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Comedy box office · October 1956

Comedy Box Office, October 1956: Top-Grossing Releases

Around the World in 80 Days (1956) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in October 1956, with $42M worldwide. 1 comedy film released in October 1956 reports a worldwide gross, $42M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

October 1956 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$42M
Around the World in 80 Days (1956), the #1
$42M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

The Only Comedy Release of October 1956 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in October 1956.

  1. 1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956) movie poster
    Around the World in 80 Days (1956) Oct 17, 1956 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Romance $42M worldwide
    Oct 17, 1956 US and Canada: $42M Rest of the world: $9.5K Worldwide: $42M
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Comedy Box Office October 1956: 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in October 1956?

Around the World in 80 Days (1956) leads with $42M worldwide, $42M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did comedy movies released in October 1956 earn?

1 comedy film released in October 1956 reports a worldwide gross, $42M in all, or $42M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in October 1956 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Around the World in 80 Days (1956), earned $42M.

How much of the October 1956 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$42M of the $42M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the October 1956 comedy 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 October 1956. 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 October 1956 comedy 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.