horizon Pictures, Romulus Entertainment
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English, German, Swahili

Leading Cast

Humphrey Bogart    Charlie Allnut
Katharine Hepburn    Rose Sayer

Supporting Cast

Robert Morley   
Peter Bull   
Theodore Bikel   
Walter Gotell   
Peter Swanwick   
Richard Marner   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

John Huston    Director
James Agee    Screenwriter
John Huston    Screenwriter
C.S. Forester    Story based on the novel by
S.P. Eagle    Producer
Jack Cardiff    Director of Photography

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) 5,250 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,514 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,100 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,670 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 555 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 678 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,030 $10,750,000
All Time Domestic Box Office for United Artists Movies 57 $10,750,000

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 9/25/2020 $254 1 1 1 $1,747 10/2/2020
Germany 12/6/2022 $0000$0
 
International Total$1,747 10/2/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 29,301-29,400) 29,336 $1,747
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 27,901-28,000) 27,914 $1,747
All Time International Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,580 $1,747
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 25,401-25,500) 25,477 $1,747
All Time International Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,406 $1,747
All Time International Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,461 $1,747
All Time International Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,202 $1,747
All Time International Box Office for United Artists Movies 49 $1,747

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,473 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,514 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,366 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 6,501-6,600) 6,501 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 792 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Adventure Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 936 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office for PG Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,148 $10,751,747
All Time Worldwide Box Office for United Artists Movies 61 $10,751,747

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week		% ChangeTotal
Units		Spending
this
Week		Total
Spending		Weeks
in
Release
Mar 28, 2010168,413 8,413$195,272$195,272657

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.