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#11,598 All-time worldwide
#30 1955 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $536,364
Budget
Gross minus budget
ROI

Domestic gross

$268,182

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$268,182

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$48,273

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Pather Panchali ranks

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How did Pather Panchali (1955) perform at the box office?

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Pather Panchali (1955) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $536.4K. In this database it currently ranks #11,598 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #30 among 1955 releases.

Worldwide gross
$536,364
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya, looks after her rebellious daughter, Durga, and her young son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt Indir. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life, while their parents suffer the daily indignities heaped upon them.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 26, 1955
Production
Government of West Bengal
Countries
IN

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1955, Pather Panchali is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, History title from Government of West Bengal. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $536,364. For comparison, it currently sits #11,598 all-time in the current chart set and #30 among 1955 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.