Box Office Attractions: AUDREY HEPBURN

On my Facebook page for my blog, Audrey Hepburn has been my star of the week. With the help of my friend Desiree, we each take turns choosing a film of hers and write a little synopsis and  post photos, trivia, etc. Well I wanted to shed some light on the box office prowess of Audrey as she was one of the most successful actresses of all time. Below are her top 9 films with data provided by Wikipedia. Keep in mind that Audrey only made 28 films, one of which was for TV.

Audrey stands tall among the box-office queens

9. FUNNY FACE (1957) ranked 15th that year with a take of $4 million

8. SABRINA (1954) ranked 13th that year with a take of $4.4 million

7. ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953) ranked 10th that year with a take of $4.7 million 

6. CHARADE (1963) ranked 9th that year with a take of $6.7 million

5. TWO FOR THE ROAD (1967) ranked 21st that year with a take of $12 million

4. WAR AND PEACE (1956) ranked 4th that year with a take of $12.5 million

3. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961) ranked 8th that year with a take of $14 million

2. WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967) ranked 16th that year with a take of $17.5 million

1. MY FAIR LADY (1964) ranked 1st that year with a huge take of $72 million

From this small sampling you can see Audrey was very consistent at the box-office and proved to be a very popular draw with audiences. My Fair Lady was her biggest earner with over $70 million earned. And she had that double punch in 1967 with Wait Until Dark and Two For The Road. She was approaching the age of 40 but was still successful as ever. In fact you can argue she was even more successful in her latter part of her career than in her beginnings. Either way, Audrey's numbers speak for themselves.